Ryan Songalia
800 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Lomachenko, Santa Cruz highlight Mayweather vs Pacquiao undercard
LAS VEGAS, USA - WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko and WBC junior featherweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz highlight the televised undercard of the Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao event on May 2…
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The MGM Grand is Mayweather’s home turf
LAS VEGAS, USA - Manny Pacquiao?s face may be next to Floyd Mayweather?s on the side of the MGM Grand, but there?s no mistaking who holds home court advantage. One step inside…
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao 101: What you need to know
LOS ANGELES, United States ? The hours are counting down to the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Manny Pacquiao fight, which takes place Saturday, May 2 (May 3 in the Philippines) at the…
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How does it feel to beat Floyd Mayweather?
MANILA, Philippines ? For Floyd Mayweather Jr, life is about winning. As a child he says he would race his friends to see who could tie their shoes the fastest. At 38…
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Mayweather Sr blasts Ariza: ‘You don’t know boxing’
MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather Sr has never been shy about letting his feelings towards rivals be known, but the father and trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr has turned his sights on…
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For Mayweather, changing gloves is like a NASCAR pit stop
MANILA, Philippines - A boxer's fists are his money makers, and when it comes to a fighter as extravagant as Floyd Mayweather Jr, it's understandable that the process of picking a pair…
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‘Pacquiao will bring out the best of me,’ says Mayweather
MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather Jr?s life is about competition. As a child, he?d race his friends to see who could tie their shoes the fastest. In the boxing ring, where he…
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Pacquiao’s first US opponent Ledwaba picks Mayweather to win
MANILA, Philippines - It was Manny Pacquiao?s big break on American soil. And it almost didn?t happen. The Filipino boxer, then 22 years old, had been looking to take his career stateside.…
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A Filipino lens in Mayweather’s corner
MANILA, Philippines ? James Dayap was sitting at home in Oxnard, Calif., pondering his next career move. It was September of 2014, more than a year since he left his job as…
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Roman Martinez wins WBO title with hard-fought UD over Orlando Salido
Roman Martinez survived a desperate late rush from Orlando Salido to win the WBO junior lightweight title by unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan,…
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Former foe Mira touts Pacquiao’s chances vs Mayweather
MANILA, Philippines - Before people began discussing the possibility of Manny Pacquiao factoring in the highest grossing boxing event of all time, he was fighting to make a name for himself in…
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Trainer Tony Morgan arrested, charged with trafficking methamphetamine
Tony Morgan, the trainer of middleweight contender Willie Monroe Jr., was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly selling methamphetamine to undercover detectives in Florida. Morgan, 43, was charged with one count each of…
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Manny Pacquiao is sparring with former UFC fighter Johnson
MANILA, Philippines - You can count Dashon Johnson - who splits time fighting in boxing and mixed martial arts - among Manny Pacquiao?s sparring partners as he prepares for his May 2…
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Nonito Donaire returns with easy KO of Prado; Nietes stops Parra
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - The Flash is back. Nonito Donaire Jr rebounded from his knockout loss to Nicholas Walters with an easy two-round destruction of Brazilian journeyman William Prado at the Araneta…
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Donaire Jr seeks new boxing life at junior featherweight
MANILA, Philippines - There have been plenty of fights where Nonito Donaire Jr has had to wear sunglasses afterwards to conceals his battle marks. Thursday?s press conference was one of the few…
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Brayd Smith and John Moralde: Forever linked by tragedy
MANILA, Philippines ? John Vincent Moralde sat quietly at a T.G.I. Friday?s restaurant in Metro Manila with a plate of pork in front of him that had barely been touched. The 20-year-old…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s legacy hinges on Pacquiao superfight
Floyd Mayweather Jr. may go down in history as the smartest boxer, both inside and outside of the ring. He has manipulated his foes and rivals with equal aptitude at the negotiating…
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Mayweather, Pacquiao show class in presser face-off
MANILA, Philippines - Words weren?t needed to enhance the moment when Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao finally stood across from each other atop the stage at the Nokia Theatre in Los…
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Filipino boxer Aston Palicte wins big in Macau
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino boxer Aston Palicte made good in his international debut, knocking out Mexico?s Ismael Garnica in seven rounds at the Venetian Resort in Macau on Saturday, March 7. The…
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Roach: Mayweather won?t be ready for Pacquiao?s speed and power
MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach is banking on Manny Pacquiao?s speed and power to carry him to an upset victory over Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2 at the MGM Grand in…