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Manny Pacquiao weeds out the distraction that is?Twitter!
The pound for pound king?s first in camp distraction was terminated as easily as it was started.. by a press of a button on his cell phone. The boxer and current congressman…
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FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS FOLKS, PACQUIAO VS. MARTINEZ COULD HAPPEN
Curiousity led me to the short video clip, apparently posted by MP Boxing.Com in the Internet, showing Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao watching the last few moments of Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez's demolition…
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Another record for Manny?
MANILA, Philippines ? No fighter has ever knocked out Sugar Shane Mosley and WBA lightwelterweight champion Amir Khan of England said recently Manny Pacquiao could be the first to do it when…
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Donaire?s move to Golden Boy is a career choice
Nonito Donaire sure knows to make headlines. It all started with his masterful devastation of bantamweight title holder Fernando Montiel in February with a masterful KO of a punch that saw his…
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?Inspirado ako?
BAGUIO CITY -- Isang magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Medyo matagal-tagal na rin nang huli ninyong nabasa ang aking kolum. Sana po ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan. Kung ako naman po…
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Filipino Flash says HBO set date, not top Rank
MANILA, Philippines - WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he is assuming that he will fight on May 28 but clarified it was HBO that set the date although Top…
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MANNY PACQUIAO SURVIVES ‘CONSPIRACY’; WINS THE RING MAGAZINE’S BEST P4P
It's not that losing out to Sergio Martinez in the joust for the Best Boxer Pound For Pound Mythical Crown would really diminish the brightness of Manny Pacquiao's stellar boxing career or…
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TANZANIAN REUNION
It?s been two years since a Tanzanian boxer fought here in Cebu. I?ve been looking forward to conversing with Francis Miyeyusho and trainer Emmanuel Mlundwa. My Swahili was rusty, not that it…
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Padilla picks Pacman by KO
MANILA, Philippines - Carlos (Sonny) Padilla, recognized as one of the greatest professional boxing referees of all time, predicted yesterday that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will knock out Sugar Shane Mosley…
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HARD-SELLING SERGIO MARTINEZ
Hard-selling is the term used in the marketing world when salesmen and promotions agents try very hard to package and sell an ordinary product to the point of turning off prospective buyers.…
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FIGHT CAMP COMMENCES FOR THE KING OF THE RING
It's about 16 degrees Celsius or 61 degrees Fahrenheit this morning in Baguio City, Philippines. The whole team is here. His trusted coach flew 7000 miles to be here to once again…
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A CHAMPION OF THE WBC
The utter anguish of losing a beloved friend, mentor and in many respects a brother in Rudy Salud has somehow been eased by the many heartwarming tributes that have continued to flow…
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‘THUNDERBOLT’, 19 WINS, 18 KOs, STEPS OUT OF OBSCURITY
Four years after he turned professional quietly racking up an impressive fight record of 19 wins with 18 knockouts, 24-year-old Lorenzo "Thunderbolt" Villanueva will be ushered by his new promotions outfit, ALA…
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Filipino Flash arrives today
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. arrives this morning on a Philippine Airlines flight from Los Angeles and will stay at least three weeks before returning to…
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Salud leaves indelible mark in Phl sports
MANILA, Philippines - The passing of lawyer Rudy Salud has left a big void in Philippines sports whose destiny was shaped in large part by the former World Boxing Council (WBC) secretary…
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RP-JAPAN DAVIS CUP TIE LIVE TV COVERAGE AUGURS WELL FOR PHILIPPINE SPORTS
Manny Pangilinan. For those of us whose passion is sports and there are millions of Filipinos similarly inclined, the ?live? coverage of the Davis Cup tie between the Philippines and Japan by…
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A FATHER’S UNDYING LOVE FOR NONITO, JR.; BOXING CHAMP APOLOGIZES TO BRAVEHEART
Davao City, The Philippines, 9 a.m. March 7 - There is no greater love than a father has for a son. A few minutes after philboxing.com posted my latest column which was…
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AN OPEN LETTER TO NONITO DONAIRE, JR.: BULLET IS FASTER THAN A SONIC-BOOM PUNCH
Your father is a dear friend to me and through this message I hope I will be able to shake you back to your senses, bring you back to earth again and…
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THE MEDIA (AGAIN) TAKES THE BLAME!
In the war of nations and in the arenas of conflict around the world, warring groups, unless they are terrorists, observe certain conventions, one of which is that journalists and Red Cross…
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EXTRA! EXTRA! THE DONAIRES KISS AND MAKE UP!
At the Foot of Mt. Apo, Kidapawan City, The Philippines 2:30 p.m. March 4 - A few hours after she blasted me in her Facebook account telling me to "Go, get a…
