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Marquez will not sing holy hymns
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Manny Pacquiao, smiling a tense, ready-to-bite smile in the big framed posters around the many lobbies of the MGM Grand, looks exactly like Manny Pacquiao. It's a perfect…
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Marquez: Pacquiao is a fluke
Could Manny Pacquiao be a fluke? That?s what Juan Manuel Marquez?s posse believes, saying that Pacquiao?s victory last November came against an ?unfit? Marco Antonio Barrera. Prior to his fight against Pacquiao,…
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Marquez has no respect for Pinoys
International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez faces his third Filipino opponent when he stakes both his titles against Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand…
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Computer picks Pacquiao to win
While world title fights are decided by boxers in the ring, computers have often been used in recent years to provide insights into what might happen. In a fascinating use of modern…
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When Nations Collide; Weekend Thoughts
While Marquez has the ability to punish and the power to knockout most any opponent, Pacquiao is not your average contender. Intelligence wins fights and adaptability is a paramount skill that is…
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Will Pac-Man Be Left Chasing Ghosts After Marquez?
By Sean Newman
Manny Pacquiao became an overnight star in the boxing world when he dropped, dominated, and ultimately stopped the great Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico. It was a tremendous display of speed, skill…
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Trainer knows how to take charge of fighters
By Kevin Iole
The gym, now closed, was alive with music 15 months ago, but it was dominated by the personality of one man. It was Mike Tyson's music that roared over the cheap stereo…
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Marquez-Pac Man A Bright Spot On The Horizon
By Jason Probst
The Corner doesn?t get overly excited for big fights, namely because a hard review of the track record of these sentiments makes for two piles in the palace of memories: fights that…
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Pacquiao a big thorn in Mexicans’ side
Somewhere deep in the Otomi mountains of Mexico, a photo of Manny Pacquiao is probably nailed to a wall with a scribbled inscription: "Get this man." Pacquiao (38-2-1, 29 KOs) has become…
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Who’s Going to Talk
LAS VEGAS-With only three more days left before Michael Buffer let's out his familiar "Let's Get Ready to Rumbleeeee..." refrain, one issue could probably get settled or would fire up emotions today…
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Pacquiao mom prays for Mother?s Day, bday gift
?I only have a simple wish, that he will come home safe and victorious on my birthday.? Thus said Dionesia ?Nene? Pacquiao, the reigning universal featherweight champ Manny Pacquiao?s beloved mom and…
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‘Pac-Man’ could lose style battle
Manny Pacquiao's nickname is "Pac-Man," which, until six months ago, seemed appropriate. It described his propensity for gobbling up opponents in workmanlike fashion. But after his Nov. 15 destruction of featherweight king…
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Pacquiao A-okay for title bout
Las Vegas, Nevada ? Right on the mark. In the privacy of a hot and humid state-of-the-art gym in the middle of this desert city, consensus featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao tipped the…
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Pacquiao?s confidence excites his handlers
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? In a sprawling gym on Euclid St. with a retail value of $1 million on Tuesday afternoon, Manny Pacquiao succeeded in wiping away the look of concern on…
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MARQUEZ CAPABLE OF UPSETTING PACQUIAO
One of the world's best fighters may finally get a title to call his own after one of the most anticipated matches of the year in Las Vegas on Saturday. Filipino superstar…
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The pick ’em fight
By Ant Evans
Even more so than last year, 2004 is the year of the Big Fight. With Wright v Mosley I and II, Jones v Tarver II, Hopkins v De La Hoya, Trinidad v…
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Pacquiao basks under Vegas lights
The neon lights on their billboards have been flashing. The buzz has been louder than ever. And the fight hasn?t even started yet. But a Las Vegas strip that announces a fight…
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History not on Manny?s side in coming title fight
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Here?s a bit of trivia that may not augur well for Manny Pacquiao?s bid for the world featherweight championship on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila). It was almost…
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Pacquiao makes weight limit early
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- There was mixed celebration and awe after Manny Pacquiao, training in a new, steamy gym as temperatures hit 37.8 degrees Celsius here Wednesday, made the 126-lb featherweight division…
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Doghouse Boxing Breaks Down Marquez Vs Pacquiao
In one of the year?s most anticipated matchups, Mexico clashes with the Philippines when featherweights Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao battle it out for featherweight supremacy. Marquez, the IBF/WBA Featherweight Champion,…