Keith Idec
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Mikey Garcia: Not Overlooking Easter; Just Answering Questions
By Keith Idec
The feeling within Robert Easter Jr.?s camp is that Mikey Garcia is looking past the unbeaten IBF lightweight champion. Garcia has openly discussed possible future fights against lightweight champ Vasiliy Lomachenko and…
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Arum: Canelo Will Pay Price For Being Off Juice, Triple-G KOs Him
By Keith Idec
Bob Arum didn?t hold back when asked Wednesday night for his prediction of who will win the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch. The Hall-of-Fame promoter picked Golovkin to win by knockout because he…
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Pacquiao: I Don’t Know Yet About Fighting Keith Thurman
By Keith Idec
Manny Pacquiao didn?t just add another title to the long list of championships he has won during his 23-year, Hall-of-Fame career. By beating Lucas Matthysse on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the…
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Pacquiao Wants Next Fight In U.S.; Arum Says Tax Debt Not $20M
By Keith Idec
Bob Arum claims Manny Pacquiao?s tax debt won?t prevent him from coming to the United States for his next fight. Pacquiao, meanwhile, told the Los Angeles Times for a story posted to…
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Pacquiao ‘Thinking About’ Working With Freddie Roach Again
By Keith Idec
Manny Pacquiao praised Buboy Fernandez for preparing him well for his impressive victory over Lucas Matthysse. Fernandez, Pacquiao?s friend since childhood and longtime assistant trainer, took over for Freddie Roach as Pacquiao?s…
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Pacquiao Knocks Matthysse Out in Seventh For WBA Belt
By Keith Idec
Manny Pacquiao finally ended his knockout drought Sunday. The 39-year-old Filipino icon knocked down Lucas Matthysse three times and stopped him in the seventh round of their 12-round, 147-pound championship match at…
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De La Hoya: In Their Prime, Pacquiao EASILY Beats Mayweather!
By Keith Idec
Oscar De La Hoya considers the outcome of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight the consequence of timing more than anything. De La Hoya believes the Mayweather-Pacquiao result would?ve been ?a lot…
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Matthysse’s Manager: Lucas Will Make it a War, Retire Pacquiao!
By Keith Idec
Lucas Matthysse?s manager promised his fighter will make Manny Pacquiao retire following their fight Saturday night. The 39-year-old Pacquiao hasn?t fought in more than a year, yet is slightly favored to beat…
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Assistant Coach: Bayless Won’t Let Matthysse Rough Up Pacquiao
By Keith Idec
Justin Fortune fully expects Lucas Matthysse to try to rough up Manny Pacquiao in their welterweight title fight Saturday night. That strategy enabled Jeff Horn to upset Pacquiao last year. Fortune figures…
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Bradley: Pacquiao Still Matches Up Well With Any Welterweight
By Keith Idec
Timothy Bradley believes Manny Pacquiao still can compete with anyone in the stacked welterweight division. The Filipino icon is 39 and hasn?t fought in more than a year. The retired Bradley, who…
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Roach: I Haven’t Spoken to Pacquiao Since Day He Lost to Horn
By Keith Idec
Freddie Roach isn?t certain if what he said to Manny Pacquiao in the immediate aftermath of Pacquiao?s controversial loss to Jeff Horn hurt their relationship. All Roach knows is that he hasn?t…
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Canelo’s Coach To Abel Sanchez: Learn To Be Quiet – Please!
By Keith Idec
Eddy Reynoso and his father, Jose ?Chepo? Reynoso, are more comfortable in the background. Canelo Alvarez?s trainers don?t say much, not even when their fighter is embroiled in boxing?s biggest controversy of…
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Golovkin: All Mexicans Won’t Be Rooting For Canelo in Rematch!
By Keith Idec
Gennady Golovkin disagreed with Oscar De La Hoya?s take Tuesday on how fans will treat Canelo Alvarez in their rematch. Golovkin believes Alvarez has turned off even some Mexican fans by failing…
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Wilder: Joshua Wanted One-Way Rematch Clause, to Pick Officials
By Keith Idec
Deontay Wilder and his team had several problems with the most recent contract promoter Eddie Hearn sent them for a proposed heavyweight showdown with Anthony Joshua. Their primary problem was that there…
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Spence Would Fight Thurman Before Facing Garcia-Porter Winner
By Keith Idec
Errol Spence Jr.?s plan is to fight an undetermined opponent prior to the end of this year, then the Danny Garcia-Shawn Porter winner, and then Keith Thurman. If, however, Thurman is willing…
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Sanchez, Golovkin: His Riches Have Changed Canelo as a Person
By Keith Idec
Gennady Golovkin and Abel Sanchez suspect fame and fortune have changed Canelo Alvarez. They remember a vastly different person in 2011, when the eventual superstar spent time training at Sanchez?s gym and…
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Flores Motivated By Criticism for ?Faking? Against Rigondeaux
By Keith Idec
Every time Moises Flores hears or reads that he was ?faking? against Guillermo Rigondeaux, it makes him angry. Rigondeaux, the former champion?s team, and some factions of fans and media contend Flores…
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Capacity Crowd Saturday Validates Spence as Rare American Draw
By Keith Idec
Errol Spence Jr.?s fight Saturday night is more about where than who. The unbeaten IBF welterweight champion is such a huge favorite against unknown mandatory challenger Carlos Ocampo that if Spence loses,…
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Jeff Horn, Team ‘Very Open’ to Rematch Against Manny Pacquiao
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Now that Jeff Horn has lost the WBO welterweight title to Terence Crawford, he hopes the man he won it from will want a rematch. Glenn Rushton, Horn?s trainer/manager,…
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Spence Still ‘Definitely Interested’ In Fighting Keith Thurman
By Keith Idec
Errol Spence Jr.-Terence Crawford has supplanted Spence-Keith Thurman as the fight within the welterweight division. Crawford arguably is the best boxer, pound-for-pound, in the sport. Spence also is a consensus top-10 fighter…