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Why blame Koncz?
WBC president Jose Sulaiman avoided a personal confrontation with Manny Pacquiao by training his gunsight on Michael Koncz and blasting away like Mexican dictator Generalissimo Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?s cannons on…
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Donaire Father-Son Team Faces Inevitable Split Due to Wife
"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself." - Khalil Gibran, The Prophet. Nonito Donaire Sr. and his namesake, Nonito Jr., have traveled…
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GAME of the GENERALS: Roach vs. Beristain and Dundee
Freddie Roach and Ignacio ?Nacho? Beristain will be facing each other for the third time in a high profile battle in Las Vegas this December. Beristain will have the advantage of having…
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Critical for Manny to survive early rounds
Oscar de la Hoya is expected to be a serious threat in the first three rounds which experts consider critical for Manny Pacquiao to survive in their ?Dream Match? at the Mandalay…
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MERCITO GESTA WINS ANOTHER ONE AT TUCSON
Los Angeles, CA:-Mercito Gesta, the ?Guerrero? from Labogon in Mandaue, Cebu must have found his lucky charm at the Casino del Sol at Tucson, Arizona. Following two victories in a row, one…
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PAG-AASINTA SA BULL’S EYE
LOS ANGELES ? Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, mga ginigiliw kong tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang lingkod. Handang-handa na ako…
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WE NEED ANSWERS
There are many serious questions that need to be asked ? and truthfully answered ? concerning the mess over the reported non-payment of a $30,000 outstanding obligation as sanction fee by Manny…
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10 questions for Don Jose
WBC president Jose Sulaiman went overboard in casting doubt on Manny Pacquiao?s integrity by publicly disclosing what should be confidential money matters in front of an adoring and cheering audience of lapdogs…
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Arum says WBC issue is ‘no big deal’
Top Rank Promotions chairman Bob Arum said yesterday the WBC?s threat to strip Manny Pacquiao of the lightweight title unless he pays an allegedly outstanding balance of $30,000 in sanction fee for…
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Dela Hoya matchmaker predicts Manny win
Sampson Lewkowicz, known in boxing circles as Picasso for his matchmaking masterpieces, is convinced Manny Pacquiao will win a controversial split decision over Oscar dela Hoya whom he considers ?family? because of…
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WBC MUST CLEAN UP ITS ACT
Los Angeles, CA: - One of the many causes of the loss of interest, much more respect to professional boxing are sometimes the leading ?boxing bodies? themselves, the so-called alphabet soup title…
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“YES, WE CAN!”
United States President-Elect Barrack Obama. LOS ANGELES -- Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat. Sana kayong lahat ay nasa magandang kalagayan ng pag-iisip at pangangatawan. Gaya ng inyong abang lingkod, maayos…
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CAN PACQUIAO DO AN OBAMA?
Dublin, California -- Realtor Rommel Arnado treated me and Philboxing.com's Jun Laquindanum to dinner at the Elephant Bar and Restaurant here yesterday when news of Barack Obama's win was announced on television.…
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Donaire?s dad says it was lucky win
Nonito (Dodong) Donaire Sr. said yesterday his son Nonito, Jr. was lucky to score a sixth round technical knockout win over South African challenger Moruti Mthalane and could?ve lost if last Saturday?s…
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SHAW SHOWS TRUE COLOR
Los Angeles, CA -- It?s no small wonder that a man called Gary Shaw is nowhere near the stature of some of the leading promoters in this country, Bob Arum and the…
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THE HEART OF MANNY PACQUIAO
Who would even believe that in the thick of the preparation for the biggest fight of his life -- money and prestige-wise -- boxing icon Manny Pacquiao would still find time to…
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TANZANIAN FLASHBACK
I never thought I would be talking in Swahili again one month after coming back from a two year stint as a medical volunteer in Tanzania. Milan Melindo, the reigning WBO Asia-Pacific…
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Donaire hurts hand but stops foe
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. turned southpaw in a tactical adjustment and the switch created the opening he used to land the jarring left straight that cut South African challenger Moruti…
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RESPETO PARA KAY BUBOY FERNANDEZ
LOS ANGELES ? Kumusta po kayong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan. Kung ako po ang inyong kukumustahin, maayos na maayos po ang aking kundisyon at maganda at tahimik ang aming…
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Donaire says it could end early
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday if South African challenger Moruti Mthalane holds his ground to engage, it could mean an early finish to their 12-round title bout at the…
