Nick Groke
24 articles · DenverPost.com
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Mike Alvarado, once world champ, continues a boxing comeback attempt in Chicago on Unimas
By Nick Groke
Denver?s Mike Alvarado, 36 years old and nearly a year removed from his last fight and more than four years removed from his tag as world champion, still clutches to the notion…
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Where will Terence Crawford?s boxing rise, from Omaha to Colorado to Madison Square Garden, take him next?
By Nick Groke
In the vacuum created by Floyd Mayweather?s retirement and his teasing of a possible stunt bout against mixed martial artist Conor McGregor, an idea better suited for Twitter than reality, the search…
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Teddy Atlas teaches Tim Bradley about heaven and hell for title bout vs. Brandon Rios
By Nick Groke
Brandon Rios returns to the ring Saturday for the first time since dismantling Denver?s Mike Alvarado in a January title bout at Broomfield. And he?ll do it against an apparently remade Tim…
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Terence Crawford fights his way back to Omaha as boxing champ
By Nick Groke
Boxing is about leverage. A punch thrown when stepping backward carries no power. You might as well wave a feather. Terence Crawford ? a shining light for the future of American boxers…
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Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, stakes his reputation in superfight
By Nick Groke
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao bops around the ring with a big grin at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing Club, a converted laundromat in the back of a small Hollywood strip mall.…
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Mike Alvarado loses to Brandon Rios by TKO after brutal third round
By Nick Groke
BROOMFIELD ? Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios always walked in lockstep ? their styles are so tuned to clash with each other, their careers so entwined, a third fight between them seemed…
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Bob Arum snaps back at criticism in Mayweather-Pacquiao talks
By Nick Groke
Bob Arum volleyed back at Floyd Mayweather's camp Thursday, saying the two-division world champion remains the only hurdle for a proposed mega-fight against Manny Pacquiao. "This is something that is totally strange,"…
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Denver Boxer Mike Alvarado escapes legal troubles between the ropes
By Nick Groke
When he's not punching people in the face or tracking them down in a boxing ring and trading haymakers, Mike Alvarado is tripping over himself. The Denver boxer fought through bloody bouts…
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Mike Alvarado, Brandon Rios ready for “classic fight” in Round 3 of trilogy
By Nick Groke
Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios compared scars Tuesday ? above their eyes, on their faces. The two boxers, long linked in a ring rivalry, share those scars. They're responsible for causing most…
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao more likely now, Bob Arum says
By Nick Groke
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will each defend their various titles in big-money fights within the next three months. But the biggest money fight of them all may be a real…
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Denver’s Mike Alvarado loses unanimous decision to Juan Manuel Marquez
By Nick Groke
INGLEWOOD, Calif. ? Mexican boxing icon Juan Manuel Marquez is one of the smartest fighters in the sport. But he suddenly found a power swell Saturday against Denver's Mike Alvarado. Marquez used…
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Mike Alvarado looks to get back to winning vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
By Nick Groke
Mike Alvarado doesn't cook eggs. He doesn't cook anything, really. This is a particular problem when you're living in a rented house with five other guys sleeping on air mattresses in the…
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Denver boxer Alvarado “ready for a war” against Marquez
By Nick Groke
Mike Alvarado doesn't cook eggs. He doesn't cook anything, really. This is a particular problem when you're living in a rented house with five other guys sleeping on air mattresses in the…
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Juan Manuel Marquez motivated to defeat Denver boxer Mike Alvarado
By Nick Groke
LOS ANGELES ? In the long and strong history of Mexican boxers, Juan Manuel Marquez stands just a step from a feat that nobody has accomplished ? not Oscar De La Hoya,…
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Denver boxer Mike Alvarado looks to get back to winning vs. Marquez
By Nick Groke
Mike Alvarado doesn't cook eggs. He doesn't cook anything, really. This is a particular problem when you're living in a rented house with five other guys sleeping on air mattresses in the…
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Denver’s Mike Alvarado could meet winner of Pacquiao-Bradley rematch
By Nick Groke
Manny Pacquiao, they say, has lost a step ? apparently his 55-5-2 career record, with 38 knockouts, isn't enough to quiet the never-ending drive to find boxing's next star. His deputy, waiting…
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Mike Alvarado advises Manny Pacquiao to shun slugfest vs. Brandon Rios
By Nick Groke
When Manny Pacquiao faces the lumbering slugger Brandon Rios on Saturday in Macau, China, the Filipino boxing superstar will go against a guy with just one loss. And that loss came at…
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Alvarado-Provodnikov among the 10-most watched boxing broadcasts in 2013
By Nick Groke
Saturday?s national broadcast of Mike Alvarado?s championship defense against Ruslan Provodnikov in Colorado drew 1.2 million TV viewers on HBO, according to Nielsen Media Research. Denver?s Alvarado lost by 10th-round TKO after…
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Mike Alvarado will regroup after losing title bout to Provodnikov
By Nick Groke
BROOMFIELD ? As he relentlessly rumbled forward, never backpedaling, patient Russian slugger Ruslan Provodnikov stalked a victory Saturday night against Denver's Mike Alvarado. After he knocked down Alvarado a second time in…
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Mike Alvarado falls by TKO in title fight against Ruslan Provodnikov
By Nick Groke
BROOMFIELD ? Denver's Mike Alvarado put his junior welterweight title on the line Saturday night against a Russian slugger named Ruslan Provodnikov. But Alvarado also put his body on the line in…