Rick Brown
11 articles · The Ledger
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Anyone Excited for Pacquiao Fight; Does Cotto Have a Chance Against Mayweather
By Rick Brown
It took me a while to write about these two fights because I am thoroughly disgusted with both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. It is a shame for the sport that these…
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Angelo Dundee at Bucs Camp Speaks on Mayweather, Berto and of course Ali
By Rick Brown
Hall of Fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee stopped by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp on Monday. After visiting with the coach, he stopped by the media tent to weave a few…
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Berto Keeps Getting Shut Out
By Rick Brown
Winter Haven?s WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto wants to fight this fall. He wants to fight someone big. However, the feeling doesn?t appear mutual. Berto said on Twitter Monday that Miguel Cotto?s…
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Boxing Notes Cinco de Mayo Style: Margarito Returns; Foreman E:60 Replay; Williams-Cintron
By Rick Brown
Disgraced boxer Antonio Margarito, who was suspended after it was found his gloves were loaded before his fight against Shane Mosley, makes his 2010 debut on Saturday. Margarito will fight Roberto ?La…
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Money vs. Pac-Man: Think Logically
By Rick Brown
I?ve gotten a lot of responses on a previous blog when I said Manny Pacquiao wouldn?t want to fight the Floyd Mayweather that fought on Saturday. Why is that hard to imagine?…
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Is Mayweather Now Considered the Best?
By Rick Brown
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has often been knocked for handpicking his opponents. Many believed he, unlike fighters of previous eras, cared more about the zero behind his name, than actually earning the legacy…
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Thoughts on Building the Ultimate Boxer
By Rick Brown
Manny Pacquiao is widely considered today's best pound-for-pound fighter. Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. may beg to differ. Undefeated Winter Haven WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto, who fights Carlos Quintana in Sunrise on…
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The Greatest
By Rick Brown
Muhammad Ali called himself "The Greatest." A panel of four boxing experts assembled by The Ledger disagrees. Sure, Ali was great. So were Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano. And Floyd Mayweather and…
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Pacquiao Strikes Back
By Rick Brown
The saga between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., that is becoming known as boxing’s own version of “Steroidgate”, took another turn on Tuesday. Pacquiao in a statement said he has proof…
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Famed Boxing Trainer Freddie Roach Featured on HBO’s Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel
By Rick Brown
Boxing trainer Freddie Roach, a three-time trainer of the year winner, will be featured on the upcoming episode of Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel. The show will make its debut Tuesday at…
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Pac-Man: One of the World’s Most Influential People?
By Rick Brown
Time Magazine has Pac-Man listed as one of the finalists for its most influential people of 2009. Now, before you boil and hit the tilt button, we're not talking about the video…