In the lead-up to Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Antonio Margarito on Nov. 14, Fire Quinito will feature Sparring Sessions, a series of interviews with pundits, bloggers, and boxing fans that discuss issues that affect Pacquiao, Filipino boxing, and combat sports in general, veering into topics that mainstream media rarely talk about. Up next is Mark Lorenza, who covers boxing and MMA at his blog Pinoy Fight Scribe, talks about life after Manny Pacquiao, up-and-coming Filipino fighters, and the potential of MMA in the country.

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Fire Quinito gathers all the essential reading for Juan Manuel Lopez's impressive TKO win over Gerry Penalosa, to save you time to gather your thoughts about why BB Gandanghari was denied entry into a bar for cross-dressing.

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Juan Manuel Lopez added another feather to his pound-for-pound cap by beating Gerry Penalosa from pillar to post in their bout Sunday morning, forcing Freddie Roach keep the Filipino champion from continuing the fight at the beginning of the tenth round. It was the first stoppage of his career for Penalosa, who had never touched the canvas in more than 60 fights.

It was a mismatch from the very beginning, with Penalosa lying prone to Juanma's body attacks. If it had been Penalosa from 10 years ago in the ring against Lopez, he would have been able to stay active enough to confound Lopez with his activity in close quarters, and he would have been busy enough on offense to prevent the champion from marching in and taking his shots. Instead, Penalosa was a sitting duck who, to use Roach's words for Oscar de la Hoya, could not pull the trigger anymore.

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Fire Quinito gathers all the essential reading before the Penalosa-Lopez bout, so you can save time to ponder the implications of Marian Rivera being the new Darna.

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Gerry Penalosa, fighting Puerto Rican sensation Juan Manuel Lopez this Sunday morning, has been waiting for his date with Destiny for 20 years. He would send her flowers, buy her drinks, even chase her through cold winters in South Korea and Japan. She made eyes and flirted back, but invariably, she would cancel at the last minute. Destiny, that cruel, stuck-up tease.

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