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Analysis – Still an asterisk over Mayweather’s legacy
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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Heading into the much hyped 'Fight of the Century', Floyd Mayweather Jr. repeatedly said his welterweight showdown with Manny Pacquiao was all about defining his legacy while preserving…
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Tearful Filipinos demand rematch
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Manila: Manny Pacquiao?s loss to undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr in their welterweight showdown in Las Vegas was met with tears, anger and accusations of foul play in his homeland of the…
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Boxing-Glitches hit Mayweather-Pacquiao pay-per-view
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LAS VEGAS, May 2 (Reuters) - Customers of U.S. cable companies took to social media on Saturday to report problems ordering the pay-per-view (PPV) for the boxing megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
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Will it be all about the ?Money??
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When Floyd ?Money? Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao enter the ring on Sunday morning (3am South African time) the stakes could not be higher, even for a bout already labelled the ?Fight of…
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Filipino Pacquiao, a man of multiple layers
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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Very few sportsmen have pursued as many career paths as boxer Manny Pacquiao, an eight-division world champion who has also made his name outside the ring as a…
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Modest Roach plays down role in Pacquaio transformation
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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Freddie Roach is the quintessential trainer, an Irish-American who lives and breathes boxing and is happiest when he has the mitts on while putting his fighters through their…
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Mayweather Sr. looks for poetic victory
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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - When Floyd Mayweather Jr. steps into the ring to face Manny Pacquiao in what has been dubbed the 'Fight of the Century', in his corner will be his…
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Low spirited Mayweather might not show up against Pacquiao, jests Freddie Roach
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Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, has a theory on why the usually verbose Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been subdued during the buildup to Saturday's hotly anticipated welterweight bout at the MGM Grand.…
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Boxing-Pacquiao, Mayweather again divided in fight buildup
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LAS VEGAS, April 28 (Reuters) - Four days before they meet in the ring for their highly anticipated showdown, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather marked the start of fight week at different…
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TV networks fight over rights for Mayweather v Pacquiao match
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LOS ANGELES, April 28 ? Guadalupe Jaimes, a Chicago roofing supply salesman, calls the US$100 (RM360) pay-per-view price tag for a high-definition broadcast of Saturday?s boxing mega-match ?ridiculous.? It?s a price that…
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Now for the main course
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There was a heavyweight title fight in New York at the weekend but all the talk was about Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Even Wladimir Klitschko joked about his title defence against…
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Pacquiao?s speed gives him the edge
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Los Angeles - Superior hand speed will give Manny Pacquiao a decisive edge over American Floyd Mayweather in their heavily anticipated megafight in Las Vegas next week, says the Filipino southpaw's trainer…
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Mayweather bobs and weaves… praises Pacquiao
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With tickets to his May 2 mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao set to fetch jaw-dropping prices, Floyd Mayweather felt no need to add to the hype on Wednesday, avoiding controversy with the same…
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Floyd flashes his fighting form
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Floyd Mayweather flashed a glimpse of the form he hopes to show against Manny Pacquiao in an open training session in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Flanked by members of his camp and…
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Boxing-Mayweather has last public appearance ahead of megafight
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April 14 (Reuters) - Floyd Mayweather Jr. flashed a glimpse of the fighting form he will show next month as the undefeated champion put on an open training session on Tuesday in…
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‘The world will stop’ for Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiaco
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After five years of bickering, posturing, and false alarms, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao stood face-to-face on Wednesday to mark the official countdown to one of boxing's most anticipated fights. Pacquiao,…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather puts boxing back in the spotlight
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LOS ANGELES ? It all seemed so surreal. After years of on-and-off talks, false leads, near deals and the highest hopes of boxing fans getting raised and dashed, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and…
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Pacquiao ‘a little bit faster, hits a little bit harder’ than Mayweather ? Roach
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Freddie Roach's biggest challenge will be when his prot?g? Manny Pacquiao faces off with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 in a long awaited mega bout. A duel between the…
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Floyd-Manny megafight won’t halt sport’s decline
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(Reuters) - The superfight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is expected to be the highest grossing bout in history but will do nothing to resuscitate a sport that has been…
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Boxing-Fans and Vegas bookmakers abuzz over Mayweather-Pacquiao
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(Reuters) - Fight fans rejoiced and social media exploded on Friday at the news that the long-awaited clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao would at last take place in Las…