Bob Velin
249 articles · USA Today
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A Bronx tale, or two, in bout between Foreman and Cotto
There are story lines galore for Saturday's WBA junior middleweight title fight between champion Yuri Foreman and former welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in New York: ?Foreman is the first Israeli world champion,…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao? Don’t expect an announcement soon
LAS VEGAS ? Now that Floyd Mayweather has dispatched arguably his toughest opponent, Shane Mosley, with relative ease to raise his record to 41-0, the boxing world wants to know if Manny…
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Floyd Mayweather pounds out victory over Shane Mosley
LAS VEGAS ? Speed was the name of the game Saturday night. Floyd Mayweather had it, and Sugar Shane Mosley didn't have enough to escape it. And Mayweather easily came away with…
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Shane Mosley predicts upset against unbeaten Mayweather
LAS VEGAS ? Roger Mayweather offered perspective at Wednesday's final news conference in trying to describe the magnitude of the welterweight showdown Saturday night between the fighter he trains, his nephew Floyd…
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Mosley’s title belt comes at a price, one Mayweather won’t pay
When Floyd Mayweather meets WBA welterweight champion Sugar Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Saturday night, there will be plenty at stake for both fighters: money (lots of it),…
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Mayweather-Mosley fight could set pay-per-view mark
Oscar De La Hoya might be the king of boxing pay-per-view, but Floyd Mayweather lives up to his nickname, "Money," by virtue of being the sport's all-time leader in average revenue generated…
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Mosley, Mayweather being opposites is big part of draw
Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather, who finally meet in the ring May 1 in Las Vegas, are as different as night and day or salt and pepper. Their welterweight mega-showdown (9 p.m.…
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With Haiti on his mind, Berto returns to ring
Andre Berto was 18 days away from the biggest fight of his career in January when the news broke that changed his life. Berto was preparing for his Jan. 30 welterweight unification…
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Cowboys, Clottey await WBO welterweight champ Pacquiao
When heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali fought Cleveland Williams in 1966 at the new Houston Astrodome— the world's first domed stadium known as "The Eighth Wonder of the World" —Bob Arum was the…
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Trainer Roach finds life is good with Pacquiao in his corner
He turned 50 just last week. He's a workaholic who spends half his life on the job. He lives alone in one of the loneliest cities, Los Angeles. And, oh yes, he…
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De La Hoya helps hype Mayweather-Mosley bout
There they were, three of the greatest boxers of their generation, sitting side-by-side. Oscar De La Hoya, the Golden Boy, flanked by Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. and "Sugar" Shane Mosley on Wednesday…
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Pacquiao provided punch in a year of boxing ups and downs
Boxing and one of its top stars made a mark in 2009. But the year can best be described as an often thrilling, sometimes sobering roller-coaster ride through the highs of Manny…
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Mayweather puts blame on Pacquiao for failure to work out deal
A day after Manny Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, blamed Floyd Mayweather for scuttling the mediation and negotiations for their proposed March 13 megafight, declaring that "Floyd Mayweather walked away. the fight is…
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Mayweather puts blame on Pacquiao for failure to work out deal
A day after Manny Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, blamed Floyd Mayweather for scuttling the mediation and negotiations for their proposed March 13 megafight, declaring that "Floyd Mayweather walked away. the fight is…
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‘The fight is off’: Arum blames Mayweather for failed mediation
Two days of mediation and negotiation hoping to save the proposed March 13 megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr ended Wednesday with no deal, and Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, said…
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Mayweather, Pacquiao camps meeting to resolve issues
In a last-ditch effort to save the proposed March 13 megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, representatives of both fighters will meet Tuesday in the office of retired federal judge Daniel…
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Pacquiao-Cotto cashes in on pay-per-view revenue
he Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight is officially a hit, as HBO announced Friday that the matchup of the Filipino superstar and the Puerto Rican welterweight star sold 1.25 million pay-per-view buys. The…
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Pacquiao delivers hits outside the ring as well
LAS VEGAS — Less than two hours after rearranging the face of Miguel Cotto in a 12-round masterpiece that became his record seventh world title in his seventh different weight class Saturday…
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The two worlds of boxer Yuri Foreman, Rabbi in training
LAS VEGAS — By Saturday night, another guy named Foreman could be an undefeated world champion boxer. But this Foreman has a much different story than his namesake, George Foreman, who lost…
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Roach, Pacquiao boast ‘edge’ in welterweight showdown
LAS VEGAS — In Manny Pacquiao's eyes, Freddie Roach has transcended the title of trainer. "Freddie is my master, my master in boxing," says Pacquiao. Roach will have to be master and…
