External Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Timothy Bradley plans to make history LAS VEGAS -- It is not a rare thought. Pundits and wiseguys alike look at the DVDs of the first two fights between Manny Pacquiao and Timoth… Thu, 07 Apr 2016
External Fighter Jose Ramirez's battle over water to save California pickers LAS VEGAS -- He was driving home to Avenal, Calif. To the unpracticed eye, the acres of cracked, dry earth on either side of I-5 would have … Wed, 06 Apr 2016
External Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Bob Arum owes his 50 years in boxing to these fight fans NEW YORK -- If it weren't for Boom Boom Mancini's bad shoulder, Frank Sinatra's feeling for Italian-American boxers, a posh casino in Bophut… Tue, 05 Apr 2016
External Family fight over, Floyd Mayweather Sr. says Junior is going to kick Manny Pacquiao's [bleep] LAS VEGAS ? It wasn't always Father's Day at the Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing Club. Fifteen years ago, Senior and Junior parted ways for high… Tue, 28 Apr 2015
External Mayweather-Pacquiao fight: Why the Las Vegas oddsmakers are nervously watching a big bettor from New Jersey LAS VEGAS -- There is no university, no community college and no trade school that could have given Billy what he needed to move to the head… Mon, 27 Apr 2015
External Mayweather-Pacquiao fight: Muhammad Ali's ex-advisor now calling shots for MGM Grand's megafight LAS VEGAS -- The first time I met him, Gene Kilroy was the right hand of Muhammad Ali. He ran the fight camp at Deer Lake, served as busines… Mon, 27 Apr 2015
External Mayweather-Pacquiao fight: How the Kentucky Derby might be oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro's secret weapon LAS VEGAS ? Talk about basic training: Jimmy Vaccaro hit the ground running. Trafford, was a small Pennsylvania mill town with all the blue-… Mon, 27 Apr 2015
External Mayweather-Pacquiao fight: How the Kentucky Derby might be oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro's secret weapon LAS VEGAS ? Talk about basic training: Jimmy Vaccaro hit the ground running. Trafford, was a small Pennsylvania mill town with all the blue-… Sun, 26 Apr 2015
External Mayweather-Pacquiao fight: Bob Arum's next stop is victory parade in Philippines LAS VEGAS -- For the first 35 years of his life, Bob Arum never saw a professional fight card. He never even knew a fighter until 1962, when… Thu, 23 Apr 2015
External How the Mayweather-Pacquaio fight will help Las Vegas get up off the canvas LAS VEGAS ? What is the real meaning to this town of the May 2 blockbuster fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao? To underst… Wed, 22 Apr 2015
External Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: The fight that boxing (and Las Vegas) needs badly LAS VEGAS ? Forty years ago, halfway around the world, the two best heavyweights on the planet went head to head in the greatest heavyweight… Mon, 23 Feb 2015
External Why I'm picking Manny Pacquiao to beat Chris Algieri On Sunday morning in Macau ? Saturday night in the United States ? Manny Pacquiao will put his WBO middleweight title on the line against WB… Sat, 22 Nov 2014
External Who is Manny Pacquiao's real opponent: Chris Algieri or Father Time? A couple of nights before Manny Pacquiao left for Macau, he played for and coached the professional basketball team he owns. A day later, he… Fri, 21 Nov 2014
External Manny Pacquiao's trainer: Chris Algieri doesn't hit hard enough to 'break an egg' LAS VEGAS ? The long hallway that marks the entrance to the Venetian Hotel is only slightly shorter than the yellow brick road from the outs… Fri, 14 Nov 2014
External Bob Shryock: For Lee Samuels, coming home to Salem County for honor is huge Leroy "Lee" Samuels was part of a quintet of sportswriters (Stan Boody, John Vogeding, George Anastasia, and yours truly) who toiled here at… Fri, 14 Nov 2014
External Manny Pacquiao is about to find out: Chris Algieri is man, not myth LAS VEGAS ? The guy who will fight Manny Pacquiao in Macao later this month never spent five seconds rattling around in the imagination of S… Thu, 13 Nov 2014
External 40 years ago, Muhammad Ali shocked George Foreman in 'The Rumble in the Jungle' -- and I was there Forty years ago, Muhammad Ali ? as much as a 10-1 underdog ? shocked the world by winning the heavyweight title from George Foreman. In all … Thu, 30 Oct 2014
External Manny Pacquiao is haunted by the fight against Floyd Mayweather he can?t seem to get LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao lives with an unanswered question mark. Geography plays no role. It doesn?t matter whether he?s in Macao or Manil… Tue, 02 Sep 2014
External Izenberg: Manny Pacquiao may help Tim Bradley find religion tonight LAS VEGAS ? Well, what kind of a week has it been in Gomorrah-in-the-Desert leading up to Round 13 of the welterweight fight without end? Do… Sun, 13 Apr 2014
External Izenberg on Pacquiao-Bradley: Tim Bradley is a champion seeking redemption LAS VEGAS ? He has never lost a fight, but is still the loneliest world champion on the planet, endlessly shadow boxing with the memory of a… Fri, 11 Apr 2014
