Steve Kim
886 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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As Good as it Gets for De La Hoya – At This Age
In front of 27,000 fans that attended his 'Homecoming' at the Home Depot Center soccer stadium, Oscar De La Hoya did the expected by decisioning the game, yet physically overmatched, Steve Forbes…
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Showtime Commemorates ‘The Trilogy’
While HBO has it's own boxing telecast emanating from the Home Depot Center in Carson, California this weekend, Showtime will be taking a look back at the epic three-fight series that was…
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The Stage is Set for July Fireworks
Everything went as planned for Top Rank this past weekend at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto's perfunctory tune-up title defense against a former…
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The Madness that was March
There's only one drawback to this past March, a month that has seen four 'fight of the year' candidates, the capping off of a historic trilogy, old pros who stood their ground,…
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Onnnnllllyyyy on the Internet!!!
Unless you're actually inside the Scottrade Center in St. Louis tonight, the only other way you'll be able to see Cory Spinks defend his IBF junior middleweight title against Verno Phillips is…
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War of Words after Unfinished Business
They had billed this past weekend?s rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez as 'Unfinished Business' after they fought to a highly disputed draw back in 2004. But after Pacquiao's razor-thin…
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Diaz So Close, Yet So Far From Pac
David Diaz makes no bones about it. When Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez duke it out on Saturday night, he'll probably be the only one of Mexican descent inside the Mandalay…
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Pacquiao’s New Year?s Resolution
Many of us make New Year?s resolutions. Whether it's to stop smoking, lose weight or start working out, we all have the best of intentions as the calendar turns. But unfortunately, by…
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Now I’m Humbled
I think it was during the hellacious ninth round of the first encounter between Micky Ward and Arturo Gatti in 2002 that Larry Merchant, calling the action for HBO, would say that…
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13 Rounds of Fury
Promoter Gary Shaw perhaps said it best on Wednesday, at the final press conference for this Saturday night?s third encounter between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez, that last week's dreadfully dull heavyweight…
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State of the Game: Where is Everybody?
As the WBC super flyweight title fight between Cristian Mijares and Jose Navarro was taking place this past weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Marc Ratner, who was a fixture…
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Trading Places?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news. But it turns out that's exactly what I was when I phoned one Freddie Roach on his cell phone on January 18th in…
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The ‘Final Confrontation’ Takes Place on March 1st
They have dubbed the rubber match between Israel Vasquez and Rafael Marquez, which takes place on March 1st at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, the 'Final Confrontation', but they could…
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Business as Usual?
Throughout last week, it was assumed that Oscar De La Hoya's next outing would come against Floyd Mayweather in a rematch of a bout that took place last May. At first it…
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Schaefer Trying to Hit ‘Moving Targets’
It's a busy time for Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who is working feverishly to put the final pieces in place for what looks to be a banner first half of…
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Viloria Reflects on Pivotal 2008
Often alone in his Casa del Mar hotel room in Oxnard, California, away from the comfortable surroundings of Hollywood and apart from his throng of friends and family, Brian Viloria has had…
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The 2007 K9’s – Part II
OK, after a short intermission we return to hand out the remaining K9's, as we take a look back at the weird, the wild and the wacky that boxing had to offer…
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The 2007 K9’s – Part I
Another year has come and gone. And for boxing, 2007 was a good one. It turns out that the game?s ultimate demise was greatly exaggerated, and it looks ahead to what could…
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Fight Fans? Fights for 2008
If you've heard me say it once, you've heard me say it a million times, 'Fight fans? fight' is a euphemistic way of saying, 'About 15 diehards really give a damn.' They…
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State of the Game: Keeping Up the Momentum
It turns out that the demise of boxing was greatly exaggerated. The UFC and MMA didn't run it out of business, and after a period of time where it seemed that the…
