Quijano: Congratulations, Johnreil Casimero
IT couldn’t have come at a better time. With his birthday only two days away, Johnreil Casimero (16-2, 10KOs) stopped Luis Alberto Lazarte for the interim IBF light flyweight title in Club Once Unidos at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
No small matter beating an Argentinian at his own backyard...
Quijano: 10 reasons Ruben Garcia had Vasquez winning
IT WAS a gutsy, inspired performance from Nonito Donaire Jr., and Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. was damn lucky to have survived that fight on his feet. Doubly lucky that Donaire broke his hand too.
From the start, upon feeling the numbing power behind Donaire’s lashing jabs and hooks, the...
Quijano: Donaire risks lofty status
THIS boxing pedigree thing can be quite fiddly. More often than not, the progeny is hardly the chip off the old block that everybody expects. Maybe it has a lot to do with the dimensions of the shoes that need to be filled.
Take Ronald Hearns for example. He’s spiry and lanky like he’...
Quijano: Poised Milan, powerful Villanueva
BLAME it on senescence or just plain carelessness, but I somehow managed to leave my laptop resting on the luggage trolley I was using at the NAIA arrival area last Friday.
Luckily, the milk of human kindness apparently still runs untrammeled among some of the porters there and one of...
Quijano: Can Davis derail Evans?
I DON’T for a moment blame Miguel Cotto for his reluctance to duke it out once again with Manny Pacquiao.
The last time they fought he was doing relatively well when Manny took over the fight from the third round and proceeded to systematically break down the Puerto Rican champion....
Quijano: Pound-for-pound rankings, 1st quarter 2012
BEFORE the big fights happen, let’s post our pound-for-pound rankings beginning 2012.
1.) Manny Pacquiao (54-3, 38KOs)—Based on his recent fight, the Pacman’s hold on this spot is tenuous. This Last Rounder scored the fight for Marquez by a point, but of course, the fight could have...
Quijano: That phone call
THE world is indeed getting smaller due to technological advancement. Two decades ago, when I was a gangly, pimple-faced freshman staying at UP Kalayaan dorm, in order to call home I had to take two jeepney rides to get to a decent phone where I could wax prolific to my mom my about my dwindling...
Quijano: Economics 101
I’M becoming less enamored of my compañero Bob Arum with each passing week and the barrage of excuses he is offering as to why Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao won’t happen.
What vexes me is that he currently maintains that his job as a promoter is to get Manny the fight he wants and...
Quijano: URCC 7 heralds MMA boom in Cebu
I HAD a cracker of a time watching “URCC Cebu 7: Dominate” last Friday. I arrived a little past nine with my favorite judge in tow and found out that I had already missed two matches.
I proceeded to gulp down two Last Rounds to punish myself for being laggardly.
ETAC VS....
Quijano: ‘Money’ buys time from doing time in Vegas
NOW I’ve heard it all. And all the while our third world criminal justice system has been pilloried for being slow, inefficient and crude.
Yet, in Las Vegas, USA, they can actually postpone service of sentence and in Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s case, the ground invoked was the economic benefit...
Quijano: Will Folayang be the Pacquiao of MMA?
YES, he’s coming. At URCC Cebu 7 this Friday, we shall witness Edward Folayang in action, the most-feared Pinoy MMA fighter today.
He’s built like Superman and has tree trunks for legs. He stands 5’9,” weighs 161 pounds and is currently the URCC welterweight champion.
He has a...
Quijano: Looking back at 2011
ALL told, there seem to be several compelling match-ups that can make this year a thrill ride for fight fans.
But looking back, which fighter shone the brightest and deserves our fighter-of-the year accolade?
ANDRE WARD. He towered over the competition this year in defeating...
Quijano: A promising year ahead
THE year 2012 looks to be a promising one for the fight fans. Although the biggest match-up that could be made out there – Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. – might not happen in the first half of the year, there are still some viable options for Pacquiao.
The Pacman can very well...
Quijano: What goes around...
COMES around. There is order and justice in this world after all. Years of aberrant behavior have finally caught up with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Yes, indeed. Jolly old St. Nick made sure to do the rounds this year, giving gifts and cheers to the good boys and jeers and jail time for the “...
Quijano: Bullish on Andre Ward
WELCOME to the Andre Ward era. The new champion of Showtime’s Super Six Super middleweight tournament displayed the full range of his skills last Saturday with a dominating performance against Britain’s Carl Froch.
Ward (25-0, 13KOs), a true student of the game who is a stylistic...
Quijano: Dropping the ball
QUESTION: Under which of the following circumstances should a fight be stopped?
A.) When a second head starts to protrude, making the fighter appear like a conjoined Siamese twin. B.) When the fighter starts resembling a character from the “Living Dead.” C.) When the hematoma is so huge...
Quijano: Drama at the Dome
I BROUGHT along a fight virgin with me last Saturday night to watch Rey Bautista repel Miguel Angel Mendoza’s challenge. More than happy to be deflowered with watching a live boxing match was one of my best buds from high school, Siegfred Melleza.
The struggle that ensued at the Lapu-Lapu...
Quijano: Brian Viloria in a dogfight today
WE’VE got a stacked fight schedule today and when there’s a lot on our plate, let’s get it on right away.
First off we have the battle for the WBO flyweight diadem featuring our very own Brian Viloria against the streaking Giovanni Segura. Here’s how they stack up:
Brian...
Quijano: Miguel Cotto cares about his legacy
A RELIABLE and tested metric of a fighter’s true worth is how well he does in rematches. All the great ones did well and stepped up when it mattered.
Muhammad Ali exacted revenge on Joe Frazier. Sugar Ray Leonard had some payback with Roberto Duran.
And even though nobody cared...
Quijano: Can Cotto bring back the snarl in him?
IF THERE’S a fight you hardly need to hawk, Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito II is ineffably a no-brainer.
It’s got all the makings of a classic duke-out. As far as rematches go, there’s no lack of motivation for either man.
For Cotto, it’s an opportunity to exact revenge over an...
Quijano: We should have more PE classes
LAST week, the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia came to a close without much fanfare on the Philippine end what with our dismal sixth place showing—netting only 36 gold medals.
What’s really distressing to note is that Singapore, with only a population of a little over five million, finished...
Quijano: The closest thing to death was fight Joe Frazier
I’VE been meaning to toll the bell for Joe Frazier since last week, but of course I had to address the pressing issues surrounding Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III, so I guess it’s better late than never.
Not that I don’t care much for Smokin’ Joe. On the contrary, he has made...
Quijano: The greatest fight in MMA history?
IT'S not every day that you hear UFC commentator Joe Rogan blurt out something like: “We’re witnessing probably the greatest fight in MMA history.”
But while Joe has seen it all in the world of mixed-martial arts, I believe that he was a tad too generous in his gushing assessment....
Quijano: Styles makes fights aphorism holds true
(Conclusion)
I DON’T know about you, but I always admired Manny Pacquiao because of the way he fought with unmitigated intensity and a sense of urgency unseen before, not only among Pinoy fighters but in all of boxing.
Sure, winning was sweet and without those victories, he...
Quijano: Styles make fights aphorism holds true again
CLOSELY-fought battles will always be a hotbed for controversy, and so debate will forever rage on whether or not Manny Pacquiao deserved the majority decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez last Sunday.
I’m a rabid Pacman fan as any other. Truth be told, this boxing column probably wouldn’...
