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Jaro says Thai not dirty but smart
MANILA, Philippines - It wasn?t exactly a clean fight but IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng?s Filipino manager Aljoe Jaro said yesterday the Thai did what he had to do to win. Ormoc…
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SEA GAMES AN UNMIITIGATED DISASTER
The overall performance of the Philippines in the recently concluded Southeast Asian Games in Singapore was, to say the least, an unmitigated disaster. There s no way any rational human being can…
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Jaro opposes Casimero?s corner
Aljoe and Frankie Jaro will be in IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng?s corner when the Thai stakes his crown against Ormoc City?s Johnriel Casimero at the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok…
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Manny fought for fans
MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach?s chief assistant Marvin Somodio said yesterday Manny Pacquiao could?ve backed out of his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last May because of a shoulder injury but didn?t…
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Why the Warriors will win Game 5, and eventually, the NBA title
CLEVELAND -- Without Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, LeBron James is doing it all in this year's NBA Finals, averaging an eye-popping 35.8 points, 12 rebounds and 8.3 assists through Games 1…
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ABAP LEADERSHIP VINDICATED
Vargas. President Ricky Vargas of the Association of Boxing Alliances of the Philippines or ABAP and his trusted executive director and our longtime friend Ed Picson, have been truly vindicated by their…
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A Cebuano doctor at the Finals
CLEVELAND -- Moments before Game 4 of these NBA Finals tipped off here at the Quicken Loans Arena, I wandered near the court to inhale the atmosphere and feel the excitement that…
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Giant Cav dwarfing over Warriors’ bigs
CLEVELAND -- Even when sitting down, 7-foot-1 Timofey Mozgov is tall, almost as tall as myself, who is an inglorious 5-foot-nothing. Extra large guys such as the 250-pound Mozgov are usually slow…
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FIERY FERNANDEZ AND THE FEISTY PHIL SEAG BOXING SQUAD
Mario Fernandez. It was not the eight gold medal haul that we were waiting for but the Philippine amateur boxing team delivered with five and gave our medal tally a much needed…
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Manny against all-time greats
How would Manny Pacquiao have fared if he fought all-time greats like Alexis Arguello, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Pernell Whitaker, Rafael (Bazooka) Limon, Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Sugar Ray Leonard, Salvador Sanchez and Roger…
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NBA Finals Game 1 was Man versus Team
CHICAGO -- Normally, when LeBron James wreaks havoc in a playoffs game, like he did in Game 1 of the 2015 NBA Finals yesterday, his team almost always wins. But the King's…
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MILAN MELINDO WILL FIGHT FOR HIS MILLION DOLLAR DREAM MILES AWAY FROM HOME
Honor, Pride and Glory -- this is what Milan Melindo wanted to achieve tonight in a squared ring thirteen thousand miles away from home. It is what will motivate Melindo when he…
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Clamor for a rematch
It?s way too early to even conjure visions of a rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao since the Filipino boxing icon, recovering from surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff…
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MORALDE MOVES ON
Featherweight prospect John Vincent Moralde (12-0,6KO's) is scheduled to fight in Spain on June 19 against Evgeny Smirnov (7-0,2KO's) of Russia for the latter's WBC Youth title. This will be Moralde's first…
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Antithesis of sports
You would be unnerved when you hear Floyd Mayweather, Jr. explain his philosophy of sports. He couldn?t care less about how he wins a fight, he?ll do what it takes to bring…
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Why fans want their money back
MANILA, Philippines - Fans paid a lot of money ? make that a lot of good money ? to witness the Fight of the Century between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao…
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Is Floyd?s credibility in tatters?
MANILA, Philippines - Now that the dust is finally settled after the so-called Fight of the Century has gone down in history, undefeated WBC/WBA/IBF welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather reigns virtually supreme in…
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Unbeaten but unappreciated
There is a dictum in boxing that when a round is close or could go either way, you score it for the aggressor. There is another dictum that according to Tom Kaczmarek…
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As storm looms, Manny chills in his L.A. crib
LOS ANGELES -- As if losing to Floyd Mayweather last May 2 wasn't tough enough, Manny Pacquiao received a 1-2 punch of bad news just days after the blockbuster duel in the…
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?SHOULDERGATE?
Boxing fans have a 400 million dollar question in the aftermath of the ?Fight of the Century?. Why is Manny Pacquiao allowed to fight with a nagging injury which in turn affected…
