Matt Stolow
335 articles · Examiner.com
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Could a Rubik’s Cube solve the Antonio Margarito mess?
Factoring Antonio Margarito into the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes after roughly a year off isn't easy. If it were going to be easy it would have happened by now. Bob Arum is going…
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Evander Holyfield media day at a car dealership
Evander Holyfield worked out at an automobile dealership Monday afternoon near Las Vegas. Sadly and finally it has gotten to this point. Holyfield is obviously chasing the buck, but could this visit…
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Buster Douglas and “The Giant” are my Texas Stadium memories
DALLAS, TEXAS - In 1971, the Dallas Cowboys went from the old Cotton Bowl to the State-of-the-Art Texas Stadium in then unknown suburb of Irving in mid-season and went on to win…
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Where do Hopkins, Jones, Jr. go from here?
I couldn't imagine why Roy Jones, Jr. or Bernard Hopkins went to the hospital last night rather than the post fight presser, unless they were suffering from boredom, feeling guilty for taking…
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Is heavyweight champ Haye a “Pacquiao Man” or a “Mayweather Man” on blood tests?
He's not the second coming of Cassius Marcellus Clay/Muhammad Ali. But all in all, he's not that bad. He can fight more than a little bit. OK, nobody human or otherwise looks…
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Jones vs. Hopkins back in the day easily as big as Pacquiao vs. Cotto
Twelve, maybe 15 years ago Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Bernard Hopkins would have been at least the equivalent of Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto. Maybe bigger. In fact it would have been…
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I have to respectfully disagree with Dr. Jose Sulaiman on the Edwin Valero saga
I'm a long - time friend and even a fan of World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman. I sought his wise counsel just a few days ago in this column. But I…
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A sad weekend ahead for Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns in Detroit
I was tipped off by another boxing examiner (The White Gorilla) about what Thomas Hearns would be doing Saturday. The IRS in Detroit will be auctioning off his boxing memorabilia and other…
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Referee Laurence Cole speaks exclusively about Dirrell vs. Abraham
DALLAS, TEXAS - Referee Laurence Cole, 46, who worked the controversial Andre Dirrell vs. Arthur Abraham fight Saturday night gave me an exclusive 40 - minute interview Monday afternoon covering virtually all…
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Dirrell beats Abraham, deserves three points rather than two
Let me have it. I predicted Arthur Abraham to stroll through any defense Andre Dirrell would put up Saturday night and win by the end of three rounds. Obviously that didn't happen.…
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Joe Calzaghe admits to cocaine abuse since his retirement (VIDEO)
DALLAS, TEXAS - Just when I thought boxing couldn't sink much lower after the reports in Venezuela Thursday of spousal abuse by Edwin Valero and repeat overweight offender Joan Guzman coming in…
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Abraham will be just too much for Dirrell tonight; free Showtime weekend
DALLAS, TEXAS - The pick tonight is Arthur Abraham over Andre Dirrell at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI live as part of a free Showtime weekend starting at 9:30 PM…
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Valero, Guzman spoil the good from the Pacquiao victory
DALLAS, TEXAS - Nothing could have brought boxing's sudden popularity from Manny Pacquiao's recent victory back down to earth faster than Edwin Valero's spousal assault Thursday and now tonight's Joan Guzman disrespecting…
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Possibly abusive Edwin Valero gets no shot at Pacquiao now
DALLAS, TEXAS - Count unbeaten whirlwind Edwin Valero of Venezuela out as the next pi?ata to be popped by Manny Pacquiao. Valero, 27-0 (27 KO's), already banned from fighting in the USA…
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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, er, I mean Mike Tyson?
Michael Gerard Tyson is in to pigeons these days. Has been since he was nine years old. Only now a very controversial liberal animal welfare group with its fancy four-letter initials has…
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Historically Pacquiao effort excels despite Clottey performance
DALLAS, TEXAS - Just short of two weeks since Manny Pacquiao rolled over Joshua Clottey in nearby Arlington, I'm able to put "The Event" into historical perspective. If any new details were…
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Neither his future nor history are on Arthur Abraham’s mind two days before Andre Dirrell fight
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - "King" Arthur Abraham finally steps foot into a boxing ring Saturday night at historic Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. That he's fighting upstart Michigan native Andre Dirrell almost…
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Coke, Pepsi, Mayweather, Jr. and cancel the clam dip at Manny’s house
DALLAS, TEXAS - Hopefully this is the first and only story on this blood/urine testing crapola you will get from me. Which I'm sure will make many of my readers ecstatic. If…
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Manny Pacquiao: Who, when and where does he fight next?
DALLAS, TEXAS - One of the two daily Las Vegas, NV newspapers, The Las Vegas Sun, wrote Sunday, under the heading "Tourism" that Dallas and Cowboys Stadium are a threat to Las…
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Marketing specialist Bedford gives “The Event” a thumbs up
DALLAS, TEXAS - Expect more major fight cards at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The next fight could be as early as the month of June. I guess you could say, success…
