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The meaning of Pacquiao?s win
There?s nothing like triumph in an international arena to galvanize the nation. Witness the victory of Manny Pacquiao against Marco Antonio Barrera. The Philippines literally stood still as everyone dropped everything to…
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INDETENIBLE EL ‘PAC-MAN’
El viernes en la noche encend? mi ordenador y organic? algunas ideas en la cabeza para escribir un art?culo que ser?a publicado el s?bado en la ma?ana, horas antes del esperado choque…
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We get the champion we deserve
A boxing historian once said that the times get the champion they deserve. It was true for Muhammad Ali, whose principled stand against the Vietnam War showed he had not only the…
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Barrera saw himself in Manny Pacquiao
Marco Antonio Barrera looked across the ring Saturday night at Manny Pacquiao and saw himself, circa 1998. He should have known right then he was in big trouble ? at 29 an…
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Manny Pacquiao: The greatest
What makes a great fist-fighter greater? What makes him the greatest? In the case of Manny Pacquiao, it?s so many things put together like Pablo Picasso?s Guernica drawn by the fists of…
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ALA Villamor is Pacquiao’s inspiration — Pacman’s mom
CEBUANO Edito ?ALA? Villamor, once revered as an icon in Cebu boxing fraternity during his heydays, was speechless for a moment before words of delight and gratitude flowed out of his mouth…
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A rematch is a fool?s wish
CHICAGO - I got a lot of flak from some readers for picking Marco Antonio Barrera over Manny Pacquiao last Saturday. Apparently, those morons don?t understand how a column works, or that…
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Espinosa, Barrientos doff hat to Pacquiao
Former Filipino world champions Luisito Espinosa and Rene Barrientos who had both correctly predicted a victory by International Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao over legendary featherweight Marco Antonio Barrera yesterday…
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Top fighters want to face Pacquiao
MANNY Pacquiao has suddenly found himself besieged with several offers to fight blue-chip fighters, a situation the Filipino ring idol could have dreamed of only a month ago. Pacquiao's status as new…
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Erik Morales considers fighting Pacquiao
Two-time world champion Erik ?El Terible? Morales, said he will consider a fight with International Boxing Federation superbantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao while saying Mexican rival Marco Antonio Barrera's ?inconsistency caught up with…
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Morales open to fight Pacquiao
While stressing that going back to the featherweight class is not option at this stage, two-time world champion Erik Morales has nonetheless signified his intention to make himself available if ever a…
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Pacquiao to fight in heavier division, will drop IBF title<br>World champ Erik Morales wants crack at RP hero
SAN ANTONIO, Texas ? The problem with Manny Pacquiao now is how to motivate him when he returns to the ring in March 2004. Two days after crowning himself as king of…
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Criminals stop to watch Pacquiao
Metro Manila?s crime rate went down on Sunday as most of the 82 million Filipinos were glued to their television and radio sets watching the winning bout of the boxing champion Manny…
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Manny?s the man now
Like taking candy from a Baby-Faced Assassin, Manny Pacquiao made converts of all naysayers with the persistence of a playboy stalking prey. Some had foreseen victory for Pacquiao but not the way…
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11th round distance was rare for Manny
SAN ANTONIO, Texas ? Overshadowed by the trappings of fame and fortune following Manny Pacquiao?s victory was the fact that the Filipino bomber had never gotten past 10 rounds in his eight…
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Wukka-Wukka-Wukka ? Chomp! Pac Man Makes a Meal of Barrera & Pre-Fight Predictions
Some nights you wonder if you know anything about boxing at all. Saturday night, as Manny Pacquiao brutally ripped the title of ?people?s featherweight champion? from Marco Antonio Barrera in 11 brutal…
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News Flash: Morales open to Pacquiao fight!
Two-time world champion Erik "El Terrible" Morales has weighed in on the loss of his biggest rival to date, Marco Antonio Barrera. "I think his inconsistency finally caught up with him. There…
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‘Fight of the Year’
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - With still a full month left in the year, boxing experts and pundits have sounded in unison that Manny Pacquiao's masterful boxing clinic Sunday here could very well…
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In Rusty’s Corner; Meet Manny Pacquaio
A persons life is like a book, always needing some touching up (editing) and always being flexible enough to either add to or delete from. But there are moments in time (defining…
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?Ring? to honor Manny here?
While none of the alphabet soup governing bodies sanctioned it as a world title fight, there?s no doubt Manny (No Fear) Pacquiao gained recognition as the top featherweight in the globe after…
