Robert Morales
415 articles · L.A. Daily News
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‘So far, they’re OK’: Ex-world boxing-champs Klitschko brothers embedded in Kyiv, LA promoter says
Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, both former world heavyweight boxing champions, were both embedded in Kyiv as the Russian invasion of Ukraine swept the nation on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Both are Ukraine natives;…
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Last Call: Manny Pacquiao is not done, but this column is
HOLLYWOOD ? It was Monday. All-time great Manny Pacquiao sat in a dressing room at Wild Card Boxing Club, wrapping his own hands ahead of a workout in preparation for his July…
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Manny Pacquiao shows Freddie Roach he understands the sport of boxing
Fighters sometimes never get over a brutal knockout. Manny Pacquiao is not built like that. Six and a half years ago, Pacquiao was knocked cold by Juan Maneul Marquez, falling face-first in…
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Morales: Canelo, Daniel Jacobs set for 50-50 title fight
Fifty-fifty fights are the best to anticipate, especially when the names are big. That?s the case for Saturday?s middleweight title-unification between Canelo Alvarez of Mexico and Daniel Jacobs of Brooklyn. They will…
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Teddy Atlas turned passion, devotion into a Hall of Fame boxing career
Hard work, passion and being committed to the task at hand. Teddy Atlas Jr. has stuck by that credo for the 40-plus years he has been in boxing. It would be fair…
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Sugar Ray Leonard ?surprised? by first GGG-Canelo fight
Sugar Ray Leonard has been in a few big fights of his own, so he was somewhat astonished at what he witnessed this past Sept. 16 when middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and…
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Canelo Alvarez matches Gennady Golovkin camp as verbal shots escalate
Gennady Golovkin has never been anything but cordial toward a future opponent. Until now. Seriously, the middleweight champion of the world seems to have developed more than just dislike for Canelo Alvarez,…
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Oscar De La Hoya has no concern for Canelo?s reputation
Oscar De La Hoya was trying to defend Canelo Alvarez, as he should. It was Wednesday, and De La Hoya and Alvarez were hosting a conference call promoting Alvarez?s Sept. 15 rematch…
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Undaunted, Sergey Kovalev continues the good fight
Sergey Kovalev has lost the two biggest fights of his career, to Andre Ward, even though many had Kovalev winning their first go-round in November 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.…
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Canelo Alvarez has an image to repair before Golovkin rematch
Canelo Alvarez has a job to do ? repair a reputation that has been damaged. He can do that by making sure no more performance-enhancing drugs get into his system, and by…
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Santa Cruz vs. Mares II is Saturday?s best bet, promoter says
There are two notable boxing cards Saturday ? Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares will tangle in a featherweight title fight at Staples Center in a battle of Los Angeles-area stars, and…
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Golden Boy should step up to save Canelo vs Golovkin II
In one way, it?s understandable Golden Boy Promotions is ticked at Gennady Golovkin. The middleweight champion could have spoken up sooner, but he waited weeks before letting everyone know he would not…
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David Lemieux?s power doesn?t impress Billy Joe Saunders
Some of the things fighters come up with while preparing for a bout are hilarious. Take David Lemieux and what he said this week about Billy Joe Saunders, who Saturday will defend…
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Morales on boxing: Will Lomachenko-Rigondeaux thrill or bore?
Vasyl Lomachenko?s defense of his super featherweight title Saturday against Guillermo Rigondeaux at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City is the fight we?ve been waiting for. Or is it?…
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Billy Joe Saunders wants winner of Golovkin vs. Canelo rematch
If Billy Joe Saunders didn?t hold one of the middleweight championship belts, most people in the U.S. wouldn?t give a darn about him. But the British fighter does, so that makes us…
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Golden Boy executive: Scoring hurt Canelo and Golovkin
Eric Gomez, president of Golden Boy Promotions, on Wednesday stood inside the City of Angels Boxing Club in Los Angeles. He was in a good mood, and should have been because only…
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Golovkin vs. Canelo feels like a can?t-miss classic
It?s a can?t-miss, isn?t it? The Sept. 16 middleweight title fight between Canelo Alvarez and champion Gennady Golovkin would seem a lock for an old-fashioned ring war. Just thinking about what could…
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Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Mikey Garcia is what fans deserve
Vasyl Lomachenko and Mikey Garcia might be one of those tough-to-make fights. Lomachenko is promoted by Top Rank Inc., which promoted Garcia until a contract dispute resulted in Garcia sitting out 2…
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Crawford might be one win away from Pacquiao fight
Manny Pacquiao is 38, but in November he took the welterweight title from Jessie Vargas via a wide decision at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford…
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Gennady Golovkin will stop Canelo Alvarez
Finally, the Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez middleweight title fight has been made for Sept. 16. But will it be a dud, like another highly anticipated fight that took much longer to make? Not…