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“Boom Boom”, Vegas New Rising Filipino Boxing Star
The moment he entered the ring was the moment Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista showed he meant business. Except for the first round, he was the aggressor, putting his opponent, Sergio Manuel Medina…
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GBP wants 3-year deal
THE US’ emerging boxing outfit—Golden Boy Promotions (GBP)—is setting their sight on signing more Filipino fighters. And two of the country’s latest boxing stars are at the top of their list—Rey “Boom-Boom”…
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Pacquiao October fight: Barrera, Marquez or Guzman
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – On the last day of his campaign for Monday’s elections, Manny Pacquiao just couldn’t shake off the boxer in him. Inside the dim, cozy music room of his…
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Who is Boxing’s Future Franchise? Miguel Cotto? Manny Pacquiao? Floyd Mayweather Jr? No Way Says Mr. Jackson, Read on to Find Out his #1 Pick
What player would you start your franchise with? This is a very debatable conversation sports fans like to have. In basketball would you pick LeBron James or Kobe Bryant? In football would…
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Pacquiao keen on Guzman bout
GEN. SANTOS CITY, Philippines—A fight against Joan Guzman sounds right for Manny Pacquiao. But the unbeaten fighter from the Dominican Republic has to wait until October before getting a crack against the…
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Pacman needs 3 months to recover fighting form
GENERAL SANTOS City — Regardless of what happens in his political bid, boxing star Manny Pacquiao said he will need three months to prepare for a fight being proposed sometime in October…
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Tribute to Laura Elorde
The late Flash Elorde’s widow Laura is known as the country’s boxing matriarch. And since today is Mother’s Day, we’re writing this as a special tribute to her and the other Elorde…
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Speed Really Does Kill
We all have our sources of exhilaration as well as our secret fears. When I was in the Marines, during a snowy winter in Aircrew Flight Equipmentman (parachute rigger) School at the…
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‘I’m more than that’
THE Justine Fortune defection is deeper than most think it is, after the former Freddie Roach understudy fired away vitriolic statements at Roach in an interview that appeared on a boxing website…
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The Fight that Saved Boxing
What a relief that Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather is over, and boxing has been saved from a dreadful fate. It’s like the classic Steven Seagal ending. You don’t know exactly how…
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Rajah Chris Promotes in Tubigon, Bohol!
Rajah Chris Boxing Promotion and the municipality of Tubigon in will present tonight a five-bout professional bout at the Tubigon Cultural Center in Tubigon, Bohol. Headlining the card is the 10-round lightweight…
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SCORING STANDARDS NEED TO BE REFORMED: Comments on the De La Hoya-Mayweather decision
This is to suggest the current scoring standards to be reformed for the sake of better decisions to be accepted by the general public, not only by the ringsiders. I was a…
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ALA GYM TO BRANCH OUT IN THE U.S!
In an exclusive interview in Las Vegas recently, Filipino trainer Edito Villamor informed that the ALA Boxing Gym will soon branch out by putting up a gym either in Los Angeles or…
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INSIDE SPORTS: THE ADMIRABLE BOB ARUM
Bob Arum in many ways never ceases to amaze us. When we learned from our respected friend Tony Aldeguer that Arum was taking the same Philippine Airlines flight from Las Vegas to…
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Unbeaten Guzman No. 1 on list of Pacquiao foes
GEN. SANTOS CITY, Philippines—List Dominican Joan Guzman No. 1 on Manny Pacquiao’s roster of likely opponents. Bob Arum, chief honcho of Top Rank which is promoting Pacquiao’s fights, revealed this yesterday in…
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MAYOL WANTS OUT FROM JAPANESE MANAGER
Former WBC mini flyweight world title challenger Rodel Mayol wants out from his Japanese manager Yasuo Matsuoka, accusing the manager of failure to take care of him as a world rated fighter…
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Joan Guzman has inside track on Pacquiao – Arum
GENERAL SANTOS City —Top Rank chairman Bob Arum revealed the reasons yesterday why Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic has the inside track among four fighters being considered to lock horns with…
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‘Marquez pricing self out of rematch’
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Is Manny Pacquiao afraid of Juan Manuel Marquez? The answer, according to Bob Arum, is a big, big no. The reason why Marquez is not on the short…
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Roach row won’t affect Pacquiao
Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said yesterday the split between trainer Freddie Roach and conditioning coach Justin Fortune won’t affect Manny Pacquiao’s preparations for future fights the next of which could be…
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Pound for Pound: The Top 12 Fighters in the World
Now that the dust has settled from the world title fight between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya, a number of realities have been revealed including the Pound for Pound champion…
