Experience will win it for Pacquiao By Al S. Mendoza WILL Manny Pacquiao win today? Of course, he will. But on three conditions. One, that he is in tip-top shape. Two, that he will not be too over confident. Three, that he won’t get hit by a lucky punch….
Pacquiao’s must-mission is early ending By Al S. Mendoza IT is one week from today when Manny Pacquiao fights again. Jeff Horn will face his most acid test yet as he attempts to capture Pacquiao’s world junior welterweight crown on July 2 in Brisbane, Australia. The Australian Horn is as obscure…
King James met his match in Deadly Durant By Al S. Mendoza THE reverse happened. Not Cleveland Cavaliers speeding to a 2-0 lead but Golden State. The Warriors would make it 3-0 before proceeding to win the NBA crown in five games. The Cavs had a chance to rewrite…
Gambling is a deadly game By Al S. Mendoza THERE’S a big difference between a gambler and a gamer. A gambler mostly bets money and a gamer rarely bets money. I am game to a lunch bet on who would win between Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn. Well, to…
Give Cavs a 2-0 lead and they’d be champs—again By Al S. Mendoza Give Cavs a 2-0 lead and they’d be champs—again IF the Cleveland Cavaliers did not win Game 1 two days ago, fine. It is still too early to say the Golden State Warriors will win the…
Horn’s ‘Heist of The Century?’ By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao has officially started his training for his July 2fight against Australia’s Jeff Horn. Let us all welcome that. If you ask me, I think Pacquiao’s a bit late. Most fighters need at least eight weeks—two months—to really be in…
Bye, Mike, but no real goodbye By Al S. Mendoza MIKE S. Ramos was my friend for decades. We were circumcised on the same day, one summer when the angels were still asleep. At the break of dawn, we dipped our bodies from waist down in the river that…
King James key to Cleveland victory—again By Al S. Mendoza IF there is still some among you doubting a Warrior-Cavalier return bout for the NBA crown this year, quit the crap. Both teams are so superior over the rest that their journey to the Finals is almost a given…
‘Digongmacy’ at work By Al S. Mendoza CHINA is untouchable, indeed. That was proven once again in the just-ended Asean Summit in Manila. The 11-nation Asean ending last weekend snubbed China’s incursions into disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Screaming calls for a common Asean stand to…
Stories to tell from Palaro By Al S. Mendoza NCR aka Metro Manila again topping the Palarong Pambansa is not the story in San Jose, Antique. It never is since NCR had practically topped all Palaros—always, in runaway fashion yet. Why, because NCR (National Capital Region) athletes are the…
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