Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Trainer Freddie Roach is confident of plan for Manny Pacquiao to win fight
For 12 rounds, or less, Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao will rely on the guidance of his longtime trainer, Freddie Roach, to figure out how to defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr. Roach's challenge leading…
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Cut men can keep Mayweather and Pacquiao in the fight
The two boxing cut men have spent nearly 100 years combined devoted to their craft of easing panic, patching damage and restoring calm in the 60 seconds between rounds, when a sudden…
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De La Hoya offers insider’s view on Mayweather-Pacquiao
Oscar De La Hoya is one of five men who have fought both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. The "Golden Boy" from East Los Angeles lost to both, and each battle…
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Manny Pacquiao names his top five fights
Manny Pacquiao's rise from poverty in the Philippines to become a world champion, a congressman in his country and garner a co-starring role in the boxing match of this generation ? Saturday…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s greatest fights
Floyd Mayweather Jr. heads to the ultimate test of his unbeaten record Saturday when he meets Manny Pacquiao at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The hometown fighter has weathered a slew of…
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For Manny Pacquiao, it’s about getting a chance to win, not the money
For Manny Pacquiao, it wasn't about winning the business deal. It was about proving he was the better fighter. Pacquiao cut his losses in negotiations to secure a fight with Floyd Mayweather…
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The Mayweathers are in this fight together
The ride of a lifetime that is fatherhood began for Floyd Mayweather Sr. by pushing a stroller around his former Grand Rapids, Mich., neighborhood. "Used to walk my son every day ?…
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Manny Pacquiao promises Freddie Roach a knockout of Floyd Mayweather
Freddie Roach dispatched his oldest brother, Al, to New York to collect the famed trainer?s seventh Eddie Futch trainer of the year award at Friday night?s Boxing Writers? Assn. of American dinner…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao camps happy with judges, referee for May 2 fight
The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday assigned three veteran judges and a referee familiar with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao to work their bout May 2 at MGM Grand in…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao: Referee, judges assigned
The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday assigned three veteran judges and a referee highly familiar with the work of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao to work their bout May 2…
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Busy fight weekend: Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, Provodnikov vs. Matthysse
The big fight is two weeks away. Consider these weekend bouts the appetizers. At StubHub Center in Carson on Saturday night, Mexico?s Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. returns to the ring for the…
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Manny Pacquiao manager: ‘Nightmare’ ticket talks delaying public sale
The head of Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s promotional company said this week that tickets for the unbeaten boxer?s May 2 fight against Manny Pacquiao at MGM Grand in Las Vegas will be available…
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On Mayweather-Pacquiao undercard, Leo Santa Cruz to play it safe again
Leo Santa Cruz is walking a perilous path as he tries to build his audience. He?ll have more people watching him than ever when he battles an unfinalized opponent on the main…
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Manny Pacquiao’s left-handed power might decide fight with Mayweather
When Manny Pacquiao truly felt comfortable throwing his right hand as a power punch, it launched a dominant run of victories that propelled him to become boxing?s elite fighter. Now, in preparation…
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Manny Pacquiao locking down gym to sharpen focus for Mayweather fight
Beginning Saturday, the door to Manny Pacquiao?s training room in Hollywood will remain closed and locked before and after working hours. The eight-division champion told The Times that he intends to sharpen…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view price set at $89.95
The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight, meeting expectations that it will be the most expensive pay-per-view broadcast in history, has been priced at $89.95. A television source who was unauthorized to speak…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s greatest fights, No. 2: Miguel Cotto
When Miguel Cotto?s name was mentioned to one of Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s leading advisors a few years before the pair fought in 2012, the man wondered, ?Who?? That was the type of…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao fight tickets to go on sale to public next week
Tickets for the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight are scheduled to go on sale to the public ?by the end of next week,? Leonard Ellerbe of Mayweather Promotions said Tuesday. Fans have…
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Manny Pacquiao visits with man he defeated for first title
?Do you know who that is?? a beaming Manny Pacquiao asked in excitement. Pacquiao, amidst the serious work of preparing for his May 2 fight against unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr., nodded in…
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Manny Pacquiao’s greatest fights, No. 1: Oscar De La Hoya
Even now, with more than six years of hindsight, Manny Pacquiao can barely believe he made a 12-pound jump from lightweight to welterweight to fight Oscar De La Hoya. Shaking his head…