Ed C. Tolentino
183 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Half-full, half-empty
Appraising Nonito Donaire Jr.?s performance against Mexican Cesar Juarez is no different from looking at a glass filled halfway with water. Depending on one?s perspective, Donaire?s performance is either half-full or half-empty.…
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Who will have the last dance with Pacquiao?
Former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will fight one more time on April 9 next year and then retire to answer a greater call, hopefully one from the Senate hall. While many…
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Nietes needs Gonzalez to cement legacy
It is now eight years and counting as world champion for Filipino Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes following his recent successful defense of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight (108 pounds) championship against…
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Pacquiao and the politics of boxing
One can count on the fingers of one hand the number of professional boxers who made successful forays into the political arena. Being the product of the school of hard knocks, the…
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Magsayo?s earthquake drill
The hammer-like punches featherweight prospect ?Magni?fico? Mark Magsayo unloaded on Mexican Rafael ?Guerrerito? Reyes during the recent edition of the po?pu?lar TV boxing shows ?Pinoy Pride? arguably registered on the Richter scale.…
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Rodriguez means serious business
World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes figures to have his hands full when he makes his seventh defense of the 108-pound diadem against Mexican challenger Francisco Rodriguez Jr.…
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Ego trip cost Floyd Mayweather Jr. his WBO welterweight crown
HAVING an ego the size of China?s massive reclamation projects in the West Philippine Sea is the primary reason why American Floyd Mayweather Jr. no longer sleeps with the World Boxing Organization?s…
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Was Milan screwed? Melindo deserves another shot at ‘Cobra’ Mendoza after controversial ending
At first glance, the cries of ?robbery? from the camp Milan ?El Metodico? Melindo sound much like Don Quixote?s futile shouts before the windmills. That is, until you get to watch and…
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Better never than late
Somewhere out there, hardcore fans of pro boxing who were eased out by high-profile celebrities from the so-called ?Fight of the Century? are laughing their hearts out and exclaiming ?suckers!? Pro boxing?s…
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Factors that can decide Pacquiao-Mayweather fight which you won’t see in tale of the tape
IN professional boxing, the tale of the tape is considered the repository of the basic details about the boxers and is usually used by fight fans to assess the boxers? strengths and…
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Before ?Kid Kulafu,? there was ?Kid Blackie,? ?Melody Jackson? and ?Rocky Mack?
Before he became Manny Pacquiao, he was ?Kid Kulafu.? So goes the catch phrase in ?Kid Kulafu,? the latest Pacquiao bio-flick to hit the silver screen. The movie tells the story of…
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Leave Pacquiao alone
You are in the middle of training and you decide to buy a house worth over 10 million US dollars. While there is nothing wrong about buying a palatial abode, after all…
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The southpaw headache
In boxing, the term ?southpaw? refers to the fighting stance where the boxer has his right hand and right foot forward, throwing right jabs and following them with either a left cross…
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Calm before the storm
At least three things merited the attention of this deadline-beater in the recent press conference that officially launched the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd May-weather Jr. mega clash. First, Mayweather Jr. conducted himself in a…
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Hangover
A lot of boxing fans are probably still pinching their cheeks to check if they were not daydreaming when Floyd Mayweather Jr. made the huge announcement that he had finally signed the…
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Rough roads ahead for Servania, Pagara
World-ranked contenders Genesis ?Azukal? Servania and Jason ?El Nino? Pagara posted contrasting victories in the recent ?Pinoy Pride 29? fight card held at the packed University of Southeastern Philippines gym in Davao…
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Experts weigh in: Manny Pacquiao win over raw Chris Algieri a ‘slam dunk’
THERE are so many things to like about Christopher Mark Algieri. The boxer of Italian and Argentine extraction still lives in his parents? home and actually trains at the basement of the…
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The future is now for Pinoy rising star ‘Azukal’ Servania
Venezuelan Alexander Munoz represents what could very well be the final obstacle in Genesis 'Azukal' Servania's quest for a shot at a world title. Jerome Ascano WHEN he shows up at the…
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At 34, Pacquiao’s boxing evolution has been from caveman to Einstein
THEY say experience is the best teacher. Well, in the case of the recent showdown between Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao and Brandon 'Bam Bam' Rios, the teacher with the most experience - 18…
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Pagara?s turn to shine
With bantamweight AJ ?Bazooka? Banal still recovering from the tough knockout loss he suffered in the hands of Thai Pungluang Sor Singyu last year and featherweight Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista recently announcing…