Manny Piñol
254 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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NEW MANAGEMENT GROUP RESHAPES PACLAND
The new management group engaged by Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to handle his business, financial and professional interests has started reorganizing the mythical Pacland with the hiring of the former manager…
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Hardknocks Journalism 101
At age 57 and having been a journalist since 17, I can safely claim that I have grown my spurs as a newsman. Not counting the 15 years as an accidental politician,…
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AX FALLS ON PACQUIAO ADVISOR
He came out of nowhere and, to quote boxing man Leonard Ellerbe, "knew nothing about boxing but crap" but Canadian Michael Koncz was able to squeeze himself and find his way into…
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Manny Pacquiao Shows Political Savvy
After only a year in politics, Manny Pacquiao has shown political astuteness by agreeing to trade places with incumbent Saranggani Governor Miguel Dominguez when the latter's term ends in 2013. Pacquiao, 32,…
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LOUIE THREATENS COMEBACK
Luisito Espinosa. His new job now as utility worker in the Chances Casino in the Bay Area in Northern California has given former world bantamweight and featherweight champion Luisito Espinosa enough free…
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Brian’s Last Dance
On Saturday, Hawaii-born Ilocano fighter Brian Viloria will make another attempt to win a world boxing title when he goes up against Mexico's Julio Cesar "Pingo" Miranda in a 12-round championship bout…
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Mexico De Mi Sueno
Aside from the beautiful senoritas and in spite of the feared drug cartels, there are so many reasons why I have a special feeling and deep admiration for Mexico. First, I have…
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Return of the Prodigal Son: Donaire Back to Top Rank
In a week or two and after a little more fine-tuning, a new agreement between world bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. and his promoter, Top Rank, is expected to be signed ending…
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Third Man Is Not The Main Man
Salinas City, California - Edrin Dapudong, the second fighter from North Cotabato who attempted to win a world title, lost to Mexican titleholder Hernan "Tyson" Marquez in what could have been an…
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Dreaming Beyond Our Lifetime
Shortly before noon Sunday, (July 3 in the Philippines), a 25-year-old poor boy from my province in Southern Mindanao who only managed to get to first year in college, will climb up…
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Saga of the Filipino Road Warriors
On the night of March 1, 1996, I sat at ringside with my bosom friend, Recah Trinidad, to do the commentary for Philippine television of the fight between defending featherweight champion Luisito…
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World Title Challenger Dapudong Marks Birthday on the Road
World Flyweight title contender Edrin "The Sting" Dapudong celebrated his 25th birthday on June 26 while on the road to his July 2 engagement with World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion Hernan…
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LONG, LONELY ROAD TO GLORY
Edrin Dapudong. Today, I will join a young boxer from my hometown in North Cotabato, flyweight Edrin Dapudong, on a long journey that will take us from the Southern Philippines to San…
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Expecting A Joyous July
Filipino boxing fans await July with bated breath as two top Filipino flyweights figure in world championship battles against two Mexican titlists within two weeks of each other. Adding to the excitement…
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The Boys of Summer
On July 2, in faraway Mexico, a brown-haired young fighter from my hometown M'lang, North Cotabato will challenge World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion Hernan "Tyson" Marquez. Edrin Dapudong, 24, who joined…
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Now, Back to Poor Luisito
I have made a promise to myself that I will not stop writing about the injustice done and inflicted on former world bantamweight and featherweight champion Luisito Espinosa until I see something…
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Will There Be Another Manny Pacquiao?
Will There Be Another Manny Pacquiao? In two years, or after four more fights at the most, Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is expected to hang up his gloves. The tell-tale signs…
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Ruckus By Rufus
Luisito Espinosa. Congressman Rufus Rodriguez, the former commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) during the term of President Joseph Estrada, is a man with a smile more mystic and…
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Calling Dirty Harry
There is a reason why "Batman and Robin," "Spiderman," "The Equalizer" and other filmworks with a similar theme enjoy a huge following. There is a reason why in many areas in rural…
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Nauseating Hypocrisy
Many years ago, a British animal rights group castigated the Igorots of the Philippines for slaughtering dogs as part of their cultural cuisine saying this was cruelty to animals. An Igorot intellectual…
