Kevin Iole
1,466 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Super Six can still sink or swim
At the rate things are going, the 2012 U.S. presidential election may be finished before Showtime?s Super Six World Boxing Classic. The tournament, however, has been a boon for boxing, as evidenced…
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Report: Arum?s son missing near Seattle
John B. Arum, the 49-year-old son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, has gone missing while hiking near Seattle, a Top Rank source said. Bob Arum, 78, flew to Seattle…
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Margarito?s return to ring should make fans nauseous
Boxing is often a great and wondrous sport that has helped save numerous young men from lives on the street and made productive citizens out of them. And then there are days…
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Mailbag: Leonard?s new role
I ran into boxing Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Leonard last week in Detroit, which in and of itself isn?t newsworthy or unusual. But it was where we met and what we…
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Margarito ruling costly for California
The state of California, which is in severe financial straits, held a six-hour hearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday that cost thousands of dollars to conduct to decide whether to give Antonio…
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Adamek a big fish in small, small pond
Make no mistake: Tomasz Adamek is no Muhammad Ali or Larry Holmes. For that matter, he?s no Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis or Riddick Bowe, either. He?s a slightly better-than-average boxer with a…
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Boxing?s big fight is with tough economic times
Kathy Duva examined her business one day not long ago and realized her company had lost its way. Main Events, which her late husband?s family had founded a little more than 30…
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Mailbag: Dawson is his own worst enemy
Chad Dawson did himself no favors with his lackluster effort in his loss in Montreal on Saturday in his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title fight with Jean Pascal. It was clear…
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Toney?s act proves too tempting to White
James Toney didn?t let the first sentence of the first question finish before erupting. After going 72-6-3 as a boxer, Toney makes his mixed martial arts debut when he fights Ultimate Fighting…
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Dawson a diamond in the rough
Watch a few clips of Chad Dawson and it?s obvious that he?s an elite talent. He?s faster than just about anybody he faces. He has a ring awareness which far exceeds his…
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Rankings: Familiar face back on top
The new leader in the Yahoo! Sports boxing rankings is an old one. Manny Pacquiao regained the top spot in the voting from Floyd Mayweather Jr., the clear result of voter disappointment…
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Marquez deserves another shot at Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS ? As Juan Diaz trudged back to his corner after the sixth round of his lightweight title bout Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center with Juan Manuel Marquez, he…
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Does future Hall of Famer have something left?
LAS VEGAS ? Amir Khan was speaking about his burgeoning boxing career, discussing the future the way great young athletes do, full of hope, full of confidence, full of excitement. As he…
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Diaz at crossroads as he prepares for Marquez
LAS VEGAS ? Juan Diaz would lie in bed at night, his eyes staring at the ceiling, his head filled with dreams of the future. He was a professional boxer at 16…
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Mayweather exposed as chicken
HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg released a four-paragraph, five-sentence statement Monday which cast doubt upon the veracity of Floyd Mayweather Jr.; Mayweather?s best friend, Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe; Golden Boy Promotions…
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Quality undercard a Golden opportunity
Major League Baseball blacked out in Las Vegas the three-game series between the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates that was held at Pittsburgh?s PNC Park over the weekend. The rule,…
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Pacquiao to fight Margarito in November
Manny Pacquiao will fight Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 for a vacant super welterweight championship, either in Las Vegas if Margarito can get licensed or in Monterrey, Mexico, if he can?t, promoter…
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Closed-door policy won?t benefit boxing
The most significant news to come out of Bob Arum?s bizarre 3-in-the-morning conference call on Saturday, that essentially announced nothing, was when Arum confirmed what many in the boxing industry suspected was…
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Boxing?s superfight highly unlikely in 2010
It was three in the morning Saturday on the East Coast when Bob Arum delivered the bad news. The 78-year-old chairman of Top Rank, boxing?s preeminent promotional company, called a news conference…
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Arum claims progress on megafight negotiations
LAS VEGAS ? The highly anticipated proposed bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, which would match boxing?s two best fighters and its two biggest stars, is inching toward reality. Pacquiao…
