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Sugar Ray Leonard feels that everything lies in Manny Pacquiao’s hands tonight

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Sugar Ray Leonard in Las Vegas (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)

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By Chris Robinson

Later tonight, inside of the Venetian Resort’s Coati Arena in Macau, China, former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios will put to rest months of hard work and anticipation when the lock horns on the final HBO pay per view telecast of 2013.

The interest in the showdown has been steadily building and despite Pacquiao being a heavy favorite in the match, nearly everyone agrees that there will be suspense when the bell rings.

On Thursday and Friday afternoon, inside of the Palazzo Resort in Las Vegas, boxing stars of the past and present assembled to discuss the match. Present for various media duties were Tim Bradley, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mike Alvarado, Roberto Duran, George Foreman, Ray Mancini, and Sugar Ray Leonard.

Still sharp as ever, Leonard took a brief moment to give  his thoughts on what he sees as a worthy matchup.
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Derrick Rose suffers another setback; right knee injury against the Blazers sees him leave game early

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Derrick Rose leaving his game against the Portland Blazers early (Photo: Twitter – iropp)

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By Chris Robinson

According to a report from Matt Moore of CBSSports.com on Friday night, Nov. 22, NBA star guard Derrick Rose once again suffered a knee injury.

The incident happened when the Bulls point guard was visiting for a game against the Portland Trailblazers.

The injury actually occurred on the opposite leg from the one in which Rose tore his ACL in April of 2012. That injury caused Rose to miss the remainder of the playoff season as well as the entire 2012-2013 season.

On Friday night, there was no contact with Rose, as he simply saw it buckle underneath him as he was running underneath the basket.
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios Official Weigh-In from Macau, China [11.22.2013]

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Official weigh-in coverage from Macau, China as former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (145 pounds) and former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios (146.5 pounds) weigh in ahead of their clash on HBO pay per view on Saturday, Nov. 23
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Roy Jones Jr. on Manny Pacquiao: ‘Mentally he’s hungry and wants to prove that he can still get back to the top of his sport’

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Manny Pacquiao during fight week in Macau (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)

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We are less than 48 hours away from boxing’s next big event, as former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will square off with former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios inside of the Venetian Resort’s Coati Arena in Macau, China on Saturday night.

No stranger to the world-class stage, boxing great Roy Jones Jr. assessed the matchup with me during a recent rapid-fire discussion.

“That’s a good fight,” Jones claimed. “Pacquiao is clearly the better boxer. Rios is clearly the better brawler. If Pacquiao can make it a boxing match, he wins easily. If Rios can make it a brawl, he can probably can win.”

The left-handed stylist from the Philippines, Pacquiao is a clear favorite heading into his match with the all-action Rios.
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Freddie Roach sees flaws in Floyd Mayweather’s game and hopes Pacquiao can one day face him

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Coverage from Macau, China as Five-Time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach speaks ahead of his fighter Manny Pacquiao’s clash with Brandon Rios. In this clip, Roach discusses the possibility of Pacquiao one day meeting Floyd Mayweather in the ring
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Freddie Roach sees flaws in Floyd Mayweather’s game and hopes Pacquiao can one day face him

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Coverage from Macau, China as Five-Time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach speaks ahead of his fighter Manny Pacquiao’s clash with Brandon Rios. In this clip, Roach discusses the possibility of Pacquiao one day meeting Floyd Mayweather in the ring
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Robert Garcia admits that the pursuit of money is a huge motivation for Brandon Rios

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Updates from Macau, China as Two-time Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia speaks on his fighter Brandon Rios’ big test against Manny Pacquiao, set for HBO pay per view on Saturday, Nov. 23. In this clip, Garcia speaks on how much money Rios could be making if successful against Pacquiao on Saturday
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Roger Mayweather Mailbag Vol. 3: Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, and being on a reality show

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Chris Robinson catches up with trainer Roger Mayweather for the third volume of the ‘Roger Mayweather Mailbag’ series, as he speaks on such fights as Mike Tyson vs. a prime Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard saying he would knock out Floyd Mayweather, his thoughts on being on a reality show, who gave Floyd his toughest fight, and more
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Tim Bradley reveals what Brandon Rios must do to have success against Manny Pacquiao in their high-stakes matchup

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Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley facing off in June of 2012 (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)

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By Chris Robinson

Due to the contrasting styles of each man, as well as the added theatrics that have taken place outside of the ring this week, the Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios matchup has taken over boxing’s center stage.

Set to face off with one another on Saturday night in Macau, China on HBO pay per view, Pacquiao and Rios will both be looking to bounce back from recent setbacks in a scene that will surely create serious drama and suspsense.

WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley, who defeated Pacquiao via split-decision in June of last year, showed great affinity towards the matchup during our conversation on Thursday afternoon inside of the Palazzo Resort in Las Vegas.
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Trainer Joel Diaz pays a visit to Shawn Porter’s camp to help with advice for Devon Alexander match

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More all-access coverage from the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada as trainer Joel Diaz hits up Shawn Porter’s training camp to help with advice ahead of his match on Dec. 7 on Showtime against Devon Alexander.

Diaz helped prepare his fighter, Tim Bradley, towards victory over Alexander in early 2011
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