Gerry Ramos
256 articles · Journal Group
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High-scoring Pacquiao a saving grace in poorly attended PBA All-Star sidelight
By Gerry Ramos
MANNY Pacquiao was in the mood to score in his first PBA All-Star appearance as he started for the Stalwarts in their Blitz Game against the Greats on Friday night at the…
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Manny Pacquiao to face Jessie Vargas in comeback fight in November
By Gerry Ramos
JESSIE Vargas is set for the biggest fight of his life. Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has chosen the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champ as his opponent in his comeback fight…
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Manny Pacquiao gives out hefty bonus to overachieving Mahindra side
By Gerry Ramos
MAHINDRA playing-coach Manny Pacquiao was so ecstatic that a person as generous as him couldn?t help but give out bonus to the team in the aftermath of the Enforcers? stunning 101-95 win…
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Calvin Abueva gives Manny Pacquiao rude reception in boxing hero’s PBA comeback
By Gerry Ramos
ALASKA star Calvin Abueva had a good time ribbing Mahindra playing-coach Manny Pacquiao during the brief time they played against each other late in the first quarter of their PBA Governors Cup…
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We have a new world champion: Marlon Tapales stops Thai in 11th to wrest WBO title
By Gerry Ramos
MARLON Tapales crowned himself world champion on Wednesday, scoring an 11th round stoppage of Pungluang Sor Singyu to wrest the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight title in Ayyuthaya, Thailand. The 24-year-old Filipino…
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Underdog Marlon Tapales vies for WBO bantamweight title against Thai champ
By Gerry Ramos
MARLON Tapales quietly left for the province of Om Noi, Thailand last week, but hopes to make a lot of noise before Wednesday is over. The Filipino vies for the World Boxing…
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Eagerly awaited Donnie Nietes-Juan Estrada showdown shelved for next year
By Gerry Ramos
THE highly-anticipated bout between Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes and Juan Francisco Estrada will have to wait next year as the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight and World Boxing Association (WBA) super-flyweight champion…
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Move over, Rocky. Donnie Nietes gets his own life-sized statue in hometown Murcia
By Gerry Ramos
NOW Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes is in the company of ?Rocky,? the ?Golden Boy,? the ?Flash,' and the ?Pacman.? The longest reigning Filipino world boxing champion had a life-sized statue built in his…
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Freddie Roach lauds ‘future champion’ Albert Pagara ahead of tough test against Cesar Juarez
By Gerry Ramos
ALBERT Pagara finally settled in San Francisco two weeks before taking on the toughest test of his promising career. But before leaving the famed Wild Card gym in Los Angeles that has…
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Albert Pagara leaving no stone unturned in buildup for fight vs tough Mexican Juarez
By Gerry Ramos
UNDEFEATED Albert Pagara is set to leave for San Francisco three weeks ahead of his crucial fight against tough Mexican Cesar Juarez on July 9. Along with brother Jason Pagara and Mark…
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Donnie Nietes expects challenger Raul Garcia to suffer same fate as twin brother Ramon
By Gerry Ramos
BACOLOD CITY ? Donnie Nietes sees twin brothers Raul and Ramon Garcia as almost the same fighters. And it goes without saying he expects the same result for him when he stakes…
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Raul Garcia eyeing to dethrone Donnie Nietes, avenge twin brother’s loss against ‘Ahas’ in 2011
By Gerry Ramos
RAUL Garcia is not only here in the country to win a world title belt. He?s also out to settle a score in behalf of his family. The Mexican challenger vowed to…
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Donnie Nietes ready to put on a show for home crowd in Bacolod title defense
By Gerry Ramos
HOME is where the heart is for Donnie Nietes when he puts his World Boxing Organization (WBO) light-flyweight title on the line later this month. The 33-year-old Filipino will be fighting in…
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Donaire calls out Rigondeaux, Frampton: ‘If you feel you?re better than me, I?m waiting’
By Gerry Ramos
CEBU CITY ? It only took Nonito Donaire Jr. less than nine minutes to prove he?s still a force to be reckoned with in the super-bantamweight division. Now he?s calling on all…
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Hungarian Bedak says he didn’t come all his way to run away from Nonito Donaire
By Gerry Ramos
CEBU ? Zsolt Bedak didn?t come all this way from Hungary to this busy, progressive city just to get beaten black and blue. The 32-year-old Hungarian said he?s ready to go the…
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Manny Pacquiao back home, says he’ll enjoy time with family after retirement
By Gerry Ramos
MAKING up for lost time, Manny Pacquiao says he?ll finally enjoy family life now that he?s retired from boxing. And it soon began the moment he went back to the country to…
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Pacquiao comes home to a grateful nation hoping it isn’t the end of great career
By Gerry Ramos
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao comes home to the warm embrace of his countrymen when he arrives in Manila at dawn of Thursday fresh from his emphatic victory over Timothy Bradley. Pacquiao…
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Wild Card gym not the same without Manny Pacquiao, but life goes on for Freddie Roach
By Gerry Ramos
LOS ANGELES ? Without Manny Pacquiao, things will never be the same at the Wild Card gym. Still, life goes on at this famous training club along Vine St. whose popularity skyrocketed…
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Juan Manuel Marquez warns something’s not right with Pacquiao ahead of Bradley fight
By Gerry Ramos
LAS VEGAS ? For someone who has fought Manny Pacquiao four times, it was easy for longtime rival Juan Manuel Marquez to notice there seems to be something amiss in the Filipino…
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Lesson learned as Pacquiao vows never to fall prey again to a right hook counter
By Gerry Ramos
LAS VEGAS ?Sorry, Timothy Bradley, but Manny Pacquiao will never, ever get caught with right hook counter again. The pride of General Santos City said he?s already learned his lesson from the…