Jingo Quijano
525 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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The folly of choosing Clottey
DURING the press conference leading to his fight with ALA Gym’s Milan Melindo, Anthony Villareal appeared pleased with the comparison between him and former welterweight champ Zab Judah. I intimated to him…
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Quijano: Best of 2009
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR- Pacquiao KO 2 Hatton. Coming in this fight, one of the issues that begged to be settled was whether Pacquiao could handle the power of a real junior…
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The best of 2009
I WISH you a happy and fruitful new year my dear Last Rounders. Indeed, 2010 looks to be a promising year for the “sweet science”, notwithstanding the temporary denouement of the Mayweather…
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Oscar de la Hoya’s ‘An American Son’
WHAT’S a boxing fan to do when the holidays are upon us and there’s a lull in the action? In my case, I bundle up with whatever pugilistic literature is on hand.…
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Tete-a-tete with a world champion relative
I VISITED newly crowned WBC light flyweight champion Rodel Mayol last Saturday in Alang-alang, Mandaue City to attend the birthday party of his paternal grandfather. Lolo Domingo was obviously ecstatic and very…
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Styles make fights
THAT’S a boxing truism that once again pervaded and held true last Sunday as Paul Malignaggi scored a unanimous decision win over Juan Diaz. In their first fight, Diaz eked out a…
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A tale of two fighters
MAYOL was given a deduction for the headbutt which was ruled as unintentional. A few seconds later, the fight continued with Sosa visibly bothered by the clash of heads. Nonetheless he proceeded…
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A tale of two champions
ONE became champion unexpectedly, which was a pleasant surprise to fight fans parched and eager for an infusion of new blood to our nation’s boxing pedigree. The other was groomed to become…
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Respecting Miguel Cotto
STILL ON the subject of the Cotto-Pacquiao bout, Last Rounder Joel Echavez shot me a very lengthy e-mail pointing out that while our “Pambansang Kamao” was his usual sensational self, Cotto should…
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Boxing glory has a price and it’s $1 million
LAST week, Last Rounder Louie Rusiana (who is a pretty good writer himself) posited the query as to whether there is a penalty clause in the event Miguel Cotto fails to make…
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Boom-Boom’s pow!
IN truth, the work of an observer, a fight fan or a critic is simple and easy. The object of our insatiable pre-occupation is the athlete who tirelessly grinds it out day…
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Instant replay’s delayed arrival
FINALLY In an unprecedented move that demonstrates that there are actually some governing bodies that do care about improving how a particular sport can be better played and officiated, the suits at…
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A monumental mistake 2
AS if figuring out how to formulate a strategy to contain Manny Pacquiao was not difficult enough, Miguel Cotto’s team will have the added pre-occupation of ensuring that their fighter is on…
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A monumental mistake
VERY soon, Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto will make the monumental mistake of accepting a very difficult assignment: Fighting pound-for-pound marvel Manny Pacquiao at a catchweight of 145 lbs. My compa?ero with…
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El Flaco Explosivo
WHILE the music world lost the King of Pop with the death of Michael Jackson, the boxing world also lost an equally svelte icon in Alexis Arguello, also known as the ?Explosive…
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A different Miguel Cotto
UNLIKE say, an Ike Quartey or even a Winky Wright?who practically jabbed another Puerto Rican champion, Felix Trinidad into defeat?Rodel Mayol?s jab is nothing exceptional. Which is quite a pity as such…
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A biased and opinionated Last Rounder
THERE are fights where I can?t stop myself from drooling that I have to put on a bib. And there are fights where I shudder at the thought of the inevitable outcome…
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Joy vs. The Choir Boy
T LOOKS like Freddie Roach and Floyd Mayweather are both upping the ante and hyping to fever pitch the Pacquiao-Hatton duel by making bolder predictions as the fight gets closer. As of…
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The Last Round?s final exams
NOT so fast dudes and dudettes. Before you put on those itchy, bitchy, feely, dreary, mellow, mocha butt bikinis and hie off to some remote beach paradise or wherever it is you…
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Tortuous interference
LET the finger pointing begin. So who induced Manny to boldly claim that his fans can now watch his fight with Ricky Hatton on ABS-CBN? This, despite the existence of a valid…