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Manny Pacquiao proves he isn't too old with Thurman win
LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao knocked down Keith Thurman in the first round and persevered for an exciting split-decision victory Saturday night, adding a third straight win to his career...
Manny Pacquiao won't get all he wants from Keith Thurman fight
Manny Pacquiao has made a point in recent weeks to tell us his major motivation in his fight with Keith Thurman on Saturday night in Las Vegas is to prove...
'New Manny Pacquiao' isn't short on confidence
Welterweight boxing champion Keith Thurman must like his name because he sure says it a lot — as in “When Keith Thurman steps in the ring, you’re dealing with Keith...
Keith Thurman survives stiff challenge to keep belt
Keith Thurman’s return to the ring didn’t go as smoothly as he might have hoped. What figured to be a tune-up fight turned into a test of survival, as Josesito...
Keith Thurman has this fight to silence all the jokers
Keith Thurman has heard it all. During a nearly two-year absence from boxing to allow injuries to heal, the native of Clearwater, Fla., had to hear his moniker “One-Time” mocked...
Win at Barclays could let Shawn Porter wait for this champion
The welterweight division in boxing is rich with talent these days, conjuring memories of the era when Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran used to battle. Today, the...
Floyd Mayweather's last victim wants back atop boxing
Andre Berto’s boxing career is like a used car. Some parts are fine, others not so much. He has won two versions of a welterweight championship and took Floyd Mayweather the...
Keith Thurman outlasts Danny Garcia in a fight to forget
It was more of a clunker than a classic, with most of the suspense coming after Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia had fought for 12 rounds at Barclays Center. That’s...
Memory of mentor janitor is only motivation Keith Thurman needs
Keith Thurman was 7 years old when Ben Getty began shaping him into a boxing prodigy out of Clearwater, Fla. By the time Thurman was 14, Getty had seen enough...
Danny Garcia thinks supposed weakness will be big strength
If Keith Thurman is being given any kind of edge against Danny Garcia when the two meet Saturday night in a welterweight unification bout at Barclays Center, it’s because Thurman...
Why Sugar Ray Leonard is so high on Thurman-Garcia bout
You can’t blame Sugar Ray Leonard for feeling a bit of déjà vu when it comes to Saturday night’s welterweight unification bout between Keith “One Time” Thurman and Danny “Swift”...
Danny Garcia shouldn't be punished for his dad's stupidity
The New York State Athletic Commission will meet with boxing trainer Angel Garcia this week to determine whether to license him to work his son’s corner during Danny Garcia’s welterweight...
Boxing champ dad's vile rant could cost him job as trainer
Angel Garcia’s profane and vulgar rant at a press conference Wednesday at Barclays Center could affect his chances of being in his son’s corner when Danny Garcia meets Keith Thurman...
Danny Garcia's dad hurls racial slurs at Keith Thurman in boxing fracas
CBS might want to get its censor button handy now that it has announced it will televise the March 4 welterweight unification bout between Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia at...
Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter was everything boxing fans wanted
It had been 38 years since CBS televised boxing on prime time. Keith “One-Time” Thurman and Shawn “Showtime” Porter made it worth the wait. By the time the two welterweights...
Keith Thurman's shirt, mouth salute Muhammad Ali -- can fists follow?
Keith “One-Time” Thurman wore a T-shirt covered with images of Muhammad Ali to a press conference on Thursday to promote Saturday night’s fight with Shawn “Showtime” Porter at Barclays Center....
Fight of the Year rematch gets the bite of desperation
Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto meet again Saturday night in Carson, Calif., nearly five years after their epic battle at Foxwoods that changed the lives and careers of both fighters....
NBC's voices carry biggest punch in boxing's return to prime time
Once the punches are thrown, the plan is for the boxers to become the stars, but heading into Saturday’s night debut of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC, the star appeal...
How prime-time TV will help boxing's new stars
Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman needed YouTube to learn about what some describe as boxing’s Golden Era. That’s when fighters from Muhammad Ali to Sugar Ray Leonard were consistently featured on...
Keith Thurman thinks he can make prime-time boxing cool
Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman needed YouTube to learn about what some describe as boxing’s Golden Era in the 1970s and 1980s. That’s when fighters from Muhammad Ali to Sugar Ray...