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Pacman now 10-8 underdog in Vegas
LOS ANGELES, California -- It's now Erik Morales who's the odds-on favorite in the sportsbook windows in Las Vegas, site of his rematch with Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao on Jan.…
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Triangulating Nevada and California
CHICAGO – I am about to embark on a long journey to Nevada and California, where I will be on assignment covering three of the biggest sports stories of the year. The…
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Pacquiao says he’s now OK after injury scare
LOS ANGELES, California -- Manny Pacquiao said he had felt pain in his left arm after a heavy workout here but he did not let it hamper his training. "Masakit, muscle pain,…
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BF leads ‘junket’ to Vegas
METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani Fernando, 10 mayors and a governor flew to Vancouver, Canada, yesterday for the Metropolitan Governance of Vancouver conference. The trip pushed through despite insinuations of a…
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Manny to wrap up training
FILIPINO boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao is set to wrap up his Spartan-like training Monday at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California and head to Las Vegas for his January 21 rematch…
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Morales now 10-8 favorite
LOS ANGELES — Six days before the fight, oddsmakers in Las Vegas have suddenly turned the tables on Manny Pacquiao. Sportsbook.com, one of the biggest on-line betting stations here in the US,…
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JACA GETS ANOTHER FOE IN PACQUIAO CARD!
Sibulan, Negros-raised Jimrex Jaca, the Filipino fighter slated to see action in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales rematch on January 22, will face a new foe in John Nolasco in…
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JACA GETS ANOTHER FOE IN PACQUIAO-MORALES CARD!
Sibulan, Negros-raised Jimrex Jaca, the Filipino fighter slated to see action in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales rematch on January 22, will face a new foe in John Nolasco in…
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‘Sinulog Slambang’ show today
Sinulog revelers will be treated to an explosive boxing extravaganza today as SGG Stable mainstays Dondon Sultan and Federico Catubay go up against separate foes in a pair of title bouts topbilling…
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Sultan defends RP crown in Sinulog card today
As the beats of the Sinulog festivities reach fever-high today, reigning Philippine welterweight boss Dondon Sultan also defends his title for the fourth time against Cesar Yarte in the main event of…
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Pacquiao overhauled, is ready for Morales
LOS ANGELES—In his bid to prime up boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach has ordered changes, like a mechanic working to overhaul a special racing car. Shifts have been ordered in…
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Pacman strains left forearm
LOS ANGELES—MANNY PACQUIAO HAS been advised not to overwork his left forearm which he had strained after it hit the head of a sparmate a week ago. “There’s no problem, that strain…
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Viloria sees El Terrible’s downfall
LOS ANGELES — World light-flyweight king Brian Viloria, who several months ago shared the spotlight alongside Manny Pacquiao, predicted on Friday the 13th the downfall of Mexican Erik Morales on Jan. 21…
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Finkel confident Pacquiao will win
Respected boxing manager Shelly Finkel said yesterday he is confident Manny Pacquiao will beat Erik Morales in their scheduled 12-round bout, dubbed "The Battle," at the 19,000-seat Thomas and Mack Center in…
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Overweight boxer to be fined P13.2M
LOS ANGELES — Go over the weight limit and pay $250,000 or P13.2 million – per pound. So the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales fight would go on as scheduled even if either boxer…
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Morales faces stiff penalty if he comes in overweight
LOS ANGELES — A weighty issue involving Mexican Erik Morales surfaced on Friday after Manny Pacquiao’s American trainer Freddie Roach bared that “Morales will be slapped at least 0,000 if he comes…
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The fruit of their labor
NO guts, no glory—and no cash too. Manny Pacquiao knows that all too well. So sometime last week, he rewarded himself with a Porsche Cayenne—a “supercar for a superfighter” as one daily…
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Pacquiao supporter knifed by Morales fan
BOXING aficionados, beware. The sport could be deadly. This, after a supporter of Mexican boxer Erik Morales had stabbed dead the other night in Quezon City a fan of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao…
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Past his prime?
The veteran trainer whom Manny Pacquiao entrusts to bring his rosary to the ring in every fight said the other day Erik Morales has reached his peak and may be on the…
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SULTAN, YARTE WEIGH-IN RESULTS
Philippine welterweight boss Dondon Sultan weighed in 147 lbs, while challenger Cesar Yarte came in only 144.5 lbs during official weigh-in a few hours ago for tomorrow's big Sinulog card in Cebu…
