Ryan Bates
40 articles · 411mania.com
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What’s Under Nonito Donaire’s Trunks?
Here's a hint: Bigger, stronger, longer lasting, and could be a key element in beating Gerson Guerrero Saturday night. Attention ladies (and who are we kidding... guys too): When you watch Nonito…
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411 Boxing Fact or Fiction 02.02.10: Donaire Jr., Manfredo Jr., Mayweather Jr., And More
Will Floyd Mayweather Jr. find a way to weasel out of this fight with Shane Mosley? Could Chris John defeat either Juan Manuel Lopez or Yuriorkis Gamboa for their belts? Is Brian…
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Calling A Spade A Spade 01.22.10: Forgive Me, Boxing, For I Have Sinned
Antonio Margarito's suspension is almost up; is boxing ready to bring back the Tainted Tornado? Ryan Bates explains why it should. In the proverbial words of Chris Isaak, Baby did a bad,…
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Margarito Inked To Fight Carson Jones on Pacquiao/Clottey Undercard
Antonio Margarito will get his license to box reinstated in Texas on the undercard of Pacquiao/Clottey. "Tony has applied for a license and we're optimistic they'll grant it to him," said CEO…
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Mega-Fight May Happen In The Fall? Probably Not
For those clinging to hope that Manny/Floyd will get it on later this year, Golden Boy CEO Schaefer says, "Probably not." When Pacquiao/Mayweather negotiations fell apart, the ever-optimistic in the boxing world…
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15 Minutes of Fame 01.09.10: The Last Thing About Bloodtestgate EVER!!!
At least from Ryan it is. Rated R for Rhino (and vulgar language... such a pottymouth). It's 8:36 am on Friday morning, and I swear this will be the last thing I…
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The 2009 Scrappy Awards (Part 1)
It's the things that make you go "Hmmm," the things that make you go "Ouch!" and the things that make you go "Whaaaa?" It's the best (and worst) of boxing in the…
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411 Boxing Fact Or Fiction 12.30.09: Ward and Gatti, Luevano, and More Blood Testing
Is the blood work controversy between Mayweather and Pacquiao a legit roadblock or just hype? Was Ward vs. Gatti the best trilogy of the decade? Does Steven Luevano stand a chance against…
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Floydian Slip
Reader feedback prompts an explanation for my dislike of the Pretty Money Boy Child, and I show that it's not hate, merely disappointment and disapproval. Sometimes we get feedback here at 411mania…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather insider perspective: What Arum wants, Arum gets
It’s hard to imagine what was going through the mind of Bob Arum last Saturday night when two of his most coveted prize fighters, Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, went to battle…
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Firepower Weigh-In Gets A Gold Star
HBO's Jeremy Piven will emcee the Pacquiao/Cotto weigh in. Today's weigh in for Firepower will be Gold. Ari Gold. Jeremy Piven, one of the stars of HBO's hit show Entourage, will emcee…
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Manny Wants To Rock And Roll All Night
No rest for the weary -- Pacquiao intends to hold a concert immediately after the Cotto fight. How confident is Team Pacquiao that the pound-for-pound champion will rock on Saturday? So confident…
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15 Minutes of Fame — Firepower Edition
From Manny and Miguel to double standards to boxers who sing, this is what Rhino has to say about boxing in the short time span of fifteen minutes. My 15 minutes of…
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WBC: We May Be Corrupt, But We Won’t Have Pottymouths!
The WBC now all of a sudden has a conscience; bans Chris Arreola from boxing for swearing on HBO. The WBC, the sanctioning body known for astronomical sanctioning fees, questionable ranking movements,…
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Cotto’s In Good Company As The Underdog
As people start to make their final picks for November 14th's "Firepower," Cotto is okay with being the underdog to Pacquiao, and history gives him some backing for that. The great thing…
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Rhino’s 15 Minutes of Fame 10.31.09: The Debut
Everyone gets 15 minutes of fame. I'm taking mine every week though! As many boxing thoughts as I can cram into fifteen minutes. Andy Warhol once famously stated that everyone will have…
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Calling A Spade A Spade 10.09.09: Beyond the Bell
They look monstrous inside the ring; but outside the ring, boxers are among the first to provide help in times of need. Andre Ward photo by Laura De La Torre You know,…
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Boxing Stars Weigh In on Mayweather/Marquez
Busy fighters on the run still have time to make predictions when they get a text from Ryan's Celebrity Cell Phone Poll! The great thing about boxers is that they're just normal…
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Calling A Spade A Spade 09.04.09: Thieves Among Honor
There is dissent in Manny Pacquiao's empire, and many point the finger at his advisers. Think back to the time when you were forming your core circle of friends. Sure, we had…
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Odds Are 08.29.09: Mayweather/Marquez
Everything in Vegas can be worked out to two things: numbers and dollars. Sports, particularly boxing, doesn't fail in this either. Most big fights, and even some of the smaller ones out…
