Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press
128 articles · Sports Illustrated
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Column: Money Mayweather still making them pay
The Maybach was stretched across three parking spots in front of the gym door, because, well, that's how the boss rolls. Inside the sweltering gym, the group of several dozen people certainly…
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Bernard Hopkins: a man in love with his own voice
No one doubts the street cred of Bernard Hopkins, who made his living mugging people in the streets before he got paid to do it in the ring. Growing up in the…
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10 YERS LATER, PACQUIAO A U.S. SENSATION
LAS VEGAS - It was 10 years ago this summer and Oscar De La Hoya was the big attraction, as he often was on Saturday nights in this gambling town. Many of…
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Pacquiao may not need Mayweather anymore
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)?Manny Pacquiao was more concerned with the set list for his upcoming concert than he was with Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fight every boxing fan wants to see may never…
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Two days before fight, Pacquiao goes for a ride
ARLINGTON, Texas ? The champ was running late, which was not surprising because the champ is always running late. More worrisome on this day was that Manny Pacquiao couldn't be found in…
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Mike Tyson plans to be a boxing ambassador in China
LAS VEGAS ? Just call him Ambassador Iron Mike. Mike Tyson was once the baddest man on the planet. Now he'll be circling that planet as a self-titled ambassador to spread the…
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Time for Money Mayweather to shut up and fight
Give Floyd Mayweather Jr. credit for one thing. Like any great fighter, he knows when to turn and run. A day after unleashing a racist rant against Manny Pacquiao that was insulting…
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Time for Money Mayweather to shut up and fight
Give Floyd Mayweather Jr. credit for one thing. Like any great fighter, he knows when to turn and run. A day after unleashing a racist rant against Manny Pacquiao that was insulting…
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Time for Mayweather to fight Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather Jr. lives in what he calls his Big Boy house, a $9.5 million golf course mansion he likes to show off whenever HBO trots out its "24/7"…
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Pacquiao and Mayweather have reasons to be happy
Manny Pacquiao was counting votes early Tuesday, and seemed happy. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was counting money, and had to be equally happy. "There's a reason they call him Money Mayweather," Mayweather's manager,…
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Mayweather Gives His Fans a Worthy Show
LAS VEGAS | Floyd Mayweather Jr. is usually content to just win a fight. This time, though, Money Mayweather wanted to earn his cash. Fighting more aggressively than usual, Mayweather overcame a…
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Will Mayweather and Pacquiao ever be made?
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather Jr. wanted to put on a show and he did, from the moment he entered the arena accompanied by acrobats on stilts tossing fake $100 bills to…
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Mayweather a draw even without Manny Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS ? The talk around the MGM Grand hotel Wednesday was about new pay-per-view records and many more millions for Money Mayweather. The fact that it came mostly from fight promoters…
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Floyd or Money? Mayweather plays them both
LAS VEGAS ? The entourage was down to a manageable level, if only because there's just so many people you can fit in a shower room. Floyd Mayweather Jr. left the rest…
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Mayweather bout looms for Pacquiao
ARLINGTON, Texas — The fight was long over and most of the biggest crowd to see a fight in the U.S. in 17 years had found their way out of massive Cowboys…
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Pacquiao marches on as true star of boxing
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The fight was long over and most of the biggest crowd to see a fight in the US in 17 years had found their way out of massive…
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Pacquiao marches on as true star of boxing
ARLINGTON, Texas — The fight was long over and most of the biggest crowd to see a fight in the U.S. in 17 years had found their way out of massive Cowboys…
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Pacquiao wins unanimous decision over Clottey
ARLINGTON, Texas—Manny Pacquiao has won a unanimous decision over Joshua Clottey in their welterweight fight, keeping up his reputation as the world's best pound-for-pound fighter. Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) controlled the fight…
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Pacquiao and Clottey meet on the star
ARLINGTON, Texas — The phenomenon that is Manny Pacquiao grew with a series of wins against some of the biggest names around. Now he has a fight to win against a guy…
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Not a Super Bowl, but Pacquiao an event
ARLINGTON, Texas — The czar of boxing was so devastated the fight didn't happen, it took him weeks to get over it. The (not Don) King of promoters was so mad he…
