David A. Avila
297 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Looking Back: A Week After the Big Fight in Las Vegas
Returning from Las Vegas where the biggest boxing match in eight years took place was a relief to put it mildly. Let me paint you a picture. Any time Oscar “The Golden…
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Pound for Pound: The Top 12 Fighters in the World
Now that the dust has settled from the world title fight between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya, a number of realities have been revealed including the Pound for Pound champion…
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The Art of the Knockout: Boxing’s best KO Artists today
With knockout artist Acelino Freitas of Brazil poised to meet WBA lightweight titleholder Juan Diaz, it may be the perfect time to list the 12 most dangerous knockout punchers in the world…
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Wins By Mijares and Pacquiao Open Doors to Bigger Summer Fights
Victories by Cristian Mijares and Manny Pacquiao lit the fuse to a number of potentially explosive fights for the summer. First, Mijares dominating performance last Saturday against Jorge Arce proved he’s the…
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Boxing Chatter: Pac Man vs. Coloradito
In San Antonio the lines are long with boxing fans waiting to get an autograph of Manny Pacquiao. Despite a population predominantly Latino, fans are eager to meet Filipino slugger Pacquiao who…
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Manny Pacquiao Battles on Two Fronts
Unlike his ringside personality where he sparks images of flashing fists and destructiveness Manny Pacquiao enters the famous Palm Restaurant in Hollywood with a humility and grace of a diplomat. It’s no…
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Boxing Chatter: Mayweather and De La Hoya Fire Long Range Salvos
It?s not business. It?s personal. Usually professional boxers talk about their upcoming fights as being business only with no real animosity toward opponents. But a Wednesday morning telephone conference call with Floyd…
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Boxing Chatter: Manny Pacquiao, Chavez Jr. and more
Southern California has become a hotbed for prizefighting with its sunny weather, beaches, mountains and luxury cars, so it’s no surprise when a fighter like Manny Pacquiao arrives at a press conference…
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Jack Mosley enters Oscar De La Hoya Derby
A number of big hitters have entered the arms race to train Oscar “The Golden Boy” De La Hoya including Jack Mosley and a double top-secret trainer I’ll mention at the bottom…
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Final 2006 Tabulations for Pound-for-Pound Best
This is the final listing for my best fighters pound-for-pound in the world. What does it mean? If all these fighters below weighed the same, this is the order I believe represents…
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Boxing and Christmas in L.A.
It happens every year in Los Angeles when the glittery elite meet with East Los Angeles area students on behalf of the Oscar De La Hoya Foundation. You won't see anything like…
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De La Hoya and Mayweather: Let It Begin
It?s the champagne of prizefights, the blue diamond of events with Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather Jr. set to encounter Oscar ?the Golden Boy? De La Hoya on May 5, 2007. The fight…
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Manny Pacquiao Drops Bombs on Erik Morales
LAS VEGAS - Manny ?Pac-Man? Pacquiao erased all doubts of his dominance with a third round demolition of Mexico?s great Erik ?El Terrible? Morales at the Thomas and Mack Center on Saturday.…
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Boxing Superpowers Meet in Pacquiao vs. Morales III
When it comes to professional boxing, Third World nations like Mexico and the Philippines are world super powers and Manny ?Pac Man? Pacquiao and Erik ?El Terrible? Morales are its weapons of…
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Grudge match pits speed, power boxers<br>Morales adds a right hook and a body attack for his bout against Pacquiao
When it comes to professional boxing, Mexico and the Philippines are world superpowers. Erik Morales (left) and Manny Pacquiao meet for the third time in two years Saturday at the Thomas &…
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Manny Pacquiao Leads the Ring Wars at the Wild Card
That sonic boom you heard Wednesday in Southern California was a collective collision of a few of the best punchers in the west including Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, Victor…
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The Sweet Scientists
Brotherly love, you can't beat it. Since childhood the loving Marquez brothers, Rafael and Juan Manuel of Mexico City, have had a bond that persists through their current run as elite fighters.…
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Boxing’s Best Fighters Pound-for-Pound: the Dirty Dozen
Floyd Mayweather Jr. reigns supreme as the acknowledged best fighter in the world of professional boxing. But during the last seven months a number of contests took place to change the dynamics…
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Boxing Chatter
Quick Work WBO junior featherweight titleholder Daniel Ponce De Leon finished off Gerson Guerrero in two rounds and seemed calm despite having his bout taken off the televised portion of the fight…
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Brian Viloria: Is he LA’s Next Great Filipino-American Star?
A last-minute change in a major fight card at the Grand Olympic Auditorium provided fans a chance to witness a young Filipino-American fighter named Brian Viloria wake up the crowd with a…
