1,000th Post: The Greatest Filipino Fighters

[JOM'S]

thanks man. That's what's nice about this site. The posters are civilized and have matured a lot VIVA MEXICAN Fighters and MABUHAY ANG MGA PINOY !

thumbs up to you Thrilla, keep on posting significant threads like this, buddy...

i just have to add that i consider should be up among the best Filipino fighters...

Gerry Penalosa has an older brother, a polio victim, even with the handicap who became 2-time world champion and one time undisputed champ, Dodie Boy Penalosa ...

[THRILLAinmanila]

thumbs up to you Thrilla, keep on posting significant threads like this, buddy...

i just have to add that i consider should be up among the best Filipino fighters...

Gerry Penalosa has an older brother, a polio victim, even with the handicap who became 2-time world champion and one time undisputed champ, Dodie Boy Penalosa ...

Yeah I agree with you on that. Was thinking also about Rolando Navarette. Whatdyathink?

[JOM'S]

Congratulations on 1000

and Big Ups to all the Pinoy fighters. I know the Mexicans and Filipinos(spelling) have had there differences before, but I am gald to see we have moved on from that and can have boxing conversations like normal human beings.

this is the way it should be, with a little trash talking once in a while, a little bit before and after a fight, he he he...

peace bro...

[mr. bojangles]

Cong**** for finally breaching #1,000 buddy and kudos for the tribute on great Pinoy fighters.

Excellent thread.

[THRILLAinmanila]

Cong**** for finally breaching #1,000 buddy and kudos for the tribute on great Pinoy fighters.

Excellent thread.

thanks man. appreciate it. just wanted to show that
the Philippines has a rich tradition of good fighters
other than Pac, and that our world doesn't revolve solely
on Manny.

[mr. bojangles]

thanks man. appreciate it. just wanted to show that
the Philippines has a rich tradition of good fighters
other than Pac, and that our world doesn't revolve solely
on Manny.

I hear that Gerry's targetting Rafa, high-reward but very high-risk fight IMO. I hope he trains his sights on his ex-victim instead, the current WBO bantamweight champ or the aging WBC bantamweight champ. If he does decide to fight either one of these Thai champs, i'll bet all my points in the bank ...Gerry Penalosa will become a world champion once more next year.

[THRILLAinmanila]

I hear that Gerry's targetting Rafa, high-reward but very high-risk fight IMO. I hope he trains his sights on his ex-victim instead, the current WBO bantamweight champ or the aging WBC bantamweight champ. If he does decide to fight either one of these Thai champs, i'll bet all my points in the bank ...Gerry Penalosa will become a world champion once more next year.

Yes you're right. I believe the reason he's targetting Rafa is
he wants the bigtime recognition and money right away. And I'm thinking he feels he's not getting any younger so now would be the best time to take the shot.

I do think he needs to fight a safer opponent for now. I saw rafa's last fight and he is in top condition.

[grayfist]

Thanks buddy ! Yup, Garcia's induction has been long delayed.
last time the Ring Magazine editor was here this year (his name escapes me right now), he confirmed that Garcia most probably be inducted soon '

Nigel Collins? He says Garcia shall be enshrined soon? Great! Better late than never!

And buddy, great gallery there! Navarrete, Adigue, Villaflor, Bohol, Dodie Boy (first ever to hold the IBF flyweight title), Lucas... are some of the other names that crop up in my head while looking at those pictures. There was also a junior welter lefty in or close to Elorde's generation who ruled for a while, but I can't recall his name. And there was an Amerisian (son of an American soldier assigned in one of the military bases there with a Filipina)who won one of the alphabet welterweight crowns about the time when Luisito was champ of one of the two divisions he has on his resume'. Another is a Filipino based in Hawaii (as Villaflor was and, for a time, Navarrete too) who held one of the alphabet Jr. Feather belts.

Congratulations again, buddy!

[THRILLAinmanila]

Nigel Collins? He says Garcia shall be enshrined soon? Great! Better late than never!

And buddy, great gallery there! Navarrete, Adigue, Villaflor, Bohol, Dodie Boy (first ever to hold the IBF flyweight title), Lucas... are some of the other names that crop up in my head while looking at those pictures. There was also a junior welter lefty in or close to Elorde's generation who ruled for a while, but I can't recall his name. And there was an Amerisian (son of an American soldier assigned in one of the military bases there with a Filipina)who won one of the alphabet welterweight crowns about the time when Luisito was champ of one of the two divisions he has on his resume'. Another is a Filipino based in Hawaii (as Villaflor was and, for a time, Navarrete too) who held one of the alphabet Jr. Feather belts.

Congratulations again, buddy!

Yup Nigel Collins it is ! How come you know so much about Filipino boxing ?? You must be heavily involved in the sport ?

[grayfist]

Congratulations on 1000

and Big Ups to all the Pinoy fighters. I know the Mexicans and Filipinos(spelling) have had there differences before, but I am gald to see we have moved on from that and can have boxing conversations like normal human beings.

The amity between Mexicans and Filipinos, as nations, go all the way back to the Galleon Trades, when huge ships traversed the oceans between Manila and Acapulco! That was at the time when both were Spain's colonies.

Both countries have embassies in each other's capital, uninterrupted, since they became independent.

Now, however, some of their boys are trading punches atop the ring in addition to trading goods! But all in the name of sport! Healthy rivalry, and, I think, it shall stay that way!