Steve Kim
886 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Dodger Stadium Could be Chavez Jr.’s Ravine
This much is for sure; when Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. faces Sebastian Zbik for the WBC version of the middleweight title, he will be fighting somewhere in the Los Angeles area on…
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Golden Relationship
On Friday night, manager Frank Espinoza will have a pair of his boxers, Antonio Orozco and Luis Ramos, on Golden Boy?s card at the Hangar at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa…
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An Epix Commitment to Boxing?
It wasn?t clear how Stateside fans were going to view this Saturday?s bout at Lanxess-Arena in Koln (Cologne), Germany between WBC heavyweight champion, Vitali Klitschko and Odlanier Solis. In the past, they…
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Now on to Margarito?
As Antonio Margarito walked up to the microphone on Saturday night after Miguel Cotto?s 12th round stoppage of Ricardo Mayorga at the MGM Grand- at the insistence of promoter Bob Arum- you…
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Training Mayorga
Al Bonanni must have the most difficult job in the whole, wide world. No, he isn?t the President of the United States. He isn?t the publicist for Charlie Sheen or the manager…
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Some More Random Thoughts from Ringside
My Saturday night was spent at the Honda Center (formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond) in Anaheim, California, where another edition of HBO?s ?Boxing After Dark? took place. The main event featured…
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Judah Hopes to Regain Title
While Saul Alvarez attempts to win his first major world title on HBO tonight, a man who is no stranger to having belts around his waist, Zab Judah, faces Kaiser Mabuza for…
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Ponce and Dub
There have been times at the Maywood Boxing Club, where a multitude of world-class prizefighters do their daily routines, when you?d see a particular boxer practice the most rudimentary punch in boxing-…
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Rios Chops Wood at the Palms
After four rounds, it was a mismatch. What was supposed to be an entertaining back-and-forth affair between WBA lightweight titlist Miguel Acosta and challenger Brandon Rios was a one-sided drubbing. Using deft…
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No Cherry Picking for ?Bam Bam?
In the era of the four major world championships, the modus operandi is for a young fighter is to be maneuvered toward the most vulnerable or softest touch in the division in…
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Do These Pay-per-views Make the Grade?
On Tuesday afternoon, a press conference was staged by Golden Boy Promotions at the ESPN Zone at L.A. Live, officially announcing their April 9th pay-per-view card at the MGM Grand in Las…
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In a Flash, a Star is Born
In less than six minutes, Nonito Donaire not only added the WBC and WBO bantamweight straps to his ever-expanding trophy case, he turned what was supposed to be one of the most…
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Father and Son
In a recent sparring session at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, where welterweight Shawn Porter (who co-headlines this week?s edition of ?Friday Night Fights? on ESPN2 versus Agnes Adjaho) squared…
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Montiel’s Back on HBO
This Saturday night, WBC/WBO bantamweight titlist Fernando Montiel faces Nonito Donaire in the main event on HBO?s ?Boxing After Dark.? For Montiel, it?s not clear what is the bigger achievement for him:…
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Bantam Bouts
Last Tuesday, a press conference was staged at the Conga Room at L.A. Live to promote the finals of Showtime?s bantamweight tournament featuring Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares. At about the same…
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Will These Styles Make a Fight?
What has most pundits bemoaning the May 7th bout at the MGM Grand between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley are the two most recent performances of Mosley, who was shut down by…
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Is Marquez Still Golden?
It was believed that Juan Manuel Marquez, long a pillar of Golden Boy Promotions, would be facing Erik Morales in a pay-per-view feature on April 9th in Las Vegas. In what was…
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Are Fans Getting Sold Out of Big Fights?
A press release was sent out last Monday trumpeting the fact that 16,000 tickets for the May 7th bout between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley were sold in the first three hours…
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Days in Detroit/Pontiac: Part Two
OK, now it?s the day of the junior welterweight unification tilt between Tim Bradley and Devon Alexander at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. After a good, long night?s rest, I was ready…
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Arum Eyes CBS
It?s another week or two before the nationwide press tour for the May 7th bout between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley kicks off but the pieces are being put into place for…
