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Pacquiao to fight Aussie on December 4 in Taguig
KNOWING that his fight schedule for 2005 is going to be littered with landmines, Manny Pacquiao locks horns with Gairy St. Clair of Australia, the World Boxing Organization Intercontinental featherweight champion, in…
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Pacquiao fights Aussie on Dec. 4
MANNY Pacquiao, dodged by foreign rivals in his bid to validate his claim as world featherweight champion, will instead take on an Australian foe in a tuneup match set for Dec. 4…
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Pacquiao-St. Clair bout a done deal
Promoter Murad Muhammad said yesterday that ?the contracts are being finalized? for the planned Dec. 4 bout at the Global City in Taguig between Ring Magazine featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and World…
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Pacquiao-St. Clair a done deal
Bracing for his keenly-awaited rematch with Mexican champ Juan Manuel Marquez in February 2005, Manny Pacquiao takes on dangerous Gairy St. Clair of Australia in a crucial tuneup on Dec. 4 at…
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Pacman soars in P4P list
The Florida-based St. Petersburg Times ranked Pacquiao as No.4 in its top 10 pound-for-pound list behind Bernard Hopkins, Floyd Mayweather, and Felix ?Tito? Trinidad, who came off a 28-month hiatus in glorious…
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PRESS RELEASE: Pacquiao Fires Muhammad, Declares Himself Free Agent
GENERAL SANTOS-Citing numerous breaches in his existing contract with US-based promoter Murad Muhammad, featherweight king Manny Pacquiao declared himself a free agent Thursday in a bid to redirect his young but stagnating…
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LAURENTE CALLS OUT CASTILLO!
World Boxing Council no. 7 lightweight and Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation champ Dennis Laurente has made known his interest to fight WBC lightweight champ Jose Luis Castillo following his successful defense…
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Pacquiao dumps Murad as promoter
Manny Pacquiao has decided to terminate his promotional deal with Murad Muhammad saying the American promoter had failed to package a mega fight deal before the end of the year. Murad signed…
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Australian Fighters Step Up To The Plate
By Guy Hearn
On November 27 th , Nedal ?Skinny? Hussein will challenge Oscar Larios for the WBC Super Bantamweight Title, on the undercard to the Barrera vs Morales show at the MGM Grand, Las…
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Pound for pound Hopkins is on top
Bernard Hopkins was less than brilliant in defeating Oscar De La Hoya, but he remains the most dominant force in any boxing division. He also remains No. 1 in the Times top…
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TOP TWENTY POUND FOR POUND
By G. Leon
Here it is. The twenty best pound for pound fighters in the world according to Boxingtalk.com's G. Leon. This is one you definitely don't want to miss! Kassim Ouma, Felix Trinidad and…
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Cebuano pugs dominate Asian boxing ratings
Four Filipino boxers reign as champions in their respective weight divisions in Asia according to the latest ratings of two Asian boxing organizations. Cebu City’s boxing sensation Rodel Mayol leads the list…
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When Does a Fighter Get Old?
Longtime diehard boxing fan Ursulo Poricallan of Southern Leyte, Philippines wrote, "What can you say about Roy Jones, Jr.? He's a pity, isn't he?" Roy has since displayed seemingly inimitable boxing skills…
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Taguig Mayor’s Group To Stage Pacquiao Fight
Promoter Murad Muhammad who was taken aback by the news that Manny Pacquiao had returned home without his knowledge and that of business manager Rod Nazario , revealed in an exclusive overseas…
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Pacquiao too good for their business
MANNY Pacquiao is decidedly the best fighter in the world among featherweights these days. He may not be the finest craftsman just yet, but he has attained that level of skills, which,…
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?Homesick? Pacquiao returns home
A homesick Manny Pacquiao, Ring Magazine?s featherweight champion, surprisingly returned yesterday morning from Los Angeles even as his business manager Rod Nazario was flying to Los Angeles from Florida to meet him.…
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Pacquiao returns to unclear future
Consensus world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao quietly slipped back home yesterday morning after training nearly a month in Los Angeles for a fight that is still up in the air. It…
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Mexican trio want Manny next
By James Blears
Mexican trio Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Oscar Larrios are all targeting Manny Pacquiao as their prefered next opponent. In an interview, counting down to Morales V Barrera 111 WBC Championship…
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A Fall Bakers Dozen
By Steve Kim
The leaves are beginning to turn and the days are getting shorter which means that autumn is upon us. But it's clear that the seasons have also changed in the game of…
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LAURENTE KEEPS OPBF LIGHTWT BELT
WBC #12 ranked Filipino lefty Dennis Laurente (21-2-4, 11 KOs), 133.25, barely kept his OPBF lightweight belt by a majority decision over an elongated OPBF #9 ranked Japanese Chikashi Inada (15-2, 11…