- Mayweather in De La Hoya's sights
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- De La Joya wins easy decision
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- CARSON, Calif. - Oscar De La Hoya showed he could still beat a contender. Next up is cashing in again... Full story»
- Cotto says he's focusing on Gomez and not looking ahead to bigger paydays
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- LOS ANGELES - On his worst days since he quit fighting, trainer Freddie Roach's left arm trembles, his... Full story»
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Mayweather in De La Hoya's sights
CARSON, Calif. - The crowd had gone home mostly satisfied, and Oscar De La Hoya had a few minutes to shower and change from boxing trunks into something a bit less revealing. His job not yet finished for the night, he stood in the same ring where he beat...
De La Joya wins easy decision
CARSON, Calif. - Oscar De La Hoya showed he could still beat a contender. Next up is cashing in again like a champion. In what was little more than a tuneup for a much bigger fight, De La Hoya kicked off his retirement tour Saturday night before an appreciative...
Cotto says he's focusing on Gomez and not looking ahead to bigger paydays
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Leave it to Bob Arum to take a dig at one of the welterweight champions. Not Miguel Cotto, the pride of Arum's promotions stable and the WBA titleholder. And not IBF champ Kermit Cintron, who will fight the only man to beat him,...
Roach fights Parkinson’s while thriving as a boxing trainer
LOS ANGELES - On his worst days since he quit fighting, trainer Freddie Roach's left arm trembles, his speech is slurred and he is easily fatigued. He blames boxing for his Parkinson's disease, but he still steps into the ring to work with others because...
OUT OF PRACTICE
ST. LOUIS - Michael Spinks vividly remembers the only loss of his career, also his final bout. He lasted only 91 seconds against Mike Tyson in 1988, blaming the flameout on a lengthy layoff between fights. He's convinced inactivity is the main reason...
Marquez cries foul as Pacquiao wins split decision, coloring sensational fight
LAS VEGAS - Nacho Beristain's frustration made sense. For the second time in 15 days, the venerated Mexican trainer's fighting Marquez brothers had lost a close decision in a scintillating fight - and it had to hurt. What didn't make sense to most observers...
Maskaev, Peter bullish about championship bout
CANCUN, Mexico - The matadors are getting the night off, yet there are plenty of fearless deeds still to be done today at Plaza de Toros. Samuel Peter is planning to claim the WBC heavyweight title, and Oleg Maskaev will endeavor to keep his belt away...
Clunker of a heavyweight title fight does nothing to honor the memory of Joe Louis
Wladimir Klitschko speaks four languages and still couldn’t come up with the words to explain how he managed, with a little help from a Barney Rubble lookalike masquerading as a heavyweight champion, to give boxing a body blow just as it was showing signs...
Showtime in the RGV
It’s the day before the first professional Mixed Martial Arts event in the Rio Grande Valley. Thirty three-year-old promoter Paul Olmeda’s time is short a little more than 24 hours before the South Texas Fight League’s New Blood Extreme Cage Fighting...
Klitschko dominates heavyweight unification bout
NEW YORK — Wladimir Klitschko is one belt closer to being the undisputed heavyweight champion after an indisputably dominant victory. Far too strong and much too long, Klitschko barely took a punch while winning a unanimous decision over Sultan...
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