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Marquez's trainer says toe-to-toe fight 'impossible'

Juan Manuel's trainer, Nacho Beristain, rejected Manny Pacquiao's invitation to a toe-to-toe battle with Marquez, saying, "They can't and will not fight toe-to-toe, because that's not their styles."

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Mayweather to fight twice in 2013

Floyd Mayweather Jr. plans to fight twice in 2013 against opponents to be determined on May 4 and Sept. 14, the two Mexican holiday weekends. 

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Pacquiao invites Marquez to go 'toe-to-toe'

Manny Pacquiao says Juan Manuel Marquez can "prove something" by abandoning his counter-punching style and standing, "toe-to-toe," against him on Saturday night.

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Bradley may return on Feb. 9 in Las Vegas

WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley could return to the ring on Feb. 9, and managerial and promotional stablemate Brandon Rios could get a shot at Manny Pacquiao on April 20.

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Q&A Rios: 'There's no stopping me'

Brandon Rios: "I just want to prove everybody wrong and to show everybody that when I make my weight, and I'm where I'm supposed to be at, there's no stopping me."

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Judge dread: Who wins Pacquiao-Marquez IV?

Will Juan Manuel Marquez finally defeat Manny Pacquiao? Read on for the opinions of 27 boxing insiders.

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Q&A: Leonard on Pacquiao-Marquez IV

Sugar Ray Leonard on Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV: "This fight here is the most defining moment for these two guys."

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Lem's latest: Pacquiao trains for former NBA stars Barkley, Miller

Manny Pacquiao will be featured on TNT on Thursday night as a result of visits from former NBA stars Charles Barkley and Reggie Miller.

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Pacquiao to tower in Times Square on Friday

Manny Pacquiao's one-hour workout will be streamed live from a screen that is seven stories tall in Times Square on Friday.

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Lem's latest: Third 24/7 Pacquiao-Marquez 4 airs Saturday

Juan Manuel Marquez and rival Manny Pacquiao will be featured in the third episode of HBO's 24/7 series, Pacquiao-Marquez 4.

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Lem's latest: Marquez would embrace drug testing

Juan Manuel Marquez: "As for the steroids, I'm willing to give myself to any anti-doping tests. Why don't Manny Pacquiao and I both do it? I don't care. To shut everybody up. And, of course, my exams have always been clear."

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Lem's latest: Berto recovering; Canelo to be ringside for Cotto-Trout

Andre Berto was treated for injuries and released from Loma Linda University Medical Center following Saturday night's loss to Robert Guerrero, and is resting with family at his home in Winter Haven, Fla.

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Marquez calls Pacquiao III, 'My best performance as a professional'

Juan Manuel Marquez on Manny Pacquiao: "It seems that Manny has only one opponent every time we fight -- me -- while I have four – Manny and the three judges."

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Pacquiao on Marquez III: 'I thought I won the fight'

Manny Pacquiao after his third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez: "When I got back to the dressing room I thought, 'That finally settles that. I won’t have to fight Juan Manuel Marquez again.'"

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Q&A: Guerrero craves 'well-deserved' Mayweather fight

Robert Guerrero on his victories over Selcuk Aydin and Andre Berto: "I've had to come into these last two fights and to set the tone and show the world that I'm a force to be reckoned with in the welterweight division."

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Lem's latest: Arum touts Kimmel's 24/7 spoof; Hatton, Senchenko weigh in

Bob Arum on Jimmy Kimmel's spoof of Manny Pacquiao: "Something like that is so invaluable in promoting a fight. It gets to an audience that isn't necessarily into boxing. There's no telling what effect it has."

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Videos: Kimmel spoofs 24/7: Pacquiao-Marquez; Arum, Roach, Koncz appear

Jimmy Kimmel to Manny Pacquiao: "You announced that you had quit drinking, and quit gambling, and that you had quit cock fighting, and then, for the first time in seven years, you did not win...Will you go back to drinking, gambling and cock fighting?"

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Lem's latest: Pacquiao-Marquez sang 'La Bamba,' MP Promotions targets Mexicans

Manny Pacquiao and arch-rival Juan Manuel Marquez once sang "La Bamba" during a duet on Mexican television during the promotion leading up to their third fight.

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Roach, Pacquio deny pressure: Marquez is 'business as usual'

Manny Pacquiao on Juan Manuel Marquez: "Our strategy this time is more aggressiveness and of course to develop and to improve the strength more, and also focus on the speed. We have the side-to-side movement. I'm not worried about his strength."

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Pacquiao: 'I won those last four rounds' in Marquez II

"After I scored the knockdown, early in the fight, I went back to my corner thinking I would finish him in the next round. Freddie Roach told me, 'We have him right where we want him. Finish it.'"

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Marquez: Second Pacquiao fight 'closest of our trilogy'

Juan Manuel Marquez on the second fight with Manny Pacquiao: "I still get very angry when I think about hearing those scores being read. After two fights I felt I had won at least 19 of the 24 rounds."

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Hatton to exorcise ghosts, demons versus Senchenko

Having endured past issues with depression, including suicidal thoughts, former titleholder Ricky Hatton says he's already won the battle whether he wins or loses Saturday night's welterweight clash with Vyacheslav Senchenko.

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Gamboa-Farenas on Pacquiao-Marquez card

Unbeaten former featherweight beltholder Yuriorkis Gamboa will meet southpaw Filipino Michael Farenas on the Dec. 8 Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV card.

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Lem's latest: Pacquiao, Mares in giving spirit

WBC junior featherweight titleholder Abner Mares and eight-division titlewinner Manny Pacquiao handed out free Turkeys at different venues over the weekend.

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Pacquiao eyes 'lucky' seventh appearance on Kimmel

Manny Pacquiao will make his seventh appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Nov. 21 in advance of his Dec. 8 clash with Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao had been victorious in every fight following his berth on the show except the last one, after which he lost to Tim Bradley.

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Marquez 'impressed' Pacquiao in their first fight

Manny Pacquiao on his controversial draw with Juan Manuel Marquez in their first fight: "After I knocked Márquez down for third time in the first round, and I headed back to the corner, I was thinking 'It’s over.'"

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Marquez: 'I was getting to Pacquiao easily'

Juan Manuel Marquez on his controversial draw with Manny Pacquiao in their first fight: "I got up from three first-round knockdowns and gave him a boxing lesson for the final 10 rounds."

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Lem's latest: Broner profiled; Pryor-Arguello I annivesary

Adrien Broner: "With the talent that I have, the type of guy that I am, the charisma that I have, I knew that there would be some point in time when boxing will revolve around Adrien Broner."

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Alexander's trainer: 'Khan can be next'

Amir Khan eyes the Devon Alexander-Kell Brook winner

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Q&A: Bailey praises Alexander, wants Zaveck

Knockout artist Randall Bailey: "I want to fight guys that want to fight and guys that feel the same way that I feel. I don't want to go 12 rounds ... I want those Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns types of fights."

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Martirosyan-Lara, Garcia-Barros weigh-in

Junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara weighed 153, and, 153.5, respectively for Saturday night's WBC eliminator. 

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Lem's latest: De La Hoya, Ward, Russell, Davis recall pro debuts

Gary Russell, Oscar De La Hoya, Andre Ward, Howard Davis and Antonio Tarver are among the former Olympians who reflected on their professional debuts.

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Lem's latest: Wilder, Russell return; Golovkin-Oosthuizen in talks

Undefeated heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder will pursue his 26th knockout in as many victories without a loss against unbeaten Kelvin Price on the Dec. 15 Amir Khan-Carlos Molina undercard.

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Pacquiao-Marquez IV televised card nearly complete

The Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV undercard could feature undefeated featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa. An IBF lightweight title bout between beltholder Miguel Vazquez and Mercito Gesta is reportedly "done" for the PPV show.

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Arum, Peterson may attend 'Fight Night For Children'

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson, and former undisputed 140-pound champion Aaron Pryor are among those expected to attend Thursday's "Fight Night For Children" charity event at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.

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Pacquiao lands in LA, will continue preparation for Marquez with Roach

Manny Pacquiao will commence training for his fourth bout with Juan Manuel Marquez at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif., after having sparred for two weeks in the Philippines.

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Pacquiao lands Saturday in LA to train for Marquez

Eight-division title-winner Manny Pacquiao lands in Los Angeles on Saturday to begin training for his fourth bout against Juan Manuel Marquez on Dec. 8.

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Belmontes-Kennedy slated for Dec. 8

Junior lightweight Jerry Belmontes, of Corpus Christi, Texas, will face Philadelphia's Teon Kennedy on Dec. 8 on NBC.

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Vazquez believes HBO debut will lead to bigger, better fights

Miguel Vazquez, who opens the HBO Boxing After Dark broadcast against Marvin Quintero on Saturday, knows he is not well known among American fans but the IBF lightweight titleholder hopes a good showing will lead to higher-profile fights.

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HBO's 24/7 Pacquiao-Marquez 4 debuts Nov. 17

Manny Pacquiao will make his seventh appearance on HBO's 24/7 series on Nov. 17 in advance of his fourth bout against Juan Manuel Marquez.

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Trainer Cunningham touts Alexander's resume

Trainer Kevin Cunningham on Devon Alexander: "I'll be sitting down with Al [Haymon] to figure out what the next move is, but if we have to fight our mandatory, which is [Kell] Brook? No problem, and that's basically me letting the IBF know."

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IBF orders Peterson to face Holt

Former titleholder Kendall Holt is the next in line to face IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson.

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Experts: Can Alexander overcome KO King Bailey?

Former WBC/IBF junior welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander challenges knockout artist and current IBF welterweight beltholder Randall Bailey on Saturday night.

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Lem's latest: Bailey on Alexander: 'I'm going to make him fight'

IBF welterweight titleholder Randall Bailey on his trash-talking with Devon Alexander's trainer: "At the end of the day, somebody's got to get into the ring and take this beating, and it ain't going to be the trainer."

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Top Rank signs Rigondeaux to multi-fight deal

WBA junior featherweight titleholder Guillermo Rigondeaux has signed a multi-fight deal with Top Rank and is expected to return to the ring in December.

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Lem's latest: Non-New Yorkers Alexander, Bailey carry 'Brooklyn Pride'

Welterweight Devon Alexander says that his fists will do the talking against IBF titleholder Randall Bailey on Oct. 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Pryor to Broner: Keep talking and winning

Of unbeaten lightweight Adrien Broner, hall-of-famer and fellow Cincinnati native Aaron Pryor says it's okay to be "a little bit cocky... but you gotta win."

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Lem's latest: Malignaggi, Tyson part of Brooklyn's boxing legacy

Brooklyn's Paulie Malignaggi is part of a championship legacy that includes Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Zab Judah.

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Bailey: Alexander to get 'ass whooping'

Called an "old-assed fighter" by Devon Alexander's trainer, Kevin Cunningham, IBF welterweight titleholder Randall Bailey said Cunningham's "talking is going to end up in an ass whooping for" Alexander.

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Pacquiao: 'We need a knockout' to beat Marquez

Freddie Roach on Manny Pacquiao's motivation for Juan Manuel Marquez: "When I was sitting there with him, he scratched into the cloth on the table, 'We need a knockout to win.' I mean, he spelled that out, and he's never said that to me before a fight in his life."

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