Bill Dwyre
120 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Klitschko vs. Klitschko isn’t going to happen
LOS ANGELES -- In the sport of boxing, there are thousands of sideshows and two real issues: Will Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ever fight each other, and will the Klitschko…
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Boxer Victor Ortiz is starting to demand respect
Welterweight boxer Victor Ortiz is barely beginning his run of fame and fortune and already there's a book title just waiting for him: "From Living in Trailers to Flying on Lear Jets."…
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Can this Chavez be more than a junior achiever in the ring?
LOS ANGELES -- The promotional label on Saturday night's boxing card at Staples Center is, for the moment, mostly wishful thinking. Bob Arum's company, Top Rank, is calling it "The Son Also…
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There are many more losers than Shane Mosley on this fight
A problem with boxing is that the punches you don't see are often more significant than those you do. Such was the case with Saturday night's Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight in Las…
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Boxing promoters Don King and Bob Arum, together again . . . what could go wrong?
The carnival barkers brought the show to a place where they buy ink by the barrel. It was Don King and Bob Arum, together again. Stop the presses. Sentimentality may dictate that…
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Boxing phenom ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s path to the top will be straight and narrow, Oscar De La Hoya vows
Rising star Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez doesn't appear to be susceptible to the same temptations that Oscar De La Hoya says shaved years from his boxing career, and the former champion-turned-promoter aims to…
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The madness of March sports is beginning
Reporting from Glendale, Ariz. March has arrived. The madness is upon us. It is more than a catchphrase about a huge college basketball tournament. It is a month of sports magic, an…
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The write time for boxing’s wordsmiths
Boxing is the gift that keeps on giving. It is why the great wordsmiths gravitated to it. It is why Red Smith could easily find poetry in its violence, why Jim Murray…
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Manny Pacquiao doesn’t scale it back
Despite a big weight difference, Pacquiao scores a unanimous decision over Antonio Margarito. From Arlington, Texas The marvelous Manny Pacquiao did it again. The 98-pound weakling kicked sand in the big guy's…
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There’s a lot more than boxing to Manny Pacquiao
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Along about 10:15 Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines will walk down the aisle of a massive American football stadium toward a boxing ring. There will be 60,000…
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Manny Pacquiao’s real story outweighs all the hype
How Pacquiao rose from poverty to become boxing's reigning superstar ? and a congressman in his native Philippines ? can get lost in the buzz of the sport's marketing machine and the…
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Boxing shows it can still make a spectacle of someone and itself
Finally, we have documented proof that boxing has totally lost its mind. And that's not a big step. Thursday, Top Rank Boxing announced that a TV reporter named Ines Sainz had been…
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Manny Pacquiao takes politically correct approach
The congressman stepped to the microphone Wednesday, knowing his task. There were no babies to kiss, just media to embrace. "Here we go again," said the Honorable Manny Pacquiao, recently elected member…
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Bob Arum is doing what he does best, talking . . . but is anyone listening?
The boxing promoter has been going to great lengths to grease the wheels for a potential Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. mega-fight, even buttering up his sworn enemies in the Mayweather camp. What…
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It may not be unanimous, but Manny Pacquiao wins his biggest decision yet
From General Santos City, Philippines The polls close in 30 minutes and the congressional candidate is getting a rubdown on the couch. It is the last calm before the chaos. In the…
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Manny Pacquiao goes from boxing ring to political arena
The seven-time world champion, arguably the biggest name in boxing, is punching his political ticket in his native Philippines. He could well take a beating, something he's never experienced in his 56…
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Pacquiao vs. Mayweather, the best of the best
This one has a familiar ring. Pacquiao-Mayweather. Here we go again. This is the Ali-Foreman of our time. The real stuff. Boxing titles its fights and this one is easy: The Best…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley headlines buffet of spring bouts
The wacky world of boxing keeps right on truckin' the next several months. It's a treadmill without an off switch. Its menu will offer a range from filet mignon to liver and…
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Boxing cozies up to media
ARLINGTON, Texas -- On the day of Manny Pacquiao's expected Saturday night victory over Joshua Clottey, which Pacquiao eventually did win, in the massive marvel called Cowboys Stadium that was built for…
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Manny Pacquiao easily wins a shell game
From Arlington, Texas A huge crowd of 50,994, in a huge stadium in this Dallas suburb, watched Manny Pacquiao battle 12 rounds against a turtle Saturday night. Pacquiao, currently the best of…
