Kevin Iole
1,466 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Boxing needs a barnburner
LAS VEGAS ? A bad game between great teams in the NFL doesn?t cast a pall over the sport. Nor does it have that kind of impact in baseball or basketball. But…
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Infamous trainer turns around Donaire?s career
LAS VEGAS ? A big, Cheshire cat grin creases Nonito Donaire?s face, like he knows something you don?t. In a few days, he?ll fight Fernando Montiel in a bantamweight title bout at…
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Montiel bides his time in bid for glory
LAS VEGAS ? At times, it seems there are more weight classes in boxing than varieties of soft drinks on sale at the supermarket. With 17 weight classes and four major organizations…
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Pacquiao stops traffic en route to White House
President Barack Obama told Manny Pacquiao during an Oval Office meeting on Tuesday that he plans to watch the Filipino congressman?s welterweight title fight against Shane Mosley on May 7 in Las…
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Like Ali, Pacquiao?s greatness transcends boxing
LAS VEGAS ? This is the story of a young man with an incredible gift for boxing, who rose from humble beginnings to become the best, most popular, fighter in the world.…
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Bradley-Alexander leaves lessons in its wake
A painful lesson was learned last week in Pontiac, Mich., where Timothy Bradley won a technical decision over Devon Alexander in the first meeting of unbeaten American world champions since 1987. Putting…
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Brawling Bradley claims another victim
PONTIAC, Mich. ? Timothy Bradley?s fights aren?t aesthetically pleasing exhibitions of the art. His style probably isn?t what Pierce Egan, the man who described boxing as ?the sweet science,? had in mind…
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Alexander on the brink of stardom
LAS VEGAS ? There was the photo opportunity at City Hall with the mayor. There was the 30-minute documentary television program. There was the first pitch at the St. Louis Cardinals? game.…
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Alexander on the brink of stardom
LAS VEGAS ? There was the photo opportunity at City Hall with the mayor. There was the 30-minute documentary television program. There was the first pitch at the St. Louis Cardinals? game.…
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Pacquiao-Mosley previews to air on CBS
Boxing and network television had a messy divorce in the early 1980s, ending a long and fruitful relationship and leaving fight fans scrambling to see the best fighters compete. For nearly three…
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Rankings: Aging top 10 could get even older
Boxing is a young man?s game, though someone apparently forgot to tell Evander Holyfield. But there are plenty of graybeards in the Yahoo! Sports Top 10 in January and it?s as likely…
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Hopkins shares birthday ? and values with MLK
Bernard Hopkins spent most of his professional life battling what he perceived as injustice and inequality. Thus, it is somehow kind of fitting that the longtime middleweight champion shares a birthday with…
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Rankings: Advice for the those who matter most
As boxing prepares to move into 2011 with a number of big fights already on the books, it?s a good time to tell the movers and the shakers in the industry what…
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Martinez finishes on top of impressive group
There were plenty of great fights in 2010 and a number of memorable performances. But few boxers stood out regularly enough to make themselves the obvious pick as the 2010 Yahoo! Sports…
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Sarmiento weaves his magic with Martinez
In 2001, when he first laid eyes on the future middleweight champion, Gabriel Sarmiento was decidedly unimpressed. Sergio Martinez had a great record, but he was skinny and not particularly fearsome-looking. He…
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Arum?s spin on Pacquiao-Mosley is pure garbage
You know it?s garbage. I know it?s garbage. Heck, even Bob Arum, the guy who is putting the money up to stage the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight, which will take place May…
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Plenty of choices for fight of the year
Boxing is a sport rife with comebacks. Many of the sport?s legends, such as Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Sugar Ray Leonard, retire only to decide to come to fight…
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Hopkins is the star in majority draw
The decision will be debated for months, perhaps years to come. None of it matters, though. In this case, the verdict of the three judges in the World Boxing Council light heavyweight…
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Ageless Hopkins stalks a historic win
Nearly every time he speaks in public prior to a fight these days, Bernard Hopkins is asked about his age more than he is about his opponent. Whether he?s facing an in-his-prime…
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Stardom is Khan?s for the taking
Boxing is in desperate need of stars. It has dozens upon dozens of talented fighters, but there are precious few who command attention in every room they enter. Manny Pacquiao is one.…
