David A. Avila
297 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Rematch for the ages
Driving into Las Vegas early Saturday, the sense of something special later that night loomed despite the dozens of speed traps along the only route from California. A billboard advertising the second…
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Donaire, Segura face challenges
A couple of Southern California fight cards feature two of the best boxers under 126 pounds, including junior bantamweight Nonito Donaire at Pechanga Resort and Casino and flyweight prospect Giovanni Segura in…
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Tested, ready<br>Morales set for Saturday’s rematch with hard-hitting Pacquiao
In Tijuana, where the streets are filled with restaurants, shops, cantinas and barkers shouting welcomes to tourists and visitors, Erik Morales has become a hero. It's easy to understand when you look…
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Young Guns Loaded and Ready for 2006
Young prospects Rey Bautista and Jorge Paez Jr. ended the year like two speeding bullets headed to the future. Paez, Bautista and a small emerging group of other young pugilists 21 years…
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2005’s Final Pound for Pound List
Who has made the cut in the final pound for pound list of 2005? Is it Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather or Winky Wright at number one? And where do middleweight standouts Jermain…
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Wake Up! Pac Man’s In Town
You better watch out, you better not cry, cause Manny Pacquiao is coming to town. It's not Christmas, but for thousands of Filipino fans it's close, so expect the Staples Center to…
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Erik Morales Knocking on the Hall of Fame’s Doors
Few people remember the last time Erik Morales was booed. Four years ago Morales won a close decision against Guty Espadas with defensive tactics that helped win the fight, but lost fans.…
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Fan favorite real warrior
Few people remember the last time Erik Morales was booed. Four years ago, Morales won a close decision over Guty Espadas with defensive tactics that helped win the fight but lose fans.…
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Who’s Number One Pound for Pound Now?
Professional boxing staged it's finest play, a story smack with drama, bitter antagonists and smoldering overtones when undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins tackled the future in Jermain Taylor last Saturday. At the…
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Donaire Outpoints Baas over Ten
MORONGO RESERVATION - Glenn Donaire proved too big and too strong for Mexico’s Juan Alfonso Keb Baas at the Morongo Casino on Friday. In the inaugural fight card for the new Morongo…
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Hit Man targets Mexicans
Manny Pacquiao beats up Mexican fighters. Some might say it's what he does best. First he stopped Emmanuel Lucero, then he beat Marco Antonio Barrera, and last May he knocked down Juan…
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Morales can be a surgeon or sadist in the ring
Erik Morales harbors a mean streak inside that borders on sadism. Remember his taunting pose over a defeated fighter two years ago? Though most see the Tijuana gladiator on his best behavior,…
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Erik Morales: In Defense of Tricolor
Erik Morales harbors a mean streak inside that borders on sadism. Remember his taunting pose over a defeated fighter two years ago? Though most see the Tijuana gladiator on his best behavior,…
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Pac Man Quits Murad
HOLLYWOOD, CA.-While at the Wild Card Boxing gym on Wednesday, there was something stirring at the crowded boxing facility. People seemed a little more somber than usual. A few minutes later, Winchell…
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Year of the Filipino Fighters
MONTEBELLO, CA.-You might call this the Year of the Filipino fighters. First it was Manny Pacquiao and now we have the Donaire brothers. Before a standing room crowd at the Quiet Cannon,…
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Pacquiao a big thorn in Mexicans’ side
Somewhere deep in the Otomi mountains of Mexico, a photo of Manny Pacquiao is probably nailed to a wall with a scribbled inscription: "Get this man." Pacquiao (38-2-1, 29 KOs) has become…
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Pacquiao Says the Road to Greatness Goes Through Mexico
LOS ANGELES - Like his namesake "Pac Man" wants to march through Mexico like a Filipino General Tecumseh Sherman. One more thing, he doesn't really care about the world titles. He knows…
