From Pancho to Pacquiao
Subtitle: Philippine boxing in and out of the ring
By: Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, Angelo Michael F. Merino
Contributors: Merino, Angelo Michael F.
Publisher: Mill City Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9781937600655
Subjects: Boxing; Boxers (Sports); Biography; History
Other titles: Philippine boxing in and out of the ring
Description: A snapshot of more than a century of Philippine boxing, compiling biographies of outstanding Philippine-born and Filipino American boxers, from Francisco "Pancho Villa" Guilledo to Manny "People's Champ" Pacquiao.  Each story describes the rough roads these Filipino and Filipina boxers took to achieve fame and glory globally.   Photos and personal interviews combine to make the narratives real and captivating.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Pancho Villa; title: 2. Bolo Punch; title: 3. Magnificent Four; title: 4. Flash; title: 5. Gentle Ben; title: 6. Bad Boy from Dadiangas; title: 7. Original Golden Boy; title: 8. Brothers in the Ring; title: 9. Filipino Flash; title: 10.  Fearless Filipinas; title: 11.  People's Champ