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Alisin Ang Palakasan
Noong nakaraan, nabanggit ko ang tungkol sa mga namamahala sa ating mga atleta, na kung bakit sa tagal na ng panahon ay hindi pa tayo nagkakamit ng gintong medalya sa olympic games.…
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One punch seals Indon?s doom
Pan Asia Boxing Association (PABA) lightweight champion Dennis Laurente hardly worked up a sweat and used a single left hook to the jaw to knock out Indonesian challenger Moses Seran at 2:34…
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Ako Ay Nalilito Rin
Sayang at hindi umabot ang aking article para sa anniversary issue ng Abante nung Biyernes. Kaya dito ko na lang sa ?Kumbinasyon? isinulat ang aking pananaw sa Philippine sports sa nakalipas na…
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ENCOUNTERS WITH EARL
(Manila, Philippines)--It seems everyone backstage at the World Pool Championship has a personal story to tell about the great Earl Strickland and his bizarre rants and raves. Earl?s always looking for a…
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?Lady of the Ring? to do Araneta card
Third Force promoter Noli Eala said yesterday it?s almost a done deal for Amy Hayes, the first female to announce a world title fight, to do the hosting job for the blockbuster…
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Magkaisa Na Tayong Lahat
Sa mga nakaraan kong kolum ay nabanggit ko na magkakaroon ng WBC Convention dito sa Pilipinas at 'yan ay sa susunod na linggo. Maraming mga bisitang darating dito sa atin na matataas…
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INPUT DOES NOT EQUAL OUTPUT<br>Alex Lely?s Long Quest for the Holy Grail of Pool
(Manila, Philippines)-- Some players call it getting in ?dead stroke.? Others call it ?free flowing mode.? Yet others call it being ?in the zone.? Whatever the moniker, it is the Holy Grail…
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Nazario says Manny should go lightweight
If Manny Pacquiao heeds his former business manager Rod Nazario?s advice, he?ll avoid fighting WBC superfeatherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and invade the 135-pound division to find his next opponent. ?I told…
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China looms as new boxing power
There were only 23 Asians of 80 fighters who qualified for the Beijing Olympics at the just concluded World Championships at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavilion. Under the formula set by the…
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Donaire out to unify ?fly? title
The objective is unification but if the other so-called ?world? champions refuse to cooperate, IBF flyweight titlist Nonito Donaire Jr. said the other day he?ll fight whoever is available to follow in…
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Melindo added to big Araneta card
Unbeaten WBO Asia-Pacific minimumweight champion Milan Melindo of Cagayan de Oro will join Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista, A. J. Banal and Michael Domingo in the blockbuster Araneta Coliseum card on Dec. 2,…
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A SLOG IN THE MUD<br>The World Pool Championship qualifiers are the toughest test in pool
(Manila, Philippines)--It?s all about the grind, and who has the stamina, the will, and yes, it being professional 9-ball, the luck on their side to prevail. It?s a brutally difficult combination of…
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Kaya ni Bobby Manalo
Unang-una, pasensiya na po kung hindi kayo nakabasa ng kolum ko nong Linggo. Nangampanya po kasi ako para sa kapatid kong si Rogelio. Magpasalamat rin po ako sa lahat ng mga nagpadala…
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Donaire to go for early knockout
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he?ll be more aggressive than usual in pressing Mexican challenger Luis Maldonado and look for an early knockout in their 12-round title bout at…
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Kuntento ako
May paghahandaan ako sa Friday. Kasi po may exam ako sa school. Dati ?yong tapes ng laban ang ni-review ko, ngayun libro ang hawak ko at ?yong lectures namin. Iba talaga ang…
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Bautista learns lessons from loss
Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista said the other day he lost to WBO superbantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon fair and square in Sacramento last August but confided ? for the first time…
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Balik-Eskuwela Po Ako
Nandito ako ngayon sa GenSan para ipagpatuloy ang aking pag-aaral. Ang sarap pala ng maramdaman ng isang estudyante. Tulad po ng nabalitaan n'yo, balik-eskuwela po ako, sa Notre Dame of Dadiangas University…
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Orlando cager idolizes Pacman
MACAU ? Orlando Magic guard Keyon Dooling said yesterday he watches all of Manny Pacquiao?s bouts on pay-per-view TV because the Filipino boxing icon is the world?s most exciting fighter. Dooling, 27,…
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A BEER, A DATE, A BET, AND THE ?AMERICAN? GAME OF POOL
Angeles City, Philippines (Special to PhilBoxing.com) -- Last year?s World Pool Championship final in Manila featured two players, Ralf Souquet and Ronnie Alcano, who, on the surface, appeared to have little in…
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Valero o Diaz, fight ako
Sa mga fans na walang sawang nage-email sa akin, may nag-congratulate, mayron ding nag-advice, may nag-share ng kanilang opinion, maraming salamat po. Lahat po ng message niyo para sa akin ay binabasa…
