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Frisco Concepcion: The Most Overlooked Name in Pinoy Boxing
Sat, 08 Mar 2025
Boxing history remembers its champions, but some fighters, despite their triumphs, slip through the cracks. Frisco Concepcion is one of them. He was the first man to defeat Pancho Villa, the Filipino powerhouse wh
Pete Sarmiento: A Fighter in the Ring to the Waterfront
Fri, 07 Mar 2025
Pete Sarmiento never played it safe. In the ring and in life, he went all in, never thinking too far ahead. He was relentless— a human buzzsaw who never clinched, never backed down. But boxing is a cruel business. It gives
Macario Villon: The Thinking Fighter Who Thrived Where Instinct Reigns
Wed, 26 Feb 2025
Before the Philippines produced world boxing champions, before Filipino fighters made waves on the international stage, there was Macario Villon.
Born Maximiano G. Villon on March 10, 1901, in Balintawak, he knew struggle
Pablo Dano: Unbreakable
Sat, 22 Feb 2025
Boxing history remembers its champions—the ones who held gold, who stood at the top of their division, whose names were recorded into record books. But some of the toughest, most remarkable fighters never got that full recognit
Diosdado Posadas: Call me Speedy
Tue, 18 Feb 2025
Some fighters had dynamite in their fists. Others had dazzling skills. But the rarest of them—the ones whose names linger long after they’re gone— had something more.
They had game, and they had class.
Speedy Dado h
Philippine Boxing’s Temple of BOOM
Wed, 29 Jan 2025
The Olympic Stadium exists only in memory, passed down from one generation to the next through old newspaper clippings, faded photographs, and stories. Gone are the fighters, the swells, and The Fancy of a golden era. W
Tom Cribb: The Crown Jewel of Boxiana (1781–1848)
Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Lately, my thoughts have often wandered back to my impromptu jaunt to jolly old England in November of last year. As I sat in the storied Tom Cribb Pub, nestled near Piccadilly Circus, the name above the door seemed to echo the
Mabuhay at Salamat: Long Live and Thanks
Thu, 28 Nov 2024
How does one say “thank you” long after the fact? Eight months ago, we gathered with old and new friends at the historic Manila Grand Opera Hotel in Santa Cruz for what was meant to be a solemn yet joyful event—an
Life vs. Death: The Ultimate Ringside Showdown Immortalized in Pierce Egan’s Boxiana
Sat, 23 Nov 2024
November 7, 2024
London, England
In the grand arena of human existence, life often feels like a scrappy underdog, bravely stepping into the ring against the undefeated champion: Death.
As I sat at the historic Tom Cribb Pub
Chino Trinidad: Farewell to a Man of Truth and Consequence
Tue, 06 Aug 2024
He knew a good story when he saw one, and by golly, he told it well. As a master storyteller, he proudly showcased Philippine heritage through its arts, culture, and history. He had the ability to make mundane topics sou
