David A. Avila
297 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Breidis Prescott & Amir Khan Fight On Rival Cards
Two fighters with history together are fighting one day apart. On Friday, July 17, at Planet Hollywood Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Colombia’s Breidis Prescott jumps in the ring to face…
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The World According to Mayweather & A Little Marquez Too
Once upon a time Floyd Mayweather Jr. ruled the professional world of prizefighting at the top of the rung. But he retired. The Las Vegas-based fighter, who temporarily departed 20 months ago…
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Mosley Or Cotto For Pacquiao?
A press conference held to hype Top Rank?s Latin Fury X card quickly changed cue cards to: Who will fight Manny Pacquiao? All of the principles for the upcoming fight card were…
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The Shane Mosley-Manny Pacquiao Chronicles
Without firing a single punch Sugar Shane Mosley fought his way back to the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes with a challenge heard around the world. In a sweeping campaign blitz that encompassed contacting…
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Shane Mosley Says He Deserves Pacquiao Fight
When you conquer the king of the mountain, as Sugar Shane Mosley did a little more than four months ago, then you presume that the mountain is yours. The WBA welterweight king…
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Freddie Roach Talks Mayweather, Marquez, Mosley & More
HOLLYWOOD, CA.-On a warm Friday in Hollywood, we spent the late afternoon at the Wild Card Gym to see a number of fighters including England?s Amir Khan and of course elite trainer…
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Avila’s Pound For Pound List
Whenever I submit a Pound for Pound list there are queries on why I did this and did that. First off, the quality of the fighter and head-to-head competition matters most of…
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Juan Manuel Marquez Lands Money
The announcement that Floyd Mayweather Jr. was returning to the boxing ring was not news, but the fact he accepted the challenge from Mexico City?s Juan Manuel Marquez indeed was unique. Some…
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Pacman packs punch at any weigh
LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao really does pack a punch, as he proved again with three knockdowns and ultimately a knockout of Ricky Hatton on Saturday in capturing the Ring magazine and…
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Urbano Antillon & Alfonso Gomez Score KOs
Lightweight contender Urbano Antillon and former Contender television show participant Alfonso Gomez both won by knockout on Friday. At the new Hard Rock Hotel arena Antillon proved too strong for Michigan?s lefty…
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Bruce Lee Pacquiao Vs. Chuck Norris Hatton?
Standing straight up Manny Pacquiao is about the size of the top of a Mercedes Benz sedan, not necessarily imposing when you?re talking about a fighter considered the best boxer pound for…
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Gerry Penalosa Looking For Another World Title
About 120 media people strangled any free flow through the Wild Card Boxing gym with cameras shouldered, microphones in hand, handset recorders and notebooks in tow. It?s media day for Filipino superstar…
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Las Vegas Journal – April 2009
It?s still early in Chris ?The Nightmare? Arreola?s heavyweight career but you can tell in the Southern California area that the Riverside fighter is building a fan base. More than a few…
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Amir Khan: A Lot Like Oscar
It seemed strangely familiar as Great Britain?s young phenom Amir Khan in a red hooded robe walked to the prize ring amid boos and cheers to fight Mexico?s great Marco Antonio Barrera.…
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Can Amir Khan Beat “The Legend” Barrera?
In the past six months or so the young upstarts have been knocked for a loop by the ageing master boxers like Bernard Hopkins, Sugar Shane Mosley and Juan Manuel Marquez. All…
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Floyd Mayweather’s Back In The Gym
A few of the best prizefighters in the world today have all mentioned one fighter who they?d like to challenge. That person has been retired for more than a year and his…
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Marquez-Diaz showdown one of many great ’09 fights
Rumors that pro boxing was on its deathbed were exaggerated. Instead, the sport is enjoying a stirring renaissance with a number of intriguing bouts on tap for the next four months. Next…
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Mosley ushers in a new era
Shockwaves are still rippling through the boxing world after Sugar Shane Mosley's decisive victory over Mexico's Antonio Margarito. More than a few are calling the Pomona boxer one of the best in…
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Avila’s List Of Boxing’s Best In 2008
In 2008, Manny ?Pac Man? Pacquiao accomplished something that was last seen in October 1937 to October 1938 when the great Henry Armstrong won the featherweight, lightweight and welterweight titles in a…
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Avila’s Final 2008 Pound For Pound List
It?s been a while since the last Pound for Pound listing. These past two months saw a number of the top prizefighters in the world engage in interesting if not provocative fights…
