Ricardo Lois
548 articles · BoxingTalk.net
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De La Hoya: Hall of Fame Box Office Draw… Or Hall of Fame Fighter?
Those of use who have loved or hated Oscar De La Hoya over his sixteen year professional career can agree on one thing now - it is time for the Golden Boy…
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Cali Is The Key To PPV Success This Saturday
"California could be its own country, the economy is so large." I snicker thinking back to someone making that argument to me a few years back...and me beliving it was reasonable. Driving…
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Boxing Is In Deep Trouble: HBO and Showtime To Possibly Cut Budget, Telefutura Cancels Solo Boxeo
Say what you want, but the future of boxing in the United States is in deep, deep trouble. Earlier this week Max Boxing scribe Steve Kim wrote about serious whispers within the…
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Open Letter To Ronnie Nathanielsz: Check Your Facts And Meet Me On BC Radio
To: Mr. Ronnie Nathanielsz, Boxing Journalist From: Mr. Ricardo Lois, Boxing "Writer" CC: Manny Pacquiao Fans Around The Globe. Dear Mr. Nathanielsz, I see you took time from your busy writing schedule…
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?Real Boxing Writers? Prove To Have Pathetic Line Of Questioning For Oscar De La Hoya
Lies, lies, and more lies. The announcement of my exit from Boxing Confidential was incorrect by the one and only White Gorilla. You could say his news was premature like... you could…
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The Student Has Learned From The Master: Oscar, Just Let Us Know When You Have Signed The Contract And Scheduled The Presser
According to reports, now alongside Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley, and Sergio Mora, WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams is being considered as an opponent for Oscar De La Hoya?s December 6 retirement party.…
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A David vs. Goliath Bout Worth Watching: Ivan Calderon And Hugo Cazares Re-Kindle Rivalry One Year Later On August 30
Much has already been written regarding a potential December to remember David versus Goliath encounter between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya. Next Saturday night in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, with little…
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The Tale Of The Tape: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao
With Freddie Roach behaving more like agent or manager than trainer, it seems as if Manny Pacquiao's ridiculous challenge of Oscar De La Hoya on December 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada is…
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Fernando Montiel To Face Z Gorres
Murmurs of Fernando Montiel facing either Masebulele Makapula or Zolile Mbityi during August proved to be incorrect. The reigning WBO super flyweight champion is headed off to Macao, China on December 13…
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Pacquiao Not Oscar’s Puppet / Humberto Soto Lined Up For Filipino / Oscar Has No Where To Run From Tijuana Tornado Margarito
Thank you Team Pacquiao. My deepest gratitude for not participating in the planned December circus act between your man Manny Pacquiao and The Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya. Your decision has…
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Eight Ounces or 10?<br>Gloves Proving To Be A Another Stumbling Block In Pacquiao – De La Hoya Negotiations
We knew the weight at which the fight would take place would be an issue. The purse of the lesser known fighter, along with revenue sharing was expected to generate bumps in…
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Cash Rules Everything Around Manny
It is hard to forget that athletes are humans, made of flesh and blood and driven by the same necessities and desires as all of us. Keeping human nature in perspective is…
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Bob Arum And Top Rank Have The Guns To Win The War<br>HBO’s Close Alliance With Golden Boy A Strategic Blunder For Boxing’s Biggest Outlet
During a 2007 episode of Boxing Confidential Radio, former co-host Ronald Pegram came up with a very funny, but poignant line. ?Man, Golden Boy Promotions is like WCW's NWO.,? Pegram once said.…
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Put Out Your Positive Vibes For Oscar Diaz
Every morning as I drive in Los Angeles? bumper to bumper traffic to work my soundtrack is the Dan Patrick Show. Sitting in for Dan today happened to be all-around Philly guy…
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Final Box Office Tally Is In: Manny Pacquiao Rakes In $3,000,000
Many people, including myself, questioned Manny Pacquiao?s star power and box office capabilities. As it turns out, the WBC lightweight champion can bring in fans from across the globe to his fights…
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Ricardo Torres Fighting For A Crack At Manny Pacquiao Saturday Night?
All the Hub-ub in Manny Pacquiao?s surreal world, where boxing crazed Filipino?s across the globe follow his every move, surrounds his proposed fight with Ricky Hatton. Promoter Bob Arum has said he…
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Pacquiao Pound For Pound King, But Must Bring Honor To His Throne
Manny Pacquiao's blazing performance against David Diaz at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, secured his deserved placement as the mythical Pound for Pound King in boxing. The Filipino icon used…
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Pacman Cannot Fade Cirque De Soleil<br>Pacquiao vs. Diaz Saved By Site Fees and Pay Per View
My argument, unfounded and based on simple perceptions, has always been that Manny Pacquiao can only draw huge crowds in Boxing Capital, USA (a.k.a Las Vegas, Nevada) if he is paired up…
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Sergio Mora Close To A Fight With Oscar De La Hoya
Los Angeles -- The boxing schedule can change at a moment's notice due to many factors. A fighter can get hurt. A manager or promoter might not like the proposed financial figures…
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Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Bernabe Concepcion Next
Young, big, strong, and awkward, Filipino super bantamweight Bernabe Concepcion might be the first challenger of newly crowned WBO champion Juan Manuel Lopez. Having seen Concepcion against Torrence Daniels (video below) earlier…
