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A Floyd Mayweather we never saw before as he addresses, the Pacquiao issue

Published: July 1, 2011

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There was Floyd Mayweather Jr. on a stage at the Hudson Theatre in New York City. His next opponent, the WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz said his piece about their upcoming title fight at the MGM grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on HBO Pay-Per-View September 17th. It was a Mayweather we have not been [...]

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Showtime is the New King with Cotto and Pacquiao

Published: February 18, 2011

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Late Monday morning Ken Hershman, executive vice president and general manager of Showtime Sports was in the Lighhouse Room at Chelsea Piers in lower Manhattan. He greeted welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and “Sugar” Shane Mosley before the two fighters spoke with media about their May 7th championship bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in [...]

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Boxing Notebook

Published: March 13, 2010

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CLOTTEY READY FOR PACQUIAO:   Before leaving for Dallas Texas last week for the biggest fight of his career against welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, Joshua Clottey showed his skills sparring in the Bronx and at the Kingsway Gym in Manhattan.  Pacquaio-Clottey Saturday evening on HBO pay-per-view is the replacement for what was supposed to be the [...]

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Pacquiao vs. Clottey To Take Place in Big D

Published: January 22, 2010

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Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey concluded their two-day, two-city press conference earlier today in New York at Madison Square Garden. Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), boxing’s No.1 pound for pound fighter, will make the first defense of his WBO welterweight title when he faces off against the WBO’s number 1 contender, Joshua Clottey(35-3, 20 KOs). The [...]

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Pacquiao Dominates Cotto with 12th Round Stoppage

Published: November 15, 2009

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Las Vegas – Manny Pacquiao had another epic performance and for Miguel Cotto it was a fight for survival as referee Kenny Bayless stepped in and stopped the fight at 0:55 of the  12-round in the most anticipated fight of the year. With his win, Pacquiao once again secured his position as the best pound-for-pound [...]

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Boxing Notebook: Cotto and Pacquiao Ready to Rumble

Published: November 13, 2009

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Las Vegas – Miguel Cotto the WBO welterweight champion and Manny Pacquiao the six time champion are ready for their 12-round encounter on HBO pay-per-view this Saturday evening from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas  They know the significance of this anticipated fight, so does their promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank. “In this fight, [...]

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THERE WAS NO DOUBT ABOUT PACQUIAO

Published: May 2, 2009

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From this perspective there was no doubt that Manny Pacquiao was going to easily win this supposed junior welterweight title fight over the veteran Ricky Hatton in a ring at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas Saturday evening.  Pacquaio proved he was the best pound-for-pound fighter in the business when he dominated and put [...]

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