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WBC CHIEF SUPPORTS MORALES OVER PACQUIAO
World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman Chagnon has expressed his unequivocal support to his countryman Erik "El Terrible" Morales when the latter steps into the ring on March 19 opposite the fire-breathing…
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GORRES BATTLES ‘DOBERMAN’ IN PAC-MORALES CARD
After Olympian Jose Navarro chickened out, Cebuano boxing sensation Z "The Dream" Gorres has finally found an opponent bold enough to tangle with him as Colombian Reynaldo "El Doberman" Hurtado has been…
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PACMAN-INSPIRED SANTILLAN FLIES TODAY FOR JAPAN BOUT
When Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation welterweight champ Rev Santillan departs Manila today, there wont be much drum-beating but nonetheless he will be inspired by Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao in his March…
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Barrera Backs Rival Morales To Win
Is the enemy of my enemy, my friend or my enemy? Marco Antonio Barrera must have had those words rolling in his brain for the last couple of months. Even though Morales…
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MORALES-PACQUIAO ONE TOUGH CALL
The best advice I have concerning this coming Saturday HBO PPV super-featherweight special between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao, is don?t go to the ice box or the lav until the action…
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The Toughest Fight of Erik Morales? Career
Erik Morales has fought many of the best fighters in the lighter weights of boxing, but this coming Saturday he may be facing the biggest fight of his professional career. Epic battles…
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Erik Morales: Heart or Head?
It is a mouthwatering clash. Every so often, the boxing world is treated to the kind of match up that has ?classic? branded firmly into it from the get go. When Erik…
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Money moving to Pacquiao!
The MGM in Las Vegas today moved odds on Manny Pacquaio, making him a -130 favorite over Erik Morales who is listed at +110. This is a significant move, as the fight…
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Pacquiao headed to Vegas
Manny Pacquiao is currently in the lead limo of a caravan of cars heading from Los Angeles and will be at the MGM Grand on Monday evening. Pacquaio, with chief trainer Freddie…
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Does Morales have ‘Winning’ edge?
When Manny Pacquiao fights Erik Morales on Saturday, he will be wearing the Japanese-made Winning gloves preferred by Morales, instead of the Mexican Cleto Reyes gloves he usually wears. The contract for…
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Who cares about the gloves?
Manny Pacquiao will let his fists do the talking, not his gloves, when he takes on Erik Morales at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this Sunday morning (Manila time).…
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Pacquiao?s power is all that matters
LOS ANGELES ? International promoter Murad Muhammad yesterday blasted those responsible for the story that he had ?sold out? on the issue of which gloves Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales will wear…
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Word war erupts over gloves
INTERNATIONAL promoter Murad Muhammad yesterday vehemently denied that he had "sold out" when he signed a contract that allowed the use of Winning gloves, Erik Morales' preferred brand, for the March 19…
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Manny in best shape of his life
LOS ANGELES ? Former Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach said yesterday he was wishing the explosive battle with Erik ?El Terrible? Morales were today ?because my guy (Manny Pacquiao) is ready…
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Royal welcome awaits Pacquiao
LOS ANGELES ? Las Vegas is rolling out the red carpet for Manny Pacquiao and his entourage early Monday night, five days before his HBO Pay-PerView showdown with Mexican Erik Morales at…
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Morales will be in best shape, but will not win
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao?s Australian conditioning coach said on Sunday that Erik Morales is going to be in ?his best shape ever? when he squares off with the Filipino icon this…
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Pacquiao trainer sees Erik at his best
LOS ANGELES ? While almost everybody insists that Manny Pacquiao should be the favorite, his conditioning coach, Australian Justin Fortune, is singing a different tune. "You will see the best Morales that…
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Manny couldn?t wait to go to war
LOS ANGELES ? A red-carpet welcome awaits Manny Pacquiao Monday (Tuesday in Manila) when he sets foot at the glamorous MGM Grand in Las Vegas for his March 19 fight against Mexico?s…
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Pacman has Mindanao allies on fight night
ASIDE from "Manila Ice", Manny Pacquiao has one big weapon with him the moment he goes to battle against Erik Morales: Mindanao allies. In a show of support to a Mindanao son…
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I’m ready to go to war: Morales
WHILE Manny Pacquiao trained before a large crowd and under the preying eyes of journalists in Los Angeles, Erik Morales practiced in seclusion in the Otomi mountains of Mexico City, away from…
