Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Taxpayers should not pay for Zealot Tygart, USADA boxing drug police
Here's a hot question for the wide-eyed US Anti Doping Agency zealot Travis Tygart and I don't think he will be able to come up with a persuasive answer. Tygart, who considers…
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Could Mayweather or Pacquiao go broke: Ask victim Fernando Vargas
Part 1, Fighters Getting Ripped Off Outside The Ring Could Manny Pacquaio wind up someday, broke, busted and just plain disgusted? Is it possible for Floyd Mayweather to wind up not helping…
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Arum: No news remains good news on Mayweather-Pacquiao
Why are these two men in the International Boxing Hall Of Fame motorcade this past weekend smiling so brightly? You certainly recognize the older fellow as Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum and…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao coverage underplayed by Examiners, others
Stop the lies! Stop them now! Some people think the boxing Internet landscape is litterred with way too much Manny Pacquiao coverage and a smaller overdose of anti-Floyd Mayweather material. The Examiner,…
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Howard Cosell would’ve rejected Boxing Hall Of Fame induction
?The boxing world was very good to us. With his trademark modesty, I?m sure Howard would say he was very good to the world of boxing as well ? tongue in cheek,…
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Mayweather is Ballhog Kobe but Pacquiao will ‘Pierce’ his defense
Part 1, Celtics Are Like Pacquiao, Kobe And Friends More Like Mayweather The best athlete does not always win. That's why they run the race, play the game and fight the fights.…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao, Fight To End All Fights, moves briskly
"Up until now, it's been a very difficult negotiation process for various reasons but right now we're very close. We're very close in finalizing the contracts that were once very complicated. The…
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Honest Bill Daly fixed title fight but Carlos Ortiz still lost
This being the day before the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York, herewith my Greatest PR Boxers Ever: 1. Wilfredo Gomez, the ultimate power puncher. 2. Wilredo Benitez, slickest boxer ever…
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Pacquiao not guilty until proven so: Messianic crusader Tygart unleashed
For the record, the words as sent to me Thursday by Travis Tygart re possible drug cheating by Pinoy Idol Manny Pacquiao: "I have repeatedly said all athletes including Manny are clean…
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Ricky’s Revenge: Pacquiao rematch instant sellout in UK
They can bill it as "Ricky's Revenge." I'm trying to think out of the box today and I'm thinking, as crazy as it sounds, that the most commercial rematch available for Manny…
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Urine TKOs blood in Nevada boxing drug testing debate
The United States Anti Doping Agency sent the wrong guy to persuade the Nevada State Athletic Commission that completely random blood testing is a must for the huge Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao super…
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USADA zealot Tygart labels Mayweather as clean, Pacquiao filthy
His name is Travis Tygart. This man is a True Believer. This man is the US Anti Doping Agency mouthpiece and he is a zealot. He is a man whose agenda is…
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Arum acts petty in ignoring Ring fight scribes
One thing I learned early on as a sportswriter, a lesson some of today's prominent fight scribes should realize, is that the public could care less about your everyday complaints and frustrations.…
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Exclusive: Revolutionary change may allow professional boxers into Olympic Games
EXCLUSIVE REPORT Imagine the magnificent likes of Manny Pacquiao fighting in the Olympics for his beloved Philippines or unbeaten Floyd Mayweather doing the same for America. Or Mexico's accomplished Antonio Margarito boxing…
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Ex-Pacquiao handler Finkel mulls $1 million offer, may lose Golden (Boy) handcuffs
EXCLUSIVE REPORT Don't tinkle with Shelly Finkel. If I've said it once, I've said it a million times. The veteran boxing manager, who will be properly be inducted into the International Boxing…
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Gutless ducks, lame ducks: Betting on Nevada to land Mayweather-Pacquiao
If Floyd Mayweather finds a way to not fight Manny Pacquiao, he will be labeled a gutless duck. It might be unfair given that he's a future Hall Of Famer with a…
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Stevie Forbes: Ref Mercante’s conduct appreciated by any fighter
Leyla Leidecker, the loving wife of former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman, is still as mad as a hornet about how referee Arthur Mercante Jr. handled her husband's TKO 9 defeat…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao is fistic feast as Margarito-Cotto II is side dish
Smirking Bob Arum, fistic fat cat, had plenty to smirk about Saturday night at Yankee Stadium. Arum truly was the self satisfied cat who chowed down on the hapless canary after Miguel…
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Towelgate 101: Cotto-Foreman chaos no boxing scandal
Call off the boxing bloodhounds. Tell The Ring Detective it was just a false alarm. Towelgate it was not. There was confusion and chaos aplenty Saturday night at Yankee Stadium but, once…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao surges ahead for Vegas Nov. 13
That Floyd Mayweather "retirement" comment has left Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum more bemused than confused. In the wake of the confusing conclusion to the Miguel Cotto Yankee Stadium victory over crippled…
