Crossroads duel: Pacquiao, Broner battle for ‘welter’ crown

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:00:42 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao resumes his seemingly never-ending quest to prove to everyone that he remains an elite fighter even at age 40 when he faces the trash-talking Adrien Broner on Saturday at the MGM Grand. With his World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight crown on the line, Pacquiao returns to US soil […]

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Floyd Sr. picks Pac to prevail

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 09:19:36 +0000

By Nick Giongco LAS VEGAS – When the dust settles Saturday night at the Grand Garden Arena, it will be Manny Pacquiao’s hands – and not Adrien Broner’s – that will be raised in triumph, Floyd Mayweather Sr. said on Friday at the MGM Grand. “I’m picking Pacquiao to win. Pacquiao will be the last […]

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Mayweather at ringside for Pacquiao-Broner duel

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:19:33 +0000

By Nick Giongco LAS VEGAS – The man who called up for an audition will be at ringside Saturday night. Floyd Mayweather will be in attendance, occupying a prime ringside seat when Manny Pacquiao faces Adrien Broner for the World Boxing Association welterweight crown at the MGM Grand. “He will be here 100 percent,” said […]

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‘Pac’ ready for Vegas

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:25:05 +0000

LOS ANGELES – On the eve of his departure for Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao held a Sunday feast for his family, members of his training team and their families and closest followers in a chic Japanese restaurant in Hollywood. Less than a week before he defend the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight crown against Adrien […]

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Broner vows to showcase weapons of destruction

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 09:33:09 +0000

By Nick Giongco LOS ANGELES – Besides his counter-punching skills, Adrien Broner vows to display an arsenal of weapons when he and Manny Pacquiao go to war next week in Las Vegas. “It (counterpunching) will definitely play a big part but we’ve got more in store to beat Pacquiao and I will show that January […]

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Slow down? Not in Pacquiao’s mind

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 09:25:28 +0000

By Nick Giongco LOS ANGELES – Manny Pacquiao requested to jump rope on Friday afternoon but lead trainer Buboy Fernandez politely turned down his request. Pacquiao tried his luck with conditioning coach Justin Fortune and was given the same dry answer. With a little over a week before facing Adrien Broner in Las Vegas, Pacquiao […]

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