Kevin Iole
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Freddie Roach ignored his mentor’s best advice, and changed boxing history in the process
By Kevin Iole
Eddie Futch said it so often, it echoed in Freddie Roach’s head long after he’d ended his own career as a boxer in favor of training them. “Whatever you do, kid, don’t…
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Oscar De La Hoya made a golden point: Turki Alalshikh and boxing fans were robbed
By Kevin Iole
Turki Alalshikh is not a fool, but too many people involved in boxing treat him like he is. The Saudi businessman has become the most powerful figure in the sport given his…
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Times Square meltdown: Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney totally flop on massive stage
By Kevin Iole
On paper, it made perfect sense: Stage a high-stakes fight card in the middle of New York’s Times Square, put some of boxing’s most recognizable young names front and center, and bring…
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‘The clown,’ the courtroom and the comeback: Devin Haney’s moment of reckoning is at hand
By Kevin Iole
He’s only 26 and yet Devin Haney’s going to make the long walk to the ring on Friday to face Jose Ramirez in the open skies of Times Square for the 33rd…
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May-Pac at 10: A money grab and a dud of a fight, but things are looking up for boxing
By Kevin Iole
It seemed like it took 10 years to make the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Now, just days away from the 10th anniversary of one of boxing’s most hyped…
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Jim Lampley’s return to ringside a reminder of what boxing has been missing
By Kevin Iole
Some of the greatest moments in sports history are etched into our minds, not solely because of the results but because of the way we absorbed them. Who can forget the final…
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As ESPN bets big on the NFL and NBA, the fight game may find greener pa$ture$
By Kevin Iole
On Monday, NFL insider Peter Schrager announced that he was leaving NFL Network for ESPN. On Tuesday — Yep, April Fool’s Day — boxing insider Mike Coppinger announced he was leaving ESPN…
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RIP, CHAMP. ‘BIG’ GEORGE FOREMAN DEAD AT 76
By Kevin Iole
George Foreman beamed beneath the bright midday San Antonio sun, shielding his eyes as he overflowed with enthusiasm while speaking about one of his favorite people, Muhammad Ali. Ali wasn’t doing well…
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A week later, the boxing world still struggles to understand significance of Dana White, Turki Alalshikh partnership
By Kevin Iole
A week ago, UFC CEO Dana White and Saudi businessman Turki Alalshikh sent shockwaves through boxing by announcing their plan to launch a new league. In the days since, the sport has…
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Dana White and Turki Alalshikh are strange bedfellows but together they may be able to reverse boxing’s fortunes in the U.S.
By Kevin Iole
There was no news announced other than a partnership headed by Dana White and Turki Alalshikh designed to “reimagine the sport of boxing globally.” No league name. No signed fighters. No broadcast…
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After ‘The Takeover’ was overtaken, Teofimo Lopez looks to once again climb back to the top
By Kevin Iole
It was almost instantly apparent that something was different about this 19-year-old kid from New York, the one with the Obama-like smile and a joyful innocence, at those 2016 Olympic Games in…
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Referee’s missed knockdown call allows Gervonta Davis to escape Lamont Roach with title still in tow
By Kevin Iole
More often than not in professional sports, the superstars get the calls in crucial situations. You’ve seen it with LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Tom Brady. Rarely, however, has it been as…
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Boxing manager’s $25 million lawsuit against Top Rank raises questions about promotion’s future
By Kevin Iole
I almost could hear Frank Sinatra singing the opening of “My Way” as I read through the disturbing 36-page lawsuit boxing manager Billy Keane filed against Top Rank and company president Todd…
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Boxing manager hurls explosive allegations, seeks $25 million in bombshell lawsuit filed against Top Rank
By Kevin Iole
Billy Keane, a manager with ties to some of the most prominent boxers of the 21st century, filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit in a California federal court Thursday against Top Rank Inc.,…
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Gervonta Davis’ fearsome power and under-appreciated boxing skills make him one of the game’s most formidable challenges
By Kevin Iole
Gervonta Davis isn’t just another fast-handed, skilled boxer, though he very much owns those talents. He’s a force of nature, a pulverizing puncher who is nearly unstoppable as he marches forward. Why…
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Three-time world champion Greg Haugen remembered as a fighter in, out of the ring
By Kevin Iole
While Greg Haugen had three stints as a world champion and defeated three boxers who made it to the Hall of Fame during a legendary 17-year-career that went from 1982 to 1999,…
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Despite its great moments, ‘The Last Crescendo’ had its share of shenanigans, too
By Kevin Iole
I was excited as anyone about 'The Last Crescendo,' the boxing super card Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that, for a change, featured a lot of fights I actually cared to see.…
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Jake Paul was outflanked by Canelo Alvarez and Turki Alalshikh, but there’s an easy way to finally reach the big-time
By Kevin Iole
There are images from our lives that are permanently seared into our memories. People of a certain age will never forget what they were doing when Kennedy was shot or when Neil…
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Joseph Parker appears on the verge of something big heading into heavyweight title bout against Daniel Dubois
By Kevin Iole
Joseph Parker arrived in Riyadh with a smile that suggested he knew something you didn’t, like a man about to pull off the perfect con. Genial Joe is one of the most…
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Ya gotta have heart: Shakur Stevenson’s sublime talent faces a defining test
By Kevin Iole
No one who understands the science of boxing at even a basic level could dispute Shakur Stevenson's talent, but the lightweight champion stands at a crossroads despite being just 27. It's not…