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Mayweather and Pacquiao

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By Reni M. Valenzuela: “Thrilla in Manila II” is not a remote possibility for 2014. There are fresh, positive developments to the Mayweather-Pacquiao hit “flick” that may lead to that. But why this never ending talk about such a seemingly never ending saga in fight sport?

Several people think that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are so special to me. They wonder why I don’t write so much about other boxers except Pac and Floyd. Here’s why, and here’s my reply to the latest two publisher friends of prestigious sites:

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Weights: Cotto 153.2, Rodriguez 154

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Saturday’s HBO World Championship Boxing® airs at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.

The HBO® telecast airs live from Orlando when Terrence Crawford meets Andrey Klimov in a clash scheduled for 10 rounds in the lightweight division.

The evening’s main event will showcase a 12-round super welterweight showdown as Miguel Cotto squares off against Delvin Rodriguez.

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Klitschko vs. Povetkin analysis

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For the first time in ring history, two Olympic super-heavyweight gold medallists collide for the world heavyweight championship tomorrow evening when Wladimir Klitschko defends his WBA Super, WBO, IBF and IBO belts against WBA ‘regular’ champion Alex Povetkin at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium. President Putin will be ringside.

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Bradley-Marquez fight information

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12 Rounds – World Welterweight Championship

TIMOTHY BRADLEY JR. vs. JUAN MANUEL MÁRQUEZ

WBO Welterweight Champion Four-Division World Champion

Palm Springs, California México City, México

30-0, 12 KOs 55-6-1, 40 KOs

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Tim Bradley: I know what Marquez’s weaknesses are

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Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight Champion TIMOTHY BRADLEY Jr. and four-division world champion and Méxican icon JUAN MANUEL MÁRQUEZ, the only two fighters to beat Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao in the last seven years, will go mano a mano in nine days.

While Bradley (30-0, 12 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., and Márquez (55-6-1, 40 KOs), of México City, enter this World Welterweight Championship fight fresh from Fight of the Year caliber performances, Márquez will also be attempting to become the first Méxican fighter to win world titles in five different weight divisions.

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Klitschko-Povetkin & Cotto-Rodriguez this Saturday on HBO

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, HBO Sports’ flagship boxing series, presents a dynamite split-site triple-header headlined by the return of two of the sport’s biggest stars on SATURDAY, OCT. 5. The action begins at 3:30 p.m. (live ET) with the heavyweight title fight WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO VS. ALEXANDER POVETKIN from SC Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow. Following a replay of the fight later that day at 9:45 p.m. (ET/PT), the doubleheader MIGUEL COTTO VS. DELVIN RODRIGUEZ AND TERENCE CRAWFORD VS. ANDREY KLIMOV will be presented from Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. (live ET/tape-delayed PT). The HBO Sports team of Jim Lampley, Max Kellerman and Roy Jones Jr. will call all the action, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.

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Cotto in risky fight this Saturday against Rodriguez on HBO

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Saturday night in Orlando, Florida, world rated contender Delvin Rodriguez, 28-6-1 16KO’s, Danbury, CT steps into the ring with future Hall of Famer and three time World Champion Miguel Cotto, 37-4 30KO’s, Caguas, PR in a bout that will be televised live on HBO. While Delvin has had many opportunities in his long career including two world title fights, multiple title eliminator’s, and numerous ESPN appearances, this opportunity presents Delvin’s biggest yet, against a legend as the main event on the ‘legend of boxing networks’, HBO.

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Marquez vs. Bradley 24/7; Seanie Monaghan update

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Episode #2 (series finale)

Debut: SATURDAY, OCT. 5 (12:30-1:00 a.m. ET/PT immediately following World Championship Boxing)

Other HBO playdates: Oct. 5 (4:10 a.m.), 6 (10:45 a.m.) 7 (12:30 p.m., 11:00 p.m.) 8 (7:00 p.m., 2:10 a.m.), 9 (9:30 p.m.), 10 (midnight), 11 (7:30 p.m.) and 12 (9:30 a.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Oct. 6 (12:10 a.m.), 10 (10:00 p.m.), 11 (11:45 p.m.) and 12 (4:15 p.m.)

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Cotto-Rodriguez this Saturday

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ORLANDO (September 30, 2013) — Fandemonium has broken out in Orlando as former three-division world champion and the Pride of Puerto Rico MIGUEL COTTO has arrived in Orlando to begin his Fight Week activities leading up to his Florida debut as a professional fighter. With all the higher-priced tickets having sold out in advance and fan demand still not sated, the promoters of the event opened up more sections of $25 seats by rearranging television camera set ups. Cotto will be going mano a mano with two-time world title challenger and Top-Five contender Delvin Rodriguez in a 12-round super welterweight battle This Saturday! October 5, at the home of the Orlando Magic — Amway Center. It will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.

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