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Live discussion: Will Floyd Mayweather Jr. remain undefeated?
Join Times boxing writer Lance Pugmire at 1 p.m. today for a live discussion of the upcoming Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero fight. Guerrero is a heavy underdog in the fight against the undefeated Mayweather, but as Pugmire wrote Thursday, that's...
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Featherweight Boxing, Welterweight, Leukemia, Super Featherweight Boxing
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Robert Guerrero knows pressure, and it's not fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr.
LAS VEGAS — Robert Guerrero is from Gilroy, California's garlic capital of the world. His greatest fight stages have been in San Jose and Ontario. And his most compelling pre-fight publicity stop was on evangelist Pat Robertson's "700 Club."...
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Interior Policy, Featherweight Boxing, Human Interest, Pat Robertson
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Abner Mares and Daniel Ponce De Leon, who share manager, to fight
Frank Espinoza is aware of the history of a boxing manager daring to allow two of his fighters to square off against each other in the ring. In April 1977 at the Forum in Inglewood, manager-trainer Arturo Hernandez sided with Carlos Zarate over...
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Bantamweight, Featherweight Boxing, Human Interest, Cinco de Mayo
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With NPR's 'Wait Wait,' eggheads at the multiplex
NEW YORK -- At about 8 p.m. Thursday night, as moviegoers around the country were lining up to see “Iron Man 3,”an assuredly smaller group was gathering at 600 North American theaters for the live-cinema simulcast of the popular NPR game...
Tags: Iron Man 3 (movie), Radio, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, BBC
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The Floyd Mayweather report: Cool, crisp, with continued reign
LAS VEGAS — Another year off, a jail term and Father Time have not diminished Floyd Mayweather Jr. one bit. Boxing's top pound-for-pound fighter dominated his challenger Robert Guerrero on Saturday night, winning nine of 12 rounds on all three...
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Featherweight Boxing, Judges, Human Interest
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez could be next opponent for Floyd Mayweather Jr.
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. hasn't fought twice within a five-month period since 2006. But after overwhelming Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision Saturday night, he's scheduled to return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena ring on Sept. 14....
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Super Bantamweight Boxing, Bantamweight, Featherweight Boxing, Welterweight
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Canelo Alvarez brings it home to unify titles
It's one thing to talk. The great ones back it up. In avenging his brother's loss and letting his fists fly against a respected, defense-based, unbeaten world champion, Mexico's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez unified the super-welterweight division Saturday...
Tags: Lightweight Boxing, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Welterweight, Mexico
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'Canelo' Alvarez win sets up potential super-fight with Mayweather
SAN ANTONIO -- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez did his part to create a September super-fight. Now it’s Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s turn. Alvarez defeated previously unbeaten Austin Trout by unanimous decision Saturday night, penetrating...
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Ultimate Fighting Championship, Human Interest, Welterweight
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'Canelo' Alvarez has family business to settle with Austin Trout
Whether it leads to one of boxing's great careers remains a point of intrigue, but the boldness Saul "Canelo" Alvarez carries into the ring is something the sport doesn't often witness from a 22-year-old. "It speaks volumes that at 22 — this...
Tags: Entertainment, Football, Oscar De La Hoya, Sports, Madison Square Garden
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Austin Trout welcomes spoiler role in bout against Canelo Alvarez
Austin Trout doesn't mind being the bad guy who spoils outcomes the fans want. He did it in December, ruining a planned comeback victory by Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto in front of Cotto's den of supporters at Madison Square Garden. Trout also came to the...
Tags: Human Interest, Welterweight, The Home Depot Center
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'Look, baby, I'm sorry...' Charles Bukowski and his inspiration
Charles Bukowski, a kind of poet laureate of the seedy side of Los Angeles, wrote of life on its margins, at its racetracks, in its rundown bars. Bukowski was a poet and a novelist; in his novels, his alter ego Henry Chinaski made all kinds of bad...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Book, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Poetry, Authors
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Las Vegas: Treasure Island to host lightweight boxing match April 12
This post has been updated. See note below for details.The match is still on for April 12 at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Angelo "La Cobra" Santana will take on Bahodir Mamadjonov (12-1, 8 KOs) from Uzbekistan. [Updated, 1:58 p.m. April 8: An earlier version of this post said Angelo "La...Tags: Lightweight Boxing
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