Sid Bañez
15 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Oscar De La Hoya proud of how far one-time opponent Manny Pacquiao has come
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- At the final press conference for Fight of Champions, which is headlined by the WBA regular welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Lucas Matthysse, a familiar face…
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Spraying Gunfire: Pacquiao Didn?t Just Pull the Trigger
Manny Pacquiao not only pulled the trigger but sprayed gunfire in awesome frequency on the tough but largely bewildered Brandon Rios. Rios, with his reputation for profanity-laced language and for being a…
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Can Manny Still Pull The Trigger?
Freddie Roach sort of revived this colorful boxing expression in the lead up to the Pacquiao-dela Hoya fight in 2008. Soundly beaten, dela Hoya acknowledged to Freddie himself at the end of…
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Once Again I Hope Pacquiao Fights Marquez As Pryor Fought Arguello
In 2008 I wrote an article here prior to Pacquiao-Marquez II. I envisioned then that if Manny Paquiao would fight Juan Manuel Marquez as Aaron Pryor fought the legendary Alexis Arguello, Pacquiao…
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PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ: WHO HAS THE SECOND STRIKE CAPABILITY?
No boxing fan doubts that, as in their first two fights, Pacquiao-Marquez III will be a bitter and bloody war. Count on these two tough and proud warriors to unleash awesome firepower…
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Nietes: Will better deals produce better performance?
This is not to denigrate the accomplishments of WBO minimumweight champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes but to highlight his potentials. Notching three victories in enemy territory - even if the last two were…
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EARLY STOPPAGE IMPERATIVE FOR MANNY
Flashback (Pacquaio-Morales II): In a post-fight interview, winner Erik Morales gloated that he was simply too big and too powerful for Manny Pacquiao. The intensely proud Morales was belittling the fact that…
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TRIUMPH OF THE CLEAN AND THE MEEK
Clearly, Ricky Hatton intended to clinch, hold and roughhouse all night long had he not been flattened early. If indeed there was a new and improved Hatton he and his trainer Floyd…
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A CIRCUS WITHOUT CLOWNS
Sportswriters and fans have denounced the Dream Match as a circus. Others have called it a farce. Even Jose Sulaiman, the President of WBC, the alphabet-soup organization with a history of screwing…
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A Salute To The Wise Men Who Predicted A Split Decision
Let me salute the brave souls who predicted that the Pacquiao-Marquez II would end in a split decision ? either for the Mexican or the Filipino. It was, I thought, a ridiculous…
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Pacquiao Will Stop Marquez as Pryor Stopped Arguello
It has been said that there are no parallels in history, just similarities. Same is true in boxing. But with only two main personas involved the similarities between two world title fights…
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The Search for a Third Crown: Is Manny Destined for Greatness?
As if superstardom and wealth are not enough, Manny Pacquiao seeks a third world title when he battles Juan Manuel Marquez this Saturday in Las Vegas. Paradoxically, even without an official world…
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Did Barrera Redeem Himself?
Marco Antonio Barrera and his supporters had hoped for and expected a miracle. Midway into the rematch with Manny Pacquiao, it was evident the miracle wouldn?t come. Instead, what Barrera saw was…
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Barrera?s Resurgence: A Clear and Likely Danger in Unrealistic Expectation
?That?s it?? That was my wife?s succinct question cum postmortem of the Oscar de le Hoya-Floyd Mayweather fight. She tolerates and occasionally appreciates my love for boxing. However, on that morning at…
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Pacquiao-Morales III Seeks to Validate Some Science, Too
Will some unconventional scientific theories propel Erik Morales to new heights in the boxing cosmos? After Manny Pacquiao pummeled Erik Morales to submission, the ecstatic fan in me all but wrote off…
