Bill Velasco
114 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Pacquiao’s five factors
The hype around the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao ?Dream Match? has hit its peak, and fight fans are filled with a morbid fascination around what will happen tomorrow. But in the…
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Why not a Department of Sports?
There is so much activity going on politically because of the inevitable Philippine Olympic Committee elections, and the merry-go-round of commissioners at the Philippine Sports Commission. The situation is fluid, and exacerbated…
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ABAP?s bold strokes
The recent change in leadership at the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines is a sign that the national sports association is dead serious on ending over a decade of frustration in…
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Sport psychologist offers to help Pacquiao, RP sports
A trailblazing Filipina in the field of sport psychology is offering to help WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao and the Philippine Sports Commission improve their performance in coming competitions. Sheryll Casuga, who…
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Marquez sends a message to Pacquiao
Mexican Independence Day was doubly significant for former WBC superfeatherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. Yesterday, he proved his independence, stepping out of the shadows of his contemporaries Erik Morales and Marco Antonio…
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Did Pacquiao become a De La Hoya ?pawn??
Did Oscar De La Hoya have a grand plan to generate the next biggest pay-off in boxing history? Was that plan scuttled until WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao inadvertently played into De…
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Pro victories, amateur defeats
Saturday?s ?WBO Night of Champions? was a big boost to the careers of two champions who have been waiting for over a year to get back into the limelight and show their…
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Boom Boom?s redemption job isn?t finished
It?s been a year since Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista started on the long road to recovery of his pride since being flattened in one round by the dangerous Daniel Ponce de Leon…
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Banal aftermath
AJ Banal?s collapse in the tenth round of the interim WBA world super flyweight title bout against Rafael Concepcion was a big disappointment to Filipino fight fans, especially those who watched it…
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Who is Arum thinking of?
The STAR published yesterday the ?gag order? Top Rank head Bob Arum supposedly issued against WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach. Arum wants the two to keep quiet…
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Why Pacquiao won?t fight Campbell
Home is the hero. Manny Pacquiao arrived to even greater fanfare following his historic feat, and the momentary relief it brought to a burdened people, worldwide, even the most staid boxing authorities…
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What the invasion meant
Invasion: Philippines vs the World set some new parameters for professional boxing, and sent a good signal to the international boxing community. Of course, the sweep of Filipino boxers (even the non-televised…
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A Pacquiao prognosis
Manny Pacquiao must be thanking his lucky stars for the left hook that brought down Juan Manuel Marquez in the third round in yesterday?s WBC world superfeatherweight title bout. That was probably…
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THE BEST OF ALL TIME
One of the most common questions I've been asked is what makes a great boxer. Of the thousands of pugs from all over the country, why do some continue to toil in…
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Putting together the best in boxing
One of the most common questions I?ve been asked is what makes a great boxer. Of the thousands of pugs from all over the country, why do some continue to toil in…
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Smokin? Joe to visit RP?
?Joe Frazier would come out smoking. If you hit him, he liked it. If you knocked him down, you only made him mad.? ? George Foreman Former world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier…
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Backlash in boxing
The excrement has hit the ventilator. Pardon the play on words, but the situation in boxing has gotten unbearable in both amateur and professional boxing. First, the Philippine team gets wiped out…
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Sportsman of the year?
Once again, we?re going through all our files and trying to recall all the outstanding achievements in sports in the year 2007, to make sure we can name a truly deserving sportsman…
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The Next Round for Chinggay Andrada
In a ten-year career, she had it all. She was a TV sports host, a radio DJ, boxing instructor and professional model. She was on the cover of FHM Philippines twice, and…
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Don?t underestimate Diaz
Manny Pacquiao?s delayed trip to the US is an indication that he?s in no hurry to make up his mind who to fight. A wise decision, since WBC world superfeatherweight champion Juan…
