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Why You’re Going To Like 2005
There's an old saying for boxing fans: There's good years, and then there's better years. 2004 was a good year, and it already appears that 2005 will be a better year. Let…
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Pacquiao has finally left for the U.S.
By Nick Giongco
BY THE time Manny Pacquiao reports for training at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood on Tuesday (Monday in the US), there would only be a little over 40 days to…
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Marquez tells Pacquiao to get ready for big war
International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico boldly declared that his second fight against Filipino ring star Manny Pacquiao will be a war. Marquez expressed…
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Fans want to watch Pacquiao-Marquez
MEXICAN Juan Manuel Marquez, who is stalling on a contract for a rematch with Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao over a purse dispute, may want to take heed. People around the world want…
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Boxing?s big stories in 2004
There were peaks and valleys in Philippine boxing last year. But whatever the news, it was consensus world featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao who hogged the spotlight as the country?s living symbol of…
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Pacquiao, 11 others feted
ELEVEN outstanding athletes and sports personalities led by Ring Magazine People's Featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao were honored by the city government for their outstanding fete in 2004. Pacquiao was given P30,000 cash…
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Marquez: Pacquiao is all talk
World Boxing Association/International Boxing Federation featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has had a hearty laugh over claims by Ring Magazine champion Manny Pacquiao that the fight would be like going up against…
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Marquez Wants No Excuses
By James Blears
As rumors gather pace about a casual, even cavalier approach by Manny Pacquiao to the hard grind of training to peak fitness for the fight of his life, his impending opponent WBA…
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ESPN Poll: Pacquiao-Marquez rematch is front-runner
The somewhat cloudy prospect of the February 26 showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez yesterday took a positive turn following a credible on-line poll conducted by ESPN showed that the…
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Barrera vs. Morales III claims title for best bout
By Dan Rafael
Marco Antonio Barrera W12 Erik Morales: A raging, passionate personal hatred helped fuel the third, sizzling installment of one of the all-time great trilogies. Even the most hardened ringside observers could only…
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BoxingScene’s Best of 2004
By Rick Reeno
The final votes for the best of 2004 are in and have been tallied up. The votes that were tallied for the winners in each individual category come from the whole team…
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New Year?s Belts: Out With The Alphabet Boys, And In With The Ring
By Jason Probst
There?s a running joke between Big Rick Robertson and I about which prospects I can and can?t claim to have named as ?sure things? and in my New Year?s resolutions for 2005,…
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How about switching from ?El Dinamita? to ?El Terible??
How about switching from ?El Dinamita? to ?El Terible?? If Juan Manuel Marquez continues to bog down negotiations in his rematch with Manny Pacquiao, Erik Morales, Marquez?s countryman, is a possible replacement.…
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Marquez Wants More Money Than Manny
By James Blears
WBA and IBF Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez wants more money for his fight against Manny Pacquiao. The two are scheduled to meet in a rematch on February 26th in Las Vegas.…
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Murad Confident Marquez Will Agree
International promoter Murad Muhammad who is meeting with Top Rank officials headed by Bob Arum at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas says he is confident that WBA/IBF champion Juan Manuel Marquez…
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Harrison targets move up to super-featherweight
Two-time WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison has said he is ready to seek another title in another weight division providing he gets by Victor Polo later this month. The rock-hard Scot defends…
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Murad, Arum try to close deal in Las Vegas today
By Karl Freitag and Bill Luppert
Promoter Murad Muhammad was in Las Vegas today, meeting with Top Rank to try to finalize the February 26 rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. "It's not final," Muhammad told…
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Marquez Steps Up On Purse Demand
Still seething at the thought of getting yet another small slice of the pie, World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation featherweight king Juan Manuel Marquez yesterday renewed his diatribe at the…
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Barrera Leaves Door Open for Scott Harrison
By James Blears
Scott Harrison has taken an absolutely crucial if not yet conclusive step towards securing a mega fight against Mexican phenomenon Marco Antonio Barrera. Barrera catapulted himself out of adversity and back into…
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Boxing’s best of 2004
By Tim Graham
Glen Johnson was workmanlike in overcoming both Roy Jones Jr. and Antonio Tarver. Fighter of the Year: Glen Johnson Johnson, previously known as a trial horse, became a superstar in 2004. The…