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SO Trainer of the Year 2003: Freddie Roach
By Paul Upham
When it came time to select the www.SecondsOut.com 2003 Trainer of the Year, there was very little debate. There was one man who was a part of James Toney?s resurgence back to…
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10 Christmas Wishes
By Steve Kim
Christmas is upon us. 'Tis the season when retailers across the world make their biggest score, spouses give each other brand new Lexus's to keep their marriages happy (well, that seems to…
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Pacquiao’s next foe is loaded with ‘dynamite’
HE owns a killer left hook and two world titles. He is trained by one of the world's finest in the business. With a fearsome record of 42 wins, two losses and…
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Pacquiao foe wants rematch
"Recuperate mi sitio." [I will recover my place.] With this statement, former pound-for-pound great Marco Antonio Barrera sent word to his Filipino nemesis, world champion Manny Pacquiao, that he was not ducking…
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New $1.5-M contract on its way to Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
IF you think the $1 million offer for Manny Pacquiao to face Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez is already huge, you are terribly mistaken. Boxing man Rod Nazario told the Bulletin yesterday that…
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Pacquiao-Barrera rematch?
A possible rematch between International Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and the legendary featherweight Marco Antonio Barrera, who suffered a terrible beating before losing by an 11th-round TKO to the…
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Marquez a dangerous foe vs Pacquiao
There?s a reason why International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico is nicknamed "Dinamita." It?s because he?s such an explosive puncher. He detonates…
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Year in ring belongs to Lewis, Jones, Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS - When the year began, Lennox Lewis was considered the true heavyweight champion. Vitali Klitschko wasn?t even thought of as the best fighter in his family. Six bloody rounds in…
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Pacquiao the best of them all
When International Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao bucked overwhelming odds to annihilate legendary ?People?s Featherweight Champion? Marco Antonio Barrera, he punched his way into the hearts and homes of millions…
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The stories that defined the year in RP Sports
IT WAS a low-key, almost uneventful year that ended on a high, emphatic and successful note. With the Philippine Basketball Association struggling to recover its old clout under new commissioner Noli Eala…
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$1-million purse for Manny still in works
It?s all about striking while the iron?s hot. Consensus world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is shooting for a $1-million purse in his next fight, said his business manager Rod Nazario yesterday.…
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Pacquiao wants $1 million to fight Mexican Marquez
What deal? Nothing more than a phone call was all the camp of Manny Pacquiao got from the handlers of Juan Manuel Marquez, belying reports that the Filipino ring hero is all…
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Pacquiao won?t underestimate Marquez
International Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao said yesterday he won?t underestimate World Boxing Association/IBF champion Juan Manuel Marquez, who is being lined up for a title shot sometime in late…
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Pacquiao fights dual champ Marquez next
IT's green and go for yet another superbattle for the Filipino king of the world's featherweights. The reigning "people's featherweight champion" and Ring Magazine's featherweight king Manny Pacquiao is slated to battle…
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Manny Pacquiao gears up for a $1-M fight versus Marquez
SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES ? Despite looming tax woes in the United States, contractual debate with promoter Murad Muhammad and an imminent tug-of-war owing to a salacious HBO television offer, it will be…
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Million-dollar man
MANNY PACQUIAO is set to ink a deal that will give him a chance to earn a cool $1 million, not to mention a stab at boxing history. The Filipino boxing hero…
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Pacquiao?s next purse: $1m
International Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao is scheduled to leave for New York in the first week of January with business manager Rod Nazario to negotiate with HBO for a…
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If chosen, Pacquiao set to get 1st major award on X’mas eve
REIGNING IBF super bantamweight champion Manny ?The Destroyer? Pacquiao will probably receive before Christmas Day his first major award abroad since his unforgettable 11-round demolition of the revered Mexican featherweight great Marco…
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Pacquiao Mandated to Fight Chi or Brodie
Well it didn?t take long for Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao to begin making plans to take the "official" featherweight titles. Boxingscene has confirmed reports that the WBC and Sulaiman have decided that the…
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Coming Soon: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Jose Luis Valbuena?
By G. Leon
On November 15th, featherweight king Manny Pacquiao shocked the world of boxing by whooping future Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera for eleven rounds, forcing his corner to throw in the towel.…