Robert Morales
415 articles · L.A. Daily News
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Mark Whicker: Joel Diaz, who is Timothy Bradley’s trainer, sees through the scars
INDIO, Calif. ? When the bell rings and Tim Bradley is finished dropping bombs, Joel Diaz is just beginning. Bradley's only professional trainer is not a source of tender mercies. He has…
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Timothy Bradley wants to beat Manny Pacquiao again, but leave no doubt
It?s funny when you think about it. Manny Pacquiao has been aching to get back at Timothy Bradley because Bradley received an unjust split-decision victory in their fight in June 2012. But…
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Stand by for the resurrection of boxing at the Fabulous Forum
From Bobby Chacon to Thomas Hearns to Alexis Arguello to Julio Cesar Chavez to Ruben Olivares to George Foreman to Ken Norton and Muhammad Ali, the list of great fighters to have…
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Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao insist the fire is still burning
We?re still three weeks out from the April 12 rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley at MGM Grand in Las Vegas (on HBO pay-per-view). It?s highly anticipated because of the controversy…
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Insider Notebook: Mayweather-Maidana, Khan, Golovkin
It wasn't too long after Floyd Mayweather Jr. tweeted the news about his next opponent, when Richard Schaefer returned a phone call we had made seeking comment. Knowing that Schaefer - CEO…
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Vasyl Lomachenko, Zou Shiming have promoter Bob Arum dreaming big
Bob Arum isn?t the only promoter signing top-notch international talent, but the chairman of Top Rank Inc. does have two of the best to recently come out of the Olympic Games on…
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Arum Scoffs at Notion That Pacquiao Has Gotten Soft
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum promotes both Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao, so far be it from him to rip one of his own fighters. But he's not buying this business from…
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Insider Notebook: Bradley Pumped; Lomachenko; Orozco
Perhaps Timothy Bradley didn't realize last week that the 24th anniversary of Buster Douglas' shocking 10th-round knockout of Mike Tyson in Japan was Tuesday, when he used that fight as an example…
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Timothy Bradley didn’t just want rematch with Pacquiao, he needed it
Fighters often want a rematch after losing a fight. Timothy Bradley didn't just want one, he needed a second go-round with Manny Pacquiao even though he defeated Pacquiao via split-decision in June…
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Is Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez ready for leading role in a pay-per-view event?
Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez in September was part of a Showtime telecast that generated $150 million in pay-per-view revenue, an all-time record. The A-side to the show was Floyd Mayweather Jr., who defeated…
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Mikey Garcia could be an opponent for Manny Pacquiao in the near future
Unless there is a miracle and Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao sign to fight each other, promoter Bob Arum is going to be hard-pressed to continue to give Pacquiao money-making opponents.…
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Looking forward to fights we?d like to see in 2014
It?s 2014 and the sweet science once again is open for business. What kind of business depends on whether the powers that be at Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank Inc. decide…
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Insider Notebook: Mayweather, Golovkin-Quillin, Wilder
Nothing has changed. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will never fight until Pacquiao is no longer associated with Bob Arum. So it seems, anyway. A recent story in the Grand Rapids…
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Deontay Wilder looking to bring heavyweight title back to America
Pondering the plight of the American heavyweight can be painful. Shannon Briggs, not exactly a name that inspires greatness, was the last one to hold one of the major championship belts in…
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For the Gennady Golovkin vs. Curtis Stevens middleweight title fight, trainers doing the trash-talking
Perhaps the best thing that ever happened to Gennady Golovkin was hiring Abel Sanchez to train him three years ago. Golovkin has said as much. ?Big change for me,? said Golovkin, of…
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Mike Alvarado, Ruslan Provodnikov square off in highly anticipated junior welterweight title fight
Even in defeat, they displayed incredible courage and talent. All that could translate into a thriller when the two square off Saturday night at 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo., near Alvarado?s hometown…
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Insider Notebook: Bradley/Marquez/PEDs, Quillin, More
Remember Freddie Roach's line prior to Manny Pacquiao's fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez? It was something like, "If Marquez's physique is natural, I'll kiss his ass." Then Marquez knocked Pacquiao cold…
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Boxing?s poor judging is quickest way to turn off fans
One of the quickest ways to turn off a boxing fan is for a judge to come up with a ridiculous scorecard. We see it too often at the elite level. Two…
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Judges? egregious scorecard hot topic after Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s win over Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez
LAS VEGAS >> When ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. on Saturday night declared that judges had come up with a majority decision for the junior middleweight title fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
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Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez might be cool enough to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr.
A song called ?Cool? was performed in the 1961 movie ?West Side Story.? It was about keeping a calm disposition ahead of a big rumble between the Sharks and the Jets, two…