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No surprise: Pacquiao is the fighter of the year

With the end of 2009 drawing to a close, it's time to recognize the year's best work. Fighter of the Year Manny Pacquiao: Pacquiao's dominan…

Sun, 27 Dec 2009

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Fight at Cowboys Stadium would make boxing relevant again

You could probably point to June 27, 1988, as the last time the whole world really cared about a big boxing event. That night, Mike Tyson an…

Sun, 20 Dec 2009

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight still may be at Cowboys Stadium

Negotiations to putthe March 13 superfightbetween Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Cowboys Stadium have been revived and an offer …

Sat, 12 Dec 2009

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Fighters not standing in the way of super bout

Whether you are a Manny Pacquiao fan or a Floyd Mayweather guy, you have to give both fighters credit:neither have hampered negotiations for…

Sun, 06 Dec 2009

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Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. superfight belongs in Cowboys Stadium

With Cotto conquered, Pacquiao vs. Mayweather should be made....now! With a pair of pay-per-view fights drawing more than a million buys in …

Sun, 29 Nov 2009

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Cotto-Pacquiao bout will be big mismatch

CHICAGO -- On paper, Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao looks like a highly-competitive showdown between two of the world's elite boxers. Both …

Sun, 15 Nov 2009

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Matthew Aguilar: Manny Pacquiao rekindles interest in1-punch KO

The reason Manny Pacquiao's spectacular destruction of Ricky Hatton caught everybody's attention last month is simple: it re-introduced them…

Sun, 07 Jun 2009

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Manny Pacquiao breathing life back into sport

Thank goodness for Manny Pacquiao. The fearsome Filipino is singlehandedly making boxing relevant again. He's the most exciting performer in…

Sun, 10 May 2009

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Manny Pacquiao will show his superiority over Hatton

LAS VEGAS -- A pair of huge flags -- one Filipino, one British -- draped the podium in the press room at the MGM Grand in LasVegas, showing …

Sat, 02 May 2009

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Love him or hate him, Oscar De La Hoya earned fame

Heading into the later stages of his fight against Felix Trinidad on Sept. 18, 1999, Oscar De La Hoya looked like a fighter destined for gre…

Sun, 19 Apr 2009

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Manny Pacquiao could have his pick of huge fights

Now that Manny Pacquiao has emphatically reestablished himself as the best fighter in boxing following his eighth-round destruction of Oscar…

Sat, 13 Dec 2008

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Oscar De La Hoya gets payback for Julio Cesar Chavez 10 years down road

LAS VEGAS -- It was a little more than 10 years ago that Oscar De La Hoya defeated Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez for the second time. Af…

Mon, 08 Dec 2008

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Manny Pacquiao overpowers Golden Boy

LAS VEGAS -- Going into Saturday, most experts believed the "Dream Match" between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao would be a mismatch --…

Sun, 07 Dec 2008

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"Dream Fight" has drama at weigh-in

LAS VEGAS -- It didn't take very long for the "Dream Fight" to deliver a surprise. And a controversy. Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao, w…

Sat, 06 Dec 2008

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Pound-for-pound ranks get shakeup

CHICAGO -- With a stunning victory by a 43-year-old icon last week, the El Paso Times Pound-for-Pound list underwent a few unexpected change…

Sat, 25 Oct 2008

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Pacquiao underdog against the Golden Boy

CHICAGO -- With the awesome Chicago skyline as a backdrop, Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao stood side-by-side on the 102nd floor of the …

Sat, 04 Oct 2008

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Short list vies to be Chavez's successor

CHICAGO -- It's been 10 years since the unofficial end of Julio Cesar Chavez's career -- the night he lost to Oscar De La Hoya for the secon…

Sat, 20 Sep 2008

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Casamayor to offer up stiff test for Marquez

CHICAGO -- It was March 2006 when Juan Manuel Marquez -- coming off a thrilling draw with Manny Pacquiao -- took a questionable fight with d…

Sun, 14 Sep 2008

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ANALYSIS OF MARQUEZ-PACQUIAO II

There were times when it seemed Juan Manuel Marquez would never reach the greatness for which he seemed destined. There was the 1999 debacle…

Sun, 16 Mar 2008

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BOXING'S FALL LINE-UP IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

Call these next two weeks the “quiet before the storm.” It’s been a while since boxing, criticized as of late, and suppose…

Sat, 01 Sep 2007