External Commentary: Thirty years ago Freddie Roach didn't take sage advice, opened Wild Card Boxing Club Next week, and for years to follow, people driving in the area of Hollywood and Vine will pass a corner shopping center with a sign that say… Sat, 17 May 2025
External Commentary: Manny Pacquiao’s Hall of Fame-caliber talent was only matched by his longevity Manny Pacquiao has been elected to boxing’s Hall of Fame. And the sun will rise in the East. There was never a doubt. The only question was … Mon, 23 Dec 2024
External Commentary: Why is Manny Pacquiao boxing again? To be Manny Pacquiao is to smile and carry on. He is a legendary boxer, about to fight in his 82nd professional match. He is one of just 12 … Mon, 16 Aug 2021
External Commentary: Looking back at Ali vs. Frazier: 50 years since ‘The Fight of the Century’ The world of sports never stops jumping and running, shooting and hitting, winning and losing. Occasionally, this chaos of constant action b… Wed, 10 Mar 2021
External Manny Pacquaio tries, at 40, to prove he?s a fighter for the ages To many people, Manny Pacquiao is becoming an ageless wonder. Others wonder why somebody his age is stillboxing . An argument can be made th… Sat, 20 Jul 2019
External Manny Pacquiao, Phillippines senator, is out to prove sports and politics do mix The ever-wise Freddie Roach, who might have been Socrates before reincarnation as a boxing trainer, scrunches his nose at the question. He l… Fri, 11 Jan 2019
External Walk-off wisdom from Bill Dwyre There are a million stories in the naked city, and I'm not going to get to all of them. It sure has been fun trying. Today is my last column… Fri, 27 Nov 2015
External Canelo Alvarez is bigger and better than Miguel Cotto They finished with hands alongside each other's heads. That, and the immediate and direct eye contact spoke volumes. The bell ending their m… Sun, 22 Nov 2015
External Forget hump day ? in boxing, Wednesday is hype day, as Alvarez-Cotto proves Mexico's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is a 3-1 favorite to beat Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto in their middleweight title fight here Saturday night. T… Thu, 19 Nov 2015
External Timothy Bradley follows plan and knocks out Brandon Rios Timothy Bradley may need a new nickname. Desert Storm might fittingly be replaced by Desert Swarm, because swarm is what he did to Brandon R… Sun, 08 Nov 2015
External Controversial 2012 win over Manny Pacquiao still dogs boxer Tim Bradley Jr. Tim Bradley Jr.'s boxing career has been a bit more complicated than that of the average fighter. In essence, he is the lottery winner who c… Fri, 06 Nov 2015
External Tim Bradley has Teddy Atlas in his corner When he got the call several months ago about taking over as Tim Bradley's trainer, Teddy Atlas shrugged. He had been there and done that. H… Thu, 22 Oct 2015
External Freddie Roach sinks in Pacquiao nightmare, awaits Cotto cloud-lifter Boxing trainer Freddie Roach finds sort of a silver lining as he deals with aftermath of Manny Pacquiao's loss For Freddie Roach, America's … Sat, 13 Jun 2015
External Letting Pacquiao fight Mayweather injured dealt damaging blow to boxing's future The morning after the fight here became yuck-it-up time. The legendary P.T. Barnum line seemed a perfect fit: There is a sucker born every m… Tue, 05 May 2015
External With Pacquiao injury, boxing had a shot to do right thing; it ducked The morning after the fight here became yuck-it-up time. The legendary P.T. Barnum line seemed a perfect fit: There is a sucker born every m… Mon, 04 May 2015
External Mayweather-Pacquiao is made for Las Vegas Two little guys who are really good with their fists have turned this city, and perhaps the entire sports world, into silly putty. Floyd May… Sat, 02 May 2015
External No news is the only news as Pacquiao-Mayweather approaches We are here on the fight scene. It's Wednesday, meaning Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. is three days away. We are here to report… Thu, 30 Apr 2015
External In boxing or political arena, Manny Pacquiao wields a lot of clout The congressman from the Sarangani district of the Philippines was in a relaxed mood Tuesday. He wore a T-shirt and a big smile. If confiden… Wed, 29 Apr 2015
External Manny Pacquiao calms the chaos as Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout approaches No man is an island, but Manny Pacquiao is living on one these days. He has found peace, order and room to breathe at the same place where h… Sat, 04 Apr 2015
External Manny Pacquiao calms the chaos as Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout approaches No man is an island, but Manny Pacquiao is living on one these days. He has found peace, order and room to breathe at the same place where h… Sat, 04 Apr 2015
