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CASTILLEJO’S ‘KRUSADA’ VISITS OLYMPIC MEDALIST BOXERS
The other night we watched the TV program ?Krusada? hosted by Dyan Castillejo, an outstanding national tennis player in her time and a very athletic lady even today. Her singular efforts to…
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BRAWLING SINULOG WEEKEND
Once a year, locals and tourists fill the streets of Cebu and revel in street parties, concerts and dance to the beat of the Sinulog, the ?mother of all festivals? in the…
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Sugar too sweet for Pacman?
MANILA, Philippines - Sugar Shane Mosley is expected to battle Manny Pacquiao the same way he outfought Oscar de la Hoya in their two meetings in 2000 and 2003. That means Mosley…
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Phenomenon of longevity
Nicola Scevola, writing in L?Uomo Vogue (Nov. 2010), described Sugar Shane Mosley as ?a phenomenon of longevity? and quoted the former three-time world boxing champion as saying, ?People have tried to put…
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DONAIRE FAMILY BREAKUP REVISITED
The series of articles that I wrote about the rift and eventual separation between Nonito Donaire Sr., the trainer and father, and his son, Nonito Donaire, Jr., the boxer, came out two…
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PACQUIAO: A CHAMPION OF UNQUESTIONABLE ACHIEVEMENT
While we personally would have liked to see pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao fight Juan Manuel Marquez for a third time just to shut his mouth and that of Golden Boy Promotions Richard…
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Walang Madaling Laban
MANILA -- Isang magandang araw ulit ang ipinaparating ko sa inyong lahat lalung-lalo na sa mga masusugid kong tagahanga at mga tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan…
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Mosley tougher than he appears
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao will surely be installed a heavy favorite when bookmakers line up the odds in his WBO welterweight title defense against Sugar Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand…
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Bakasyon sa Bagong Taon
SYDNEY -- Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat at isang masaganang bagong taon ang aking ipinapahatid sa bawat tahanan ng mga tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito, mula sa Sydney, Australia kung saan…
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TEETH DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH POOR DENTISTRY AND USE OF IMPROPER MOUTHGUARD
One of the many reasons why I am so passionate about the dental health of athletes and the use of custom designed, dentist-fitted athletic mouthguards was again validated. A 20-year old boxer…
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‘Manny never complains’
MANILA, Philippines - When Manny Pacquiao nearly sank to his knees after taking two vicious left hooks to the side of the body in the sixth round of his fight against Antonio…
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IF PACQUIAO-MOSLEY IS BAD, MARQUEZ-MORALES IS WORSE
As soon as the Pacquiao-Mosley fight was announced, many postings immediately started to pop-out calling it among others, a ?terrible fight?. Pacquiao they said is fighting an old washed-out fighter who is…
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Mosley to capitalize on reach edge
MANILA, Philippines ? Sugar Shane Mosley will be the rangiest fighter ever to face Manny Pacquiao when they cross paths in a 12-round bout for the WBO welterweight title at the MGM…
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YEAREND RECAP: Reviewing the Philippine Boxing Scene (Part 2)
It is that time of the year to look back. Local interest in the fight game has been unprecedented. There were a lot of fight cards being promoted all over our archipelago.…
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YEAREND RECAP: Reviewing the Philippine Boxing Scene 2010 (Part I)
We started 2010 with four world champions and two interim champions. By July, close observers of the fight game started to question if we had spoken too soon in declaring the Golden…
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YEAREND RECAP: LOOKING BACK AT THE CEBU BOXING SCENE 2010
The island traditionally known as the boxing capital of the Philippines continued to host big fights which drew sizable crowds. For a second straight year Cebu did not have a world title…
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Wish list for 2011
With the new year a day from breaking out, we welcome 2011 with hopes, wishes and dreams. We pray that our athletes ? no matter the age, gender, sport or level of…
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Roach to star in own TV series
MANILA, Philippines - Legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach will star in his own TV character-driven unscripted, or reality, series and the New York-based AMC network is preparing a pilot plus 12 episodes…
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STAR’s Top 10 stories: Manny pulls off lucky 13th
MANILA, Philippines ? Here are the year?s top 10 sports stories. ? Lucky 13 for Manny. It was Manny Pacquiao?s 13th straight win last Nov. 13 as he decisioned Mexico?s Antonio Margarito…
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Top 10 sports stories of 2010: Manny steals show
(First of three parts) MANILA, Philippines ? It was a year of ups and downs in Philippine sports as the country basked in the glory of Manny Pacquiao?s feat of capturing eight…
