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The Second Wednesday, All is Well
Los Angeles, CA: - As promised, here is the weekly progress report from the Pacquiao training camp at the Wildcard Gym in Hollywood. Pacquiao is slowly but surely progressing towards the hard…
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AMIR KHAN IS FAVORED OVER BARRERA
Another rising boxer from the Wild Card Gym is slated to fight for superstardom. Amir Khan, who will face Marco Antonio Barrera, is the current Commonwealth lightweight champion, WBO intercontinental lightweight champion,…
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Gerry, Donaire split ways but stay connected
MANILA, Philippines - After training over three weeks in Baguio City together, WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa and IBF flyweight titleholder Nonito Donaire Jr. will go separate ways in preparing for the…
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JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ — IT?S ABOUT HARD CASH AND CHARISMA, BESIDES ON-RING PERFECTION
Los Angeles, CA:- Juan Manuel Marquez may have finally proven to the boxing world that at the very least he is close to the same pinnacle as Cesar Chavez, Sr and Oscar…
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Hatton pins hopes on body attack
MANILA, Philippines - IBO lightwelterweight champion Ricky Hatton learned to bang the midsection from years of pounding a body belt worn by former trainer Billy Graham and even as Floyd Mayweather Sr.…
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Inspirado Ako
LOS ANGELES ? Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, lahat kayong mga inspirasyon ko. Gusto ko pa ring balikan at dugtungan iyong huling kolum ko noong Huwebes tungkol sa aking experience…
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Pinay leads bid for women boxing in 2012 Olympics
MANILA, Philippines - AIBA president Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu said the other day the organization?s only female executive committee member Nieva Tesoro Embuldeniya, a Filipina, is playing a vital role in the effort…
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THE BEST POUND-FOR-POUND BOXER OF ALL TIME
Sugar Ray Robinson. Manny Pacquiao is the current pound-for-pound king as proclaimed by the authoritative Ring Magazine. Pound-for-pound is the term used popularly in boxing, as well as other combat sports like…
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THE PACMAN IS BACK IN TOWN, THE HARD GRIND BEGINS
Los Angeles, CA:- After completing the obligatory appearances in London and Manchester, England, Manny Pacquiao flew back ?home? to this city to open his training camp at the famed Wildcard Gym of…
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Tagumpay sa England: Paumanhin sa Aking Mga Kababayan
LOS ANGELES?Kumusta na po kayong lahat, mga minamahal kong mga tagahanga, kaibigan at mga kababayan. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan man kayo naroroon. Special mention po ang lahat ng aking…
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MARQUEZ CALLS ON MAYWEATHER TO LURE PACQUIAO
Juan Manuel Marquez stopped IBO champion and former WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight champion Juan Diaz by knockout. After the fight Marquez expressed interest in fighting Floyd Mayweather, Jr. "If Floyd Mayweather…
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NIETES ?THE SNAKE? BITES RAMIREZ
It was another Philippines versus Mexico encounter, a heated rivalry among two boxing-loving nations, both colonized by the Spanish. Florante ?Little Pacquiao? Condes, Jr. lost his International Boxing Federation minimumweight title to…
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Sa Teritoryo ng Kalaban
LONDON ? Kumusta po sa inyong lahat, mga masusugid na tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito. "How are you, mate?" sabi nga ng mga tao dito sa England, kung saan naroroon ako ngayon…
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NIETES-RAMIREZ CHAMPIONSHIP IN OAXACA TODAY
Today is the day of reckoning for World Boxing Organization minimumweight champion Donnie "Ahas" Nietes of the Philippines and Erik Ramirez of Mexico. Both boxers passed the official weigh-in with flying colors…
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THE PACMAN IS RESTING IN MAKATI BEFORE FLYING TO LONDON
Makati City, Philippines:- Manny Pacquiao is taking a long deserved rest at a swank hotel in this city prior to getting on the plane for his flight abroad to meet all the…
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Mahirap maging P4P king
MANILA?Kumusta po ulit sa inyong lahat mga ginigiliw kong tagapagsubaybay ng kolum na ito. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang bahagi ng mundo kayo naroroon. Papaalis na ako kasama ang…
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Hatton admits he’s brutal
IBO lightwelterweight champion Ricky Hatton, the personification of a British Bulldog, was quoted in the March 2009 issue of Boxing Digest Magazine as considering a shift to mixed martial arts because in…
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STAR-STUDDED WORLD WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION
The recent victory of Miguel Cotto over Michael Jennings and the upset win of Sugar Shane Mosley over Antonio Margarito added color and glitter to the already star-studded world welterweight division. Plus…
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Melindo and Gorres Raise the Stakes
ALA Boys Milan ?El Maestro? Melindo and Z ?The Dream? Gorres will be taking a gamble in their careers this March 14 at the Cebu Waterfront Resort Hotel. The 20 year old…
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Honorable Pacquiao—Sir Hatton?
New Year and new enemy for the Philippines boxing hero Manny Pacquiao. This, as he battles the British hitman Ricky Hatton in a no-frills punch-out in Las Vegas, Nevada. After heated negotiations…
