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Remembering PH Boxing's Unsung Heroes: Part 3 - Featuring Johnny Jamito
Wed, 01 Apr 2020
Johnny Jamito.
They never won world boxing championships, some even did not get the chance to fight for one. But during their prime, they were our pambato, our best bet in their respective divisions who carried with them our hop
45 Years Ago Today: Salavarria Makes History as First Pinoy to Win Flyweight Titles of WBC and WBA
Wed, 01 Apr 2020
Salavarria.
April Fools Day forty years ago today, April 1, 2020, Filipino fighter Erbito Salavarria made history by being the first Pinoy to win one after the other the world flyweight championship as recognized by t
Remembering PH Boxing's Unsung Heroes Special Sports Series (Second of Five Parts)
Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Ric Magramo.
They never won world boxing championships, some even did not get the chance to fight for one. But during their prime, they were our pambato, our best bet in their respective divisions who carried with them our
SPECIAL SPORTS SERIES: REMEMBERING RP BOXING'S “UNSUNG HEROES”
Mon, 30 Mar 2020
They never won world boxing championships, some even did not get the chance to fight for one. But during their prime, they were our pambato, our best bet in their respective divisions who carried with them our hopes for international
Muhammad Ali and His Ides of March (Second of Two Parts)
Sun, 29 Mar 2020
Frazier drops Ali.
The Ides of March was originally simply a Roman date or division of days in a month. But it became a symbol of something ominous when it was on this date Julius Caesar was assassinated by a cabal of
Muhammad Ali and His Ides of March (First of Two Parts)
Sat, 28 Mar 2020
Cassius Clay (R) connects at Doug Jones.
Ides of March was originally simply a Roman date or division of days in a month. But it became a symbol of something ominous when it was on this date Julius Caesar was assassinated
GABRIEL ELORDE BY THE NUMBERS
Wed, 25 Mar 2020
REMEMBERING GREAT DA FLASH
Today, March 25, 2020 is the 85th birth anniversary of the late great Gabriel Flash Elorde, the longest reigning world champion of the then newly revived junior lightweight division he himsel
Looking Back at Flash Elorde's Career From a Different Light and Perspective
Mon, 23 Mar 2020
Gabriel Elorde, the first and original Filipino boxer to be known internationally as Flash or colloquially, Da Flash (long before Nonito Donaire quite unimaginably adopted the nom de guerre as the Filipino Flash) would have bee
Remembering the First Pacquiao-Morales Bout
Sat, 21 Mar 2020
I think it was from Muhammad Ali that I heard the saying the greatness of a man is measured not solely by the heights of his achievements but also from the depths of his climb back from miseries and defeats.
I was reminded
March Was Lucky Month for Iron Mike Tyson
Fri, 20 Mar 2020
Fighters are generally not superstitious and would fight in any month or date they are scheduled to fight or most suitable or viable given the requirements of the organizers, the fans or the networks.
However, for major bout
