Gareth A Davies
760 articles · Telegraph.co.uk
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Amir Khan?s strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza reveals the Briton’s training regime
Amir Khan?s strength and conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, has transformed his charge over two years from ?a weak-legged boxer with poor balance?, into what he now believes to be close to ?the…
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Exclusive video Amir Khan opens up on Marcos Maidana
Amir Khan opens up about WBA light-welterweight title challenger Marcos Maidana in an exclusive interview with Telegraph boxing correspondent Gareth A Davies. Khan makes the third defence of the WBA 140lb title…
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Marcos Maidana has Amir Khan in his sights ahead of world WBA light-welterweight fight in Las Vegas
Not so much as a scintilla of doubt emanates from the rugged, angular face of Marcos Maidana as the Argentine knockout specialist details how he will rock Amir Khan?s world on Saturday…
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Wladimir Klitschko pulls out of Derek Chisora showdown with back injury
Klitschko, 34, the World Boxing Organisation and International Boxing Federation champion, will be out for three to six weeks. The injury could, however, bring forward the much-anticipated title unification between David Haye…
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Amir Khan thankful for having the chance to learn from Filipino phenomenon Manny Pacquiao
For two years, the 24 year-old from Bolton has been testing himself against boxing?s emeritus champion Manny Pacquiao ? and of late a Filipino Congressman too ? in Los Angeles, progressing under…
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Amir Khan has the perfect style and ability to beat Floyd Mayweather Jnr, insists Freddie Roach
Freddie Roach, the leading American trainer, is convinced that Amir Khan has the raw essentials to dethrone Floyd Mayweather Jnr, and revealed that the British fighter to be ?the best listener? ever…
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UFC 124: GSP turns to boxing guru Freddie Roach ahead of Koscheck defence
Georges St Pierre turned to leading boxing trainer Freddie Roach to prepare him ahead of his welterweight title defence at UFC 124, capitalising on the proximity of the LA-based boxing guru during…
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Carl Froch: If Manny Pacquiao moves up to supermiddleweight I’m retiring
Carl Froch has been in fine fettle this week. He had time to talk about Manny Pacquiao, his relationship to Rachael the mother of his son Rocco, his future, and just what…
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Manny Pacquiao documentary on BBC World Service
Like your correspondent, Mike Costello a friend and colleague from the BBC, and the corporation?s go-to boxing man, has a healthy fascination for Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino fighter and now Congressman. I…
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David Haye’s Haymaker Promotions told to withhold portion of Audley Harrison’s purse after heavyweight fight
The Board will discuss David Haye?s assertion, later withdrawn, that he had placed a bet on himself to defeat Harrison in round three of his World Boxing Association heavyweight title defence in…
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Freddie Roach: Why Antonio Margarito is Manny Pacquiao’s toughest fight
Freddie Roach was worried. Very worried, indeed. The LA-based trainer is under no illusions that Antonio Margarito is Manny Pacquiao?s toughest fight to date. But his mood has changed somewhat in the…
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Video exclusive Amir Khan predicts Manny Pacquiao over Antonio Margarito
Amir Khan predicts his fighting mentor Manny Pacquiao, for whom he has become a regular sparring partner, will dismantle Antonio Margarito this weekend as Pacquiao did Oscar De La Hoya in 2008.…
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Freddie Roach says Manny Pacquiao will make Antonio Margarito ‘eat his words’ for Parkinson’s disease mockery
Freddie Roach, trainer to Manny Pacquiao, was incensed last night when a video, released on the internet, showed Pacquiao?s opponent this weekend Antonio Margarito, and cornerman Brandon Rios, apparently poking fun of…
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Manny Pacquiao: first Asian sports star to break the US market
While British sports fans decide whether to delve into their pockets to watch a pay-per-view heavyweight demolition match between David Haye and Audley Harrison in Manchester on Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao, the…
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Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach says David Haye ought to be fighting Klitschkos
Freddie Roach confirmed that the contest on Saturday in Manchester may be a world title fight, but remains an all-British affair with little global appeal. The Los Angeles-based doyen of trainers told…
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Writing on the wall for Manny Pacquiao but would more fights aid political career ?
Freddie Roach has admitted to Telegraph Sport that Manny Pacquiao is distracted by politics. There?s no getting away from it. But would a series of fights, say four more, actually enhance the…
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Freddie Roach relieved to get Manny Pacquiao to the LA Wild Card
The battles between master and pupil were once over the cut-off point for not playing basketball before a training camp, or even about getting to training on time. But there are clear…
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The killing fields: under the skin of Manny Pacquiao from rags to riches
Last week, I intimated in this weblog that there was a stasis smothering the training venue used in Hollywood, Los Angeles, by Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino seven-weight world champion continues to mystify…
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The ghost of Manny Pacquiao haunts the Wild Card Gym
It is like a scene from Waiting For Godot. Or No One Writes To The Colonel. The action is in limbo. The movement in suspense. The foot sloggers go through their paces…
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Commonwealth Games 2010: Haroon Khan’s Twitter tirade against head coach
Khan, brother of Amir Khan, wrote that he would ?love to see him [McCracken] and abuse him.? Amir Khan, training with Manny Pacquiao in the Philippines ahead of his WBA light welterweight…
