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Dapudong Cried Before and After the Fight

Tepic City, Mexico - International matchmaker Sampson Leckowicz, who arranged the fight between newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) Fly…

Tue, 22 Jun 2010

The Day Manny Pacquiao Says Goodbye to Boxing

The writings on the wall are clear for everybody to see and nobody can simply close his eyes and say: This is not real. It's real, it's clea…

Sun, 20 Jun 2010

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THE DIFFERENT WORLDS OF MANNY PACQUIAO AND DAVID HOWMAN

David Howman. I never realized that the World Anti-Doping Agency which a certain David Howman reportedly heads was a debating club that base…

Sun, 07 Feb 2010

PI?OL ON CORY: THANK YOU AND GOODBYE

(Presiding Officer’s Statement Delivered by Vice Gov. Manny Pi?ol on the opening the 103rd Session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of …

Wed, 05 Aug 2009

INTERNET LIVE STREAMING: NEW HORIZON FOR SPORTS BROADCASTING

On April 25, two firsts will unfold for Philippine boxing. For the first time in the history of Philippine boxing, a locally-made profession…

Sat, 25 Apr 2009

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OH, YES! THERE WILL STILL BE LIFE AND EXCITEMENT IN PHILIPPINE BOXING AFTER GERRY, MANNY AND NONITO

On a night when World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa fought before Cebu boxing fans for the last time, three…

Tue, 24 Feb 2009

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THE DONAIRE FATHER-SON SAGA: THE SEQUEL

Hurting words were traded between world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. and his father-trainer, Nonito Sr., following a bitter break-…

Mon, 09 Feb 2009

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF GERONIMO PE?ALOSA

Quizzical eyebrows were raised when world bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa, who at 36 is best described as a battle-scarred ring warrior…

Tue, 03 Feb 2009

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Box, Manny, Box!

Manny Pacquiao must take time out to contemplate on the meaning of the good things and the blessings that fate has showered on him over the …

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

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NO SIR, IT WAS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE BEER

Funny how the dramatic development in the purse tug-of-war between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and British Ricky Hatton was triviali…

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

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SPLIT PERSONALITY

I have known Ronnie Nathanielsz for over three decades now and saw him from a distance many years before that when he worked as one of the p…

Thu, 22 Jan 2009

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The Agony of Antonio L. Aldeguer

There is no other Filipino boxing patron whose dedication to the sport and love for his young wards is as deep as that of Cebu City's Antoni…

Wed, 03 Dec 2008

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MANNY PACQUIAO 100 YEARS FROM NOW

One hundred years from now when our faces will just be faint images in the memories of our great great grandchildren and our names will just…

Mon, 01 Dec 2008

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To Shape A Warrior

There was an anecdote that appeared in a popular magazine many years ago about a proud mother, who, looking at her son sleeping in her arms …

Sat, 29 Nov 2008

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6-foot Filipino Welterweight to Turn Pro 2009

A 6-foot tall welterweight who is now a member of the Philippine national amateur boxing team is set to turn professional January next year.…

Fri, 21 Nov 2008

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OF FATHERS AND SONS

It was not intended for me, neither did it come from my own child, but the statement made by world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, jr. th…

Fri, 14 Nov 2008

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Donaire Father-Son Team Faces Inevitable Split Due to Wife

"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself." - Khalil Gibran, The Prophet. Nonito Do…

Mon, 10 Nov 2008

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THE HEART OF MANNY PACQUIAO

Who would even believe that in the thick of the preparation for the biggest fight of his life -- money and prestige-wise -- boxing icon Mann…

Mon, 03 Nov 2008

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OLYMPIC GOLD IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME

Manny Pangilinan. There is a new sense of hope and optimism that engulfs people involved deeply with amateur boxing with the ascension of ne…

Thu, 30 Oct 2008

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TODAY'S ABAP ELECTION: MANNY P TO REPLACE MANNY L?

Manny Pangilinan. It looks like the overstaying president of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP), Manny Lopez, may be g…

Wed, 29 Oct 2008