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Replay of A Biblical Epic
Our Mexican friends, almost 90 per cent of them devout Catholics and believers of the Holy Bible, will certainly dislike the parallelism that I am going to make of the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio…
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Viloria worried about Manny
MANILA, Philippines - Former two-time world lightflyweight champion Brian Viloria said the other day Antonio Margarito won?t be easy prey for Manny Pacquiao in their 12-round bout for the vacant WBC superwelterweight…
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“The Speed”
LOS ANGELES - Barely a week before the fight, it's all systems go at the Wild Card Gym as the Team Pacquiao finally wrapped up preparations for the big event in Dallas,…
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Handa Na Ang Lahat
LOS ANGELES --- Isang magandang araw ang aking nais ipahatid sa bawat pinto ng inyong mga tahanan at nawa ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan man kayo naroroon. Halos siyam na araw…
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A weighty issue
The battle for the vacant WBC superwelterweight title between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 will be fought at a ?catchweight? of 151 pounds, meaning both fighters must scale within…
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THE ILLEGAL PUNCH OF PEREZ LEFT MANY QUESTIONS UNANSWERED FOR BANAL
Promising Filipino bantamweight AJ 'Bazooka' Banal shut out two-division champion Luis Alberto Perez of Nicaragua in the first six rounds of their fight Saturday night at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City…
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Illegal blow saves Banal
MANILA, Philippines - Bantamweight prospect A. J. Banal momentarily let his guard down as referee Silvestre Abainza stepped in to break up a clinch and two-time world champion Luis Alberto Perez of…
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ONE PUNCH SPOILED EVERYTHING
First, let me start by saying that the referee is there to enforce the rules. He is not there to please the fans nor should he bother with what the outside world…
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Matinding Pagsubok
LOS ANGELES?Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, lalung-lalo na sa mga sumusubaybay ng kolum na ito. Binabati ko rin ang aking mga kababayan at fans sa lahat ng sulok ng mundo,…
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Please, no SI cover for Manny
In the Bio channel documentary on Manny Pacquiao, it?s mentioned that the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound champion has appeared on the cover of several international magazines like Time and Sports Illustrated. I?ve…
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Domingo battles Malinga today
The distance from Manila to Johannesburg is 11,041.2 kilometers or 6,860.7 miles. Flight time lasts more than fourteen hours. Michael "Bruce Lee" Domingo has waited longer than that to get a big…
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Margarito to struggle at scales?
MANILA, Philippines - Even as trainer Robert Garcia insists that Antonio Margarito will easily make the ?catchweight? limit of 151 pounds, it appears the Tijuana Tornado may find it difficult when he…
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Beware the Tijuana Tornado
It was the legendary Marvelous Marvin Hagler who once said, ?it?s hard to get up and do roadwork when you?re wearing silk pajamas.? Hagler was 32 when he lost a split 12-round…
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What’s in a nickname?
Giving an athlete a moniker or nickname carries a big responsibility. If you baptize a player a sobriquet or a nom de guerre that doesn?t suit him but sticks anyway, imagine he?ll…
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Arum looking beyond Manny
In the quiet confines of the 17th floor business center at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel last Thursday, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum spoke about his plans of developing more Filipino fighters in…
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BEST WISHES TO SAUL ALVAREZ AND MIRASOL GONZALES
Reading the reports that Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and his fianc?e Marisol Gonzalez are heading to the altar soon brought memories of my trips with Team Rodel Mayol to Mexico. The first was…
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Tatlong Linggo na Lang
MANILA -- Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan man kayo naroroon. Habang tinitipa ang artikulong ito ay Ilang oras na lang at papalipad na…
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Walang Tiyaga, Walang Nilaga
BAGUIO CITY ? Kahit na maulan pa rin at katatapos lang na dumaan ang isang malakas na bagyo dito sa Baguio City, ibig ko sanang ipaabot sa inyo ang isang magandang araw…
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END OF (BOXING) DAYS
I have never been so worried and concerned about how Manny Pacquiao will perform in a fight than as I am now. Well, maybe the reason why I am not quite comfortable…
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GAB allows Torrecampo return
The only Filipino to beat Manny Pacquiao is excited to make a ring comeback at the age of 38 after a 13-year layoff. Last week, the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) agreed…
