Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Bevy of belts should boost boxer Terence Crawford’s pound-for-pound standing
The obligatory talks surrounding Saturday night?s bout focused on Terence Crawford?s plan to defeat mutual two-belt 140-pound champion Julius Indongo and become the division?s unified champion. But the real discussions began after…
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Mayweather-McGregor: Countdown to the Aug. 26 fight in Las Vegas
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has joked that after 10-ounce gloves were used years ago in welterweight (147-pound) fights, promoters and state commissioners ?decided there wasn?t enough blood, sweat and tears? in the sport,…
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Nevada will allow Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor to fight in lighter, 8-ounce gloves
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor were unanimously granted ?a one-fight exception? Wednesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission to fight using lighter eight-ounce gloves for their unique Aug. 26 boxing match in…
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Why are so many people against Conor McGregor fighting Floyd Mayweather?
Veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum has called the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor boxing match a ?one-off? that will send an embarrassed (and rich) McGregor back to the UFC. McGregor?s former opponent Jose…
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Nevada won’t use referee Kenny Bayless for Mayweather-McGregor fight
Kenny Bayless, the veteran boxing referee who has worked several of Floyd Mayweather?s fights, will not be assigned to Mayweather?s Aug. 26 bout against UFC champion Conor McGregor, The Times learned Monday.…
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Timothy Bradley can’t leave boxing without some appreciation
Timothy Bradley?s retirement from boxing late Saturday night was lost in the shuffle of super-featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko?s impressive victory on ESPN. Bradley, who?ll turn 34 on Aug. 29, allowed it to…
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Potentially thousands of tickets are still available for Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor fight
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor are both apt to flaunt their wealth outside the boxing ring and UFC octagon. And with ticket prices set for their Aug. 26 fight at one…
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Vasyl Lomachenko shows all of his impressive talent in TKO of Miguel Marriaga
Vasyl Lomachenko?s rapid, powerful hands and impeccable footwork are a sight to behold ? except for his opponent. Saturday night at Microsoft Theater, Ukraine?s Lomachenko produced his latest masterpiece when World Boxing…
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Mikey Garcia and Vasyl Lomachenko meet for the first time, discuss a possible showdown
Vasyl Lomachenko and Mikey Garcia, who should be on a collision course to stage the most compelling boxing match under 147 pounds in the near future, met each other for the first…
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Lomachenko promoter: Mikey Garcia not ‘a big name’ in boxing
The hard feelings that caused Mikey Garcia?s departure from his former promoter, Top Rank, may ultimately keep him from an attractive showdown with the company?s impressive super-featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko. In a…
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Mikey Garcia, who fights Adrien Broner on Saturday, wants to take on cautious practices of matchmaking
The boxing business is such that fighters sometimes see perfectly timed matchups scuttled as promoters postpone risk in favor of additional purse money. In his more than two years away from the…
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As Mayweather, McGregor holler, Oscar De La Hoya content to let Alvarez-Golovkin speak for itself
A friend of Oscar De La Hoya said he recently urged the legend to set aside his long-running rivalry with Floyd Mayweather Jr. to express some support for Mayweather?s Aug. 26 novelty…
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Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather deserve credit knowing how to sell a fight
The novel creation of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor boxing match, colorfully hyped this past week in their worldwide tour, marks a passing of the torch in combat sports dominance.…
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Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather Jr. spar ? but only verbally ? in London
Floyd Mayweather Jr circled behind a highly aware Conor McGregor on Friday as the fighters? four-city international press tour closed in London. ?I ain?t going to touch you,? Mayweather comforted. ?Until Aug.…
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Mayweather, McGregor hit new low during raunchy tour stop
Following two creative tour stops to hype the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor boxing match, Thursday?s trip to Brooklyn came straight from a New York gutter. The news conference was an especially profane…
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Bob Arum says even a four-round boxing match ‘would be the end’ of Conor McGregor
Dana White has said veteran promoter Bob Arum ?sucked the life out? of boxing. The UFC president went further this week when asked why his own negotiation for Conor McGregor?s fight against…
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Ring sages can’t stand McGregor fighting Mayweather, but here’s what boxing purist Dana White thinks
The major critics of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor boxing match set for Aug. 26 are boxing purists, those who scoff at the idea that someone making his pro debut can even…
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Promoter, manager critical of Freddie Roach in wake of Manny Pacquiao’s loss to Jeff Horn
The finger-pointing over Manny Pacquiao?s loss to Australia?s Jeff Horn in a WBO welterweight title fight continues, and it?s not just aimed at the dubious judging and refereeing. While Pacquiao?s veteran promoter,…
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Manny Pacquiao’s boxing career is on borrowed time
Mannny Pacquiao?s apparent victory over Australian Jeff Horn on Saturday in Brisbane was viewed by judges as a defeat. Those men were flawed in their scoring, but accurate in their assessment that…
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Floyd Mayweather provides peek at training for Conor McGregor fight
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has returned to the boxing gym after nearly two years away and says his preparation for an Aug. 26 fight against Conor McGregor is going smoothly even four months…