Braveheart

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To Slay A Zombie

There are three fighters in Manny Pacquiao's colorful and spectacular boxing career whose names, when mentioned, give him great discomfort: …

Sun, 05 Jun 2011

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"Defeat Is An Orphan"

"Victory has many fathers, defeat is an orphan." This famous line attributed to Italian Count Galleazo Ciano and later echoed by US Presiden…

Sun, 05 Jun 2011

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Et Tu, Manny?

After that dull and unexciting championship fight Saturday whose main highlights were the knockdowns scored by both boxers - one real, the o…

Mon, 09 May 2011

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Mexican Twins Aim To Write Boxing History

Mexico City - Mexican twins Raul "Rayito" and Ramon "Hirales" Garcia will attempt to write history on Saturday, April 30, by becoming the fi…

Sat, 30 Apr 2011

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'LITTLE ASSASSIN' PRAYS FOR BIG DREAMS TO COME TRUE

Mexico City, April 28 - Two days before the biggest fight of his young boxing career, Rommel Asenjo, 21, the poor farmer's son from the fron…

Fri, 29 Apr 2011

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Pio Solon: ALA Boxing's New Secret Weapon

There is an apparent new rhythmn in the movements of boxers who belong to Cebu City's ALA Gym whose big name fighters in the past -- like Re…

Sat, 23 Apr 2011

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LORENZO VILLANUEVA DREAMS OF REBUILDING SHATTERED LIFE

It was the murder of his father when he was 15 years old that shattered his family and led Lorenzo "Thunderbolt" Villanueva to the world of …

Fri, 22 Apr 2011

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TOWN OF WARRIORS PRAY FOR THEIR 'LITTLE WARRIOR'

The farming town of Pigcawayan in North Cotabato, which is at the edge of troubled Maguindanao Province in Central Mindanao, has always been…

Tue, 19 Apr 2011

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THE REDEMPTION

At 19 and undefeated in over 20 fights, he was hailed as the next Manny Pacquiao and stood side by side with the Filipino boxing icon in a M…

Mon, 11 Apr 2011

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FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS FOLKS, PACQUIAO VS. MARTINEZ COULD HAPPEN

Curiousity led me to the short video clip, apparently posted by MP Boxing.Com in the Internet, showing Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao w…

Fri, 18 Mar 2011

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MANNY PACQUIAO SURVIVES 'CONSPIRACY'; WINS THE RING MAGAZINE'S BEST P4P

It's not that losing out to Sergio Martinez in the joust for the Best Boxer Pound For Pound Mythical Crown would really diminish the brightn…

Wed, 16 Mar 2011

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HARD-SELLING SERGIO MARTINEZ

Hard-selling is the term used in the marketing world when salesmen and promotions agents try very hard to package and sell an ordinary produ…

Tue, 15 Mar 2011

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'THUNDERBOLT', 19 WINS, 18 KOs, STEPS OUT OF OBSCURITY

Four years after he turned professional quietly racking up an impressive fight record of 19 wins with 18 knockouts, 24-year-old Lorenzo "Thu…

Sun, 13 Mar 2011

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A FATHER'S UNDYING LOVE FOR NONITO, JR.; BOXING CHAMP APOLOGIZES TO BRAVEHEART

Davao City, The Philippines, 9 a.m. March 7 - There is no greater love than a father has for a son. A few minutes after philboxing.com poste…

Mon, 07 Mar 2011

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AN OPEN LETTER TO NONITO DONAIRE, JR.: BULLET IS FASTER THAN A SONIC-BOOM PUNCH

Your father is a dear friend to me and through this message I hope I will be able to shake you back to your senses, bring you back to earth …

Mon, 07 Mar 2011

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THE MEDIA (AGAIN) TAKES THE BLAME!

In the war of nations and in the arenas of conflict around the world, warring groups, unless they are terrorists, observe certain convention…

Sun, 06 Mar 2011

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EXTRA! EXTRA! THE DONAIRES KISS AND MAKE UP!

At the Foot of Mt. Apo, Kidapawan City, The Philippines 2:30 p.m. March 4 - A few hours after she blasted me in her Facebook account telling…

Fri, 04 Mar 2011

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THE INTERNET, THE CULTURAL DIVIDE AND THE DONAIRES' FILIAL STRIFE

At the Foot of Mt. Apo, Kidapawan City, The Philippines, 4 a.m. March 4 - The Internet, undoubtedly one of the greatest discoveries of the 2…

Fri, 04 Mar 2011

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Donaire Family To Nonito Jr. and Rachel: Please, Leave Us Alone!

Davao City, The Philippines 5:30 a.m., March 1 - I hate to write about this issue of the Donaire Father and Son (plus the wife and in-laws) …

Tue, 01 Mar 2011

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DONAIRE FAMILY BREAKUP REVISITED

The series of articles that I wrote about the rift and eventual separation between Nonito Donaire Sr., the trainer and father, and his son, …

Wed, 12 Jan 2011