David A. Avila
297 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Avila’s Pound 4 Pound List
The top four fighters of the Pound for Pound lists did not change. It almost did change but Manny Pacquiao won a close split-decision over Mexico?s Juan Manuel Marquez and that kept…
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Manny Pacquiao In L.A.! Diaz Too
LOS ANGELES-Inside the Bonaventure Hotel where dozens of Hollywood movies have been filmed since the building first went up, another star Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao arrives with an entourage on a sunny Tuesday…
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Golden Boy, AEG & Boxing’s Future
Maybe the boxing world is turning golden. Golden Boy Promotions announced that Anchutz Entertainment Group acquired a sizeable portion of its stock and is now the second largest stockholder for the California-based…
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Marco Antonio Barrera Flying To Philippines
Hey, Philippine Islands, get ready for Marco Antonio Barrera. He?s heading your way. No, not to fight. He?s about to enter an agreement to do some advertisements over in the island nation…
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Manny Pacquiao Squeaks By JM Marquez
LAS VEGAS-A knockdown proved the difference for Manny Pacquiao earning a split-decision and the trifecta against his third Mexican champion Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday. Boy it was close. Pacquiao (46-3-2, 34…
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Last Mexican Standing For Pacquiao Is Marquez
Back in 2003 a little-known Filipino boxer with shocking black hair and an almost shy smile made an appearance at the historic boxing venue the Olympic Auditorium and quickly knocked out a…
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My Pound for Pound List
Dear Oleg and Samuel, I hope you were both watching the fight last Saturday night as Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez showed what real prizefighting is supposed to look like. Please don?t…
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Manny Pacquiao In The House
As Manny Pacquiao entered the second story boxing gym one of the caretakers began shouting instructions for those people to leave unless they had permission. Quickly the Wild Card Boxing gym began…
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Manny Pacquiao’s Hollywood Swinging
BEVERLY HILLS-You?ve got your Errol Flynns, your George Clooney?s and your Rocks, but don?t forget Manny Pacquiao. Hollywood has been home for thousands of movie stars, television celebrities and sports figures, and…
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Nonito Donaire: Flyweights Can Bang Too
On rare occasion a flyweight emerges with speed, agility and serious eye-popping power. Nonito ?Filipino Flash? has that kind of talent. Not since Michael Carbajal and Humberto ?Chiquita? Gonzalez fought in the…
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Manny Pacquiao Hits Palm Springs Area
Bobby Pacquiao (27-13-3), the younger brother of Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao, faces Mexico?s tough Fernando Trejo (30-12-4) in a junior lightweight bout at the Morongo Casino on Friday. At first it was…
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Pound for Pound: The Top 12 Fighters
The year 2007 could go down in history as the period that the sport of professional boxing took a sharp turn upward with a necklace of sterling fights that glistened for fight…
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It’s Unanimous: Manny Pacquiao Wins
LAS VEGAS-In the long-expected rematch Manny Pacquiao could not humble Mexico?s Marco Antonio Barrera but he proved once again his power too much in winning by unanimous decision on Saturday. ?It was…
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Can Barrera Douse Pacman’s Fire?
The mother of all fires burned up and down the state of California with a rage never seen before and Big Bear Lake was one of the prime conflagrations that chased boxer…
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Nonito Donaire Warns: Filipinos Are Coming
Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire hit the heavy bag with his usual flair in the crowded Hollywood boxing gym. Very few of the others realized that he was just days away from…
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Mexico’s Brawling De Leon Ready For Boom Boom
Mexico?s Daniel Ponce De Leon holds a vice-like grip on the WBO junior featherweight title and treasures it for its symbol of victory. The Tarahumara Indian native, a tribe located in the…
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Banal, “Boom Boom” Bautista Chasing Pacquiao
HOLLYWOOD-Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista and AJ ?Bazooka? Banal are like Old West gunfighters eager to engage in a shootout. It doesn?t matter that they?re thousands of miles from home. Bautista and Banal…
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Team Philippines: the Third Wave
Giambattista Vico, a renowned historian of the 17th century, probably knew nothing of professional prizefighting. But his theory of various civilizations and cultures going through similar cycles reflects the rise, fall and…
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Armistice For Golden Boy And Top Rank
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.-It was supposed to be a press conference announcing the fight between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera. But one of the fighters was unable to attend. It…
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Arum: Oscar’s Fight Good For Boxing
Top Rank’s Bob Arum said Oscar De La Hoya’s mega fight with Floyd Mayweather was good for the sport and seeks to speak with Golden Boy Promotions about possible match ups in…
