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?Throw a lot of punches? doesn?t work against Floyd Mayweather, he says, and won?t for Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather swaggered into the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Tuesday with a jab for Manny Pacquiao for failing to join him in launching the final build up to their blockbuster bout.…
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Pacquiao Sees Fist of God Delivering Win Over Mayweather
Manila. Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is confident he can beat American archrival Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on Saturday with the power of God, after abandoning a life he said was…
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Manny receives huge boost
Manny Pacquiao has received the special "morale booster" he asked for, only days before his welterweight title fight against Floyd Mayweather. The Filipino superstar had appealed to Indonesian president Joko Widodo to…
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Pacquiao sees fist of God delivering win over Mayweather
MANILA: Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is confident he can beat American arch-rival Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on Saturday with the power of God, after abandoning a life he said was…
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Countdown in final stages for megafight showdown
Las Vegas: The countdown is on to Saturday?s showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, the $400 million (Dh1.47 billion) ?fight of the century? with a place in boxing?s pantheon of greats…
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Money man Mayweather puts his impressive record on line against Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather, the world's highest-paid athlete and self-styled "Money Man," will hit the Las Vegas jackpot once again when he puts his unblemished record on the line to fight Manny Pacquiao on…
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Halt Indonesia drug executions until graft claims probed: Australia
Australia urged Indonesia Monday to delay the execution of two men for drug offences until a corruption probe into their case is complete, after a report that judges sought tens of thousands…
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Pacquiao a national symbol of hope in Philippines
Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao is idolised by tens of millions in the poverty-afflicted Philippines both for his punching power and as a national icon of hope after rising from the streets to the…
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Pacquiao joins chorus trying to save Filipina death row inmate
World boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao took time out on Monday from final preparations for his US$400 million (RM1.4 billion) megafight with Floyd Mayweather to plead for the life of a Filipina on…
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Mayweather: Boxing’s polarizing pound-for-pound king
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather, the world's highest-paid athlete and self-styled "Money Man," will hit the Las Vegas jackpot once again when he puts his unblemished record on the line to fight…
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Mayweather would be devastated by a loss, says Foreman
WASHINGTON, USA - Former world heavyweight champion George Foreman likes Manny Pacquiao over unbeaten Floyd Mayweather in their welterweight showdown next week in Las Vegas and warns a loss could devastate Mayweather.…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather shadow looms over Klitschko
NEW YORK - Heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko, the dominant star of what was once the sport's most glamorous division, is struggling to get attention for his New York title defense Saturday.…
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Pacquiao’s Olympic dream dashed
Sochi (Russia) (AFP) - Superstar Manny Pacquiao's wanted to fight at the Rio Games next year but does not qualify to be among the first professionals to compete at an Olympics, the…
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Ali? I’m the best, says Mayweather
LOS ANGELES - Never one to talk himself down, Floyd Mayweather declared Wednesday that he isn't just good, he's better than Muhammad Ali, the man many call "The Greatest." With just over…
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Pacmania sweeps Philippines ahead of Mayweather clash
Manila - Manny Pacquiao?s face is on shirts, dolls and postage stamps, his life story is playing in movie houses and millions are getting ready to party as the Philippine boxing hero?s…
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Mayweather not worried about spoiling 47-0 record
Floyd Mayweather says it will be two "hall-of-famers" in their prime when he and Manny Pacquiao clash in the richest fight in boxing history on May 2 at the MGM Hotel. In…
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Pacquiao says ‘killer instinct’ as strong as ever
LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao said Wednesday his "killer instinct" and will to win is as strong as ever, rejecting suggestions he is past his prime for the May 2 blockbuster bout with…
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Boxing: Mega clash is one between fighters at the prime of their careers, says Mayweather
LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Floyd Mayweather says it will be two "hall-of-famers" in their prime when he and Manny Pacquiao clash in the richest fight in boxing history on May 2 at…
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Andy Murray likes Mayweather in a long fight
Indian Wells (United States) (AFP) - British tennis star and avid boxing fan Andy Murray has weighed in with his prediction for the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather mega fight on May 2. Murray…
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Tso next in line
Zou Shiming's failure to win the IBF flyweight title does not mean China's dream of having a professional world boxing champion is over, says veteran promoter Bob Arum. The 83-year-old Top Rank…