Philip Ella Juico
69 articles · ABS-CBN News
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Pacquiao-Mayweather could be another yawn
LAS VEGAS ? ?Only one guy came to fight?, were the words uttered by trainer Freddie Roach as we were huddled in one corner of Manny Pacquiao?s dressing room waiting for the…
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Erik Morales big fighting heart
Although Mexican fighter Erik Morales lost on points (114-114 even and 116-112 twice), BoxingScene.com?s Jake Donovan was right, ?Marcos Maidana Wins?And So Does Erik Morales?. It was truly fascinating to again watch…
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Prayer, reflection amid Vegas glitz, glamour
We missed eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao by a few minutes as he rushed from the Pan Pacific hotel dinner tendered for him a few hours before his departure for Los…
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‘Thrilla in Manila II’
Last Thursday?s lunch at Jorge (Nene) Araneta?s White House in Cubao, Quezon City, for newly crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight titlist Nonito Donaire Jr. and his…
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Donaire options varied and exciting
We had described in last week?s column, Saturday?s (Sunday in Manila) title bout between Nonito Donaire Jr. and Fernando Montiel as ?very tough?. Everyone had expected a difficult fight since Donaire was…
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Donaire, Montiel cerebral fighters
?Very tough? are the words to describe the fight of Nonito Donaire Jr. on Feb. 19 (Feb. 20 in the Philippines) at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas against Mexican Fernando Montiel for…
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Boxing, politics over dinner with Arum, Roach
Although I came in around 9:30 p.m. (after my last day of class before the Christmas break at the De La Salle University Graduate School of Business) exactly a week ago for…
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When two leaders meet
Last weekend could have very well been ?Manny Pacquiao Day? for the trip back to Manila from a record-setting eighth division world title in boxing in Dallas, Texas, dominated radio, television, print,…
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Margarito handlers acted irresponsibly
DALLAS/FORTWORTH AIRPORT ? We?re on our way back to Manila via San Francisco as we write this column some 14 hours after Manny Pacquiao annexed his eighth world title in a brutal…
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One-dimensional Mexican fighter
At this point, I have seen tapes of six Antonio Margarito fights over 40 rounds dating back from his one-round demolition (Technical Knock Out or TKO in 1:14 of the first round)…
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Confab tackles ban on boxing
Dr. Patricio Reyes, a University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine alumnus and tennis buff, sent word through a good friend Dory Katigbak, that the Medical Conference of the American Association…
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Boxing in Japan and the ties that bind
TOKYO ? The temperature is rising in this megacity, going up to as high as 34 degrees Centigrade or about 95 degrees Fahrenheit. The hot weather (which even Tokyoites complain about) notwithstanding,…
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Donaire and the road ahead
It was a pleasure and honor arranging the visit of World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super flyweight champion Nonito Donaire and his fianc?e, Rachel Marcial to President Benigno Aquino III and accompanying…
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Aldeguer pits Gorres tormentor vs Domingo
From Cebu City, we receive word from good friend Tony Aldeguer of ALA Promotions of an upcoming explosive fight between the ?fiery, frightful and ferocious? Luis Melendez of Colombia and former World…
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SEP, Aldeguer team up for Frisco boxing
The summer and fiesta months are fast approaching and, as to be expected, outdoor sports activities are in the pipeline in communities all over the country. For those espousing sports at the…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather big boost to boxing
It’s all systems go for the super blockbuster fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the former’s WBO welterweight title. The contracts for the megafight are expected to be signed…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather talks will be tricky
JOGJAKARTA, Indonesia – The Manny Pacquiao fever continues to engulf Southeast Asia including Singapore, which is not known to particularly love boxing, and this huge nation of Indonesia. On my way to…
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A morale-boosting victory
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – By any standard, the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto bout for the latter’s World Boxing Organization (WBO) title was a massacre in the Filipino boxing icon’s favor. I watched the…
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Pacquiao-Roach partnership endures
Four days into the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight for the latter’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title, the psy-war between both camps continues unabated, as expected. Barbs have been traded between Pacquiao’s trainer,…
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Donaire pitches in for Ondoy victims
More than a week after Typhoon Ondoy’s onslaught, several parts of southern Luzon are still under water. The physical damage and devastation created by Ondoy has ran up to billions of pesos…