Kieran Mulvaney
85 articles · TigerBoxing.com
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Showdown with Mayweather was destiny, says Mosley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley feared he would never get to fight fellow American Floyd Mayweather, until "destiny" played its part. The pair will clash in Las Vegas on…
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Pacquiao confident speed can trump Clottey’s size
(Reuters) - Filipino ring king Manny Pacquiao said his lightning fast speed will be enough to nullify Joshua Clottey's size advantage when the two meet in Dallas on Saturday. Sports "My quickness…
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The Manny/Freddie/Mickey story
Freddie Roach remembers clearly, even nine years later, the day an unfamiliar Filipino fighter walked unannounced into his gym. "He walked in; I had no idea who he was, I had never…
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Honoring the greatest upsets of all time
In Las Vegas, it's almost always the same. Once the final bell is rung and Michael Buffer has announced the winner, the arena empties, its temporary residents spilling through the doors and…
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Pacquiao in best shape of life, says trainer Roach
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach says the Filipino southpaw has never been in better shape and has predicted a knockout when he challenges Miguel Cotto for the WBO…
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Mayweather too skilled for Marquez, says fighter’s uncle
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez may have the ideal style to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr on Saturday, but the American's uncle and trainer Roger Mayweather believes his nephew's superior…
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Pacquiao’s Hatton hammer blow leaves new champion sore
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao admitted his hand was still feeling a little bruised two hours after a booming left hook knocked out Ricky Hatton in the second round of their…
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Hatton upset unlikely, says Pacquiao’s trainer Roach
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Victory by Ricky Hatton over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday would represent the greatest achievement of the Briton's career, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach has said. Roach, however, does not…
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Mayweather denies discord amid Hatton’s camp
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Ricky Hatton's trainer Floyd Mayweather Snr has shrugged off rumours of discord in the British fighter's camp, saying he was happy with the build-up to Saturday's 12-round title…
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Power propelling Valero to new heights
AUSTIN, Texas -- Before Saturday, Edwin Valero might have been the most famous fighter almost nobody had seen fight. After his second-round demolition of Antonio Pitalua in the main event of the…
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Trigger? What trigger? Outgunned De La Hoya leaves firepower at home
So this is how it ends. It is the way it almost always does, for even the best of them. It is the way it ended for Muhammad Ali. It remains, over…
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Pacquiao prepped for hardest fight yet
Manny Pacquiao steps up in weight to take on Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 6 (HBO PPV), a battle between boxing's pound-for-pound best…
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It was one of those nights
LAS VEGAS -- It was one of those nights. A night, when the predictable rubbed shoulders with the seemingly impossible, and when Manny Pacquiao topped it all off with a display of…
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Voracious PacMan racks up accolades as he packs on pounds
It was, in many ways, a typical Manny Pacquiao fight. The relentless Energizer Bunny of a fighter pressed forward constantly, pounding his foe repeatedly with punch after punch until finally the opponent,…
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Calzaghe recovers from knockdown to beat Hopkins
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Britain's Joe Calzaghe recovered from a first-round knockdown to defeat Bernard Hopkins by split decision in a light heavy-weight bout in Las Vegas on Saturday. Calzaghe was awarded…
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When Pacquiao and Marquez meet in the ring, boxing wins
There are times when the stars align perfectly, when the levels of expectation outside the ring are matched and even exceeded by the performance inside it. When that happens, boxing shows why,…
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Boxing May Not Be ?Back,? But it?s Alive, Kicking
It is just a two-or-three minute walk to my local bar. (Walking back, due to the extra distance covered on account of the less-than-straight line I follow, takes maybe a minute longer).…
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Coming to Write: Mulvaney’s Vegas Notebook (Part 2)
The injuries to Amonsot and Larios emphasize—should emphasis be necessary—just how insanely dangerous a sport boxing can be. They also underline how remarkable it is that a man like Bernard Hopkins can…
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MAYWEATHER SPEAKS OUT
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. insisted he is not jealous of Oscar De La Hoya. ?You guys write stories like I?m jealous of him,? he said to a knot of reporters following the pre-fight…
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FLASHBACK: Tired Morales Felled by Buzzsaw Pacquiao
"THE GRAND FINALE!" FESTIVAL only at TigerBoxing.com 12 DAYS of coverage of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales trilogy ROUND 7 TigerBoxing celebrates 12 days of coverage of the thrilling trilogy between…
