Gareth A Davies
760 articles · Telegraph.co.uk
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David Haye v John Ruiz: Londoner needs to be on his mettle in Manchester
The 28 year-old Bermondsey fighter must follow in the line of accession after Lennox Lewis and stamp his mark on the division at the MEN Arena in Manchester in his first defence…
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Manny Pacquiao in politics: BBC World Service interview with Gareth A Davies
BBC World Service interview interview with The Daily Telegraph Boxing Correspondent as Filipino fighting phenomenon Manny Pacquiao, the seven weight world champion, embarks on his toughest fight to date ? getting elected…
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David Haye v John Ruiz: respect shown ahead of Manchester’s heavyweight showdown
Perhaps it was the sombre, gothic stone setting at Manchester Town Hall which deterred him, yet Haye and his team threw a curveball, talking up the challenger's impressive record and outlining the…
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Manny Pacquiao begins campaign as Freddie Roach talks up Pacquiao-Mayweather
In New York at the beginning of last weekend ? there was a call from the BBC World Service. They wanted to speak on air about Manny Pacquiao, who has returned from…
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David Haye v John Ruiz: Freddie Roach backs Haye to ‘make a statement’
The 29-year-old Bermondsey fighter defends the World Boxing Association heavyweight crown in Manchester on Saturday night against the mandatory challenger, a former two-time world champion who was once trained by Roach, who…
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Matthew Freud and Hugh Grant should have just done what Manny Pacquiao would do: laugh and walk away
Matt ‘The Feud’ Freud vs Hugh ‘Hurley-Burly’ Grant (now that they clearly require a fighting sobriquet) for the Annabel’s Chocolate Cake Crown (CCC) is not a contest, as The Telegraph’s Boxing and…
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Erik Morales v Manny Pacquiao? No chance. Morales against Hatton maybe…
Erik Morales expressed his desire for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao as he prepares to return to the ring after a two-and-a-half-year absence. Poppycock. Yes, they had memorable battles, but those inside…
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Manny Pacquiao: Compelled to be a public servant
Manny Pacquiao now takes on an altogether different fight. For a seat in the lower house of congress in The Philippines. The election is on May 10. It is a noble act…
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Freddie Roach refused chance to train ‘washed up’ Ricky Hatton
Roach claimed Hatton requested his services as a trainer late last year, but the American, feted for his work with world pound-for-pound No 1 Manny Pacquiao and 27 world champions, refused. Roach…
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Manny Pacquiao shuts out Joshua Clottey in WBO welter defence
So Manny Pacquiao is human after all. Or at least he was not able to stop Ghanaian Joshua Clottey in front of 50,994 spectators, who filed into the Dallas Cowboys Stadium to…
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Tale of the tape but will Manny Pacquiao fight Antonio Margarito next ?
There has been gathering anticipation all day here in Dallas for the latest installment in boxing’s greatest figure. Manny Pacquiao. Fans have crowded into the fight hotel attempting to get photographs with…
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Doors of world’s greatest stadium open on Manny Pacquiao v Joshua Clottey
When the 80ft pairs of glass doors of the Dallas Cowboys Stadium slowly eased their way open for the arrival of Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey for a windswept weigh-in – the…
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Manny Pacquiao ready to knock out Joshua Clottey in ‘The Super Brawl’ in Dallas
Yet the Filipino pugilist, the only fighter in the sport’s 150 year history to secure seven titles across eight divisions, has been called upon to make a bold statement at the Dallas…
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Khan: we have plans for Mayweather and Pacquiao inside 18 months
Oscar de la Hoya was in London today with his new charge Amir Khan, whom he strongly believes can be “the next great fighter to come out of England.” De la Hoya,…
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Wembley Stadium Twin Towers ‘model’ for 1.2 billion dollar Dallas Cowboys arena
Jerry Jones, whose Dallas Cowboys Stadium will host the World Boxing Organisation welterweight battle between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey here on Saturday night, revealed to The Daily Telegraph that aspects of…
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UFC and boxing truce over Manny Pacquiao as Arum thanks White
When Manny Pacquiao fights crime drops to zero and fighting factions in his homeland put down their weapons to witness a different kind of war. But Pacquiao seemingly has the same effect…
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Manny Pacquiao reminds Bob Arum of Muhammad Ali
Jerry Jones, the owner and general manager of the newly-built Dallas Cowboys Stadium speaks which stages Saturday's fight between welterweights Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey. Manny Pacquaio arrived at Cowboys Stadium in…
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Dallas Cowboys Stadium fitting stage for ‘megastar’ Manny Pacquiao
If money's the measure, Manny Pacquiao is clearly a megastar having generated $290 million in pay-per-view revenue in the last four years. But the fighting Filipino’s grip on his own people, and…
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Whither Manny Pacquiao in Laureus shortlist for Sportsman of the Year?
Amir Khan, Britain’s WBA world light welterweight champion, and Vitali Klitschko, the WBC heavyweight champion, believe Manny Pacquiao, the first boxer to win world titles in seven weight divisions, should have been…
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Joshua Clottey ready to follow hometown heroes when he fights Manny Pacquiao
Bukom, in Jamestown, on the outskirts of the country's capital Accra, is an area known to all Ghanaians. It is a slum, and yet the small number of criss-crossed dusty streets in…
