Matthew Aguilar
176 articles · El Paso Times
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Boxing: Atlas returns to his passion
Teddy Atlas really didn?t want to like Timothy Bradley when he arranged to meet him in Bradley?s hometown of Palm Springs, Calif., on the weekend of Aug. 29. Atlas had been burned…
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Aguilar: Mayweather will beat Berto, but you already know that
It's hard to justify a reason the boxing world would pay for a Floyd Mayweather-Andre Berto fight. A possible answer is that Mayweather hoped to give his friend a multimillion-dollar payday. That,…
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Matthew Aguilar: Vargas doesn’t have pop to faze Bradley
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a host of candidates vying to be the final opponent of his unblemished career. And while Amir Khan and Keith Thurman are respected, world-class fighters, they have no…
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Matthew Aguilar: Walters-Marriaga battle promises fireworks
Editor's note: Nicholas Walters failed to make weight Friday during the weigh-in for his WBA super featherweight title fight against Miguel Marriaga. The fight will go on but Walters forfeits his title…
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Matthew Aguilar: Canelo-Kirkland will cleanse pugilistic palate
After last week's Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight reportedly drew in excess of five million pay-per-view buys ? while delivering a ho-hum fight, skepticism and an array of lawsuits ? the sport of…
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Matthew Aguilar: Mayweather, Pacquiao reps spar at press conference
LAS VEGAS ? After six years of bad blood, endless bouts of contentious negotiations, accusations of drug use and out-of-court settlements for defamation, the air was thick with tension at Wednesday's final…
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Matthew Aguilar: Matthysse, Provodnikov promise fight of the year
Thirty years ago this week, Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns shocked the boxing world by ditching the usual "feeling out," get-to-know-ya pleasantries often associated with big boxing matches in favor of…
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Matthew Aguilar: How big is Mayweather-Pacquiao fight? Check the list
After more than five years of lawsuits, countersuits, PED accusations, defamation rulings, YouTube insults and negotiations, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will finally meet for the welterweight championship of the world…
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TV executive: Mayweather-Pacquiao fight closer to reality
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao ? a fight that would be the richest showdown in the history of boxing ? could be days away from becoming reality, said Stephen Espinoza, executive…
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Matthew Aguilar: Rios-Alvarado III promises more fireworks
It's said that familiarity breeds contempt. When it comes to a third pairing between two fighters, that axiom seems to ring true, as "rubber matches" have produced some of the most memorable…
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Matthew Aguilar: End of year awards: It was ‘GGG’ in 2014
Two-thousand fourteen is drawing to a close, and it was not an epic year for the sport of boxing. Still, when it was good ? it was very good, and often great.…
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Matthew Aguilar: Hopkins will surprise again
To put the longevity of Bernard Hopkins into perspective, consider that most of the big name opponents over the course of his incredible 26-year career are long retired, or ceased to be…
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Haymon poised to start new boxing era in 2015
Last week, this space discussed the possibility of Oscar De La Hoya ? in the wake of returning his star Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to HBO from Showtime in a significant business move…
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Matthew Aguilar: De La Hoya makes his mark as promoter
Oscar De La Hoya, who registered many big knockouts in the boxing ring, scored perhaps his biggest as fight promoter this week. De La Hoya, the owner of Golden Boy Promotions, was…
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Matthew Aguilar: Mayweather needs Pacquiao
Since Cinco de Mayo 2007, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been boxing's "Money" man. And it's no wonder. Six, and perhaps seven, depending on who you ask, of his last 10 fights have…
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Matthew Aguilar: Maidana too limited for the great Mayweather
It's been almost 12 years since an opponent has forced Floyd Mayweather Jr. into a rematch. It was Dec. 7, 2002, and the then-WBC lightweight champ was coming off his most controversial…
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Matthew Aguilar: Can Canelo Alvarez crack list of top Mexican fighters?
We're a week away from one of the biggest fights of the boxing year, as Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez meets Cuban sharpshooter Erislandy Lara in a battle to crown the world's…
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Matthew Aguilar: Pacquiao will show Bradley he still has it
Two years ago, Timothy Bradley was the recipient of the worst decision of 2012. Although "Desert Storm" fought admirably over 12 rounds against then-WBO welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao, it was clear he…
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Has “The Moment” Passed?
The wickedly talented Idina Menzel would probably advise to just ?Let It Go.? Afterall, who cares what pretentious, bombastic, overblown tag line some promoter slaps on a fight, right? It?s all about…
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Matthew Aguilar: 1-0 Lomachenko looks ready to start a new era
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be the headliner this weekend in San Antonio, in a rematch of a controversial win over Bryan Vera last year. But before Junior takes center stage, featherweight…