Kevin Iole
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HBO boxing needs a big 2010
By Kevin Iole
The average boxing fan would not be able to pick Ross Greenburg out of a police lineup, but no one in the U.S. has more influence on the fights that person will…
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Promoters spar over Mayweather’s big numbers
By Kevin Iole
After months of being pummeled by suggestions that boxing is dying, Floyd Mayweather Jr. gave his sport a big boost on Friday by delivering a higher-than-expected pay-per-view result for his Sept. 19…
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Rankings: Mayweather edges Pacquiao
By Kevin Iole
It’s amazing how many people think size was the difference between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez in their fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas last week.…
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Mailbag: Heavyweight delivery anticipated
By Kevin Iole
For once, boxing’s heavyweight division has gotten it right. The best championship fight that could be made is actually the one that has been made. Vitali Klitschko will defend his World Boxing…
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Mailbag: Heavyweight delivery anticipated
By Kevin Iole
For once, boxing’s heavyweight division has gotten it right. The best championship fight that could be made is actually the one that has been made. Vitali Klitschko will defend his World Boxing…
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Mayweather makes weight, pays penalty
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. made the contracted weight of 147 pounds for his HBO Pay-Per-View fight on Saturday with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. But when…
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The hidden side of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS – The midday sun is searing. Shade is all but impossible to find. The temperature inches toward 110 degrees and the heat radiating from the concrete is visible to the…
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Garcia puts Mayweather in good hands
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS – Rafael Garcia grins widely, a smile that seems to say, “Something good is going to happen soon,” and pats his flat belly. He runs his fingers through his full…
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Mailbag: Vegas for Valero?
By Kevin Iole
Edwin Valero holds the World Boxing Association’s lightweight championship title and is one of the most exciting fighters in the world. He’s also been unable to fight in Las Vegas, the so-called…
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Juarez is no ?Rocky?
By Kevin Iole
Victor Ortiz was tagged with the defeat, but the real loser on Saturday was Rocky Juarez. Ortiz, Golden Boy Promotions? heavily hyped super lightweight prospect, engaged in a spirited slugfest with Marcos…
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Lopez event proves Arum?s mettle
By Kevin Iole
Juan Manuel Lopez was the star of a news conference on Wednesday before the hard-to-impress New York media. On Saturday, the Puerto Rican knockout artist will headline a pay-per-view card in Atlantic…
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Mayweather on offensive with tough defense
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? One of the greatest defensive fighters of his era spent much of his workout in a local gym Thursday improving his defense. Move the head. Roll the shoulder. Parry.…
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Pacquiao chases history
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Records in boxing are only slightly more sacred than they are in professional wrestling. The greed of those who run the major world sanctioning organizations prevents boxing from having…
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Rankings: Then and now
By Kevin Iole
Athletes in nearly every sport are superior today than those of the past. Athletes are, as a whole, stronger, faster, better conditioned and are able to use science and technology like never…
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Hernandez set for ugly end
By Kevin Iole
There were Willie Mays fans who were saddened to watch their hero look like a bumbling has-been in the final seasons of his brilliant career. They preferred to remember the graceful, elegant…
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Rankings: John?s big heart
By Kevin Iole
Prior to the doubleheader in Houston on Feb. 28 that featured Juan Manuel Marquez?s stirring victory over Juan Diaz and Chris John?s draw with Rocky Juarez, I exchanged a series of emails…
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Boxing?s decline follows newspapers? fall
By Kevin Iole
In 2006, I was part of a panel at the annual Associated Press Sports Editors convention to discuss the coverage of boxing in daily newspapers. Al Bernstein, the crackerjack analyst on Showtime,…
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Cotto-Top Rank relationship on the brink
By Kevin Iole
NEW YORK ? Thursday was an extraordinary day in boxing, though not a punch was thrown in anger by an established star. The day began with a startling revelation in the Los…
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Margarito?s actions could have been fatal
By Kevin Iole
Cheating in boxing is unlike cheating in any other sport. Take steroids in baseball and you may hit more home runs. Use an illegal driver in golf and you mash the ball…
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One-sided fights needed quicker stoppages
By Kevin Iole
ANAHEIM, Calif. ? Vic Darchinyan wasn?t shy in voicing his opinion before the fight that Jorge Arce would have no chance to defeat him Saturday in their battle for his WBA, WBC…