Manny Piñol
254 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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‘KAPRE’ CATCHES THE PACMAN’S EYES
-- General Santos City - On a night when newly-crowned International Boxing Organization (IBO) World Jr. Bantamweight Champion Edrin 'The Sting" Dapudong presented his champion's belt to Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao,…
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?KAPRE,? THE GENTLE GIANT, DREAMS OF LIFTING HIS FAMILY OUT OF POVERTY
-- Barangay Paco, Kidapawan City ? In the simple training camp in the Braveheart Farms at the foot of Mt. Apo in the City of Kidapawan, where the Braveheart boxers sleep and…
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NORTH COTABATO’S NEXT HOPE FOR BOXING CROWN IS A YOUNG 5′ 11″ TALL KID FROM PRESIDENT ROXAS
Even in the din of the celebration following Edrin "The Sting" Dapudong's historic feat of winning North Cotabato's first world boxing title, the question I am often confronted with is: "Will there…
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THE BROUHAHA OVER MEMO HEREDIA
Manila (mannypinol.com) - Angel "Memo" Heredia is a name that leaves a bad, to some extent bitter, taste in the mouth of many Filipino boxing fans because of one reason - his…
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EDRIN DAPUDONG, THE DREAM CATCHER
(mannypinol.com) -- Johannesburg, South Africa - Winning a world boxing title was a dream I and my brothers have been chasing since we started a grassroots boxing program in North Cotabato in…
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DAPUDONG KOs BUTHELEZI IN 1st; WINS IBO JUNIOR BANTAM CROWN
Johannesburg, South Africa ? North Cotabato?s Edrin ?The Sting? Dapudong scored a stunning first round knockout against South African champion Gideon Buthelezi winning in sensational fashion the International Boxing Organization (IBO) Junior…
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WINTER IN JUNE? YES, IN SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg, South Africa - Since we were all young, we have always been made to believe that Winter season starts from October to December and in some places stretches up to January…
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2 TITLE FIGHTS THIS WEEKEND; IS THIS FINALLY THE MOMENT?
This weekend, two young fighters who have been supported by my family and several friends over the years, will enter the boxing ring half a world apart from each other to realize…
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MANNY PACQUIAO’S CANDID CONFESSION: ‘I CRIED AFTER LOSING TO MARQUEZ!’
(MannyPinol.com) -- Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, in one candid moment during dinner with friends Tuesday night, admitted that he cried after losing by knockout to Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez. "I tried…
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MANNY PACQUIAO LIKES NEXT FIGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES OR SINGAPORE
Exclusive On www.mannypinol.com! Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, trying to pick up the pieces following his shocking loss to nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez, has expressed the desire to stage his next fight…
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FAIRY TALES CAN COME TRUE…
Internet bloggers who have been following boxing through www.philboxing.com have called Ryan Rey Ponteras' upset victory in Bangkok, Thailand as the "Feel Good Story of 2012." Indeed, in the heels of Manny…
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VICTORY HAS MANY FATHERS? (AND MANY SPONSORS TOO!)
Bangkok, Thailand ? This one is for the books. Have you seen a boxing event where a boxer rated as an underdog gets inside the ring in a pair of red boxing…
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JOURNEYMAN GETS A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
Ponteras. Tonight, I will fly to Bangkok, Thailand to witness a boxing event which will involve one of our boxers, Ryan Rae Ponteras. The fight will be for a regional title and…
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LIKE JOSE RIZAL, MANNY PACQUIAO WILL BE REVERED AND REMEMBERED BY FILIPINOS 100 YEARS FROM NOW
(This column was posted Dec. 1, 2008. I am reposting it again for the benefit of those who were not able to read it.) One hundred years from now when our faces…
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5TH FIGHT WILL BE A VIRTUAL SUICIDE
People who are suggesting a 5th fight between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez are either foolishly consumed with pride or are simply afraid that with the…
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Pretty Boy Maraon returns with smashing KO win in US
Jundy ?Pretty Boy? Maraon was considered as one of the country?s brightest prospects in professional boxing in the bantamweight division. Tall, good-looking and powerful, he stirred the imagination of TV sports producers,…
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?The Sting? gets second chance
On October 28, in Johannes burg, South Africa, Filipino flyweight Edrin ?The Sting? Dapudong, 26, will move up to the junior bantamweight division to fight South African fighter Gideon Buthelezi for the…
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Limit to mediocrity
ON Sunday, August 12, world featherweight title contender, Lorenzo ?Thunderbolt? Villanueva, once touted as a future world champion because of his tremendous power and big heart, struggled past a certified journeyman, Sonny…
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The Olympic gold and the Floreindo Formula
?It is not whether you win or lose; It is how you played the game that matters,? are two clauses which have time and again been quoted, by losers that is. These…
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A dreamer named Tonyboy
Tiny boxer Mark Anthony Barriga?s first round victory over an Italian boxer in the preliminaries of the Olympic competitions is the only happy note in what is expected to be another fruitless…
