Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Battling for lord of the ring in trilogy
In a sad touch of irony, Joe Frazier left the world the same week the final chapter will play out in what could be boxing's next great trilogy. Manny Pacquiao and his…
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Q & A: Manny Pacquiao is ready to settle things
Manny Pacquiao has listened to Juan Manuel Marquez's complaints almost from the moment a Nevada State Athletic Commission judge scored that Pacquiao defeated Marquez, 114-113, in their March 15, 2008, rematch. Judge…
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Manny Pacquiao training harder than usual
The man who has watched boxers prepare for fights since the 1960s approached the trainer of the sport's current king and expressed some cautionary words. "Slow him down, Freddie," veteran fight promoter…
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Timothy Bradley in fold, but what about Pacquiao-Mayweather?
Timothy Bradley said he signed with his new promoter Top Rank to increase his name recognition, but there's a great hazard in that plan should he instead be just the latest replacement…
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Timothy Bradley signs with Top Rank; will be on Nov. 12 Pacquiao card
Unbeaten Coachella Valley boxer Timothy Bradley signed a new promotional contract Thursday and was assigned a prominent semi-main event fight, most likely against former champion Joel Casamayor, on the Nov. 12 Manny…
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Floyd Mayweather basks in aftermath of knockout of Victor Ortiz
Floyd Mayweather Jr. enhanced his villainous image by the way he registered a fourth-round knockout of Victor Ortiz on Saturday night. By striking the instant he was allowed to punch after referee…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to put on a show
Reporting from Las Vegas -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. was back in his element, smiling for the cameras, trash-talking with his opponent, holding court with reporters and generally acting like a man who…
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Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and boxing’s age-old issue
If each wins his next bout, they could be matched in the next super-fight. But they're approaching their mid-30s, and boxers such as Oscar De La Hoya and Ray Mancini say competing…
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Manny Pacquiao intends payback against Juan Manuel Marquez
Manny Pacquiao's road to stardom was established by power punching and a pair of compelling back-and-forth bouts against his rival from Mexico, Juan Manuel Marquez. As Pacquiao prepares for his third fight…
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Q&A: The return (again) of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The boxer, facing two legal cases and having not fought in 15 months, is training for Sept. 17 bout against welterweight champ Victor Ortiz, his record (41-0) unblemished, his confidence undiminished. Floyd…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. on blood tests: He’s for them
Testing for performance-enhancing drugs 'is what I want,' the boxer says. There are signs his camp and Manny Pacquiao's are closer to accord on a testing protocol. Reporting from Las Vegas? The…
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Amir Khan’s promoter says rival Timothy Bradley ‘had his chance’
Amir Khan's promoter cast a grim view of the British fighter taking on his fellow two-belt junior-welterweight rival Timothy Bradley. Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions said late Saturday night that the…
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Amir Khan’s fight Saturday against Zab Judah a proving ground
Amir Khan has showed his heart, opened his wallet and now he will be required to prove his ring intelligence. Khan, the 24-year-old World Boxing Assn. light-welterweight champion, returns to the Mandalay…
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Freddie Roach helping U.S. boxers go for the gold
The trainer for superstar Manny Pacquiao begins his work as a consultant to the U.S. boxing program, looking toward the 2012 London Olympics. USA Boxing, trying to pick itself off the canvas,…
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Studying the effects of fighting
LAS VEGAS ? A prestigious neurology clinic has launched an unprecedented brain study of professional fighters with the goal of advancing research to improve various treatments for brain damage. "We know what…
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Boxing notes: Brandon Rios’ next move
Southern California has another star fighter following Saturday night's showing by Oxnard's Brandon Rios. The 24-year-old unbeaten world lightweight champion kept his fists flying throughout his third-round TKO triumph over Maywood's gritty…
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Brandon Rios wins by TKO over Urbano Antillon
Brandon Rios loves to fight, and when he found a willing participant Saturday night in Urbano Antillon, the world lightweight champion from Oxnard happily went about his business. Producing a display of…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he ‘would love the [Manny] Pacquiao fight to happen’
For the first time since he walked off the post-fight news conference stage in May 2010, Floyd Mayweather Jr. addressed an assemblage of reporters Tuesday in New York and said what boxing…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. avoiding deposition in Manny Pacquiao case
They may not be heading to a boxing ring together, but the legal fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. intensified Thursday. An attorney for Mayweather informed Pacquiao's attorney that Mayweather…
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Victor Ortiz says Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s style doesn’t impress him
Victor Ortiz returned to his childhood home in Garden City, Kan., to receive an award when he learned Tuesday he was officially Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s next opponent. "It's a cool thing, because…