Ryan Songalia
800 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Arum: Pacquiao should retire to preserve his health
LAS VEGAS, USA ? Manny Pacquiao?s decision of whether to retire or continue fighting is solely his call, but promoter Bob Arum thinks the 37-year-old Filipino legend should stick to his original…
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Teddy Atlas unleashed: The 5 best corner speeches by Timothy Bradley’s trainer
MANILA, Philippines ? It's a bad idea to change channels between rounds when Teddy Atlas is working a corner. You never know when he's going to deliver a classic corner speech. The…
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Eric Molina stops Tomasz Adamek in 10 in Poland
Recent heavyweight title challenger Eric Molina pulled off the biggest win of his career on Saturday, knocking out former light heavyweight and cruiserweight titleholder Tomasz Adamek in Round 10 at the Tauron…
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Eumir Marcial loses Olympic qualifier box-off to Mongolian foe
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino welterweight boxer Eumir Marcial fell short in his bid to qualify for the 2016 Olympics after losing a unanimous decision to Mongolia's Tuvshinbat Byamba in the bronze medal…
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Charly Suarez stops Chinese foe, qualifies for Rio Olympics
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Charly Suarez has punched his ticket to Rio. The 27-year-old from Panabo City, Philippines stopped Chinese boxer Shan Jun after round two to enter the finals of the…
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Filipino boxer Rogen Ladon qualifies for Rio Olympics
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino light flyweight boxer Rogen Ladon has qualified for the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The 22-year-old from Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines became the first Filipino…
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Bradley: Pacquiao is only fighting for money
MANILA, Philippines - Timothy Bradley Jr believes that Manny Pacquiao?s lone motivation for continuing to fight is money, and that his own hunger to be great will carry him to victory in…
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Pinoy boxer Joebert Alvarez scores upset KO over Jonathan Gonzalez
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino boxer Joebert Alvarez scored the biggest win over his career, stopping Jonathan ?Bomba? Gonzalez in 6 rounds at the Coliseo Mario 'Quijote' Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on…
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Glen Tapia heads to 160, Golden Boy and maybe a Lemieux showdown
Glen Tapia is getting another shot at proving to his supporters ? and detractors ? that he can be what they thought he would be. The 26-year-old from Passaic, N.J. is close…
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Ring magazine cartoon immortalizes Philippine boxing’s Golden Age
Before Pacquiao and Penalosa, there were Pancho Villa, Ceferino Garcia and Small Montana. This 1938 cartoon immortalizes that period MANILA, Philippines - Long before Pacquiao, Penalosa, Espinosa and even Elorde, there was…
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Hekkie Budler: A ?very good? champion who dares to be great
In no division is the term ?fighting for respect? more appropriate than at strawweight. Hekkie Budler, the top-rated boxer in the sport?s lightest division, is not only fighting for it. He?s earning…
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Bradley beating Pacquiao wouldn’t surprise WBO champ Vargas
MANILA, Philippines ? Newly crowned WBO welterweight titleholder Jessie Vargas wouldn't be entirely shocked if Timothy Bradley Jr walked away with a points victory over Manny Pacquiao in their third fight on…
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Jimmy Paypa drops Bernabe Concepcion, scores upset in Manila
MANILA, Philippines ? Jimmy Paypa seemed like a safe enough opponent for Bernabe Concepcion as the long-time junior featherweight contender looked to rebuild his campaign towards another title shot. Paypa brought a…
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Pacquiao, Sharapova are not the first to fall out with Nike
MANILA, Philippines - Nike has made more headlines recently for athletes it is no longer working with than for the athletes they're maintaining relationships with. In the span of a few weeks,…
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Albert Pagara, Mark Magsayo score lopsided wins in Philippines
CEBU CITY, Philippines ? Win today, look good tomorrow. That?s what Filipino boxing prospects Albert Pagara and Mark Magsayo were probably thinking when faced with opponents whose will to win faded quickly…
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Manny Pacquiao deserves a second chance
MANILA, Philippines ? The thing with super heroes is, they don?t exist. The heroes we look up to are fallible human beings who stand on a pedestal which is hard to live…
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Brands stick by Pacquiao despite LGBT comments, Nike termination
MANILA, Philippines - Nike may no longer be associated with Manny Pacquiao but other brands have so far stuck by the Filipino boxing legend. Pacquiao?s show business manager Arnold Vegafria, who handles…
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Roach: ?The better Pacquiao looks, the more votes he?ll get?
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines ? The magic about the gym is that it?s the one place where a fighter can check his worries at the door. The gym was just the place that…
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WATCH: Pacquiao’s repaired shoulder looks strong in training
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - Whether or not Freddie Roach was asking questions of Manny Pacquiao's surgically repaired right shoulder, he got his answer quickly. Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 knockouts) used his right shoulder…
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‘I’m back!’: Pacquiao reunites with Roach for Bradley training camp
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - ?I?m back!? That?s the proclamation Manny Pacquiao made after the first round of padwork with trainer Freddie Roach on the first official day of training camp at the…