Ricardo Lois
548 articles · BoxingTalk.net
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Juan Manuel Marquez notches boxing Performance of the Year
As I continue throwing in my bids for the best boxing had to offer during 2009, the focus turns to Performance of the Year. Many fighters came up with big time performances…
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Bring the New Year with Paulie vs. Manny? Just say no!
Bob Arum informed Sports Illustrated that if Floyd Mayweather does not agree to let the Nevada States Athletic Commission handle the messy decision of how and when to drug test Manny Pacquiao…
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Malignaggi, potentially biggest boxing bad guy ever!
With Christmas still fresh in our minds, maybe sliver tongued lashings are not the thing to do. But when boxing's best fight in decades is on the brink of toppling into a…
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As Pacquiao and Mayweather turns
Los Angeles -- Post-holiday check-in for boxing's newest soap opera... "As Pacquiao - Mayweather Turns"... My last communicade was following the announcement that Manny Pacquiao would not agree the time line of…
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Top Rank tops in boxing promotions for 2009
The Examiner boxing hacks are getting together to vote for year end awards and I have decided to cast my nominees with full disclosure. Last time around I argued that Manny Pacquiao…
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Did Team Mayweather lay groundwork for PED mental games months ago?
Walking through the Lakewood Mall this afternoon amidst last minute Christmas shoppers, I ran across a gentlemen wearing a shirt with the now familiar MP logo. Clearly a Manny Pacquiao fan, I…
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Pacquiao gave the fans what they wanted in 2009
The Examiner has requested that all of their boxing writers vote for who they believe to be the year end award winner in several categories. Once all the votes are tabulated, the…
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Martirosyan climbs the junior middleweight ranks
Fighting our of trainer Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym, and hailing from Glendale, California, junior middleweight prospect Vanes Martirosyan continued his trek up the 154 pound weight class on Saturday night. Martirosyan…
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Mighty Roach might have to swallow strong words
During a recent interview trainer Freddie Roach made it loud and clear that if Floyd Mayweather weighed in above the contracted limit for a proposed fight with Manny Pacquiao, he would pull…
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Pacquiao vs. Mayweather has everything heavyweights lack
I am a card carrying member of the "I Do Not Watch Heavyweights" fan club. [Harold Lederman's take on the Heavweights on video] Muhammad Ali was a swell fighter. Mike Tyson was…
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Valero headed to February showdown with Antonio De Marco
One time suitor of Manny Pacquiao, Edwin Valero looks to heading towards a February 6, 2010 fight date with young Mexican warrior Antonio De Marco. During Showtime's telecast of Timothy Bradley vs.…
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Pacquiao shoots down L.A. faithful
The largest concentration of Filipinos in the United States is within the boundaries of Los Angeles County. Cities such as Eagle Rock, Carson, Los Angeles, and Cerritos are hot beds of Filipinos…
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Cotto battered inside and outside the ring during 2009
Miguel Cotto has had a difficult 2009, inside and outside of the ring. If a very public break-up with his longtime manager, a grueling bout with Joshua Clottey, and a vicious beating…
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Juan Diaz still has the thorn of Marquez loss in his side.
Juan Diaz was on the losing side of a knock-out against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in their 2009 Fight of the Year candidate and even though Diaz has a rematch with Paulie…
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Malignaggi says Pacquiao is a cheater, cheater, PED eater
Paulie Malignaggi joined The Boxing Truth Radio last night to discuss his Saturday night re-match with Juan Diaz, but along the way crafty co-host John Chavez dropped in a question regarding pound…
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Speedy Pacquiao Mayweather negotiations should be applauded
Maybe the boxing power structure is getting it. When the boxing world is begging for a super fight, get the bout negotiated quickly, and inside a ring as soon as possible. If…
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Zab Judah complimentary of Manny Pacquiao
Zab "Super" Judah is one of the most outspoken figures in boxing. THe BK - Brooklyn to you - born junior welterweight is headed towards a 2010 fight with Juan Urango, but…
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Paul Williams open to Pacquiao or Mayweather clash
With the first cracks in the foundation of a much anticipated bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather appearing today in the boxing media, another welterweight - of sorts - threw his…
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Paul Williams ready for bout with Sergio Martinez Saturday night on HBO
From welterweight to limits only he may know, Paul Williams is willing to fight anyone inside a boxing ring. Six days before his December 5th showdown with Argentina's Sergio Martinez, "The Punished"…
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Manny Pacquiao – the greatest of my time
During Sunday night's The Boxing Truth Radio, my co-host John Chavez and I took a question from Twitter boxing fan Tammy0918 - "Who do you think is the greatest fighter of all-time."…
