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Manny accused of hitting driver
MANNY Pacquiao is in the news again. No, it's not about the Filipino boxing hero's latest exploits inside the ring, but an incident in his native General Santos City last Saturday where…
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Boxers get more awards in evening of fun, revelry
WITH SOME of the country’s most influential figures in attendance, Manny Pacquiao, Brian Viloria and Rey Bautista were again recipients of awards late Monday night when Solar Sports hosted a VIP dinner…
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JACA-DURAN RP DUEL SET IN DUMAGUETE
Jimrex Jaca, the former OPBF superbantam champ, goes for the vacant RP super-featherweight title as he takes on no. 3 Samuel Duran of Bukidnon in a 12-round shootout on November 12 in…
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MCGIRT, DE JESUS TO VISIT RP
Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) 2002 Trainer of the Year, James "Buddy" McGirt, and Manny Pacquiao's former cutman Lenny De Jesus of Puerto Rico are slated to arrive in the country…
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Roach: Bobby Pacquiao Will Beat “Famoso”
LOS ANGELES—Despite being a heavy underdog to beat former world champion Carlos “El Famoso” Hernandez, Bobby Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach think they have a good chance of pulling off a…
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WHOA! HOLD YOUR HORSES
Whoever thought of including Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista in the elite group of boxing heroes to be honored by President Arroyo Monday must either be ignorant of boxing or involved in a…
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A Conversation with Angelo Dundee
Angelo Dundee is considered the greatest boxing coach in America. He has guided fifteen fighters to world titles and helped Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard become stars on a global level.…
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Manila, Palace roll out red carpet for 3 boxing heroes
THE CITY of Manila opened its doors and rolled out the red carpet yesterday for three boxing champions led by Manny Pacquiao. Red, white and blue confetti rained down as Pacquiao, together…
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Another busy day for Pacquiao and 2 boxing champs
REPRESENTING Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, prizefighters Brian Viloria, Rey Bautista and Manny Pacquiao, all dressed in chic Barong Tagalog, took time out from their hectic schedules and showed up at Malaca?ang yesterday…
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Atienza to adopt Bautista, Viloria as Manila’s sons
MANILA MAYOR Lito Atienza said yesterday that he plans to adopt as sons of Manila world boxing champions Brian Viloria and Rey Bautista. Atienza made the announcement during a motorcade he organized…
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President hails Filipino boxing heroes
President Arroyo yesterday paid tribute to Filipino boxers Manny Pacquiao, Brian Viloria and Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista in elaborate high noon rites in front of the Kalayaan Hall of Malaca?ang, saying they…
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PacMan shares the glory in second Manila parade
FOR the second time in three weeks, Manny Pacquiao rode a motorcade in his honor in Manila on Monday, but this time he shared the spotlight with two fellow boxing champions and…
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MANNY PACQUIAO PRESENTS…
If plans do not miscarry, boxing hero Manny Pacquiao will soon be hosting a 90-minute boxing program on ABS CBN. I brought up the idea of a Manny Pacquiao appearance in a…
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Thirty Years Later – The Building Blocks of “The Thrilla In Manila” Part 2
July 1975 through October 1, 1975 With Bugner out of the way, Ali vs. Frazier III was on. This time the winner would have the historical bragging rights over the other. In…
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‘Boom Boom’ eyes to rock Big Dome
A BIG Dome stint for "Boom Boom." If plans push through, Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista, the teenage puncher who set the tone for the country’s unforgettable foray at the Staples Center in…
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Pacquiao, Hernandez square off October 8
ANOTHER Pacquiao--Bobby Pacquiao--will climb the ring on October 8 to fight tough veteran Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez in a 12-round super featherweight eliminator at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. Bobby…
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Joe’s still smoulderin’
AS OMENS went, this was as dark as boxing had ever known, a day in early autumn, 1975, when Muhammad Ali was in the ring, doing his thing, an audience hanging on…
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Heavy Losses
30 years after the 'Thrilla in Manila', heavyweight boxing finds itself down and almost out. Where have the great fighters gone? Audley Harrison declared recently that he was ready to 'follow in…
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Ali-Frazier III in Manila remembered
Thirty years after the last of the epic trilogy, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier are still swinging at each other in media interviews, newspapers and magazine write ups and television documentaries commemorating…
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Tribute for Pacquiao, Viloria, Bautista set
MANNY PACQUIAO, Brian Viloria, and Rey “Boom Boom Bautista” – the 1-2-3 punch of Philippine boxing – will come face to face with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo tomorrow when they call on…
