John Pages
101 articles · Sunstar Cebu
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Pages: Manny Pacquiao City
By John Pages
WHEN Dr. Ronald Eullaran invited us to his hometown of Gen. Santos City last April, we said yes. Who can say no to one of the nicest and funniest (and best) doctors…
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Pages: Pacquiao-Khan? Yes, Pacquiao can
By John Pages
AMIR Khan is not American. He?s British. Haha. I know that?s corny but here?s a serious note: Amir Iqbal Khan is dangerous. At the age of 17, he grabbed a silver medal…
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Pages: Aldeguer looks ahead to 2017 and beyond
By John Pages
PINOY Pride has become too big a show for the true boxing fans in the provinces, said Michael Pastrano Aldeguer, the president and CEO of ALA Promotions. That?s quite a revelation. Having…
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Pages: Pacquiao: Are you a boxer or a senator?
By John Pages
BARELY two weeks have passed since his title changed from ?Congressman? to ?Senator? and now we hear this news: Pacquiao is fighting. Mike Limpag, my fellow columnist and our sports editor on…
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Pages: Can Manny win our first Olympic gold?
By John Pages
EVER since the Philippines competed in this once-every-four-years intramurals called the Olympics (in 1924), we have failed. By ?failed,? I mean we have not triumphed at claiming the ultimate prize: the gold…
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Pages: Pacman?s finale: calculated, brilliant, boring
By John Pages
THE last time Manny Pacquiao climbed the 20? x 20? boxing ring, he lost. That was last May against Mayweather. The last thing Manny Pacquiao wants to happen when he enters the…
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Michael Aldeguer: ALA invades USA
By John Pages
NO promotional boxing outfit from Asia had ever secured a U.S. license before. Many have tried but all have failed. Until now. It took Michael P. Aldeguer years and years of shuttling…
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Pages: David vs. Goliath? Yao Ming beats Pacquiao
By John Pages
HEAD to head, if we compare our 100-million-strong nation to the 1,400-million strong giant that?s China, we?re dwarfed. That?s why we appealed to the heart. Puso. We spoke about our heart. Our…
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Pages: MMA vs. boxing
By John Pages
LAST Thursday, I posed a query: Is Mixed Martial Arts more brutal than boxing? Fellow sportswriter (of The Freeman) and amateur MMA fighter Lemuel Maglinte admits his bias for his sport: ?MMA…
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Pages: Floyd?s marketing ploy
By John Pages
ONLY 10 weeks remain. Why the delay? If he?s going to announce it anyway, why prolong the wait? Dozens upon dozens of articles in Philboxing.com all point to the same direction: May…
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Pages: Can SuperManny still score a knockout?
By John Pages
WHAT we love about Manny Pacquiao is his knockout power. Who?ll forget his perfect stab on Ricky Hatton?s cheek in Round 2? Or the forward-lunging attacks on Erik Morales? Or, with blood…
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Pages: History will be made this Saturday
By John Pages
IN BOXING, everybody says they?ll knockout their opponent. Right? Haven?t you noticed this? Fighters brag and showboat. ?I am prepared to give a knockout,? said the visitor. But, as we know and…
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Pages: Michael Aldeguer: ALA flies to Dubai
By John Pages
OVER 450,000 Filipinos reside in Dubai. Working in the fields of construction, retail, I.T., tourism, medicine, architecture and more, our fellow Filipinos compose a huge population in Dubai. With this backdrop, the…
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Donnie Nietes and Pinoy Pride 25
By John Pages
A DOZEN years ago, when Donnie Nietes arrived in Cebu from Negros Occidental, he was only 19. He had studied elementary in the town of Murcia, 20 minutes away from Bacolod?the city…
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Pages: Lunch with Donnie Nietes
By John Pages
THE WBO world boxing champion likes to bike. He owns four types of folding bikes. One that?s 16 inches (the wheel); he has two more, 20 and 26 inches. But his favorite:…
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Pages: Manny Pacquiao beats Timothy badly
By John Pages
HAMBOG. If there?s one thing Timothy Bradley displayed two days ago, it?s this: he?s a showman who loves to taunt, mock, jeer. He?s a boast, not a beast. He was more bravado…
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Pages: Wakee Salud: Bradley has improved a lot
By John Pages
I TRIED calling Gerry Pe?alosa yesterday. The ringing tone sounded different, like the call was international. Hours later, I found out why. Hi John. Sorry missed your call. How are you? I?[m…
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Pages: Honoring the best
By John Pages
IT'S called ?The Oscars? of Cebu sports. It?s that one afternoon when all the star athletes from Badminton to Golf to MMA to Rugby to Volleyball to Wrestling get-together and get recognized.…
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Pages: Eight post-fight notes on Pacquiao-Rios
By John Pages
FIRST, if you want the best seats in the arena, write for sports. We sat 11 rows from the stage. Had we purchased those tickets, they?d be over $2,000 each. What?s amazing…
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Pages: Weighing in on the weigh-in
By John Pages
MACAU?Michael Buffer kept on repeating the words: ?This is the biggest boxing event EVER here on the Asian continent!? Starring the greatest martial artist since Bruce Lee ? Manny Pacquiao ? here…