Ricardo Lois
548 articles · BoxingTalk.net
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Antonio Margarito dispels rumors of retirement
Antonio Margarito received a horrible beating from Manny Pacquiao last November en route to losing a wide decision. Flollowing the defeat, Margarito was hospitalized due to a cracked right orbital bone and…
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Tough weekend for former boxing stars
Back in the mid-1990s two of boxing's biggest stars were Oscar De La Hoya and Roy Jones Junior. Nearly a decade and a half later, both men had to deal with difficult…
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Freddie Roach says Marquez is more “macho” than Mosley
The Wizard of the Wild Card Gym, boxing's most recognizable trainer Freddie Roach firmly believes that the scheduled November 12 bout between his star pupil Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will…
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Erislandy Lara takes a giant leap in competition
Cuban junior middleweight Erislandy Lara (15-0-1, 10 KOs) is coming off of the first set-back of his professional career, but that has not kept the confident Cuban from agreeing to take the…
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Boxing problems at the once golden 626 Wilshire Boulevard
When Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions launched nearly a decade ago, their goal was to clean up boxing and grow the sport to new heights, of course turning a profit…
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Chavez Junior ready to emerge from legandary father’s shadow
Many boxing fans say Julio Cesar Chavez Junior has benefited from his father's legacy by getting media attention, though he might not deserve it, if only judged on skill and merit. Chavez's…
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Marquez has wish granted, November battle with Pacquiao looms
Since losing a razor thin decision to pound for pound kingpen Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez has had one goal - to avenge the lose in a third fight between the boxing…
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Juan Manuel Marquez reveals strategy to Pacquiao rematch
A third bout between lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and pound for pound best Manny Pacquiao seems to be a foregone conclusion. With the boxing world buzzing for a November showdown between…
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Andre Ward must be electric in Los Angeles
The Home Depot Center's tennis stadium in Carson has been the venue to a handful of entertaining and memorable boxing bouts in the last few years. On July 14, 2007, Paul Williams…
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Three up, three down for Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao is the best active boxer in the world; the mythical Pound for Pound King, if you may. Yet in his last three fights, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum has been able…
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Juan Manuel Marquez not keen on fighting Pacquiao at 147 pounds
Last week I reported that Bob Arum had make Juan Manuel Marquez another offer to fight Manny Pacquiao, and while Marquez has not looked at the details of the offer - the…
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One more offer to Juan Manuel Marquez for Pacquiao fight
Before a bout between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley was finalized, the Filipino's promoter Bob Arum sent Golden Boy Promotions an offer for Mexican icon Juan Manuel Marquez to land a third…
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Erik Morales – Marco Antonio Barrera, one more time?
When Erik Morales returned to the ring in 2010, and long-time rival Marco Antonio Barrera continued to fight, I argued that the pair might as well fight four a fourth time. When…
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Showtime boxing tournaments snakebitten
This Saturday night was to be the finals of Showtime's (American premium cable network, and producer of world-class boxing events) bantamweight tournament featuring Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko at the Nokia Theatre…
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Brian Viloria returns to championship action in Los Angeles
Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria will get a crack at the World Boxing Organization flyweight championship on June 4 at the Staples Center. Viloria (28-3, 16 KOs) will enter his seventh championship…
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Juan Manuel Lopez must learn from defeat
A defeat within the realm of professional boxing should not mark the end of an elite fighter's career. Instead,a loss, no matter how stunning, or unexpected, should serve as an opportunity for…
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Nobuhiro Ishida – Sergio Martinez in the works?
Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6-2, 8 KOs) might have made a splash into the middleweight high rent district with a suprising knock-out victory over American James Kirkland this past Saturday night in Las Vegas,…
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Erik Morales unlikely to make history as a 4 to 1 dog
Saturday night Erik "El Terible" Morales will enter a boxing ring attempting to accomplish a first for any fighter which has hailed from the country Mexico. Morales will be attempting to capture…
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“Ghost” Guerrero wants to haunt Pacquiao
Mexican-Americn lightweight Robert Guerrero (28-1-1, 18 KOs) will return to the ring Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas against Michael Katsidid, but the 28 year old is already looking…
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Final Four for Marquez is a bore
Now that Juan Manuel Marquez and Golden Boy Promotions have kissed and made up, the probability of the Mexican boxing standout fighting Manny Pacquiao are slime and none. A long standing fued…
