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Boxing champs meet GMA
Manila Mayor Lito Atienza will lead Manilans in a motorcade on Monday, October 3 for all three Filipino boxing champions who recently scored stunning victories in separate bouts in Los Angeles, California.…
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Pacquiao, fellow RP ring stars get honor
MANNY Pacquiao, Brian Viloria and Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista--the 1-2-3 punch of Philippine boxing--will be honored in a VIP dinner dubbed as “Tagumpay” Tribute to the Champions Monday at the Crowne Plaza…
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Accepting Defeat
In sports, nobody wants to lose and it's tough to accept defeat. This is why athletes and sportsmen who can't take losing well end up "pikon," and are labeled as "sore losers."…
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Pacquiao in Japan
Manny Pacquiao (right) and Japanese journalist Makoto Okaniwa pose for photograhers as the latter did an exclusive interview with the pound-for-pound superstar during his recent visit in Japan upon the invitation of…
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Thrilla for the ages<br>30 years ago today the world stood still for Ali-Frazier III
The script for the "Thrilla in Manila" - the final act in the three-part blood feud between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier - was written half a world away, in the sweltering…
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Ali-Frazier fight extracts dreadful price
LONDON (Reuters) - Every element illustrating the heroism, fascination and moral ambiguity of prize fighting fused in the incandescent world title clash between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in the punishing humidity…
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Frazier’s Son Recalls Ali’s Belated Tribute
On the phone from Philadelphia, Marvis Frazier launches into an eerily perfect imitation of Howard Cosell. The words tumble out in that familiar New York twang, clipped and concise: "Good afternoon, ladies…
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Top 5 boxing trilogies
The first fighter listed won two of the three bouts between them: 1. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, 1971-75 Hands down the greatest sports rivalry ever (sorry, Yankees and Red Sox fans)…
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WAKEE WANTS JACA VS DURAN
Cebu's boxing kingmaker, promoter Rex "Wakee" Salud yesterday indicated that he is in no mood to accept Bebot Elorde's offer to pit his boxer Jimrex Jaca against fourth-ranked Baby Lorona Jr, indicating…
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Thirty Years Later – The Building Blocks of The Thrilla in Manila
This is a two part article in which I chronicle the start of the Ali/Frazier rivalry, culminating with their final bout, "The Thrilla In Manila." In it I reveal a few things…
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1975: Muhammad Ali wins ‘Thrilla in Manila’
US boxer Muhammad Ali has retained the world heavyweight boxing championship after defeating his arch-rival, Joe Frazier, in their third and arguably greatest fight. The so-called "Thrilla in Manilla" lasted 14 rounds…
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He won. But was Ali the greatest loser in the Thrilla in Manila?
ACCORDING to the perverse logic of pugilism, the greatness of a bout is measured by the mutual devastation inflicted by the protagonists. By this criterion, the world heavyweight contest between Muhammad Ali…
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CENTURY’S BEST<br>“Lawdy, Lawdy, He’s Great”
Joe Frazier said that of Muhammad Ali, but so fierce and unsparing was their confrontation that the phrase could have applied to them both. It was only a moment, sliding past the…
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BEST HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT EVER: PHILBOXING.COM REMEMBERS “THRILLA IN MANILA”
October 1 will always be remembered as the day when Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier waged what is widely regarded as the best heavyweight fight ever, the Thrilla in Manila. To most…
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‘Thrilla in Manila’ marks 30th anniversary
It was 30 years ago today when the Philippines hosted the most talked-about world heavyweight title fight ever–the climax of the Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier trilogy. The date was Oct. 1,…
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Viloria wants to be noticed
WORLD BOXING Council light flyweight champion Brian Viloria has been dreaming big even before his sensational first-round knockout of erstwhile titlist Erik Ortiz of Mexico last Sept. 10 at the Staples Center…
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Viloria homecoming: Proud to be Filipino
NARVACAN, Ilocos Sur -- World Boxing Council light flyweight champion Brian Viloria returned to his home province on Wednesday carrying the pride of his heritage. “I am proud to be a Filipino,…
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Pacquiao, 2 others honored Monday
Manny Pacquiao, Brian Viloria and Rey “Boom Boom Bautista” – the 1-2-3 punch of Philippine boxing – will be honored in a VIP dinner dubbed as “Tagumpay” Tribute to the Champions Monday…
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JACA BATTLES LORONA FOR RP TITLE
Cebu-based Negros fighter Jimrex "Divino" Jaca gets another chance at a Philippine title when he meets veteran slugger Baby Lorona Jr for the vacant RP super-featherweight title on October 30 at the…
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Buhain off to WBC Convention in Spain
Games and Amusements Board chairman Eric Buhain will be attending the World Boxing Council 43rd Annual World Convention all by his lonesome, but that wont stop him from taking the cudgels for…
