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GOLDEN BOY WANTS PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ
Golden Boy Promotions vice president Eric Gomez says ?obviously we would like (Juan Manuel) Marquez? as the next opponent of Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao but stressed it would depend on the…
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Dangerous Decision<br>Pacquiao To Stay Souped Up Featherweight Or Become Watered Down Lightweight?
If you can bring yourself to believe anything that comes out of the two-sided mouth of Manny Pacquiao, he has decided to stay within the confines of the super featherweight weight limit.…
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TSN’s Russ Anber on Pacquiao vs. Barrera II
FightFan.com?s Ace Freeman and Joe Bruiser caught up with TSN?s 'The Coach' Russ Anber to discuss last Saturday?s rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera. Read a breakdown of the fight,…
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Barrera And Morales – Who Was The Greater Fighter?
Now that they are both almost certainly retired from the sport that made them both loved and respected, it is time to think about who should go down as the overall superior…
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Was Pacquiao-Barrera II Worth Four Times Pacquiao-Morales III?
There?s a saying that goes something like, ?Time is Money?. In economic terms people exercise their opportunity cost which is the cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone. Economically and…
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Master Sergeant Pacquiao to visit troops in Sulu, Basilan
MANILA, Philippines ? (UPDATE) Having been promoted to reservist Master Sergeant, boxing champion Manny Pacquiao said he would visit his fellow soldiers on the frontlines against al Qaeda-linked militants in Sulu and…
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Pacman, Lito and Lim
The brass band reserved for the arrival of visiting dignitaries waited in vain for Manny Pacquiao at Manila City Hall until late yesterday afternoon. The former proud adopted son of the capital,…
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Mayor left out of Pacman acknowledgment
UNBELIEVABLE but true. Of all the people who surrounded Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao in Malaca?ang during his arrival Thursday, only Bacolod Mayor Evelio "Bing" Leonardia was left out in the acknowledgement. Pacquiao who…
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Manny, Ara star in new movie
MANILA, Philippines -- Playing Manny Pacquiao's love interest in his new movie is sexy actress Ara Mina, who was romantically linked to the boxer a couple of months before his Las Vegas…
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Penalosa Confirms Philboxing Scoop!
WBO bantam king Gerry Penalosa has confirmed today that indeed, he has been offered to fight WBO superbantam champ Daniel Ponce De Leon on December 8 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena…
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PE?ALOSA GETS CONTRACT TO FIGHT DE LEON ON DEC. 8
Reigning WBO bantam king Gerry Pe?alosa will get his cherished rematch with WBO superbantam champion Daniel Ponce De Leon earlier than expected if he agrees to a proposed December 8 showdown with…
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AFTER BARRERA BOUT, PACQUIAO GOES TO SCHOOL
From the boxing ring straight to the classroom. Reigning pound-for-pound topnotcher Manny Pacquiao, fresh from his dominating performance in his rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera last Sunday at the Mandalay Bay, is…
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The Manny Pacquiao Chronicles: Marco Antonio Barrera I
In November of 2003, it would have been appropriate to use the old adage of geriatrics all over the world by saying that the ?times were a changing.? At that point, the…
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Manny accepts Valero challenge
Manny Pacquiao has set aside his plans to move up to the lightweight division and instead remain as a super-featherweight for a possible crack at WBA king Edwin Valero. ?I think I?d…
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DAVID DIAZ ? THE NEXT PACQUIAO FOE?
Several fighters want to face our ?national fist? Manny Pacquiao hoping to get a mega-purse and the international recognition linked with facing the Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year. But so far,…
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Did Barrera make a good account of himself?
Boxing fans witnessed the final chapter in the illustrious career of Mexican legend, Marco Antonio Barrera, when he lost a unanimous decision in his rematch with Manny Pacquiao last weekend. Going into…
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Cuban, Diaz want fight with Pacq
JOEL CASAMAYOR, the Cuban lightweight who is luring Manny Pacquiao for a megabuck match next year, branded trainer Freddie Roach as a failed boxer, while American David Diaz, the reigning WBC lightweight…
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A smash hit
CAGAYAN DE ORO has always been one of my favorite places to visit. Not only does the place offer a natural vista of lush greenery and a quaintness about it it?s called…
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Paclanders Pen Open Letter To No Joke Coach Roach; In Support Of Joey Gilbert: Letting Manny (Steward) Be Manny On Manny!
At Boxingconfidential.com, the customer is always right and, lately, the customer is always writing. So let?s take a hip trip though the Marley Mailbag and see what?s happening: Q: Michael Marley, we…
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Pacquiao drops trademark ?fist? for Philippine eagle
After reasserting his supremacy in the boxing ring, people?s champ Manny Pacquiao has set his sights on environmental protection. Pacquiao made the decision to lead efforts in protecting the environment, adopting the…
