Kevin Iole
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Super Six final is Froch?s latest adventure
By Kevin Iole
You wouldn?t look at him and suspect he?s a classic boxer, certainly not with a nose as crooked as the road to grandmother?s house. He?s not so much a boxer as he…
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Super Six format needs tweaks
By Kevin Iole
On Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J., Andre Ward will meet Carl Froch for the Super Six championship at venerable Boardwalk Hall. It?s the kind of matchup the tournament?s organizers dreamed about when…
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Mailbag: Ranking the Super Six bouts
By Kevin Iole
The Super Six World Boxing Classic was conceived not only to identify the world?s best super middleweight but also to develop a star. The thought process was that by having a division?s…
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Khan?s world tour continues in D.C.
By Kevin Iole
He may be dreaming when he says he believes he can beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. after he moves to welterweight next year. Still, you have to love the spunk of a guy…
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Mailbag: Mitchell steps into spotlight
By Kevin Iole
Heavyweight boxing has become a dreadful affair in recent years, largely because the talent is lacking. But even with guys who have some ability, a sense of safety-first fighting pervades the division.…
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Cool Cotto gets long-sought revenge
By Kevin Iole
NEW YORK ? Other than the raucous sell-out crowd of 21,239 fans which roared for Miguel Cotto?s every move, little seemed different between Saturday?s bout with Antonio Margarito and their first match…
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Moment of truth awaits Cotto, Margarito
By Kevin Iole
Their public appearances have been shows unto themselves, tension hanging in the room each time either are within sight of the other. In a way, though, the vitriol has obscured the fact…
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Rematch promises plenty of fireworks
By Kevin Iole
The broadcast, though, was dreadful, because all three men were woefully mismatched. Alvarez fought veteran Kermit Cintron, a one-time quality fighter who had clearly reached the end of the line. Cintron, though,…
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Cotto taking charge of his career affairs
By Kevin Iole
Unlike most elite boxers, though, Cotto had been content to let Top Rank, the promotional company that had guided his career since he turned professional following the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney,…
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Shadow Boxing: Antonio Margarito Has Plenty Of Sparring To Do Before He Even Enters The Ring
By Kevin Iole
In three of his last three four fights, against Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley and Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito has endured inhuman amounts of punishment. Three of the toughest, most highly skilled boxers…
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Golden Boy, Top Rank need to stop the nonsense
By Kevin Iole
The bantamweight division has some of boxing?s best talent, with elite fighters like Nonito Donaire, Abner Mares, Joseph Agbeko, Vic Darchinyan and Anselmo Moreno at the top of a deep list. But…
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Cotto, Margarito differ on warrior?s code
By Kevin Iole
?I am a fighter and real fighters don?t quit,? Margarito growled. ?I was there to give the people what they want to see. They came to see a fight and I was…
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Rankings: Mayweather takes over top spot
By Kevin Iole
There have been passionate debates in sports about which athlete is better than another ever since records were first kept. In the 1940s, the debate of the day was between outfielders Joe…
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Cotto-Margarito mixup a preventable mess
By Kevin Iole
A high-stakes political game was being played in New York on Friday with a man?s eyesight at stake. The New York State Athletic Commission held a hearing in Manhattan on Friday to…
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All-or-nothing for upstart Manfredo
By Kevin Iole
There?s something irresistible about boxers like Peter Manfredo Jr., an endearing quality you just don?t see much in athletes from other sports. Manfredo is as blunt and plain-spoken an athlete as exists…
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Mailbag: Mayweather-Pacquiao not dead
By Kevin Iole
The highly anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao may not be dead just yet. Though Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer, whose company has already reserved May 5 at the…
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Style favors Mayweather in potential superfight
By Kevin Iole
A fourth Pacquiao-Marquez match would put off a mega-fight between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. ? the only other man in the sport with a claim to the mythical title as boxing?s…
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Promoter ready to set up Pacquiao-Marquez IV
By Kevin Iole
Pacquiao retained his World Boxing Organization welterweight belt by defeating Marquez by the closest of margins. Judge Glenn Trowbridge had it 116-112. Dave Moretti saw it 115-113 and Robert Hoyle had it…
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11-11-11 Is The Winning Combination For Our Crew In Las Vegas
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS -- Alan Springer and Victor Velazquez were the envy of many at Yahoo! on Friday because they drew the coveted assignment to cover the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing match…
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Legendary trainers collide in Las Vegas
By Kevin Iole
Beristain leaned back in his chair, patted his (relatively) flat midsection and all but sneered. ?I feel like [expletive],? the 72-year-old Hall of Fame boxing trainer growled. For the past three months,…