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Pacquiao Distracted, Will Still Win
Manny Pacquiao is spreading himself way too thin. Matter of fact, he?s involved in so many extra-curricular activities that he?d be an awful professional boxer if he were anyone other than Manny…
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Bout with Pacquiao to be Barrera’s last big fight
LAS VEGAS -- Marco Antonio Barrera has been a part of so many important and memorable fights during his 18-year professional career that sometimes it's hard to remember them all. There was…
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Barrera ? Pacquiao: Calm Before The Storm?
At the final press conference between Marco Antonio Barrera and Manny Pacquiao both fighters seemed rather subdued. There was no macho posturing and no real animosity shown between the camps. The only…
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Experts not ruling out Barrera upset
LAS VEGAS ? The betting is heavily in favor of Manny Pacquiao over Marco Antonio Barrera as their ?Will To Win? fight draws closer to showtime at the Mandalay Bay Resort and…
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Manny Pacquiao?s weight a big mystery
LAS VEGAS -- Today?s official weigh-in for both Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera has taken on the air of a mystery thriller. The suspense mounted as both fighters kept their exact…
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Sonsona Vies for Vacant OPBF Crown Today
Youthful Eden Sonsona, the reigning Philippine super flyweight champion, will try to add another regional belt for the country when he challenges Japanese Kohei Kono for the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing…
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The tale of a rescinded credential
LAS VEGAS - The inimitable Recah Trinidad, inarguably the best sportswriter in the Philippines, looked a little blue when I met him yesterday at the Mandalay Bay?s media center. He said he…
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FREDDIE ROACH THINKS PACQUIAO?S SKILLS WILL WIN OVER BARRERA?S WILL TO WIN IN AN ABBREVIATED FIGHT
IT?S now time to walk the talk as boxing icons Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera finally meet for the second time Sunday morning at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in…
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Roach to Pacquiao: Fight Like Leonard
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach wants Manny Pacquiao to ?fight like Sugar Ray Leonard.? "I told Manny why don?t you fight like Sugar Ray Leonard and Manny told me Sugar Ray is…
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What’s Giant Sucking Sound? Just Barrera Backers Whittling Down Pacquaio Betting Price!
Hey, what's that giant sucking sound coming from Las Vegas? Megamanny was an over Three Dollar favorite, meaning you had to put down $300 to win $100 and get back $400. But,…
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WBC sanctions Las Vegas bout
LAS VEGAS ? There will be a title at stake in the ?Will To Win? bout between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera after all. Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Eric…
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Excess pounds no weighty issue
LAS VEGAS ? Word flew out of Manny Pacquiao?s camp Thursday that he was three pounds over the limit. But there?s really no one sounding off the alarm yet. Not the trainer,…
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It?s in Manny?s hands
LAST week, I finally won one of those in-flight games of Cebu Pacific Air. And I did it using the trait that will prove to be the telling factor in the Pacquiao-Barrera…
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Pacquiao, Barrera lack prefight spice
If Saturday's super featherweight rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera goes the way Wednesday's final news conference did, there are going to be a lot of angry people and two…
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Roach tells Manny to stay off the ropes
LAS VEGAS ? Do a Sugar Ray. But stay away from the ropes. Freddie Roach asked Manny Pacquiao to bear this in mind Thursday, saying he could land in trouble if he…
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BARRERA REMATCH EXCITES PACMAN
Manny Pacquiao will be looking for a repeat performance when he takes on Marco Antonio Barrera in a 12-round super featherweight fight on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.…
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Manny Pacquiao vs Marco Antonio Barrera Betting Preview
Revenge is a sweet thing and for Marco Antonio Barrera it will bring him closure to his illustrious career if he can manage to pull of an upset in his rematch against…
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Chaos in the ring
Jameel McCline said at a news conference the other day that he feels like a kid in a candy store. He added that having the opportunity to fight for the WBC heavyweight…
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How to Punch Like Boxing’s Little Big Men
Boxing has been called a dying sport, but don't be shocked this fall if water cooler talk returns to the "sweet science." With a hatful of well matched major championship fights slated…
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Barrera has score to settle with Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS -- Marco Antonio Barrera knows he's in the twilight of his boxing career, but before he goes he has a score to settle with Filipino hero Manny Pacquiao on Saturday.…
