Mayweather runs again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. TWO weeks had already passed and the PacMay (Pacquiao-Mayweather) brouhaha over the colossal battle has died down. From barbers to jeepney and tricycle drivers that I had talked to, they still insist that our boxing icon clearly won the fight. Everyone said…
Lousy, dull and boring By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE saw how our national treasure in boxing Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight belt to the haughty American pug Floyd “Money” Mayweather via unanimous decision last Sunday. The three judges scored a lopsided verdict, 118-110, 116-112, 116-112, that caused…
A GATHERING of the country’s best duathletes will set the stage for the ‘First Ricky Diocares Duathlon Championship’ to be held on July 12 at the Jose R. de Venecia Sr. Expressway Extension in Dagupan City. According to Jojo Ramos, president of the organizing Metro Dagupan Cycling Club, the invitational…
Pacquiao vs Mayweather rematch? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE first question I was asked by my relatives who met me at NAIA upon my return here in the Philippines on April 24 was how the Americans regard our boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao in his coming welterweight unification fight…
They pick Pacman to win By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FORTH WORTH, TEXAS—-The talk of the world now in sports is about the coming mega-bucks world title unification welterweight bout between Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. of U.S. and our Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao on May 3 at…
Introducing Dallas’ Jordan Spieth By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DALLAS, TEXAS—-Dallas sports fans here including some of our countrymen who are golf lovers were so ecstatic last Sunday upon learning that their homegrown kid, the unheralded and little-known Jordan Spieth had won the world’s most prestigious 2015 Masters Golf Tournament…
The return of my idol George By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SAN FRANCISCO, CA –I was in San Jose, California last Sunday, April 5, at the house of my cousin-in-law Domingo Almonte, Jr. when we watched on TV the return of the youthful and promising superstar of the Indiana Pacers,…
Visiting JFK’s assassination site By Jesus A. Garcia DALLAS, TEXAS—-Itt has been my dream to personally have a glimpse of the place where U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated since I first arrived here, April 22, 1978. Because of the a 12-hour drive from Pharr City to Dallas, I…
Losing another friend By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FORTH WORTH, TEXAS —In just five days after the demise of cycling friend Ricky Diocares, another pal of mine died last March 20 in his sleep (bangungot), another shocking news to Pangasinan sports. George Alipio, a bastion of Lyceum Northwestern University (LNU)…
Losing a good cycling-friend By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FORT WORTH, TEXAS — AFTER 19 days in the state of California, I’m backed in Fort Worth where I’m temporarily based and where my twin daughters Raina and Raisa reside. I left California with a heavy heart having been generously hosted…
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