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But Pacquiao, Roach upbeat about chances
LOS ANGELES — The past few days, Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach have been holding closed-door training sessions trying to perfect their game plan against Erik “El Terrible” Morales of Mexico…
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Morales now favored
LOS ANGELES — The tide has turned in favor of Erik Morales. Reports emanating from Las Vegas, site of this Saturday’s super-featherweight battle between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales, said that Morales…
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Manny In best shape for biggest fight
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao said he’s in the best shape of his life. Six days from now, he added that he’s in for the biggest fight of his life. "The fight…
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Pacman now 10-8 underdog in Vegas
LOS ANGELES, California -- It's now Erik Morales who's the odds-on favorite in the sportsbook windows in Las Vegas, site of his rematch with Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao on Jan.…
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Triangulating Nevada and California
CHICAGO – I am about to embark on a long journey to Nevada and California, where I will be on assignment covering three of the biggest sports stories of the year. The…
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Pacquiao says he’s now OK after injury scare
LOS ANGELES, California -- Manny Pacquiao said he had felt pain in his left arm after a heavy workout here but he did not let it hamper his training. "Masakit, muscle pain,…
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BF leads ‘junket’ to Vegas
METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani Fernando, 10 mayors and a governor flew to Vancouver, Canada, yesterday for the Metropolitan Governance of Vancouver conference. The trip pushed through despite insinuations of a…
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Manny to wrap up training
FILIPINO boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao is set to wrap up his Spartan-like training Monday at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California and head to Las Vegas for his January 21 rematch…
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Morales now 10-8 favorite
LOS ANGELES — Six days before the fight, oddsmakers in Las Vegas have suddenly turned the tables on Manny Pacquiao. Sportsbook.com, one of the biggest on-line betting stations here in the US,…
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JACA GETS ANOTHER FOE IN PACQUIAO CARD!
Sibulan, Negros-raised Jimrex Jaca, the Filipino fighter slated to see action in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales rematch on January 22, will face a new foe in John Nolasco in…
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JACA GETS ANOTHER FOE IN PACQUIAO-MORALES CARD!
Sibulan, Negros-raised Jimrex Jaca, the Filipino fighter slated to see action in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales rematch on January 22, will face a new foe in John Nolasco in…
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‘Sinulog Slambang’ show today
Sinulog revelers will be treated to an explosive boxing extravaganza today as SGG Stable mainstays Dondon Sultan and Federico Catubay go up against separate foes in a pair of title bouts topbilling…
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Sultan defends RP crown in Sinulog card today
As the beats of the Sinulog festivities reach fever-high today, reigning Philippine welterweight boss Dondon Sultan also defends his title for the fourth time against Cesar Yarte in the main event of…
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Pacquiao overhauled, is ready for Morales
LOS ANGELES—In his bid to prime up boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach has ordered changes, like a mechanic working to overhaul a special racing car. Shifts have been ordered in…
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Pacman strains left forearm
LOS ANGELES—MANNY PACQUIAO HAS been advised not to overwork his left forearm which he had strained after it hit the head of a sparmate a week ago. “There’s no problem, that strain…
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Viloria sees El Terrible’s downfall
LOS ANGELES — World light-flyweight king Brian Viloria, who several months ago shared the spotlight alongside Manny Pacquiao, predicted on Friday the 13th the downfall of Mexican Erik Morales on Jan. 21…
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Finkel confident Pacquiao will win
Respected boxing manager Shelly Finkel said yesterday he is confident Manny Pacquiao will beat Erik Morales in their scheduled 12-round bout, dubbed "The Battle," at the 19,000-seat Thomas and Mack Center in…
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Overweight boxer to be fined P13.2M
LOS ANGELES — Go over the weight limit and pay $250,000 or P13.2 million – per pound. So the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales fight would go on as scheduled even if either boxer…
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Morales faces stiff penalty if he comes in overweight
LOS ANGELES — A weighty issue involving Mexican Erik Morales surfaced on Friday after Manny Pacquiao’s American trainer Freddie Roach bared that “Morales will be slapped at least 0,000 if he comes…
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The fruit of their labor
NO guts, no glory—and no cash too. Manny Pacquiao knows that all too well. So sometime last week, he rewarded himself with a Porsche Cayenne—a “supercar for a superfighter” as one daily…
