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Barrera?s days are numbered ? Manny
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Eleven days to coronation night. As he began to slow down after training Tuesday afternoon, Manny Pacquiao kept on telling those whose eyes were glued to his every move…
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Barrera-Pacquiao In Just 2 Short Weeks; Get Your Tickets Now Before They Sell Out For Nov 15!
Who would have thunk it? That?s exactly what most Texas boxing fans are saying since Golden Boy Promotions announced that ?King of the Featherweights? Marco Antonio Barrera 57-3 was coming to the…
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Murad raps Pinoys, claims credit for Pacquiao?s rise
Muhammad, who used to be a bodyguard in former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali?s entourage, recently told Ivan Goldman of World Boxing Magazine he agreed to pit Pacquiao against Marco Antonio Barrera in…
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No word yet on Barrera tests
There?s been no word yet from Dick Cole of the Texas Boxing Commission on the results of a battery of tests ordered on featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera following confirmation that he…
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Anyone for an upset?
*If Pacquiao, whose first world title came at flyweight, seems too small to threaten Barrera, allow me to remind you that Marco Antonio turned pro at 111 pounds. On paper, Barrera?s jabbing,…
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Fans split in on-line poll
By Dennis Principe And Nick Giongco
WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT king Marco Antonio Barrera is not an overwhelming bet to whip world superbantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao come Nov. 16. In fan voting currently being done by Barrera’s own website, 1,344…
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Battery of tests for Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera has been ordered to undergo a battery of neurological tests before he can get a license from the Texas Boxing Commission to fight International Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion…
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Pacquiao challenger needs to lick neuro tests in Texas
A CLOUD of uncertainty now hovers over the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera mega-bout on Nov. 15 after the Texas Boxing Commission ruled no license would be issued to the Mexican boxing idol…
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Manny?s day
CHICAGO ? It was roughly six in the morning when he came back to his hotel room at 1133 West Vine St. in Hollywood, California. While the rest of civilization slept, he…
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Barrera to undergo tests<br>Pacquiao’s training at Wild Card Gym goes full throttle
By Nick Giongco
FEATHERWEIGHT king Marco Antonio Barrera has been ordered by the Texas boxing commission to undergo “neurological testing” before the state gives him the license to rumble with Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao…
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Barrera told to have neurological exams
By John Whisler
No one seems concerned, but the state of Texas wants to make sure. Featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera, in San Antonio to prepare for his Nov. 15 superbout at the Alamodome against…
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Pacquiao, Barrera show their wares
HOLLYWOOD, California?The punching bag at the center of Freddie Roach?s Wild Card gym shuddered violently as Manny Pacquiao unleashed a flurry of left-right combinations. The bespectacled Roach, sitting nearby, watched his ward…
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LA wildfire puts Barrera on the run
POUND-FOR-POUND boxing great Marco Antonio Barrera found himself literally in the line of fire and was forced to evacuate from his Big Bear camp in Los Angeles Friday following what Fightnews described…
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Wildfires advance Barrera’s S.A. trip
By John Whisler
Marco Antonio Barrera was looking forward to his stay at Oscar De La Hoya's house and training in the cool mountain air. Especially enjoyable were the morning runs along scenic Big Bear…
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Bad luck hits Pacquiao?s foe
BIG BEAR, California?A string of misfortunes has fallen on Manny Pacquiao?s foe. A rolling blaze at Santa Monica Mountain forced Marco Antonio Barrera?s camp to put his training to an abrupt halt…
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Is Barrera screwed up?
A rumor that Marco Antonio Barrera is unfit to fight because of protective implants in his head was squelched the other day by Golden Boy Promotions lawyer Stephen Espinoza, assuring that the…
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Barrera begins final prep for match versus Pacquiao
MEXICAN featherweight hero Marco Antonio Barrera will start today in San Antonio his final preparations for his eagerly-awaited showdown with Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao. The 29-year-old Barrera, the Baby-Faced Assassin from Mexico,…
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Pacquiao brings some heat on favored Barrera
By Rey Danseco
MANNY Pacquiao may be the underdog in his coming encounter with Marco Antonio Barrera, but the Filipino champion is no push-over in the opinion of most credible and widely read boxing news…
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Barrera forced to come to S.A. a bit early
By John Whisler
Forced to flee his training camp as a result of the deadly Southern California wildfires, Marco Antonio Barrera has moved his base of operations to San Antonio. Barrera, who is scheduled to…
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Barrera evacuates Big Bear camp!
With horrific fires raging through Southern California, featherweight superstar Marco Antonio Barrera, along with all members of his training camp, was asked to evacuate Oscar De La Hoya?s Big Bear training facility…