Kevin Iole
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Mailbag: Shane Mosley faces long odds against Saul Alvarez
By Kevin Iole
For all the great things he did in his boxing career, George Foreman dealt the sport a serious blow when he won the heavyweight championship at age 45 in 1994 by knocking…
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Rios could get dream bout
By Kevin Iole
You don't have to insult Brandon Rios' mother or shove his grandmother as she's crossing a street to get him to fight. The former lightweight champion loves his job and fights with…
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Brandon Rios could land dream bout against Juan Manuel Marquez with win over Richard Abril
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? You don't have to insult Brandon Rios' mother or shove his grandmother as she's crossing a street to get him to fight. The former lightweight champion loves his job…
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Juan Manuel Marquez does his best to stay focused on his next opponent, not Manny Pacquiao
By Kevin Iole
It's difficult not to appreciate the tenacity of Juan Manuel Marquez, his willingness to fight, his eagerness to, time after time, launch his slender body into battle. While saluting his warrior mentality,…
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Richard Abril aims to claim WBA title against Brandon Rios and cement fame
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Richard Abril is one of the hundreds of anonymous boxers who dedicate themselves to their profession without making much money, gaining any recognition or being promised a thing other…
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Gesta comes of age
By Kevin Iole
Mercito Gesta is similar to Manny Pacquiao in many ways, but his career is now coming of age, says US boxing expert Kevin Iole. The similarities between Manny Pacquiao and Mercito Gesta,…
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Mailbag: Mercito Gesta is similar to Pac-Man in many ways, but his career is now coming of age
By Kevin Iole
The similarities between Manny Pacquiao and Mercito Gesta, at least on the surface, are striking. Both men are left-handed Filipinos who began boxing at an early age. Each signed a promotional contract…
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A quarter of a century later, debate still rages on whether Sugar Ray Leonard got lucky against Marvelous Marvin Hagler
By Kevin Iole
Some things never change in boxing, and probably never will. Just like is happening now with Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, the public in the 1980s was clamoring for a fight that…
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Mailbag: Middleweights to get a shot in the arm
By Kevin Iole
Middleweight was once one of boxing?s three most prestigious divisions, second to heavyweight and even with the welterweights. In recent years, though, the middleweight division has become a sad sack, with little…
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Manager keeping refocused Kelly Pavlik away from Youngstown, out of the limelight
By Kevin Iole
Cameron Dunkin is, arguably, the greatest active manager in boxing. He?s got a brilliant eye for talent and an uncanny ability to help his boxers become not only champions but also stars.…
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Mailbag: Texas judges make another questionable decision, enabling Kirkland to beat Molina
By Kevin Iole
The atrocities that went on in the ring in Houston on Saturday in the opener of an HBO doubleheader, when James Kirkland defeated Carlos Molina by disqualification, have already been well-documented. Molina…
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Legendary Erik Morales will give unbeaten Danny Garcia a valuable lesson, even if he loses
By Kevin Iole
It?s stunning, when you consider it, that anyone at this stage would for a second doubt Erik Morales? ability in the ring. Yet every time he goes to the post, we find…
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Unbeaten super lightweight Vernon Paris boxes with a bullet an inch from his spine
By Kevin Iole
Unbeaten boxer Vernon Paris carries two bullets with him everywhere, a sobering reminder of how quickly a bad decision can turn into a life-threatening moment. He has no choice because the bullets…
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Boxing rankings: For entertainment value only
By Kevin Iole
Let?s be honest: Rankings are bogus. Whether it?s basketball, football or fighting, they?re subjective, biased and just about meaningless. Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield likes to say ?styles make fights,? but the…
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Mailbag: Floyd Mayweather Jr. quietly pays the bills for a baby with a serious heart defect
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a man who inspires passion among boxing fans. To those who support him, he?s nothing less than the greatest fighter of all time. To those…
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Sergio Martinez needs to look good ? but not too good ? against Matthew Macklin on Saturday
By Kevin Iole
The question, something about age catching up to Sergio Martinez and his fight with Darren Barker being evidence of it, wasn?t even halfway finished when the middleweight champion began to chuckle. Martinez,…
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Matthew Macklin?s disputed loss to Felix Sturm landed him a big bout vs. Sergio Martinez
By Kevin Iole
Rarely in the modern history of boxing has someone benefitted more from a loss than Matthew Macklin. Nearly nine months ago, Macklin came up just short in the biggest fight of his…
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Interview of woozy Juan Manuel Lopez shouldn?t have been allowed, and Showtime is to blame
By Kevin Iole
Boxing has always been plagued by corruption, even if there is less of it than many think exists. Bad decisions are almost always just that: bad decisions. But because of the sport?s…
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Arum erred by deferring Lopez-Gamboa bout
By Kevin Iole
Juan Manuel Lopez was at the height of his professional career on January 23, 2010, after an impressive performance in a seventh-round stoppage of Steven Luevano in a fight for the World…
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Dearth of competition for Klitschkos killing interest in heavyweight division, boxing
By Kevin Iole
There are so many excellent fights staged regularly in boxing that it?s puzzling why so many fans are obsessed with the talent-starved heavyweight division, where an excellent fight occurs less frequently than…