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Manny Pacquiao does more than make Filipino hearts swell with pride and lower the crime rate to almost zero during a fight. On a micro-scale—the family unit, the level that matters the most—he opens the opportunity for kids to learn what winning is all about, especially in this time and age when victory means crushing the enemy and gloating.

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MANILA, Philippines – Antonio Margarito’s chief trainer Roberto Garcia yesterday said his ward will use his brute strength and height advantage against Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao even as he expressed confidence of Margarito’s victory in their upcoming fight in November in Texas.

MANILA– World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is ready for one last professional fight after securing a seat in the Philippine Congress by a landslide, local media reported Wednesday.

The much-anticipated bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is all but set for March 13, a source told Yahoo! Sports. Mayweather has agreed to terms and promoter Bob Arum is making a trip to Manila, Philippines, to finalize a deal with Pacquiao, the source said.

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 3) Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao made history Sunday (Manila time) when he bagged the welterweight title, his seventh in as many divisions, via technical knockout of Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, the reigning champion in that division.

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao made it to Forbes magazine’s list of highest-paid athletes in the world, tying for the sixth spot with basketball phenom Lebron James and golfer Phil Mickelson.

LAS VEGAS—IT WAS SHORT, SWIFT AND MERCILESS, and the end surprised Manny Pacquiao as much as it stunned Ricky Hatton into oblivion.

Manny Pacquiao throw a tremendous right hook in Hatton’s jaw. It was actually the second KO. Everybody was still in shock and everyone is still discussing all the things that happened tonight.

MANILA - The streets of the Philippines could resemble a ghost town for a few hours on Sunday morning as everyone from taxi drivers to petty thieves makes time to watch Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Ricky Hatton.

And this time is no exception, even as his trainer, Freddie Roach, and Ricky Hatton’s trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., have traded barbs before the press, often times catching the soft-spoken, kind-hearted Filipino champion in the crossfire.

MANILA, Philippines – British star Ricky Hatton, who faces a tough test in Manny Pacquiao on May 2 (May 3 in Manila), hinted that Pacquiao is still the one-dimensional fighter he used to be.

To all filipinos around the world, please vote Manny Pacquiao for the Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2009. Our very own Manny Pacquiao is currently at no. 7 out of the 203 finalists this year.

MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach is giving Manny Pacquiao nine minutes to put Ricky Hatton away on May 2 in Las Vegas.