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Pacquiao is Very Focused
By Rick Folstad
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear right now: super-featherweight Manny Pacquiao is “very focused” on his upcoming fight against Hector Velazquez on Sept. 10 (HBO) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.…
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Suite life for Pacquiao as he prepares for bout
By Dan Rafael
For the first time in a long time, junior lightweight star Manny Pacquiao will enter a fight with no distractions. His managerial and promotional situations finally are stable, training camp is serene…
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SEPTEMBER PAIRINGS A MIXED BAG OF PLEASERS AND TEASERS
Ready or not. the September 3, Showtime Cable Saturday Nite special opens the fall season with mixed bag of pleasers and teasers - topping the card is cruisers Wayne Braithwaite (21-1, 17…
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“THE PINOY” ON PHILIPPINE BOXING
By Jason Aniel
SUICO, VILORIA, BAUTISA, BOBBY, OH MY! Filipino fight fans have dubbed the upcoming fall season as “Filipino Fall,” because some of the youngest and brightest Filipino contenders will take part in significant…
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This Pac Man is Not a Game
Manny Pacquiao (39-3, 31 KOs) is a man who seems to love boxing with such a dedicated passion. Even though he does not enunciate English as his first language, you can read…
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Freddy Roach: ‘Losing Sucks’<br>‘But the fight took more out of Morales than it took out of us’
By Mark Dodge
On Wednesday morning, Freddy Roach opened the doors to the Wild Card Gym for the first time since Manny Pacquiao began preparing for his comeback fight against Hector Velazquez in late July.…
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Manny says Velazquez bout is ‘critical’
Manny Pacquiao isn’t taking Hector Velazquez lightly and considers his Sept. 10 bout against the Mexican veteran a critical fight because a rematch with Erik Morales hangs in the balance. Pacquiao’s assistant…
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Other foes come first for Morales, Pacquiao
Erik Morales raised his hands in victory against Manny Pacquiao on March 19, having gained a unanimous decision after 12 hard-fought rounds that clearly suggested a rematch was in order. The rematch…
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Hector Velazquez
Los Angeles, California-- Manny Pacquiao Photo: Sal Guitarez vs. Lehlohonolo Ledwaba (June 23, 2001) vs. Agapito Sanchez (November 10, 2001) vs. Jorge Elicer Julio (June 8, 2002) vs. Emmanuel Lucero (July 26,…
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Erik Morales vs. Zahir Raheem
Los Angeles, California-- The terror of Tijuana is back in action on Saturday, September 10 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California when Erik Morales faces Zahir Raheem in a 12-round…
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Hip-hop group composes song for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO will walk his way to the ring at Staples Center with wrestling icon The Undertaker leading the way. But the Filipino fighter entrance song will be The Champion, a piece…
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Filipino sports hero Pacquiao to pitch for the Angels tomorrow
From boxing to billiards, from basketball to cockfighting, Filipino ring star Manny Pacquiao may yet find a new sport of interest. This as Pacquiao is set to throw out the ceremonial first…
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RSR Speaks with Manny Pacquiao
Freddie Roach -- “You know Barrera is making a little noise out there, so we’d like to get the chance to fight him also.” Pacquiao -- “The training camp is good for…
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AFTER LONGORIA, PACMAN TO THROW CEREMONIAL PITCH IN LA
Manny Pacquiao has certainly gone a long way from those days when he would hitch jeepney rides in Manila, dangling perilously from the rear end of his ride. In a solid testament…
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In hunt for rematch, Pacquiao seeks form of Alamodome fight
By John Whisler
For six months after his stunning conquest of Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome in 2003, Manny Pacquiao was the talk of boxing. The hot commodity. The next big thing. "That definitely…
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Has Erik Morales Solved The Pacquiao Puzzle?
One has to wonder what Erik Morales sees in a potential bout with Manny Pacquiao, other than money. When have we ever seen the Mexican warrior rematch a fighter unless he felt…
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The Ring Magazine: “The Bible of Boxing”; Well, I Guess I’m an Atheist This Month
Well fight fans, I must tell you that I am very upset right now. Let me start by saying that I am a long time “The Ring” magazine subscriber and, for the…
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Pacquiao spars with three boxers daily
By Nick Giongco
Pacquiao, who is booked to lock horns with Hector Velazquez of Mexico on Sept. 10 in Los Angeles, yesterday said that he has logged 61 rounds of sparring and is scheduled to…
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Pacquiao, Morales get pre-fight hype
EVEN before leathers can be thrown in their respective tune-up bouts, pound-for-pound boxing icons Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao will get the chance to hype up their planned rematch in March next…
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Now Pitching For The Angels: Manny Pacquiao
ANAHEIM, CA (August 30, 2005)- Pac Man Fever will be running rampant This Thursday! September 1 at Angels Stadium of Anaheim when three-time world champion and the pride of The Philippines, MANNY…