Jingo Quijano
525 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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A feast for fight fans
IT SEEMS like we got a lot on our plates not only today but also in the coming week. There?s really no better time to be a fight fan, and that plaintive…
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Quijano: Out of this world or maybe it was the Bengay
DON?T believe the rumors that Bernard Hopkins (55-6, 32KOs) is allegedly an alien from outer space. The past few years he has been donning that hilarious alien getup in his ring entrances,…
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Reinventing Manny
FAR from finished. That certainly was the consensus last Sunday after Manny Pacquiao?s masterful performance against Timothy Bradley. It was a fistic chess game played out by two excellent fighters as they…
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Quijano: 3 scenarios for Pacquiao-Bradley II
IT?S time again to come up with our three possible scenarios for this Sunday?s fight, and so without further ado, here?s what could happen when Manny Pacquiao squares off again with Timothy…
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The beatings that linger
AS MANNY Pacquiao?s rematch with Timothy Bradley draws near, a question that has often popped up during the myriad discussions on the net is whether or not Bradley is a better fighter…
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That?s why he?s the Dean
WE had one of the best SAC-SMB Awards ever last Wednesday- for me at least--and I can only blame one person for it, our guest speaker who was none other than the…
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Quijano: Congratulations to 2013?s best Cebu athletes
I COULD never recall a time when I wished I would become a sportswriter. I loved books and demonstrated some proficiency in writing, but truthfully, I was never much of a sports…
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Quijano: ?Manny?
MANNY? is a documentary film on Manny Pacquiao narrated by Academy Award Nominee Liam Neeson which had its world premiere during the SXSW 2014 Film Festival in Austin Texas last March 7-15.…
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Quijano: Manny?s legacy not defined by highlight reel KOs
PROMOTER Bob Arum was recently in the news expressing his opinion on why Manny Pacquiao has lost his knockout power when he reached his mid 30s. Bellicose Bob opined that Manny was…
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Quijano: Contrasting victories for Servania, Villanueva
ALA Gym?s next set of flagship fighters both passed their tests over the weekend at Solaire Resort Hotel in Manila, but they offered contrasting approaches in achieving their victories. Genesis Servania (24-0,…
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Quijano: Uppercut from hell makes ref forget his math
WITH one punch that traveled less than two feet, Marvin Sonsona was able to resurrect his career with an uppercut from hell. Faced with cynicism from pundits on whether he still had…
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Quijano: Manny?s legacy not defined by ?highlight KOs?
PROMOTER Bob Arum was recently in the news expressing his opinion on why Manny Pacquiao has lost his knockout power when he reached his mid 30s. Bellicose Bob opined that Manny was…
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Quijano: Rematches we would like to see this year
NOW that Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley II is officially on, we have a mega-rematch we can all look forward to in April. But that?s not all we want, of course. There are other…
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Quijano: Manny?s approach in Bradley rematch
MANNY Pacquiao?s rematch with Tim Bradley is officially on for April 12 and this matchup will hopefully aid the process of meritocracy in this talent-laden welterweight division. It is of common knowledge…
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Quijano: 5 Pinoys make it to Ring 100
A reliable metric of the performance ofour boxers are the world rankings. In the The Ring Magazine?s Jan 2014 issue which ranked the top 100 fighters in the world, five Pinoy pugs…
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Quijano: The state of PHL boxing (the contenders)
IN April 2013, Brian Viloria (32-4, 19KOs) lost his WBO and WBA flyweight titles to Juan Francisco Estrada (25-2, 18KOs) in an action-packed bout at the Cotai Arena in Macau. That was…
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State of Philippine boxing (The world champs)
OUR longest reigning world title-holder didn?t exactly have a fortuitous 2013. Last March, Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes (32-1, 18KOs) went the distance and was tested to the hilt by tough Mexican challenger Moises…
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Quijano: The state of Philippine boxing
THE golden era of Philippine boxing continued well into 2013, with our ?Pambansang Kamao? making a successful comeback and three of our countrymen continuing to hold on to world titles. Let?s take…
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Quijano: Upset and knockout of the year
LET?s continue with our series featuring the best that 2013 had to offer with our upset of year,and knockout of the year winners. UPSET OF THE YEAR: Johnny Gonzales KO1 Abner Mares,…
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Quijano: Fighter of the Year 2013
WELL, I?m glad that one was over. I won?t mince words in saying 2013 was full of aberrations. In Cebu alone you name it, we had it. Almost all calamities known to…