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Is Manny Pacquiao A Sweet Science Practitioner or Merely a Brawler?
Some of the most destructive forces within this world have been created due to science. You have the hydrogen bomb that can destroy whole cities, LSD which can cause you to see…
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Marco, Marquez, & Manny: Part 2: Compton’s Finest Breaks it Down
Over the next year to year and a half alot of questions will be answered concerning these three great fighters in Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. It seems…
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Paying forward
IF YOU guys have been following Sun Star Cebu’s sports pages for some time now, you will recall that this columnist first started out as Homer Sayson’s resident boxing guru. Homer was…
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DUE TO EYE PROBLEM: Z Gorres out of World Cup
As Boholano boxer Czar Amonsot heads back home today, another disheartening news struck the fabled ALA Boxing Gym. ALA big boss Antonio “Bidoy” L. Aldeguer informed The Freeman yesterday that one of…
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GORRES OUT OF WORLD CUP
Z “The Dream” Gorres saw his dream of once again fighting for the world title turn into a nightmare when doctors discovered a "slight tear in his retina" which prevents him from…
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THAIS AND PABA MAKING A MOCKERY OF BOXING
The Thais as well as the Pan Asia Boxing Association appear to be making a mockery of boxing by their failure to stop staging terrible mismatches in Thailand even after the hue…
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DR. SALUD SAYS GORRES CAN FIGHT AGAIN
Eye specialist Dr. Arnold Salud of the American Eye Center says Z “The Dream” Gorres can fight again for sure. In a telephone conversation with Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today Dr. Salud, the…
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GABI TO REPLACE GORRES
Diosdado Gabi is being picked to replace Z “The Dream” Gorres and will fight Gerson Guerrero in the Philippines vs Mexico World Cup of boxing scheduled at the Arco Arena in Sacramento,…
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GORRES MAYBE OUT OF WORLD CUP!
Z “The Dream: Gorres may be out of the eagerly awaited Philippines vs Mexico World Cup of boxing at the Arco Arena on August 11 due to an eye problem which was…
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Pacquiao urged to start training
IN A rarity, Top Rank chief Bob Arum and trainer Freddie Roach are singing the same tune. They both want Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao to report for training at the soonest…
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Mexico versus Philippines: Roach confident of outcome
FREDDIE ROACH, on whose shoulders rest the outcome of the much-awaited Mexico versus Philippines boxing showdown on Aug. 11 in Sacramento, California, was upbeat about the chances of the seven-man Filipino crew.…
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Nonito Donaire Jr., Visayan as can be
Nonito "Jun-Jun" Donaire Jr. is hardly your typical boxer in looks and demeanor. He is now the IBF world flyweight champion, but spend a few minutes with him and you’ll be amused…
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PENALOSA HITTING PEAK FORM AS ROACH SLOWS DOWN!
Former world champion Gerry Penalosa is looking extremely sharp in sparring at the Wild Card Gym even as renowned trainer Freddie Roach has allowed his assistants to do bigger role apparently due…
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KIKUJI OKUDA: Japan’s Freddie Roach help Santillan regain OPBF crown
Now it can be told. Aside from Cebuano trainer Crisologo “Brix” Flores, another crack boxing trainer who heavily assisted Rev “Gentle Giant” Santillan during his preparation for the 12-round OPBF fisticuffs with…
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MORALES OUT TO GRAB SOME HISTORY
ROSEMONT, Illinois – It will be the Battle of Midway when three-division world champion ERIK “El TERRIBLE” MORALES, making his Chicago debut and seeking his record fourth world title in as many…
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Batawang gets new foe in Boxing World Cup
VETERAN knockout artist Bert Batawang will have to revise his game strategy as he finds himself facing another opponent after his earlier reported adversary, Francisco Rosas, will be unable to fight in…
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Koki Kameda: the Asian Sensation
Koki Kameda has more to fight for than meets the eye, when he takes on America’s Cesar Lopez at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday (28th July). The young Japanese…
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Armistice For Golden Boy And Top Rank
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.-It was supposed to be a press conference announcing the fight between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera. But one of the fighters was unable to attend. It…
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Amonsot Set to Go Home; World Cup Team Right on Track
I visited the Wildcard Gym today to check on the World Cup Team and get a first hand info about Czar Amonsot. Trainer Edito Villamor who is in constant touch with Michael…
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JARO WANTS CONDES’ FIRST DEFENSE IN THE PHILIPPINES
The manager of newly-crowned IBF miniflyweight kingpin Florante Condes plans to hold his first defense in the country sometime October this year. Aljoe Jaro, in an interview, revealed that if Muhammad Rachman…
