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JUANMA LOPEZ — GERRY PE?ALOSA?S ACID TEST
Geronimo "Gerry" Pe?alosa was able to hold two world championship belts, the WBC super flyweight and the WBO bantamweight titles. The San Carlos City native is considered an excellent defensive boxer and…
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Hatton ‘brutal’ foe for Manny
JAKARTA ? IBO (International Boxing Organization) lightwelterweight champion Ricky Hatton was described as ?brutal? by Indonesian promoter Temuzin Rambing but if Manny Pacquiao fights the Englishman like Sugar Shane Mosley fought Antonio…
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Mas Malaking Pagsubok
GENERAL SANTOS CITY?Magandang, magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, aking mga kababayan at tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito. Sana ay nasa mabuting kalagayan pa rin kayong lahat kahit na tayo ay…
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HATTON CAN PULL THE TRIGGER, BUT CAN HE HIT THE TARGET?
No less than Manny Pacquiao?s ?boxing father? coach and trainer Freddie Roach proclaimed that Ricky Hatton ?can pull the trigger.? Unlike the last Pacman foe, the Golden Boy Oscar de la Hoya,…
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Manny warned to beware of Hatton
JAKARTA ? WBA featherweight champion and Indonesian icon Chris John cautioned the other day Manny Pacquiao not to take Ricky Hatton lightly when they face off in Las Vegas on May 2.…
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NIETES? QUEST FOR SUPERSTARDOM
World Boxing Organization (WBO) mini-flyweight champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes will make his second title defense against Mexican Erik Ramirez in Oaxaca, Mexico. This is a tough assignment for Nietes since he will…
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF GERONIMO PE?ALOSA
Quizzical eyebrows were raised when world bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa, who at 36 is best described as a battle-scarred ring warrior, decided to accept the offer to challenge Puerto Rican sensation Juan…
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PACQUIAO?S RING RATINGS: #1 POUND-FOR-POUND, #2 LIGHTWEIGHT, AND #5 WELTERWEIGHT
Manny Pacquiao maybe rated number one pound-for-pound fighter by the authoritative Ring Magazine and its 2008 Fighter of the Year, but he is ranked lesser in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. The…
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Pagiging dalubhasa sa boxing at sa buhay
MANILA -- Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng mundo kayo naroroon. Gaya pa rin ng dati, ako po ay nasa mabuting kalagayan…
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PACQUIAO?S DOCTORATE (HONORIS CAUSA)
It was officially announced by the administration of the Southwestern University that the world?s number one pound-for?pound boxer Manny Pacquiao will be awarded the degree Doctor in Human Kinetics, ?Honoris Causa.? The…
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Box, Manny, Box!
Manny Pacquiao must take time out to contemplate on the meaning of the good things and the blessings that fate has showered on him over the last few years. He must interpret…
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Magandang Laban Ito!
MANILA ? Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, kayong mga masusugid kong tagapagsubaybay ng kolum na ito, kasama na rin ang milyun-milyong Filipino sa buong mundo. Opo, pirmado na naming dalawa…
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Onyok has high hopes for London
Atlanta Olympics silver medalist Mansueto (Onyok) Velasco said the other day he is optimistic that with Manny V. Pangilinan and Ricky Vargas taking over the ABAP helm, the country will finally produce…
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NO SIR, IT WAS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE BEER
Funny how the dramatic development in the purse tug-of-war between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and British Ricky Hatton was trivialized by reports that Manny signed the fight contract after confidante Wakee…
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PROPOSED HOLYFIELD-TYSON III
As posted by The National on January 26, 2009, talks are underway for a third match between former world heavyweight champions Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.…
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Cuban admires Pinoys’ heart
BACOLOD ? Cuban coach Enrique Steyners is confident a Filipino boxer will win an Olympic gold medal in London. ?Of course, it won?t be easy,? said the 56-year-old Steyners who was contracted…
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Panibagong Misyon: Talunin si Hatton
MANILA ? Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang dako ng mundo kayo naroroon. Kung ako po ang inyong tatanungin, ako po ay nasa…
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PACQUIAO VS. MOSLEY?
Sugar Shane Mosley scored an upset knockout victory over Antonio Margarito at 0:43 of the 9th round to win the WBA welterweight championship. In that finishing round, Mosley unleashed lethal combinations that…
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Palileo to join RP boxing pool
BACOLOD ? ABAP secretary-general Patrick Gregorio said yesterday 16-year-old discovery Robin Laraza Palileo, who migrated to Australia when he was two, will be offered a contract to join the national boxing pool…
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BOMBS AWAY! IT?S THE PACMAN VS THE HITMAN
After weeks of intense negotiations which somehow deteriorated into deplorable name-calling from the opposite camp, Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will be a reality. All the haggling and nit-picking was settled the…
