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It won?t be close
Take it from boxing guru/scholar and maker of champions Hermie Rivera. He says the coming Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fight won?t be close. It?ll be a cakewalk for Pacquiao, insists Rivera who…
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L.A. Diaries: Catching up with Kobe Bryant
LOS ANGELES -- The smell of bread burning in the toaster rocked me out of my rum-induced haze as I sauntered inside the dining room of the Howard Johnson hotel where guests…
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L.A. Diaries: NBA star Steph Curry meets PacMan’s kids (PHOTOS)
LOS ANGELES - A lily white Nissan Altima, the Hertz rental car I picked up at Union Station on the 800 block of north Alameda street had a scant 4,700 miles on…
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L..A Diaries: Pacquiao fever boiling in the City of Angels (PHOTOS)
LOS ANGELES -- As the sun sets on a lazy Monday afternoon, the crowd swells outside the Wild Card gym, the now famous sweat shop that sits in the belly of a…
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WHAT IS THE GAB UP TO?
Singwancha. We braved the normally horrendous traffic to attend, as we have always done through the years, the Mass for one of the greatest Filipino boxing champions of all time and certainly…
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Numbers don?t lie
The rule of thumb in professional boxing is on the whole, fighters connect at an average rate of 30 percent of total punches thrown. That?s according to Bob Canobbio of CompuBox, the…
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Killer blow for boxing
Mixed martial arts is becoming more and more of a commercial threat to professional boxing because the cage provides fans with gladiators who walk the talk. In the boxing ring, not a…
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PACQUIAO SUMASABAK NA SA SPARRING
LOS ANGELES, Cal. ? Simula na ngayong araw ang sparring session ni Pambansang kamao Manny Pacquiao tungo sa nalalapit niyang laban kay Floyd Mayweadther jr. sa Mayo 2 sa Las Vegas. Sa…
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THE EMBODIMENT OF ALL THAT IS GOOD
In many ways the one and only press conference officially telling the whole world that has waited five years for it to happen, that at long last undefeated and No.1 pound for…
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Why Pacquiao versus Mayweather is a guaranteed blockbuster
LOS ANGELES -- With an immaculate 47-0 slate, Floyd Mayweather is unbeaten atop the ring. As a showman outside the ropes, he is arguably unmatched. The man who boldly calls himself "Money"…
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Will questions be answered in today?s Mayweather-Pacquiao presser?
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will meet for today, their first, since that historic Miami Heat game meeting at the American Airlines arena and afterwards in the Filipino star?s hotel room…
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RUENROENG DERAILS THE SHIMING EXPRESS
MACAU- The hometown crowd went home disappointed Saturday night. China?s Olympic hero Zou Shiming faltered in his bid to win a world title against IBF flyweight champ Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand, who…
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IN MONEY-PACMAN CLASSIC, IT’S PACQUIAO BY SHOCK KO
I love underdogs which is why I am rooting for Manny Pacquiao in his classic match with the undefeated Floyd Mayweather. Beyond my sympathy for underdogs, however, I am convinced that the…
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PACMAN TAX REPRIEVE: IT’S NOT ABOUT MONEY, BUT HONORING A HERO
People opposing the proposal of Senator Koko Pimentel to exempt Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao from paying taxes for his multi-million dollar earnings in the historic fight against American Floyd Mayweather are…
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Is Mayweather allergic to southpaws?
MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather has battled eight southpaws in his professional career and Manny Pacquiao will be ninth in the list when they face off in their much-awaited WBC/WBA/WBO welterweight unification…
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Mayweather pressuring himself
WBC/WBA ?unified? welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather is putting a lot of undue pressure on himself by setting a goal of retiring from professional boxing with an unblemished record. Right now, he?s at…
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Viloria picks Manny over Floyd on pts
MANILA, Philippines - Former WBC/IBF lightflyweight and WBA-WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria said the other day he expects a close fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in their 12-round WBC-WBA-WBO lineal…
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FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING
The superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 took five years to seal. And it almost didn?t happen. As in most epics, ironing out the kinks…
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The great pretenders
The superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 will be for multiple world welterweight titles since both are champions in their own right. Pacquiao is the…
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CAN PACQUIAO STILL FIGHT A PERFECT FIGHT?
The consensus is that both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have shown signs of slipping and that this fight should have happened five years ago. But judging from the reaction on social…
