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Referee Kenny Bayless, left, calls the fight as Juan Manuel Marquez, from Mexico, right, celebrates after he knocked out Manny Pacquiao. Pic: AP.

Friends console Pacquiao, others urge him to quit boxing

By Edwin Espejo Mon, Dec 10, 2012 11:44AM UTC 0 Comment

SARANGANI (December 10) – As Manny Pacquiao’s stunning knockout defeat continues to reverberate across the country, his circle of close friends are relieved that the Filipino boxing icon has been cleared of any serious brain damage. Pacquiao fell face first when he was clipped by a powerful right straight from Juan Manuel Marquez with one...

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Pacquiao loss downs spirit of storm-hit Filipinos

By AP News Sun, Dec 09, 2012 5:17PM UTC 0 Comment

Juan Manuel Marquez, from Mexico, right, knocks out Manny Pacquiao, from the Philippines, in the sixth round of their WBO world welterweight fight Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino fans were stunned by Manny Pacquiao’s knockout defeat to Juan Manuel Marquez on Sunday, dampening the spirit of a nation battered by a powerful typhoon that killed more than 600 people in the southern region where the boxing champion lives. In New Bataan township, which was ravaged by Typhoon Bopha...

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Marquez KOs Pacquiao

By Edwin Espejo Sun, Dec 09, 2012 2:15PM UTC 0 Comment

Juan Manuel Marquez landed what probably the biggest punch of his career. A right straight that landed flush on the chin of Manny Pacquiao who dropped cold like a fallen timber – face down – to score a come from behind spectacular knockout win. Pacquiao was out of his wits and took several minutes before...

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Pacquiao Watch: Things we love to see

By Edwin Espejo Sun, Dec 09, 2012 7:40AM UTC 0 Comment

Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, left, and Juan Manuel Marquez, of Mexico. Pic: AP.

With nothing but a piece of boxing immortality and bragging rights at stake, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will again square off in what many believe will be another close and controversial fourth encounter. The two are like magnets. Their styles are the complete opposite of each other yet they attract like opposite poles...

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Pacquiao Watch: Burden is on Marquez

By Edwin Espejo Sat, Dec 08, 2012 7:36AM UTC 0 Comment

Juan Manuel Marquez, left, and Manny Pacquiao exchanges punches round during a WBO welterweight title fight, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in Las Vegas. Pic: AP.

While Manny Pacquiao needs a very convincing victory to erase all doubts about his supremacy over nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez, it is for the Mexican to register an emphatic win, one that even the Filipino will concede to a defeat, to validate his claim as the more superior fighter. Pacquiao and Marquez will again match...

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