INMINENTE EL DESEMPATE M?RQUEZ-PACQUIAO

By Juan Carlos Gubi May 18, 2004

La cadena de televisi?n estadounidense HBO y el promotor Bob Arum quedaron satisfechos por la actuaci?n del campe?n mundial pluma, Juan Manuel M?rquez, por lo que el "desempate con Manny Pacquiao es…

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Tax bite eats up Manny?s pay

By Joaquin Henson May 18, 2004

Uncrowned world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao paid $225,000 or about P12.6 Million in taxes to the US government for his recent fight against Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, it was…

Forget the protest

By Ding T. Marcelo May 18, 2004

LIKE A mother consoling a heart-broken son, President Arroyo listened with utmost concern to the lamentations of Manny Pacquiao who told the Chief Executive how he was cheated and robbed of victory…

Murad to pursue Pacquiao protest despite rejection

By Rian Jay G. Hernandez May 18, 2004

MURAD Muhammad, the American promoter of Manny Pacquiao, said on Monday he plans to fight the decision of the Nevada State Athletic Commis?sion in denying the Filipino champion?s pro?test over the outcome…

Teams ?Palpak-Yaw?

By Rene Saguisag May 18, 2004

Thanks to Tempo, and it seems Tempo only, we knew there was really more than one side to the Pacquiao-Marquez story. Los Angeles Times, which won more Pulitzers the last time around…

PACQUIAO WANTS MARQUEZ EVEN IN LAS VEGAS

By Ronnie Nathanielsz May 17, 2004

Manny Pacquiao has some unfinished business to tale care of before anything else and that is to entice Juan Manuel Marquez back into the ring for a rematch. In an interview with…

Pacquiao and the Ethiopian experience

By Philip Ella Juico May 17, 2004

As I had expected, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) rejected a protest lodged by Filipino boxing idol Manny Pacquiao regarding his unpopular 12-round draw decision against world featherweight champion Juan Manuel…

LAS VEGAS CAN’T AFFORD TO ALLOW PACQUIAO PROTEST TO PROSPER

By Ronnie Nathanielsz May 17, 2004

While international promoter Murad Muhammad declined to say it directly, he implied that the heavy betting on the Manny Pacquiao ? Juan Manuel Marquez title fight at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas,…

Pacquiao-Marquez a fair score

By George Kimball May 16, 2004

Curious scoring and strange decisions by referees have been so rampant in boxing of late that sometimes we forget these things sometimes have a way of evening out. Last weekend's Manny Pacquiao-Juan…

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Manny itching for rematch

By Joaquin Henson May 16, 2004

Uncrowned world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao can?t wait to maul Juan Manuel Marquez in a rematch. Pacquiao told The STAR the other day he failed to knock out Marquez in Las…

Macapagal on Pacquiao: We’re both champs

By Juliet Labog-Javellana May 16, 2004

FOR someone who has been behaving like a winner, the quip was probably hard to resist. "We are each other's champion!" a beaming President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo exclaimed as she raised Manny Pacquiao's…

GMA urges Pacquiao to pursue protest on verdict

By Dante Navarro And Marichu Villanueva May 16, 2004

It was a mere opinion. Team Pacquiao yesterday played down the reported denial of its protest on the controversial split draw decision Manny Pacquiao got from his featherweight clash with IBF/WBA champion…

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Pe?alosa says yes to rematch

By Joaquin Henson May 16, 2004

Former World Boxing Council (WBC) superflyweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa yesterday said a rematch is in order to determine the superior fighter-Manny Pacquiao or Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao and Marquez fought to a…

PRESIDENT ARROYO GIVES PACQUIAO PROTEST A MAJOR BOOST

By Ronnie Nathanielsz May 16, 2004

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo gave the protest filed by internationally renowned promoter Murad Muhammad on behalf of ?The People?s Champion? Manny Pacquiao a huge boost when she told a large gathering of…

Solar execs save shirts

By Bong Pedralvez May 16, 2004

HAD the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez for the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association feather-weight titles on May 9 not gone beyond the first round, Solar Entertainment…

The Great Featherweight Showdown, But Where’s The Great Interest

By James McDonnell May 15, 2004

Before I get labeled a sourpuss let me point out a couple of things here. First, I enjoyed every second of the bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, and the…

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Murad exposes judge?s dark past

By Joaquin Henson May 15, 2004

New Jersey promoter Murad Muhammad yesterday disclosed that Guy Jutras was chastised for hanky-panky as a referee in a 1982 title fight by the New Jersey State Athletic Commission and said the…

Murad to fight Nevada verdict

By Ronnie Nathanielsz May 15, 2004

Internationally renowned promoter Murad Muhammad said yesterday that he plans to fight the decision of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which rejected the protest filed by Team Pacquiao. However, Murad said: ?We…

Draws

By Al S. Mendoza May 15, 2004

DRAWS normally happen only in chess. That's because a draw in chess matters much: It gives both protagonists half a point each. In chess, only a defeat warrants a zero to the…

Pacquiao blames self for socks fiasco

By Eddie Alinea May 15, 2004

Manny Pacquiao, who was guaranteed $500,000 (P27.5 million) for his fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, admitted the other night that in his desire to save money, he bought cheap socks costing less…