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Behind The Story: The Manny Pacquiao feature

By Tim Keown
ESPN The Magazine

Monday, April 27, 2009

Here's why boxing's different: The Wild Card Gym, near the intersection of Santa Monica and Vine in Hollywood, is the kind of place no self-respecting professional athlete would willingly enter. It's a couple of big rooms with one ring, a bunch of hanging bags and a bathroom you'd have to be a super-featherweight to turn around in. On a hot day in Los Angeles, with 50 or so fighters and trainers crowded into the place, you don't even want to know about the smell. Trust me, these guys aren't ad ...

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