Kevin Iole
1,466 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Timothy Bradley must punch like mentor Thomas Hearns to have a chance against Manny Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS ? The last time Timothy Bradley faced a career-defining bout, he got a bit of unexpected assistance from a boxing legend. Timothy Bradley is prepared to knock out Manny Pacquiao…
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Marital strife affected Manny Pacquiao’s warmup before third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao's marital issues with his wife, Jinkee, were so severe that on the day of his fight last November with Juan Manuel Marquez, she refused to leave her…
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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao nearly agreed to a 2010 fight, documents show
LAS VEGAS ? Though sports fans remain desperate to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight Manny Pacquiao, in 2010 the superstar boxers came closer to fighting than anyone previously realized, according to a…
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Optimism abounds on big day for Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach
Wednesday was a good day for both Manny Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach. The duo survived Pacquiao's bi-annual media day at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, Calif., then Roach later…
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Floyd Mayweather’s time to head to jail has come, but will any lessons come of it?
LAS VEGAS ? In January, June 1 seemed like such a long time away. There were $250,000 cars to buy, luxury vacations to take, a fight to win and basketball games on…
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Bradley’s big gamble pays off
Dark thoughts rolled through Timothy Bradley's mind. The boxer was raised in Palm Springs with a strong sense of right and wrong, but he also was raised to guard his family like…
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Timothy Bradley so confident, he?s already making credentials for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao
Timothy Bradley will get his shot at Manny Pacquiao on June 9 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas in a fight that will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View. If you…
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Death finally catches up to the elusive former world champ Johnny Tapia
Nobody who knew Johnny Tapia can be remotely surprised that he reportedly was found dead inside his Albuquerque, N.M., home on Sunday. The only surprise, perhaps, is that he survived the first…
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Carl Froch and Lucian Bute deserve praise for taking the risk of fighting each other
Carl Froch and Lucian Bute should be lauded because they're doing what many of their peers won't agree to do: take a risky fight under somewhat disadvantageous circumstances where a loss could…
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Rankings: Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao superfight is as unlikely now as it was in ’09
No question in boxing is asked more than "Will Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ever fight each other?" The truth is, the fighters are no closer to a deal now than…
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Andre Berto’s positive steroid test yet another pitfall for Golden Boy Promotions
A lot of rivals are laughing at Golden Boy Promotions chief executive officer Richard Schaefer. For the second time in a matter of weeks, a Golden Boy-promoted show is at risk after…
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Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith completely blow it on Manny Pacquiao case, but cast blame on others
Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless spent a few minutes toward the end of Wednesday's edition of "First Take" on ESPN roughing up boxer Manny Pacquiao. They had their facts incorrect, and…
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Same-sex marriage controversy will have no impact upon Manny Pacquiao in the ring
home regarding his controversial statements (AP)If Manny Pacquiao loses, or even struggles to a win, when he fights Timothy Bradley for the World Boxing Organization welterweight title on June 9 at the…
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Manny Pacquiao defends gay marriage stance, but says he didn’t condemn homosexuality
Manny Pacquiao is known for being straightforward and aggressive in the ring, but he was doing a little slipping and sliding on Wednesday in an attempt to counter portrayals of himself as…
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Freddie Roach’s role with U.S. Olympic boxing team a mystery
Freddie Roach, the world's top trainer, signed on a year ago amid great fanfare to lend his expertise to the U.S. Olympic boxing program. Today, there is a question of whether Roach…
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Manny Pacquiao ? Congressman Pacquiao ? rips President Obama for stance on gay marriage
It's not too often a boxer blasts the President of the United States, but it's also not too common that an active fighter gets elected to Congress. But boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao,…
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Mailbag: Lamont Peterson’s explanation for taking steroids likely won’t change minds that matter
In 2002, Fernando Vargas became the first boxer in Nevada to test positive for an anabolic steroid when his postfight urinalysis showed stanozolol in his system for his bout with Oscar De…
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Bradley ready to step up
As he's done countless times in his life, Timothy Bradley Jr. was running down the streets of his hometown preparing for a boxing match. It's normally a lonely routine done in solitude…
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Timothy Bradley Jr. ready to step out into the spotlight in his bout against Manny Pacquiao
As he's done countless times in his life, Timothy Bradley Jr. was running down the streets of his hometown preparing for a boxing match. It's normally a lonely routine done in solitude…
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Lamont Peterson’s failed drug test demonstrates the costly balancing act event promoters face
There is no person with any decency or sense of fairness who would knowingly advocate allowing a fighter who is using performance-enhancing drugs to compete. The risks are too great. That's why…
