Kevin Iole
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Publicist: Muhammad Ali denies picking Manny Pacquiao over Floyd Mayweather
By Kevin Iole
There were a lot of eyebrows raised and a bit of furor created when TMZ Sports posted a story on Tuesday claiming that legendary former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali regarded himself as…
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The triumphant return of the mailbag, Mayweather-Pacquiao exclusive edition
By Kevin Iole
As hard as it is to believe after more than five years of often tortuous negotiations, the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight is just one month away. Yes, tickets are not on sale…
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A surprisingly silent Floyd Mayweather Sr. says he won’t be around much longer
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS --In the middle of the last decade, few trainers were as hot as Floyd Mayweather Sr. Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya regularly called him the best trainer in…
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Stardom can?t keep Manny Pacquiao from staying humble, or cooking in a restaurant kitchen
By Kevin Iole
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. ? The former laundromat in the strip mall at 1123 North Vine is now home to trainer Freddie Roach's best fighters. There's been an addition to the Wild Card Gym.…
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Golden Boy sues featherweight champ Jhonny Gonzalez, with Al Haymon in crosshairs
By Kevin Iole
Golden Boy Promotions filed suit Friday in California Superior Court in Los Angeles against WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez on the eve of his title defense at the Palms in Las Vegas…
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How did Mayweather become a big-money superstar? He dreamed big ? and turned down $12.5M
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather and Leonard Ellerbe would talk ? dream, really ? about the future, like a pair of kids on a Little League squad who imagined themselves making the…
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Why Manny Pacquiao isn’t even the toughest guy on his training team
By Kevin Iole
Freddie Roach grumbled something about feeling fine and then proceeded to do what countless politicians do every day when they're asked a question they don't want to answer: He talked about something…
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Trainer Freddie Roach reveals some of Pacman’s issues in training camp
By Kevin Iole
One of the few problems in Manny Pacquiao's career that trainer Freddie Roach hasn't been able to solve has been the Filipino superstar's tendency to suffer leg cramps. Pacquiao has massive calves,…
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Floyd Mayweather could earn as much as $180 million to face Pacman, promoter says
By Kevin Iole
In November, Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins signed a 13-year contract extension that would pay him $325 million if he plays the entire length of the deal. It was astounding that…
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Why Mayweather-Pacquiao should still deliver despite fighters being past their prime
By Kevin Iole
For five long, torturous years, the complaint about Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was that they wouldn't fight each other. Mayweather supporters blamed Pacquiao. Pacquiao supporters blamed Mayweather. Each fighter said he…
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Ex-heavyweight champ Mike Tyson’s advice to aspiring boxers: ‘Go to MMA’
By Kevin Iole
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has seen the good, the bad and the ugly from boxing. His talent helped him escape the projects in New York and earned him hundreds of…
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Manny Pacquiao had incredibly long day, earning some of the $80 million
By Kevin Iole
LOS ANGELES -- Manny Pacquiao is going to earn roughly $80 million for fighting Floyd Mayweather on May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas in a bout that promises…
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After five long years, Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao is finally a reality
By Kevin Iole
LOS ANGELES ? After hearing the same question for five years, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather were sick and tired of being asked by fans, reporters and just about everyone they'd encounter…
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As Mayweather and Pacquiao prepare to meet face to face, sparring legends grow
By Kevin Iole
One of the ways you can always tell that a big fight is near is when the stories about the tremendous fears in sparring begin to surface. And sure enough, we're hearing…
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Premier Boxing on NBC is a mixed bag, but overall debut is a disappointment
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS -- Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero delivered a sensational battle Saturday in the main event of the heavily hyped debut of the Premier Boxing Champions series on NBC. It was…
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Trainer Freddie Roach fires opening salvo, blasts Floyd Mayweather Sr.
By Kevin Iole
Since their mega-fight was announced amid much fanfare on Feb. 20, neither Floyd Mayweather Jr. nor Manny Pacquiao have had anything bad to say about the other. But Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach,…
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Manny Pacquiao confident ahead of Mayweather fight but refuses to talk trash
By Kevin Iole
The word for years among those who know Manny Pacquiao is that he didn't particularly care much for Floyd Mayweather as a person, but Pacquiao was always far too courteous and circumspect…
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How Marv Albert, 73, could help boxing regain traction with younger crowd
By Kevin Iole
Boxing desperately needs a younger audience, and fast. Scan a television ratings spreadsheet and it's impossible to miss that the largest numbers of viewers for any boxing telecast almost always fall into…
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The most epic fights in boxing history
By Kevin Iole
Whether they feature the biggest names in their primes or immense historical impact, there are a few fights that have risen above all the rest to be considered the most significant of…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao will become richest fight, but how about most historically significant?
By Kevin Iole
By the time Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao slip between the ropes at the MGM Grand Garden to face each other somewhere around 9:15 p.m. PT on May 2, it will have…