Kevin Iole
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Size a concern for Marquez, not Pacquiao
By Kevin Iole
The tables have finally turned. Pacquiao is an overwhelming favorite to defeat Juan Manuel Marquez when they meet on pay-per-view Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the World Boxing Organization…
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Congressman Pacquiao holds court in Las Vegas
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao, the honorable Congressman representing Sarangani province in the Philippines, said the other day that as many 60 members of the Filipino congress had made the 7,500-mile trek…
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There?s no quit in veteran Marquez
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? There is an old poem written by an unknown author called ?Don?t Quit? that could have been penned as Juan Manuel Marquez?s personal anthem. The classy Mexican champion has…
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Friend calls Joe Frazier a man of the people
By Kevin Iole
To Burt Watson, Joe Frazier was more than just one of the greatest boxers who ever lived. Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who died Monday of liver cancer at 67, won perhaps…
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Frazier defined what it means to be a fighter
By Kevin Iole
Muhammad Ali drew the crowds, charmed the media and stole the show. But while Ali is deservedly remembered as ?The Greatest,? it was Joe Frazier who defined what being a fighter was…
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Sparring partners pay toll for role with Pacman
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? David Rodela is an affable guy with an intense desire to provide for his family and a keen sense of the best way to do that. His job is…
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Angulo-Kirkland bout promises brawling
By Kevin Iole
It is, in some ways, a poor man?s version of Marvelous Marvin Hagler against Thomas Hearns. Though they possess no more than about a tenth of the skill of legends like Hagler…
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Can Bute make his name outside Quebec?
By Kevin Iole
Lucian Bute is an undefeated world champion of more than four years, so highly regarded by the boxing media that he?s ranked eighth in the Yahoo! Sports pound-for-pound poll. He?s got a…
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?84 Olympic reunion prompts comparisons
By Kevin Iole
The 1984 U.S. Olympic boxing team, which produced nine gold medals, one silver and one bronze, as well as six professional world champions and, when all is said and done, two Hall…
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Rankings: Enough with the catch weights
By Kevin Iole
Sometimes, I think boxers negotiate catch weights simply because they have the power to do so. It?s gotten ridiculous. Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, who are Nos. 1 and 5 in…
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Reyes fights for his comatose father
By Kevin Iole
Artemio Reyes manages a Mexican restaurant in Colton, Calif. Anyone who has ever owned, or run, a restaurant knows what a difficult, thankless job it can be. You deal with unhappy customers…
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Top Rank chief plans bonus for next Donaire fight
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Top Rank president Todd duBoef was quietly seething on Saturday as Omar Narvaez seemed to try to just finish, and not win, in his bantamweight title fight in New…
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Mailbag: Journalists shouldn?t award titles
By Kevin Iole
But the current situation with The Ring Magazine and its light heavyweight title is troubling. Since 2002, the editors and writers at Ring have awarded championship belts and there has been a…
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Overcoming adversity is a Rodriguez trait
By Kevin Iole
With every tick of the clock, Edwin Rodriguez Jr. was inching closer to death. He was born in the wee hours of Sept. 29, 2006, the son of undefeated boxer Edwin Rodriguez…
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DeMarco?s road from Dumpsters to champion
By Kevin Iole
Antonio DeMarco stood at a podium in the Chick Hearn Room at Staples Center in Los Angeles late Saturday night, holding his young daughter, Camilla, in his arms and fighting back tears.…
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Fans lose in Hopkins-Dawson debacle
By Kevin Iole
LOS ANGELES ? It?s never good when minutes after a major sporting event ends the most prevalent question is, ?Was he faking?? And not long after referee Pat Russell stopped the light…
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Hopkins hopes to add Dawson to list
By Kevin Iole
Bernard Hopkins had just begun training camp a few days earlier as he held court with a few reporters on a sweltering early August day in the tiny office of the Joe…
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HBO?s challenge: Make compelling fights
By Kevin Iole
If Ken Hershman can deliver one small message to boxers who aspire to fight on his network, his hiring Thursday as the new president of HBO Sports will be a resounding success.…
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Tarver uniquely suited to call Hopkins-Dawson
By Kevin Iole
Not only was Hopkins not injured, though, he routed Tarver in stunningly one-sided fashion. Few expected that, least of all Tarver. ?Hopkins is very, very good at what he does,? said Tarver,…
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Time for Dawson to put it all together
By Kevin Iole
Defense? Check. Speed? Check. Footwork? Combination punching? Body work? Check, check and check. There is little that Chad Dawson can?t do in a boxing ring. It?s one of the reasons that Floyd…