Reni M. Valenzuela

By Reni M. Valenzuela Conditioning coach Alex Ariza spewed out venom that spelled doom to the 10-1 favorite boxer days prior to Pacquiao-Marquez trilogy. So the world crumbled for the entire Pacquiao camp since that was the juncture when the Filipino boxing sensation fell off biblical reality and started losing hold to be transformed into dust, for from dust he came. … [Read more...] about ALEX ARIZA CAUSED PACQUIAO TO LOSE WINGS VERSUS MARQUEZ

By Reni M. Valenzuela Yesterday was a spectacular day for boxing. Good fights were fought by good boxers, but they were won by boxers with fighting hearts using “sweetness” and “science” in the sport and exuding warrior-like spirit with cleverness. … [Read more...] about BRONER AND VILORIA: POUND-FOR-POUND FIGHTERS

By Reni M. Valenzuela Pacman has power and chin, while Dinamita has less of both in light of the Pacquiao “Dynamo.” Boxing trainer Freddie Roach overlooked this aspect, the reason being why he flunked miserably in the past three fights of his iconic protégé versus Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez. But is Marquez really a puzzle to fix or just a bind that has to be untangled … [Read more...] about THE MASTER PLAN FOR PACQUIAO TO FINISH MARQUEZ

By Reni M. Valenzuela No Thomas Edison can fix a puzzle which parts are kept under wraps. … [Read more...] about DINAMITA SHOULD BE AN EASY FIGHT FOR PACMAN, BUT WHERE’S THE “PUZZLE”?

By Reni M. Valenzuela How can you not fall for boxing as a Sweet Science after having just watched the classic Rios-Alvarado yesterday? … [Read more...] about TRULY CLASSIC: BRANDON RIOS VS. MIKE ALVARADO

By Reni M. Valenzuela If you think Manny Pacquiao makes sense only in boxing, think again as he stood his ground in Philippine Congress opposing a bill that would virtually kill life and decency in his country. … [Read more...] about WHY MANNY PACQUIAO IS FIGHTING RH BILL AND NOT TIMOTHY BRADLEY

By Reni M. Valenzuela If a question can be a disgrace because it is offensive and contemptuous, the greater disgrace would be a condition where there is an apparent compelling need to ask the question when the answers stare everyone in the face. … [Read more...] about GREATER DISGRACE: THE PACQUIAO-BRADLEY “REMATCH”

By Reni M. Valenzuela All about an athlete as a champion or as an aspiring one is irreversibly intertwined with him as a private person. … [Read more...] about BEYOND WINNING, NONITO DONAIRE NEEDS TO LOVE HIS FATHER

By Reni M. Valenzuela Here we go again. The Arum fight options have nothing to do with what is good for the fans, what is ideal for the sport and what could even be beneficial to the boxing career of an iconic prized ward, but obviously what is best for the Pacquiao handler’s pockets. For the wackiest part of boxing today, it’s not “styles make fights” which is the … [Read more...] about PACQUIAO’S OPTIONS: REAL CHALLENGE OR RETIREMENT

Reni M. Valenzuela Awakened by a dream, I was led to plead God for mercy in behalf of another person. … [Read more...] about PRAYER FOR FLOYD MAYWEATHER

By Reni M. Valenzuela This must be mere hearsay. Having disappointed the fans in his trilogy bout against Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao is in for another fix and twixt that would surely disappoint again his legions of followers upon learning the odd “news” if the “news” are the actual facts. … [Read more...] about PACQUIAO “LOST” HIMSELF UNDER “CONTROLLED POWER”: I HEARD

By Reni M. Valenzuela The conspiracy continues! First is the grand larceny last June 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. … [Read more...] about THE CONSPIRACY CONTINUES: WBO RULES

By Reni M. Valenzuela Lest we lose track of the main purpose why there is need for change and reform in boxing at this juncture, we have to maintain the proper perspective. Or boxing will end up the same while the key players stray for now and forever, and as the sport returns to its vomit and wander aimlessly again in the wilderness, sidetracked. … [Read more...] about REFORM IN BOXING: IRONIC TRUTH, JUST FOR NOW

By Reni M. Valenzuela How can it ever be right for boxing to move on unless we right what is wrong? And when do we say past is past? One week since that June 9 infamy in the MGM Grand Arena, the “minority” bloc is now trying to water down the overwhelming sentiment of the people which saw Manny Pacquiao winning over Timothy Bradley by a wide margin. They play us a … [Read more...] about RIGHT THE WRONG: TRUE SCORE IN THE PACQUIAO-BRADLEY

By Reni M. Valenzuela Until the Pacquiao-Bradley controversy is correctly resolved, millions of people who are fond of boxing would simply walk away as we have seen the reactions and uproar anywhere in the world from the moment Michael Buffer announced Timothy Bradley as the “winner.” … [Read more...] about THE “TWILIGHT SAGA” OF A HUMAN SPORT BELEAGUERED BY VAMPIRES