David Mayo
248 articles · The Grand Rapids Press
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Mayweather dodges comeback talk at Super Bowl
Floyd Mayweather's comeback potential still dominates boxing news, even if he does not engage such talk himself. The BBC caught up with Mayweather at the Grand Rapids native's pre-Super Bowl bash Saturday…
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Roach wants Pacquiao to face Mayweather next
Freddie Roach expressed excitement that the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton bout has been finalized and said he would like Pacquiao to fight Floyd Mayweather next. That depends on a lot of variables, not…
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Mayweather in no hurry to return for Mosley
Shane Mosley is making noise about fighting Floyd Mayweather again, both with his mouth and his fists. Perhaps he hasn't been listening. Mayweather might be willing to come back for the biggest…
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Retired Mayweather affects world boxing scene
Floyd Mayweather's next fight date remains fluid, especially considering he hasn't officially announced his comeback yet, though his ability to impede big-fight negotiations remains testimony to the drawing power of the undefeated…
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Adviser: Mayweather open to fight offers
GRAND RAPIDS -- Floyd Mayweather's adviser acknowledged Friday night that he has been instructed to entertain inquiries about possible fights. Mayweather has not fought in more than a year and recently called…
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Mayweathers: Floyd wants to fight Pacquiao
GRAND RAPIDS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants to fight again and has reached out to his father about returning in a training capacity after their estrangement for most of the last eight…
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Pacquiao on fighting Mayweather: ‘It’s possible’
LAS VEGAS -- There are three good reasons Manny Pacquiao and his promoter did not anxiously call out Floyd Mayweather after one of the most meaningful upsets in recent boxing history: One,…
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Boxing waits for Mayweather to un-retire
LAS VEGAS -- Wherever Floyd Mayweather is hiding, last year's Fighter of the Year hovers over boxing's biggest event of 2008 without lacing up a single time this year. Unless you count…
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Tough economy impacts fight promoters
LAS VEGAS -- The economy and pay-per-view boxing collided at the crossroads of Saturday's Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao showdown. The best live tickets at MGM Grand all have sold, yet good…
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Pacquiao makes millions, gives most away
LAS VEGAS -- What do you get for the man determined to end up with nothing this holiday season? Regardless what Manny Pacquiao makes Saturday night for fighting Oscar De La Hoya…
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Will Mayweather return before his dad retires?
GRAND RAPIDS -- If Floyd Mayweather decides to launch a comeback -- a question that didn't receive the standard roadblock answer from his adviser Monday -- an unlikely race could ensue as…
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It’s time for Mayweather’s retirement to end
GRAND RAPIDS -- The full-bore effort to lure Floyd Mayweather back to boxing has not advanced beyond hot rumor yet, though even in gyms in his hometown, those who claim to keep…
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HBO: Mayweather’s bias claims ‘unfortunate’
GRAND RAPIDS -- HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg called Floyd Mayweather's remarks "unfortunate" in a prepared statement Saturday, one day after the Grand Rapids native criticized the network's boxing announcers for racial…
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Mayweather gives first interview since retirement
GRAND RAPIDS -- Floyd Mayweather, in his first post-retirement interview, ripped HBO's boxing announcers for what he perceives as racist treatment, said he anticipates becoming a billionaire before the end of 2008,…
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De La Hoya says advice was lost on Mayweather
LAS VEGAS -- Concerned about Floyd Mayweather's personality gap early in his career, boxing promoter Bob Arum enlisted the help of two other notable figures in the sport, Sugar Ray Leonard and…
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Ellerbe: Mayweather’s Mr. Everything
LAS VEGAS -- A variety of camp members have joined Floyd Mayweather in trash-talking opponents over the years, though adviser Leonard Ellerbe usually is the exception. That changed on the eve of…
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Mayweather turns fist into helping hand
At Nate Jones' lowest point -- deprived of his boxing career, his Olympic bronze medal long since buried with his late twin sister, down to his final $15 -- Floyd Mayweather reached…
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Father, son have history with De La Hoya, Mayweather
In some ways, a Michigan family with unique ties to Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather would just as soon forget them. Mike Grable went the distance with De La Hoya…
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New trainer not reinventing De La Hoya
If the name Freddie Roach triggers something deep in the sports memory, you probably were an early ESPN junkie. Crammed between such sports as Australian Rules Football and professional wrestling, ESPN Top…
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Cinco de Mayo weekend good to De La Hoya
It has become almost as closely associated with Cinco de Mayo weekend as fun-filled pinatas, colorful sarapes, backyard cookouts and the Mexican flag: Oscar De La Hoya, as featured attraction to end…
