Tom Weir
8 articles · USA Today
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Rejuvenated Nonito Donaire Knows Storied Career Is on the Line in TruTV Fight
By Tom Weir
Nonito Donaire has always moved well in the ring, but he makes no attempt to dance around the question that looms over his boxing career. Yes, the man who has held world…
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Rejuvenated Nonito Donaire Knows Storied Career Is on the Line in TruTV Fight
By Tom Weir
Nonito Donaire has always moved well in the ring, but he makes no attempt to dance around the question that looms over his boxing career. Yes, the man who has held world…
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L.A. mall reverse course, welcomes Manny Pacquiao
By Tom Weir
UPDATE at 9:40 p.m. ET: Manny Pacquiao is apparently welcome at The Grove after all. According to a Yahoo! Sports report, The Grove, the Los Angeles mall that had banned Pacquiao because…
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Manny Pacquiao challenges Obama on same-sex marriage
By Tom Weir
Manny Pacquiao probably won't ever fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., but he is ready to take on President Obama. The boxing champion, who has been outspoken about his religious convictions in recent months,…
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Tyson would jail Pacquiao, Mayweather until they fight
By Tom Weir
Like everyone who loves boxing, Mike Tyson can't understand why Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have never agreed to have the fight the world wants to see. Tyson addressed that failure…
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Floyd Mayweather stands by his knock on ‘Linsanity’
By Tom Weir
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has no regrets about bringing race into his evaluation of Jeremy Lin. "Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian," the boxing champion…
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Pacquiao wants to be part of Lin-sanity during trip to NYC
By Tom Weir
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have never been able to agree on when to fight. And it appears they also are on opposite sides of the fence regarding Jeremy Lin. Mayweather…
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Manny Pacquiao quits cockfighting and ‘the vice business’
By Tom Weir
Roosters in the Philippines may be breathing easier today, now that Manny Pacquiao has announced he no longer will engage in cockfighting. The man who has amassed eight world titles in boxing…