Steve Kim
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The Soapbox
By Steve Kim
I?ve always asserted that I converse and have dialogue with some of the most intelligent boxing fans on the planet (excluding those who ?Blame Bob,? compile pound-for-pound lists and actually believe the…
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El Loco Begins Anew with Espinoza
By Steve Kim
This Saturday night from the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, lightweight Jose ?El Loco? Hernandez faces Robert Osiobe in a scheduled 10-round affair. And it?s his third outing with manager Frank…
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Mora Has Texas-Sized Indigestion
By Steve Kim
By Monday afternoon, Sergio Mora still hadn?t fully come to grips or digested what had taken place this past weekend at the Illusions Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Taking on Brian Vera…
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The Drop-Off
By Steve Kim
Another Olympic Games has come and gone and in a historic low for the U.S. men?s boxing team, they failed to medal. Zippo, zilch, nada. Not so much as a bronze medal…
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Slippery Slope?
By Steve Kim
The long awaited decision from the IBF regarding the status of Lamont Peterson (who failed a VADA test prior to his rematch with Amir Khan in May and subsequently admitted to utilizing…
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Yeah, They Matter
By Steve Kim
A couple of weeks ago, our very own Matt Paras penned this illuminating article (maxboxing/hbos-first-half-ratings) which listed the recent ratings on HBO for its boxing programming. You can make what you will…
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Fall Boxing Classic?
By Steve Kim
Under the previous regime at HBO, it was rare that boxing would even be scheduled in the month of October. The belief was that the baseball playoffs overshadowed everything else in the…
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Fall Classic?
By Steve Kim
Under the previous regime at HBO, it was rare that boxing would even be scheduled in the month of October. The belief was that the baseball playoffs overshadowed everything else in the…
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Been There, Done That (?)
By Steve Kim
This weekend, promoter Bob Arum will fly to the Philippines to meet with Manny Pacquiao to discuss just who the ?Pac-Man? will face on November 10th in his next pay-per-view event in…
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So What?s 50 Cent Worth to Boxing?
By Steve Kim
Last week in a rather memorable Twitter exchange between rapper-turned-boxing promoter 50 Cent and Oscar De la Hoya, the figurehead of Golden Boy Promotions, 50, probably more noted now for being the…
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Gomez at Last Chance Saloon?
By Steve Kim
Since graduating from ?The Contender? back in 2005, Alfonso Gomez has made a pretty nice living as a guy able to parlay that association- combined with his fan-friendly style- into some plum,…
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Salido Recovers and Returns
By Steve Kim
On the night of March 10th, Orlando Salido participated in probably the best prizefight of 2012. Once again, having to go to the island of Puerto Rico, he faced Juan Manuel Lopez…
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The Ghost Reappears
By Steve Kim
It?s been well over a year since we last saw Robert ?The Ghost? Guerrero in the ring. On April 9th of 2011, he impressively defeated Michael Katsidis over 12 rounds in a…
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Boxing After Farce
By Steve Kim
After a largely failed regime led by Ross Greenburg for the past decade, late last year, HBO bigwigs Richard Plepler and Michael Lombardo tabbed Ken Hershman (who for years had worked at…
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Boxing Numbers Gate Receipt $$ for Nonito Donaire v Jeffrey Mathebula
By Steve Kim
According to the CSAC, the July 7th card at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California that featured Nonito Donaire against Jeffrey Mathebula (in a 122-pound title unification bout) sold 2,667 tickets,…
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Goodbye to a Gentleman and Road Warrior
By Steve Kim
A look of resignation crossed Glen Johnson?s face as the scorecards were read after his 10-round bout versus Andrzej Fonfara. He was a man who knew his fate as a boxer facing…
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Star Wars on September 15th
By Steve Kim
On Tuesday afternoon, while Top Rank was concluding its media tour in Mexico City to promote its September 15th showdown between WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez, Golden…
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Is Escobedo ?The Problem? Solver?
By Steve Kim
There are two ways to look at the career of Vicente Escobedo. The ?cup is half-empty? perspective says that every time he has stepped up against the likes of the relatively elite…
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Chavez Ripens for Martinez
By Steve Kim
It was over a year ago when Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. captured the WBC middleweight title by outpointing Sebastian Zbik at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It was a belt vacated…
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Azad Championship Report – More Random Thoughts from Ringside
By Steve Kim
This past weekend, I was ringside at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California where a ?Boxing After Dark? doubleheader was staged that saw Nonito Donaire defeat Jeffrey Mathebula (to consolidate the…