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BAUTISTA SWALLOWS PRIDE
LAS Vegas, Nevada?For a while, Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista admitted he swallowed his pride just to make sure he will end up the winner. The 20-year-old Filipino fighter said he got staggered…
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Politics more dangerous than the ring
By Reuters
MANILA - His opponents fear him inside the ring, but Philippine boxing hero Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao does not leave his home on Mindanao without five armed bodyguards. Pacquiao is contesting elections to…
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What?s the World Cup?
It was Golden Boy Promotions that hatched the idea of a World Cup of Boxing to fuel fan interest in pitting one country against another on a team basis. Amateur boxing tried…
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DIEGO CORRALES KILLED IN MOTORCYLE ACCIDENT
Former two division world champion Diego Corrales whose knockout over Jose Luis Castillo in May 2005 is considered perhaps the greatest fight in the history of boxing has been killed in a…
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Boom Boom, Banal return home
It?ll be a triumphant return home for Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista and A. J. Banal who arrive in Manila tomorrow morning on a Philippine Airlines flight from Las Vegas, fresh from scoring…
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The Bautista and Banal Fights- How Philboxing Was First with the News and Photos
While many simply enjoyed reading the articles posted on this site about the recent exploits of two ALA Boys in Las Vegas, only a few ever wondered and cared to ask how…
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Fiery Banal breaks into world ranks
THE latest boxing sensation, Cebuano AJ ?Bazooka? Banal, has already caught the world?s attention even before he fought during the much-anticipated ?The World Awaits? card last Sunday in Las Vegas. His tremendous…
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Quijano: A Travesty of the lowest order
IT was a travesty, pure and simple. De la Hoya may have lost the bout via split decision, but it will probably go down as one of the most brazen displays of…
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Geno?s Boxing Mailbag: Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather JR Edition
By Geno McGahee
The world awaits no more. The superbout has come and gone and everyone seems to have mixed emotions. It seems that many believe that Oscar De La Hoya did enough to win,…
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LARRY MERCHANT HAILS ?BOOM BOOM
Renowned veteran HBO commentator Larry Merchant has hailed emerging ring sensation Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista as ?one of the best prospects he has seen? according to respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer. Aldeguer…
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BAUTISTA, BANAL SET FOR GRAND RETURN!
LAS VEGAS--Undefeated Filipino boxers Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista and AJ 'Bazooka' Banal are scheduled to arrive in the Philippines on Thursday morning, and are expected to receive warm welcome from fans all…
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INSIDE SPORTS: ABS-CBN’s COVERAGE AND BAUTISTA’S HEART
While we all enjoyed the superb hype of Golden Boy Promotions and HBO for ?The World Awaits? mega-buck fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr we were honestly far…
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Boom Boom to headline World Cup
The way is clear for the ALA stable?s hard-hitting Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista to challenge WBO superbantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon of Mexico in the main event of Golden Boy Promotions?…
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DE LA HOYA GETS SOME GOOD NEWS
Shortly after losing a twelve round split decision to undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr, T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times reported that De La Hoya got some good news ? ?he is…
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We?re still waiting
By Ed Picson
AND SO with the rest of the world, we waited and waited and nothing much happened. Word was some people coughed up as much as ,000 for a ringside seat at the…
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World aches for Pacquiao-Marquez
By Nick Giongco
UNFORTUNATELY, THE world still awaits. And according to sportswriter Chris Mannix of SI.com, there are still ?five high-profile fights (that is) sure to save the sweet science? and one of them features…
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Learning from Tony Aldeguer
It was hyped as "The World Awaits" and indeed the world did wait for Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather to lock horns Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) before a…
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Mayweather-De La Hoya: The Aftermath
In a fight that was promoted to the absolute gills, a true fight fan would understand that the chances of living up to the hype of that nature is slim to none.…
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No clear winner
At hindsight, the consensus among fight fans is the Floyd Mayweather, Jr.-Oscar de la Hoya bout should?ve been declared a draw because there just wasn?t a clear winner. Judging a boxing match…
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Loren junks Pacquiao, supports Custodio
Zamboanga City - Genuine Opposition senatorial bet Loren Legarda on Monday threw her support for the rival of boxing hero Manny Pacquiao. The beneficiary of the support was reelectionist Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio,…