Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Manny Pacquiao cruises to victory over Jessie Vargas with Floyd Mayweather Jr. at ringside
Manny Pacquiao looked up to fight and glanced at ringside, where he locked eyes with his guest and rival Floyd Mayweather Jr., smiling and waving at the unbeaten, retired champion with his…
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Live coverage: Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas round-by-round updates
Nov. 5, 2016, 10:06 p.m. John Cherwa Jessie Vargas tries to duck away from a left punch by Manny Pacquiao during their WBO welterweight championship fight at the Thomas & Mack Center…
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Jessie Vargas vows to press the action. ‘I love that, that?s real boxing,’ Manny Pacquiao says
Manny Pacquiao's crusade to please people is a never-ending pursuit, evidenced by his generosity and his passion for an action-filled bout. Pacquiao, 37, hopes to deliver on both in his return to…
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Manny Pacquiao’s balancing act: helping run a nation, trying to win welterweight belt
Manny Pacquiao?s subtle delivery when he?s speaking can have as much impact as one of his punches to the jaw. When asked why people will be interested in his latest fight ?…
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Promoter says boxing pay-per-views will become few and far between
Manny Pacquiao?s Saturday fight will be shown on pay-per-view, but not with the usual involvement of HBO. Don?t be surprised, Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum says, if the new normal becomes a decreased…
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Jessie Vargas is confident he’ll beat Manny Pacquiao. ‘I’m the champion … he’s the challenger’
If Jessie Vargas? chin is as sensitive as the thin skin he showed this week in discussing his first title defense, his welterweight reign and his Saturday night main event fight against…
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Despite age difference, Manny Pacquiao says he’s ready to take on Jessie Vargas on Saturday
New welterweight champion Jessie Vargas is 10 years younger than Manny Pacquiao, is nearly five inches taller and has a four-inch reach advantage and is confident enough to predict an upset in…
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Bob Arum, Al Haymon patch old wounds by making Terence Crawford-John Molina Dec. 10 bout
Bob Arum not only settled his lawsuit with Al Haymon, he?s settled some old grudges that kept the veteran promoter from making fights for years with the powerful manager. Arum revealed publicly…
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Manny Pacquiao gets ready for fight with Jessie Vargas, with a possible eye on Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao threw the first sparring punch of his brief Los Angeles training camp Tuesday. As Pacquiao moves nearer to his Nov. 5 welterweight title fight against Jessie Vargas in Las Vegas,…
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Five top boxing matches left in 2016
The days on this year?s boxing schedule have hurriedly dwindled, but on Thursday news broke about some interesting upcoming bouts: -- The Leo Santa Cruz-Carl Frampton super-featherweight title rematch will be Jan.…
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Five older boxers who could still outfox their opponents
Bernard Hopkins, the oldest champion in boxing history, announced Monday that he will stage his farewell bout Dec. 17 at the Forum against light-heavyweight Joe Smith Jr. The match will give Hopkins…
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Nonito Donaire and Jessie Magdaleno expect slugfest on Pacquiao undercard
Jessie Magdaleno believes the strength and energy of youth will make him a champion. Nonito Donaire is counting on his experience and timeless passion for boxing to retain his World Boxing Organization…
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Beyond title defense, Oscar Valdez aspires to fight PBC’s best featherweights
Oscar Valdez saw that this newspaper ranked him No. 2 behind Japan?s unbeaten super-flyweight world champion Naoya Inoue in a list of the best boxers ages 25 and younger last week. ?I…
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Top 10 boxers aged 25-or-under
A year after Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s retirement and less than two months before Senator Manny Pacquiao?s return bout at age 37, it?s clear that boxing will require some youthful talents to replenish…
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The 5 best boxing prospects from the Rio Olympics
The recent signings of top Rio Olympians to professional boxing contracts offers a glimpse of how promoters view the money-making prospects of medalists and non-medalists. Just because some haven?t yet signed ?…
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Boxer Timothy Bradley Jr. turns his attention to coaching high school football
Timothy Bradley Jr. said right after his April loss to Manny Pacquiao that his next stop would be somewhere on a beach. It didn?t take long to decide that focusing over a…
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HBO’s boxing position emphasizes importance of improved fight quality
HBO?s challenging environment in staging boxing cards this year could wind up enhancing the sport. In Saturday?s Los Angeles Times, it was detailed how the premium network is on pace to stage…
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Oscar De La Hoya says he has made huge offer to Gennady Golovkin for fight with Canelo Alvarez
Canelo Alvarez and his promoter Oscar De La Hoya, riding the high of another knockout victory and a massive adoring crowd, worked to use that buzz to alter the tone of the…
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HBO’s boxing business shows signs of fatigue
When Mexican fighter Canelo Alvarez and Britain?s Liam ?Beefy? Smith step into the ring Saturday, the crowd in Dallas? AT&T Stadium is expected to roar. But the match won?t deliver a knockout…
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Jerry Jones hosts Canelo Alvarez in Texas, and would love a return visit
Jerry Jones can reel off a list of impressive business moves he?s made under the gun of a deadline. His 1989 purchase of the Dallas Cowboys, his double-down investment during a lending…