Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Bruce Trampler is a matchmaker’s matchmaker
Reporting from Las Vegas -- In the discussions that helped script Oscar De La Hoya's path from the star of the 1992 Olympic Games to his current role as the greatest draw…
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Size will be the difference for Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya is going to defeat Manny Pacquiao, and probably by a knockout. Make it the ninth round. As I've thought about this fight since I visited both fighters a…
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Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao fight could rate a 10
Oscar predicts a knockout in his fight with Pacquiao, but which one of them will be the victim? Reporting from Las Vegas -- If Oscar De La Hoya beats Manny Pacquiao --…
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Ticket issues with De La Hoya-Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, acknowledged Wednesday that a Filipino businessman whom he declined to identify deceived Arum by telling him he needed to buy "a couple hundred" tickets for Saturday's Pacquiao-Oscar…
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Arum leaves ’em laughing — and reporters crying
Ever suffered through a scene when it's not polite to laugh, but you're busting up so hard inside that tears are streaming down your face? If so, you can probably relate to…
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‘Mexicutioner’ Pacquiao set to fight De La Hoya
Topic No. 1 regarding Manny Pacquiao's decision to fight Oscar De La Hoya at 147 pounds is the jump in weight -- some 12 pounds greater than the Philippine star's current standing…
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‘Mexicutioner’ Pacquiao set to fight De La Hoya
Topic No. 1 regarding Manny Pacquiao's decision to fight Oscar De La Hoya at 147 pounds is the jump in weight -- some 12 pounds greater than the Philippine star's current standing…
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Oscar De La Hoya eager for Manny Pacquiao fight
"You've never seen me like this," Oscar De La Hoya says loudly, lying on his back on the boxing ring canvas of a Big Bear Lake training gym. "You'll never see me…
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Manny Pacquiao to give away turkeys on Sunday
Manny Pacquiao will hand out free turkeys noon Sunday at the community center outside Los Angeles' Lake Street Park in Historic Filipinotown, 227 N. Lake St. just west of Alvarado Street. In…
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Amir Khan spars with Pacquiao, predicts Manny victory
Popular British lightweight Amir Khan visited Manny Pacquiao at his Hollywood gym Saturday and sparred for eight rounds with the world lightweight champion, who's preparing for his Dec. 6 super fight against…
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Oscar De La Hoya, Angelo Dundee to pair?
Golden Boy Promotions has a major announcement scheduled tomorrow afternoon in a conference call. In a call to our numerous boxing sources to check out various rumors -- Is Erik Morales returning…
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Does Kelly Pavlik’s failure bode poorly for Manny Pacquiao?
A few months ago, promoter Bob Arum was riding high with two unbeaten world champions (Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik) and Manny Pacquiao, the world's top pound-for-pound fighter. Now, Cotto has suffered…
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De La Hoya, Pacquiao to stage ‘beauties and the beasts’
And this is sports reporting? Popular Spanish-language radio personality Piolin was on the dais and actor-comedian George Lopez served as master of ceremonies Tuesday when the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao cross-country…
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There’s bitterness to De La Hoya-Pacquiao
The voice booming above the highlights ticked off the reasons why the Dec. 6 welterweight bout in Las Vegas involving Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao is certain to be, as…
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Talkin’ boxing at poolside in Beverly Hills, from Mosley to Margarito
Some days in this business, you feel like you've got a bit part in a good film -- even if the cameras are nowhere to be found. That was today, when I…
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Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao start six-city publicity tour
The numbers to beat are 2.5 million pay-per-view buys and $165 million in total revenue. So, the barnstorming begins Wednesday when Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao meet at the Statue…
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De La Hoya-Pacquiao fight is sold out
It took only two hours of ticket sales before publicists announced that the Dec. 6 Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas had sold out.…
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Boxing announcer Michael Buffer’s voice rumbles again
Michael Buffer knows how to put an exclamation point on the anticipation of a major boxing match. The veteran ring announcer stepped into the hot Las Vegas spotlights in March, knowing something…
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Tempers flare after Pacquiao-Marquez fight ends in split decision
LAS VEGAS -- The peace that has allowed major boxing promoters Top Rank and Golden Boy to make several compelling fights in the last year was interrupted late Saturday night after the…
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Marquez ready for a shot at Pacquiao in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- At Olvera Street this week, an estimated 1,000 mostly Latino boxing fans showed up for a publicity event hyping tonight's super-featherweight world title fight between Mexico's latest hope to…
