Tag: Manny Pacquiao

Freddie Roach (Nick Giongco photo)

We are coming out hot – Roach

“Once Manny gets him on the ropes, he will get him there,”…

July 20, 2019

Keith Thurman (AP Photo/John Locher)

Thurman loves Las Vegas

The American boxer, who battles Manny Pacquiao Saturday night at the MGM…

July 20, 2019

Keith Thurman (AP Photo/John Locher)

I am too big, too strong – Thurman

“That’s right, man and it’s a f___n’ Filipino senator who will be…

July 20, 2019

WORLD champion Manny Pacquiao (left) poses with retired rival Floyd Mayweather during the fight between Errol Spence and Mikey Garcia at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sean Gibbons)

Floyd, other ‘welter’ kings to attend Pacquiao fight

Aside from Shawn Porter and Errol Spence, expected to take the spotlight…

July 19, 2019

BAFFLED: Manny Pacquiao (left) looks perplexed after American Keith Thurman vowed to beat him by knockout in the first round during the press launch for the Sunday showdown in Las Vegas. (AFP)

Thurman vows ko win

“Oh, you know, we’re going for the overall victory,” Thurman said on…

July 19, 2019

Floyd Mayweather Jr. participates in the Monster Energy $50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images/AFP)

No more rematch, no more boxing – Mayweather

Mayweather is believed to have earned an estimated $300 million from the…

July 18, 2019

Keith Thurman (Nick Giongco photo)

It’s game over – Thurman

“I ain’t changing my motto. I just showed up and it’s game…

July 18, 2019

Joco Tayongtong of the QC Capitals defended by a player from the Makati Super Crunch. (MPBL photo)

MPBL: Tayongtong stars for QC; Davao wins

The Capitals got a big lift from Joco Tayongtong, who scored 12…

July 18, 2019

Manny Pacquiao with right-hand man Sean Gibbons. (Nick Giongco)

Pacquiao vows not to take rival lightly

In a Q&A with scribes on Tuesday at the VIP Lounge of…

July 18, 2019

Manny Pacquiao (Wendell Alinea/MP Promotions photo)

Duran for Pacquiao; Leonard for Thurman

Former rivals Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran sided with Pacquiao, saying the…

July 17, 2019

Manny Pacquiao with trainer and buddy Buboy Fernandez. (Nick Giongco)

Odds favor Manny Pacquiao

Opening as the favorite when his July 20 clash with Manny Pacquiao…

July 16, 2019

Manny Pacquiao poses before his training. (AFP)

Pacquiao trains ‘smart’

Australian strength coach Justin Fortune insists that Pacquiao, who battles Keith Thurman…

July 16, 2019

Manny Pacquiao gets refreshed by trainer Freddie Roach during training on Saturday. (Nick Giongco)

‘Let him talk’ – Pacquiao

“Mga ilog na mababaw maingay ‘yun eh (Shallow brooks are noisy),” said…

July 15, 2019

Freddie Roach (Nick Giongco photo)

Roach’s nightmare

Roach admits that he had seen many fighters get old overnight and…

July 13, 2019

Valenzuela Classic-SVPTOP Market Place vs Cebu Sharks - C (MPBL photo)

MPBL: Valenzuela nips Cebu

Jaymar Gimpayan stepped up big as the unheralded forward came away with…

July 13, 2019

Manny Pacquiao limbers up as he intensifies his training for his July 20 fight with American Keith Thurman in Las Vegas. (MP)

Pacquiao to Thurman: Do you know me?

“I am going to teach him a lesson,” - Manny Pacquiao #PacquiaoThurman

July 12, 2019