Kevin Iole
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman preview: How ‘One Time’ can pull the upset
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? On Keith Thurman?s first appearance on boxing?s biggest stage, he knocked out Orlando Lora on July 21, 2012, at 1:37 of the sixth round of a one-sided bout in…
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Trainer insists Keith Thurman will rise to the occasion vs. Manny Pacquiao
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? He?s had a lifetime of success as a boxing trainer. He?s guided the career, start to finish, of Hall of Famer Winky Wright. He?s built world champions and taught…
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No longer at his peak, Manny Pacquiao is surprisingly not that far off
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? There was a five-bout stretch in his career, from Dec. 6, 2008 until Nov. 13, 2010, in which Manny Pacquiao had never been better: Never faster, never quicker, never…
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Breakfast at Manny’s: Filipino champ opens up about boxing on the wrong side of 40
By Kevin Iole
LOS ANGELES ? As Manny Pacquiao munches on a piece of dried squid, a man behind him cuts the top off a banana and holds it at the ready. His fingers grasp…
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Manny Pacquiao discusses upcoming bout against Keith Thurman on July 20
By Kevin Iole
Yahoo Sports' Kevin Iole sits down with Manny Pacquiao at his home in Los Angeles to talk training at 40 and his upcoming July 20 bout against welterweight champion Keith Thurman.
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Freddie Roach once worked for infamous mobster Whitey Bulger: ‘He was a really nice guy’
By Kevin Iole
LOS ANGELES ? David Letterman used to have a segment when his late night show was on NBC he called ?Brush with Greatness,? in which audience members would recount the times they?d…
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Why Manny Pacquiao chose Keith Thurman for his next fight
By Kevin Iole
There is no way a 40-year-old legend looking to squeeze in an extra paycheck or two would ever willingly choose to fight someone like Keith Thurman. Heck, boxing is in the state…
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Canelo Alvarez made Daniel Jacobs pay for not bringing his A-game
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Daniel Jacobs is going to watch the replay of his fight with Canelo Alvarez sometime in the next few days and is going to be furious with himself. He…
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Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole picks the winner of Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Daniel Jacobs, the IBF middleweight champion, is known as ?The Miracle Man? for beating cancer. It?s a stretch to say it will be another miracle if he defeats WBA-WBC…
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Bob Arum proposes 50-50 split, joint TV deal to make Terence Crawford-Errol Spence superfight
By Kevin Iole
Less than 12 hours after unbeaten WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford pummeled Amir Khan and stopped him in six one-sided rounds Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York, Crawford promoter Bob…
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Even as an 80-1 favorite, Vasiliy Lomachenko isn’t looking past Ant Crolla
By Kevin Iole
If ever there was a fight that perhaps Vasiliy Lomachenko didn?t take quite as seriously as the rest of them, it would be Friday?s bout for the WBA-WBO lightweight titles at Staples…
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‘You have to make it sexy’: Eddie Hearn talks transforming boxing in the U.S., next move for Anthony Joshua
By Kevin Iole
For years, the television ratings would show a sad story for boxing. Even when the audience size was high, the demographic was the exact opposite of what advertisers were looking for. The…
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How Errol Spence Jr. brilliantly schooled Mikey Garcia in the sweet science
By Kevin Iole
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Errol Spence Jr. was the bigger man on Saturday, but it wasn?t his size that won this fight over Mikey Garcia before a crowd of 47,525 at AT&T Stadium.…
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Promoter: 1 million pay-per-view buys suddenly a possibility for Errol Spence vs. Mikey Garcia title fight
By Kevin Iole
DALLAS ? Richard Schaefer has been involved in boxing for more than two decades and knows as much as anyone how difficult it is to sell pay-per-views. The consensus has been that…
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The pressure is on for Errol Spence, the bigger man and heavy favorite vs. Mikey Garcia
By Kevin Iole
Errol Spence has been compared to Sugar Ray Leonard almost from the day that Spence, the IBF welterweight champion, turned professional in late 2012. Brilliant, megawatt smile. Punching power in both hands.…
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Gennady Golovkin’s DAZN deal is a win for him and a win for fans
By Kevin Iole
The big drama show ended on Friday when Gennady Golovkin chose the online streaming service DAZN with which to finish his boxing career, spurning overtures from the Premier Boxing Champions and Top…
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Mikey Garcia is taking the daring route as he attempts the stuff of legends vs. Errol Spence
By Kevin Iole
When Barack Obama was a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat from Illinois, he was asked to deliver the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. It was a rousing speech…
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With Jarrell Miller fight looming, Anthony Joshua continues to call out Deontay Wilder
By Kevin Iole
The three men who sit atop the suddenly intriguing heavyweight division ? IBF-WBA-WBO champion Anthony Joshua, WBC champion Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury ? have a combined record of 89-0-2…
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Power Rankings: Best boxing broadcast crews and individuals
By Kevin Iole
There is more boxing available to watch in the U.S., either on television or online, than there ever has been before. That is a huge boost to a sport that has often…
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Sergey Kovalev evens score vs. Eleider Alvarez, regains WBO light heavyweight title
By Kevin Iole
There were no excuses from Sergey Kovalev after this fight, because he did everything he needed to do to regain the WBO light heavyweight title from Eleider Alvarez on Saturday in Frisco,…