Jingo Quijano
525 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Quijano: Spotlight on Dong Secuya (2)
WHAT can you say to the allegations that you secretly made money by giving up the domain? Not true. If you were to do it all over again, what would you change?…
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Quijano: Spotlight on Dong Secuya
In Dong Secuya?s case, rather than rush headlong into what could probably be a costly, protracted legal battle, the genius behind www.philboxing.com and mannypacquiao.ph more popularly known as Pacland, opted to give…
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Quijano: Does eager Marquez still have it?
IF you?re wondering why Juan Manuel Marquez seems to be very comfortable in Manila--shopping, training, signing autographs, promoting--you only have to recall the last time he was in enemy territory. Remember that…
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Quijano: Dissecting the ?Pretty Boy? (conclusion)
THE Pacquiao of old relied too much on that patented left straight preceded by a right hook. Lateral movement was minimal, and defense was practically inutile. The pound-for-pound king of today parades…
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Quijano: Dissecting the ?Pretty Boy?
WITH just less than a month left before he faces a rampaging Victor Ortiz, Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn?t need another lawsuit to distract him. It?s the third one pending against him and…
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Quijano: Banging the drums for Gerry
I RAN into Gerry Pe?alosa the other month during nephew Dodie Jr.?s fight against Jeffrey Jimenez at the New Cebu Coliseum. Gerry looked dapper in a sports suit and jeans. He also…
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Quijano: Revisiting Oscar vs. Floyd Jr.
A COUPLE of days ago, Oscar de la Hoya preached that he had the formula to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. and he was willing to share it with Victor Ortiz (29-3, 22KOs).…
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Quijano: An ugly, unwatchable fight
AS IT turned out, Tyson Cave fought a fiercer fight with his mouth than his fists. Unorthodox would be a kind term to describe Tyson Cave?s style. Disdainful is more like it.…
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Quijano: Body shots saved the day for Viloria
I DON'T know what to make of Juan Manuel Marquez?s one-punch knockout of Likar Ramos in little over a minute in the very first round. Impressive as it was from a purely…
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Quijano: Another bad David vs. Goliath match-up
TOO bad David Haye didn?t get the memo: You need more than a loud mouth and a rasta haircut to beat Wladimir Klitschko. In the months leading up to the fight, David…
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Quijano: Day of reckoning for Haye and Klitschko
THE biggest fight that can be made in the heavyweight division is happening today: Wladimr Klitschko vs. David Haye. Klitscko is the reigning champ IBF/WBO champ while Haye is the WBA counterpart.…
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Quijano: Of skull-clashing and skullduggery
HEADBUTTS once again ruined what was shaping up to be an interesting duke-out last Saturday at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel. The ring physician ruled Rey Bautista unfit to continue due to…
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Quijano: Will it be redemption or repeat for Bautista?
ONCE again, Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista?s (30-1, 23KOs) much awaited ascension to the pinnacle of Philippine boxing is being put to test. He will be facing one-time conqueror Heribeto Ruiz (46-10, 28KOs), of…
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All apologies
Is the world really coming to an end? The Mayan calendar may have been a bit off the mark, but it sure seems like it- what with all the unexpected show of…
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That steroid issue again
If you are one of those Internet hounds that love to troll through boxing websites, you most certainly have heard about the alleged former Filipino sparring partner who, while choosing to remain…
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Quijano: Is Ortiz ready to meet the best in his division?
IT COULDN?T have come at a better time for Victor ?Vicious? Ortiz. Pilloried for purportedly quitting against Marcos Maidana, he was up against arguably the biggest challenge of his career?the undefeated Andre…
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Quijano: Will inactivity derail Manny?
IF WE are to believe the bespectacled and ever-prescient Freddie Roach, the Baguio training camp for his talented ward was the ?best ever.? But doesn?t he always say that? However, he then…
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Quijano: The search for the next black hope continues
DUE to space constraints, I was unable to tackle the heavyweight fight between Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39KOs) and Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KOs) last week. As it turned out, the fight was…
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Quijano: Premature judgment
NONITO Donaire Jr.?s sojourn at Top Rank is apparently over, but not if Bob Arum can help it. Petulant Bob has vowed to make somebody pay, and so the legal moguls over…
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Quijano: A date with El Metodico
THE match-up lived up to its hype as both Ricardo Mayorga and Miguel Cotto produced a barnburner of a duke-out. Mayorga was aggressive, but not effective. He chose to attack Cotto with…