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Fans gobble up Pacman’s collectibles
Manila, Philippines - As a certified Nike global icon, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is a top attraction in the sports apparel and footwear market. He now ranks alongside stars like Kobe…
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INSIDE SPORTS: ARE OUR YOUNG FIGHTERS PUSHED TOO SOON?
The third round TKO loss of 21 year old tenant farmer?s son Rommel ?The Little Assassin? Asenjo to Raul "Rayito? Garcia in Mexico has once again raised the issue of whether some…
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Heat burns rusty Celtics, takes Game 1
NBA Playoffs 2011 East Conference Semifinals The Celtics Big Three remains as one of the NBA's most feared and potent offensive juggernauts. But this great All-Star trio is slowly getting up there…
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Turf toe slows down Boozer
2011 NBA PLAYOFFS Eastern Conference Semifinals An MRI has confirmed a previous diagnosis that the injury sustained early this week by Carlos Boozer is indeed turf toe, an ailment defined by Wikipedia…
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Drian goes for broke versus Thai
MANILA, Philippines - Leaving nothing to chance, WBA interim superflyweight champion Drian Francisco will go all out for an early knockout over No. 4 contender Terrapith Singwancha and avoid the complications of…
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Pacquiao’s Quick Feet—Mosley’s Pain (in the neck)
Adding Manny's scalp to Shane's list of knockout victims is captivating to the former three-division bigwig who deals his ace on May 7th (Saturday) in a crucial bid to grab Pacquiao's WBO…
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Mexican Twins Aim To Write Boxing History
Mexico City - Mexican twins Raul "Rayito" and Ramon "Hirales" Garcia will attempt to write history on Saturday, April 30, by becoming the first set of boxing twins to win world championship…
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‘LITTLE ASSASSIN’ PRAYS FOR BIG DREAMS TO COME TRUE
Mexico City, April 28 - Two days before the biggest fight of his young boxing career, Rommel Asenjo, 21, the poor farmer's son from the frontier town of Pigcawayan, North Cotabato, knelt…
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Why Pacquiao is gifted
MANILA, Philippines - How Manny Pacquiao has been able to invade one weight division after another to become the only fighter ever to capture eight world titles in different classes continues to…
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How to beat Sugar Shane Mosley
MANILA, Philippines - Sugar Shane Mosley was once the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, a recognition that Manny Pacquiao now enjoys. After Mosley beat Oscar de la Hoya in June 2000, The…
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UNSTOPPABLE CHAMP
Los Angeles -- Barely two weeks to go for the big fight and yet everyone at Team Pacquiao swears that Manny is very much prepared and raring to go. I have the…
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Pio Solon: ALA Boxing’s New Secret Weapon
There is an apparent new rhythmn in the movements of boxers who belong to Cebu City's ALA Gym whose big name fighters in the past -- like Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and…
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LORENZO VILLANUEVA DREAMS OF REBUILDING SHATTERED LIFE
It was the murder of his father when he was 15 years old that shattered his family and led Lorenzo "Thunderbolt" Villanueva to the world of boxing. He was away from home…
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FEARLESS FORECAST: PACQUIAO BY STOPPAGE OVER MOSLEY IN LATE ROUNDS
Every boxing aficionado all over the world is focused on the upcoming fight of our very own WBO welterweight champion and pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao against Shane Mosley on May…
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Why Mosley is dangerous
MANILA, Philippines - Even as defending WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has been installed a 9-1 favorite, he?s not taking Sugar Shane Mosley lightly in their 12-round bout at the MGM Grand…
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TOWN OF WARRIORS PRAY FOR THEIR ‘LITTLE WARRIOR’
The farming town of Pigcawayan in North Cotabato, which is at the edge of troubled Maguindanao Province in Central Mindanao, has always been known to be a village of fighters who have…
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Shane’s style suits Pacman
Who'll show up for the fight? A 32 year old fighting Saranggani congressman or a 40 year old former three-division champ. Who can put up solid rounds and win decisively when Manny…
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Pagsaludo kina Buboy, Nonoy at Alex
LOS ANGELES ---Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat lalung-lalo na sa mga tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan man kayo naroroon sa mundo. Sa simula…
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Victor Ortiz should draw inspiration from Erik Morales as he faces Andre Berto
Victor Ortiz has been talking tough lately. It is not a surprise for a boxer to talk tough before an upcoming fight of his. It is publicity for the fight ,it is…
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CLAWING BACK FROM OBLIVION
The ring rust showed. His sparring partner had no trouble finding him. Ciso Morales got tagged with hard shots and took a back step. Then his gaze turned fierce. He snarled and…
