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Pacquiao is very dangerous–Barrera
SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Marco Antonio Barrera refused to unleash scathing remarks against Manny Pacquiao, nor showed any effort to refute Freddie Roach’s daring prediction against him two days ago. Instead, he talked about…
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Pacquiao wants to be ?The Greatest?
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao knows the odds he will be up against. But he also knows how much a win would mean to him and the Filipino people. ?I believe the…
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Questions ? and answers ? about Big Fight at the dome
By John Whisler
Oscar De La Hoya-David Kamau in 1997. Tony Ayala Jr. and Yory Boy Campas in 2000. "Jesse" James Leija and Micky Ward in 2002. Big crowds. Big buildup. High anticipation. But those…
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Pacquiao feeling like Rocky
SACRAMENTO, California -- He is not jumping up and down stairs and beating up meat in freezers. But Filipino Manny Pacquiao must be relishing a bit of the Rocky syndrome for his…
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Pacquiao manhandles IBF champ in sparring session
International superbantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao continued to boost his stock for his coming fight with Marco Antonio Barrera as he slugged it out with IBF superflyweight champion Luis Alberto Perez in a…
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Pacquiao gives Nicaraguan champion a taste of hell
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao was about to go down the ring after working out a sweat with chief Mexican sparmate Israel Vasquez on Friday when a world champion from Nicaragua boldy…
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Manny eyeing another first
First it was the entertainment capital of the world, where no Filipino boxer had ever won. Then it was the Bay City, where he was up against one of the division?s most…
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Manny in tip top shape
REIGNING International Boxing Federation (IBF) super bantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao leaves for San Antonio, Texas, on Monday where he will begin his rigorous training in preparation for his November 15 fight with…
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Pacquiao trainer sees early ending
HOLLYWOOD, California?In what could be the boldest words ever said of the event, renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach on Thursday hinted of an early knockdown come November 15 when his ward, Filipino…
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Barrera cleared, focuses on Manny
With a clean bill of health from doctors, and a Texas boxing license in his hand, Marco Antonio Barrera wants to put his focus on his Nov. 15 bout with Filipino champion…
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Doctors declare Barrera fit to meet Pacquiao in the ring
IN the pink of health. This is the prognosis of the doctors after grilling Marco Antonio Barrera under a battery of neurological tests, thus, giving the Mexican hotshot the green light to…
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Final hurdle cleared for Pacquiao fight
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES—When word came out from Texas that a license to fight will be issued for Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao could not help but express relief on Thursday that “the fight…
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Barrera welcomes doctor?s green light
An obviously relieved Marco Antonio Barrera has welcomed the clean bill of health given him by specialists at the Houston Medical Center. The doctors? clearance allows the featherweight king, known as the…
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Barrera cleared to box by Texas officials
Marco Antonio Barrera has been given a clean bill of health ahead of his November 15 clash with hard-hitting super-bantamweight world champion Manny Pacquiao, ending speculation (at least for the moment) on…
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Update straight from Barrera’s camp……He is ready!
By Pedro Garcia
Today was my first official invitation to Marco Barrera's training camp held at Tony Ayala Sr's Zarzamora gym located in the west side of San Antonio. Asked to witness a session by…
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Barrera medically cleared, licensed and ready to go against Pacquiao November 15
With a clean bill of health from doctors, and a Texas boxing license in his hand, Marco Antonio Barrera is eager to put the focus on his November 15 bout with Manny…
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Doctor gives Barrera the OK to fight
By John Whisler
Mexican featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera has been given medical clearance to fight in Texas. Barrera, scheduled to take on Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 15 at the Alamodome, was examined by a…
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Barrera-like sparmate just right for champ
Manny Pacquiao found a hard-hitting sparmate in Israel Vasquez but liked what he got from the Mexican slugger. A source from the Pacquiao camp said the reigning IBF super-bantamweight king was pleased…
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Barrera given OK to continue fighting
Marco Antonio Barrera has been given a clean bill of health following a battery of neurological tests conducted by the Houston Medical Center last Monday, paving the way for the much-awaited ?Clash…
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Manny in tip top shape
REIGNING International Boxing Federation (IBF) super bantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao leaves for San Antonio, Texas, on Monday where he will begin his rigorous training in preparation for his November 15 fight with…