Kevin Iole
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Gennady Golovkin fine with being boxing?s most avoided fighter
By Kevin Iole
Andre Ward wanted a tuneup fight. Canelo Alvarez says he's not yet a middleweight. Miguel Cotto had zero interest. Floyd Mayweather Sr. says he's way too big for his son. Carl Froch…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao sells 4.4 million PPVs, obliterating former record
By Kevin Iole
The official number for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view is out and, as expected, it was a grand slam home run. Officials announced that the May 2 fight at the MGM Grand…
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Canelo Alvarez puts ‘Fight of the Century’ in rearview with devastating
By Kevin Iole
HOUSTON ? While there are many fans who appreciate the subtlety and nuance of a slick boxer, Canelo Alvarez on Saturday proved that there remains unmitigated love for one who delivers sheer,…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao PPV sales are astronomically high; could hit 5 million
By Kevin Iole
Generally for a major pay-per-vew fight, sales on cable systems throughout the country account for 55 to 65 percent of the total. It's more often in the 60 percent range, with satellite…
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Here?s the fight that should make you forget about Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Kevin Iole
Boxing fans aren't all that enamored with the sport today, so one can only imagine what the casual fan is feeling in the wake of the less-than-enthralling Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao bout last…
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Manny Pacquiao undergoes rotator cuff surgery, expected to completely recover
By Kevin Iole
Eight-division former world champion Manny Pacquiao underwent successful surgery on Wednesday in Los Angeles to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. The 90-minute operation, performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache,…
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Will Mayweather-Pacquiao pay-per-view record ever be broken?
By Kevin Iole
Whatever the final sales figure for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view happens to be, it's going to be a long time before another fight comes close to approaching it. Sales are still…
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Rematch? Floyd Mayweather says he’s open to idea of fighting Pacman again
By Kevin Iole
Following his victory over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. very clearly laid out his future at the post-fight news conference. He planned to fight again in September…
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Manny Pacquiao’s injury debacle leaves bad taste, potential for legal repercussions
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? No matter what, healthy or not, at the top of his game or not, Manny Pacquiao was not going to defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr. That's an opinion, and there…
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Floyd Mayweather stands tall as generation’s best (and gets massive payday) in win over Manny Pacquiao
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather headed toward his locker room, 90 minutes or so after he?d easily dispatched of Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden, fiddling with a piece of paper.…
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Why Manny Pacquiao is a legitimate threat to defeat Floyd Mayweather
By Kevin Iole
Freddie Roach sits on a table near the ring in his Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, fiddling with a roll of tape. He's talking about how things have gone better than he…
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Manny Pacquiao welcomes Floyd Mayweather, fans to ‘The Manny Team’
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather is an unquestioned marketing genius. Even Bob Arum, the Top Rank CEO and Mayweather's first professional promoter, admits that. Arum and Mayweather have feuded on and off…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao: How trainers and former foes would approach fight
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? When he was preparing the 1996 U.S. Olympic team to compete in Atlanta, Al Mitchell knew he wouldn't have many issues with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather was only 19…
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Domestic violence remains dark cloud hanging over Floyd Mayweather?s legacy
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Though records aren't kept on this sort of thing, it's believed that no man has ever been denied a license to fight by a state athletic commission as a…
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Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao combined for $1.6 billion in PPV sales
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS -- It's hardly a secret that Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are going to sell a lot of pay-per-views on Saturday when they meet at the MGM Grand Garden…
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Where Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao rank among all-time boxing greats
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? A few years ago, after another impressive victory by Manny Pacquiao, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum declared that the Filipino superstar was the greatest fighter he'd ever seen. Given…
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Now a rival, Floyd Mayweather once cheered hard for Manny Pacquiao
By Kevin Iole
They're now bitter rivals and their fight on Saturday at the MGM Grand has created a huge gulf between their fan bases. But on Jan. 21 2006, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was cheering…
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Manny Pacquiao winding up camp, heading to Las Vegas on Monday
By Kevin Iole
Fight week has finally arrived, and if you're on Interstate 15 heading north between Los Angeles and Las Vegas sometime late Monday afternoon, you might catch a glimpse of Manny Pacquiao and…
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Hall of Famer ‘Big’ George Foreman picks Pacquiao to edge Mayweather
By Kevin Iole
Former heavyweight champion "Big" George Foreman is no stranger to big fights. He lost his heavyweight title to Muhammad Ali in 1974 in a bout which became known as "The Rumble in…
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Freddie Roach scoffs at notion that Manny Pacquiao is uptight or nervous
By Kevin Iole
One of the reasons why attorneys usually sweat out a jury's decision is because two people can frequently see the same set of facts in vastly different ways. And that's what is…