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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GOLDEN BOY
Los Angeles, CA:- We love you Oscar, but I must tell you that your time is up and you have to quit! I could not tell it to you more bluntly than…
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The throwback fighter
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach recently called Manny Pacquiao the modern-era version of Henry (Homicide Hank) Armstrong who is in the history books as the only fighter to hold world titles in…
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Hero’s welcome for Pacman
If there was once any doubt that Manny Pacquiao is the greatest Filipino fighter ever, there is none now. No Asian fighter has won more world titles in different divisions. No Asian…
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Famous cutman says Manny’s speed a killer
LAS VEGAS ? Motorists are often warned to keep their cars in cruise control because ?speed kills.? Last Saturday, veteran cutman Miguel Diaz of Argentina said it was Manny Pacquiao?s speed that…
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OSCAR A PROPHET?
Las Vegas, NV. Last night while hanging out at the Lounge Bar of the Mandalay Bay Hotel just outside the Rum Jungle club where the Pacquiao supporters were celebrating the Filipino spitfire?s…
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Living La Vida Hoya
LAS VEGAS ? It wasn?t age that made Oscar de la Hoya look like an old man, slowed down by an arthritic condition in his arms and legs, as he was decisively…
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Roach, Schaefer nearly came to blows
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach said the other day he almost scuffled with Oscar de la Hoya?s representative Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, at the height of a bitter four-hour…
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Golden Boy matchmaker in shock
LAS VEGAS ? The Uruguay matchmaker who has arranged fights for Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya, admitted he was shocked, if not disappointed, by the Golden Boy?s loss to the…
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Hatton says he’s the next big ticket seller
LAS VEGAS ? IBO lightwelterweight champion Ricky Hatton of Manchester is lining up for an appointment with Manny Pacquiao. Shortly after Pacquiao demolished Oscar de la Hoya here Saturday night (yesterday morning,…
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PINAKAHIHINTAY NA SANDALI
LAS VEGAS ? Magandang, magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Malamang sa oras na binabasa ninyo ang kolum na ito, ako po ay kasalukuyan nang lumalaban sa ibabaw ng ring, ang ring…
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Padilla says Oscar to win but Manny could upset
LAS VEGAS ? Retired international referee Carlos (Sonny) Padilla, who made a name for himself as the third man in the ring when Muhammad Ali halted Joe Frazier in the ?Thrilla In…
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Jinkee to watch in lockerroom
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao?s wife Jinkee said yesterday she?ll watch the fight against Oscar de la Hoya in the lMGM/Grand Garden lockerroom where a TV is hooked up to the live…
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Dream Match Analysis: 10 factors to decide fight
LAS VEGAS ? In analyzing the factors that could determine the outcome of the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar dela Hoya ?dream match? here tonight (tomorrow morning, Manila), 10 critical elements come to mind. ?…
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WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?
Las Vegas, NV:- While hanging out late last night at the Mandalay Bay Casino with the rest of the PhilBoxing crew, we saw Franklin Gacal, Pacquiao's lawyer, walked by with two gentlemen.…
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Thoughts from a nonagenarian
Delfin Gonzalez, 94, is a remarkable man. He was born a poor boy in Baliwag, Bulacan, and went to elementary school in Tondo, learning to survive streetfights with his fists. An altar…
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THE LEGENDS AND THE OUT OF PLACE EX-GOVERNOR
Las Vegas, NV:- In the war of words between Bob Arum and Richard Schaefer, many funny things have been said and done. Bob Arum, during the presscon at East LA announced before…
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MAINIT NA TAG-LAMIG
LAS VEGAS ? Kumusta po kayong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng mundo kayo naroroon. Opo, dumating na kami sa Las Vegas at ang pinakaaabangang laban ng…
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The Agony of Antonio L. Aldeguer
There is no other Filipino boxing patron whose dedication to the sport and love for his young wards is as deep as that of Cebu City's Antonio L. Aldeguer, the man behind…
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Liver shot stops Rubillar
Another Filipino challenger bit the dust when Juanito Rubillar was stopped by WBC lightflyweight champion Edgar Sosa at 2:54 of the seventh round in Mexico City last Saturday night (yesterday morning, Manila).…
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MANNY PACQUIAO 100 YEARS FROM NOW
One hundred years from now when our faces will just be faint images in the memories of our great great grandchildren and our names will just be alphabetical inscriptions in our moss-covered…
