Kevin Baxter
16 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Gennady Golovkin (33-0) wants a big shot
By Kevin Baxter
Gennady Golovkin might be the only man in boxing who loses every time he wins. He did it again Saturday when he demolished Willie Monroe Jr. en route to an impressive sixth-round…
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Gennady Golovkin middleweight title defense is no Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Kevin Baxter
Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin watched the massively hyped Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight two weeks ago and came away with pretty much the same opinion as everybody else. "Boring," he said. "No punches.…
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For those who’ve fought both Pacquiao and Mayweather, it’s a tough call
By Kevin Baxter
nly five people know what it's like to be in the ring with both Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. A sixth name will be added to that exclusive list Saturday when Kenny…
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UFC President Dana White: Mayweather-Pacquiao will set lawsuit record
By Kevin Baxter
Not everyone is buying the hype about the size and importance of Saturday?s megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Dana White, the outspoken president of the mixed martial arts organization…
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Manny Pacquiao’s appeal helps spare woman from execution
By Kevin Baxter
How powerful is Manny Pacquiao? Floyd Mayweather Jr. will find out Saturday, but the Filipino boxer already scored one massive victory this week when he saved a life, halting the execution of…
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Mexican boxing fans eager for fight but wish it had one of their own
By Kevin Baxter
he Azteca Boxing Club is wedged between a bail bond business and a sewing machine repair shop in the center of working-class Bell. And each weeknight the gym fills with dozens of…
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Floyd Mayweather Sr. on Manny Pacquiao: ‘He’s just an opponent’
By Kevin Baxter
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won?t meet Manny Pacquiao in the ring until May 2, but the hype for the super-fight has already started. And not surprisingly it was Mayweather?s father, Floyd Mayweather Sr.,…
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Even Bob Arum is impressed by Mayweather-Pacquiao hype
By Kevin Baxter
Like many boxing promoters, Bob Arum?s job is to ... well, promote his fighters and their fights. And in doing so, facts sometimes get lost in hyperbole. But Arum really didn?t need…
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Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight is a tough ticket — to sell
By Kevin Baxter
LAS VEGAS -- Less than 24 hours before the doors open for Manny Pacquiao's world title fight with unbeaten Timothy Bradley, Las Vegas ticket brokers said Friday they were having trouble unloading…
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Miguel Cotto’s strengths include Phil Landman
By Kevin Baxter
Reporting from Las Vegas - A small, airless gym smelling of sweat and urine. An old, shuffling fighter-turned-trainer whose study of strength and nutrition stopped in junior high health class. Think Burgess…
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Let’s get ready to … sing with Manny Pacquiao?
By Kevin Baxter
Regardless of what happens in the ring Saturday, where six-time world champion Manny Pacquiao meets welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, the Filipino's post-fight plans are set. Pacquiao is getting $100,000 to perform with…
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Cotto and Pacquiao camps exchange fighting words
By Kevin Baxter
Whenever Manny Pacquiao or Miguel Cotto fight -- never mind when they fight one another -- the run-up to the bout is refreshingly free of the trash-talking that has long marred boxing.…
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HATTON FACING D-DAY DILEMMA
By Kevin Baxter
RICKY HATTON will use the opening of his new gym in Manchester tonight to give fans an idea of his future plans. Hatton, who returned to these shores on Saturday following an…
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Antonio Margarito’s sudden rise takes a beating
By Kevin Baxter
The fighter's loss to Shane Mosley gives him little chance at an $11-million December bout with Manny Pacquiao. Antonio Margarito lost more than a fight Saturday. After suffering through nine rounds of…
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Antonio Margarito’s win over Miguel Cotto shakes up welterweight division
By Kevin Baxter
LAS VEGAS -- Antonio Margarito's dismantling of Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand on Saturday laid waste to more than just Cotto's unbeaten record and his goal of unifying the welterweight title.…
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Marquez goes to great heights in training for Pacquiao fight
By Kevin Baxter
TOLUCA, Mexico -- For more than six centuries Mexicans have believed there are special powers hidden in the towering Nevado de Toluca volcano. In pre-Columbian days, Aztec religious leaders would hike the…