Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Manny Pacquiao to fight ? well, someone ? on April 16
Manny Pacquiao will next fight April 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the boxer's promoter announced Wednesday, with an important asterisk attached. Promoter Bob Arum said that if Floyd Mayweather…
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Pacquiao has just one Mayweather Jr. alternative: Marquez
Manny Pacquiao's decision making has been impeccable. Running for congress in the Philippines has given him saint-like stature. Blowing off the disprespect he received from Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an ill-conceived video…
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Will Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao go another round?
Juan Manuel Marquez is making an argument that's impossible to buy. Twice, the top Mexican fighter in the world has fought Manny Pacquiao -- the first time in 2004 was a draw,…
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Pacquiao-Margarito generated 1.15 million buys
Manny Pacquiao's record eighth weight-class world title drew 1.15 million pay-per-view buyers, HBO announced Tuesday, giving the Filipino star boxer a million-seller in three consecutive years. Pacquiao's Nov. 13 unanimous decision over…
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Shane Mosley fights for a shot at Manny Pacquiao
Shane Mosley wants to be the solution to boxing's most troublesome possibility ? if Floyd Mayweather Jr. won't fight Manny Pacquiao, who will? To get there required a bold act of independence,…
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Paul Williams, Sergio Martinez ready for ‘fistfight’ in rematch
Boxing fans won't have to pay the $54.95 they shelled out last week for Saturday's world middleweight championship between Argentina's Sergio Martinez and challenger Paul Williams. The winner, however, will want you…
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Pacquiao seeks new worlds to conquer after dismantling of Margarito
Reporting from Arlington, Texas ? Manny Pacquiao was kind enough to visit Antonio Margarito in his locker room early Sunday morning. Margarito weighed 17 pounds more than Pacquiao when they walked into…
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Manny Pacquiao betting on the speed of lightness
Reporting from Arlington, Texas ? Manny Pacquiao realized a few weeks ago his attempt to make the 150-pound catchweight limit for his Saturday night junior-middleweight title fight against Antonio Margarito would be…
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Vegas doesn’t have Pacquiao-Margarito, but it does have the odds
The head of the largest sports book in Las Vegas is feeling a bit lonely this weekend. "Not having the fight here slows us down," said Jay Rood, director of the MGM…
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Referee, judges named for Pacquiao-Margarito bout
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has named Laurence Cole the referee for Saturday's Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito bout at Cowboys Stadium. Cole is the son of veteran Texas boxing commissioner Dickie…
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Manny Pacquiao says this won’t be his last fight
There were a few minutes Wednesday when the future of boxing became a black hole. Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach was asked what becomes of the Filipino superstar if he again fails…
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Pacquiao vs. Margarito: Hitting below the belt
Reporting from Arlington, Texas ? The low blows started before Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito stepped into the ring. In a video that appeared on various websites Tuesday, Margarito, his trainer Robert…
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Manny Pacquiao puts personal touch on political duties
The boxer-congressman, who will fight Antonio Margarito on Saturday at Cowboys Stadium, is focused on improving the livelihoods of those in the Philippines as he remembers his own impoverished youth. Reporting from…
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Ines Sainz weighs in on Pacquiao-Margarito
There were hoots and hollers at a hotel workout session Tuesday. Antonio Margarito appeared; Manny Pacquiao was there. So was Ines Sainz. The TV Azteca reporter drew attention earlier this NFL season…
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Bob Arum gets another big promotion
At 78 and after losing a son, Arum shows no signs of slowing down. Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito, Saturday's opponents, are both his fighters. The 78-year-old man traveled to the Pacific…
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Manny Pacquiao: ‘I helped’ Jerry Brown and Nevada’s Harry Reid win elections
Manny Pacquiao didn't make his boxing trainer, Freddie Roach, too happy last week when he announced he'd be leaving after a workout Friday to board a flight to Las Vegas. Pacquiao, a…
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HBO Sports boss: ‘We need to get boxing back in the mainstream’
The recent dead period in boxing -- has there been a fight since the Shane Mosley-Sergio Mora draw in September? -- will end Saturday night. Showtime has a card in Las Vegas…
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Trainer not happy with Manny Pacquiao’s work
The theory that Manny Pacquiao is so good he can afford to back off in training camp is about to be tested. "Worst camp ever," Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said Wednesday, 18…
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Antonio Margarito believes he has received a bad rap
Changing his reputation might be a tougher challenge for Antonio Margarito than beating Manny Pacquiao. "A lot of people already think bad of me, and I can't change their opinions," Margarito said.…
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California appeals court upholds revocation of Margarito’s boxing license
Antonio Margarito's attempt to have his license revocation decision by the California State Athletic Commission tossed has been denied by a state appeals court. The appeals court ruled the California commission ruled…
