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Quickness of Erik’s opponent is main concern
If there is one thing Erik Morales is wary of about Zahir Raheem, it’s the quickness factor. Morales, the Mexican ring legend set to fight Raheem in a blockbuster card, recently told…
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Around the World in 80 Days
Everybody get your tickets now! If you hop on board now you will get to the majority of the world in just 80 days. The itinerary, so far (this is boxing after…
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FOR MURAD, THE DREAM LIVES ON
American boxing promoter Murad Muhammad, whose stormy promotional relationship with Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao ended in an out of court settlement two months ago, is still determined to pursue his dream…
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LUISITO ESPINOSA ABOUT TO GET “REAL” HURT?
ILL-ADVISED LUISITO FACES MONGOLIAN "KILLER!" When I was with the San Francisco Police Dept., I worked in a number of stations, assignments, etc. For better than a year I was assigned to…
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LAURENTE SET TO BATTLE TOP JAPANESE PROSPECT
Pan-Asian Boxing Association interim super-bantam champ Pederito Laurente of the Johnny Elorde Stable makes a major career gamble when he takes on a world-class Toshiaki Nishioka, the WBC no. 1 and WBA…
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Boxing Trainer Freddie Roach
Freddie Roach is a great trainer. His base of operations is the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood. He is 45 years old and was born in Brockton, Mass. in 1960. His father…
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Summer Boxing Predictions
Boxing is usually slow in the summer time, but this summer there are some matches that are being discussed as well as matches that are coming up that seem promiosing. For the…
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Pacquiao handler puts conditioning above all else
LOS ANGELES—Australian conditioning coach Justin Fortune believes stamina will play a major part on Sept. 10 when Manny Pacquiao slugs it out with Hector Velazquez of Mexico at the Staples Center. "Conditioning…
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Pacquiao makes heads turn even in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES—To say Manny Pacquiao is a head-turner is an understatement. Wherever he goes, whether the supermarket, restaurant, fastfood chain outlet, computer shop, sporting goods store, shopping mall, underground parking area, airport…
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Amonsot to challenge for title on Sept 29
Another Bohol-raised fighter who is now based in Cebu gets his chance at glory when he vies for a prestigious regional title next month. ALA Boy Caesar Amonsot, the country's top-ranked junior…
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RP CHAMP BARCELONA JOINS MURAD MUHAMMAD
Philippine superfly champion Eric Barcelona, recently named Boxer of the Month by the Games and Amusements Board, has just joined the stable of American promoter Murad Muhammad and will soon start campaigning…
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Sim-Espinosa: ex-champs collide!
A battle of former two-time world champions will take place under the radar on Thursday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, on Goossen Tutor's big "Night of the Olympians card.…
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No more distractions, Pacquiao vows
“No more distractions.” That, Manny Pacquiao and his handlers said, is the crucial difference in his current preparations for an upcoming fight against another formidable boxing opponent. On Sept. 10, he will…
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Failure to stage mandatory bout costs Marquez
Juan Manuel Marquez's featherweight title reign ended with the hum of a fax machine, not the thud of a fist, on Monday. Marquez, who unified the IBF and WBA titles in 2003,…
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Pacquiao-Morales rematch a done deal?
The Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales rematch late this year or early in 2006 appears to be already "a done deal " no matter what happens in Pacquiao’s fight against Hector Velazquez on Sept.…
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This time, Pacquiao absorbs body punches
LOS ANGELES — As temperatures begin to drop, the heat will intensify at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood in the coming days as Manny Pacquiao is set to work out…
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Pacquiao, Defensor: Authentic, not authentic
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Mike Defensor may have not imagined it, but he had nearly landed his dear President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in the Guinness Book of World Records. That wild, wild feat of the…
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Erik Morales Update!
Three-time world champion Erik 'El Terrible' Morales said today he expects Zahir Raheem "to be real quick in the ring on Sept. 10, so I'm preparing deal with it. If I can,…
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Dog Bites: Ranting and Raving – Edition 8
By a show of hands how many of you actually bought the Don King PPV? Yeah me too, but I had no choice; if you want to complain, rant and rave you…
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Santillan ‘ready’ to regain OPBF crown
There was one thing on the mind of Rev “Gentle Giant” Santillan after he lost his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation welterweight title – reclaim the belt and punish his tormentor. In…
