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Fighting the Good Fight – Lessons from the Morales-Pacquiao
I am one of the many who did not feel well during and after the unforgettable March 19, 2005 classic battle between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao. I was at the Imus…
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Nothing Controversial About Morales-Pacquiao
I?ve always been told that you have to learn to take the good with the bad in life.? I used to think that it was just some sort of cliche my Dad…
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Morality not legality
If you?re wondering why New Jersey promoter Murad Muhammad is flashing a wide grin despite two-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao?s recent loss to Erik Morales in Las Vegas, it?s not because…
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Pacquiao steps up fight against Murad, Nazario
After losing a key fight in the ring, Manny Pacquiao is dead-serious to win his battle off it. Pacquiao, who bowed to Erik Morales in a blockbuster fight in Las Vegas two…
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Peden wants Morales, Barrera and Pacquiao
Newly minted IBF super featherweight champion Robbie 'Bomber' Peden says he wants to blaze a trail through the best 130 pound fighters in the world rather than defend his strap against a…
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Barrera nixes Pacquiao rematch
MARCO ANTONIO Barrera is not interested in a rematch with Manny Pacquiao. In an interview with a boxing website, the world superfeatherweight champion also advised Pacquiao to accept his defeat from the…
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No sense of country
THERE was something in that Manny Pacquiao fight that only my brother Ismael and I noticed. A die-hard pugilist fan since high school, he would hang around Flash Elorde?s gym in San…
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Mockery in Mandaue
I COULD be wrong but if it's any indication that I might have been right, the crowd that watched the fights wholeheartedly concurred with my scorecards: The crowd booed the contradictory results…
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Muhammad, Nazario Need to Explain A Lot?Pacquiao (First of a Series)
LOS ANGELES?Unknown to many, the biggest distraction and mental anguish that may have affected Manny Pacquiao going into his last fight against Erik Morales came from the same people whom he used…
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PINOY’S VIEW OF THE PHILIPPINE BOXING SCENE!
WHAT?S IN STORE FOR THE PAC-MAN?? Rumors circulating around the Philippines are all saying Manny Pacquiao wants out of his contract with Murad Muhammad, his current promoter. Pacquiao?s main beef is that…
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Barrera: Pacquiao should accept defeat!
WBC Super Featherweight Marco Antonio Barrera said he enjoyed the fight between his countryman and rival Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao last weekend. Barrera, who will defend the WBC title he won…
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Morales vs. Pacquiao II Fast Forward
Erik Morales versus Manny Pacquiao was always a pick?em. That the judges? scorecards all read 115-113 after 12 furious rounds confirmed as much. And I do not say it was ?always a…
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Fans eye PacMan-Erik II
MOST of Manny Pacquiao?s fans want him to fight Erik Morales again as soon as possible. This emerged from a survey conducted by Pacquiao?s unofficial website mannypacquiao.ph, the results of which were…
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?I did not steal from Manny?
International promoter Murad Muhammad yesterday denied that he had stolen some $2.7 million due Manny Pacquiao from the pay-per-view income and said the Filipino ring warrior was not entitled to any money…
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Pacquiao stays as super feather, vows comeback
Amid a shower of confetti and moral support, Manny Pacquiao yesterday vowed to stage a comeback and warned Mexicans Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales of his continued presence in the super-featherweight…
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Pacquiao failed, but did a Pinoy whale win in Vegas?
LOS ANGELES, California -- An old book, "Havana," is a terrific read. There are still the original details, vivid as the bar and streets Ernest Hemingway had haunted while writing the "Old…
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PBL to honor brave Pacquiao in season opener
THE PHILIPPINE Basketball League (PBL), in its own little way, will also honor Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao. Citing Pacquiao's courageous stand against Mexican Erik Morales in their blockbuster super featherweight bout…
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Manny, Ortiz grace Elorde Awards tonite
World, international and Philippine champions, led by Manny Pacquiao, take center stage during the Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Annual Awards tonight at the Mandarin Hotel in Makati. Pacquiao arrived from Gen. Santos City…
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Palace okays pension fund for ex-boxing champs
President Arroyo yesterday approved the proposal of boxer Manny Pacquiao to establish a retirement fund for former Filipino boxing champions. Pacquiao raised the suggestion to the President during a meeting in Malaca?ang…
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Pacquiao free boxing clinics up
BOXING idol Manny Pacquiao yesterday vowed to help the Manila City government in conducting free clinics for aspiring local boxers in a bid to produce a stable of future champs. The local…
