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Strange behaviors
Despite the glowing tributes, the Golden Boy isn?t such a shining star after all. A book on his life was called ?American Son? and a children?s version named him ?Super Oscar.? He…
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CAN SONSONA SILENCE THE SCEPTICS TONIGHT?
Team Jacobo drew some attention inside a local pharmacy here in Cebu City Tuesday night. Together with fellow boxing scribe Carlos Costa and the ever-ready cornerman for Latino fighters, Mike Lopez, we…
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No doubt about Nietes’ win
Donnie Nietes did enough to earn the WBO lightflyweight crown on a unanimous 12-round decision over Mexico?s Ramon Garcia at a packed University of St. La Salle gym in Bacolod City last…
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Roach zeroes in on 6th BWAA award
MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach is closing in on his sixth Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Trainer of the Year award and if he sweeps his four world title assignments in…
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Puerto Princesa to stage seven world title bouts
MANILA, Philippines - In an unprecedented landmark in boxing history, Puerto Princesa will host a card featuring seven world title fights at the city coliseum on Oct. 29 with Mayor Edward Hagedorn…
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Sleeping with a snake
Newly crowned WBO lightflyweight champion Donnie Nietes of Murcia, Negros Occidental, sleeps with a snake. He?s not afraid of getting bitten. He?s not frightened of his pet Burmese python wrapping itself around…
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Manny stronger than ever
MANILA, Philippines - At the peak of his boxing career, WBO welterweight champion and the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao is stronger than ever with no signs of slowing down,…
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Marquez will pay for disrespect – Roach
MANILA, Philippines - Celebrated boxing trainer Freddie Roach predicted the other day Manny Pacquiao will stop Juan Manuel Marquez inside six rounds in their WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand…
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THE ‘PINOY PRIDE IX’ EXPERIENCE – PART 3
Bacolod City:- Part of the hardest thing to do when out of town to see a boxing card or be a part of a team involved in one or two of the…
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Aldeguer’s diamonds in the rough
Donnie Nietes, Milan Melindo, A. J. Banal, Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista and Mark Jason Melligen are among the well-known gems of the ALA boxing stable of Cebu. But not too many fans…
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THE ‘PINOY PRIDE IX’ EXPERIENCE – PART 2
Bacolod City: I woke up too early this Friday morning, something like 6 AM. Darn jet- lag and fight excitement got the better in me, I guess. After a nice sumptuous breakfast…
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THE ‘PINOY PRIDE IX’ EXPERIENCE — PART I
Bacolod City:- ?Team Nietes requested your presence in Donnie?s corner on his fight on October 8th at Bacolod,? said the simple e-mail message to me from Cebu?s boxing guru, Don Antonio Aldeguer.…
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THE PANTHER VS THE PRINCE
Bacolod City ? ?I am here to change the story,? vowed Shabani ?Black Panther? Madilu during the PINOY PRIDE IX press conference held at the L?Fisher Hotel Thursday afternoon. The list of…
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FAIR PLAY
It has been two weeks since that fight and I cannot shake this restlessness out of my system. A lot has been said about the Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz match last…
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Roach hits M’weather’s ‘cheap shot’ versus Ortiz
LONDON ? Legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach is making big news here even as he is far away in Baguio City attending to Manny Pacquiao in preparing for the Juan Manuel Marquez…
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Cuello, Lopez on cue in title bids
Two Filipino prospects won by spectacular knockouts in Mexico last Saturday to come a step closer to clinching title shots and the probability is they?ll be joining Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire Jr.…
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Francisco outpoints Domingo in a Fork in the Road Battle (Photos)
Drian Francisco (L) connects to the head of Domingo. Makati City ? Drian ?Gintong Kamao? Francisco engaged Michael ?Bruce Lee? Domingo in a chess match for ten rounds. Francisco?s awkwardness proved to…
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Villanueva, 2 Pinoy Boxers In Pacquiao-Marquez Card
Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental Featherweight champion Lorenzo "Thunderbolt" Villanueva and two other Filipino boxers have been personally selected by Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to see action in the undercard…
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Mayweather belies lack of class
MANILA, Philippines - While the consensus is Floyd Mayweather Jr. did nothing illegal in knocking out Victor Ortiz with a sucker punch when the na?ve southpaw wasn?t looking in their Las Vegas…
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All in the family
Two-time world boxing champion Dodie Boy Pe?alosa Sr. and Dodie Boy Jr. aren?t the only father-and-son combination to ply their trade in the ring. In fact, Dodie Boy Sr.?s father Carl was…
