External Arum Says Pay-Per-View Buys Were Up for Pacquiao Fight Based on early projections, Bob Arum, the chairman of Top Rank boxing, said he believed the pay-per-view buys from Manny Pacquiao?s defense … Wed, 11 May 2011
External A Major Fight, and It?s Not on HBO? Times Are Changing for Big Promoters LAS VEGAS ? On Saturday, the MGM Grand will serve as both the site of a welterweight title fight and a network experiment. The bout, between… Sat, 07 May 2011
External There Is an Element of Surprise Behind Pacquiao?s New Marketing Strategy LAS VEGAS ? At its disorganized, fragmented peak, Manny Pacquiao?s endorsement strategy was being handled by anywhere between 30 and 50 frie… Fri, 06 May 2011
External Pacquiao?s Style Takes Inspiration From Bruce Lee HOLLYWOOD, Calif. ? The boxing genius of Manny Pacquiao includes feet that belong in ?Riverdance,? calves the size of grapefruits and decept… Mon, 02 May 2011
External Pacquiao, the Ringmaster, and His Traveling Circus WASHINGTON ? Late Monday afternoon, Manny Pacquiao and company, lots and lots of company, boarded Acela Express No. 2165 in the belly of Pen… Wed, 16 Feb 2011
External In Sports, Wahlberg Finds Stories That Inspire Before Mark Wahlberg modeled underwear, before he became a rapper (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch), an actor (?Boogie Nights,? ?The Departed… Sun, 05 Dec 2010
External In Knockout, Martinez Keeps Belt and Raises Profile ATLANTIC CITY ? The punch that floored Paul Williams, that landed square on his jaw and knocked him cold and momentarily appeared to knock h… Sun, 21 Nov 2010
External Bruising Win by Pacquiao Pits Speed Over Size ARLINGTON, Tex. ? As Manny Pacquiao bruised, bloodied and disfigured the face of Antonio Margarito late Saturday inside a boxing ring at Cow… Sun, 14 Nov 2010
External Bruising Win by Pacquiao Pits Speed Over Size ARLINGTON, Tex. ? As Manny Pacquiao bruised, bloodied and disfigured the face of Antonio Margarito late Saturday inside a boxing ring at Cow… Sun, 14 Nov 2010
External Hand Wraps Draw Boxing?s Eye, and Scrutiny GRAPEVINE, Tex. ? For Freddie Roach, wrapping the hands of boxers is a daily ritual, governed by rules and regulations, done quickly and eff… Sat, 13 Nov 2010
External After Losing Son, Arum Takes a Step Back GRAPEVINE, Tex. ? Inside another hotel convention center, promoting another fight, Bob Arum appeared in vintage form Thursday afternoon. He … Fri, 12 Nov 2010
External Margarito and His Camp Apologize to Roach GRAPEVINE, Tex., ? For months, Antonio Margarito talked about how his fight Saturday against Manny Pacquiao would help restore his reputatio… Fri, 12 Nov 2010
External Mayweather and Pacquiao Can?t Seem to Agree Surreal negotiations between representatives for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. included a flap over drug testing, an election in t… Tue, 27 Jul 2010
External After Verbal Sparring, a Lopsided Title Fight The boxer Amir Khan spent late April and early May in Vancouver, British Columbia, his entry into the United States delayed while he obtaine… Sun, 16 May 2010
External The Fight for a Fight Between Pacquiao and Mayweather LAS VEGAS ? In recent months, with emphatic victory after emphatic victory, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao each staked their claim … Mon, 03 May 2010
External Win Backs Up Mayweather?s Bluster LAS VEGAS ? For months, Floyd Mayweather Jr. proved to be a man without a mute button, boastful and cocky, setting records for references ma… Sun, 02 May 2010
External In Mayweather?s Corner, a Guardian of His Hands, Clenched in Trust LAS VEGAS ? On his business card, Rafael Garcia lists trainer-consultant-cutman as his occupation. But his specialty, his artistry, lies in … Sat, 01 May 2010
External ?Big Teddy Bear? in Mosley?s Camp Is at Home in Gym LAS VEGAS ? Naazim Richardson cuts an imposing figure, his arms the size of pony kegs, his full beard long turned gray, his baritone voice d… Fri, 30 Apr 2010
External Mosley, His Legacy and His Plan to Ruin Everyone Else?s BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. ? Sugar Shane Mosley sits upstairs in the man cave at his training compound, the one with a massage table in the corne… Thu, 29 Apr 2010
External Raised to Hit Hard and Overcome the Blows LAS VEGAS ? The eccentric uncle reclines on a couch, shoes off, feet up. The father, once estranged from his famous son, naps in the corner.… Sun, 25 Apr 2010
