Greg Beacham
38 articles · USA Today
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Juan Manuel Marquez accepts deal to fight Katsidis
LOS ANGELES ? Lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has agreed to fight Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on Nov. 27. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather deadline passes without deal
Manny Pacquiao will start looking for another opponent for his next bout now that promoter Bob Arum's deadline for a deal with Floyd Mayweather Jr. has passed. Arum said early Saturday morning…
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Margarito: I didn’t know about illegal hand wraps
LOS ANGELES ? Antonio Margarito became a welterweight champion by refusing to back down in the ring. He apparently sees no reason to start now, even when it might benefit his tarnished…
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Margarito fights to reclaim reputation, licenses
LOS ANGELES ? Antonio Margarito's promoter and lawyer think it's time for the disgraced welterweight to reclaim both his reputation and his U.S. boxing licenses. Promoter Bob Arum and lawyer Daniel Petrocelli…
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Will Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr. both call it quits after long-delayed rematch?
LAS VEGAS ? Even after thrashing Roy Jones Jr. in a lopsided unanimous decision, Bernard Hopkins looked like a beaten man. The wizened, weathered champion felt like one, too, after taking two…
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Could Pacquiao be done with boxing after Clottey?
LOS ANGELES - The ferocity of Manny Pacquiao's training camps clearly indicate he knows every fight could be his last. This time around, Pacquiao says he really might be done with boxing…
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De La Hoya sees Mayweather’s route to two fights
LOS ANGELES — Oscar De La Hoya thinks his promotions company will soon wrap up a deal for Floyd Mayweather to fight Sugar Shane Mosley in May. And after that, De La…
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Pacquiao moving on, Mayweather still wants fight
LOS ANGELES (AP)—While Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s camp believes his prospective bout with Manny Pacquiao can be saved, Pacquiao’s promoter says he’s moving on. After six weeks of contentious negotiations failed to produce…
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Mayweather blames bout collapse on Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather Jr. blamed Manny Pacquiao for the collapse of their prospective bout Thursday, claiming the Filipino boxer refuses to accept a reasonable compromise on drug testing concerns. Mayweather also says he's…
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Reps for Pacquiao, Mayweather mum on mediation day
LOS ANGELES – Representatives for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have wrapped up a day of mediation with no word on any progress on the drug-testing issues endangering the boxers' prospective…
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In plain English, Marquez remains quietly confident of upset chance against Mayweather
LAS VEGAS (AP) — While Floyd Mayweather Jr. trashed their fight's promoter and his uncle Roger ripped every other boxing trainer in the world, Juan Manuel Marquez made the biggest statement of…
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Boxing champ Donaire recovering from scary fever
Champion boxer Nonito Donaire is recovering from a frightening bout of dengue fever that put him in the hospital with a 104-degree temperature, his manager told The Associated Press on Thursday. Donaire,…
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Boxer Donaire seeks his place in US, Philippines
SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Nonito Donaire still remembers the sting of the car window's cold glass on his cheek, the undulating circles of frosted breath clouding his dewy-eyed view of the luminous…
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Tense times for 30-somethings Marquez, Casamayor
LAS VEGAS ? Juan Manuel Marquez raised his Mexican flag to the cheering crowd, and Joel Casamayor followed suit with his Cuban flag. The boxers soon waved their flags at each other…
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Top Rank signs rising flyweight champ Donaire
LAS VEGAS ? Nonito Donaire will soon get his turn on boxing's biggest stages after the IBF flyweight champion signed a promotional contract with Top Rank. Promoter Bob Arum announced the deal…
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Welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. retires
Unbeaten welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement again Friday, with boxing's unofficial pound-for-pound king saying he no longer has the passion necessary to fight. Mayweather, an Olympic bronze medalist who has…
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Before meeting Marquez, Pacquiao wins his fight against distractions
LAS VEGAS - Bob Arum sometimes thinks every politician in the Philippines is after his five tickets. Arum, the venerated promoter guiding Manny Pacquiao's career, can allow just five dignitaries into the…
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Arum: Manny Pacquiao’s next fight will be back in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS ? Before his long-anticipated trip to Macau, Manny Pacquiao will stick around Sin City a bit longer. After Pacquiao fights Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday night in their super featherweight…
