Robert Morales
415 articles · L.A. Daily News
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Pavlik trying to turn his career around
Next week Kelly Pavlik will have had six months of sobriety from alcohol. It's a good start to straightening out a personal life that has seen two stints in alcohol rehabilitation, and…
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Ortiz shooting for the stars after win
Victor Ortiz listened for nearly two years as people in the boxing industry questioned his courage after his sixth-round technical knockout loss to hard-hitting Marcos Maidana in June 2009 at Staples Center.…
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Manny Pacquiao’s Thoughts on Facing Victor Ortiz
Hollywood, California - Sitting in the hot-box that is his dressing room at the Wild Card, with about 15 reporters jammed into it, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao was asked if he…
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Insider Notebook: De La Hoya, Arum on Pacquiao vs Ortiz
Saturday?s main event on HBO featuring Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz attracted 1.5 million viewers, making it the highest audience for a fight this year on HBO. This audience number is for…
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Ortiz out to prove he’s not a quitter
Victor Ortiz was stopped in the sixth round by Marcos Maidana in a brutal fight in June 2009 at Staples Center. Ortiz has gone 4-0-1 with three knockouts since then. But Andre…
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Mosley: It Will Be Easy To Exploit Pacquiao’s Flaws
A student of the game, former three division champion Shane Mosley told BoxingScene.com earlier this week that he watched quite a few of Manny Pacquiao's previous fights. And, like other boxers, he…
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Insider Notebook: Donaire vs Top Rank; Mares; and Ward
This ongoing saga with promoter Bob Arum and bantamweight world champion Nonito Donaire is far from over. But assuming Donaire reluctantly goes back to Arum as per an arbitration decision that enjoins…
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MORALES: Kirkland says he’s learned his lesson
Take a look at the ring record of James Kirkland and you'll find two areas with large time gaps. That's because he was convicted of armed robbery in 2003 and spent nearly…
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Gamboa is finding his way in U.S.
Yuriorkis Gamboa has something in common with probably every Cuban boxer who has ever defected to the United States - he left behind loved ones. "It is something that is difficult, I…
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Insider Notebook: Pacquiao Suit, Alvarez-Rhodes, Donaire
If the Mayweather family or Golden Boy Promotions thought the defamation civil lawsuit filed against them by Manny Pacquiao was somehow going to go away, they experienced a sobering reminder Monday it…
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Donaire latest boxer to get caught in middle of De La Hoya-Arum rivalry
Golden Boy Promotions on Wednesday sent out a news release announcing it had just signed bantamweight world champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire to a long-term promotional contract. Considering Donaire is one…
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Insider Notebook: Mosley’s Desire, Canelo Fever, Kirkland
"Sugar" Shane Mosley on Tuesday returned a call from his training camp in Big Bear Lake, Calif. He sounded very relaxed, as if the serenity of the 7,800-foot mountain resort had helped…
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Fighters take different routes to title match
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is only 20, yet he has begun to take the boxing world by storm. Particularly in his native Mexico, Alvarez is a hot commodity. According to his promotional company,…
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Insider Notebook: Schaefer on Top Rank; Morales; More
One thing about Bob Arum, the 79-year-old chairman of Top Rank Inc. can ruffle feathers with the best. He was in rare form recently when he started taking pot-shots at the proposed…
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Montiel, Donaire not friendly tonight
Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire are both promoted by Bob Arum, which made it easy for them to become fairly good friends. But they say that won't matter tonight when they square…
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Arum: Mosley Does Well With Aggressive Fighters
When promoter Bob Arum first announced Manny Pacquiao would defend his welterweight world title against "Sugar" Shane Mosley on May 7 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the match was met with…
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Arum, Mayweather on good terms Mares reaches bantamweight finale
Bob Arum promoted Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the first 10 years of his career before they parted ways. There has been little love lost between the two since then, as they have…
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Mosley still has plenty of fight left
BEVERLY HILLS - When promoter Bob Arum first announced Manny Pacquiao would defend his welterweight world title against Shane Mosley on May 7 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the match was…
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Arum Really Pumped For Start of Pacquiao-Mosley Hype
Top Ranks' CEO Bob Arum is stoked about the beginning of the press tour for the May 7 welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and "Sugar" Shane Mosley at MGM Grand. Big…
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Hall of Fame is certain for Montiel
Alexis Arguello won world titles in the featherweight, super featherweight and lightweight divisions. He tried for a fourth division title, but twice was stopped by junior welterweight champion Aaron Pryor. With a…