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Donaire could be next Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines - WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. is Top Rank chairman Bob Arum?s choice as the country?s next boxing icon and exposing the Filipino Flash to the New York audience…
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The parallelism of Victor Ortiz and Manny Pacquiao
Victor Ortiz and Manny Pacquiao are in some ways alike, in their experiences outside and inside the ring. As fighters, both are southpaws. Both produce explosive punching power with their hands. Both…
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INSIDE SPORTS – INCOMPETENCE SURROUNDS PACQUIAO
It's becoming increasingly evident that pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is either surrounded by incompetent advisers including lawyers who don't know the law, or that he is stubborn enough to ignore them and…
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Arum bares Manny plans to retire
MANILA, Philippines - While WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has shown no signs of slippage or slowing down in the ring, retirement will come sooner or later. It?s a fact of life…
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Melindo stakes future in big test
MANILA, Philippines - For unbeaten WBO No. 5 and WBC No. 7 flyweight contender Milan Melindo, losing isn?t an option as his future as a fighter will be at stake in taking…
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All?s Well That Ends Well?
After all is said and done, Dong Secuya simply played chess while the other guy played checkers. The late Grandmaster Rosendo Balinas would have been proud of his former pupil; how he…
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Arum foresees historic trilogy
MANILA, Philippines - Top Rank chairman Bob Arum called the third meeting between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and challenger Juan Manuel Marquez a climactic end to an exciting trilogy that will…
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World Press Tour Update: Next stop New York-New York
Juan Marquez left town yesterday for a continuation of the hoopla drumbeating his ring date with Manny Pacquiao. On to New York City, Mexico City, Los Angeles and back to Manila for…
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Landero next up for world title bid
MANILA, Philippines - Michael Landero resumes the Philippines? quest for another world champion when he takes on Hekkie Budler for the vacant IBO minimumweight crown in Gauteng, South Africa, on Sept. 24…
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WEBSITES COME AND GO
Cebu City ? Just like most of the contributors to this website, I have a real day job. But we decided to donate a few hours of our time for the simple…
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Manila ready for ‘Trilogy’ kickoff tour
MANILA, Philippines - Trainer Freddie Roach and conditioning coach Alex Ariza won?t be here for the press conference and public extravaganza to kick-off the 25,000-mile, four-city global tour introducing the WBO welterweight…
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SOLIS-OLIVA AFTERMATH: WAS JETHER RUSHED TOO SOON?
Team Jether Oliva got four weeks notice for a title fight at and the lion?s den in Guadalajara, Mexico and they took it. Of course by now we know the result of…
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Donaire predicts Manny win by KO
MANILA, Philippines - Back in the US to prepare for his title defense against unbeaten Argentinian Omar Narvaez, WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said the other day he expects Manny Pacquiao…
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Donaire awaits Narvaez go-signal
MANILA, Philippines - WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. left Manila for the US yesterday to start training for his title defense possibly against undefeated Argentinian Omar (The Hurricane) Narvaez at the…
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Nagmumula ang lahat sa Puso
Isang magandang araw ang muli kong nais ipahatid sa inyong lahat lalung-lalo na sa mga sumusubaybay ng kolum na ito. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang lingkod. Mula…
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How a former “takatak boy” from the streets of GenSan caused a ruckus in HBO Sports
After weeks of deliberating, Top Rank Promotions finally revealed the last remaining puzzle in the Manny Pacquiao - Juan Manuel Marquez trilogy. The question on which television network between HBO and SHOWTIME…
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PI?OL?S PROPOSALS MAKE PERFECT SENSE, BUT WILL GAB LISTEN?
Manny Pi?ol, the ex-governor who now writes for respected Manila Times and Philboxing.com hit the nail squarely on the head with his proposals for an ?annual week-long courses on boxing training, physical…
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Marcial’s family evicted
The P300,000 reward that Eumir Marcial received for capturing the gold medal in the lightbantamweight division at the recent AIBA World Junior Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, will go a long way in…
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ESPINOSA COMEBACK — ILL ADVISED
Pacquiao (L) when he was blonde; Espinosa (R) when he was young once. Photo by Emmanuel Rivera. At age 44, former two-time world champion Luisito Espinosa is lacing gloves again. An unexpected…
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THE TYSON CAVE CAPER
Now that things have sort of settled down following last Saturday?s fight card at the air-conditioned and very nicely laid out Hoops Dome in Lapu Lapu City, it may be time to…
