Boxing
ARLINGTON, Texas — Apparently, there isn’t anyone too big for Manny Pacquiao, unless his last name happens to be Klitschko.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – The champ was running late, which was not surprising because the champ always is running late. More worrisome on this day was that Manny Pacquiao couldn’t be found in the sprawling hotel suite that serves as ground zero for him and his entourage.
Already trying to live down a hand-wrap scandal, Antonio Margarito has suffered another figurative black eye days before his fight against Manny Pacquiao. An Internet video surfaced this week showing Margarito, sparring partner Brandon Rios and trainer Robert Garcia mocking Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach, who has Parkinson’s disease.
Juan Manuel Lopez not only wanted to win, he wanted to look good doing it.
Glen Johnson managed to turn back the clock early Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden.
Glen Johnson scored an upset in the Super Six super middleweight boxing tournament simply by being part of it.
Johnson, who hasn’t fought at 168 pounds in nearly nine years, will face Allan Green on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.
An injured thumb delayed Rafael Marquez’s bout against WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez, originally scheduled for Sept. 18. The pair will meet Saturday in the main event at the MGM Grand Garden.
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