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Holy man of boxing
It’s unusual for a boxing show to feature an invocation but businessman Tony Aldeguer’s recent Cebu blockbuster, called "The Moment of Truth," brought in three pastors to pray in the ring before…
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Walking the tightrope
Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao must like living dangerously. He’s got less than a month to train at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles for Mexican mystery fighter Jorge Solis but that…
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Solis no pushover, says Top Rank
Here’s fair warning to Manny Pacquiao who reportedly has little respect for his next opponent Jorge (Coloradito) Solis. According to Top Rank publicist Ricardo Jimenez, the Mexican is no pushover and fights…
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Edison Miranda’s Moment of Truth
For the first seven rounds, the middleweight bout between Edison Miranda and Allan Green was an uneven, uneventful, and unfulfilling contest. Then the unprecedented happened. Moving forward in a rare sign of…
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Roach to retire in RP?
It’ll be a while before Freddie Roach retires but when he does, boxing icon Manny Pacquiao’s trainer plans to settle and live the rest of his life here. Roach, 47, was in…
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Pe?alosa ready to rumble
Gerry Pe?alosa is determined to come back a world champion and wife Goody said the other day he changed his departure out of Los Angeles for Manila from March 28 to 22…
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Salud’s advice to Gorres
Former WBC secretary-general Rudy Salud said the other day in his heart of hearts, he couldn’t agree that Z (Buchoy) Gorres deserved to win the decision over Fernando Montiel in their recent…
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Viloria out to regain WBC crown
With new trainer Joe Goosen in his corner, Brian Viloria is confident of beating Mexican Edgar Sosa in their 12-round bout for the vacant WBC lightflyweight title at the Alamodome in San…
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Aldeguer breaks silence, slams WBO
Breaking his silence a week after Z Gorres lost a controversial 12-round split decision to Fernando Montiel in a WBO superflyweight title fight in Cebu, ALA Boxing Gym owner Tony Aldeguer yesterday…
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Finkel warns Manny of Mexican slugger
Shelly Finkel said yesterday a loss to unbeaten Mexican featherweight champion Javier (Coloradito) Solis would be "devastating" for Manny Pacquiao and advised the Filipino boxing icon to train hard for the 12-round…
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Aldeguer rules out rematch
CEBU CITY – Businessman Tony Aldeguer said he won’t press for a rematch between his prot?g? Z Gorres and Fernando Montiel despite the controversial split decision the Mexican won in retaining the…
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‘Boom Boom’ unfazed by foe
Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista said yesterday he’s not bothered by the late switch in his opponent and promised something new in his arsenal to surprise Mexican Marino (Zaino) Montiel in their 12-round…
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Manny’s biggest fight
Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has decided to run for a congressional seat in the May 14 national polls and faces a formidable foe in reelectionist Darlene Antonino Custodio. Pacquiao, 28, says he…
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BAUTISTA: THE INTERNET CONTENDER
When Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista began his pro boxing career, internet cafes were sprouting all over the Philippines. Now they are as common as bakeries selling “pan de sal”. Bautista career also…
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Experts pick Manny top fighter
It isn’t a world championship that makes a fighter marketable. If the test of the pudding is in the eating, then boxing icon Manny Pacquiao gets the highest mark for his ability…
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Golden Boy opens door for Manny-Barrera II
Golden Boy Promotions chief executive officer Richard Schaefer said recently there is "a good chance" of staging a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya fighter Marco Antonio Barrera "if…
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Montiel?s experience an edge over Gorres?
Fernando Montiel?s lawyer and manager Gary Gittelsohn said the other day the World Boxing Organization (WBO) superflyweight champion?s experience will be "the deciding factor" in his third defense of the 115-pound crown…
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Gerry faces stiff odds in title bid
Gerry Pe?alosa said yesterday he’s not intimidated by World Boxing Organization superbantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon’s knockout record and expressed confidence he will dethrone the hard-hitting Mexican in their 12-round title…
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Manny, Arum to meet in Macau
Manny Pacquiao ditched plans to fly to the US this week to confer with Top Rank chairman Bob Arum on his next fight and instead will meet his promoter in Macau for…
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Roach says Oscar deal no conflict with Manny
It was trainer Freddie Roach calling long distance yesterday morning from Los Angeles and he excitedly broke the news of his deal with Oscar de la Hoya. "I’ve agreed to train de…
