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Mayweather decisions Berto in last fight to remain unbeaten

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Floyd Mayweather Jr. wasn’t about to change what he does best in his last fight. Both dominant and defensive, Mayweather used all the tricks learned in a 19-year ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mayweather takes his $100 million check and runs

LAS VEGAS The check was for $100 million, a payday so mind boggling that Floyd Mayweather Jr. couldn’t help but show it to a few reporters when the night was done. “No ...

DATE: May 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mayweather wins by unanimous decision

LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. was money once again in the richest fight ever. Mayweather used his reach and his jab Saturday night to frustrate Manny Pacquiao, piling up enough...

DATE: May 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Just what kind of fight will Mayweather-Pacquiao be?

LAS VEGAS – Five years in the making, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao meet Saturday night in the richest – and arguably most overhyped – fight in the history of the sport. ...

DATE: May 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Money the big thing as Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao ready for fight

Mayweather, Pacquiao ready for fight

DATE: Apr 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Where horse racing and boxing collide

Owners of Derby entrant Itsaknockout touting Mayweather-Pacquiao fight

DATE: Apr 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Bravado in both corners

LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao worried about the punching power of Miguel Cotto. He knew Juan Manuel Marquez was a slick counter puncher and wondered how he’d fare against a fighter the caliber ...

DATE: Apr 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Vegas sets up ‘concentric’ security for upcoming megafight

LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather hadn’t even decided how much it would cost home viewers to watch their fight when the head of the Nevada Athletic Commission started planning ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Pacquiao, Roach scheme on plan for Mayweather’s defense

LOS ANGELES – Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach have spent the past two months trying to solve the biggest puzzle in modern boxing. How does anybody hit Floyd Mayweather Jr...

DATE: Apr 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

It’s here: Fight week begins with Pacquiao caravan to Vegas

LAS VEGAS – The last time Freddie Roach was on the interstate linking Los Angeles with this boxing capital, he was written up for going 140 mph. Roach will be driving a lot slower...

DATE: Apr 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports