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INSIDE SPORTS: WE HAVE FAITH IN MANNY PACQUIAO THE BOXER
We are pleased that Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao whom we have referred to as a national treasure many times in the past has conceded the election for the lone congressional seat…
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Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather JR: Finally the True Pound for Pound Champion is Revealed
It’s a beautiful thing when there is almost no doubt whatsoever which fighter in the world can break down any opponent that sniffs within thirty pounds of him better than any other…
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Bazooka wins vs. experience
YOUNG and promising Cebuano sensation AJ “Bazooka” Banal never ceased to amaze boxing spectators and following his tremendous performance above the ringof Ermita, Cebu City, rose four notches in the WBO world…
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WBC Poised To Install Soto As Future Marquez Foe
With Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao now training his sights on another big fight not named Juan Manuel Marquez, the Mexico-based World Boxing Council may yet just have the perfect man to challenge…
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Purse bid no option for Manny
Despite an order from WBC president Jose Sulaiman, it doesn’t look like Manny Pacquiao is inclined to fight superfeatherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez unless Top Rank and Golden Boy settle their differences.…
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Manny’s turn to elect
IT had to take a diminutive, smart and charming opponent of the fairer sex to knock Manny Pacquiao out. Of course, this was for a different title, one wherein no purse bids…
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Dazzling Darlene Doubles Down, Pacman Concedes, Boxing Is The Winner!
Dazzling Darlene doubled down and, finally, Pacman threw in the electoral towel. Faced with the fact that Darlene Antonino-Custodio garnered 139,061 votes to his count of 75,908 in the Congressional race in…
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Windfall again awaits Pacman
A CASH windfall awaits Manny Pacquiao when he returns to the ring in September or October. Based on the contract that Pacquiao signed with Top Rank, the Filipino puncher stands to collect…
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BARRERA WILL RETIRE IF HE CAN’T FIGHT PACQUIAO
Former WBC super featherweight champion, legendary Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera says he will retire if he cant fight Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao in a rematch this year. In an overseas telephone…
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LAURENTE, ELORDE IN JUNE FIGHTS!
Former OPBF and PABA superbantam champ Pederito Laurente of the Johnny Elorde Stable is slated to travel to Moscow to face unbeaten Russian Ayup Arsaev on June 1 for the interim Asian…
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CALZAGHE TO PRESENT PACQUIAO WITH ‘FIGHTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Reigning WBO and IBF super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe of Britain, the longest reigning world champion at present, will present the Boxing Writers Association of America “Fighter of the Year” award to…
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WHAT ABOUT PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ II?
Manny Pacquiao is done with Jorge Solis and trying to win a congressional seat. Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez did their battle last March and Marquez has shown he is…
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Pacquiao concedes defeat in bid for Philippines Congress
MANILA, Philippines -- Manny Pacquiao conceded defeat Sunday in his candidacy for a seat in the Philippines Congress, failing to transform his boxing ring stardom into political power. He was defeated by…
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Calzaghe to present Pacquiao with “Fighter of the Year” Award
NEW YORK, NY (May 20, 2007) -- Boxing's current longest-reigning world champion, JOE CALZAGHE, will present the Edward J. Neil Trophy as the "Fighter of 2006" to three-division world champion MANNY PACQUIAO…
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Finally, Pacquiao throws in the towel
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Reeling from his first foray into local politics, Manny Pacquiao yesterday finally accepted defeat in the May 14 elections, vowing to concentrate on his boxing career and recover…
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Arroyo helps KO Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines -- Correction please, it was not a knockout that Manny Pacquiao had suffered at the polls. Well, it had looked every inch exactly like a cold-blooded stoppage. But take it…
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Pacquiao concedes as Custodio scores KO
MANILA, Philippines -- Manny Pacquiao has conceded to incumbent General Santos Representative Darlene Antonino-Custodio, who is set to be proclaimed by the Commission on Elections a few hours from now. "Tinatanggap ko…
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Fans won’t be falling for rope-a-dope again
P.T. Barnum must have had people like me in mind when he coined the phrase, "There's a sucker born every minute." That's because no one was more of a sucker when it…
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ELORDE NO. 1 AMONG FILIPINO BOXING GREATS
The late world junior lightweight champion Gabriel "Flash" Elorde has emerged No. 1 in a poll conducted among a select group of boxing writers and commentators by QTV Channel 11 for a…
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KOREANS OPTIMISTIC IN REGAINING BOXING GLORY!
SEOUL, KOREA--The local boxing authorities and personalities here have expressed renewed optimism that Korean boxing will soon regain its lost glory, as they now turn their attention to the new talents they…
