Ed C. Tolentino
183 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Word War 2
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are once again trading verbal jabs on social media and not a few believe that it is meant to set the stage for the sequel to…
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Pacquiao?s amazing longevity
The country has produced 42 world boxing champions, but right off the bat you can say that it has never seen anyone like Manny Pacquiao. The longevity Pacquiao has shown is incomparable…
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Why Pacquiao must get really angry
Manny Pacquiao pounding the punching bag like a jackhammer, his tenacity fueled by American Keith Thurman?s trash talk, is a sight to behold. Pacquiao has never been known to talk trash and…
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Tete out, Young in
The scheduled April 28 (Manila time) fight of World Boxing Association (WBA) ?super? bantamweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. in Lafayette, Louisiana will push through, albeit against last-minute substitute Stephon…
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What a journey, Ronnie
A man?s true worth is measured not by the size of his bank account but by the number of lives he touched or influenced along the way. Former broadcast journalist Ronnie Nathanielsz…
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A different breed
For handily beating former four-division world champion Miguel Angel ?Mikey? Garcia, IBF welterweight (147 lbs.) champion Errol Spence Jr. is being hailed as the new top dog of pro boxing. In fact,…
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Everybody happy, hopefully
The rematch nobody really wants to see is not happening after all. Donnie Nietes has decided to give up the WBO junior bantamweight (115 lbs.) title to pursue the fights that truly…
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School of Hard Knocks
Amid the criticisms news anchor Karen Davila is receiving for allegedly putting boxing champion Manny Pacquiao between a rock and a hard place with questions about the latter?s educational background, or lack…
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Who wants Nietes-Palicte 2?
Considering that Donnie Nietes thoroughly outclassed Aston Palicte in their first meeting and was only robbed of a clear-cut victory by the judges, it is difficult to believe the insinuations that Nietes…
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No longer ?Horny?
Manny Pacquiao understandably sounded a bit peeved when former tormentor Jeff ?The Hornet? Horn recently challenged him to a rematch of their controversial July 2017 match in Brisbane. Pacquiao shot down with…
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Will the real WBA welter champ please stand up?
Manny Pacquiao unabashedly covets another shot at the unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr., but he is not about to waste his remaining time in the sport waiting for the latter to make up…
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Five reasons why Mayweather-Pacquiao II is happening
SHORTLY after defeating American Adrien Broner to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) ?regular? welterweight championship, Manny Pacquiao challenged Floyd Mayweather Jr. to a rematch of their May 2015 megabuck encounter. While…
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Off and running
A champion?s work is never done. While the new year has barely kicked in, the country?s top pugilists are already knee-deep in training as they look to stay entrenched on their respective…
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Four glory
In the history of professional boxing, there are only 18 boxers who have won world titles in at least four weight divisions. Pro boxing did not produce its first quadruple champion until…
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Appreciating Donnie Nietes’ greatness
TRYING to figure out Donnie Nietes in the ring is like trying to find the starting point of a scotch tape. You think it is relatively easy until you realize that a…
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Four the Road
With the Yuletide season in full swing, Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes is looking to get himself one historic gift when he faces on December 31 the dangerous Kazuto Ioka of Japan for the…
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Forty
They say life begins at 40, but if you are a boxer who has logged 23 years, 462 rounds and 69 fights, the wear and tear are too visible to ignore. Manny…
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Year-end flurry
The Yuletide season is in the air, but don?t tell that to some boxing champions who are trying their best to stay away from the buffet table. While the year is about…
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Mark Barriga, Tyson Fury fail to overcome jinxes
FILIPINO minimumweight Mark Anthony Barriga and British heavyweight Tyson Fury showed up on Sunday (Manila time) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, looking to debunk the following perceptions in boxing:…
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Different sizes, same mission
From a physical standpoint, Filipino Mark Anthony Barriga and Briton Tyson Fury are poles apart. The 5?2? Barriga competes in the minimumweight division, pro boxing?s lightest weight class (105 pounds), while Fury…