Josh Slagter
60 articles · The Grand Rapids Press
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Manny Pacquiao: I’d rather see Floyd Mayweather in the ring, ‘not in jail’
Manny Pacquiao called a criminal complaint against him by the Philippine tax bureau as "plain and simple harassment" as prosecutors try to determine if there is enough evidence for a court case…
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Larry Holmes: Floyd Mayweather’s ‘too scared’ and has ‘excuses’ not to fight Manny Pacquiao
Larry Holmes says it's Floyd Mayweather's fault a megafight with Manny Pacquiao hasn't come to fruition yet. Sugar Ray Leonard just wants them to hurry up and get in the ring. Whoever…
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Victor Ortiz grows tired of Floyd Mayweather’s talk of Manny Pacquiao
On Tuesday in New York City, Victor Ortiz was a little subdued, playing the part of challenger to Floyd Mayweather and his umblemished record. On Wednesday in Los Angeles -- the second…
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Floyd Mayweather’s comeback fight vs. Victor Ortiz set for MGM Grand in Las Vegas
The site of Floyd Mayweather's latest comeback, Sept. 17 against Victor Ortiz, will be at a place that's very familiar to the Grand Rapids native. As expected, Mayweather-Ortiz is set for MGM…
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Bob Arum: Manny Pacquiao’s next fight will be in November, Floyd Mayweather top priority
While Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley embarked on a press tour to promote their May 7 fight in Las Vegas, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum already has set his sights on the…
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Undefeated boxers Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley eager for fight at Pontiac Silverdome
In an era where Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather continue to dance around each other instead of settling things in the ring, Timothy Bradley-Devon Alexander could be exactly what the sport needs.…
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Floyd Mayweather not Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent; it’s 39-year-old Shane Mosley
Boxing fans hoping for a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao megafight in early 2011 will have to wait. While Mayweather's battles continue to be in the court room, Pacquiao has come to terms with…
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Amir Khan in London? Khan says he’ll be ready in ’12 months’
If Floyd Mayweather is going to fight again -- and not against Manny Pacquiao -- Amir Khan is a name that's bound to creep up. And it could even happen in place…
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Freddie Roach: Floyd Mayweather ‘should retire’ if he avoids Manny Pacquiao fight this time
After Manny Pacquiao's destruction of Antonio Margarito on Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium, the talk immediately shifted to a potential bout with Floyd Mayweather. Not that we haven't been down this road…
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Freddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao fight against Floyd Mayweather will never happen
In an interview with Yahoo! Sports' Graham Bensinger, Roach said a megafight between Mayweather and Pacquiao is now a lost cause. "I don't think it will ever happen. It will be one…
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Don King: Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight could be done ‘in a flash’ with Bob Arum
The first round of negotiations between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao failed in January, and the second round may not have actually even existed. So what's it going to take for Mayweather-Pacquiao…
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Bob Arum: Only Floyd Mayweather’s approval stands in way of fight with Manny Pacquiao
With obstacles such as random blood testing and purse split, a potential megafight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao -- negotiations that already had failed once -- looked as if it'd never…
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Bob Arum: Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquaio ‘approaching resolution … one way or another’
If negotiations have been ongoing for a November megafight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, it's been in relative silence to the media and behind closed doors. So, has there been any…
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Bob Arum: Manny Pacquiao’s next fight Nov. 13, hopefully against Floyd Mayweather
With a Congressional win under Manny Pacquiao's belt in the Philippines, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum already has Pacquiao's next move planned: a Nov. 13 fight in either Dallas or Las Vegas.…
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Mayweather-Mosley long overdue, but should produce classic welterweight fight
LAS VEGAS -- That a natural conclusion sometimes takes much longer to reach than expected does not make it less natural. And so it is when Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley share…
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Kermit Cintron on Floyd Mayweather: ‘I’m the guy he needs to fight’
Paulie Malignaggi. Nate Campbell. Kermit Cintron. The list of rumored March 13 opponents for Floyd Mayweather seems to grow by the day, and Cintron is the latest to speak up about possibly…
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Teddy Atlas: Pacquiao’s camp asked Mayweather if positive drug test could be kept ‘secret’
To no surprise, the strained negotiations between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao were a hot topic on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights" this week. Teddy Atlas The issue keeping the proposed March 13…
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Blood vs. urine? USADA clears up fuss over Mayweather-Pacquiao drug testing feud
The notion of bad blood interfering with the negotiations between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao's representatives wasn't far fetched. Neither camp gets along with the other. But with Tuesday's announcement from Mayweather's…
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The Press Box Podcast: Too many distractions for Manny Pacquaio; Miguel Cotto in an upset?
Boxing fans have been asking for a showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao since the Grand Rapids native returned to the ring in September and defeated Juan Manuel Marquez. But Pacquaio…
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Video: Floyd Mayweather Sr. accuses Manny Pacquiao of taking steroids, supplements
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao may have claimed boxing's mythical pound-for-pound throne with wins over Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton while Grand Rapids' Floyd Mayweather Jr. was in retirement, but…
