
Wolak vs Moore: Pawel Plans Fireworks in Yankee Stadium
For the first time in recent memory, Pawel Wolak found himself somewhat on the defensive.

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For the first time in recent memory, Pawel Wolak found himself somewhat on the defensive.

As an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer, Freddie Roach, strength and conditioning guru, Alex Ariza, works with seven-division champion, Manny Pacquiao, WBA junior welterweight king, Amir Khan, and unbeaten junior middleweight prospect, Vanes Martirosyan.

Respected boxing trainer, Emanuel "Manny" Steward was recently approached concerning a potential television series devoted to "The Kronk Gym," which he ran in Detroit.

Southpaw, 26-year-old WBO featherweight (126 pounds) king, Juan Manuel Lopez, is among the classiest fighters in boxing, many of whose experts rank him among the sport's top 10 performers, pound-for-pound.

As the former BALCO founder, Victor Conte made a career out of beating international drug testing systems worldwide.

Southpaw light heavyweight (175 pounds) prospect, Mark "TNT" Tucker), of Eldersburg, Md., will meet Billy Bailey of Bakersfield, Calif., on the June 19 undercard of a Showtime-televised bout between WBA super middleweight (168 pounds) champion Andre Ward, of Oakland, Calif., and, Allan Green, of Tulsa, Ok., at The Oracle Arena in Ward's hometown.

Sure he had a 16-0 amateur record that included 10 knockouts. And he may have won a Chicago Golden Gloves crown. But come on. No professional boxer -- no really tough one, at least -- graduates from Notre Dame with a 3.8 average and can bring it as a professional.

A former Nevada State Athletic Commission Medical Advisory Board Chairman and Chief Ringside Physician who has worked more than 400 fights, Margaret Goodman generally applauds the United States Anti-Doping Agency's inagural overseeing of a random blood and urine system for detecting steroids and other illegal drugs in boxers.

As tough as Juan Diaz is in the ring, you can bet that the former, two-time lightweight titlist would be equally as dogged in a courtroom.

Maybe they need to change Tim Bradley's nicknamed from "The Desert Storm," to, "The Focused Storm." For during what has been a tumultous climb to the top of the very deep, and talent-laden, 140-pound weight class, the 26-year-old resident of Palm Springs, Calif., has remained as calm outside of the ring as he is slick, and, ferocious inside of it.