Kevin Iole
1,466 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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WBC super lightweight champ Danny Garcia can prove he’s for real by beating Amir Khan
LAS VEGAS ? Little buzz surrounds Danny Garcia. His so-called grand arrival at Mandalay Bay on Tuesday was largely met with indifference. A deejay urged fans to "give it up for world…
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Trash-talking heavyweight David Haye looks for redemption against Dereck Chisora
One of the issues a fighter who talks a massive amount of smack must confront is the pressure of having to live up to all the boasts. David Haye knows this all…
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Nonito Donaire needs to realize his potential, starting with Jeffrey Mathubela on Saturday
Jeffrey Mathubela will give everything he's got Saturday when he takes on Nonito Donaire in a super bantamweight title unification bout at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. That's how it…
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Kelly Pavlik’s training at Robert Garcia’s camp has the recovering alcoholic fighter prepared
In modern boxing, the greatest fighters fight the least. They command so much money that it's hard for promoters to pay them more than two or three times a year. For a…
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No crime in Bradley’s win over Pacquiao, Nevada rules without interviewing judges
LAS VEGAS ? Many believe that Timothy Bradley's victory over Manny Pacquiao in their June 9 bout for the World Boxing Organization welterweight title was a robbery, but the Nevada attorney general…
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Golden Boy and Top Rank only hurting boxing by disagreeing on marquee Sept. 15 date
Two of the finest young boxers in the world, complete with large and passionate fan bases, will fight for titles in separate bouts Sept. 15 in Las Vegas. Ordinarily, that would be…
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Manny Pacquiao puts on ?true poker face? regarding Nov. 10 opponent, promoter says
Promoter Bob Arum met with former welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in Los Angeles on Monday and said the only news of substance to come out of the meeting is that Pacquiao will…
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Enigmatic Victor Ortiz needs a win over Josesito Lopez to land a bout with Canelo Alvarez
Victor Ortiz is an enigma, in and out of the ring. One moment, he can be engaging and charming. A split second later, he'll be surly and churlish. He can be a…
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Rankings: Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley scoring controversy hurts Pacman in poll
Voters in the monthly Yahoo! Sports boxing poll faced a difficult decision when compiling their ballots for the June rankings: What to do with Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley and how to…
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WBO concludes Manny Pacquiao topped Timothy Bradley, but Bob Arum still wants investigation
Five independent judges hired by the World Boxing Organization became the latest to conclude that Manny Pacquiao defeated Timothy Bradley when they fought for the welterweight title on June 9 in Las…
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Gritty Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. may finally be ready for Sergio Martinez after beating Andy Lee
Athletically, there is no comparison between Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Martinez is far quicker, significantly more agile and clearly better conditioned. As hard as it may be to believe…
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‘Fight Night’ can reintroduce heavyweight division, starting with Tomasz Adamek vs. Eddie Chambers
It's hardly a state secret that there is no legitimate threat to brothers Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko for the position of best heavyweight boxers in the world. The Klitschkos have squashed every…
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Deputy chief of Las Vegas police says star boxer Floyd Mayweather isn?t being mistreated
Jail is clearly not a place for persons with discriminating palates or world-class athletes who need to push their bodies to the limit. Superstar boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., also known as Inmate…
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. shows signs he is maturing while preparing to defend middleweight title
Anyone who says they watched Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. early in his professional boxing career and knew he would become a champion with the ability to defeat one of the world's greatest…
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Bob Arum refuses Pacquiao-Bradley rematch, wants investigation into scoring controversy
LAS VEGAS ? Promoter Bob Arum was still fuming about the split-decision verdict that went against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday and said there would be no rematch with Timothy Bradley unless Nevada…
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Media as outraged as the fans about verdict in Timothy Bradley?s win over Manny Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS ? Reporters were typing away in the late stages of the welterweight title fight Saturday between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. at the MGM Grand Garden. The fight got…
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Roy Jones Jr. says Floyd Mayweather wants no part of Manny Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS ? Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. hasn't had a bad personal relationship with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the past, but that may be about to change. The former four-division champion…
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Manny Pacquiao to fight Timothy Bradley with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on everybody’s mind
LAS VEGAS ? For a champion boxer, every round of every fight is overtime of Game 7 in the finals. It's even tougher for Manny Pacquiao because beating an unbeaten, in-his-prime opponent…
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A calm Timothy Bradley has zero concern over Manny Pacquiao’s rumored PEDs use
LAS VEGAS ? Nearly a month to the day earlier, in the same chair in the same room as Timothy Bradley was sitting, Floyd Mayweather Jr. went on an impassioned rant about…
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Trainer Freddie Roach owes Hall of Fame career to Manny Pacquiao, and his own intuition
LAS VEGAS ? Much of what he has done in boxing, Freddie Roach owes to Eddie Futch. Roach, regarded as the sport's best active trainer, learned at the side of Futch, the…
