Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Shane Mosely in unanimous decision
Reporting from Las Vegas Floyd Mayweather Jr. predicted a cakewalk, and Saturday night he called his own number in a brilliant rally from second-round trouble to dissect Shane Mosley in a unanimous…
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Boxing Notebook: Darchinyan-Donaire bout nearly done
Promoters Bob Arum and Gary Shaw are close to finalizing the deal that will bring an anticipated world super-flyweight title fight to Carson's Home Depot Center Aug. 21 between champion Vic Darchinyan…
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Mayweather’s relentless work continues as weigh-in nears
We're now less than two hours away from the weigh-in for Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s attempt to improve to 41-0 by defeating the man considered his toughest foe yet, Pomona's Shane Mosley. Thursday…
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Nevada State Athletic Commission considers blood-testing program
The commission will conduct a hearing in May to study the way testing works in the upcoming Mayweather-Mosley fight. An official says a program could be in place before the fall. Manny…
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Shane Mosley and trainer: ‘It’s going to be a fight of adjustments’
Shane Mosley and his veteran trainer, Naazim Richardson, have been around boxing long enough to know what's coming in their Saturday welterweight fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. "It's going to be a…
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Floyd Mayweather, Shane Mosley get in last words
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley both addressed nagging criticisms about each other as the hours ticked down to their Saturday night welterweight title fight. "We don't know how many fights he…
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For Floyd Mayweather Jr., the ring is a refuge
Making sense of Floyd Mayweather Jr. is not an easy task, but meeting him in the gym is a good place to start. "The reason you see him in here all the…
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Shane Mosley says he’s ready to unleash a mountain of trouble on Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The welterweight champion is training hard at his Big Bear compound for Saturday's bout against an unbeaten opponent regarded by some as the world's best fighter pound for pound. Mayweather, 33, is…
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Mayweather may respect Mosley but he shows no worry as fight date approaches
Reporting from Las Vegas Beyond the perks of massive wealth, national celebrity and his standing as one of the two best boxers in the world, Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s 40-0 record provides him…
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Shane Mosley camp thinks bout could come down to money
The anticipated May 1 fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. includes a rematch clause that would set up another eight-figure payday if the undefeated Mayweather were to lose. One possibility, says Shane Mosley's…
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Margarito doesn’t deserve boxing ‘purgatory,’ promoter and lawyer say
In advance of Antonio Margarito's comeback bout with Texas' Roberto Garcia on May 8 in Mexico, his attorney and promoter conducted a conference call with reporters Monday to defend the former world…
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Pacquiao numbers still on hold; Donaire-Darchinyan rematch taking shape
HBO and Manny Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank, are still waiting on cable-company numbers to establish the total number of pay-per-view buys for the Filipino star's lopsided victory over Joshua Clottey last week…
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Mayweather, Mosley, Golden Boy tout their drug-testing plan
Whether boxing can follow through on what a major promoter calls "the trigger" to implement "a gold standard of drug testing" in the sport remains unknown, but representatives of Floyd Mayweather Jr.,…
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Manny Pacquiao’s lopsided win fuels talk about Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Reporting from Arlington, Texas What Manny Pacquiao most effectively accomplished in his one-sided punching-bag treatment of Joshua Clottey is that he has kept the intrigue of a future showdown with unbeaten Floyd…
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Pacquiao vs. Clottey round-by-round analysis
Reporting from Arlington, Texas This wasn't the usual ring walk for Manny Pacquiao. With so much ground to cover inside this $1.2-billion, 100,000-person capacity palace known as Cowboys Stadium, Pacquiao came to…
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Fight day arrives for Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey
It's a can't-miss mismatch, the disparity in bonding that exists between world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and his longtime trainer, Freddie Roach, and that of challenger Joshua Clottey and his replacement trainer,…
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Team Pacquiao’s legal sagas provide fodder for tabloids
Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach was surprised The Times didn't more closely monitor the civil trial he endured this year. "You didn't see that on TMX?" he asked. "You mean TMZ, Freddie,"…
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For Joshua Clottey, a career-defining opportunity comes against Manny Pacquiao
Reporting from Arlington, Texas - Joshua Clottey has already addressed all questions about his desire out of the ring. Now, as he completes his preparations for Saturday night's WBO welterweight title fight…
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Fight-central notebook from Pacquiao-Clottey
The end of a boxer's road can be a sad and lonely place, even if 45,000 people are in your close company. Mexico's Jose Luis Castillo, the former world lightweight champion, will…
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Promoter’s anger at MGM/Mirage could keep Manny Pacquiao out of Las Vegas
The animosity that exists between Manny Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s camp extends to MGM/Mirage, the company that operates the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. That arena…
