Monday, May 20, 2013

Where Manny Pacquiao will shift focus after re-elected in Phil. Congress?

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Manny Pacquiao has been reelected in the Philippine Congress uncontested. He is the representative of the lone district in Sarangani. His wife Jinky also won as Vice Governor in Sarangani in her first attempt to politics.

During the period of political campaign, I seldom heard Pacman talking boxing. His focus at that time was politics. A good thing he must do: to focus on something what he actually doing at hand.

Now that Manny Pacquiao won and reelected as congressman, what will be his next move? Where he will focus his attention now? Is it show-business, preaching or boxing?

Pacquaio, a man who like to do multiple things while in a training for a fight. Some boxing insiders admired him how he handle distractions. But that was before his back to back losses.

Pacquiao's devastating loss to long-time rival, Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in December some blame for his lack of focus and having too many distractions. It is noted that he skipped Alex Ariza's conditioning training. And show up in the Wild Card Gym two weeks late for the scheduled training due to pressing matters outside boxing.

If Pacquiao wanted to regain his faded glory in the ring, he should shift focus to boxing. He must start to assess himself if there is still fire in him that would fuel him in the ring.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Philippine Boxing: not having a good start for 2013

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Philippine front-line boxers were not having a good start this year. It actually started late last year with the devastating defeat of Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to his long time rival Mexican master counter-puncher Juan Manuel Marquez.

Although former super bantamweight  kingpin Nonito Donaire won last year that lifted the spirits of Filipino fans but lost this year against Cuban two time Olympian, Guillermo Rigondeaux for the unification bout last week.

A week before Donaire was dethroned by Rigondeaux it was Brian Viloria who lost his world title in Macau. Brian came up short against a more determined opponent. It seems to me that Viloria lack the proper conditioning which is really his problem. When we look at his losses except for that KO lost. It seems that he   is the tired boxer in the later rounds. He faded in the last four rounds in all his losses by decision.

Speaking of fading in the later rounds, Rey Bautista also lost his international title in the same passion against another Mexican, Ramirez. Bautista look so tired and keep on complaining to the referee although benefited a deduction but still unable to pull the championship round.

Bautista also instead of learning more tactics as he experience fighting instead seems his skills deteriorate. He lacks the lateral and head movement. He went for a brawl and the fans love it but lack the killer instinct to finished off a wobbly opponent who is ready to go. Instead of finishing the job he seems to rest.

The lost of Filipino boxing front liners might be because of their flaws but I did not take away the ability or the quality of their opponents. They are more determined boxers against the Filipinos this time.

However, 2013 is still long and I believed they can still end the year as champions again.      

Friday, April 5, 2013

Brian "Hawaiian Punch" Viloria vs. Juan Estrada: Can Viloria win it in Macau?

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Transnational Boxing Ranking Board (TBRB) number 10 pound-for-pound boxer Brian "Hawaiian Punch'' Viloria 32-3 (KO 19) will defend his WBO and WBA flyweight title against Juan Francisco Estrada in Cotai Arena, Macau, China on Saturday night.

I can not watch this fight on Saturday evening because I will be traveling to Manila for a vacation from Kuwait. But before I finally pack my things tonight, I will give my prediction of this fight.

Adrien Broner: New entry on my undefeated boxers list

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With the latest removal of Brandon Rios's precious 'O' in his record courtesy of Mike 'Mile High Mike' Alvarado on Saturday, I welcome Adrien Broner 26-0 (KO 22) to my undefeated boxers list.

A reader once ask why I did not include Broner in my undefeated boxers list when I update it on March 2013. Actually, when Sergio Martinez defeated former undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. I need to choose between Bradon Rios and Adrien Broner.

Transnational Boxing Ranking Board--The future of boxing

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With the existing alphabet belts (sanctioning bodies) in boxing, no one can tell who the real champion is, in every weight division. Each sanctioning bodies has its own version of world champion. The creation of TBRB or TRANSNATIONAL BOXING RANKING BOARD is viable, not as an alternative but as a definitive organization that will determine real boxing rankings.    

What's the use of a boxer called the 'welterweight world champion' if yet there is another four champions who shared the same title on four different alphabet belts?