Boxing
LOS ANGELES — The frantic ferocity of Manny Pacquiao’s training camps at the stuffy Wild Card Gym clearly indicate he believes every fight could be his last. This time around, the 31-year-old Pacquiao knows he truly might be done with boxing — for a while at least. Pacquiao is training in Hollywood for his March 13 welterweight fight against Joshua Clottey while simultaneously running for a congressional seat in his native Philippines.
NEW YORK — Music blared, smoke billowed across the stage, and the curtain dropped to reveal Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley dressed to the nines as a crowd of several thousand inside the Nokia Theater let out a roar.
Jayme Martinez could see clearly where surgeons had reattached part of boxer Z “The Dream” Gorres’ skull.
Fernando Montiel knew he needed to perform better than his previous fight if he wanted to remain the WBO bantamweight champion.
Deyon Christie doesn’t miss football. The Western High School sophomore hits plenty of people without needing any help. And he hates losing, especially when his teammates let him down.
Strange things seem to be happening to Nonito Donaire, through no fault of his own.
Fernando Montiel has been around boxing long enough to know not to look past his next fight, understanding it’s always possible that future bout might never come.
If he were to get a dollar for every question about steroids he’ll be asked between now and his May 1 fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Shane Mosley figures, he wouldn’t need to climb into the MGM Grand Garden ring to collect his reported $15 million purse.
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