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Donaire plans 2 more fights this year
MANILA, Philippines - WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito (The Filipino Flash) Donaire said yesterday he plans to fight twice more before the year ends and will start training next week at the Undisputed…
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Viva Villa!
Pancho Villa. Long before Manny Pacquiao was named Best Boxer in the World Pound for Pound and long before Gabriel "Flash" Elorde became the first Asian fighter to be installed to the…
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BLOODIED BANAL WINS BY TECHNICAL DECISION
Lapu-Lapu City ? There is a thin line between being entertaining and being irritating. I'm not really sure at what point Tyson Cave crossed the line. But the boos got louder as…
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Tuloy Pa Rin Ang Trabaho
SARANGANI ? Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat lalung-lalo na sa mga kapwa ko ka-probinsiya ng Sarangani kasama na rin ang mga sumusubaybay ng kolum na ito. Sana ay nasa mabuti…
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25 greatest Phl boxers
It wasn?t easy filling all the slots in the list of the 25 greatest Filipino fighters ever. Of course, there were several shoo-ins like Manny Pacquiao, Flash Elorde, Pancho Villa, Luisito Espinosa…
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The Koncz Enigma: In, Out? Fired, Hired? Whatever!
The curious case of Michael Koncz, the erstwhile business advisor of Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, has taken us on a series of twists and turns more dizzying and nauseating than Baguio's…
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King Khan advances his dream to be the sport’s best
Zab Judah is surprised that the fight was over when he lifted his eyes to look at referee Vic Drakulich after being knocked down by what he claims is a low blow…
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Marquez vows to settle old score
With doubts or drawbacks finally resolved, the title clash between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Marquez sails on hitchlessly on November 12 at the MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez says this…
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Yes Mike, Manny Is Wiser Than You Think
In a stomach-churning display of classic sycophancy, Michael Koncz, erstwhile business advisor to Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, was quoted in the media as saying that "Manny is wiser than most people…
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Hardknocks Journalism 101
At age 57 and having been a journalist since 17, I can safely claim that I have grown my spurs as a newsman. Not counting the 15 years as an accidental politician,…
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Top Rank chief publicist Lee Samuels denies Koncz dismissal
Everytime fellow Philboxing.com columnist Manny Pinol writes, I read. And so should you. A former sportswriter turned North Cotabato Governor, Pinol pens the Braveheart columns in this website. His literary installments are…
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Hot Viloria survives career’s toughest test
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned WBO flyweight champion Brian (The Hawaiian Punch) Viloria confessed it was probably the toughest fight of his career and said Mexico?s Julio Cesar Miranda just wouldn?t stop…
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AX FALLS ON PACQUIAO ADVISOR
He came out of nowhere and, to quote boxing man Leonard Ellerbe, "knew nothing about boxing but crap" but Canadian Michael Koncz was able to squeeze himself and find his way into…
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Another toast to the Hawaiian Punch
For twelve rounds, Brian Viloria and Julio Cesar Miranda were tested. The punches that landed were questions whose answers required resiliency and courage. Viloria immediately sent a message in the first round…
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Viloria ready for KO artist Miranda
It?s a do-or-die situation for challenger Brian (The Hawaiian Punch) Viloria who won?t consider losing an option in facing WBO flyweight champion Julio Cesar Miranda of Mexico in a 12-round bout at…
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Maraming salamat sa ESPY at sa inyo
MANILA?Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, kayong mga gininigiliw kong kaibigan, fans at mga tumatangkilik ng kolum na ito. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang lingkod. Habang…
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Hawaiian Redemption?
On the eve of his IBF title defense against Carlos Tamara, I asked Brian Viloria if he can surpass his performance against Ulises Solis. ?It will be hard to top the Solis…
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NOW OR NEVER FOR VILORIA
For challenger Brian Viloria, losing to WBO flyweight champion Julio Cesar Miranda of Mexico will likely mean the end of his boxing career. That?s how his chief second and cutman Ruben Gomez…
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Viloria an elusive target for Miranda; Both fighters make weight
BREAKING NEWS----At the weigh-in a few minutes ago, Julio Cesar Miranda finally made the flyweight limit, scaling 111.6 pounds, after sweating off two pounds in two hours. Brian Viloria easily made the…
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Pananabik sa Pagbabalik sa Ring
SARANGANI--Isang magandang araw ang nais kong ipamahagi sa inyong lahat saan mang panig ng mundo kayo naroroon. Ipagpaumanhin na ninyo ang medyo mahabang pagkaudlot ng kolum na ito sanhi na rin ng…
