Jasmin hates it! Blood gushes out. Elbows strike. Bones crack. Arms strangle the neck. Faces turn tomato-red. Kicks fly and snap the jaw. Shoulders get dislocated. For my wife – whose business, the 47-year-old Centurion Security Agency, involves guns and strong men — the UFC is all-too-bloody. What Jasmin despises the most? “When they’re on… Continue reading In today’s fight, UFC beats boxing
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Alan Choachuy: Big winner after losing 92 lbs.
One of the most famous bodies in all of Cebu is that of Alan Choachuy, all of 217 lbs. If you think that’s heavy and obese, consider this: Three months ago, he weighed 309 lbs. But, after eight weeks inside “The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition,” he lost 62 lbs. Then, after getting ousted from the… Continue reading Alan Choachuy: Big winner after losing 92 lbs.
Balamban runs, thanks to Runner Dave
Manny Pacquiao, after nearly four months of non-boxing, has started training in Baguio. With only 7 1/2 weeks left before his May 7 bout with Shane Mosley, it will be another laborious and agonizing time for Pacman. Eddie Alinea of Philboxing interviewed Freddie Roach last Saturday. “The first day, or the first week for that… Continue reading Balamban runs, thanks to Runner Dave
Live boxing beats a television box
Ever watched live boxing? You should. No, you have to! I’m not joking. You and I watch prizefights on TV. We all do. Who hasn’t seen our national hero, Dr. Emmanuel D. Pacquiao, on a live telecast at the MGM Grand? We all watch. But in-the-flesh boxing? With your two eyes? It’s a must. Take… Continue reading Live boxing beats a television box
Boxing? A sport? No, it’s entertainment
Antonio Lopez Aldeguer, quoted by Quinito Henson in yesterday’s issue of The Philippine Star, summed it up best: “Boom Boom was in top shape. I don’t know what to say. We did our best to prepare him for this fight. Our critics exaggerate our losses and forget our wins. This hurt us. We can’t seem… Continue reading Boxing? A sport? No, it’s entertainment
ALA says: ‘No excuses, he wanted it more’
When Antonio Lopez Aldeguer speaks, you listen. Yesterday morning, exactly 36 hours after his most prized apprentice, AJ “Bazooka” Banal, collapsed in one of Cebu’s monumental upsets, I listened. When I asked how he felt, ALA didn’t suppress his feelings. “Very, very low,” he replied. Understandably so. AJ Banal, only 19, lived half of his… Continue reading ALA says: ‘No excuses, he wanted it more’
Jonathan Davis, top boxing judge, speaks
I had to call. I had to seek the opinion of this highly-esteemed Filipino boxing judge. And so yesterday, at 5 p.m., I called. Jonathan Davis, 58, first sat on that high chair beside the ring with pen and paper on hand in 2002. Since then, he has presided as judge over 400 fights. “When… Continue reading Jonathan Davis, top boxing judge, speaks
Boom! Flash! Boxing exams answered today
Donaire (2nd from right) with (from right) Cholo Verches, Oliver Ko and Ed Dingal He’s handsome, single, turned 25 years old when he celebrated his birthday in Cebu last Nov. 16, he’s world-famous, makes ladies swoon when they stare at his shiny left-ear stud, he weighs only 111 lbs. but can wrestle a 245-lb. gorilla,… Continue reading Boom! Flash! Boxing exams answered today
Donnie Nietes, entrepreneur
I had a 22-minute-long conversation yesterday with the country’s longest-reigning boxing world champ. Since he scored a TKO against Ricardo Albia in Jan. 29, 2005, the Murcia, Negros-born boxer has not lost in 15 years. But today, boxing is farthest from the mind of Donnie Liboon Nietes. “Wala na gyud ang boxing (boxing is dead)… Continue reading Donnie Nietes, entrepreneur
ABS-CBN Sports
Apart from the 11,000 jobs lost and the disappearance of Ang Probinsyano, one of the biggest losers with the stoppage of the TV giant is sports. Thanks to the ABS-CBN Sports+Action channel, we’ve enjoyed countless hours of sports entertainment. There’s the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). There’s the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), a league founded… Continue reading ABS-CBN Sports