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Oscar De La Hoya makes case for Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III
 Three weeks ago I wrote that as long as Floyd Mayweather wouldn't fight Manny Pacquiao, the fight I preferred to see was Pacquiao in a third match with rival Juan Manuel Marquez, not Pacquiao against Antonio Margarito, which is the fight Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is intent on making.
I am not alone in my opinion. I received many tweets from the Fight Freaks agreeing with me that they'd rather see Pacquiao face Marquez again rather than the disgraced Margarito, who was pummeled by Shane Mosley...
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Tomasz Adamek steps into land of the giants
 If Tomasz Adamek wants an idea of how he'll size up against the big boys of the heavyweight division, he'll get one in the form of 6-foot-7 Michael Grant.
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Showtime bantamweight tournament set; semis are Dec. 11
 Four of the top bantamweights in the world will be part of a single-elimination tournament on Showtime.
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Floyd Mayweather's attack on Manny Pacquiao outrages group
 The racist and homophobic remarks spewed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an attack on Manny Pacquiao last week in a self-made Internet video has elicited a strong rebuke from the National Federation of Filipino American Associations.
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Roy Jones Jr. returns to ring in October for regional title bout
 After back-to-back embarrassing defeats, former longtime pound-for-pound king Roy Jones Jr. will return to the ring in his home town of Pensacola, Fla.
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WBC strips Mikkel Kessler, mandates bout between Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell for vacant belt
 Although the format of Showtime's remaining Super Six World Boxing Classic bouts remains in limbo due to the sudden withdrawal of super middleweight titlist Mikkel Kessler, there were two significant decisions made Monday as it relates to the stakes.
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Bob Arum's son found dead in Washington mountains
 A National Park spokeswoman says body of boxing promoter Bob Arun's son has been found on a Washington mountain peak.
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David Haye to defend heavyweight title against Audley Harrison in Manchester
 David Haye will make the second defense of his WBA heavyweight title against former Olympic champion Audley Harrison.
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Ricky Burns wins unanimous decision over Roman Martinez
 Scotland's Ricky Burns recovered from a first-round knockdown Saturday to win the WBO super-featherweight belt from the previously unbeaten Roman Martinez.
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Klitschko brothers highlight ESPN's 5-fight lineup for fall
 ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" season came to an end last week, but there will be more live boxing on various ESPN platforms in the fall until the series returns in January.
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