Greg Bishop
93 articles · The New York Times
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Pacquiao beats Bradley, but the dominating Manny of the past is gone
LAS VEGAS -- As the final rounds unfolded on Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao stalked Timothy Bradley. He followed Bradley into corners, around the ring, everywhere but into Bradley's lap between rounds. Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao’s improbable breakthrough changed a sport, dozens of lives
LAS VEGAS -- The Greyhound bus rumbled south from San Francisco, a boxing champion unknown outside the Philippines seated near the back. Manny Pacquiao was headed toward Los Angeles. That was 2001,…
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History of boxing takes shape in unique Las Vegas vault
LAS VEGAS -- On the bottom floor of the Top Rank Boxing offices, there is an unlabeled white door. Beyond that, a steel door that resembles an oversized bank vault. Beyond that,…
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Pacquiao vs. Mayweather? It?s Nice to Dream
MACAU ? It was Sunday afternoon, maybe two hours after a resounding triumph for Manny Pacquiao, and to Bob Arum of Top Rank Boxing, the landscape brimmed again with possibility, and even…
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In a Powerful Comeback, Pacquiao Batters Rios Through 12 Rounds
MACAU ? Say this for Brandon Rios: he hardly ever backed away. Manny Pacquiao kept coming at him. He kept striking Rios with left hands to the chin, the nose, the right…
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A Complex Love Story, Complete With Bells and a Ring
MACAU ? Manny Pacquiao?s last fight ended with him facedown on the canvas, his arms tucked awkwardly underneath him, his body limp. His wife, Jinkee, was hysterical. She bolted toward the ring…
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New Territory, and New Challenges, for HBO in Macau Prizefight
MACAU ? The boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios will start at the usual time in the United States (Saturday, around midnight Eastern), will be broadcast on HBO pay-per-view and…
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Back in Rehab, De La Hoya Fights Old Enemies
Discussions with Oscar De La Hoya about his sobriety came with a caveat, a disclaimer he provided: he slipped up occasionally. Addicts often do, though because this was the Golden Boy, master…
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A Ring Virtuoso, Fighting for Respect
After Floyd Mayweather Jr. dispatched another overmatched opponent Saturday night, in a welterweight title fight less strenuous than many of his sparring sessions, the debate about his place in boxing history resumed.…
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With Mental and Physical Mastery, Mayweather Stays Undefeated
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s latest boxing triumph followed a familiar pattern. For weeks, he toyed with Robert Guerrero, made him angry, made him jumpy, drew him right into the usual…
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In a Corner of China, Boxing?s New Frontier
Inside the Friars Club, at a table near the back, Bob Arum leaned forward. His eyes widened. His voice rose. Here came another vision, another sell ? the next future of boxing,…
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Despite Knockout, Fight Leaves Much Unanswered
LAS VEGAS ? Hours after one punch drastically changed the boxing landscape, Bob Arum retired to the showy Nobhill Tavern at the MGM Grand for a late birthday celebration. He turned 81…
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Pacquiao Stunned in Sixth Round
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao never saw it coming. He never saw the punch that snapped his head back Saturday and dropped him to the canvas and left him sprawled there momentarily,…
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Facing a Fight Against Time
LAS VEGAS ? When Manny Pacquiao climbs inside the ring Saturday to face his longtime nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez for the fourth time, his every movement will be scrutinized, analyzed, picked apart…
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Pacquiao Is Put on Defensive Over Same-Sex Marriage View
The boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and his associates on Wednesday tried to quell an uproar incited by an article on a Web site that addressed his opposition to same-sex marriage. In the…
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A Fight and Then Prison, but Mayweather Is Still Smiling
LAS VEGAS ? Inside the Mayweather Boxing Club, where the assembled included a lawyer, a famous rapper, a celebrity chef, a girlfriend, an ex-girlfriend, a dozen boxers, a few dozen spectators and,…
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Mayweather Receives 90-Day Sentence for Domestic Violence
The unbeaten welterweight boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday in Las Vegas to reduced charges of domestic violence and harassment. Enlarge This Image Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, avoided a felony trial…
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Cotto Stops Margarito in a Rematch
Antonio Margarito started with the taunting early, at the opening bell, or thereabouts. The more Miguel Cotto landed fists on Margarito?s face, the more Margarito shook his head, the more he smiled,…
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Pacquiao Packs an Economic Punch in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS ? Despite the fact that Manny Pacquiao hails from the Philippines and came to stardom toward the end of his career, to this city and Nevada he represents far more…
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Mayweather, a welterweight with heavyweight financial clout
LAS VEGAS ? On Saturday night, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will make tens of millions of dollars for an hour?s worth of work, if that. He will be paid for what happens inside…
