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Murder at the ‘Dome’
It?s seldom that a fighter travels abroad to fight a titleholder in his backyard and comes out a winner. But former two-time world champion Oscar Larios of Mexico is undaunted as he…
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Bobby Steps Out of His Brother’s Shadow
Now it can be told! For many years, boxing fans and pundits have kept Bobby behind the shadow of his brother Manny. Although a fairly decent fighter and a title holder (WBC…
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Bobby battles Kelley in acid test
For Bobby Pacquiao, the time has come to step out of his famous brother Manny’s shadow. But it won’t be easy as the younger Pacquiao takes on grizzled veteran Kevin (The Flushing…
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Hopkins, Tarver, Cotto, Bobby
Boxing fans get an overdose of action today with two mega-events slated in New York and Atlantic City involving some of the best fighters on the planet. In fact, Solar Sports, the…
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SAVING WILLIAM MAGAHIN; GAB’S REJOINDER
My recent trip to Iloilo City last May 26 was a modest success for the creation of the sub-regional office of the Games and Amusements Board in the area covering the entire…
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Will Another Mexican Fighter Grow Old Overnight on July 2?<br>After Barrera and Morales, Is Larios Next?
Manny Pacquiao's total annihilation of his opponents have sent retirement talks for the defeated boxers right after each fight. On the eve of November 15, 2003, Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera was…
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Finkel says truth will come out
Manny Pacquiao’s American manager Shelly Finkel said yesterday news reports of his $7.5 million suit against lawyer Franklin Gacal and Rex (Wakee) Salud were distorted and promised "at some point in the…
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Bobby Pacquiao: “Anything Can Happen”
On Saturday, June 10, 2006 at the fame Madison Square Garden, the home of the New York Knicks, our very own Bobby Pacquiao tangles with Kevin Kelley, a cunning veteran of more…
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Oscar predicts long reign for Boom Boom
Even as rising star Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista is still not a world champion, legendary fighter Oscar de la Hoya says the ascent to the top is inevitable and predicts a long…
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SHOBOX AT CHUMASH CASINO, DAWSON DOMINATES HARDING
I took the wife today for a leisurely drive to Santa Barbara County for a well-deserved Friday afternoon. wine tasting sojourn. The Santa Barbara wine country is just a good hour and…
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Finkel files $7.5M suit vs Pacquiao handlers
In what could be a ploy to pressure Manny Pacquiao into extending his contract, American manager Shelly Finkel filed a $7.5 Million suit in Los Angeles last Tuesday against lawyer Franklin Gacal…
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Just Another Day at the Wildcard Gym
It was gorgeous day when I woke up early this morning to do my ritual 2 mile jogging amidst the hills in my neighborhood. Soon after the nice run, I thought I…
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GAB Manual of Operations; WIBA meeting
For the first time in fifty five (55) long years since the establishment of the Games and Amusements Board as an agency tasked to competently regulate and supervise the conduct of all…
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Triumphant Gorres, ALA Team Leaves for the Philippines Today
Promoter extraordinaire, Sammy Gello-ani called me about noon today to touch base and inform me that the ALA Team and Z Gorres are boarding the Philippine Air Lines flight tonight, May 29th…
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Z GORRES KEPT HIS PROMISE, WINS OVER RINCON MIRANDA
I always meant to say it since his victory against Tirado of Mexico at the Orleans Hotel last February and his recent hard-fought victory over a game Chuwatana of Thailand to capture…
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Morales rubber duel nearly a done deal
Even as Manny Pacquiao is deep in training for his July 2 appointment with Oscar Larios, negotiations are underway to finalize his rubber match against Erik Morales on Oct. 7 at the…
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Montiel – Gonzales / Gorres Press Con (with Photos)
Being my day off, I was just lounging at my back yard pool sipping ice-cold lemonade when Sam Gello-ani called up and informed me that the Press Con for the Montiel/Gonzales fight…
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‘LITTLE BROWN DOLLS’: A Gallery of Filipino World Boxing Champs
THEY were called “little brown dolls,” but how they could fight! Twenty-seven world champions enshrined in the record books since the early ‘20s attest to the ability, speed, courage and flash of…
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A Few Moments with the Master
It was three o'clock Saturday afternoon and I was standing near the main entrance of the Staples Center with a couple of friends, Jhun Parungao of Woodland Hills, and his visiting friend…
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Cebu honors SEA Games organizer
The Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC) named the chairman of the provincial organizing committee for the recent Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as its Sportsman of the Year in the 24th All-Cebu Sports…
