Steve Kim
886 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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It’s not ‘Pacquiao Time!!!!’ yet
Rob Peters, head of American security for Manny Pacquiao, is feeling an awful lot like the Maytag repairman recently. Whenever 'the Pac Man' arrives at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood,…
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Vazquez Faces Marquez on March 3rd; Will Roach be in his Corner?
During today’s press gathering at the Liberty Grill in Los Angeles to discuss the highly anticipated March 3rd match-up between jr. featherweight champion Israel Vazquez and bantamweight king Rafael Marquez, Gary Shaw,…
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Movers and Shakers
Have fights, will travel. Don King's February 3rd show, which is to be televised on Showtime and that features an attractive doubleheader of Jesus Chavez-Julio Diaz (for the IBF lightweight crown) and…
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The Cold War Continues
Shows you what I know. In my latest '15 Rounds' column, I doubted that Marco Antonio Barrera would ever face Juan Manuel Marquez. Well, on Tuesday afternoon, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard…
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The K9’s – Part II
OK, we're just halfway through our awards, and plenty of other things occurred in 2006, so let's get to the rest of our honors. FIGHT OF THE YEAR 1- Somsak Sithchatchawal TKO10…
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The 2006 K9s – Part I
Well, another year has come and gone, and as usual, plenty of things from the ridiculous to the sublime have taken place in the game of boxing. As we turn our calendars…
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A Flurry of Final Flurries, Random Thoughts
It's time for another edition of 'Random Thoughts' with yours truly - just things that popped into my mind as I went about my day. There's nothing particularly earth shattering here, just…
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If Only the Fights Were this Good Inside the Ring
Why, oh, why, couldn't Manny Pacquiao just wait until November 19th to sign a new promotional deal? Instead, he signed a deal with Golden Boy Promotions after coming off the plane a…
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Change of Scenery for Viloria
Prior to his August bout against Omar Nino, the pins were all set up for WBC junior flyweight champion Brian Viloria. Capitalizing on the immense popularity of fellow Pinoy Manny Pacquiao, Viloria…
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It’s Always Something with Manny Pacquiao
The smile is back on his face. There is a bounce in his step as he walks into the gym. His energy level is as frenetic as ever. And get this, as…
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Mission Impossible?
Richard Schaefer and Golden Boy Promotions are next in line to choose a difficult assignment that has eluded others in the past. And what would that be? To guide featherweight standout Juan…
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Las Vegas Punch?
Gary Gittelsohn, the manager of WBC junior flyweight titlist Brian Viloria, got a bit of a surprise when he called Top Rank's offices and requested tickets for Filipino dignitaries that would be…
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Can Anyone Rescue the Marquez Brothers?
Throughout their distinguished professional careers, the toughest opponents for Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez - who co-headline this Saturday night’s edition of Showtime Championship Boxing (9 pm ET/PT) at the MontBleu Resort…
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A Hot Summers Bakers Dozen
If you don't like pound-for-pound lists, this column is not for you. If you can tolerate them, then proceed - with caution. Like almost everyone else that pens boxing articles, I do…
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Unrest in Pac-Land?
In most instances when a fighter has a dispute with his managerial team in the United States, the news isn't even worthy of the smallest font in the 'transactions' section of the…
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Despite Losing, Juarez Wins
Rocky Juarez left the ring inside Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night thinking he had earned a draw against Marco Antonio Barrera in a battle for ‘The Baby Faced Assassin’s…
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‘May Madness’ in So Cal for Golden Boy and AEG
Last year Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer spoke openly of forming a strategic partnership with the Anschutz Entertainment Group - which owns various sports franchises and venues across the land -…
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An Open Letter to Nacho Beristain
Every year, Mark Heisler, who covers the NBA for the Los Angeles Times, pens an open letter to Donald Sterling, the beleaguered owner of the perennially woeful Los Angeles Clippers. In this…
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Pinoy Punch
In late May, as Ruben Contreras fought for his life, Brian Viloria - who had faced the rugged Mexican at Staples Center in Los Angeles in that ill-fated bout - was considering…
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No Excuses Needed, It’s Pac Man Fever
Manny Pacquiao had his best training camp since 2003 (when he was preparing for Marco Antonio Barrera); Questions about his purse, comp tickets and hotel room were no longer present with the…
