Michael Rosenthal
557 articles · SignOnSanDiego.com
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Bradley-Khan announcement could come soon
A showdown between Timothy Bradley and Amir Khan for THE RING junior welterweight championship could be announced as soon as next week, Bradley?s co-promoter said. Alex Camponovo of Thompson Boxing Promotions said…
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Pacquiao oozes charm while the rest of us ooze sweat
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. ? Manny Pacquiao sat in a stifling little dressing room Wednesday afternoon at the Wild Card Boxing Club surrounded by about a dozen sweaty journalists shoving tape recorders in face,…
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Ortiz’s longtime manager always believed he would become a star
When Andre Berto landed a right-handed bomb that put Victor Ortiz down in the sixth round on Saturday night in Mashantucket, Conn., Rolando Arellano, Ortiz?s manager, had a flashback. It was the…
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DiBella: Berto didn’t lose value after a gallant effort in defeat
Andre Berto?s promoter believes his fighter remains a marketable commodity in spite of his unanimous-decision loss -- the first of his career -- to Victor Ortiz in a fight-of-the-year candidate on Saturday…
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Report: Froch splits with promoter
Super middleweight titleholder Carl Froch has decided to cut ties with Hennessy Sports and find a new promoter, livefight.com reported. "I'm no longer working with my representative, Mick Hennessy," Froch told the…
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Weekend Review: Ortiz, Salido and the fans had big nights on Saturday
BIGGEST WINNER Victor Ortiz: Ortiz needs to start working on thank you cards to all of those who dismissed him as gutless. Of course, the courage was always there regardless of his…
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Ortiz outpoints Berto in a thriller to put criticism to rest
Victor Ortiz is a fighter after all. And a damn good one. Less than two years ago, Ortiz was written off by many as a gifted but less-than-courageous boxer after he quit…
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Peterson replaces Coleman as Cayo’s opponent
Lamont Peterson has replaced Tim Coleman as the opponent for Victor Cayo on ESPN2?s Friday Night Fights on April 29 in Las Vegas, promoter Leon Margules announced. Peterson was given the option…
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Berto’s ongoing fight for respect might not be won against Ortiz
Andre Berto might be the most-disrespected undefeated major titleholder in the world. THE RING?s No. 3-rated welterweight is very good ? fast, strong, resilient -- but not necessarily anything special in the…
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Possibilities suddenly abound for resurgent Morales
Most of us figured that Marcos Maidana would beat the you know what out of Erik Morales in their junior welterweight fight last Saturday in Las Vegas, thus forcing the aging future…
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Times’ Pugmire, RING among winners in BWAA writing contest
Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times was the big individual winner and THE RING ? the magazine and RingTV.com ? won three awards in the 10th annual Boxing Writers Association of…
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Angry Darchinyan will seek KO against Perez
Vic Darchinyan is still seething over the performance of referee Robert Howard in his split-decision loss to Abner Mares in December. The former two-division titleholder claims Howard went too far in constantly…
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Mosley says he, not Pacquiao, has the advantages
BIG BEAR, Calif. ? Shane Mosley says you?re making at least two mistakes if you give him little chance of beating Manny Pacquiao on May 7 in Las Vegas. One, you?re probably…
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Weekend Review: Morales fools us all
BIGGEST WINNER Erik Morales: Biggest Winner? For a fighter who lost? Of course. Morales lost a majority decision to Maidana on Saturday night in Las Vegas on pay-per-view television but realized perhaps…
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Koncz: Mayweather rejected $50 million guarantee to fight Pacquiao
A news agency in the Philippines reported Friday that Floyd Mayweather Jr. rejected a $50 million offer to fight Manny Pacquiao, quoting a Pacquiao adviser as stating that Mayweather demanded twice the…
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3 reasons to be excited about Pacquiao-Mosley … and 3 reasons not to
The next installment of the Manny Pacquiao show is exactly one month away, on May 7, when he?ll face Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on pay-per-view television. All…
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Arum: Lopez-Gamboa will happen when the money is right
Those who are dying to see a showdown between Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa are going to have to be patient. Bob Arum, the promoter of both undefeated young fighters, said…
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Gonzalez stops Hasegawa in four to win featherweight belt
Jhonny Gonzalez stopped Hozumi Hasegawa 58 seconds into the fourth rounds to take Hasegawa?s featherweight title Friday in Kobe, Japan. Gonzalez (48-7, 42 KOs) landed a crushing right to the jaw of…
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Morales says he’ll be 100 percent back with a victory over Maidana
Erik Morales? decision to fight Marcos Maidana on April 9 in Las Vegas might seem crazy given the Argentine?s youth and power. Morales, 34, didn?t enter into this agreement without forethought, though.…
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Weekend Review: Gamboa’s coming out party
NO. 1 PERFORMANCE BY CUBAN Yuriorkis Gamboa: Heads up Manny. Watch out Floyd. You too Sergio and Nonito and Andre. Yuriorkis Gamboa is gaining on you. OK, it?s too soon to make…