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Las Vegas odds favoring Pinoy sensation zoom up
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, United States of America -- A strange thing happened in the sports betting lines here yesterday after odds in favor of Manny Pacquiao got even bigger. There was general…
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Round Sixteen: Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales Mailbag!
Ben: What do you think is the difference between Junior Jones and Manny Pacquiao fighting style? Do you think that EM can repeat what he have done to Junior Jones after junior…
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One as a nation
Unity has always been an issue for us Filipinos. In my Social Studies classes in elementary and high school, I learned how we evolved into a nation from various tribes occupying the…
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Former boxers say fight is about even
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Nedal Hussein, who "knocked out" Manny Pacquiao when they squared off in October 2002, and his manager-trainer Jeff Fenech believe Mexican Erik Morales? superior ring generalship might tilt the…
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Pacman remains favorite
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? The odds are stacked in favor of Manny Pacquiao. Bob Arum, the lead promoter of Saturday night?s big event, revealed on Wednesday that oddsmakers have installed Pacquiao a -135…
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The Battle of The Little Big Men
By Johnny Ortiz
Even George Armstrong Custer would have enjoyed the upcoming battle between Erik "El Terrible" Morales and Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao, but this time around, Erik will not be blindsided by a surprise,…
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P5-M bet from Morales camp stuns Pacquiao?s entourage
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? There is now a bad blood between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales. It came so sudden but it was expected anyway. Fernando Beltran, the trash-talking chief…
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Pacquiao attacked and called a quitter
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, United States of America -- After being threatened by a virus, Manny Pacquiao was attacked and called a quitter in public yesterday, three days before his monumental showdown with…
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Beltran wagers $100T for Erik to beat Manny
Boxing superstars Manny ?The Destroyer? Pacquiao of the Philippines and Erik ?El Terible? Morales of Mexico come face-to-face yesterday in the pre-fight news conference drumming up their March 19 superbout at the…
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Morales shade taller vs Pacman
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? It is only on paper that Erik Morales is bigger than Manny Pacquiao. Or so it seems. In Wednesday?s official press conference of their March 19 battle here, the…
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Morales raises ante if Pacquiao scores KO
The manager of Erik Morales yesterday said he'll lay down $100,000 on the table if Manny Pacquiao knocks out his Mexican ward come Saturday (Sunday in Manila) during their pre-fight press conference…
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Erik camp calls Manny a quitter
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? They called Manny Pacquiao a quitter then challenged the Filipino camp to a $100,000 (P5.5 million) wager. In what could signal a bitter word ward days before the fight,…
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30 congressmen in Las Vegas exodus for Pacquiao bout
By Jess Diaz
If President Arroyo decides to call a special session of Congress next week to pass a crucial value added tax (VAT) bill, the House of Representatives, and maybe even the Senate, might…
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Lawmakers play hooky to watch Pacquiao
A group of congressmen is skipping the special session called to take up the controversial bill on the value-added tax to be at ringside for Manny Pacquiao?s fight in Las Vegas on…
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Solons fly to Las Vegas for Pacquiao boxing bout
By Maila Ager
AS the value-added-tax (VAT) bill hangs in Congress, several lawmakers at the House of Representatives took time out to fly to Las Vegas to watch the boxing match of Manny Pacquiao on…
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Morales’ big fights give him an edge
Manny Pacquiao is known as "Pac-Man" -- conveying the image of a cuddly cartoon character. But it's an alternate nickname that better fits the Filipino sensation. "The Destroyer." Pacquiao attacks like a…
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Morales Camp Bluffs, Then Blinks First
LAS VEGAS?When Manny Pacquiao met Erik Morales in a jampacked press conference Wednesday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena here, the fireworks and hype didn?t come from the two fighters but from…
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CAN MORALES-PACQUIAO LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?
By Shawn Krest
If the hype is to be believed, the March 19 bout between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao will set the bar for the remaining nine months of 2005. Two aggressive punchers who…
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Erik Morales: In Defense of Tricolor
Erik Morales harbors a mean streak inside that borders on sadism. Remember his taunting pose over a defeated fighter two years ago? Though most see the Tijuana gladiator on his best behavior,…
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Pacquiao earns unlikely payday to face Morales
Muhammad, in some ways, reminds one of Don King. He's a boxing promoter who can go on and on at a news conference, and he's boastful. "What I tried to explain to…