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The Ring & Alphabet Bodies
One of the most confusing things that boxing fans have to deal with is the presence of so many different "types" of world champions. Isn't a world champion supposed to be the…
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Showtime Continues to Battle HBO
The world of boxing has changes quite a bit over the last few years. There are many new names showing their talent in the ring, different champions defending their titles, but it…
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Boom Boom Gives Up WBO-Asia Pacific Belt, Moves Up in Weight
Young boxing phenom, Rey ‘Boom-Boom’ Bautista moves up in weight as he now fights in the 122 lbs. super bantam division. “Boom-Boom is still very young and growing. He is more comfortable…
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Boxing in Paradise (with more pics!)
GLORIA DE DAPITAN, that fantasy escapade of a place located in Dawo, Dapitan City, was host to Tuesday's 'Double Trouble' card, arguably the biggest boxing event to be held in the city.…
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Boom Boom gives up title, ventures into heavier class
ALA Boxing Gym phenomenon Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista has officially relinquished his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific bantamweight throne to venture into the super bantamweight (jr featherweight) division. "We already made…
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Morales sweating to make 130-lb limit
ERIK MORALES’ pre-training camp workout is right on target, the Mexican puncher’s promoter Top Rank said in an article that came out in the San Diego Union Tribune newspaper on Thursday (Friday…
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Does Pacquiao own the TV rights to his fight with Morales?
THERE’S the danger of Manny Pacquiao finding himself in a serious legal bind if matters are not straightened out. When I read an article in the sports pages saying that ABS-CBN had…
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PacMan on mag cover; Morales headed for LA
Manny Pacquiao lands on the front cover of an emerging American boxing magazine while the handlers of his Mexican nemesis, Erik Morales, continue to cover all the boxer’s bases. These were the…
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I want all Filipinos to unite: Pacman
IF THERE'S anything Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao wants for his country at this point in his life and in his career as a professional boxer, it's simply to be able to…
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Geno’s Boxing Mailbag, July 28, 2006
Hello RSR readers and welcome to the RSR mailbag, hosted by me, Geno McGahee. I want to first thank you people again for the support and for making this the #1 mailbag…
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NOTES, PACQUIAO CONTROVERSY, & THOSE SURPRISING JAMAICAN BOXERS!
CAN MOTIVATED “YORY BOY” REGAIN STATURE? A fortnight removed from dispatching Chicago’s Miguel Hernandez (19-4) in front of a partisan Illinois crowd, Ramon “Yory Boy” Campas of Mexico is once again in…
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PACMAN GRACES COVER OF LATINO BOXING MAGAZINE
Top pound for pound boxer Manny Pacquiao lands on the cover of the latest issue of Primer Round Boxing Magazine, a San Jose, CA-based publication whose main target market is the Latino…
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BAUTISTA FACES TOUGH OPPONENT
WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight champion Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista faces a tough Moises "Matador" Gutierrez, the super bantamweight champion of Chile on the undercard of the September `16 rematch between WBC super…
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BAUTISTA FACES ‘MATADOR’ ON SEPT. 16!
Undefeated young boxing sensation Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista will now face Chile's Moises Gutierrez in the 10-round support of the September 16 rematch between Marco Antonio Barrera and Rocky Juarez at the…
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GAB’s Buhain, Iloilo governor forge MOA for extension office
ILOILO CITY -- The Games and Amusement Board (GAB) and the Iloilo Provincial Government through their respective leaders have pledged to continue supporting each other in terms of professional sports development here.…
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Brian Viloria all set for title defense
Brian Viloria, (19-0-0 , 12 KO) the Hawaiian born, Narvacan-raised Filipino-American WBC junior flyweight champion of the world will defend his crown for the second time. This time around, he will face…
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Pacquiao, Solar Sports slug it out for TV rights
WHO OWNS the broadcast rights for the much anticipated rubber match between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales? Solar Sports said the cable channel has the right to show the fight on local…
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2006 HBO BOXING PAY PER VIEW CARDS SET RECORD!
HBO PPV TO GO WELL OVER $200 MILLION New York, NY-If the average boxing fan is being turned off, or dissuaded from purchasing a fight card on pay per view, then they…
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Geno’s Boxing Mailbag: Hump Day Edition
I was driving home from work at 1 A.M., and I saw the strangest thing. On the side of the road there was this very attractive young lady hitchhiking. This is very…
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A “Fighters Only” Top Ten
There’s been no march in the streets for it, but I’ve read many pound for pound lists lately and felt like putting one together. Maybe I’ll do this every 90 days or…
