Jingo Quijano
525 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Signs of slippage
IS the current pound-for-pound champion of the sport ripe for the taking? So says Robert Guerrero of Floyd Mayweather Jr. According to ?The Ghost?, he has seen signs of slippage that he…
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Broner is talented but untested
I THINK it was just a couple of months ago that I wrote about Adrien Broner potentially becoming the next big thing in boxing, but now, as I troll the boxing websites,…
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Quijano: Examining Regondeaux
FINALLY, Nonito Donaire Jr. has his sights set on his next opponent, Guillermo Rigondeaux, as they are scheduled to duke it out on April 13 at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada.…
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Quijano: Role reversal
NOW that Juan Manuel Marquez is reportedly thumbing down a fifth fight, what?s next for Manny? It seemed like it was a foregone conclusion that the rivals were destined to meet for…
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Quijano: Destiny awaits Donnie
IT SEEMS ALA promotions has brushed aside the AJ Banal debacle as it is set to present another blockbuster event this March 2 at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel and Casino. Donnie…
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Quijano: First quarter pound-for-pound rankings
Saturday, January 12, 2013 IT?s time to put up our pound for pound rankings at the start of this calendar year so we can establish our fulcrum before the big fights are…
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Quijano: Pac-Mar IV deserves Fight of the Year award
NOW that the votes have been tallied, The Ring Magazine has announced that Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV was 2012?s ?Fight of the Year?. That?s adding insult to injury, some…
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Blown out of proportion
NOWADAYS in boxing, everybody has an opinion. Some are quite erudite, while the others are infirmed by a morbid paucity of thought, hidden beneath the prolixity of language. Nonetheless, an opinion is…
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Quijano: A travesty if Nonito is not 2012 FOTY
ONCE again, Nonito Donaire Jr. proved why he?s one of the most feared punchers in the sport today. Pound for pound, the torque behind those blows is simply prodigious. He punches so…
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Quijano: Not a lucky punch
ANOTHER major component in the anatomy of a knockout is the target. Verily, a punch thrown by a heavyweight against a middleweight will have a more devastating impact than against a fellow…
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Not a lucky punch
IT WAS a near-perfect punch, thrown with timing and precision. It was also unleashed by a wounded, battered fighter who would later concede that his opponent was just about ready to finish…
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Good Luck, MP!
THE best round that Manny Pacquiao has ever fought against Juan Manuel Marquez was the first round of their very first encounter. We all know this and so does Manny. Just before…
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Quijano: 3 possible scenarios for Pacquiao-Marquez IV
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 THIS is usually the time when I come out with my three possible scenarios for a major fight. And as duke-outs go, they do not get any bigger…
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Muscles do not make a fighter
WITH Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV exactly a week away, the excitement has begun to ratchet up a bit, a welcome development from the initial malaise and indifference that seemed…
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Nothing to be ashamed of, Ricky
PERHAPS, it wasn?t meant to be. Ricky Hatton wanted to exorcise his demons by attempting to reclaim what was once his, but he fell short. Three and a half years away from…
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Quijano: The torque behind the Hawaiian Punch
INDEED, attrition brings out a person?s true character, and last Sunday, Brian Viloria?s true mettle as a fighter was in full display. It was an action-packed bout that saw Viloria come out…
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Viloria hungers for recognition
A RELIABLE metric of a fighter?s popularity is the buzz generated by his fights. In addition, pay-per-view numbers and attendance records are also invoked in assessing a fighter?s pull. Though it may…
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Nothing left to prove for Morales
IT WAS rather distressing seeing the great Erik Morales suffer another beat-down last week at the hands of Danny Garcia. He acquitted himself quite well during the first fight with Garcia earlier…
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It?s been one hell of a ride for Thai legend
PERHAPS a salve for the bad taste left in our mouths by Pongluang Song Siryu?s stunning KO defeat of AJ Banal a couple of weeks ago was some measure of payback courtesy…
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Analyzing Banal?s debacle
MY sojourn to Manila ended on a disappointing note with Alex John Banal blowing his much-coveted world-title opportunity, but the event itself (Pinoy Pride XVII) was a success, with thousands of vociferous…