Robert Morales
415 articles · L.A. Daily News
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Marquez-Diaz card gets stacked
Boxing fans these days usually get a good main event, and not much more. Reporters on media row are often heard saying, "What a lousy undercard." But Oscar De La Hoya and…
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Arum Explains Why Pacquiao Would Face Margarito, Cotto
Promoter Bob Arum this week scoffed at the notion he wants only his Top Rank Inc. boxers to fight the company's cash cow, Manny Pacquiao. This comes on the heels of fellow…
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BOXING NOTEBOOK: Pacquiao takes congressional oath in Sarangani province in Philippines
Welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on Monday took his congressional oath in the capital of Sarangani province in his native Philippines. In a video released by Yahoo Sports, his acceptance speech included typical…
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Roach says Chavez Jr. giving his all
Freddie Roach had heard all about the less-than-stellar training habits of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Chavez's promoter, Bob Arum, even hung a "lazy" jacket on the son of the legend. Roach, however,…
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Shaw Blasts Arum Over Pacquiao-Bradley Comments
Promoter Bob Arum said last week on BoxingScene.com that he doesn't think there would be any real money in a fight between welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and junior welterweight champ Timothy Bradley…
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Ward ready to take on mean Green in Super Six boxing tournament
Allan Green wasn't in the original cast of Showtime's Super Six Classic super middleweight tournament. But Jermain Taylor pulled out after suffering a brutal 12th-round knockout loss to Arthur Abraham in October,…
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Insider Notebook: Khan; 140 Tourney; Pacquiao vs Bradley
Promoter Gary Shaw is not one to mince words. It was no different this week when he took a shot at Golden Boy Promotions and some of its fighters regarding a junior…
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Dream is coming true for Foreman
Yuri Foreman made his amateur boxing bones growing up in Israel after moving from Belarus at age 9. His goal was to become a world champion as a pro, but duking it…
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Cotto may not have much fight left
No one ever will be able to say Miguel Cotto hasn't had a terrific career. But considering what has happened in three of his past four fights, one has to wonder what…
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Insider Notebook: Cotto-Foreman; Pacquiao-Floyd; More
Promoter Bob Arum was in New York City on Tuesday for a Yuri Foreman workout at Gleason's Gym ahead of Foreman's junior middleweight title defense against former junior welterweight and welterweight champion…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao must get done
A lot happened during the first failed negotiations for a fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. From insults to insinuations to accusations, these were not peace talks. Pacquiao filed a…
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Insider Notebook: Mayweather-Pacquiao Mania, Mosley
Boxing is on a roll, thanks in large part to two ultra-talented fighters by the name of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. But how much would a fight between the two…
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Williams wants his due and his payday
Paul Williams has been a top-5 pound-for-pound fighter for a while now. Yet Williams has seen neither the money reflective of such a lofty status, nor the overall recognition from the boxing…
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Mayweather has easy time against Mosley
LAS VEGAS - Floyd Mayweather Jr. said during the promotion for his welterweight fight Saturday against "Sugar" Shane Mosley he was the greatest of all-time - Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson…
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Quickness at center of bout
LAS VEGAS - "Sugar" Shane Mosley will have a lot more to worry about than just the hand speed of Floyd Mayweather Jr. when the two square off tonight in the welterweight…
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Insider Notebook: Mayweather-Ali, Mosley, Chavez-Roach
Floyd Mayweather Jr. said during one HBO 24/7 episode promoting his fight Saturday with "Sugar" Shane Mosley that he is the best ever. Better than Muhammad Ali. Better than Sugar Ray Robinson.…
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Insider Notebook: Hopkins vs Golden Boy; Pacquiao; Floyd
Richard Schaefer stood inside Classic Kickboxing Gym on Monday in Pasadena, Calif., ready to play host to a workout for "Sugar" Shane Mosley, who May 1 will take on Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
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Insider Notebook: Calzaghe’s Golden Offer?; Khan; Mora
Joe Calzaghe was introduced to fans and the media prior to the recent Los Angeles news conference promoting the May 1 welterweight fight between "Sugar" Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. at…
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Vazquez, Marquez move four-ward
Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez have two things in common - incredible courage, and the refusal to stay away from one another. They have beaten each other up for 25 rounds in…
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Insider Notebook: Top Rank/Golden Boy; Pacquiao; Gomez
Oscar De La Hoya stood on the dais inside a third-floor Mexican restaurant in East Los Angeles on Monday. De La Hoya and some of his Golden Boy Promotions cohorts were there…