Larry Fine
13 articles · Reuters
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Boxing great Manny Pacquiao says will retire after upcoming fight in April
By Larry Fine
Filipino Manny Pacquiao insists his upcoming title bout against Timothy Bradley will be the last of his prodigious career and on Thursday said he is aiming for a convincing win to help…
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De La Hoya has golden vision of future
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar De La Hoya sees golden times ahead for boxing and his Golden Boy Promotions, envisioning his fighter Canelo Alvarez becoming a star, new heavyweights arising at the…
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Cotto seeks Puerto Rico first in title bout vs Martinez
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miguel Cotto hopes to benefit from the "Roach factor" when he tries to become Puerto Rico's first four-division champion against world middleweight champ Sergio Martinez at Madison Square…
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Mayweather, Cotto get royal treatment for title clash
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto have plenty of common. They both wanted to fight Manny Pacquiao but have ended up with a dynamic "Ring Kings" showdown against each…
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Pacquiao feels pressure at home to fight Mayweather
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Besides the urgings of boxing fans around the world eager for Manny Pacquiao to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., Pacman said on Thursday he was feeling pressure…
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Fighter of Year Sergio Martinez set to ring bell for 2011
By Larry Fine
(Reuters) - Sergio Martinez does not boast the name recognition of Manny Pacquiao yet he has something the famed Filipino does not -- Fighter of the Year honors for 2010, and the…
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Bradley, Alexander in title tilt of unbeatens
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Undefeated world champions Devon Alexander and Tim Bradley see a rich future for the winner of their showdown next month in a 140-pound division bursting with talent. "I…
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Roach sees the next Pacquiao in British champion Khan
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fight trainer extraordinaire Freddie Roach, who helped Manny Pacquiao scale the heights to become hailed as boxing's best, said he gets a sense of deja vu working with…
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Promoter Arum was grooming Valero for Pacquiao clash
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venezuelan boxer Edwin Valero, who committed suicide on Monday in a jail where he was held for killing his wife, was a "sensational" fighter who was being groomed…
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Manny Pacquiao still hopes to fight Floyd Mayweather this year
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao believes a showdown against Floyd Mayweather Jr. will happen eventually despite hard feelings over drug-testing demands that aborted negotiations. "I believe the fight…
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Pacquiao forgets Mayweather, gears up for Clottey bout
By Larry Fine
DALLAS (Reuters) - World welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao moved on from the acrimony of his aborted fight against Floyd Mayweather by officially announcing his WBO defense against Joshua Clottey at the home…
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Record-wary Mayweather may duck Pacquiao: Arum
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao's desire to take on Floyd Mayweather may not be enough to persuade the American to climb into the ring for a dream fight against the Filipino,…
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Mayweather may duck Pacquiao to preserve status: Arum
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao has satisfied Floyd Mayweather's demands that he state his desire to fight the American, but that still may not be good enough to make the mega-fight,…