Jingo Quijano
525 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Quijano: It?s a tie for Fight of the Year in 2013
THERE were several outstanding fights this year, but there were two that stood out and I have to call it a tie for our Fight of the Year honors. Timothy Bradley W12…
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Quijano: Manny had more difficulty peeing than fighting
MACAU?Manny is back, Freddie Roach trumpeted at the post-fight press conference. I asked Freddie if he was surprised at how easy it was for Manny to dominate Brandon Rios and the avuncular…
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Quijano: 3 possible scenarios for Pacquiao vs. Rios
MACAU?There will be a total of 10 fights with the first bell sounding off at 8 a.m. The main event is pegged as the ninth fight and should start around 11 a.m.…
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Quijano: 2-fight losing streaks are just bumps on the road
MANNY Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios is just a one week away, and barring any travel hiccups, this writer will be proudly sitting among other accredited boxing scribes at the Venetian Hotel Macau…
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Quijano: Power is the great equalizer
IT WASN?T exactly his finest performance, but in the end, Nonito Donaire?s vaunted left hook?perhaps, boxing?s deadliest punch?found it?s way into Vic Darchinyan?s chin. And just like that, it was d?j? vu.…
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Quijano: Will it be repeat or revenge?
WHEN these two warriors met back in 2007, few gave the then unknown Nonito Donaire Jr. a chance of upsetting the murderous punching Vic Darchinyan. After all, Darchinyan was recognized as the…
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Quijano: Three scenarios for Donaire vs. Darchinyan
IF THERE' a prime example of how a single punch can drastically alter your fate, look no further than that brutal left hook that the then unknown Nonito Donaire landed back in…
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Quijano: No stamina issues Quadro Alas
IT WAS never an issue of stamina for Johnreil Casimero. If there ever was a cause of concern for one of our few remaining world champions, I thought it would be his…
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Quijano: Beware what you wish for
MAYBE everybody had somewhere else to go last Saturday night, or maybe it was all the pent-up angst from the 3,000 or more tremors we have been experiencing?whatever the case, I didn?t…
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Quijano: El Torito arrives bringing gifts
ON THAT fateful night back in July 2008, when Cebuano boxing fans came home with heavy hearts after Rafael Concepcion knocked out the hometown fighter in a bout, the latter was winning…
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Quijano: Bradley was clearly the superior fighter
THE good news is that Juan Manuel Marquez ?Manny PacquiaoV might just happen now that ?Dinamita? has been knocked off his lofty self-righteous perch. Even better news is that Timothy Bradley-Manny PacquiaoII…
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Roach and Cotto make a great team
LAST Sunday, Miguel Cotto announced the resurrection of his sagging career with a booming left hook that ended Delvin Rodriguez?s hopes of a potential upset. Not only that, Cotto has apparently recovered…
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Quijano: Top 10 reasons why CJ Ross scored it a draw
BOXING Judge CJ Ross has taken a leave of absence, clearly in light of the controversy her 114-114 scorecard for the Floyd Mayweather- vs. Saul Alvarez scorecard generated. Still wondering what drove…
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Quijano: 10 hardest punchers in boxing history
BOXING coach and trainer Freddie Roach was recently quoted as having assessed MMA superstar Mauricio ?Shogun? Rua with the punching power of a girl when he first worked with him, but later…
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Tomoki Kameda holds court in Cebu
IT WAS a change of the usual faces last Thursday night at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel and Casino when I witnessed the championship bout between Japan?s Tomoki Kameda and Paulus Ambunda…
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Quijano: Outlasted in Macau
CHEERS to Milan Melindo who fought bravely and gamely in a losing effort to Juan Francisco Estrada. It was a closely fought contest, the complexion of which was not accurately reflected at…
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Milan?s date with destiny against Estrada
AFTER defeating Brian Viloria in Macau and becoming the WBA and WBO flyweight champion, Mexican Juan Francisco Estrada acknowledged that he was now the man to beat and stated, ?Now, the cameras…
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Sabillo shines at Solaire
MY sojourn to Manila was quite eventful and fruitful. Merlito Sabillo confirmed to his countrymen and served notice his potential to be a world-class fighter. Things go by in a blur when…
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Quijano: Third quarter pound-for-pound update
TIME flies when fists are having fun. Or was it time flies when you?re having fun? Pardon my random ramblings, my fellow Last Rounders, but my overly caffeinated brain is currently on…
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Quijano: The Problem
ADRIEN ?The Problem? Broner is currently fast making a name for himself as one of the most obnoxious characters ever to lace up a pair of gloves. He?s taken a picture of…