LATEST STORIES FROM KEVIN ON BOXING
Oscar jabs at 'Pretty Boy'
April 26, 2007 by
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Oscar De La Hoya has been at the receiving end of plenty of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s trash talk since the pair signed in December for the May 5 blockbuster fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. On Wednesday during...
Oscar jabs at 'Pretty Boy'
April 26, 2007 by
Kevin on Boxing
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Oscar De La Hoya has been at the receiving end of plenty of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s trash talk since the pair signed in December for the May 5 blockbuster fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. On Wednesday during...
Can Oscar's undercard stand on its own?
April 24, 2007 by
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A few months back, I wrote in the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the May 5 blockbuster between Oscar De La Hoya and pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. represented an opportunity for De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions to create new...
I'm headed to Yahoo!
April 21, 2007 by
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I'm excited to announce I've accepted a job as the boxing/MMA columnist for Yahoo! Sports. I'll begin my job on May 1. It's a great opportunity for me to expand my reach, working under the direction of Dave Morgan and...
Top Rank heads back to court
February 17, 2007 by
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It only seems that Top Rank officials spend more time in court than they do in a boxing ring. But the Las Vegas-based promoter, which is engaged in a nasty lawsuit with Golden Boy Promotions over the rights to Manny...
Top Rank heads back to court
February 17, 2007 by
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It only seems that Top Rank officials spend more time in court than they do in a boxing ring. But the Las Vegas-based promoter, which is engaged in a nasty lawsuit with Golden Boy Promotions over the rights to Manny...
Smith relaxed on eve of big fight
February 17, 2007 by
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Ishe Smith said he has overcome the problems that have plagued him since he starred on Season 1 of the reality series, "The Contender," and is confident he'll give a good performance against Sechew Powell as part of HBO's tripleheader...
Roach scorches Arum
February 15, 2007 by
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Trainer Freddie Roach took the gloves off in what could become an ugly feud with Top Rank's Bob Arum.
Roach, who earlier this week was named the 2006 Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America, ripped Arum in an interview with Lisa Scott of Fightnews.com...
Roach says money is secondary
February 13, 2007 by
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Trainer Freddie Roach will receive $1.3 million to train Oscar De La Hoya for his May 5 showdown with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., Bill Dwyre reports in this excellent column in the Los Angeles Times. But Roach, who lives...
Peter declines $2.5 million step-aside fee
February 12, 2007 by
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Heavyweight contender Samuel Peter earned a shot at the WBC belt held by Oleg Maskaev by defeating James Toney in an eliminator on Jan. 6. But since that fight, former WBC champion Vitali Klitschko announced his comeback and his desire...
Peter declines $2.5 million step-aside fee
February 12, 2007 by
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Heavyweight contender Samuel Peter earned a shot at the WBC belt held by Oleg Maskaev by defeating James Toney in an eliminator on Jan. 6. But since that fight, former WBC champion Vitali Klitschko announced his comeback and his desire...
Mosley wins title with young man's performance
February 11, 2007 by
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Sugar Shane Mosley won the WBC welterweight title on Saturday, performing at 35 like a 25-year-old in scoring an easy unanimous decision victory over Luis Collazo at Mandalay Bay.
Mosley won by scores of 118-109, 118-109 and 119-108. My card had it 117-110 for Mosley.
He used the...
Age hasn't caught up with Mosley
February 10, 2007 by
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Age hasn't caught up with Sugar Shane Mosley, I write in this column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Mosley is out to prove youth isn't wasted on the young and will get a chance to do it when he meets...
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