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Is Barrera screwed up?
A rumor that Marco Antonio Barrera is unfit to fight because of protective implants in his head was squelched the other day by Golden Boy Promotions lawyer Stephen Espinoza, assuring that the…
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Barrera begins final prep for match versus Pacquiao
MEXICAN featherweight hero Marco Antonio Barrera will start today in San Antonio his final preparations for his eagerly-awaited showdown with Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao. The 29-year-old Barrera, the Baby-Faced Assassin from Mexico,…
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Pacquiao brings some heat on favored Barrera
By Rey Danseco
MANNY Pacquiao may be the underdog in his coming encounter with Marco Antonio Barrera, but the Filipino champion is no push-over in the opinion of most credible and widely read boxing news…
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Barrera forced to come to S.A. a bit early
By John Whisler
Forced to flee his training camp as a result of the deadly Southern California wildfires, Marco Antonio Barrera has moved his base of operations to San Antonio. Barrera, who is scheduled to…
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Barrera evacuates Big Bear camp!
With horrific fires raging through Southern California, featherweight superstar Marco Antonio Barrera, along with all members of his training camp, was asked to evacuate Oscar De La Hoya?s Big Bear training facility…
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Pacquiao to grace ?Sports Chat?
REIGNING IBF super bantamweight crown-holder Manny ?The Destroyer? Pacquiao is today?s guest of ?Sports Chat,? a nationwide radio sports program that can be heared in Cebu over station dyRB 540 kHz. Dennis…
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Pacquiao?s fight with Barrera in jeopardy?
The stunning disclosure that featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera had undergone brain surgery in 1997 when an abnormal vein was removed and a metal plate to protect the area was affixed with…
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Barrera ticket sales off to good start
By John Whisler
A spokesman for Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions said ticket sales for the Nov. 15 fight at the Alamodome between Marco Antonio Barrera and Manny Pacquiao have hit the $250,000…
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Barrera?s surgery shocks Pacquiao
International Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao expressed shock over reports that featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera, whom he battles in a 12-round, non-title fight on Nov.15 at the Alamadome in…
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MaxBoxing’s Head2Head: Barrera Vs. Pacquiao
By Jason Probst and Angel Rodriguez
Angel: PacMan Will Eat Up Barrera When you think of a hungry predator that doesn’t stop coming forward until the game is over, you think of ‘80s video game and pop culture…
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Q & A on Pacquiao-Barrera fight
CHICAGO ? A few of my readers took my offer to ask questions which I promised to relay to Manny Pacquiao, who is currently in Hollywood, California toiling the final stretch of…
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What?s next for PacMan?
By Mike Buendia
Do you have any idea what's going to be Manny Pacquiao's next move after his monumental clash with Marco Antonio Barrera on Nov. 15 in San Antonio, Texas? If he wins against…
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Barrera had brain surgery?
Sources in Mexico say that Marco Antonio Barrera underwent brain surgery in 1997 and has been fighting with a metal plate in his head ever since. The surgery, known as a craniotomy,…
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Experts split on Pacquiao fight
Referee Silvestre Abainza said yesterday Manny Pacquiao will knock out Marco Antonio Barrera inside nine rounds but fight scholar Hermie Rivera disagreed, pointing out that moving up to 126 pounds will be…
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Chasing the Pacman fight: a pricey road to Texas
CHICAGO ? Since she works for the outfit that promotes the Pacquiao-Barrera fight, I?ve heard her voice often lately. It?s my ear?s delight. She speaks softly, the words coming out of her…
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Pacquiao, Barrera divide US boxing experts
SAN ANTONIO, Texas?Filipino Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera got their first close-up look at each other here last week, then drifted back to their res-pective camps as quickly as they…
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Pacquiao by KO in 3 ? fans
MAJORITY of Manny Pacquiao?s fans are predicting a win for the Filipino champion by knockout within three rounds against the Mexican superstar Marco Antonio Barrera in their keenly-awaited ?People?s Championship? on November…
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Getting ready for Barrera: Pacman?s training schedule
CHICAGO?As advertised in last Saturday?s column (?Pacman on the phone? SSC 10-18-25), here?s more of the 27-minute phone interview Manny Pacquiao generously indulged me while he was nestled at the Radisson Hotel…
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Pacquiao in serious training
By Nick Giongco
BARELY 24 hours after meeting Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera in the flesh in San Antonio on Thursday (Friday in Manila), Manny Pacquiao was back in Los Angeles slamming the heavy bag at…
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Pacman on the phone
CHICAGO ? Interviewing Manny Pacquiao is easy, the guy is as hospitable as a politician on election year. Finding Manny, however, is a diiferent story. The flamboyant IBF super bantamweight champion protects…