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Press scored it for Manny
Filipino lawyer and avid boxing enthusiast Romy Macalintal has taken it upon himself to file a formal complaint for Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto to conduct an inquiry surrounding the circumstances…
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GAB calls for fight probe
MANILA, Philippines - Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Juan Ramon Guanzon said yesterday the government agency supervising professional sports in the country is joining the public clamor for the Nevada State…
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DUANE FORD STRIKES AGAIN!
Duane Ford. Duane Ford decided to once again come out in the open and explain his controversial judging of last week?s bout between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley. And once again, he…
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Pinoy judges seek boxing reforms
MANILA, Philippines - In the wake of the controversial decision that took away the WBO welterweight championship from Manny Pacquiao and awarded it to Timothy Bradley Jr. in Las Vegas last weekend,…
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Shame and scandal in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? What was tipped to be a sparring session for 4-1 favorite Manny Pacquiao became the stage for one of the most hideous highway robberies in the history of…
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Who won the fight?
Last Wednesday, I promised a Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. fight T-shirt from Las Vegas to the tweep who sends the most creative tweet replying to the question ? Who really won? The…
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NBA FINALS: Chronic slow start finally catches up with Thunder
ONE of the endearing qualities of the Oklahoma City Thunder is their penchant for comebacks. But much to the chagrin of their coaching staff and fans, the affable Thunder start games with…
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Viloria shamed by verdict
MANILA, Philippines - As a prizefighter, WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria is embarrassed by the scandalous decision that took away the WBO welterweight title from Manny Pacquiao and gave it to Timothy…
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Manny open to fight Marquez in Mexico
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao isn?t ruling out a fourth fight against Juan Manuel Marquez in Mexico as he mulls options on his next fight in November. He says negotiations are open…
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Did Manny take Tim lightly?
Freddie Roach summed it up in a nutshell when the Hall of Fame boxing trainer recently said Manny Pacquiao isn?t the same fighter he was five years ago ?but he?s still better…
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Judges’ credibility put to doubt
MANILA, Philippines - The credentials of a septuagenarian and a single woman, whose Facebook page mentions interest in both genders, are now under question after both boxing judges submitted identical 115-113 scores…
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Best of the best highlights 2012 NBA Finals
A LIFELONG NBA fan, I've always looked forward to this time of year. June is NBA Finals time, it's like Christmas for two weeks. And so here we are, at the doorstep…
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Signs of doom
LAS VEGAS ? Bacolod City Mayor Bing Leonardia had a bad feeling that disaster awaited Manny Pacquiao in his WBO welterweight title defense against Timothy Bradley, Jr at the MGM Grand Garden…
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Bradley turning religious, too?
LAS VEGAS ? Not to be outdone by Manny Pacquiao?s religiosity, newly crowned WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr. credited his ?guardian angel? for guiding his corner en route to scoring a…
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Conspiracy theories
LAS VEGAS ? It didn?t seem possible that Timothy Bradley Jr. could beat Manny Paquiao but two of the three judges assigned to the WBO welterweight title bout made the improbable a…
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Manny to run for reelection in Congress?
LAS VEGAS ? As if negotiating one fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn?t hard enough, now comes the unbeaten fighter?s father Floyd Sr. conjuring visions of two blockbuster faceoffs.…
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Manny expects to do ‘sparring’
LAS VEGAS ? Expressing total confidence, defending WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao says he?ll do some ?sparring? with unbeaten challenger Timothy Bradley Jr. as if to indicate no pressure at all in…
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Has Manny lost killer’s instinct?
LAS VEGAS ? How WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao?s new-found religiosity will affect the way he fights is a question to be answered only when he battles unbeaten challenger Timothy Bradley Jr.…
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Bradley cited for tough defense
MANILA, Philippines - Timothy Bradley Jr. is known as a head-butting menace with negligible power but what sets him apart from Manny Pacquiao?s previous opponents is his ability to slip punches by…
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The Big Three in real Big Trouble
WHEN LeBron James arrived in Miami as a free agent in July 2010, he and his pals, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, held a pep rally to celebrate the birth of the…
