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Pacquiao off to Las Vegas for training windup
HOLLYWOOD – The bright lights of Las Vegas await boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao, who is expected to arrive in “Sin City" on Monday night (Tuesday morning in Manila). The 30-year-old boxing superstar…
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Cotto insists on victory
Although he will go into the fight as the underdog, Miguel Cotto insists he will beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on Saturday. Cotto defends his WBO welterweight crown against the Filipino…
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I will beat Pacquiao – Cotto
Miguel Cotto is convinced that he would beat Manny Pacquiao on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Las Vegas, saying that he couldn’t care less what other people think. “I have done the…
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Mosley-Berto to be announced Saturday morning
Although HBO already ran the graphic during a promo spot on Saturday night, the Shane Mosley-Andre Berto fight for January 30 will be announced officially on Saturday morning in Las Vegas, reports…
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THREE-PART TV SERIES ON PACQUIAO’S ‘JOURNEY TO GLORY’ STARTS TODAY
The story of Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao’s “Journey to Glory” will be captured in a three-part special produced by Viva Sports and telecast over IBC 13 beginning today (Monday, November 9)…
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RENOWNED CEBU PROMOTER SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN
Cebu, Philippines – The man who is called 'Don King of the Philippines' for promoting so much programs and giving opportunities to all kinds of fighters is on high gear, raking-up multi…
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Miguel Cotto is convinced he will beat Manny Pacquiao in Saturday’s Las Vegas superfight.
Miguel Cotto is convinced he will beat Manny Pacquiao in Saturday's Las Vegas superfight. Cotto is rated the underdog by the bookmakers for the pair's showdown at the MGM Grand, where Pacquiao…
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Cotto-Pacquiao: Six Days Away
We've said that mega fights don't get any better than this. We've heard Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach talk big about an early knockout. We know about the issues Pacquiao has had around…
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Pacquiao: Cotto’s weight woes a factor in fight
HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao knows exactly what Miguel Cotto is undergoing. Having done the same thing before, Pacquiao pointed out that the weight reduction the Puerto Rican is doing may play a…
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Roach hits Cotto’s coach
Freddie Roach has belittled the competence of Joe Santiago, saying his Puerto Rican counterpart has not fought a single bout and has no idea what its like inside the ring, according to…
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Boxing Takes Jab At Instant Replay
Saturday’s Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight will be historic in at least one sense: it will be the first pay-per-view boxing event that will feature the use of instant replay to settle a…
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Pacman stops traffic!
Manny Pacquiao stopped the flow of traffic late Saturday afternoon on Vine Street in Hollywood as he was about to honor a commitment with Nike. Pacquiao had just wound up his training…
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GORRES READY FOR MELENDEZ
Filipino bantamweight contender Z 'The Dream' Gorres (L) punch mitts with three-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach at the Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles Friday. Gorres (30-2-2 17KO) faces Columbian knockout…
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Pacquiao foe Cotto having trouble making weight
HOLLYWOOD – Alex Ariza has long been in the business of body conditioning and thus, knows exactly when an athlete is already in his proper frame of health. One look at reigning…
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Pacman ready to go distance vs Cotto
MANILA -- Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is confident that his conditioning will help him go 12 full rounds against reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight king Miguel Cotto. His coach, Freddie…
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Fighting starts long before bout begins
Listen to any boxer about to step into the ring and you can't help being convinced he will win. The doubts start setting in when the other boxer makes his case for…
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PHILIPPINES Cardinal KOs politicians’ boxing plans
MANILA (UCAN) -- Politicians should save the money they plan to spend on ringside seats for Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao's boxing match in Las Vegas next week and give the money to the…
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Richardson, Dundee, Shields, McGirt Pick Pacquiao-Cotto
LAS VEGAS - The late great boxing trainer Eddie Futch, who counted six world heavyweight champions as his pupils, always said a fighter's corner played an essential role in a competitive fight's…
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Pacquiao’s 8-week long ‘sacrifice’ about to end
HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao would endure anything for flag and country. That’s why a little pain while performing abdominal exercises, at the end part of his training on Thursday (Friday in Manila),…
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Pacman trainers speak!
Freddie Roach suddenly sounded cranky and irritated when a pack of writers from the Philippines asked him about the brewing battle between him and Joe Santiago, Miguel Cotto’s taskmaster. Roach and Santiago…
