John Whisler
124 articles · mysanantonio.com
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Texas needs to make Margarito do the right thing
The first boxing card at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington is just more than a month away, and it figures to be a must-see event. The location alone makes it so, and while…
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Blame Mayweather for fight fiasco
Ordinarily, this would be an occasion to celebrate. To pull out the calendar, circle the dates and swell with anticipation. Manny Pacquiao is fighting Joshua Clottey on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium.…
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Laugh-out-loud fight outlook for 2010
We're already 10 days into the new year, but it's not too late for a few semi-serious predictions on what's in store for 2010 in the fight game: - After agreeing to…
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Pacquiao top fighter for second year in a row
While we wait for the two sides in the ugly Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. dispute to come to their senses, let's take a look back on 2009. It was, in many ways,…
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De La Hoya should bring megafight to Texas
It was the snub heard round the boxing world, the punch below the belt that no one saw coming. Who knew Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, could stoop this…
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Super fight easier than expected to make
Getting Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to agree to fight each other was supposed to be a task bordering on the impossible. Sort of like Democrats and Republicans settling on health…
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John Whisler: Pacquiao-Mayweather must be made
Someone's going to have to get awfully stupid for this fight not to happen. Such is the prevailing sentiment regarding the pending multimillion-dollar megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. The…
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Mayweather is money again
He's arrogant, he's flashy, and he's rich. Three traits Floyd Mayweather Jr. is never shy about putting on display. Haters of the newly re-crowned king of boxing may never run out of…
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Marquez a tough guy, but his methods are hard to stomach
No one can question the heart and toughness of Juan Manuel Marquez. Anyone who can stand up to Manny Pacquiao the way he did in two epic battles — a draw and…
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Cotto overcame Clottey, but not ghosts
For Miguel Cotto, the lingering questions about his loss to Antonio Margarito aren't likely to disappear. He still doesn't look quite the same as he did before that loss a year ago,…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao would boost boxing
They'll be calling it ?The Fight to Save Boxing,? just as they did two years ago when Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. squared off in Las Vegas. I'll laugh,…
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Dream boxing matchups for 2009
The first quarter of 2009 has some good matchups already on tap ? Antonio Margarito-Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz ? but that shouldn?t prevent die-hard boxing fans from dreaming of their…
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Pacquiao takes top fighter for 2008
After Manny Pacquiao's demolition of Oscar De La Hoya earlier this month, British light heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe declared boxing dead. It ain't so, Joe. While the sport wasn't quite able to…
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De La Hoya may have an out, but he still should retire
The image is a powerful one: a once magnificent champion, slumped on his stool, beaten and bewildered, his left eye swollen shut, his expression a perfect picture of a fighter who knows…
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Pacquiao ?felt pity’ for his battered foe
LAS VEGAS ? By the seventh round, his trainer was telling him to press the action, to finish the job. But Manny Pacquiao's mind was telling him something else. He could sense…
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Pacquiao made world take notice in ’03 fight
LAS VEGAS ? People know about Manny Pacquiao now. They know he?s considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. That he?s trying to defy the odds and beat Oscar De La…
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Golden Boy’ should win
When the fight was made, many experts viewed Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao as a mismatch and little more than a money grab. That thinking still prevails today. But this…
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De La Hoya at home in front of the Alamo
Oscar De La Hoya is 35 now and on the downside of a glorious career. His skills have begun to fade and he's clearly not the fighter he once was. But none…
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John Whisler’s View from the corner
Matchup: Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) vs. Ricardo Mayorga (28-6-1, 22 KOs), light middleweights, 12 rounds, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif., HBO's ?World Championship Boxing? Setting it up: The…
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A tongue-in-cheek peek at big events for 2008
If you thought 2007 was full of surprises, wait until you see what's in store for the coming year: ?Oscar De La Hoya buys Playboy magazine, but swears centerfold in first issue…
