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Roach clamps down on Cebu fans
It’s now Freddie Roach who makes the call on who stays in or out of the gym while Manny Pacquiao is training. “From now on it’s Freddie’s call,” said Rex “Wakee” Salud,…
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With doors now shut, it’s strictly boxing
FREDDIE Roach got his wish—total privacy for Manny Pacquiao’s daily training at the RWS International gym in Punta Princesa. Last Monday, Roach expressed disgust after seeing too many people watching Pacquiao’s sparring…
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A fighter without a foe
CHICAGO - He is not Japanese, and he never practiced the art of ninjutsu. But they call him a Ninja, anyway. His name is Bert Batawang. He is 35, a father of…
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Joan Guzman-Humberto Soto Fight Solid For HBO 11/17; Search For Site Continues!
Some of the inquiring minds who read Boxingconfidential.com want to know if the Joan Guzman-Humberto Soto bout is still on for Nov. 17 and, if so, what is the venue. You ask,…
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UPROAR OVER MISMATCHES IN AUSTRALIA
There’s an uproar mainly by Filipinos living in Australia over the mismatches in which Filipino boxers get mauled by Australians with the notable exception of IBF Pan Pacific lightweight champion Ranee Ganoy.…
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EXCELLENT TV RATINGS FOR WORLD CUP
The $500,000 World Cup of Boxing in which the Philippines routed Mexico 5-1 turned in excellent television ratings with the giant Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN virtually routing its staunch rival GMA in…
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IS ROLANDO GERONGCO BEING EXPLOITED DOWN UNDER?
Not a few concerns have been raised concerning Australia-based Filipino fighter Rolando Gerongco, who has been campaigning abroad in search of the proverbial greener pasture. The Leyte-raised Gerongco is just one of…
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ARCE, SOSA TO FACE EX-PENALOSA AND MAYOL FOES!
Mexican Jorge 'Travieso' Arce has been booked to face ex-Gerry Penalosa foe Tomas Rojas on September 16 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mexican Rojas, a…
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STRANGE TWIST TO CONTROVERSIAL JACA DECISION
There’s was a strange twist to the technical draw called by internationally respected referee Bruce McTavish in the WBO Asia Pacific super featherweight title fight in which Jimrex Jaca retained his title…
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Roach threatens to bolt camp
American trainer Freddie Roach yesterday threatened to pack his bags and leave for the US with Manny Pacquiao as Cebu fans continued to flock the Rex Wakee Salud gym and defy his…
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Gejon on pace to make weight for title fight
WORLD title challenger Eriberto “Ioka” Gejon is on schedule as he successfully passed the required five-day pre-fight weight imposed by the World Boxing Association for the WBA minimum weight championship fight on…
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INSIDE SPORTS: HOMETOWN DECISIONS
Filipino boxing fans and even journalists in our country often complain about how some of our fighters are “robbed” in hometown decisions when they fight in places like Thailand, Japan, South Korea,…
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Barrera looks down at Pacquiao’s punch
DESPITE the beating he absorbed from Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera continues to belittle the Filipino sensation’s smashing victory against the Mexican superstar nearly four years ago. In an article that came…
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Speed makes Pacman dangerous – Barrera
SPEED COUPLED with power is what makes Manny Pacquiao dangerous in the ring, Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera told the sports daily Esto over the weekend. "Pacquiao has lightning-fast speed," said Barrera in…
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Boom Boom and the RP team: Learning from mistakes
LOS ANGELES -- Let’s try and call this petty quiz, Learning from Mistakes. OK, between Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista and the San Miguel-RP national basketball team, whose defeat proved more devastating to…
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Batawang and Quijano Take a Long Deserved Sunday Break
With his scheduled fight on September 16th still in limbo, Bert Batawang was feeling a little disappointment and wanted to do something for a change in an effort to keep his spirits…
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Basketball? Like Vegas, only one showman
I LIED. In this box two days ago, I vowed to stay five feet away from Manny Pacquiao when I’ll guard him in basketball. But when we met last Sunday morning from…
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The Last Round gets posterized
HIS eyes seemed to bore through me like knife through butter. I tensed and felt the adrenaline rush through my veins, including the ones on my swollen right foot. It seemed surreal,…
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ROACH THREATENS TO GO HOME!
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach, who is widely recognized as being responsible for turning Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao into the most exciting fighter in the world today, is fed up with the…
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ROACH SHOCKED BY GYM TURNOUT TODAY!
CEBU CITY--Respected trainer Freddie Roach, apparently flabbergasted at the turnout of spectators who came to the gym to watch Manny Pacquiao today, did not hide his frustration and was visibly not in…
