Simeon Vergara
28 articles · Maharlikan Times
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DEFINITELY NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FILIPINO MEDIA
NOKIA THEATER, LOS ANGELES, California - I did see the two Filipino TV reporters trying to get an interview with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and spoke briefly with Kelly Swanson of the Swanson…
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Gesta still wins by unanimous decision over tough Favela
Exclusive for Maharlikan Times, San Diego, California, February 25, 2010 - Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta (17-0-1, 7KO) of San Diego, CA, by way of Cebu, Philippines, defeated via unanimous decision over tough…
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PGMA congratulates boxer Concepcion
MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 25, 2010 -- Tagged as the guardian of boxing champions of her era, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo congratulated on Thursday top Filipino featherweight boxer Bernabe Concepcion for his stirring win…
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Manuel Vargas climbs up three more weight classes to fight Donaire, Jr.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - After failing to pass the medical screening secondary to detached retina, Gerson Guerero is replaced by Manuel Vargas, a La Raza from Mexico bearing a world ranking No.…
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PHILBOXING.COM’S LEAD WRITER CHOSEN AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER
HOLLYWOOD, California - Philboxing.com's lead writer and broadsheet columnist of both Nevada Examiner and California Examiner, Granville Ampong, would like to extend his best wishes for all fighters for the PINOY POWER…
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So the boxing public may know: Donaire has nothing to destroy of Guerrero
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - While Nonito Donaire, Jr. ranks No. 2 in the world for the super flyweight division according to boxrec.com, his opponent this February 13, Gerson Guerrero, ranks No. 35…
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“Pacman factor” and television cameras on March 13 indispensable for Villar
Manila, Philippines, February 3, 2010 - Manuel "Manny" Villar of the Nacionalista Party may need more push to get close to the rating of Senator Benigno "Nonoy" Aquino of Liberal party, both…
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Famous scribe and his prediction atop Griffith Park and the Pacquiao fans
Every day I wake up to headlines and images of devastating violence in hot spots around the globe. But, today I woke up with a thought of hiking to the famous point…
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Nonito Donaire, Jr. deserves the best…
Why does a brilliant fighter such as Nonito Donaire, Jr. chose to fight a fighter whose world ranking is No. 37 and in Mexico No. 10 in the super flyweight division? Why…
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Poetic Intervention: Wild Card Gym, a place of retreat that will never be the same again…
It's just another season of coldest days of Hollywood, enduring heavy rain with a few strikes of thunderstorms. But, today promises a fresh one with forecast of clear skies, teasing your touch…
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Nonito Donaire, Jr. got “no balls” to fight big names, says one promoter
LOS ANGELES, California - At 27, Nonito Donaire, Jr., who is scheduled to fight against Gerson Guerrero (34-8-0) this February 13 for the Interim WBA World Super Flyweight title at Las Vegas…
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Pacquiao’s endorsement for Manny Villar, a flip in the ashes
It's just so unfortunate that a multi-millionaire boxer and a self-made billionaire in one political party, such as Nacionalista Party, may have its testament that would be decided by the people not…
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Mayweather might dump Shane Mosley and Paul Williams
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has been scouting around for less than dangerous opponents. And, I see his trail marked by less than challenging hooks from his chosen foes. As of this writing, he…
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Clottey, the Warrior Panther
Like the richest black, glossed with purple and shades of a still darker hue, the man from Ghana is probably the most dangerous species in the planet that Pound-for-Pound King Manny Pacquiao…
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Thought of the day: Enough garbage to recycle for Pacquiao’s lawsuit
I almost vomited my oatmeal as I read an article about David Diaz declaring his willingness to testify for Pound-for-Pound King Manny Pacquiao in court against the latter's detractors. I am not…
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SHAKING ON END-TIME EVENT: TEAM PACQUIAO SITTING ON SOCIAL VOLCANO?
Devastating! Yes, devastating even from the start! Unwarranted reports room abuzz in the internet. Whether they be true or not, the heads of "pop-out" writers still are raging. Even some genuine journalists…
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Will Pound-for-Pound King Emmanuel Pacquiao use his superseding influence as a matter of availing full-arm security protection once the Commission on Election-imposed nationwide gunban takes effect?
MANILA, Philippines - Pound-for-Pound King Emmanuel D. Pacquiao, a congressional aspirant in the lone district of Sarangani, always enjoys heavily armed security personnel ever since his name is put into the pedestal…
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr “ain’t too proud to beg”!
Jet-weight King Floyd Mayweather, Jr. may not have a good year this 2010 and onward. After his fight against Juan Manuel Marquez last September, he gained composure having paid the taxes he…
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Is Floyd Mayweather, Jr. really indispensable for Manny Pacquiao’s glory?
Despite insistence of some boxing aficionados, many believe in the mainstream America Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is not indispensable for Pound-for-Pound King Manny Pacquiao's glory, which this writer has been believing all along.…
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Paulie Malignaggi’s only offer is “to malign” Pacquiao; Yuri Foreman is the better option, if Mayweather-Pacquiao negotiations fail again
Side Bar Commentary: After bouncing back from his loss and dancing in the ring beating Juan Diaz during their rematch last December 12 in Chicago, Illinois for the WBO NABO light welterweight…
