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Pacquiao buys a Porsche as he prepares for fight
A SUPER car for a super fighter. Boxing star Manny Pacquiao now drives a Porsche Cayenne around Los Angeles. "I bought it in cash," the Filipino fighter said yesterday during a break…
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No lapses for Pacquiao this time, says Roach
FILIPINO superstar Manny Pacquiao has described himself "in tremendous shape" while sparring against much bigger welterweight fighters at the Wild Card Boxing Gym in Los Angeles. Pacquiao, who continues his hard training…
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Morales ‘focused, wired’ for rematch
ERIK MORALES is “focused and wired” for his January 21 rematch with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to a boxing website…
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Pacquiao eyes revenge
FILIPINO ring warrior Manny Pacquiao is all focused and ready to rumble against Mexico's Erik Morales, the man who beat him and turned his face into a bloody mess back in March.…
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HBO to rebroadcast back to back Pacquiao-Morales fights
HBO Boxing fans will be treated to a special preview leading up to the highly anticipated super featherweight rematch on Jan. 21 that will be carried by HBO Pay-Per-View between former champions…
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Good year in 2005, better year ahead
CHICAGO — To borrow Frank Sinatra’s words, my 2005 was “a very good year” for me as a Sun.Star Cebu sports columnist. It started with a bang in March 19 at the…
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Erik upbeat, predicts a repeat in rematch
Three-time world champion Erik "El Terrible" Morales, in deep training in the mountains of Mexico for his upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao on Jan. 21 in Las Vegas, on Wednesday said he…
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ABS-CBN to air Pacquiao-Morales rematch
ABS-CBN and cable channel Solar Sports recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to grant ABS-CBN exclusive free-TV rights to broadcast the much-anticipated rematch between Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Erik…
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A CREATURE OF MOODS<br>Those who think El Terrible is finished might get a big surprise when Erik Morales faces Manny Pacquiao in a January rematch.
For a fighter such as Erik Morales, motivation is everything. When he lost to Zahir Raheem last September it was one of those fights where he just couldn’t get interested. In with…
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Gorres, Amonsot starts sparring at Wildcard Gym<br>Meets 3 world champions
Z "The Dream' Gorres and Czar Amonsot have started sparring today at the famed Wildcard Gym of U.S. trainer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles in preparation for their upcomcomig fights at Orleans…
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MAYOL-TREJO IN SULAIMAN’S LETTER TO PHILBOXING.COM
My very dear friends: As you have been advised, the WBC will celebrate the ?Night of Champions? in the paradisiacal Cancun, Mexico, from January 28 to the 31st coming, at the 5-star…
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PHILBOXING.COM EXCLUSIVE: GAB STRIPS CATUBAY OF RP FLYWEIGHT TITLE!
Federico "Magnifico" Catubay, who almost gave the country a major honor after a close decision loss for the OPBF title, has just been stripped of his RP 112-lb crown by the Games…
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Pacquiao, 3 other RP pugs meet in LA
THE WILD Card Gym in Los Angeles looked like a Filipino household yesterday when four of the country's finest fighters, all honing up under renowned trainer Freddie Roach, converged there for the…
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Bautista: Espinoza fight made me better
“I have a lot to learn, but I believe I would be a better fighter after Espinoza.” WBO Asia-Pacific Bantamweight champion Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista considered his hard-fought victory over Gerardo “Locomotora” Espinoza…
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When two Kings meet
It was instant chemistry when Manny Pacquiao, King of the Ring, and Lito Camo, King of the Novelty Song, met at a coffee shop on Tomas Morato Street in Quezon City a…
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Pacquiao: Fewer distractions, more power!
Former super bantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao says his upcoming rematch against Erik "El Terrible" Morales will be a completely different story now that he's without the distractions that plagued him in the…
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Love and the perks money can’t buy
CHICAGO — While covering Pacquiao vs. Morales I last March 19, 2005 at the MGM Grand, Bzac Credentials, the outfit tasked to handle the avalanche of media requests from all over the…
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Pacquiao can beat Morales if he changes tactics – Collins
Manny Pacquiao need not fret about a supposed inclination of Ring Magazine to an Eric Morales victory on Jan. 22. No less than the magazine’s kingpin, Nigel Collins, has personally prophesied a…
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Pacquiao-Morales fight voted most dramatic
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Manny Pacquiao may have lost his first fight against Erik Morales last March but the Filipino fighter will have the distinction of making that fight memorable after it…
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THE WORLD BOXING COUNCIL 2005 AWARDS
Boxer of the Year: Floyd Mayweather (United States). Boxer of the Year Honorary Mention: Jermain Taylor (United States). Other nominees were: Winky Wright (USA), Thomasz Adamek (Poland), Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico), and…
