Ed Graney
53 articles · Las Vegas Review Journal
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NAC failed transparency test with ?Canelo? Alvarez suspension
By Ed Graney
It?s too bad because, for a while there, it seemed as if a corner had been turned. A battle or two had been won. A ray of light was peaking through those…
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If he doesn?t fight GGG next, Alvarez will look the worse for it
By Ed Graney
I would have thought it would be larger in scope, this particular shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface. I would have thought Gennady Golovkin ?…
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Manny Pacquiao puts on a show for fans ? and Floyd Mayweather
By Ed Graney
t had the feeling ? from the moment the matchup was announced, really ? of Canelo Alvarez against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September 2013, when you had a young, talented fighter against…
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Father Time hasn?t met the legend of Manny Pacquiao
By Ed Graney
If we are basing our judgment on the typical depiction of Father Time ? an elderly bearded man with wings, dressed in a robe and carrying a scythe and an hourglass or…
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Pacquiao delivers proper goodbye to boxing
By Ed Graney
If this was goodbye, and I?m not sure anyone from here to General Santos City believes it, thank goodness it?s how we can remember Manny Pacquiao the fighter. Nobody wanted the image…
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War of trainers is just what Pacquiao-Bradley fight needs
By Ed Graney
Bob Arum is the man to solve this dispute, the person who can succinctly evaluate each side and determine the worth of both, who can maneuver his way through all the manure…
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Boxer Manny Pacquiao reminds us we don’t really know athletes
By Ed Graney
I suppose the correct response should liken that of throwing an errant pass to an open teammate in a weekend pickup basketball game: My bad. Well, our bad. We have once again…
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Manny Pacquiao offers us another lesson
By Ed Graney
I suppose the correct response should liken that of throwing an errant pass to an open teammate in a weekend pickup basketball game: My bad. Well, our bad. We again have foolishly…
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Competitive bout boon for boxing
By Ed Graney
This wasn't like the fable. The old lion might have given up a good 15 pounds to his opponent, and his limbs might not have been as they once were, but he…
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Selling Mayweather-Berto bout is a fight they can’t win
By Ed Graney
The only thing missing Wednesday was a closer. You know, the guy with a fresh face and renewed sense of enthusiasm. The one who reeks of commission and within a few minutes…
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Mayweather’s final fight in September? Don’t believe it
By Ed Graney
I suppose nothing is official until we hear the news via Shots or whatever social media application Floyd Mayweather Jr. prefers nowadays. He might have even invented a new one since announcing…
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Fans feeling ripped off file lawsuit over Pacquiao-Mayweather fight
By Ed Graney
You knew this was coming sure as you knew watching a Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight would allow you ample food and bathroom breaks without fear of missing any significant action. You get…
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At last, trainer Roach will face his obsession
By Ed Graney
It?s a different type of obsession. Different from the one that moved him as a 5-year-old to help his mother each time she walked into a room with newly shined black eyes,…
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As fight approaches, Mayweather Jr. remains calm, collected, confident
By Ed Graney
The wind began blowing something fierce, and a light rain fell and the tent that protected Floyd Mayweather Jr. and assembled media flapped back and forth. A bolt of lightening flashed outside.…
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Long wait ages Mayweather-Pacquiao to perfection
By Ed Graney
This is a point that involves Floyd Mayweather Jr., so let?s not scrimp with any cheap wines. Think of a 1990 bottle of Cristal Brut, which goes for about $18,000, or about…
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Mayweather Jr.-Pacquiao not about boxing?s fans
By Ed Graney
I?m thinking the Wizard of Oz fellow might be the smartest of all. Al Haymon might have been pulling the strings as most suggested. He might be the world?s best puppeteer, out…
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Mayweather, with style points, has early lead on Pacquiao
By Ed Graney
LOS ANGELES ? Bob Arum arrived in a Honda Civic, Freddie Roach fired back at his counterpart trainer and Manny Pacquiao wants to help Floyd Mayweather Jr. find God. Oh, this is…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather buildup worth an exclamation point
By Ed Graney
Bob Arum arrived in a Honda Civic, Freddie Roach fired back at his counterpart trainer and Manny Pacquiao wants to help Floyd Mayweather Jr. find God. Oh, this is getting good. We…
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Hype for Mayweather-Pacquiao fight gaining traction
By Ed Graney
I suppose the only thing better would have been The Hoff driving through a swarm of media and fans and enablers in KITT. OK, so The Hoff driving Bieber through a swarm…
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5 questions to ponder about Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Ed Graney
It?s really not important how things came to pass, how the signatures of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao finally found the bottom of the same contract. It?s here. It?s on. Bieber…