Gareth A Davies
760 articles · Telegraph.co.uk
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Ricky Hatton should retire and chill out, says Amir Khan
Khan said on Sunday that Hatton should “retire and chill out”, yet it will be intriguing to see whether several million pounds on the table will see a Khan U-turn, with alacrity,…
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Roach exclusive: Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather most important fight for 30 years and must happen
Freddie Roach has spoken to Telegraph Sport in depth about his exasperation in dealings behind the scenes in getting the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight to come to fruition. Roach told me: “The bottom line…
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Frank Warren disappointed that protege Amir Khan has joined Golden Boy
Promoter Frank Warren insisted that he was “very disappointed” by the decision of Amir Khan to join up with US-based promoter Golden Boy. The Khan split was made public by Golden Boy…
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Manny Pacquiao believes fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr will happen
Manny Pacquiao celebrates his 12 round TKO victory against Miguel Cotto during their WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 14, 2009 i Photo: GETTY IMAGES Between…
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Sub-text to Pacquiao-Clottey is Khan-Hatton
After the bathos of a collapsing house of cards surrounding drug-testing disagreements between the respective camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, the gloom lifts slightly. Although the main pugilistic press event…
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Amir Khan moves step closer to Manny Pacquiao and American Dream
Amir Khan is leaving Frank Warren. For now. As Warren says, never say never in boxing…and the Warren/Khan axis may come again. But for now, Khan makes a full frontal assault on…
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Amir Khan’s Golden Boy deal could lead to Ricky Hatton fight
The acquisition of Amir Khan’s signature by leading American boxing promoter Golden Boy as their newest asset, has major ramifications for the 22-year-old World Boxing Association 140lb champion from Bolton. Significantly, Khan…
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Hatton must heed wise counsel of boxing brothers
Ricky Hatton announcing his comeback will be followed with alacrity by a flurry of debate and reasoning on the merits of a rich sportsman putting his body on the line. Unnecessary. In…
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Barry McGuigan: Ricky Hatton proposed comeback ‘potentially dangerous’
Barry McGuigan, the former world featherweight champion, said on Wednesday that Ricky Hatton's proposed comeback at world level was "potentially dangerous". And Frank Warren, Hatton's erstwhile promoter, said it was "ill-advised". Warren…
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Freddie Roach: I’d be concerned if asked to train Ricky Hatton for a boxing comeback
There has been no suggestion that Roach, the trainer of British boxing tyro Amir Khan and the man who plotted Hatton’s demise last May at the hands of the dynamic Filipino Manny…
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Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in popularity race with bouts on same night
Instead, it will be a commercial battle, and one of popularity, as they race off for pay per view buys on the same night. I wouldn?t mind betting that both contests nosedive…
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Manny Pacquiao will fight Joshua Clottey if Floyd Mayweather bout is cancelled
It is unclear whether it is another smokescreen in the ongoing Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather saga, but Top Rank, Pacquiao’s promoters, released details on Friday that the Filipino will now face Ghanaian hardman…
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Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather: Boxing greatest fight becoming boxing’s biggest embarrassment?
Many of us love our work and our people in the fight industry. Sometimes things are distant, difficult. Things happen. Creeds and colours work together. We know the sons of immigrants have…
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Looking ahead to 2010
It is, at time of writing, in jeopardy, apparently by the Filipino's refusal to submit to blood tests within 30 days of the fight; but we have seen the on-off nature of…
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Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather super bout in danger of collapse
The Filipino has refused to agree to the Olympic-style blood-testing terms set out by Mayweather’s promoters, sinking hopes that the contest - which would be one of the most lucrative in history…
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UFC 107: Mir copied ‘The Pacquiao punch’ to KO Kongo
The unique style and use of angles to punch employed by Manny Pacquiao, who has won world titles from flyweight to welterweight, is crossing over into other combat sports. ‘The Pacquiao’ was…
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Manny Pacquiao coach Roach warns Roger Mayweather he will KO him
The rivalry between the trainers in the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather superfight is expected to be part of the build-up. Freddie Roach, speaking exclusively to The Telegraph , sent out a warning that…
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David Haye questions whether Vitali Klitschko has done anything to warrant lofty reputation
David Haye, Britain's newly crowned World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, claims Vitali Klitschko has yet to build a significant legacy ahead of the Ukrainian's defence of his World Boxing Council heavyweight crown.…
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Manny Pacquiao fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr likely to be most lucrative in history
The super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jnr has the feel of an event on the scale of Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier or, in terms of boxing styles, Sugar Ray…
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Amir Khan aims to ‘shock the world’ after brutal victory over Dmitriy Salita
It was like watching a man being drowned by an inrushing tide of arms and fists. Khan, who turns 23 tomorrow, captivated the capacity crowd in the 76 seconds it took him…
