Jingo Quijano
525 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Familiarity breeds knock outs
THERE?S an adage in boxing which I subscribe to when making a prediction. It?s when they say, ?You?re only as good as your last fight.? Well, not religiously anyway, as I usually…
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Grandpa shows baby how it’s done
IT seems like the stars and the constellations are aligned just about right for Manny Pacquiao?s entry into the lightweight division. Last Sunday, erstwhile undefeated Juan ?Baby Bull? Diaz?s suffered an upset…
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Three scenarios for a Pacquiao win
Juan Manuel Marquez has never been knocked out. The records show that he was disqualified in his pro debut and outboxed twice by Chris John and Freddie Norwood. Manny Pacquiao came close…
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Any given Sunday
ROY Jones Jr. once said that every boxer, regardless of weight division, dreams of becoming the heavyweight champion of the world. He might be right and so the auditions for dilettantes continue…
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A tale of two giants
One fancies himself as the "Gentle Giant" and rightfully so. Rev Santillan is big by RP boxing standards?standing at a generous 5? 10? and campaigning at the welterweight division. The other is…
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The story of a Taylor and a Ghost
LAST time around, Jermain Taylor had Kelly Pavlik do the chicken dance in the second round. He had him crawling on his knees, but ?The Ghost? just wouldn?t go away. He hung…
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Quijano: Wanted: The next great middleweight
FOR a while, everybody was there. It was packed tighter than Banilad road on a rush hour. Oscar dela Hoya. Felix Trinidad. Winky Wright. Jermain Taylor. But then de la Hoya dropped…
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A setback for live boxing
I?LL call it the way I saw it, and last Saturday night, I saw Z Gorres lose to a stronger fighter. Not necessarily better, but definitely stronger. It was a close fight,…
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Zippy Z or Vampish Vic
TONIGHT, all roads lead to the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel and Casino, and at the conclusion of ?Now or Never?, Z ?The Dream? Gorres will either be hailed as our country?s newest…
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Aye to Z!
WE are eight years, one month and twenty-nine days into a new millennium and so invaders to our shores do not arrive in Spanish Galleons by sea, wearing plate-mail armor and promising…
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ALA Gym comes alive for The Dream
NESTLED somewhere in the bustling environs of Talamban, at the far end of the expansive Aldeguer compound, the acclaimed ALA Gym sits. To some, it?s not just a gym. It?s a chapel…
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8 reasons not to miss ?Now or Never?
1. Redemption is the mission?You probably are the neighborhood-boxing guru and you love to pontificate about your favorite boxer to anybody who cares to listen. From time to time, you eavesdrop on…
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Redemption for Reluctant Roy?
HE CAME into the ring wearing a crown and proceeded to preen and prance around the ring like royalty?alternatively posing and picking his shots. He also seemed on the verge of stopping…
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A chinny affair between aging fighters
WHILE the Sinulog beat overwhelms your senses today, two aging legends of the fight game will engage in a different kind of beating and possibly send the other into retirement. The Roy…
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Fight calendar for the 1st quarter
HAVE recently discovered that some of my Last Rounders aren?t even hardcore boxing fans. To me that was a very pleasant discovery. But it also means I have been taking a lot…
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Awesome Yosam will be remembered
LAST Round tolls the bell for Yo-sam Choi of Korea who died after winning his match against Heri Amol of Indonesia. Choi?s death, which was announced officially on Jan. 2, 2008 after…
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Pound for pound
LET'S begin 2008 by examining our pound-for-pound rankings. That way, as the year progresses, we can keep track of who maintained his lofty ranking and who lost his footing along the way.…
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Impact of boxing reality shows
I ADORE television reality shows. Well, at least some of them. Not that brotherly stuff about boring people sitting around a house all day. Come to think of it, how can some…
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Who will be the breakthrough star for 2008?
2007 saw the emergence of several new potential superstars for the sweet science. Reigning king Floyd Mayweather Jr. has hinted at retirement several times and 2008 just might be the year he…
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Pacquiao KOes Fighter of the Year jinx
Sometime in the first quarter of this year?right after Manny officially bagged the 2006 Fighter of the Year award?I wrote about an urban legend centering on the so-called Fighter of the Year…