Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, foe of Mayweather, stirs fan fervor
LAS VEGAS ? All the measuring sticks show that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's popularity continues to rise to almost unprecedented levels. The 23-year-old Mexican star will be the crowd favorite Saturday night inside…
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Danny Garcia’s father adds fuel to hot Lucas Matthysse fight
LAS VEGAS ? In what would be a main event on almost any other card, world junior-welterweight champion Danny Garcia of Philadelphia will fight Lucas Matthysse of Argentina just before the Floyd…
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Will Mayweather-Alvarez be richest fight ever?
LAS VEGAS -- Will it set the record? Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s anticipated junior-middleweight title fight Saturday against Mexico?s Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez could threaten the 2.45 million pay-per-view buys valued at $137 million…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. uses boxing smarts to outmaneuver opponents
The smallest detail is never far from Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s mind. It has allowed him to compile a bank account that exceeds $100 million, a testament to the fighter's brilliance. "I once…
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. starts career redemption
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is acting more grown up, those close to him say. Thursday, as he came to the downtown Millenium Biltmore Hotel to promote his delayed super-middleweight fight against Bryan…
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Jhonny Gonzalez has an answer for Abner Mares: a knockout
Maybe Abner Mares was looking ahead, because he clearly didn't see the first-round barrage of power punches Mexico's Jhonny Gonzalez delivered to claim a stunning upset victory by knockout. Former two-division champion…
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Manny Pacquiao, readying for Brandon Rios, has something to prove
Is Manny Pacquiao done? That's the question that will sell the Filipino star's Nov. 23 pay-per-view welterweight fight in Macao, against former world lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 knockouts). "I need…
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Likely classic: Mike Alvarado-Ruslan Provodnikov bout a done deal
A fight fan?s fight is coming Oct. 19, with promoters announcing this week that junior-welterweight Mike Alvarado will meet Ruslan Provodnikov on Oct. 19 outside Denver in an HBO-televised bout. Alvarado (34-1,…
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Marquez says he’d consider fifth Pacquiao fight
Juan Manuel Marquez last month spoke as if the door to ever fight Manny Pacquiao was closed for good. But maybe not. Marquez, at Thursday?s Beverly Hills Hotel news conference to promote…
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Juan Manuel Marquez, Timothy Bradley fighting over drug testing
Juan Manuel Marquez was subjected to skepticism in December when the newly buffed-up multichampion boxer knocked Manny Pacquiao out stone cold, the first time Pacquaio hit the canvas in the pair?s five…
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Marcos Maidana gets TKO win over Josesito Lopez
Josesito Lopez wanted to believe his fighting heart could let him survive the heaviest punches of Marcos Maidana. That effort made for an entertaining 16-plus minutes of boxing Saturday night at StubHub…
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Josesito Lopez set to dish it out, and take it, vs. Marcos Maidana
Josesito Lopez would one day like to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., but the Riverside fighter in no way shares Mayweather's theory of boxing. While Mayweather has made a lucrative, unbeaten career of…
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Promoter: Manny Pacquiao may never again fight in U.S.
Manny Pacquiao?s promoter said Friday the Filipino superstar may never again fight in the U.S. Bob Arum?s revelation emerged as he was asked about Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s bold decision to take on…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr., Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez agree to Sept. 14 bout
Unbeatens Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez agreed Tuesday to fight each other Sept. 14 in a pay-per-view bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. ?He?s a very good…
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The Floyd Mayweather report: Cool, crisp, with continued reign
LAS VEGAS ? Another year off, a jail term and Father Time have not diminished Floyd Mayweather Jr. one bit. Boxing's top pound-for-pound fighter dominated his challenger Robert Guerrero on Saturday night,…
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Juan Manuel Marquez says he’s done fighting Manny Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS -- Juan Manuel Marquez said Friday he's finished fighting Manny Pacquiao and wants to forever hang on to the feeling of his thunderous Dec. 8 knockout of the Filipino superstar.…
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Mayweather-Guerrero fight almost gets dad-vs.-dad preliminary bout
LAS VEGAS ? The Mayweathers are back, and for this fight they have company. More than eight months have passed since Floyd Mayweather Jr. walked out of a Las Vegas jail after…
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Marquez chooses Bradley instead of Pacquiao for next fight
Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez has bypassed an immediate fifth fight against Manny Pacquiao to instead square off with world welterweight champion Timothy Bradley of Palm Springs. Calling the planned fight at Las…
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Brandon Rios plans no change for rematch with Mike Alvarado
Brandon Rios says he learned all he needs to know about his opponent Mike Alvarado by battling him through seven vicious rounds in October. "I saw in his eyes after I hurt…
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Promoter: Singapore possible destination for Manny Pacquiao fight
It?s ?very possible? Manny Pacquiao?s fifth fight against Juan Manuel Marquez will take place in Singapore, Bob Arum, the boxers? promoter, said Wednesday. Arum, speaking at a luncheon to promote his first…
