Leighton Ginn
98 articles · The Desert Sun
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At 6-foot-11, boxer Taishan Dong has people looking up
No one really knows if promising heavyweight prospect Taishan Dong has a glass jaw, but good luck trying to reach it. The 6-foot-11, 285-pound Chinese boxer will have his second professional fight…
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Timothy Bradley plots strategy for Diego Chaves
In Timothy Bradley's last few fights, he's shown how versatile he can be in the ring. That versatility also was on display Monday as Bradley fielded questions about which boxer will show…
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Oscar De La Hoya vows to end boxing?s ?Cold War?
Golden Boy founder Oscar De La Hoya said he has come up with a campaign slogan as he moves forward in promoting boxing: ?Ego is not my amigo.? For years, a cold…
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Timothy Bradley agrees to bout with Diego Chaves
Timothy Bradley said he's ready for anything when he fights on Dec. 13, even if his opponent resorts to the dirty tactics that got him disqualified in his last fight. Bradley (31-1)…
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Manny Pacquiao’s opponent learned from Timothy Bradley
Chris Algieri said watching a Timothy Bradley fight prepared him for the biggest fight of his career when he beat Ruslan Provodnikov. Now he hopes watching Bradley will help him with the…
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Boxer Josesito Lopez dances into ring tonight
RANCHO MIRAGE ? If Josesito Lopez?s recent history is any indication, his opponents either go on to fight Floyd Mayweather, or end up on Dancing with the Stars. Starting two years ago,…
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Timothy Bradley’s gamble vs. Pacquiao still pays off
LAS VEGAS For the first time in six years, Timothy Bradley does not have a world title after suffering his first loss in 33 fights Saturday night against Manny Pacquiao. Pacquaio scored…
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Not all lost for Timothy Bradley in loss to Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS ? For the first time in six years, Timothy Bradley of Cathedral City does not have a world title after suffering his first loss in 33 fights Saturday night against…
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Boxing notes from Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao fight
Celebrities in the house Aaron Eckhart was sitting ringside prior to the main event Saturday night. Lil Wayne was also seen just outside the entrance into the arena. Among the celebrities in…
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?Amped? Las Vegas crowd is in Manny Pacquiao?s corner
LAS VEGAS ? More than 4,000 fans showed up inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday just to watch the weigh-in of the Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao fight, and that crowd erupted…
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Brian Kenny, Thomas Hauser defended Tim Bradley win
LAS VEGAS ? In the first Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao fight, Brian Kenny called the fight for Top Rank?s international feed and had Bradley winning a narrow decision. And when the…
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Tim Bradley camp: ‘this is Manny Pacquiao’s end’
LAS VEGAS ? Picking up on retirement talk that surrounded Manny Pacquiao after his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez, trainer Joel Diaz said WBO champion Timothy Bradley is going into the…
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Timothy Bradley not worried about judges
WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley said he?s not concerned with the judges for his rematch against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday. He?s more concerned with the court of public opinion. Bradley won his…
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Manny Pacquiao: No 1st-fight concerns ahead of rematch
HOLLYWOOD ? Boxer of the decade Manny Pacquiao was asked if there was anything from his first fight against WBO champion Timothy Bradley that would give him concern. Pacquiao, a man of…
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Bradley on Pacquiao fight: ?I?m a different fighter?
Top Rank founder Bob Arum, who will promote the Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao rematch, felt timing was everything, and the fight had to wait to let the controversy over the first…
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Two-time lightweight champ Julio Diaz lands title fight
COACHELLA ? Julio Diaz, a two-time lightweight champion, will get his shot at a title April 24 when he faces WBA interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman at the StubHub Center in Carson.…
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Tim Bradley gets under Manny Pacquiao’s skin in HBO interview
INDIO Cathedral City boxer Timothy Bradley threw the first verbal punch at the start of the promotion for his April 12 pay-per-view rematch against Manny Pacquiao, and the WBO welterweight champion is…
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Tim Bradley to lead Palm Springs Black History Month parade
PALM SPRINGS ? Deep into his training camp, Cathedral City?s Timothy Bradley was more than happy to take time out of his schedule to be the grand marshal of Saturday?s Black History…
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Bradley: Not sure ‘relentless’ Pacquiao still exists
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- In a private ballroom, Manny Pacquiao was doing some television spots for his rematch against Timothy Bradley when he started to edit the script. It was part of…
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Timothy Bradley chooses sure fight over chance at Floyd Mayweather
In the end, the security of a sure thing overruled the hope of a dream opportunity for Cathedral City boxer Timothy Bradley. The WBO champion decided to extend his agreement with Top…