Robert Morales
415 articles · L.A. Daily News
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In Pacquiao, Jones has star attraction
Jerry Jones only wants the cream of the crop gracing Cowboys Stadium, his state-of-the-art facility that opened last year. He had hoped to play host to Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. tonight. Not…
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Discourage not in Clottey’s vocabulary
Joshua Clottey remembers when, as a kid growing up in Ghana, he got sick to his stomach after being punched there during a street fight. He started training and got his revenge.…
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Mayweather and Mosley keep cool
"Sugar" Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. shoved each other and wrestled a bit at Tuesday's news conference in New York City promoting their May 1 welterweight showdown at MGM Grand in…
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Insider Notebook: Darchinyan-Donaire; P. Williams; Buster
Gary Shaw was reached by telephone Wednesday. He was asked if boxing fans are ever going to get to see the rematch between Nonito Donaire and Vic Darchinyan, who Saturday will defend…
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Political win could put Pacquiao’s boxing future in question
Manny Pacquiao on Friday said he will begin campaigning for his run for Congress in his native Philippines on March 26. That would be 13 days after his welterweight title defense against…
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De La Hoya Comments on Malignaggi; Jacobs vs Manfredo
Oscar De La Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions, on Tuesday played host to a news conference promoting Thursday's card at Club Nokia at L.A. Live featuring Victor Ortiz against Hector Alatorre…
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Insider Notebook: Merchant on Tyson, Pacquiao on Mosley
Larry Merchant has been a commentator for HBO since 1978. But 20 years ago, on Feb. 11, 1990, Merchant worked a fight that will remain everlasting in his mind. The setting was…
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Valero finds himself on cusp of stardom
Boxing has more than its share of feel-good stories. Look at Manny Pacquiao. He was dirt poor as a kid growing up in the Philippines. Today, he is the most recognized boxer…
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Insider Notebook: Pacquiao Talks Steroids, Mayweather Jr.
Fear is one emotion that can be detected in someone's eyes. Honesty is another, and the look in Manny Pacquiao's eyes in his dressing room Tuesday at his training camp in Hollywood…
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De La Hoya all for drug testing, Mosley-Mayweather meeting
Oscar De La Hoya sat inside the ESPN Zone at L.A. Live on Tuesday after playing host to a news conference promoting the Feb. 25 junior welterweight fight between Victor Ortiz and…
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Oscar De La Hoya is Disgusted With Margarito’s Comeback
Oscar De La Hoya on Tuesday played host to a news conference promoting the Feb. 25 junior welterweight fight between Victor Ortiz and Hector Alatorre at Club Nokia at L.A. Live. One…
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Insider Notebook: Juanma’s Quest; Perez-Mares, Pacquiao
It was Tuesday night, just past 10 in New York City. Juan Manuel Lopez was relaxing in his hotel room in Manhattan, four days shy of his challenge to featherweight world champion…
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Mayweather vs Mosley Clash in The Works, Says Schaefer
With Andre Berto having pulled out of his Jan. 30 fight with "Sugar" Shane Mosley because of the massive earthquake in Haiti, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said Monday afternoon he…
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Viloria a long way from L.A. swap meet
It was Jan. 4, 2008, at the Alameda Swap Meet in Los Angeles. It was raining hard, but Brian Viloria was on a mission and he wasn't going to let that stop…
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Insider Notebook: Viloria; Luevano; Williams vs. Mosley?
Brian Viloria won his first light flyweight world title with a first-round knockout of Eric Ortiz on Sept. 10., 2005 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The fight was on the undercard…
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If Pacquiao tests, then everyone should
Manny Pacquiao took apart Miguel Cotto with ferocious relentlessness, stopping Cotto in the 12th round Nov. 14 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. His promoter, Bob Arum, referred to Pacquiao in the…
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Arum tries last pitch to Pacquiao
Boxing promoter Bob Arum said Monday he would announce Manny Pacquiao's next fight Tuesday - be it against Floyd Mayweather Jr. or someone else. But Arum said Tuesday from Mexico he was…
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Promoter says Mayweather-Pacquiao fight can be salvaged
Boxing promoter Bob Arum on Thursday told this newspaper there is one way the proposed fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. can be salvaged. "Get rid of USADA, bring in…
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Pacquiao heads for court, not ring
Manny Pacquiao apparently has had enough. The Filipino welterweight world champion has decided to sue Golden Boy Promotions and Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Floyd Mayweather Jr. for defamation. Pacquiao's proposed March 13…
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Mosley remains ready for any challenge
With all the troubles plaguing the proposed March 13 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. - which is in serious jeopardy because of Mayweather's demand for Olympic-style drug testing -…
