Ricardo Lois
548 articles · BoxingTalk.net
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45-45-10 the fair Pacquiao – Mayweather deal
By Ricardo Lois
Remember back in the mid-1980s when pro wrestler Dusty Rhodes fought Tully Blanchard with a case of money hanging above the ring awaiting the winner? Call me a dummy, but I used…
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Fans across he globe ask for a Mayweather – Pacquiao fight
By Ricardo Lois
When The Boxing Truth opened up its phone lines to fans from across the world Sunday night, one thought reigned supreme, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather must fight each other. From hip-hop…
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Arum could steer Pacquiao to an eighth championship division
By Ricardo Lois
On the undercard of Manny Pacquiao's amazing knockout performance against Miguel Cotto Saturday night at the MGM Grand, feather-fisted junior middleweight Yuri Foreman defeated Daniel Santos. Pacquiao captured the WBO welterweight title,…
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Sportsbook odds predict a knock-out ending to Cotto vs. Pacquiao
By Ricardo Lois
A knock-out is the expected ending to the Manny Pacquiao - Miguel Cotto fight taking placed Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada - if you buy into the…
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Mike Tyson rears his ugly head at the worst time for boxing
By Ricardo Lois
During the final press conference for Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao's Saturday night fight super fight in Las Vegas, Nevada, promoter Bob Arum noted that the mainstream media had taken notice of…
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Tio Cotto says Pacquiao won’t last 8
By Ricardo Lois
Blood is thicker than water. Even after being ousted from his nephew's team in a very public fashion, Evangelista Cotto shows that blood is runs thick and picked Miguel Cotto to take…
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Miguel Cotto deals with a weighty issue
By Ricardo Lois
Miguel Cotto agreed to fight Manny Pacquiao at a weight of 145 pounds, two pounds shy of the official welterweight limit. Now three days before the fight, Cotto is dealing with the…
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Miguel Cotto back a solid betting 2 to 1 underdog
By Ricardo Lois
Last night I reported Miguel Cotto had moved from being over a 2 to 1 underdog to being slightly under the 2 to 1 ratio for his fight with Manny Pacquiao this…
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Potential Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight could be DOA
By Ricardo Lois
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are very shrewd and finicky negotiators. Being at the top of the boxing world brings along with it a certain level of ego inflation and both Pacquiao…
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Firepower odds tilting from Pacquiao to Cotto
By Ricardo Lois
For several months the gambling line to Manny Pacquiao's battle with Miguel Cotto had the Filipino star as more than a two to one favorite with most sports books carrying the action.…
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Pavlik looking lame, Cotto and Pacquiao carry Top Rank
By Ricardo Lois
Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao represent the best in boxing: two young warriors who are willing to put their well-being on the line to earns millions of dollars while entertaining those who…
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Pacquiao wins the battle of the receptions
By Ricardo Lois
Though they have not entered into the ring, that will have to wait until Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao has won the battle for most popular ring arrival. Arriving at The MGM Grand…
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Floyd Mayweather Sr. picks Miguel Cotto over performance enhanced Manny Pacquiao
By Ricardo Lois
If Manny Pacquiao knocked out your fighter in devastating fashion during his last fight, was threatening the legacy and pound for pound crown of your son, and you firmly believed the Filipino…
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Fans, journalists, and a world-class trainer discuss Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto
By Ricardo Lois
This week's edition of The Boxing Truth radio featured numerous fight fans chiming in and putting their 2 and 3 cents in regarding the monumental clash between the Phillippines beloved Manny "Pacman"…
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Electric Hair Don King Provides A Trick To Boxing Fans
By Ricardo Lois
Nov 30, 1999 - If Golden Boy Promotions Fight Night Club boxing series broadcast on the Versus television network and presented free on the Ringtv.com struck out, then Don King's proposed Internet…
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Ross Greenburg Needs to Act Like the 1,000,000 Pound Elephant
By Ricardo Lois
Oct 11, 2009 - I am not a scribe with the literary talents of the honorable Thomas Hauser, but I would like to chime in on the fall of HBO's boxing empire…
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Israel Vazquez wears down Pirolo in return
By Ricardo Lois
Los Angeles - A year and a half lay-off, the specter of three grueling fights against Rafael Marquez, a tough Colombian challenger, and a nasty cut over his left eye were not…
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Israel Vazquez sees problems ahead for Pacquiao against Cotto
By Ricardo Lois
Following three brutally classic battles with Rafael Marquez, a nineteen month lay-off, and a surgery to repair a problem with his retina, super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez will return to the ring…
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Mayweather Sells a Million, Says Who?
By Ricardo Lois
Buried in his mixed martial arts mailbag, veteran boxing writer Kevin Iole mentioned that Floyd Mayweather's Saturday night victory against Juan Manuel Marquez could have garnered one million HBO pay per view…
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As Mayweather’s Advisor… I Say, “Fight Shane Mosley!”
By Ricardo Lois
Following this past Saturday's bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez, "Sugar" Shane Mosley went fishing. He brought his fishing pole, can of worms, and a harpoon with him inside…