Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Arum: Pacquiao-Cotto fight weight would be 144-145 pounds
Boxing promoter Bob Arum was on Olvera Street on Thursday to hawk his Latin Fury 10 card July 25 at Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, headlined by the latest Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. bout…
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Hopkins planning 45th birthday fight
Bernard Hopkins hasn't fought since stunning the formerly unbeaten, younger middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik last October. That memorable display at age 43 by the longtime ex-middleweight champ might've been a perfect way…
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Manny Pacquiao versus Miguel Cotto? It’s tentative for Nov. 14 in Las Vegas
Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto have each told their promoter they want to fight each other next. Now, that promoter, Bob Arum, has to work out the details to make a bout…
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Pacquiao expresses interest in Mosley fight
Boxing's pound-for-pound top fighter Manny Pacquiao told a Filipino news organization today that he would be willing to fight Pomona's world welterweight champion Shane Mosley later this year, pending negotiations. Though Mosley's…
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Arum forbids the Pacquiao-Hatton numbers, and here are the numbers
Veteran promoter Bob Arum has been reluctant to allow pay-per-view numbers to be released after the triumphant second-round knockout performance by his fighter, Manny Pacquiao, on May 2 against England's Ricky Hatton.…
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Mayweathers tone down the family feuding
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is not only back in boxing, he's back with his father at his side. Stopping in Los Angeles on Monday to promote his July 18 return bout against popular…
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Manny Pacquiao could have the boxing market cornered
Reporting from Las Vegas -- Manny Pacquiao prides himself as a smart businessman who knows how to play poker. Let future opponents beware: He walked out of the MGM Grand casino-hotel this…
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Pacquiao-Hatton: Lance Pugmire’s round-by-round observations
With a sellout MGM Grand Garden crowd of 16,262 -- including Jack Nicholson, Jay-Z, Adam Sandler, Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington and P. Diddy -- watching after paying a combined $8.8 million, the…
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Pacquiao’s Hollywood-to-Vegas Express boarding
If traffic becomes slower than usual this afternoon on the 101 south and 10 east, it might have something to with the 56-seat behemoth of a bus that is packing boxing's pound-for-pound…
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Roach-Mayweather Sr. are at it again
Too bad there's not a seniors boxing tour, because it would be entertaining to see a ring showdown between the trainers involved in the May 2 super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky…
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Manny Pacquiao is poised to be the new golden one
On the day after Oscar De La Hoya retired, the man best poised to succeed him as the world's most popular active boxer made it clear he knows his drawing power comes…
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Highlights of Oscar De La Hoya’s career
It started with a gold medal in 1992 and ended with a loss to Manny Pacquiao. De La Hoya highlights Oscar De La Hoya, 36, announced his retirement from boxing Tuesday after…
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Oscar De La Hoya’s decision day might be Tuesday
With several signs indicating that Oscar De La Hoya will retire from boxing, a news conference has been scheduled for noon Tuesday at downtown's L.A. Live for an announcement that is being…
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Pacquiao-Hatton Hollywood premiere highlights
It was quite a night Monday, as Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton and all of their entourages made for a unique "Hollywood Red Carpet" news conference at the Roosevelt Hotel, attracting hundreds…
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Pacquiao/Hatton fans invited to boxers’ public appearances
Boxing promoters are trying something new to publicize the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight May 2 in Las Vegas: a red-carpet arrival Monday night at Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel, complete with some celebrity appearances.…
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“Lots of ifs and maybes” around Mosley
Golden Boy Promotions executive Richard Schaefer just told me by telephone that his boxer, Shane Mosley, is in a wait-and-see mode after deciding he doesn't want to pursue a welterweight unification bout…
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Pacquiao, Villaraigosa to meet in Filipinotown on Saturday
Manny Pacquiao, just back from a promotional tour in England with his May 2 opponent Ricky Hatton, will visit Filipinotown on Saturday accompanied by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The Asian Journal…
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Ricky Hatton’s trainer: ‘We’re going to whip [Pacquiao’s rear].’
Ricky Hatton said on a conference call today that he bears no resentment toward his May 2 opponent Manny Pacquiao for dragging out negotiations before their fight was signed. "This is boxing,"…
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Oscar De La Hoya seriously considering retirement
Boxer Oscar De La Hoya is strongly considering retirement, but isn't ready to pull the trigger on his career just yet. "I'm still confused," De La Hoya said Friday in a lengthy…
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Oscar De La Hoya: ‘I’m still confused’ about retirement
Oscar De La Hoya says he is "60-40" leaning toward retirement, but has yet to "wake up ... and say, 'I've had enough.' " In a lengthy telephone interview with The Times…
