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Pacquiao-Cotto sells 1.25 million pay-per-view buys
Manny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that ...
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Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
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USA hopes riding on Ward
When the Super Six Boxing Classic is over, Mikkel Kessler is expected to be the last man standing.
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Mikkel Kessler
Tito Ortiz ready for UFC return
The last two years have changed Tito Ortiz. Patching up his feud with UFC President Dana White and returning to the UFC, starting ...
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Tito Ortiz
Dana White
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Pacquiao-Cotto outdraws Mayweather-Marquez at gate
Who's the bigger draw, Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao? If the official numbers are indication in Las Vegas, it's the Filipino.
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Floyd Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao
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Miguel Cotto
Juan Manuel Marquez
UFC heavyweight champ Lesnar has bacterial infection
UFC President Dana White said Monday that heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is recovering from a bacterial infection in his intestinal ...
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Brock Lesnar
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Dana White
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Mayweather calls out Pacquiao; talks on fight set to begin
In the next 24 hours, negotiations will commence to arrange the biggest fight in boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather.
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Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather
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Pacquiao delivers hits outside the ring as well
Less than two hours after rearranging the face of Miguel Cotto in a 12-round masterpiece that became his record seventh world ...
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Miguel Cotto
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Manny Pacquiao
Pacquiao batters, bloodies Cotto for 12th round TKO
Manny Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night, knocking down Miguel Cotto twice and turning his face ...
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Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
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Rabbi-to-be Foreman wins boxing belt from Santos
Yuri Foreman, the fighting rabbi-to-be, remained undefeated and made history Saturday night when he became the first Israeli ...
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Mosley gets shot at unbeaten Berto in January
In what is being billed as the first great fight of 2010, Andre Berto will put his unbeaten record on the line against by far ...
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Andre Berto
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Pacquiao, Cotto make weight for Saturday's title fight
Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 144 pounds, his heaviest ever, while Miguel Cotto came in at the contract limit of 145 pounds for ...
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Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
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The two worlds of boxer Yuri Foreman, Rabbi in training
By Saturday night, another guy named Foreman could be an undefeated world champion boxer. Yuri Foreman, 29, will put his 27-0 ...
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Roach, Pacquiao boast 'edge' in welterweight showdown
In Manny Pacquiao's eyes, Freddie Roach has transcended the title of trainer. "Freddie is my master, my master in boxing," says ...
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Manny Pacquiao
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Tyson faces jail if scuffle is deemed probation violation
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, who was arrested in a scuffle with a photographer, could be sent to jail if he's ...
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Mike Tyson
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Popular Pacquiao transcends Saturday's fight with Cotto
Besides being on the cusp of boxing history by becoming the first champion in seven different weight divisions with a victory, ...
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Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
Bisping looking for UFC bounce-back in own backyard
Michael Bisping says he isn't the bad guy, just misunderstood.
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Michael Bisping
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Police: Mike Tyson booked on battery charge
Police are investigating conflicting accounts of an airport scuffle between Mike Tyson and photographer that resulted in both ...
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Mike Tyson
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Bisping looking for UFC bounce-back in own backyard
Michael Bisping says he isn't the bad guy, just misunderstood.
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Michael Bisping
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Pacquiao transcends bout with Cotto
Besides being on the cusp of boxing history by becoming the first champion in seven different weight divisions with a victory, ...
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Boxing
Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
Filipino boxer Pacquiao sets sights on record seventh title
Manny Pacquiao will be looking to make history Saturday night when he takes on Miguel Cotto in a welterweight title fight at ...
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Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
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Filipino boxer Pacquiao sets sights on record seventh title
Manny Pacquiao will be looking to make history Saturday night when he takes on Miguel Cotto in a welterweight title fight at ...
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Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
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Trainers make the difference in looming Pacquiao-Cotto match
There are plenty of differences between the two fighters who will step into the ring Saturday in Las Vegas. But the biggest difference ...
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Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
Contrasting trainers train two very different men for Saturday
There are plenty of differences between the two fighters who will step into the ring Saturday in Las Vegas. But the biggest difference ...
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Dawson remains unbeaten with second win over Johnson
Chad Dawson, fighting in his home state, won an unanimous decision Saturday over an older and slower Glen Johnson to remain undefeated ...
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Chad Dawson
Glen Johnson
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British boxer Haye beats Valuev to take heavyweight belt
David Haye backed up weeks worth of boasting, winning a heavyweight belt with a majority decision over Nikolai Valuev on Saturday ...
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David Haye
Nikolai Valuev
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Dawson remains unbeaten with second win over Johnson
Chad Dawson, fighting in his home state, won an unanimous decision Saturday over an older and slower Glen Johnson to remain undefeated ...
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Chad Dawson
Glen Johnson
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British boxer Haye beats Valuez to take WBA heavyweight title
David Haye backed up weeks worth of boasting, winning the WBA heavyweight title with a majority decision over Nikolai Valuev ...
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David Haye
WBA
Nikolai Valuev
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Emelianenko ready for debut on U.S. prime-time TV
Fedor Emelianenko has never fought a bear. Such is the mystique around the Russian heavyweight, ranked No. 1 in USA TODAY/SB ...
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Fedor Emelianenko
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Pacquiao won't sleep through title fight
Soon after participating in a conference call from Los Angeles with boxing writers Wednesday at noon, Manny Pacquiao went back ...
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Manny Pacquiao
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Q&A: Don King on his return, old-school Vegas and MMA
While 78-year-old Don King still has the same electric hairstyle, he's showing a new look in his return to Las Vegas after a ...
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Mayweather's return boosts Pacquiao-Cotto bout
Floyd Mayweather's successful comeback from an almost two-year layoff last month has boosted Manny Pacquiao's Nov. 14 bout with ...
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Floyd Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao
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Miguel Cotto
Q&A: Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton
Ken Norton overcame Muhammad Ali on March 31, 1973, scoring a historic upset in San Diego. The retired Marine with a limited ...
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Muhammad Ali
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Machida puts tradition, record on the line at UFC 104
Mixed martial arts is an intricate sport, but fighters generally look and act more like Bruce Willis than Bruce Lee. They're ...
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Lyoto Machida
Kelly Pavlik says he nearly died from reaction to medication
Kelly Pavlik's life was in peril. An allergic reaction to medication had caused the middleweight champion's temperature to soar ...
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Kelly Pavlik
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Cotto seeks rebound vs. Pacquiao
Before he stepped into the ring against Antonio Margarito in July 2008, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto was undefeated and considered ...
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Miguel Cotto
Antonio Margarito
Boxing
Manny Pacquiao
Cotto seeks rebound vs. Pacquiao
Before he stepped into the ring against Antonio Margarito in July 2008, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto was undefeated and considered ...
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Antonio Margarito
Miguel Cotto
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Machida puts tradition, record on the line at UFC 104
Mixed martial arts is an intricate sport, but fighters generally look and act more like Bruce Willis than Bruce Lee. They're ...
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Lyoto Machida
Pavlik scraps title bout again because of hand injury
Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik called off a title defense against Paul Williams set for Dec. 5 because of an infected left ...
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Kelly Pavlik
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Mayweather's return boosts Pacquiao-Cotto bout
Floyd Mayweather's successful comeback from an almost two-year layoff last month has boosted Manny Pacquiao's Nov. 14 bout with ...
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Floyd Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao
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Froch takes tough split decision against Dirrell
Carl Froch retained his WBC 168-pound title with a split-decision victory against Andre Dirrell late Saturday night in the second ...
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Carl Froch
WBC
Boxing
Abraham knocks out Taylor in 12th round to open Super Six
Arthur Abraham knocked out Jermain Taylor with six seconds left in the opening bout of the Super Six super middleweight tournament ...
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Arthur Abraham
Jermain Taylor
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McCain presses Obama to pardon boxer Jack Johnson
Sen. John McCain on Friday pressed President Obama to give a posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing ...
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Fighters join forces to stage Super Six Classic
The Super Six Boxing Classic gets underway Oct. 17 with a pair of 168-pound bouts on Showtime.
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Super Six: Fighters' strengths and weaknesses
USA TODAY's J. Michael Falgoust breaks down the Super Six World Boxing Classic field with their strengths, weaknesses and what ...
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Lopez survives to get decision; Gamboa scores early KO
Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa remained on a potential collision course after defending their titles in separate bouts ...
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Juan Manuel Lopez
Yuriorkis Gamboa
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Salgado, Nishioka claim WBC titles in Tokyo
Juan Carlos Salgado of Mexico knocked out Jorge Linares of Venezuela in the first round Saturday to take the WBC super featherweight ...
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Jorge Linares
WBC
Boxing
Weekend fights: Lopez looks to build rep as New York headliner
If a Puerto Rican is going to be a star in boxing, he has to make it in New York first. Former welterweight champion Felix Trinidad ...
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Félix Trinidad
Boxing
Khan to defend WBA title against unbeaten Salita
Amir Khan will make the first defense of his WBA light-welterweight title against the unbeaten Dmitriy Salita in December.
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WBA
Boxing
Wrestling champ Warren wants MMA belt and Olympic gold
Many wrestlers have followed Randy Couture, Dan Henderson and other pioneers in making the transition to mixed martial arts. ...
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Randy Couture
Dan Henderson
Boxing
Middleweight champ Pavlik set for title defense after staph infection
Kelly Pavlik will defend his WBO and WBC middleweight titles against Paul Williams in December in a fight originally scheduled ...
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