George Diaz
20 articles · Orlando Sentinel
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WHO WILL WIN? Boxing: Amir Khan vs Kell Brook – Prediction and tips for showdown
AMIR KHAN and Kell Brook might be happening five years past it's peak but their silver hairs and brittle bones now make it an even more thrilling affair. Since suffering shattered eye…
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George Diaz: Mayweather-McGregor: An X-rated circus of clowns sucker-punching gullible crowd
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor are making misogyny, racism and homophobia great again. If not that, then extremely profitable. Their whirlwind press tour of four cities in a week was a…
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Floyd Mayweather deserves a beatdown for abuse against women
I hope Manny Pacquiao beats Floyd Mayweather in their long-anticipated marquee matchup on May 2nd. Beats him to a pulp. Hurts him. Makes him cry and crawl back to his corner, preferably…
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Manny Pacquiao’s true test will come outside the ropes
Life is good for Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao gave Timothy Bradley a major beatdown in Las Vegas late Saturday night, scoring a decisive unanimous decision to regain his welterweight world title and handing…
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Miguel Cotto returns with vengeance, as Orlando arrives on boxing scene
Professional boxing always has been about second acts. Every fighter is Dorian Gray, an ageless wonder immune to the ravages of wrinkles, receding hairlines and deteriorating boxing skills. George Foreman once spent…
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Miguel Cotto rocks Delvin Rodriguez in third round at Amway
Effectively peppering his opponents with body shots, Miguel Cotto made a triumphant return to the ring after nearly a year of inactivity. To the cheers of a near-sellout crowd screaming his name…
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Diaz: Blind justice rules in wake of Pacquiao-Bradley fight controversy
Stop me if you?ve heard this one before: Q: ?How does a boxer who ends up in a wheelchair because of a broken foot celebrate a victory?? A: He has two blind…
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Scoring transparency would curb boxing travesties like Pacquiao loss
At least professional wrestling admits that it's all hijinks and shenanigans. What is professional boxing's excuse? The punches are real all right, but the fight game suffers because it protects the men…
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao: Who wins?
Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather? Who you got? The Greatest Pay-Per-View Fight in Boxing History That May never Happen continues to intrigue and infuriate. Will Mayweather and his handlers back down some…
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Floyd Mayweather fight controversy adds to his tarnished legacy
The Juice is in a category all by himself ? a presumed wife-killer who beat the system only to have the gods dish out cosmic payback after Simpson was charged with various…
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Scaredy Cat Floyd Mayweather will never fight Manny Pacquiao
I doubt whether Floyd Mayweather Jr. cares about what people think about him. But for a guy who is supposed to be the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, he comes up…
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Boxer Manny Pacquiao greatest current athlete
It's easy to see why little guys are shortchanged when it comes to respect. Just look at the dynamics in our neighborhood: Big Dwight Howard is Superman. Little Jameer Nelson is a…
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Memo to Bernard Hopkins: Only guy doing ducking is Floyd Mayweather Jr.
And now Bernard Hopkins enters the fray in one of the most contentious fights in boxing history. Unfortunately, nobody is throwing any punches. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are taking jabs…
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Let?s hope Pac Man squashes cockroach Antonio Margarito
I hope Manny Pacquiao destroys Antonio Margarito tonight. Pounds on him, round by round. No need for a knockout. Just keep Margarito upright for all 12 rounds, so he can beat on…
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No-class Floyd Mayweather Jr. loses in Vegas court
Wow. Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally seems to be in a fighting mood. Unfortunately, it involves his former girlfriend. Mayweather has been told to stay away from his former girlfriend and their two…
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Floyd Mayweather avoiding Manny Pacquiao again
Here is Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s take on the biggest fight in professional boxing history: ?I?m not interested in rushing to do anything,? Mayweather told The Associated Press. Mayweather?s la-di-da-da attitude about facing…
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Pro boxing has become ring of clowns and cowards
There aren't enough drugs on the planet to cure the lunacy of professional boxing. Everyone has flown over the cuckoo's nest, losing their minds, and chucking millions and millions of dollars out…
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Who do you like in megafight: ‘Money’ Mayweather or Pacquiao?
Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto was huge. It's obvious that Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather will be bigger. HBO Sports reported Friday that 1.25 million pay-per-view buys were generated from last Saturday’s welterweight title…
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Manny Paquiao needs a dream matchup; Want some of this Floyd Mayweather?
Manny Pacquiao struts as he makes his way into boxing history, unfazed by any punches or pretenders. A record seven world titles in seven different weight classes. Pound for pound, he is…
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Fame, fortune the prize in this weekend’s fight
They are icons in their respective countries, two might-mites who share a passion for delivering punches at a frenetic pace. Erik "El Terrible" Morales is a hero in Mexico, longing to be…
