Gareth A Davies
760 articles · Telegraph.co.uk
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Manny Pacquiao corrects himself: Gay is fine; gay marriage is bad
Steady on. Manny Pacquiao has nothing against gay men. The only person he dislikes is Floyd Mayweather. It's just gay marriage which arches against his staunch Catholic roots. Dionisia Dapigaran, a deeply…
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Amir Khan world light-welterweight title rematch off after American Lamont Peterson failed drug test
The British boxer's US promoter Richard Schaefer revealed earlier this week that Peterson tested positive for a banned steroid, casting doubt on whether the Las Vegas showdown would go ahead as the…
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Floyd Mayweather ‘the greatest fighter of our generation’, says Golden Boy chief, ahead of Miguel Cotto fight
Love him or loathe him, Mayweather, alongside Manny Pacquiao, is boxing's leading protagonist on a global stage. The American and the Filipino transcend boxing, each for divergent reasons. Mayweather is a rebellious…
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Amir Khan being lined up for Floyd Mayweather Jnr fight in 2013 says promoter Richard Schaefer
Oscar De La Hoya, Khan?s US promoter, believes the 25-year-old British has the skills to challenge Mayweather for the No 1 pound for pound title, but his CEO Schaefer insisted yesterday that…
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Bert Sugar: Like the boxers he wrote about and befriended, Bert was one of the greats
For almost six decades, starting with Joe Louis, he became a master writer on boxing, and remained one of the sport's great characters: trademark Fedora hat, cigar tucked in the corner of…
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Floyd Mayweather still hopes to get himself and boxing out of jail with Manny Pacquiao superfight
The 34 year-old will begin an 87-day prison sentence on June 1, after he accepted a plea bargain on a charge of domestic battery against his former partner and mother of his…
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Floyd Mayweather still hopes to get himself and boxing out of jail with Manny Pacquiao superfight
The 34 year-old will begin an 87-day prison sentence on June 1, after he accepted a plea bargain on a charge of domestic battery against his former partner and mother of his…
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‘Interfering? Mustafa Ameen to explain conduct at deposed champion Amir Khan appeal
The International Boxing Federation told Telegraph Sport on Sunday night that Ameen was affiliated to it, despite earlier claims from Khan?s trainer, Freddie Roach, that he ?is not a member of any…
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Amir Khan’s ‘mystery man’ is Mustafa Ameen, an International Boxing Federation guest
Golden Boy Promotions chief executive Richard Schaefer also revealed the identity of the ?mystery man? seen apparently tampering with the judges? cards on the supervisor?s table at ringside as Mustafa Ameen, whom…
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Floyd Mayweather Jnr heads to jail as WBC refuse to strip the boxer of his world title belt
Mayweather, 34, will wear a standard-issue blue jail jumpsuit with the letters CCDC and orange slippers, and Mayweather, a high-profile inmate, will be segregated from the 3,400 other prisoners for the first…
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Amir Khan claims scorecard was ‘interfered with’ during defeat by Lamont Peterson
Khan used several Twitter messages to allege that the World Boxing Association supervisor, Michael Walsh, was being disturbed and interrupted round after round by a man sitting to his left and that…
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British boxing has great expectaions in 2012
Boxing will hit the headlines early in the year for vastly contrasting reasons: Floyd Mayweather Jnr will take up 90 days? residence in a Las Vegas jail on a charge of domestic…
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Amir Khan ready to be America’s next box-office star if he beats Lamont Peterson
Many of boxing?s most influential figures believe the 25-year-old from Bolton has the talent and charisma to be viewed by Americans in the same bracket as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, but…
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Amir Khan’s opponent Lamont Peterson is not only fighting for titles but also for homeless and disaffected
He looked into the eyes of every person he fed. Those in receipt of his act of benevolence were the homeless, junkies and street dwellers who had come to the city?s Central…
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Amir Khan given inside track on Lamont Peterson’s power
Freddie Roach, Khan?s coach, knows the American has ?freakish strength? after a chance session on the pads with him last year. Roach said: ?Peterson is strong, very strong, and we have had…
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Amir Khan keen to raise US profile by winning WBA light-welterweight title defence against Lamont Peterson
Khan, who turns 25 this week, is still building a name for himself Stateside, and on Monday visited the historic and political sites in Washington DC, where he defends two light-welterweight world…
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Amir Khan invites Barack Obama to Lamont Peterson fight but admits he may quit boxing within three years
The British two-belt world champion at light-welterweight, who turns 25 next week, defends the WBA and IBF titles against Peterson in the American?s home town of Washington DC a week on Saturday.…
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Manny Pacquiao claims there are a few “little things” to iron out before he signs to fight Floyd Mayweather Jnr
This week WBC champion Mayweather suggested everything was done on his side, and that he was just waiting for Pacquiao to agree to his drug-testing demands. Earlier this year, Mayweather?s demands caused…
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David Haye ‘walks the streets embarrassed in his own country’, taunts Wladimir Klitschko
If a dominant points victory over Haye in Hamburg on July 2 was not enough, Klitschko has twisted the knife into his former rival - currently negotiating to fight elder brother Vitali,…
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Ricky Hatton encourages David Haye to come out of retirement for bout with Vitali Klitschko
Britain?s former world champion Ricky Hatton says David Haye should ?come back? after news emerged that the retired heavyweight from Bermondsey is considering a return to the ring to face Vitali Klitschko…