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Boxing Diary: Vegas wining and dining
LAS VEGAS – The weather continues to be strangely frigid in this desert as the mercury refuses to rise to a more desirable level. I come from the belly of the Midwest,…
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Pacman fight may affect other sports tilts today
The Aboitiz Men’s League Division B resumes today but one of the biggest concern of organizers is whether teams will show up for their match or stay home and watch Manny Pacquiao…
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Chavit puts in bet, says Pinoy champ sure winner
LAS VEGAS–Luis "Chavit" Singson, the swanky former governor of Ilocos Sur, has issued a fearless forecast for Saturday’s bout between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales. "It’s going to be Manny Pacquiao by…
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Mexicans thank honest Pinoys
LAS VEGAS–Ramon and Marta de Llano are celebrating their wedding anniversary here. They flew in Thursday night, excitedly anticipating a romantic weekend in the world’s entertainment capital. Then came the shock of…
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Entourage
The visitors from the Philippines started arriving in Las Vegas days before the scheduled re-match of our own Manny Pacquiao and Mexico's Erik Morales. They were senators, House members, governors, mayors, business…
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No pillow fight this time, says Roach
LAS VEGAS—You remember the days of youth when you engaged in more than one spirited pillow fight? According to Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales engaged in one last year. That's…
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Pray for Manny Negrenses urged
Negros Occidental Gov. Joseph Mara?on yesterday called on Negrenses to offer prayers to Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao, who will take on Mexican rival Erik "El Terrible" Morales tomorrow at the Thomas…
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Morales more motivated to beat Pacquiao again
LAS VEGAS -- The first fight between junior lightweight stars Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao here last March had been a spectacular brawl and a commercial success, generating almost 350,000 pay-per-view buys.…
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Wanted: Pacquiao the Boxer
By the time you read this, the entire country will be watching Kenny Bayless raising the hand of Manny Pacquiao (pohon). The streets will be empty. Houses will erupt with cheers and…
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Miracles happen
MIRACLES happen everytime 130-pounder Manny Pacquiao fights. Worldwide, Pinoys hold their collective breaths, eyes peeled wide open, hands clasped in prayer for their idol. Hereabouts, crime incidence dramatically drops as even hardened…
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Vegas bout KOs crime!
FREEZE! The crime rate in the Philippines is expected to chill out today as the most hardened criminals take to the television to watch the much awaited bout between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao seeks redemption
THE shot at redemption is at hand for Manny Pacquiao, the man on whose shoulders lie the hopes and inspirations of the more than 80 million Filipino people. With his pride at…
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INTERVIEW: JUSTIN FORTUNE
Manny Pacquaio's strength and conditioning coach, Justin Fortune was kind enough to sit down with Boxingtalk.com tonight. This being the eve of the much anticipated showdown between Philippine sensation, Manny Pacquaio vs…
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TigerBoxing Staff Picks for “The Battle”
We've each looked into our crystal ball and this is what we've come up with…. Shawn Krest says: Everything went wrong for Manny Pacquiao in the first bout. Surrounded by management turmoil,…
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Not Quite Pay-Per-View, But a Live One Saturday Night
Boxing returns to an even keel off a bad last half of 2005, with a very solid matchup tonight in Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales. I’m not sure it’s really pay-per-view quality,…
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Foreign scribes pick Erik; ‘LA Times’ man for Manny
BY noon today, the whole nation would have learned the fate of Manny Pacquiao in his rematch with Erik Morales at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. But if…
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Morales aims for real victory
LAS VEGAS - When is a loss not a loss? In boxing, it's when the promoter says it's not. That is the case for Erik Morales, a Mexican icon who has won…
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Pacquiao stumbling on path to greatness
This is a great story. Really. Advertisement Five years ago, Freddie Roach had never seen Manny Pacquiao. Roach was gaining recognition as one of boxing's elite trainers and his stable was brimming…
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MORALES-PACQUIAO SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT: Fight set to get in full swing
For months, Bob Arum has been pounding the drum about the rematch between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao, loudly reminding anyone who would listen about the scintillating back-and-forth action that characterized their…
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Morales camping on comeback trail
Erik Morales has heard about his imminent demise before. After he struggled to outpoint Guty Espadas in 2001, some suggested he was slipping. After he was pushed to the limit by unknown…
