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751 articles · The Sweet Science
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More Merchant: Larry on Pacquiao-Hatton I
Props must be given to Larry Merchant, that professor of pugilism. He after all hatched the concept of Pacquaio vs. De La Hoya, and suggested that the match could be a thriller.…
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Pacquaio-Hatton Is On, 99.9% On
It?s 99.9% done. Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will throw down on May 2nd, in Las Vegas, with only the venue yet to be determined. Expect the building to be chosen in…
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TSS Boxer Of The Year: Manny Pacquiao
It wasn?t supposed to go down this way. The little guy who started out as a 106 pounder was supposed to be outweighed by about 15 pounds come fight night. The script,…
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THE PREDICTION PAGE
This may not be THE year of the upset in the sweet science, but it has been a year of upsets. Margarito over Cotto, Hopkins over Pavlik, Calzaghe over Jones, Dawson over…
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Buying Saturday’s PPV Or Giving It A Pass?
Sometimes it stinks to be a fight fan, doesn?t it? We can handle loving an ?outlaw? sport, the occasional snooty glances from disapproving relatives and acquaintances who wonder why we so enjoy…
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MANNY: “I Think I Can Handle His Power”
The man is just a darned decent soul, isn?t he? He spent six hours doing a turkey giveaway in LA on Sunday. His copious donations to various charities in his native Philippines…
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It’s On! Oscar Slams Freddie, Freddie Counters
After the fear wore off that we were stranded on Liberty Island, with only a coupon for a free lunch that nobody ate because they were afraid they?d miss the fighters? arrival,…
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More Merchant: On PacMan, Cotto, Oscar
TSS checked in with the poet laureate of pugilistic analysis, Larry Merchant. We talked PacMan, Cotto?s loss and future, Oscar?s farewell fight and Pavlik?s chances at knocking out Hopkins. Q) Larry, who…
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Concerning “Going Out On Your Shield”
I don?t like to go there, as I always try to maintain a clear delineation between them and us. I refuse, on general principle, to question a boxer?s will?unless someone has tanked…
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Biting The Hand That Fed
Some people are better at retirement than others. Some folks find that they are happy when they step away from the 9-to-5 grind, and are able to fill their days taking pleasure…
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4 Question Flurry: More Max
Max Kellerman is always armed with an opinion, and like any good debater, two or three responses if somebody comes back at him with a counter. TSS always enjoys a chat with…
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Pacman Dominates Diaz, Snags KO Win, Title
Some predicted that Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz? styles, and similar levels of competitive zeal, would mesh so well that we might be viewing a fight of the year candidate at Mandalay…
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“The Time We Forget The Price Of Rice”
The eyes of all serious fight fans, and all of the Philippines, will be trained on Manny Pacquiao on Saturday evening in Las Vegas, as Pac Man attempts to win a title…
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Pacman Thinks Diaz Fight Could Be FOTY
David Diaz has at least one thing on his side going into his June 28 bout with Manny Pacquiao. Gimme a few paragraphs, and we?ll spotlight that area where the Chicagoan could…
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Oscar Wants Forbes, And “Money”..Then Cotto?
For a man who swears that he isn't looking past what's on the plate right in front of him, an appetizer named Steve Forbes, Oscar De La Hoya sure seems to be…
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Add Amir Khan To Pac-Man Foe List
Manny Pacquiao will glove up again on June 28, and will take on WBC lightweight titleholder David Diaz at Mandalay Bay, in a card to be shown on HBO pay-per-view. Pacquiao?s promoter,…
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The Fabulous Filipino: Pac Man Beats Marquez
Let the debates begin, and rage on. Four years after they battled to a draw, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fought another tightly contested scrap that could have rewarded either man.…
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Pacquiao: “I Have Never Worked Harder”
In the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao gets mobbed by fans like Britney Spears gets mobbed by paparazzi. Pac Man, when at home, gets pulled in a thousand different directions, by friends, and fans,…
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Marquez Diet: No More Eating 1st Round Lefts
If not for the cool, collected manner of Joe Cortez, Manny Pacquiao could easily have stopped Juan Manuel Marquez in the very first round when they met in Las Vegas way back…
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Cotto Fights Smart, Takes UD Win Over Mosley
Rather than being a clash that featured Fast and Furious action, there was strategy and tactical excellence on display as Puerto Rico's top fight icon Miguel Cotto took a unanimous decision win…
