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Clottey eyes KO to prove critics wrong

DALLAS – It seems that Team Clottey knows exactly what to do. “We’ll hit him right, knock him out, and win the fight,” said Joshua Clottey’s chief trainer for Saturday’s big fight, dubbed “The Event,” at the Cowboys Stadium which should fill close to 45,000 people on Saturday.   Lenny de Jesus, who worked as Pacquiao’s cutman in a couple of fights, including the Erik Morales fights, landed the job as Clottey’s chief trainer after the original ones failed to secure US visas and make it h...

Team Pacquiao heads to Texas for final countdown of Clottey bout

The road to Arlington, Texas begins for Team Pacquiao Monday (Tuesday in Manila) as it heads there for the final countdown of the Filipino ring idol’s 12-round showdown against Joshua Clottey of Ghana. A chartered plane that leaves Los Angeles at around 3 p.m. Monday will bring Manny Pacquiao and around 150 people to Arlington, the seventh-largest city in Texas, following a three-hour flight covering 1,251 miles. The fantastic $1.2 billion Dallas Cowboys Stadium owned by billionaire Jerry...

Pacquiao’s leg 100% ready for Clottey fight

MANILA, Philippines – The world’s best pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao is all set for his clash with Ghana’s Joshua Clottey on March 13 in Texas (March 14 in Manila), with the pain in his leg gone and his condition still at superior level, a coach of the Filipino champion confirmed. Conditioning coach Alex Ariza told Ronnie Nathanielsz of PhilBoxing.com that Pacquiao’s “footwork was great and Freddie (Roach) was very, very pleased with his footwork.”   “I’m so happy because I ask...

Time Magazine hacked?

According to TechCrunch, A hacker successfully hacked Time Magazine’s online poll, and they didn’t do anything about it. Apparently Christopher Poole, aka Moot, the founder of the 4Chan online forum, whose members used some coding to get his name to the top of the list. Not only did they help moot win the poll, but they also arranged the next 20 names to spell out “Marblecake, also the game.” Marblecake is a lewd sexual reference, but is also supposedly the name of the chat room where one of 4Ch...

Cyber espionage alarms Palace

MALACAÑANG yesterday expressed alarm over the reported hacking by a cyber-spy network based in China to secure vital information in connection with the Philippines’ claims on Spratlys. Deputy presidential spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo said the government is taking very seriously the report on alleged Chinese cyber espionage. Fajardo said the government will “ensure integrity of our Information Technology.” Meanwhile, the Department of Justice will look into the reported hacking if the Depart...