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Mayorga has done his part to promote Saturday's fight with Mosley.
For what Ricardo Mayorga lacks in jab, he more than makes up for it with gab. Don Stradley explores Mayorga's prowess for talking smack and his place among boxing's most notorious trash-talkers. Story
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Hear No Evil
Try as he might, Ricardo Mayorga hasn't found a way into Shane Mosley's head. Sugar Shane hopes an impressive showing will land him a fight with a higher-tier opponent in the near future. Tim Smith• SportsNation chat wrap: "Sugar" Shane Mosley
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