Jingo Quijano
525 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Quijano: Pound-for-pound update for 1st quarter
HAPPY Easter Sunday fight fans. It wasn?t exactly a busy 1st quarter for the ?Sweet Science?, but nonetheless there were a couple of significant fights that took place. Here?s our pound for…
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Quijano: On why I?m not going
I?LL probably pass up this opportunity to watch Manny Pacquiao kick Floyd Mayweather?s butt up close. First off, since the tickets are quite pricey, my best shot is to get accredited as…
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Quijano: Ruined by Ruenroeng
TRUTH be told, Zou Shiming was never quite impressive. Well, at least that?s what I thought then while seated ringside in November of 2013 at the Cotai Arena in Macau, watching the…
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Quijano: The Mayweather conundrum
THIS early, most of the queries from my fellow boxing aficionados have been about my KO prediction for Manny against ?Money?. I have explained in my previous column that my prediction is…
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Quijano: Gotta get this off my chest
ALL this non-announcement about a non-fight is wreaking havoc on my overly caffeinated brain. So much so that last Monday, when confronted with the sudden departure of a boxing trainer, I had…
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Quijano: Difficult journeys ahead for ALA pugs
LAST week, ALA pugs Jason Pagara and Genesis Servania hurdled the challenge raised by their Mexican counterparts in another successful Pinoy Pride event held in Davao City. Servania( 26-0, 11Kos) is currently…
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Quijano: It?s all about the voodoo
I KNOW I promised I won?t write again about any potential Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao clash fight until it?s officially announced, but lately, I?ve been beset by so many queries, so let me…
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Quijano: State of Philippine boxing, 2015 (Conclusion)
BASED on what they have achieved the past year, it is beyond doubt that the fistic capabilities of our fighters are definitely of world-class ilk. What has not been commensurate has been…
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Quijano: Sate of Philipping boxing (Part 4)
ANOTHER boxer who hails from the same neck of the woods as the Pacman is slowly gaining attention and making his presence felt in the fistic radar. Jether Oliva (22-2, 10KOs) had…
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Quijano: State of Philippine boxing 2015 (3rd in a series)
BRIAN Viloria (35-4, 21KOs) remains to be one of the stalwarts and vanguards of Philippine boxing. At 34, he still retains most of the speed and power that saw him rise to…
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Quijano: State of Philipping boxing
OF COURSE, the Pinoy fighter who had the biggest year of ?em all was none other than local darling Donnie Nietes. ?Ahas? finally broke the long-standing record of Flash Elorde of seven…
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Quijano: State of Philippine boxing (First of a series)
FIRST off, the boxers. And of course, you don?t do a review of Philippine boxing without starting off with the most prolific of them all- the Pacman himself, Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao had…
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Quadro Alas and a double-header
TODAY, a double-header will most likely be the year?s final fistic extravaganza. These two simultaneous welterweight bouts will happen in Las Vegas- brought to us by two competing promoters, Top Rank and…
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Manny?s options at the junior welter division
BY NOW, you must have read about Manny Pacquiao?s intention or inclination to move back down the junior welterweight division. It would seem surprising to see Manny fighting 140-pound opponents considering that…
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Quijano: Anatomy of a mismatch
BY NOW, everybody seems to be scratching their heads on how the Manny Pacquiao-Chris Algieri fight came into naissance considering it turned out to be such a horrible mismatch. Remember though that…
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Quijano: 3 possible scenarios for Pacquiao-Algieri
IT?S that time once again when we get to slake our thirsts for fistic mayhem-Manny Pacquiao style. Mind you, we don?t have many of these occasions left as Pacquiao himself has imposed…
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Quijano: Donnie?s destiny
IT COULDN?T have happened to a more deserving fighter. Last Saturday, efore a vocal and approving crowd, Donnie Nietes rewrote history and became the longest reigning Filipino world champion by defeating Mexican…
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Quijano: The Donaire conundrum
ONE of the best commentaries I have read on Nonito Donaire?s loss to Nicholas Walters came from Mark Villanueva, entitled ?The Donaire Principle?. Check out this link to the well written piece…
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Quijano: How about a rematch, Nonito?
LAST Friday, I had to do a double-take when I saw that the odds-makers had pegged Nicholas Walters as the slight favorite against Nonito Donaire heading into their featherweight championship match last…
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Quijano: Manny?s responsibility
MY IDOL Recah Trinidad?s column entitled ?Please don?t harm Manny,? which came out yesterday on philboxing.com, grabbed my attention. You see, sometimes I tend to be totally self-absorbed in the fistic universe…