Martin Rogers
80 articles · Yahoo! Sports
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Saul Alvarez-Miguel Cotto fight just what boxing needs
LAS VEGAS ? Forget about the lamentable nonsense from back in May, when Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao threw up a dud for the ages instead of a fight worth savoring. Regardless…
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Pacquiao fueled by Mayweather’s domestic abuse
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, has described boxing's May 2 megafight as "good against evil" and insists his fighter's deep dislike of opponent Floyd Mayweather will be the deciding…
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Trainer: Manny Pacquiao motivated by Floyd Mayweather’s abuse
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach has described boxing's May 2 mega-fight as "good against evil" and insists his fighter's deep dislike of opponent Floyd Mayweather will be the deciding…
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For Pacquiao, chaos, distractions are a way of life
LOS ANGELES -- The Beverly Hills real estate market is wickedly competitive, but Manny Pacquiao had the perfect ace up his sleeve. Battling with two other bidders on a $12.5 million-listed, 10,000…
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Mayweather rejects $5M penalty for failed drug test
Floyd Mayweather has formally rejected Manny Pacquiao's offer of a $5 million penalty clause should either fighter fail a drug test before or after their May 2 mega-fight, Pacquiao's advisor, Michael Koncz,…
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PBC series may be springboard for boxing
ONTARIO, Calif. ? Boxing's new face is a bruised and bloodied one yet is infinitely more attractive than the path of destruction the sport has led itself on over the last few…
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Mayweather, Pacquiao promise fight for the ages
LOS ANGELES ? As the hype machine for boxing's fight of fights cranked into action on Wednesday it was the camp of Manny Pacquiao, and not Floyd Mayweather, who came out firing…
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Thurman retains title, tops Guerrero in slugfest on NBC
LAS VEGAS ? Keith Thurman took a giant, albeit painful step towards what could be a glittering future on Saturday night, as he outpointed Robert Guerrero in a wildly entertaining contest to…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao happening, but fighters years past primes
Time waits for no man, supposedly, but it hung around just long enough for boxing's most anticipated, most frustrating and most compelling fight to get made. Yet the protracted wait that interspersed…
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Computer glitch made MGM Grand appear sold out for Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
Still hoping to get tickets for the most highly anticipated fight of the year? You?re in luck! Boxing?s mega-bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is guaranteed to spark a mass influx…
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The MGM Grand sold out the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight in 15 minutes
Boxing?s mega-bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is guaranteed to spark a mass influx of humanity into Las Vegas on the weekend of May 2 ? but boxing fans can forget…
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Pacquiao, Roach already preparing for Floyd Mayweather
MACAU -- Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach revealed they are already preparing for the fight boxing craves more than any other ? a mouthwatering showdown against pound-for-pound No.1 Floyd Mayweather.…
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For Manny Pacquiao, Macau means saving millions
MACAU ? For Manny Pacquiao, fighting Chris Algieri in Macau this weekend just makes too much sense. Dollars and sense. While this tiny enclave of China, where gambling is the centrifugal force…
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Fighting in Macau makes a lot of sense, and dollars, for Manny Pacquiao
MACAU ? For Manny Pacquiao, fighting Chris Algieri in Macau this weekend just makes too much sense. Dollars and sense. While this tiny enclave of China, where gambling is the centrifugal force…
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Life with Floyd Mayweather: ‘I was a battered woman’
VALENCIA, Calif. ? A Floyd Mayweather fight generally goes something like this. For 12 rounds an out-matched opponent swings and flails and misses. And loses, always loses. Mayweather has never been knocked…
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Is Floyd Mayweather’s tease of potential Manny Pacquiao fight legit or just more posturing?
LAS VEGAS ? It was a brief flurry of words that was either the start of the best thing that boxing could wish for or yet another disappointment in a sad series…
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No punishment expected for Marcos Maidana after Floyd Mayweather biting incident
LAS VEGAS ? Marcos Maidana is likely to escape punishment for his alleged bite on Floyd Mayweather during Saturday's welterweight title bout at the MGM Grand. Mayweather claimed that Maidana, of Argentina,…
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How getting old could help Floyd Mayweather Jr. stay relevant
LAS VEGAS ? Even in this town of chance, where slight of hand and sturdiness of spirit built a desert outpost that operates within its own social ecosystem, selling Floyd Mayweather?s latest…
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Marcos Maidana has the power to change boxing’s tired narrative
Marcos Maidana believes he can settle the increasingly hostile dispute between boxing's leading factions. The Argentinean power puncher will face Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 3 and…
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Here’s Bob Arum’s scheme to force a superfight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS ? Bob Arum has a plan, or at least he thinks he does, that can finally get Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in the same ring instead of continuing boxing's…