Gomes never knew what hit him

By Joaquin M. Henson | March 24, 2004 - 12:00am

Former world junior lightweight boxing champion Harold Gomes confessed the other night he never saw the punch that Gabriel (Flash) Elorde threw to take away his crown at the Araneta Coliseum in 1960. He could hardly...

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Boorish behavior

By Joaquin M. Henson | March 23, 2004 - 12:00am

Last week, HBO (Home Box Office) Sports sent a TV crew here to shoot footage of world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao. The idea was to show how Pacquiao is loved in his home country. The footage will...

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Gomes trip nearly aborted

By Joaquin M. Henson | March 14, 2004 - 12:00am

World featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao won’t be around for the fourth annual Flash Elorde Boxing Awards Night on March 25 in Makati. He’ll be in Los Angeles training for his May 8 fight against Juan...

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Elorde foe to relive memories

By Joaquin M. Henson | March 5, 2004 - 12:00am

Filipino sports fans will always remember Harold Gomes as the fighter whom the legendary Flash Elorde dethroned as world junior lightweight champion in the inaugural Araneta Coliseum show on March 16, 1960. Close...

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