Michael Rosenthal
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Roach: ‘Mosley not on my radar’
Shane Mosley recently went to Freddie Roach?s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif., to discuss a possible fight against Roach?s star prot?g?, Manny Pacquiao. The conversation wasn?t complicated, Roach said. It…
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Marquez’s disadvantages are increasing
LOS ANGELES ? Juan Manuel Marquez?s task was difficult enough. The six-time titleholder from Mexico will be facing the quickest, slickest fighter in the world when he steps into the ring with…
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Roach wants Pacquiao to have interim fight
Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao?s trainer, wants the boxer to have an interim fight this summer before he faces the winner of Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez or another big-name opponent at year?s…
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10: Pacquiao’s most-pivotal fights
A weekly boxing list compiled by Michael Rosenthal. This week: The 10 most-pivotal fights in the career of Manny Pacquiao, who faces Ricky Hatton on Saturday in Las Vegas on pay-per-view television.…
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Valero makes strong statement with KO
AUSTIN, Texas -- Edwin Valero wasted little time in gaining the attention of the American public. Valero, fighting for the first time in the United States since 2003, stopped Antonio Pitalua 49…
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Chavez Jr. outpoints Cuello
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will never approach the heights his father reached but he isn't afraid of a brawl. Chavez stood toe-to-toe with a capable opponent in Luciano Cuello and gutted out…
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WBC hyperbole train crashes again
The WBC hyperbole machine is at it again. The shamelessly self-serving sanctioning body has declared that Vitali Klitschko, it?s heavyweight belt holder, is the greatest puncher of all-time based on his knockout…
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Roach: Khan learning from Pacquiao
Maybe some of Manny Pacquiao has rubbed off on Amir Khan, the former Olympian who stopped Marco Antonio Barrera on Saturday in Manchester, England. Freddie Roach, who trains both fighters at his…
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John-Juarez rematch June 27?
A rematch between Chris John and Rocky Juarez has been added to a prospective card that would feature three major title fights on June 27. Also, the card would take place at…
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Morales vs. Pacquiao again?
Erik Morales can have a third fight with Manny Pacquiao, according to a rematch clause in the contract they signed for their fight Saturday in Las Vegas. The question is: Does he…
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Turnabout is fair play as Pacquiao pounds Morales
LAS VEGAS – As the referee waved his arms to signal the end of the fight, Erik Morales was on his knees with his head hanging – a badly beaten man. At…
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Morales camping on comeback trail
Erik Morales has heard about his imminent demise before. After he struggled to outpoint Guty Espadas in 2001, some suggested he was slipping. After he was pushed to the limit by unknown…
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Dad out of corner for Morales bout
As Erik Morales of Tijuana has prepared for his rematch against Manny Pacquiao tomorrow in Las Vegas, one significant figure has been conspicuously absent. His father. Jose Morales, the former champion's lifelong…
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Viloria knows Chavez’s anguish too well
For Brian Viloria, the parallels are eerie. A boxer collapses shortly after taking a beating, is rushed to the hospital and has emergency brain surgery before being placed in an medically-induced coma,…
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Morales thinking tuneup<br>Raheem considered merely prelude to Pacquiao rematch
LOS ANGELES – When it was decided Erik Morales was going to fight tonight at Staples Center, he was given a list of prospective opponents. "Too easy," he recalled saying at the…
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Viloria fights his emotions
LOS ANGELES – Light flyweight Brian Viloria will never forget 2005. Tomorrow, the former U.S. Olympian will fight for his first world title on the undercard of the Erik Morales-Zahir Raheem bout…
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Morales has much to prove tonight against Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS ? In November of 2003, Manny Pacquiao beat the you-know-what out of Marco Antonio Barrera en route to a stunning 11th-round knockout. Last May, Pacquiao pounded another Mexican, Juan Manuel…
