The Dean's List

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Cotto out for respect

Boxing Monthly writer Glyn Leach has an interesting theory in his analysis of WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto’s title defense a…

Fri, 02 Oct 2009

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Manny better than Ali

ake it from founding WBC secretary-general and former PBA commissioner Rudy Salud. The world’s No. 1 fighter pound-for-pound today Man…

Thu, 01 Oct 2009

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Why listen to a loser?

Ricky Hatton’s disgraced former trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. has insidiously snaked his way back into the news by capitalizing on the …

Wed, 23 Sep 2009

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Ali's defining moment

Most boxing fans consider the “Thrilla In Manila” as Muhammad Ali’s greatest fight. It was a brutal battle between two gal…

Sun, 20 Sep 2009

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Sonsona's marvellous feat

Newly crowned WBO superflyweight champion Marvelous Marvin Sonsona surprised a truckload of boxing experts by defying the odds in lifting th…

Thu, 17 Sep 2009

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What to do in AIBA boxing

MILAN – Surely, there are tons of lessons to be learned from the Philippines’ failure to enter the third round of eliminations a…

Wed, 09 Sep 2009

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Basadre in rousing win for Team RP

MILAN ? Lightwelterweight Genebert Basadre got the five-man Philippine team off to a rousing start Tuesday by scoring a decisive 5-1 win ove…

Thu, 03 Sep 2009

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Iribe no Solis but Viloria wary

MANILA, Philippines - IBF lightflyweight champion Brian Viloria said Jesus (Azul) Iribe is no Ulises Solis ? the tough warrior whom he dethr…

Sun, 30 Aug 2009

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It's Banal's turn to shine

MANILA, Philippines - With more and more Filipino fighters ascending the global stage, bantamweight A. J. Banal could be the next big thing …

Sat, 29 Aug 2009

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More on Pe?alosa

In yesterday?s column, we wrote about former two-time world champion Dodie Boy Pe?alosa?s last fight ? which was marred by a riot ? against …

Fri, 28 Aug 2009

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Dodie Boy's revenge

When Nonito Donaire Jr. beat Panama’s Rafael Concepcion for the interim WBA superflyweight title in Las Vegas recently, Dodie Boy Pe?a…

Thu, 27 Aug 2009

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Doctors clear Donaire for December fight

MANILA, Philippines - Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Jose Raul Canlas and hand specialist Dr. Noel Carillo said the other day interim WBA superflyw…

Tue, 25 Aug 2009

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Sonsona ready for title bout

MANILA, Philippines - “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona leaves Manila tomorrow to keep his appointment with WBO superflyweight champion…

Mon, 24 Aug 2009

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Donaire honored by Aquino family, too

MANILA, Philippines - It was supposed to be newly crowned interim WBA superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr.’s tribute to the late…

Sat, 22 Aug 2009

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Arce looms as Donaire's next rival

MANILA, Philippines - Former WBC lightflyweight champion Jorge (Travieso) Arce of Mexico appears to be the leading candidate as newly crowne…

Thu, 20 Aug 2009

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Donaire's victim a Manny fan

Panamanian boxing fan Carlos Costa travels the world to watch his favorite fighters in action. He owns a company that deals in industrial sa…

Thu, 20 Aug 2009

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Reunion in 'Pinoy Power 3'

Nonito Donaire Jr. and Brian Viloria faced separate opponents in “Pinoy Power: The Flash and the Furious” which was a huge box o…

Wed, 19 Aug 2009

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Donaire calls foe 'a dirty fighter'

MANILA, Philippines - Newly-crowned interim WBA superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday if he weighed anywhere close to w…

Wed, 19 Aug 2009

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Melligen not coming home

LAS VEGAS – For close to a year now, welterweight prospect Mark Jason Melligen has lived here, training with Britisher Tony Martin who…

Tue, 18 Aug 2009

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Two title belts up for Manny

LAS VEGAS – When Manny Pacquiao takes on Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena here on Nov. 14, there will be two titles on the l…

Mon, 17 Aug 2009