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Respeto kay Clottey
NEW YORK -- Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, mga ginigiliw kong mga tagasubaybay, kaibigan, fans at sa lahat ng sumusuporta sa akin. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng…
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HEY SHANE, YOU HAVE A JOB TO DO; LEAVE THE TRASH –TALK TO OTHERS
It’s so amazing how members of the top echelon of the Golden Boy Promotions are self-destructing. In fact, it’s not even funny anymore. It’s a shame it had to happen. GBP has…
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Aldeguer scolds sluggish Melindo
While ALA stable owner Tony Aldeguer hailed Milan Melindo’s win over durable Anthony Villareal as a display of guts, brains and power, he admitted scolding the unbeaten Cagayan de Oro fighter for…
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Viloria engaged but focused on fight
MANILA, Philippines - IBF lightflyweight champion Brian Viloria is engaged to be married to long-time girlfriend Erika Navarro late this year but even as he’s floating on air in Cloud 9, the…
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Can the Donaire System produce two more world title belts for the Philippines?
?They both have a good chance of winning.? Nonito Donaire,Sr. was upbeat about his assessment as Ciso Morales and Marvin Sonsona continue to perform well during training. ?Kid Terrible? Morales will be…
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NIETES CONFIDENT OF WINNING 4TH TITLE DEFENSE
If the fight will be held today, the World Boxing Organization minimumweight crown will stay on the head of Filipino Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes. This, Nietes assured yesterday during the SCOOP Sa Kamayan…
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Guilty Unless Proven Innocent
MANILA — Magandang araw sa inyong lahat, mga ginigiliw kong tagasubaybay, mga fans at sa milyun-milyon kong kababayan sa buong mundo. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang linkod.…
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Clottey a hard-headed foe
MANILA, Philippines - WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao isn’t taking Ghanaian challenger Joshua (The Hitter) Clottey lightly and will be careful not to knock heads when they clash at the Cowboys Stadium…
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MELINDO IN FOR A ROUGH NIGHT?
Milan Melindo will move up a couple of divisions heavier when he challenges the ?Baby Assassin? Anthony Villareal of California for the WBC Youth Intercontinental Flyweight title this Thursday January 14. The…
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Pacman is PSA `Athlete of the Decade?
No less than three-time ``Trainer of the Year?? awardee Freddie Roach saw this coming when, during the first time Manny Pacquiao worked the mitts with him nine years ago, he foresaw the…
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JOSHUA CLOTTEY: THE NEXT BEST THING?
Joshua Clottey was visibly shocked when the verdict of his fight with Miguel Cotto was announced. He thought he did enough to win and many will agree with him. But despite the…
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THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS ON THE ACCUSER
As a boxing website contributor, I always told myself not to criticize other writers because no one is perfect. But when they come outright with articles accusing athletes of wrong doing without…
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Questions for ‘Pretty Boy’
I haven?t had the displeasure of interviewing Floyd Mayweather, Jr. who claims to be the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter although the recognition is limited to his immediate family. However, I?ve had…
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Mexican foes wary of Nietes
MANILA, Philippines - WBO minimumweight champion Donnie (Ahas) Nietes is booked to stake his crown on Jan. 23 at the Cuneta Astrodome but it’s still not certain whom he’ll face as two…
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Farenas vs Somkhao, Bangis ng Kamao’s Main Event
Mandaluyong Gym will be the venue of the first boxing event of the decade as Michael Farenas battles Thailand's Sathian Somkhao for a 10-round non-title fight on Friday January 8,2009. This is…
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‘Ahas’ out to gain recognition
MANILA, Philippines - Of the Philippines’ four reigning world boxing champions, Donnie Nietes is the least known. Manny Pacquiao, Brian Viloria and Rodel Mayol are household names but Nietes, who holds the…
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ATHLETES’ BRAIN INJURIES – LET THE FANS AND PROMOTERS SHARE THE BURDEN
Reading Paul Harasim’s article on the Las Vegas Review Journal regarding athletes’ brain injuries and the burden it places on tax payers is very disconcerting. Boxers put their lives on the line…
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It’s Manny, not Floyd, who’s the bigger draw
MANILA, Philippines - Contrary to what Floyd Mayweather Jr. insists, it’s Manny Pacquiao who’s the draw in their now-on-now-off showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on March 13…
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MARVIN SONSONA GOES FOR MORE RECORDS
Former WBO superflyweight champ Marvin Sonsona will move up two divisions higher and face Wilfredo Vasquez,Jr. of Puerto Rico for the vacant WBO superbantamweight world title. If Sonsona beats Vasquez on February…
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Masayang Salubungin ang 2010
SARANGANI --- Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, mga ginigiliw kong mga kababayan, fans at mga tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan sa pagdating ng Bagong…
