Kenneth's Bio
I am Kenneth Ragpala, a boxing fanatic, a former basketball player, and badminton nut.
Please check my other sports ramblings at http://frustratedsportsanalyst.blogspot.com/ .
I am also trying my hand at article marketing using this blog: http://boxerscamp.blogspot.com/. Check them out!
Kenneth's Recent Articles
Kenneth Writes About
- Boxing (17),
- Opinion (10),
- Game Recap (2),
- Manny Pacquiao (2),
- Miguel Cotto (2),
- Preview/Prediction (2),
- History (1),
- Fighting (1)
- victor responded to a comment on Pacquiao In The Eyes Of His Fellow Fighters
- Kenneth Ragpala commented on Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Rogers Mtagwa: Round by Round
- Richard Everett responded to a comment on Audley Harrison's Road to Salvation
- King J responded to a comment on KING J Producing: Temecula Skeletor, The Greatest MMA Film of All Time?
The Short List What Kenneth thinks about sport's most pressing questions
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Favorite Athletes
Manny Pacquiao, Steve Nash, Nonito Donaire
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Favorite Sports Teams
Phoenix Suns
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Favorite Coaches
Freddie Roach
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All Time Sports Moment
hitting a half-court three-pointer with 3 seconds left in the first half
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Most Memorable Game Attended
Iligan City College Basketball Championship, Game 2, St, Michael's College vs. MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology
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Most Unbreakable Sports Record
Mike Phelps'
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Ruth or Mays?
No idea
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Unitas or Montana?
Still no idea
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Jordan or Russell?
Jordan
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Gretzky or Orr?
Gretzky. I have head of himm
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Pele or Maradona?
Pele
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Federer or Sampras?
Sampras
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Tiger or Nicklaus?
Tiger
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Petty or Earnhardt?
No idea
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Schumacher or Senna?
Shoe
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Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?
Big East





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about 18 hours ago
What's going on Ken!
Yo, would Pac be as relevant had Cotto never lossed? Consider this:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/287417-pacquiao-and-cotto-destined-to-fight-after-cottos-loss-is-pacmans-gain
Take a read and give it some thought...
1 day ago
Hello Kenneth, sorry to hear your having your own issues with b/r. you seem like a good guy. I won't be deleting my account. Any deletion of my account will come from the office so you know. I will also check out your blog. God Bless and best wishes!
7 days ago
My legendary interview!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283365-roach-predicts-manny-pacquiao-to-win-by-knock-out-in-round-1-9-10
20 days ago
congrats
28 days ago
"pinoy power, kabayan"
about 1 month ago
Hi Kenneth,
check out my latest article http://bleacherreport.com/articles/268916-audley-harrisons-road-to-salvation
Feel free to leave comments
about 1 month ago
Well to cheer you up watch the trailer of my new movie im producing. It will put a smile on your face and lift your family's spirits up!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266296-king-j-producing-temecula-skeletor-the-greatest-mma-film-of-all-time
about 1 month ago
Kenneth,
Bro hows everything going over there? Hopefully things are improving. I'll remember to say a prayer for your family.
GOD BLESS,
KING J
about 1 month ago
Ken,
hey bro support our sport heres the latest fight slide show hollar back!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/263252-vitali-klitschko-vs-chris-arreola-photo-slide-show
about 1 month ago
Kenneth,
I figured you might like this piece.
I know it's a very lengthy piece, but it’s one I hope you find the time to enjoy at your leisure. It’s a fantastic biographical tribute to the greatest boxer in history, Sugar Ray Robinson. If you have the time, give it a perusal and let me know what you think.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/262970-greatness-revisited-sugar-ray-robinson-dominates-the-sweet-science
Thanks,
Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke
about 1 month ago
Kenneth,
Let us talk about receiving that service in badminton:
Most of the time, around 90 percent of the time, it is going to be a short backhand service by your opponent.
How to handle such service and other services from a backhand or any preparatory position?
Simple, just follow this simple yet very effective strategy:
I would assume that you are already an advanced player. Thus, standing around a foot from the short service line, or even nearer the net for that matter, bend your leading knee some 4 inches lower assuming your are right handed). Lean and bend forward literaly and think backwards. That is leaning and bending forward, nearer the net, but you have to think at the same time of springing immediately backward and getting that low service lob that your opponent might try against you.
Thus, if the service does come in low and short, and falls just beyond the service line, you are already leaning forward to intercept that service when it is just about to cross the net. Strike hard or push the shuttle to a spot away from your two opponents.
But if the service does come in as an attacking lob service, you are already ahead because your mind is already set to back pedal immediately, if it is necesary.
In the end, you are both prepared to pounce on that low service if it crosses the net any higher than 3 inches or back pedal immediately if the service happens to be a low attacking service lob.
It is best to practice your smash going backwards both the forehand and round the head smashes and get nearer the net as near as posible without stepping on the short service line to intimidate or force your opponent to deliver a poor service to the back back.
There you are. You are now better prepared to receive that badminton service than 10 minutes ago. Good luck!
REMMEMBER: LEAN FORWARD BUT THINK BACKWARDS! GOOD LUCK!
Please contact me directly to my e mail address: or my cp no. 09273321155
about 1 month ago
Hello there Mr. Kenneth,
You are still a young sportsman and you have many fruitful years ahead of you. Especialy in badminton.
I could give some pointers in badminton, perhaps, that could improve your game.
Let start with the service.
Please do away with the popular backhand service. That is a bad idea of a service if you are playing in the Philippine invironment. Use the old way of serving. Forehand underhand service for the following reasons:
1. In all our games, 70 percent of the time, there is the need to push our opponent to the base line from the very start of a rally. And a deep lob shot service is the best service in doing this. Both in singles and in Doubles. Especially if it is a mix doubles and you are serving to the weaker partner which is often times the lady.
2. If the reciever returns the lob service with lob shot, then choose between the two partners and lob the shuttle to the weaker partner. Chances are the weak partner can not cope up with your lob shots and will eventually return a weak shot for you to put away handily.
3. There is no player in the Philippines who has the smash of Lin Dan or Taufic or Peter Gade or any top world players that a backhand short service is intended for. That is why you could always use the lob service. High, deep lob service and your opponent shall more likely loose that game or retire early. Use short service only at 30 percent or less of the time.
And practice your lob shot 70 percent of the time that you give to your practice. And nobody in the Philippines could beat you if you adopt this strategy in service.
Next time, I will discuss with you on how to recieve that service yourself. So long . Good luck!
about 1 month ago
Hey Kenneth, how are you doing?
What a coinsidence! Boxing, Basketball and Badminton!
I play the 2nd and the 3rd, and I am am a boxing fanatic coz of Pacman!
Based on your picture, you must be 25 to 30 years old. Young to be my own son but older to be my grandson.
I used to play basketball a long time ago. Sonny Jaworski was a friend, a nieghbor and idol. We grew up in the same place wth him in Pandacan, Manila. He is 4 years my senior.
Played the same brand of basketball. Both Streetsmart. Both magulang in basketball. Mas magulang lang ako ng konti sa kanya sabi ng mga kalaro ko! Pero malayo na rin ang narating nya. I was the one who introduced him to my cousin, Arthur Herrera. They made a dynasty in UE during the sixties.
Meantime, I joined the govt service. Became a badminton fanatic in 1974. And up to now, still enjoy the game.
Currently connected with the BCDA (Bases Conversion and Development Authority)as the Senior Infrastructure Development Officer. Currently the Men's Doubles Champion.
I coached the Philippine National Boy's Singles Badminton Champion John Minas in 1977.
I am into Practical Shooting too with my 1911 cal 45 pistol. I did not include this detail in my BR info coz I am a deputized government intelegence agent.
I visited Cagayan de Oro way back in 1988. I met Guido Delgado who at that time was the General Manager of the Northern Mindanao Development Bank. He later headed the Napocor.
Text me in my cp no. 09273321155 Globe. Perhaps when you visit Manila, we can have a game or two of Badminton. I shall be retiring next year, thus, more time with my sports.
So long Kenneth. See you in Manila.
2 months ago
hey bro where the F u been? man? we need ya writing good stuff in the boxing community!
to answer your question i personally hope JMM gets his due, however the politics of this fight overwhelmingly favor a PBF win to open up PBF vs Pac.
So unless JMM can somehow stop PBF, it will most likely be a PBF decision in my personal opinion.
3 months ago
Hi
Here's Part 2. I hope you get the time to read it. Thanks
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/222385-thrilla-in-manila-my-smackdown-ecw-experience-part-ii
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