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Olympic Gold Does Not Make a World Pro Boxing Champion
Thu, 15 Aug 2024
First, a trivia: Who is the Olympic gold medal winner who fought and mostly beat the most number of fellow Olympic champions in his pro boxing career?
It was Cassius Clay better known Muhammad Ali in the pros who won the gold i
"Sang Daang Laban Para sa Bayan" Sounds Nice But Not Accurate
Wed, 14 Aug 2024
In numerical term, the 33rd Olympics in Paris may have really marked the Filipinos' 100 years in the global summer games since 1924 hence the slogan "Sang Daang Taon Laban Para sa Bayan".
It has nice ring to it bu
Will Pro Boxing Regain Prominence Post Paris Olympics?
Tue, 13 Aug 2024
The persistent rumor is that boxing may have seen its last as an Olympic sport event in the recently concluded 33rd Olympics in Paris.
The reasons given are varied, ranging from the continued absence of an IOC acceptable glob
US Fries French Team for Olympic Basketball Gold
Mon, 12 Aug 2024
The US All Stars team kept a pesky France national squad at bay for more than three quarters before Stephen Curry singed them with a searing display of three points shooting in the dying minutes to put
Uzbekistan, China Rule Paris Olympics Boxing; Marcial Tokyo Semis Foe Wins Lightheavy Gold
Sun, 11 Aug 2024
Hassanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan and China dominated men's and women's boxing in the recently concluded Paris Olympics boxing event.
The Uzbeks won five of the seven golds in the men's b
US Survives Serbia, France Stuns Germany; To Clash for Olympic Basketball Gold
Fri, 09 Aug 2024
L-R: Durant, James and Curry carry the USA Team to victory against Serbia.
When the US started to flaunt its professional superstars in basketball with devastating effect in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, o
Should We Send Our Elites to 2025 Bangkok SEAG?
Tue, 06 Aug 2024
Petecio and Villegas.
It certainly took a long time in coming; but now we have athletes that we can truly consider as elites.
Admit it or not, the past two Olympics have the effect of dichotomizing Philippine spo
Aira, Nesthy Box in the Shadows in the 2019 Manila SouthEast Asian Games
Mon, 05 Aug 2024
Current women's boxing toasts Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas boxed under the shadows of their more popular teammates in the 2019 Manila Southeast Asian Games boxing competition.
I covered the boxing competition for then DWS
Marcial Should Focus on Pro Career
Sun, 04 Aug 2024
Felix Eumir Marcial should heed the advise of no less than the Kazakh middleweight great Gennady Golovkin that he leaves the amateurs and focus on his professional career.
After drawing a bye, Marcial lost to Uzbe
Japan's Weak Underbelly
Fri, 02 Aug 2024
Pedro Taduran (R) pummels Ginjiro Shigeoka.
The minimumweight and flyweight remain as Japan's weak underbelly as it lost its hold of the last world 105 lbs title in its possession and its bid for a second world
