Steve Kim
886 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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A Golden Delivery on Pay-Per-View
Last month at the Star Plaza at LA Live, where a public press conference was held to officially announce the September 17th pay-per-view bout between WBC welterweight titlist Victor Ortiz and Floyd…
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So What?s Changed?
On Friday, Top Rank Promotions announced that the November 12th rubber match between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez would be televised and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View. This after the ?Pac-Man?s? last…
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Johnson Waits for the Bute-Call
Coming into this week, Kelly Pavlik was well on his way to facing IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute in Montreal on November 5th after his tune-up against Darryl Cunningham in his…
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Bynum Posts up at the Wild Card
Whenever the NBA lockout ends, don?t expect Lakers center Andrew Bynum to come back in the physical condition of Shawn Kemp (the perennial All-Star, who infamously gained another half-a-person) as he returned…
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Partners in Crime
Now I?m not the one to go all Dan Rafael or ?Harry Hardcore? every time a sanctioning organization makes what amounts to a business deal for its own self-interest. For all the…
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Tarver Wants to Be Heavy
While Antonio Tarver easily shrugged off Danny Green in Sydney, Australia back on July 20th at the Entertainment Centre in nine, mostly dominant rounds, he still hasn?t shaken off the effects of…
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Where Have You Gone, Lou DiBella?
A couple of weeks ago, HBO announced that the president of their sports department, Ross Greenburg, was ?resigning? from his post after 33 years with the network. It?s a move that has…
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Khan Marches Forward
On Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, WBA junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan added the IBF belt to his collection by impressively halting Zab Judah in five…
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Salido Stays Active: Is It a Growing Trend?
Back in mid-April, Mexican tough guy Orlando Salido went to the island of Puerto Rico and promptly bludgeoned Juan Manuel Lopez over eight rounds to take the WBO featherweight title. This weekend,…
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A Full Decade of ShoBox
Tonight at the Texas Station Gambling Hall and Casino, in Las Vegas, rising junior lightweight Diego Magdaleno, 19-0 (7), faces Alejandro Perez, 15-2-1 (10), in the latest edition of ?ShoBox: the Next…
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Time Flies for the Hawaiian Punch
Brian Viloria attempts to win his third world title this Saturday night as he faces WBO flyweight titlist Julio Cesar Miranda at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. It will most likely…
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Antillon Stares down Rios
The final press conference to promote this weekend?s bout at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California between WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios and Urbano Antillon (Showtime, 10 PM ET/PT) was held…
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Too Much of a Good Thing?
Last week, I detailed what is a strong upcoming schedule for boxing for the rest of 2011. What has already been a pretty good year for the sport only figures to get…
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Bouie Fisher Bids Us Farewell
English ?Bouie? Fisher, was born on June 1st, 1928 and passed away on June 30th, 2011. In between, he lived a life that was both fulfilling and accomplished. Best known for being…
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A Second Half Surge
The first half of 2011 is now basically in the books and for the sport of boxing, it?s been a productive one. We have had our share of ?Fight of the Year?…
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The Battle for Pacquiao-Marquez III
On November 12, Manny Pacquiao will face Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas; that much is known. However, what is still to be decided…
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Nick Charles Signs Off
I woke up to the news on Saturday morning via Twitter that Nick Charles, who had courageously fought bladder cancer since 2009 had passed away at his home in Santa Fe, New…
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Ray Leonard Details His ?Big Fight?
Next week, Sugar Ray Leonard will continue his tour for his newly released autobiography, The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring (co-written with Michael Arkush), which gives an…
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A Dormant Storm Cloud
There was a time early in his career when IBF light heavyweight titlist Tavoris Cloud was among the most active fighters in the sport. But as he moved up the rankings and…
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Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel for Donaire?
Rumors are swirling that there may be an amicable resolution for the return of bantamweight kingpin Nonito Donaire, who in recent months, has been bogged down in litigation, as he tried severing…
