Kevin Iole
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Mayweather on Pacman: May 5 or bust
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather Jr. sat on the apron of a boxing ring surrounded by reporters Wednesday and essentially said it?s Manny Pacquiao or bust May 5. It sounds like bust,…
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Mailbag: Ali?s greatest hits
By Kevin Iole
Muhammad Ali is not the greatest fighter who ever lived, but he?s by far the most famous and had the largest impact upon the world. In honor of his 70th birthday Tuesday,…
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Hopkins turns 47, worries about sport?s future
By Kevin Iole
Bernard Hopkins is upset. He?s in North Philadelphia, one of the toughest areas in the country, and he?s upset and disappointed. It?s not what he sees that upsets him so much. It?s…
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Legendary Ali remains a giant among men
By Kevin Iole
Muhammad Ali will be 70 on Tuesday, but he remains, as singer Bob Dylan crooned in his classic 1974 hit, forever young. The former heavyweight champion is still one of the most…
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Mailbag: Big-name Twitter fights
By Kevin Iole
Several reporters reached out to Schaefer, who late Monday was exasperated by having to respond to a slew of rumors on Twitter. ?People are calling me and saying, ?I read on Twitter…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao all but dead for now
By Kevin Iole
Monday, though, two of the central figures in the negotiations essentially killed any hope of the fight happening in the first half of the year. Top Rank founder Bob Arum, who promotes…
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Donaire hungry for more after disappointing 2011
By Kevin Iole
Donaire returned to action in October, but his opponent, Omar Narvaez, turned out to be more of a pacifist than a pugilist. Narvaez appeared more interested in simply making it to the…
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Judge delays Mayweather?s jail time so he can fight
By Kevin Iole
Ellerbe declined to discuss any potential opponents. Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, said simply ?Yes,? when asked if 21-year-old star Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez is a possibility. Golden Boy promotes…
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Mailbag: Rubio?s lumps prepped him for Chavez Jr.
By Kevin Iole
Rubio, 31, is 53-5-1 with 46 knockouts. More than any of those wins, however, he credits a Feb. 21, 2009, loss to Kelly Pavlik in a middleweight title fight with turning him…
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Outrageous comment is one more reason Sulaiman should resign
By Kevin Iole
Slowly but surely, at least in the U.S., the four, ahem, major sanctioning groups have begun to see their influence wane. Major promoters are beginning to bill their title bouts as being…
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Ward easy choice for Fighter of the Year
By Kevin Iole
In 2001, a reporter was walking through a casino in Las Vegas when he happened upon a boxing trainer and a young boxer with a world of potential. Folks walked by as…
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Plethora of candidates for Fight of the Year
By Kevin Iole
Officials in New Jersey suspended three judges following a bout for turning in incomprehensible scorecards that were, quite literally, divorced from reality. Yet through those and other mishaps, the fighters kept the…
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Wolfe is Y! Sports? boxing trainer of the year
By Kevin Iole
Trainers can make an impact in so many ways; when a fight is close, a slight adjustment or a word of encouragement at the proper time can be the difference between winning…
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Boxing in 2011: De La Hoya shocks the world
By Kevin Iole
A quarter century ago, the odds were great that Bernard Hopkins might not even be alive at 46, let alone setting boxing records. He was in a Pennsylvania prison on a strong…
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The state of boxing in 2012, Part 2
By Kevin Iole
But promoters, fighters and managers are encouraged by what they see as optimistic signs for the sport?s future, despite myriad problems. Light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins is among those who believe the…
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The state of boxing in 2012, part one
By Kevin Iole
Editor?s note: This is the first of a two-part feature. Part two will run on Sunday. Todd duBoef likes to refer to himself as ?a boxing evangelist,? an odd choice of words…
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Rankings: Floyd still tops despite troubles
By Kevin Iole
He?ll almost certainly fight in Las Vegas, if he chooses to fight again. He has fought his last seven bouts in his hometown and hasn?t competed outside of Nevada since Nov. 19,…
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Floyd?s jail sentence puts superfight in jeopardy
By Kevin Iole
Mayweather?s millions couldn?t keep him out of jail despite hiring a pair of high-priced Las Vegas lawyers, Richard Wright and Karen Winckler, and agreeing to plead guilty to lesser charges. Saragosa sentenced…
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Mailbag: Boxing?s real problem
By Kevin Iole
There is more boxing on television than ever before. Yeah, your father or grandfather may have told you about the time when Friday Night Fights was the hottest show on television and…
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Ward pounces on Super opportunity
By Kevin Iole
He faces World Boxing Council champion Carl Froch on Saturday in the finale of Showtime?s Super Six World Boxing Classic, disproving the legions of critics who felt he landed a spot in…