[Link] Manny Pacquiao Says If He Wins The Presidency He Will Jail His Corrupt Friends

Read: 9/11/2021 www.vice.com

Of the 62 bouts former world champion Manny Pacquiao won in his 26 years in boxing, his favorite was against Oscar de la Hoya, who was taller, heavier, and arguably the bigger star when they battled in 2008.

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[Link] How the Philippines Became a Boxing Powerhouse

Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com

Boxers have long been the Philippines’ most reliable athletes in international competition. It didn’t happen overnight. The Philippines held its collective breath on Monday as boxer Nesthy Petecio awaited the verdict in the women’s featherweight Olympic gold medal match.

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