In the recent Manny Pacquiao win over his opponent Diaz, it wasn’t Manny’s win that piqued my interest, but it was his statement that he would do his best to help the victims of the Typhoon. In a night that should have been all about him, Manny proved to us once again, why he [...]
Here’s a video interview with World Champion Manny Pacquiao after his tough fight and split decision win against Juan Manuel Marquez. It’s in Tagalog, so sorry for the non-tagalog speakers out there. But it’s a good interview, and shows the heart of a fighter in Manny. His inspiration, in his own words, [...]
Pacquiao-Marquez II, the second match between these two boxing superstars is again in the record books, and again, as what happened in their first encounter, it went to the scorecards. But instead of a draw, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao wins over Juan Manuel Marquez in a split decision.
I’m not satisfied. It was a thrilling [...]
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is again going to be tested. He will fight Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15 in Las Vegas Nevada. After 8 months of focused training, it looks like Manny Pacquiao is hitting his stride. He has trained hard with coach Freddie Roach. Manny says with a plan A [...]
The Philippine Basketball team lost to Jordan, and the impossible dream of having a Philippines Basketball team in the Olympics, may have indeed been impossible. The final score for Team Philippines versus the Jordanians was 84-76. The San Miguel-RP team in this FIBA-Asia men’s championship may have once again proved the futility of [...]
July 29 – Iraq Wins Asian Cup over Saudi Arabia 1-0. To the Iraqi people, I celebrate in your victory. After the win, Iraqi people celebrated in the streets, and despite a gun ban, celebratory shots could be heard. In a team comprised of the different religious sects (Sunni, Shiite, Kurdish) that [...]
Dynasty? This is the only word that comes to mind with regards to this San Antonio Spurs team. Winning the NBA Finals in fashion, by sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron James, he’s young, he’ll be back. I was sad at the crowd reaction though, booing the whole time, I think the [...]
Manny Pacquiao is still the nation’s beloved boxer, but he was no match for the political dominance of Darlene Atonino-Custodio. The first district in South Cotabato still belongs to the Antonino’s, and poor Manny will have to be stuck at making millions from his boxing career.
The Antoninos are a long standing political clan in [...]
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 6, Round 7, Round 8
Within 45 seconds of the round, Pacquiao scores a knockdown. Solis gets up a second time only to be knocked out!
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 6, Round 7, Round 8
Surprisingly, Solis actually stood his ground in this round and landed one or two big punches, but the round still belonged to Manny who scored some big blows.
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Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 6, Round 7, Round 8
There was an accidental headbutt in this round, and Manny received a cut on his left eye area, but continued with the fight. I was worried when Pacquiao received the cut, because that sometimes means that the fighter won’t [...]
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 6, Round 7, Round 8
Round 5 was much more exciting as Solis got in some good punches. But both Manny and Solis both managed to exchange and land good punches in this round.
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Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 6, Round 7, Round 8
Manny was on the attack for most of this round. He actually landed some good combinations, but Solis managed to stand his ground very well. Despite the good round for Manny in terms of staying on the attack, [...]
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 6, Round 7, Round 8
Here’s Manny in his third round bout with Solis. He again picks up his pace, but is unable to land meaningful punches. Solis shows his length in this round as he keeps Manny at bay with his jabs.
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The pace picked up a bit in this round, but Solis got in a few solid punches to the head of Pacquiao. Manny also got in some punches at times, but I think the round may have gone to Solis.
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Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 6, Round 7, Round 8
Not much happened in this round, Manny really didn’t land any punches, but mostly measured up Solis.
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