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Manny Pacquiao and Oscar DeLa Hoya: A Study In Contrast
By Greg R. Penilla, M.D., PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao. Oscar De La Hoya. Two great practitioners of the sweet science.
It can be argued that they are among the best boxers of all time. There is no question that they have reserved spots and are assured of b Read full story MANNY PACQUIAO 100 YEARS FROM NOW
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
One hundred years from now when our faces will just be faint images in the memories of our great great grandchildren and our names will just be alphabetical inscriptions in our moss-covered tombstones, Filipinos will remember Manny Read full story PACQUIAO AND PANCHO VILLA HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Manny Pacquiao will not be the first Filipino world champion to fight a former Olympic gold medalist in the person of Oscar De La Hoya, who pocketed the United States? lone gold medal in boxing in the lightweight division in th Read full story PANCHO VILLA?S 117TH BIRTHDAY AUGUST 1
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 Aug 2008
LOS ANGELES, California ? The first Asian world boxing champion, Francisco "Pancho Villa" Guilledo, was born 117 years ago (August 1, 1901) in Ilog, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental in the Philippines.
Villa was world flyweight ch Read full story Is Manny Pacquiao the Best Asian Fighter of All Time?
By Ted Sares, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Fall seven times, stand up eight -- Japanese proverb
Asia has produced any number of legendary fighters over the years. Fighters like Yoko "Fierce Eagle" Gushiken, Jung-Koo "The Korean Hawk" Chang, Masao Ohba, Yuri Read full story PACQUIAO ACHIEVES HISTORIC FEAT WHERE ELORDE AND OTHER GREAT ASIAN FIGHTERS FAILED
By Granville Ampong, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Jul 2008
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- June 28, 2008 marks the tectonic shift in the history of boxing, and so the pundits say.
Outside along the strips, transients - relishing and relieving - increased by hundreds, then thousands, as th Read full story MANNY PACQUIAO, A NATIONAL TREASURE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 10 Jun 2008
When we had the privilege of being the Ring Announcer of the WBC International super featherweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Thailand?s Fahsan 3K Battery before some 30,000 roaring fans in the open air arena at The Fort Read full story PACQUIAO HONORED WITH POSTAGE STAMP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 03 May 2008
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao will be honored with a special issue of a postage stamp, becoming the first athlete to be accorded such an honor by the Philippine Postal Service.
Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today learned some Read full story THE BEST OF ALL TIME
By Bill Velasco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Mar 2008
One of the most common questions I've been asked is what makes a great boxer. Of the thousands of pugs from all over the country, why do some continue to toil in anonymity, barely making enough to buy fish and rice for breakfast, while Read full story REMEMBERING 'FLASH' ELORDE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008
January 2 marks the death anniversary of the late Gabriel "Flash" Elorde, regarded by most as the greatest Filipino boxer of all-time. Ronnie Nathanielsz who was a close friend of Elorde and covered most of his fights remembers with f Read full story
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