Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Pacquiao and Mayweather fight over rejected drug-testing penalty
Manny Pacquiao?s business manager said Thursday that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has declined to enter into an agreement between the fighters that would result in a $5 million penalty should either submit a…
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Freddie Roach, or his publicist, in fine form early in Pacquiao’s camp
Manny Pacquiao?s trainer, Freddie Roach, has a well-established reputation as one of boxing?s most honest men. That trait is one of the reasons Roach has racked up seven trainer of the year…
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Gennady Golovkin’s visit to Wild Card reveals the work that remains
Gennady Golovkin stopped by Wild Card Boxing Club Wednesday to wish Manny Pacquiao good luck in his May 2 fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. He departed with a sobering look at the…
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Manny Pacquiao’s greatest fights, No. 2: Ricky Hatton
Every fighter needs a signature moment. For Manny Pacquiao, his came in a second-round knockout of Ricky Hatton on May 2, 2009, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, a fight Pacquiao told…
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Manny Pacquiao’s greatest fights, No. 4: Antonio Margarito
Manny Pacquiao had previously twice failed to make a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. when he decided in 2010 to chase something else big. His Nov. 13, 2010, victory over Antonio Margarito…
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Manny Pacquiao’s greatest fights, No. 5: the breakout bouts
anny Pacquiao?s rise from poverty in the Philippines to become a world-champion boxer, a congressman in his country and a co-starring role in the boxing match of this generation ? May 2…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao: USADA to drug test both; four-year ban if dirty
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has been retained to supervise rigorous drug testing for the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight, leaving each exposed to serious repercussions if either is found to be using…
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Alex Ariza stirs Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao divide
As respectful and subdued as Floyd Mayweather Jr. was before and during the Wednesday news conference for his May 2 fight against Manny Pacquiao, an old habit refused to die. He's not…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao news conference sets stage for ‘legacy’ fight
anny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are scheduled to attend an invitation-only news conference today at L.A. Live?s Nokia Theatre to promote their May 2 super-fight at the MGM Grand in Las…
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Freddie Roach is betting on Manny Pacquiao, at least figuratively
f this happened in any other major sport, there?d be outrage or an investigation. Not in boxing. Not only does Floyd Mayweather Jr. take pride in posting photos on social media of…
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Back where it all started, Manny Pacquiao begins conditioning
Nearly 14 years after Manny Pacquiao first entered the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, the 37-year-old returned to his local training home Monday to start preparing for the fight of the…
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Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach uses fighting words about Mayweather
Freddie Roach attempts to flame the Mayweather family rivalry Trainer Freddie Roach knows how to press mental buttons. When asked recently what his fighter Manny Pacquiao?s major advantage over the unbeaten Floyd…
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‘Canelo’ Alvarez keeps Cinco de Mayo pull vs. James Kirkland
Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez flexed his muscles as Mexico?s greatest worldwide boxing attraction to help nudge Floyd Mayweather Jr. toward Manny Pacquiao. And now Alvarez will need his strength again as he prepares…
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao: One has speed, another has power
The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight has been anticipated so long that Mayweather's father/trainer already has a patented poem rehearsed. "Floyd's the best/I must confess/To all the rest/There is no contest," Floyd…
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Waiter has a hand in Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao matchup
For one West Hollywood waiter, his grand dream has been realized by the making of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s long-awaited fight with Manny Pacquiao. Last year, Gabriel Salvador, a waiter at Craig's restaurant…
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How CBS’ Leslie Moonves helped seal Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
IT began innocently last fall, a waiter at Craig?s restaurant in West Hollywood telling Leslie Moonves, the president and president and chief executive of CBS Corp., that he should talk with another…
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Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally agree to mega-fight
IT took more than half a decade to make the fight of this generation. Floyd Mayweather Jr. set aside a bitter rivalry Friday by announcing that he and Manny Pacquiao have signed…
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CBS bringing back Saturday boxing as part of Showtime, Al Haymon deal
CBS and its premium cable partner Showtime announced a multiyear deal with powerful boxing manager Al Haymon on Tuesday that will bring the sport regularly to network television and include bouts anchored…
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Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather working together to finalize fight
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao?s unscheduled meeting at a Miami Heat game has triggered rapid movement toward the long-anticipated Super Bowl of boxing. Pacquiao advisor Michael Koncz told the Los Angeles…
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Oscar De La Hoya to meet with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Friday
Oscar De La Hoya hopes Floyd Mayweather Jr. fights Manny Pacquiao and believes it?s a mistake that Mayweather hasn?t already committed. But De La Hoya also has a big bout to promote…