Ryan Maquiñana
112 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Andre Wards Off Bika to Defend Title
OAKLAND, CA -- When Andre Ward?s original opponent, Andre Dirrell, pulled out of their scheduled scrap, the boxing world wondered if Ward?s focus would waver, now that the bout would be outside…
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(South)West Coast Watch: JuanMa?s Next Opponent, Ines Sainz & Donaire?s New Hobby
This week, the Watch had a southwestern feel to it, as I ventured to Arlington, Texas, for Pacquiao-Margarito, and ended my trip back in San Francisco, burning countless phone lines and Whataburger…
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So, Manny?Who’s Next?
As I sat in the front row of the Manny Pacquiao?Antonio Margarito post-fight press conference, it became evident that most of the media in attendance had already moved past breaking down the…
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Eight Me Now: Pac-Man Gobbles Up Another Title
ARLINGTON, TX ? By his own admission, trainer Freddie Roach said it was the worst camp of his fighter?s career. Beset by a parade of distractions ranging from his congressional duties in…
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Floyd Mayweather?s Legal Defense Put to the Test
Parrying. Pick-sticks. Pulchritude in the pocket. Throughout his career, Floyd Mayweather?s trademark has been his impenetrable defense. Now more than ever, he?s going to need to employ his famous shoulder roll in…
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Forget Margarito; Marquez is the Man for Manny
After ?Floydwatch 2010? was scrapped in favor of a Texas tangle with erstwhile pariah Antonio Margarito on November 13, Team Pacquiao immediately began circling the wagons. ?Margarito wasn?t an arbitrary choice,? argued…
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Philippine National Team Holds Tryouts in San Francisco
This Saturday, August 21, come to the Koret Center on the University of San Francisco?s campus and meet the members of the Philippine National Boxing Team, who continue their march toward the…
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Roach?s Potential New Prot?g?, Arreola?s Left Hand, and Playboy Mansion Primates: A Writer?s Weekend
?The war is won or lost before the battle even begins.? ?Sun Tzu Clich? or not, such a line isn?t strictly confined to the endeavor of combat. Whenever a writer is assigned…
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Cameron Dunkin on Pavlik-Chavez Jr., Donaire-Viloria, and the Stable
In January, I sat in press row at The Joint in the Las Vegas Hard Rock when, in between bouts, a fellow writer alerted me that Cameron Dunkin was across the ring…
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Did Manny Pacquiao Deserve Fighter of the Decade?
Last week, the media tour de force surrounding the Yuri Foreman-Miguel Cotto showdown at Yankee Stadium was further aided by the 85th annual Boxing Writers Association of America Awards Dinner at the…
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Jeff Mayweather: ?Why is Floyd the Bad Guy??
The second half of my conversation with Jeff Mayweather shifts the topic from his new job training pound-for-pound fighter Celestino ?El Pelench?n? Caballero to his nephew Floyd?s eventful year, both in and…
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Jeff Mayweather: ?Gamboa is the Biggest Risk at 126.?
Unified super bantamweight champion Celestino ?El Pelench?n? Caballero was in search of a new trainer for his first fight at 126 pounds. Enter Jeff Mayweather. The former lead cornerman of WBO heavyweight…
