David A. Avila
297 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Gentleman Start Your Engines: Khan vs. Garcia
WBC titleholder Danny ?Swift? Garcia and WBA titleholder Amir ?King? Khan begin the road to determine the next great junior welterweight. Both seek to replace Timothy ?Desert Storm? Bradley as the recognized…
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Nonito Donaire Seeks Unification, Pavlik Hunts Super Middleweights
Nonito makes a guest appearance on "ESPN Nacion" with hosts Bernardo Osuna and Adriana Monsalve in Los Angeles for his upcoming world title unification fight against IBF champion Jeffery "Marvelous. (Chris Farina-Top…
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BOXING: Moving up has its hazards
Division jumping can be a tenuous and dangerous move even for a supernova boxer like Nonito Donaire or former pound-for-pound standout fighter such as Kelly Pavlik. When you continue moving up into…
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Roads Finally Merged For Josesito & Victor Ortiz; Plus, Upcoming Action
Josesito Lopez?s welterweight clash with Victor Ortiz was just one of many great fights that erupt every time a prizefight is held at the Staples Center. These two Southern Californian fighters were…
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War of the Cities: Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito Lopez and More
Southern California is jammed-packed with prize fights but the war between the cities of Ventura and Riverside heads the list of conflicts. Former welterweight world champion ?Vicious? Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs)…
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To Vegas and Back, For Pacquiao-Bradley
The drive to Las Vegas from Riverside takes about three hours and if you have the right company or the right music it seems even shorter. The June 9th mega fight between…
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?I Don?t Blame Victor Ortiz,? Says Josesito Lopez About Canelo Fight
Inside the dark boxing gym located on a Riverside hillside Josesito Lopez was busy hitting the speed bag when informed that Golden Boy Promotions had announced Victor Ortiz will be fighting Saul…
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BOXING: So much for Pacquiao?s invincibility
After 48 minutes in the boxing ring, Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley crushed a nation?s vision of Manny Pacquiao?s invincibility, captured a world title and remained unblemished as a prizefighter. Not bad for…
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Bradley Ends Pacman’s Seven Year Streak
LAS VEGAS-After winning some controversial decisions Manny Pacquiao finally lost a close fight as Timothy Desert Storm? Bradley out-worked the Filipino superstar and won the WBO welterweight world title before a stunned…
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Road Of The Little Titans Timothy Bradley & Manny Pacquiao
When Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley first stepped into the professional prize ring the crowd didn't know what to expect that blistering hot day in Corona as he faced another debuting boxer. The…
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Can Antonio Tarver Teach Lateef Kayode A Shocking Lesson?
It was almost a decade ago when Antonio Tarver interrupted a post fight press conference at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas where Roy Jones Jr. was gleeful after winning…
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“Four Warned” Card Is Packed With Solid Matches
Last time these boxers met it was in a Los Angeles press conference. It was one of the most entertaining press conferences seen in a while. If the fights are half as…
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Tim ?Desert Storm? Bradley Brewing Up Another
INDIO-Timothy ?Desert Storm? Bradley walked into the gym with a scrunched tightness of his mouth and narrow looking eyes as he glided through a throng of photographers, reporters and well-wishers on Thursday.…
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Chasing Mexico?s Jackie Nava & Other Fight Chatter
There was a television show in the late 1950s and early 1960s called ?Have Gun Will Travel.? It was about a cowboy for hire named Paladin who lived in San Francisco and…
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Does Sugar Shane Mosley Know The Art of Beating A Mexican?
Two years ago Golden Boy Promotion?s CEO Richard Schaefer asked what I thought about a fight between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and Sugar Shane Mosley. In my opinion the Mexican redhead wasn?t ready.…
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What?s Going On With WBO & Its Referees? Plus Other Chatter
Referees were a major topic for the past few weeks with one in particular serving as the focal point after a featherweight world championship. Roberto Ramirez Sr. was the object of controversy…
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The World of Tim ?Desert Storm? Bradley
One of the best kept secrets in prizefighting has been the army of desert fighters that practice their art of war in the dry landscape of the Palm Springs greater area. Decades…
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Lamont Peterson: ?There Are a Lot of Fighters Who Are Cheating?
Lamont Peterson is one of a growing list of prizefighters who believe illegal performance enhancement drugs have reached epidemic proportions. ?We need to clean up the sport,? said Peterson. The Washington D.C.-based…
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Distractions begin for Timothy Bradley
While the tennis world heated up this week in the Palm Springs area, one prizefighter, Timothy ?Desert Storm? Bradley, was firing up the pistons in the shadows of Indian Wells to prepare…
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Hollywood Swinging: Mayweather, Mosley, Cotto, Canelo and More
HOLLYWOOD-Just a few days ago the motion picture Academy Awards were held a few doors down and the statuettes known as the Oscars were presented to the many winners. On Thursday, an…