Norm Frauenheim
265 articles · The Arizona Republic
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Pacquiao wins the election, but he still has to get Mayweather?s vote
Campaign promises in politics are like noses in boxing. They are there to be broken. But Filipino Congressman-elect Manny Pacquiao has one promise he can?t break: He has to fight Floyd Mayweather,…
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Mayweather backs up the talk with one sided win
LAS VEGAS ? Who R U Picking? Dumb question. Turns out, Shane Mosley picked the wrong guy. He picked Floyd Mayweather Jr. as an opponent. But it?s hard to beat a legend,…
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Mayweather not good enough for Leonard, Hearns era
LAS VEGAS ? Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns were two of the defining faces of the 1980s. Floyd Mayweather Jr. calls himself the face of boxing, better than Sugar Ray Robinson…
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It?s all sugar from Mayweather in a news-conference upset
LAS VEGAS ? Only news conferences are supposed to be predictable. But one Wednesday for Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Shane Mosley wasn?t. It was tame, almost as peaceful as a church picnic. Mayweather?s appearance…
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Mayweather without the profanity is worth every word
Maybe, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was celebrating Earth Day. Or, maybe, he was being a good dad. His daughter was said to be nearby. Whatever the occasion or motivation, a thoughtful, likable side…
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Hopkins-Jones rematch is a lesson for Pacquiao and Mayweather
It is fascinating to listen to Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. They might not belong on a pound-for-pound list these days, but word-for-word they could challenge Charles Barkley. In the interview…
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Olympic-style drug testing sounds good, but can it last?
To say that Olympic-style drug testing is the right thing to do is the equivalent of a beauty-pageant contestant saying she believes in world peace. Between believing in it and doing it,…
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No knockout for Pacquiao, but Cowboys Stadium scores one instead
ARLINGTON, Tex. – Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach promised a stoppage. Pacquiao couldn’t deliver. He didn’t have to. The building did it for him. Cowboys Stadium’s star-power was the show stopper Saturday…
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Clottey’s comedy corner turns weigh-in into laugh-in
ARLINGTON, Tex. – Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey tried to play it straight when they were asked to pose. The stare-down is supposed to be serious stuff. One blink signals fear. But…
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Pacquiao-Clottey is all about location, location, location
ARLINGTON, Tex. – It’s all about the building. Cowboys Stadium is the main event. It sits there, below a flight path to a Dallas-Fort Worth runway, rising toward the Texas sky like…
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Political game is the wrong ring for Pacquiao to prove he is special
It’s hard to know when Manny Pacquiao got interested in politics. Maybe, it happened at about the time he added a right to his left. It’s also hard to understand why. But…
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He’s not Mayweather, but Joshua Clottey might be good enough
Timing and circumstances haven’t been kind to Joshua Clottey. He isn’t Floyd Mayweather, Jr., the welterweight everybody wanted to see against Manny Pacquiao on March 13. Instead, Clottey has been cast as…
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Whew, Mayweather signs to fight Mosley, but angst still there
Anxiety gave way to relief Wednesday when it was announced that Floyd Mayweather, Jr., had finally signed for a May 1 fight with Shane Mosley, whose promotional point man, Golden Boy CEO…
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Shaq?s good idea could be a slam-dunk for boxing if it fights for Berto
Shaquille O?Neal has a good idea and now boxing needs a few good men to do what Kobe Bryant and LeBron James won?t. Fight for Haiti. With noisy rancor and none of…
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Consistency about blood testing looms as a mandatory for Mayweather
There’s been plenty of speculation about whom Floyd Mayweather Jr. could or should fight in the wake of abortive talks for a showdown with Manny Pacquiao, yet no talk about whether Mayweather…
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After the Pacquiao-Mayweather talks fail, boxing looks for survival and sees Viloria
Relief might be best thing about the apparent end Wednesday of the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather negotiations. Maybe, we won’t have to hear about them, any of them, for at least a while.…
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Here’s one resolution for a New Year: Pacquiao-Mayweather before 2011
“When archaeologists discover the missing arms of Venus de Milo, they will find she was wearing boxing gloves.” – John Barrymore The late Barrymore, a great American actor more than 70 years…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather creates a busy fight to stay in line
Behind Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr., there’s a long line of everybody else fighting for a chance to cash in on a rich renewal expected after March 13 when and wherever…
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Pacquiao should be in hunt for Sportsman of the Year
Critical acclaim for Manny Pacquiao after his stoppage a couple of weeks ago of stubborn Miguel Cotto included a moment in the post-fight news conference that defined the Filipino’s ongoing emergence and…
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Pacquiao and Mayweather need to make it 50-50 for a fair share at some history they couldn’t buy
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are lucky. There have been many great fighters, but few are ever fortunate enough to find themselves in the right time and place for the chance…
