John Rawling
9 articles · The Guardian
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Interview with Armando Muniz – On Pacquiao vs Mayweather Prediction, Ricky Hatton, Erik Morales, Shane Mosley, Israel Vasquez, Robbery and much More
It was little over thirty-four years ago when Armando Muniz was denied his dream of winning a world championship. The scene was the convention center in Acapulco Mexico; Armando was taking on…
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Hatton-Pacquiao fight ‘back on’ says promoter
After more than a week of uncertainty over whether the proposed super-fight between Ricky Hatton and Manny ?Pacquiao would go ahead, a spokesman for veteran promoter Bob Arum said tonight that the…
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Hatton ready to walk away from Pacquiao fight rather than accept smaller cut
While Bob Arum is in the Philippines, attempting to persuade Manny Pacquiao to sign for a 2 May fight against Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas, Hatton's manager and father, Ray, has said…
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Hatton set to fight Pacquiao in May
A deal is close to completion that will see Ricky Hatton fight the Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on 2 May. Talks were continuing yesterday aimed at securing a site…
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Oscar De La Hoya Was the Golden Boy, But Never Truly Great
Watching Oscar De La Hoya being battered to defeat against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, it might have seemed superficially sad that this once outstanding fighter had hung on too long. But…
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WBC orders Klitschko to make first title defence
The World Boxing Council has ordered that its Ukrainian world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko must make a first defence of his title against the Germany-based Cuban Juan Carlos Gomez. Klitschko, 37, regained…
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Mayweather shadow looms over battle of world’s best welterweights
The question of whether Floyd Mayweather Jr will be true to his word and remain retired hangs over tonight's match between Puerto Rico's WBA world welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto, and his Mexican…
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Bring on Hatton Pacquiao turns on the power
Manny Pacquiao underlined his claims to be regarded as a modern great when he inflicted a spectacular ninth-round knockout on the Mexican-American David Diaz at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las…
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Pacquiao poised for greatness
The Filipino Manny Pacquiao will add to his growing reputation as one of the world's outstanding fighters if he beats Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tonight…
