Keith Idec
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Idec on boxing: Bernard Hopkins still likes to hear himself talk
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? When covering Bernard Hopkins, you don?t just find yourself wondering how long the age-defying fighter can continue thriving at boxing?s elite level. More often, you find yourself wondering when…
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Provodnikov: Alvarado Won’t Be Able To Box Against Me
By Keith Idec
Ruslan Provodnikov believes Mike Alvarado when Alvarado says he?ll try to box Provodnikov on Saturday night. The rugged Russian contender just doesn?t think Alvarado will be able to resist the temptation of…
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Idec: Alvarado must box, not brawl, Provodnikov
By Keith Idec
Mike Alvarado loves to fight. If the WBO junior welterweight champion isn?t careful, though, his preference for fan-friendly slugfests could cost him against Russia?s Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday night. Provodnikov lured Timothy…
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Joel Diaz: Bradley’s Going To Put A Beating On Marquez
By Keith Idec
Joel Diaz realizes why Juan Manuel Marquez is more confident than ever entering his WBO welterweight title fight Saturday night against Timothy Bradley. Marquez?s one-punch, sixth-round knockout of Manny Pacquiao in his…
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Idec: Timothy Bradley out to silence doubters
By Keith Idec
As pleasing as it was to violence-loving viewers, Timothy Bradley?s behavior in his last fight was out of character. The unbeaten Bradley became one of the best boxers in the world because…
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Bradley Enjoying Paying Underdog Role Yet Again
By Keith Idec
Timothy Bradley actually likes the fact that he is an underdog again as his fight against Juan Manuel Marquez approaches. The 40-year-old Marquez is listed as a slight favorite over Bradley, according…
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Idec on boxing: The heavyweight champ nobody knows
By Keith Idec
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has proven repeatedly that dominance can sell. Boxing?s pound-for-pound king regularly beats elite-level fighters in embarrassingly easy fashion, yet millions upon millions of consumers continually tune in to watch…
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Schaefer: “The One Has Serious Shot To Break PPV Record”
By Keith Idec
Richard Schaefer felt confident about the pay-per-view business Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez would generate before the Danny Garcia-Lucas Matthysse fight was officially added to the card Thursday. Now the Golden…
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Danny Garcia-Lucas Matthysse should be a big draw
By Keith Idec
Here is boxing writer Keith Idec's inside look at the sport: FEATURED FIGHT: Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse. Their contracts took a long time to finalize, but Garcia-Matthysse officially was announced during…
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Mayweather: Broner Being Moved Slow, He’s on The Rise
By Keith Idec
Two weeks after admitting Adrien Broner?s failure to knock out Paulie Malignaggi disappointed him, Floyd Mayweather Jr. made it clear how he feels about Broner being carefully constructed into a star. ?With…
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Idec on boxing: Saul Alvarez turns to Oscar De La Hoya for advice
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? The first time Saul Alvarez actually studied Floyd Mayweather Jr. during a fight was the night Mayweather beat Alvarez?s idol. Oscar De La Hoya tested Mayweather during their May…
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Zab Judah: Mayweather Chops Guys Up Like Canelo
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Zab Judah doesn?t think Canelo Alvarez is capable of upsetting Floyd Mayweather Jr. Judah and Mayweather are friends, but the former welterweight and junior welterweight champion also has first-hand…
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Idec on boxing: Argentinian lauded for performance
By Keith Idec
Improved his record to 34-2ATLANTIC CITY ? Richard Schaefer arrived at press row Saturday night full of over-the-top promotional hyperbole. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO LUCAS MATTHYSSE "We have the new Manny Pacquiao,"…
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Lamont Peterson: I Wanted Matthysse To Prove Myself
By Keith Idec
Lamont Peterson respects Lucas Matthysse. The IBF junior welterweight champion considers the heavy-handed fighter from Argentina to be one of the most dangerous men within his division. Peterson just can?t comprehend why…
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Keith Idec’s inside look at boxing
By Keith Idec
Here is boxing writer Keith Idec?s inside look at the sport: FEATURED FIGHT: Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios. Pacquiao?s first fight since his stunning, sixth-round knockout loss five months ago to Mexican…
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Idec on boxing: Floyd Mayweather’s strategy works twofold
By Keith Idec
If you found yourself wondering between midnight and 1 a.m. Sunday morning whether what you were watching warranted a $70 price tag, you weren?t alone. By the midway mark of Floyd Mayweather…
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Idec on boxing: Nonito Donaire owes fans a good show
By Keith Idec
Nonito Donaire's last fight in New York didn't just lack action. His 12-round victory over Omar Narvaez was such an aesthetic atrocity you'd be hard-pressed to find a fight fan who didn't…
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Idec on boxing: Badly cut Mike Alvarado hasn’t fought yet
By Keith Idec
Mike Alvarado will enter the ring Saturday night for his rematch against Brandon Rios with more cuts on his face than he had when he left the ring following their first brutal…
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Idec: Timothy Bradley shows heart of a heavyweight
By Keith Idec
Timothy Bradley told HBO's Max Kellerman during his post-fight interview Saturday night that he couldn't remember much of what happened in his spectacular slugfest against Ruslan Provodnikov. Those of us who weren't…
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Arum: HBO Was Being Played By Schaefer and Haymon
By Keith Idec
Bob Arum wasn?t surprised Monday to learn that HBO Sports executives had decided to stop doing business with Golden Boy Promotions. ?It seemed to me that they were being played by [Richard]…