Kevin Iole
1,466 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Julio Cesar Chavez gets chance to make amends, to rematch Bryan Vera on March 1 in San Antonio
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is no longer going to fool anyone. Chavez for years got ahead in boxing by treading on his famous father's name. Even when it started to become obvious…
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Keith Kizer’s resignation as head of Nevada Athletic Commission creates major problem
LAS VEGAS ? Keith Kizer didn't make a lot of friends during his seven-plus years as the executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission. It was as if many in the fight…
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Yahoo Sports boxing awards: Best of the rest
A momentous year for boxing has come to an end, and my fervent wish is that 2014 will surpass the excitement and the greatness that we saw throughout 2013. There remains a…
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Timothy Bradley-Ruslan Provodnikov brawl tops a strong field for Fight of the Year
For many years, boxing promoters and television executives, egged on by risk-averse managers, forgot about the customer. They put on fights that weren't designed to entertain fans so much as they were…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the obvious choice for 2013 Fighter of the Year
Editor's note: Yahoo Sports expert Kevin Iole resumes his year-end honors Wednesday with the Boxing Fighter of the Year. The schedule for the rest of the awards: Dec. 9: Boxing Person of…
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A major name tops a competitive class for boxing trainer-of-the-year honor
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has fought 45 fights as a professional, and in all but a handful of those matches, 30 minutes after the bout ended, it was impossible to tell he'd been…
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Who is boxing’s prospect of the year?
Boxing has finished arguably its finest year of the century, a year filled with compelling fights, dramatic finishes and magnificent performances by its biggest stars. The greatest news, perhaps, is the emergence…
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Vitali Klitschko will be remembered as one of history?s best, and most underrated, heavyweight champions
We probably have seen the last of Vitali Klitschko inside of a boxing ring, and that's a very sad piece of news. Despite the lack of appreciation for how exceptional he has…
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Boxing’s 25 most powerful people of 2013
Editor's note: Yahoo Sports expert Kevin Iole resumes his year-end honors Monday with the 25 Most Influential People in boxing. The schedule for the rest of the awards: Dec. 9: Boxing Person…
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With a little tinkering and a better attitude, Adrien Broner may yet become a true star
The only people who are surprised that Adrien Broner lost a fight that he could have, and probably should have, won are those who haven't been watching that closely. Broner was beaten…
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A possibly ‘toned-down’ Adrien Broner still as confident as ever
Richard Schaefer, the Golden Boy Promotions CEO, needed to have a chat with Adrien Broner. For months, Schaefer had been receiving complaints about the unbeaten boxer's antics, from releasing sex tapes to…
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Despite split with Golden Boy, HBO still dominates cable ratings in big boxing year
By many standards, 2013 was a disastrous year for the boxing program on HBO Sports. In February, boxing's biggest star, Floyd Mayweather Jr., bolted HBO to sign a massive, six-fight, 30-month contract…
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Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios fight sells 475,000 PPVs, according to HBO Sports
Manny Pacquiao's trip to China to fight Brandon Rios on Nov. 23 in Macau was a success on many levels, but not on the pay-per-view front. Mark Taffet, the senior vice president…
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Trainer Freddie Roach insistent Manny Pacquiao could beat Floyd Mayweather
Count me as a skeptic: I still don't believe Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao wil ever meet. But there are still those who do, and Top Rank's Bob Arum said it…
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Scuffle between Pacquiao, Rios camps was predictable and preventable
MACAU -- The scuffle that erupted between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios on Wednesday Macau time was not scripted in the manner that a professional wrestling match is staged.…
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Despite recent setbacks, Manny Pacquiao is anything but a declining fighter
MACAU ? Manny Pacquiao is hardly a trash talker or the type to make bold, outrageous predictions. With many predicting his demise, however, an apparently insulted Pacquiao boldly predicts a knockout of…
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Manny Pacquiao, Brandon Rios camps at odds long before Freddie Roach melee
MACAU ? Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios have acted like close friends enjoying a vacation for months now. They've explored the the Great Wall of China, visited Tiananmen Square and got along…
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Does boxing?s mega-fight future lie away from Las Vegas?
Promoter Bob Arum likes to call Saturday's bout (Sunday in Macau) between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios the first step in the globalisation of his brand. Arum has spoken wistfully over the…
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Boxing – Pacquiao’s trainer Roach involved in melee with Rios camp
Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach asked Rios trainer Robert Garcia to end Rios' workout at 11am. Macau time. Rios was scheduled to work out from 9am to 11am., but started late because he…
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Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz suffers mild heart attack, hosptialized in Macau
MACAU -- Michael Koncz, Manny Pacquiao's de facto manager, was hospitalized on Tuesday local time, and suffered a mild heart attack, Pacquiao publicist Fred Sternburg confirmed. Stephanie Domingo, Koncz's assistant, said he…
