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Pacquiao-Marquez: Huge title fight
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The standing score in the world boxing championship clashes between the Philippines and Mexico comprises a mismatch: 22-11 in favor of Mexico. Luisito Espinosa, former WBC featherweight king,…
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Berestain: Pacquiao a serious threat
LAS VEGAS ? Juan Manuel Marquez and the man who will yell instructions from his corner admitted on Thursday that Manny Pacquiao poses a serious threat to the Mexican?s bid to keep…
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Pacquiao, Marquez engage in pleasantries
Apologies and gestures of appreciation in the final news conference before what could be the year?s most important fight? That could mean one thing: two fighters draining pleasantries to the last drop…
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Pacquiao foe bares weapon; odds soar favoring Filipino
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- His opponents paid tribute to Manny Pacquiao during formal ceremonies on Thursday as the "most dangerous featherweight in the world today." Moments later, the Filipino boxing celebrity was…
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Marquez: My fists will do the talking
?Anything else that needs to be said will be said on Saturday (Sunday Philippine time) with my two hands.? This was the undermining vow tossed by Mexican Juan Manuel ?Dinamita? Marquez (42-2,…
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Pacquiao to come out with guns firing
Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach, the man who draws up the gameplan for the fights of Manny Pacquiao, said yesterday that his ward ?is explosive and we are coming out there…
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Sayson: Better than 100%
CHICAGO ? My attempt to nail a pre-fight interview with Manny Pacquiao yesterday turned out to be an uneventful TKO. The world?s best featherweight was out of his MGM Grand hotel room…
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Oyson: Make mine Marquez
TOMORROW is a moment of truth for Manny Pacquiao. Whether or not he can justify the glowing advance billing installing him as the People?s Champion and installing him as 7-5 favorite over…
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Odds grow in favor of Paquiao
LAS VEGAS ? As far as oddsmakers are concerned, there is only a 25 percent chance that Juan Manuel Marquez would win Saturday night?s featherweight encounter with Manny Pacquiao by knockout. According…
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Pacquiao, foe to get $500,000 each
Las Vegas, Nevada ? No fireworks, no trash talk, only a cold statement of mission for Saturday night all-out war in the desert. In fact, consensus featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao, carrying the…
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Will referee be ?firm but fair??
Referee Joe Cortez is no stranger to Manny Pacquiao. The New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent worked Pacquiao?s fight against Lehlo Ledwaba at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas three…
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Short and Sweet
Their combined weight might be less than one giant heavyweight, but Manny and (Juan) Manuel promise us a true classic. Manny's prediction that Juan won't last three rounds looks rather unrealistic. The…
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Marquez chases legacy!
On August 21 1981, Mexican featherweight champ Salvador Sanchez stepped into the ring at Caesar?s Palace in Las Vegas against undefeated knockout artist and junior featherweight king Wilfredo Gomez of Puerto Rico.…
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Pacquiao, Marquez out for feather supremacy
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao looks to solidify his claim as the best 126-pounder in the world Saturday night when he meets WBA and IBF featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez at the…
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Pacquiao focused on Marquez
Manny Pacquiao says he is fully focused on Juan Manuel Marquez ahead of their featherweight blockbuster in Las Vegas on Saturday. Filipino Pacquiao is after Marquez's WBA and IBF belts having destroyed…
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JUAN THE MAN TO BACK IN VEGAS
After a month watching some good, bad and sometimes downright ugly heavyweight action, it's the sport's little men who step up to the plate this weekend. When I heard that Manny Pacquiao…
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Manny Pacquiao Has ?The Look?
We all know the look, brows furrowed, eyes that tell of poverty and the intent to bring malice. Its forebears are men of menace, men from places like the Mississippi Delta and…
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Pacquiao-Marquez: A Featherweight Bout of Heavyweight Proportions
Even his name sounds like a combination of crisp hard punches. Man-nee Pac-key-OW rolls off the tongue with the musical rat-tat-tat of fists striking something solid. On Saturday night that solid something…
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Marquez gets shot in spotlight
Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico City has been one of the top featherweights in the world for years, yet few outside of boxing circles know him well. Fighting in the shadows of…
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Marquez’s career beginning to add up
Juan Manuel Marquez never finished his accounting degree in Mexico, but if he defeats Manny Pacquiao on Saturday at the MGM Grand, Marquez may want to consider finishing that training so he…
