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THE DREAM IS ALMOST REALITY
Despite the criticism, despite the protests, it's almost upon us. A year ago not even the most hardened of gamblers on the Las Vegas Strip would have risked their dollars on Oscar…
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Pacquiao, De la Hoya winning odds near even
MANILA, Philippines - The Dream Match has been called a mismatch, a circus, and a no-contest. Betting lines on Friday (Thursday, US time) in Las Vegas clearly showed otherwise. Oscar de la…
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Roach playing mind games with Oscar
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach said he urged Oscar De La Hoya to see a sports psychologist when he was in De La Hoya?s corner before the loss to…
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Boxing fans trade playful jabs
Cortland Finnegan is rooting for Manny Pacquiao against Oscar De La Hoya in Saturday's welterweight fight in Las Vegas. That irks fellow Titans cornerback Chris Carr, the team's self-designated expert of quirky…
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Arum to sue Victor Ortiz camp over bankruptcy filing
LAS VEGAS ? Bob Arum said he is appealing a bankruptcy ruling that allowed prospect Victor Ortiz to jump to Golden Boy Promotions and the Top Rank promoter threatened to sue his…
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Boxing still has a fighting chance
Reporting from Las Vegas -- Billy Baxter has won -- and lost -- millions wagering on everything from boxing and billiards to football and poker. Yet there is one thing the 68-year-old…
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‘Dream Match’ mania grips Vegas
It's the talk of the town in Las Vegas -- the dream fight between superstar boxers Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Mexican American Oscar de la Hoya. Everywhere you turn, there…
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Mom to Pacquiao: ?Pray doubly hard?
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The mother of world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao asked that he "pray doubly hard" as his bout with Oscar de la Hoya draws near. Dionisia Pacquiao admitted that…
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WAS PACMAN’S BROD DELIBERATELY LEFT OUT?
Was there a deliberate effort to replace Rogel Pacquiao at the dais at yesterday's final press conference, to allow a "very popular personage from the Philippines" to be seated in lieu of…
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TRAINER’S ROUND TABLE PHOTOS
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Chief trainer Freddie Roach (ctr) of four-time world champion Manny Pacquiao, General Santos, Philippines talks with reporters in the 'Dream Match' media center about Pacquiao's upcoming world welterweight…
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UNDERCARD: ORTIZ VS RESTO PHOTOS
LAS VEGAS -- ABO Junior Welterweight Champion Victor Ortiz (left) and challenger Jeffrey Resto (right) pose on December 4, 2008 at the press conference for their fight which will appear on the…
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UNDERCARD: LOPEZ-MEDINA PHOTOS
Las Vegas,Nevada -- WBO Jr. Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Lopez,Caguas,Puerto Rico poses during the press conference for his upcoming WBO Jr. Featherweight title fight against challenger Sergio Medina,Argentina on Saturday,December 6 at…
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‘Fighters Come and Go, Man. It’s a Two-way Street’
Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing Club is not a place for the claustrophobic. "It ain't easy" declares the banner hung across one of the walls. It is a reference to the sweet…
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Money Where Your Mouth Is: Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya Pre-Bout Babble, Gossip and Odds
LAS VEGAS ? The city of sin is in a buzz with anticipation for what many have preordained as boxing?s fight of the year. On Dec. 6 Filipino fighter and pound-for-pound king…
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Khan Focused on Fagan But Coach Believes He Could Fight Pacquiao Within a Year
Amir Khan has had stars in his eyes since the day he turned professional - but they were not the ones that flooded his semi-consciousness as he lay flat-backed in a Manchester…
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Manny: ‘I can make history’
Manny Pacquiao says he is not concerned about Oscar De La Hoya's power, insisting he has enough of his own to earn victory over the Golden Boy. The Filipino legend has been…
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DE LA HOYA vs PACQUIAO: WHO WINS AND HOW?
ALADDIN FREEMAN: Oscar by late KO. GEORGE ELSASSER: When this one was signed and ready to go, the first thoughts were Pacquiao would have the energy and desire with decent punching power…
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The Buzz to Vegas
The Bus to the ?Oscar? Pinoys to invade Vegas The bad economy is not going to stop Pinoy Jun Regalado from watching the Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya match this…
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Analyzing the Oscar-Manny undercard: Bang for your buck?
OK, so you know about Oscar de la Hoya. Everyone does. And you know about Manny Pacquiao. Everyone's starting to learn. But this Saturday night's pay-per-view event pitting the two in a…
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Golden Boy camp divided over how quick De la Hoya ends match
MANILA, Philippines - The man who claimed that Oscar de la Hoya has all the answers doesn't think The Dream Match will have an early resolution. Angelo Dundee expressed confidence that de…
