Bill Dwyre
120 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Pacquiao plans to head off any butts in this fight
His foe on Saturday night, Joshua Clottey, has been known to bloody opponents with a strike of the forehead. The champion will have an ace cut man in his corner just in…
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Boxer David Diaz eases up on the relaxing
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — It was June 2008, and David Diaz did what any self-respecting person would have done after being pummeled in public by boxing star Manny Pacquiao. Diaz, the pride of…
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Boxer David Diaz ready for big stage
DALLAS -- It was late June, 2008, and David Diaz did what any self-respecting person would have done after being pummeled in public by boxing star Manny Pacquiao. Diaz, the pride of…
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Promoter Bob Arum gets in his shots ahead of Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight
The gloves are off, and this isn't even hockey. Manny Pacquiao will fight Joshua Clottey on Saturday night in an airplane construction hangar known as Cowboys Stadium. Think of two Staples Centers,…
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Nonito Donaire wins in the third round
Reporting from Las Vegas The Saturday evening of boxing meant to showcase Filipino super-flyweight Nonito Donaire went exactly as planned. Donaire, quickly becoming ready for prime time, caught Manuel Vargas of Mexico…
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Antonio Margarito won’t fight in Dallas
The proposed undercard appearance of suspended boxer Antonio Margarito will not take place March 13. Margarito, former world champion at 147 pounds, had been in line to fight in a semi-main event…
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In boxing, one fight generally leads to another, bigger score
Rising star Nonito Donaire fights Manuel Vargas on Saturday night, but the nondescript bout is just a means to a potentially more lucrative end: a rematch with Vic Darchinyan. It's all part…
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Manny Pacquiao decides to simply fight on
Manny Pacquiao is back in town. Boxing is like phases of the moon, and Pacquiao is in the training phase. There will be a fight, all right. But not the one the…
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Boxer Brian Viloria is poised for another run at the top
The 29-year-old is another world champion from the Philippines but unlike Manny Pacquiao, he's experienced the down side of the sport. Ask Brian Viloria how his boxing career has gone and he's…
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As Pacquiao-Mayweather fails, boxing proves its own worst enemy
LOS ANGELES -- A picture is worth a thousand words. So let's make a visual out of the current state of boxing. Close your eyes and remember. October 1993. Las Vegas. The…
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Boxing is flunking this test
The sport of boxing, the master of such things, has once again tangled the lines on its parachute. The next sound you hear could be the Pacquiao-Mayweather mega-fight crashing to the ground…
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Super fight would be a gift to boxing fans
Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr., which is close to being set for March 13, has the feel of Ali-Frazier or Leonard-Hagler. be remembered as a lump of coal in our stocking.…
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Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto is a bout that gets boxing off the ropes
From Las Vegas Seldom has there been better proof that there is no accounting for taste. Starting at 5:30 a.m. Friday, hundreds of people began lining up in the hallways leading to…
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Pacquiao-Cotto is a fight worth the money
The participants in the welterweight matchup are not your average showboat fighters. But there figures to be plenty of intrigue at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. From Las Vegas The quest to…
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Pacquiao-Cotto fight scheduled for November
From New York They cheered Manny at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. No, not the guy with the dreadlocks and the Boston Red Sox legacy. Never that Manny. Not here. No, this was…
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Manny Pacquiao’s fists are loaded, and his bouts are a lock
Manny Pacquiao can no longer be identified as a boxer. Lethal weapon, maybe. Or destroyer missile. Whatever the definition, he is unquestionably the sport's top gun. What he did to Ricky Hatton…
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Pacquiao-Hatton means for Shane Mosley
From Las Vegas -- At the moment, boxer Shane Mosley is the odd man out. He has much to offer, but he is like a screenwriter, shopping the studios. "I don't hear…
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Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton news conference is a con job
From Las Vegas -- An old wives' tale claims they once held a boxing news conference and there was actual news. Not Wednesday. They trotted out Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, opponents…
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Ricky Hatton needs to use science, not savagery, against Manny Pacquiao
David Diaz has a strange recommendation for Ricky Hatton, a boxing brawler: Don't brawl against Manny Pacquiao. When last we visited Diaz 10 months ago, he was face down on the canvas…
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Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao fight likely a 50-50 deal
Even though Manny Pacquiao is the hot fighter, the up-and-comer, and Ricky Hatton is the veteran who is sort of playing out the string, the financial split is likely to be 50-50…
