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Heart Cannot Waiver The Facts<br>Barrera’s Revenge Against Pacquiao Unlikely
Writing about boxing in a non-biased fashion is difficult, no doubt about it. The sport of boxing is fueled by emotions and separating my own feelings from what I write can be…
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Banal’s Opponent Esau Gaona is a Tough Los Mochis Hombre
Reigning Mexican Pacific Coast super flyweight champion Esau Gaona loves ?riazo,? a very popular activity among youth of Los Mochis where they park their cars along Leyva Boulevard in the downtown area…
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Ana ?Hurricane? Julaton Trains with the World?s Best!
Los Angeles, CA -- Ever since she was booked for her pro debut on the undercard of the Pacquiao-Barrerra tiff on October 6th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas,…
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PACQUIAO LOOKS DEADLY
The lasting impression Filipino national treasure Manny Pacquiao left for scores of fight fans, media personnel and men steeped in boxing in his final workout prior to leaving for Los Angeles Sunday…
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Sa Mga Taga-Cebu, Salamat sa Inyo
Sa oras na binabasa n'yo ang "Kumbinasyon" siguro po ay kakalapag pa lang namin sa Los Angeles, California. Opo, nasa LA na ako at kagabi kami umalis nina coach Freddie (Roach) at…
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Pacquiao a hot favorite
LOS ANGELES -- IT?S UNUSUALLY COLD HERE, but scorching odds favoring Manny Pacquiao to repeat over Mexico?s Marco Antonio Barrera in their next encounter have remained unchanged as the Filipino boxing superstar…
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Pacman ready even if fight is tomorrow
As he was wrapping up his training yesterday, Manny Pacquiao took off his shirt, posed like a bodybuilder then declared his readiness to fight Marco Antonio Barrera ? as soon as possible.…
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?REPEAT OR REVENGE? TV SPECIAL TELECAST TODAY
Part One of Viva Sports two-part TV special on the rematch between Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and legendary Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera will be telecast at 4:00 p.m. today over RPN…
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AROY LOSES IN CONTROVERSIAL
Philippine minimum weight champion Alex Aroy lost in his bid to wrest the WBC International title from South Africa?s Zukisani Kwayiba at the Carousel near Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, by a majority…
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Aroy?s title shot goes awry with blackout
IT WAS an anticlimactic ending not just for Filipino fighter Alex Aroy?who was hoping to win WBC International flyweight belt? but to all spectators as well. They were stunned when the lights…
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Barrera boxe? doce asaltos
Marco Antonio Barrera pas? ayer la prueba m?s dura de sus entrenamientos para enfrentarse al filipino Manny Pacquiao, el 6 de octubre en Las Vegas, al boxear doce asaltos con los sparrings,…
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Manny immortalized in personal crest
When Manny Pacquiao enters the ring to face Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas on Oct. 6, he?ll be wearing a red-and-white robe with his personalized crest emblazoned at the back. The…
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Roach approach: Start fast and finish him fast
Freddie Roach yesterday said he?d take a Manny Pacquiao victory over Marco Antonio Barrera in any form ? by way of a quick knockout or a long, drawn-out decision. ?I do believe…
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Barrera knocked out?
MANILA, Philippines -- IF REPORTS ARE ACCURATE ENOUGH, Manny Pacquiao should have no problem finishing off Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas two weeks from now. The latest buzz out of the…
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THREE MORE FILIPINO BOXERS MAULED IN THAILAND
In what must be considered a continuing travesty committed by the Games and Amusements Board headed by chairman Eric Buhain, three more Filipino boxers have been mauled in Mukdahan, Thailand with two…
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Boxing’s Enemies
Last month I wrote an article entitled "Boxing's Allies", which listed ten factors and trends that should ensure boxing's growth in the future. Much of the feedback on it was positive, but…
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Umbrellas trigger ?storm? in presscon
MANILA, Philippines -- GMA-7 PUBLICITY officer Barbette Atienza was still in a good mood when I first talked to her early Saturday morning, just before the scheduled 9 a.m. ?sendoff? press conference…
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PACQUIAO’S CEBU TRAINING SIDELIGHTS PHOTO GALLERY
As Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao wraps up his training in the Philippines today, PhilBoxing would like to share some of its photos which normally wouldn't make it through the headlines but are…
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WORLD TITLE SLIPPERY AS A SNAKE FOR ‘AHAS’ NIETES
Getting a chance for a world boxing title had been for Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes slippery as a snake. With a career spanning more than four years, the world belt was slippery indeed.…
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Chinese Pug Wants to Turn Professional
TAIPEI -- Feng Wa Song of Min Chuan E. Road, here, said he wants to fight as a professional boxer and is looking for a trainer who will bring him to either…
