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Pacquiao still on Barrera?s mind
THE LAST time out, he had to flee from the burning mountains of southern California and had to brush aside a distracting revelation by a former manager that he had undergone a…
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Pacquiao-Barrera in the works
People?s Champion Manny Pacquiao is likely to battle featherweight Marco Antonio Barrera in a rematch this September before the eagerly anticipated return bout with World Boxing Association/International Boxing Federation champion Juan Manuel…
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Pacquiao vs Barrera II?
There will be a rematch with a Mexican, yes. If Marquez?s promoters push for a Las Vegas venue, however, it won?t be against Juan Manuel Marquez. Instead, it will be against Marco…
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Filipino achievers to be honored on June 12 celebrations
WINNING wordsmith Patricia Evangelista, champion boxer Manny Pacquiao and ten-pin knockout CJ Suarez join the many Filipino achievers to be given recognition during the Independence Day celebrations on June 12. World featherweight…
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Everybody Wants Pacquiao-Marquez II
LOS ANGELES-Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez want it. Their managers Murad Muhammad and Bob Arum have expressed willingness to do a rematch and on Thursday, some things will surely get settled.…
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IBF Convention Report: ?Does one point make a difference??
The recent championship bout between IBF/WBA Champion Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao brought out one of the most interesting topics during the judging seminar. During this bout, the mistake of one…
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‘Fair but Firm’ Joe Cortez this week on ‘In This Corner!’
In no other sport is the role of referee as important as it is in the sport of boxing where lives are truly on the line. The third man in the ring…
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Pacquiao still haunts Ledwaba
Lehlohonolo ?Hands of stone? Ledwaba (35-2-1- 22ko?s) is an angry man. The former IBF and WBU junior featherweight and WBU featherweight world champion takes on the WBA International featherweight champion, Spend Abazi…
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Pacquiao-Marquez looms as ?spice? of De la Hoya-Hopkins
WHICH is the bigger box-office draw: Manny Pacquiao versus Juan Manuel Marquez or Oscar de la Hoya versus Bernard Hopkins? Apparently the former, according to Pacquiao?s business manager, Rod Nazario, which is…
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Pacquiao still feeling pain
It has been a month since the duel between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, but the talk of what-if?s, who the better fighter was and conspiracy theories cease to die. Foremost…
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Pacquiao, Tyson to Share One Training Camp
"IRON" Mike Tyson, the former two-time heavyweight champ, and Manny Pacquiao, a two-division boxing icon, will share the same boot camp for about a month when they both train under Freddie Roach…
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The Arum influence
Manny Pacquiao?s business manager Rod Nazario has said on more than once occasion that he dislikes Top Rank president Bob Arum and is scared of him because he wields too much influence…
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Ledwaba longing for rematch vs Pacquiao
EX-CHAMP Lehlo Ledwaba still dreams of getting a rematch with the man who pulverized him into thin sheets three years ago at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The problem is Ledwaba?s…
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IBF cites Pacquiao excellence
STRAIGHT FROM San Francisco, where the International Boxing Federation (IBF) is holding its 21st annual convention, commissioner Emmanuel Palabrica of the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) yesterday reported that the IBF presented…
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Ledwaba dreams of a re-match against Pacquiao
Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, with only two fights in almost three years, still throws those awesome body blows. And Ledwaba, nearly 33, plans to use them to dismantle Danish hero Spend Abazi in Copenhagen…
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Doghouse Boxing?s Pound-For-Pound Best of The Sport
Tied at 4. Manny Pacquiao?Juan Manuel Marquez?Tied as the two best fighters at featherweight until they have the chance to settle the score, Marquez and Pacquiao elevated each other with the brilliance…
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Knockout a must
I HAVE always had this fear: If a Filipino boxer fights abroad and the fight lasts the distance, he would lose on points. If not, he would settle for a draw, the…
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Pacquiao ?In This Corner!?
2-Time World Champion Manny Pacquiao will be tonight's guest on In This Corner with James Smith, which can be viewed nationally on Direct TV (CH 626) and Dish Network (CH 432) on…
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Z in Pacquiao undercard?
Things are looking up for Z ?The Dream? Gorres, the Philippines? no. 1 super flyweight, who is rated no. 2 by the Orient Pacific Boxing Federation, following his impressive performance in Seoul…
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Working hard, doing it right
IT'S doubly clear now why Rod Nazario is trying to avoid Las Vegas the way a bus traveler abhors a clogged, unwashed road toilet. Because Las Vegas stinks to high heavens, as…
