Gareth A Davies
760 articles · Telegraph.co.uk
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Manny Pacquiao – 24 things you didn’t know
Manny Pacquiao grew up with his family in a shanty town, sleeping on cardboard boxes. His father, Rosalio Pacquiao, was a farmhand. His mother, Dionisia Dapigaran, a deeply religious woman, had a…
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Mayweather v Pacquiao: 20 things to know about Floyd Mayweather Jnr
Floyd Mayweather grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, sharing one bedroom with four siblings. They lived in poverty. But Grand Rapids is famous for boxers ? Stanley Ketchel, Buster Mathis, Tony Tucker,…
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Manny Pacquiao’s rise to the top
He starts life in poverty, as a street urchin, makes his way to Manila, and starts to box. He boxes for $2 dollars a time and sends half of it each time…
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Manny Pacquiao says he feels no pressure ahead of Floyd Mayweather fight
Manny Pacquiao has said his faith keeps him calm and means he feels no pressure ahead of his fight with Floyd Mayweather on 2 May. In an exclusive video interview with Gareth…
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Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao: American says ‘no disrespect to Muhammad Ali but I’m greater’
Floyd Mayweather Jnr claimed he will go on to be viewed as the greatest boxer in history as he prepares for his record-shattering $400 million mega-fight with Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao in…
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Mayweather v Pacquiao: Freddie Roach talks about Parkinsons and whether fighters can be friends
Freddie Roach counts his lucky stars the day, fourteen years ago, when Manny Pacquiao walked through the door into his Wild Card Gym, in Hollywood. Roach reckons Pacquiao is the modern equivalent…
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Mayweather v Pacquiao: Freddie Roach delighted with referee choice
Kenny Bayless was announced Tuesday as the referee who will oversee the Floyd Mayweather Jr megafight with Manny Pacquiao, which is expected to gross $400 million (?273 million). Bayless will earn $25,000…
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Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao: Pacman’s first trainer Ben Delgado says Filipino will win on points
Manny Pacquiao's first trainer Ben Delgado believes that the volume of punches thrown by the Filipino fighter will earn him a points decision over Floyd Mayweather when they collide in the Las…
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Preparing Manny Pacquaio for Floyd Mayweather fight saves me from suicide, says Freddie Roach
Freddie Roach, the Hall of Fame trainer charged with coming up with the strategy for his star student Manny Pacquiao to end Floyd Mayweather?s 47-fight winning sequence in 14 days? time, says…
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Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao: Fans to be charged $10 admission for weigh-in
Fans are to be charged for a weigh-in for the first time at a major boxing event on Friday May 1 when Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao step onto the scales inside…
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Freddie Roach attacks ‘arrogant’ Floyd Jnr
Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao's trainer, has launched a scathing attack on Floyd Mayweather, calling the American fighter "A" for arrogant and claiming that he "ran out of road" and was forced into…
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Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquaio: I don?t enjoy boxing now – Pacman bout is business, says Pretty Boy
Floyd Mayweather admitted on Wednesday that the thrill of boxing had left him, and that at this point in his career, it was strictly business. ?No. I don?t enjoy it like I…
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Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquaio: Do not write off Pacman in superfight with Pretty Boy, says Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton believes that Manny Pacquiao can unlock Floyd Mayweather?s defences when they fight on May 2 but only if he adapts his style for the most significant contest of his career.…
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Referee for Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao fight to earn ?6.8k
The referee for the Floyd Mayweather Jr megafight with Manny Pacquiao, which is expected to gross $400 million (?273 million) will earn $10,000 (?6,800) for handling the contest. Mayweather and Pacquiao are…
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Amir Khan ignores Kell Brook and announces fight with American Chris Algieri
Amir Khan on Thursday announced that his next opponent will be the American Chris Algieri, with the welterweight contest expected to take place in New York on May 30. "The next opponent…
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Floyd Mayweather would be a better boxer if I had trained him, says Manny Pacquiao’s coach Freddie Roach
Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao's coach, says he could have improved Floyd Mayweather as a boxer. "I would have liked to train Floyd. He makes so many mistakes. He's gifted but he makes…
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Manny Pacquiao hounded over tax affairs ahead of clash with Floyd Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao is being hounded by the Philippines tax department over payments stretching back seven years, in spite of being the highest tax payer in his country. According to Forbes, Pacquiao earned…
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Six months after the stabbing to his leg which almost cost him his life Kell Brook returns to defend his world welterweight title in Sheffield on Saturday night. He fights Jo Jo…
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao is about more than money: It’s about legacy and history, says Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard's resume marks him as one of the great ring exponents of the modern era. His criticism towards the naysayers claiming that the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao super-fight has come five…
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Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao: ‘Money’ team reject $5m fine for ‘dirty’ drug test and insist on four-year ban
Manny Pacquiao?s business manager has revealed Floyd Mayweather refused to sign an agreement to impose a $5 million penalty if either fighter were to submit a failed drug test ahead of their…