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EXCLUSIVE! ‘PAC-MAN’ RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES ANGRY!
Los Angeles, CA-World featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao hit the ground here about noon local time Thursday. Fresh off a meeting last week with President Gloria Arroyo of the Philippines, Pacquiao comes to…
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Pacquiao and Tyson
We promised to publish Manny Pacquiao?s letter of apology. Here it is: Ginoong Teddy Benigno, Magandang araw po. Nais ko pong muling humingi sa inyo ng paumanhin sa pangyayari noong isang Lunes.…
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The Truth about the Pay-Per-View on Manny Pacquiao
This article is not about Ronnie Nathanielsz, but I cannot help it because his name is part of this piece due to the fact, he is the loudest person in the Philippine…
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FROM HERO TO VILLAIN <br>Ex-world boxing champ Magahin arrested anew for robbery-holdup
He never learned. For the second time in nine months, former World Boxing Federation (now Foundation) welterweight champion William ?The Black Mamba? Magahin was arrested by police after he and his cohort…
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OLD FASHIONED COLUMN
"MINI TYSON" TAG FITS GUZMAN?If WBO 122 lb. champion Joan Guzman isn?t superstitious, he should be! Every time a lucrative offer would appear, it would then somehow disappear. The latest black cloud…
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Manny rates Barrera toughest
Two-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao said the other day the toughest opponent he?s ever faced was Marco Antonio Barrera. He ranked the World Boxing Council superfeatherweight champion his most formidable foe…
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Pacquiao, Morales double-header likely, says promoter Arum
THE WORLD'S best featherweight and junior lightweight are in hot pursuit of the planet's purest warrior at 130 pounds. Manny Pacquiao, whose epic victory over Marco Antonio Barrera in 2003 catapulted him…
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Suico challenges Barrera
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super featherweight champion Randy ?Kumong Bato? Suico yesterday expressed his willingness to challenge Mexican superstar Marco Antonio Barrera, who is also the reigning World Boxing Council…
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Mayol moves closer to WBC title shot
Rodel ?Batang Mandaue? Mayol?s dream to fight for a world title before the year ends got a big boost as the undefeated Cebuano knockout artist is now officially installed as the top…
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BIR wants Pacquiao to bare income
IN the run-up to April 15, the Bureau of Internal Revenue has asked boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to be the country?s model taxpayer by declaring his income and paying taxes from his…
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Bob Arum Debunks Pay Per View Claims
Top Rank chairman and international promoter Bob Arum yesterday debunked claims by the camp of Ring Magazine featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao that Pacquiao was entitled to 40 percent of the upside from…
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Pacquiao urged to become model taxpayer
MANILA -- The government, struggling to overcome poor tax collection, has called on boxing champion Manny Pacquiao to encourage his countrymen to declare their income and pay taxes on time. Pacquiao, hailed…
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Time for Manny Pacquiao to Look at Plan B
With the way Marco Antonio Barrera is talking nowadays stating that he does not need a rematch with Manny Pacquiao, the man who mugged him for 11 rounds, one could not help…
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Lim and Nathanielsz, true and false
GRAHAM Lim, found to be a fake Filipino "after a thorough and lengthy investigation," has all the right to use a borrowed nationality. However, Lim had to be put in his proper…
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Boxers must be protected
NORTH COTABATO Gov. Manny Pi?ol is convinced that local professional boxers are considered ?the most exploited athletes? in the country, which was again highlighted in boxing icon Manny Pacquiao?s failure to get…
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Politics in boxing makes titles elusive
FOR some time now, the Cebu boxing scene has bred several world-title prospects, but it is yet to see a new world champion ? thanks mostly to boxing politics. Undeniably, Rodel Mayol,…
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A Glove Story
In the immediate aftermath of the thrilling back-and-forth battle between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach would cut the gloves off the hands of the ?Pac Man? and move towards…
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Chris John Resumes Sparring
When current WBA Featherweight champion Chris John (34-0-1, 19 KOs) of Indonesia, suffered a cut over his right eye almost two weeks ago in training, it appeared as though sparring would be…
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TUESDAY’S OLD FASHIONED BOXING COLUMN & PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION?
BARRERA & THE NO BRAINER..Marco Antonio Barrera is living in a fantasy world if he thinks he can make the leap from his perch at 130 lbs. to the lightweight limit of…
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Barrera Wants Pacquiao Rematch, But Not Now
Marco Antonio Barrera, fresh off of his two round destruction of Mzonke Fana is now looking towards the future and some big name opponents. The two names that are at the top…
