This is just one man’s list and according to Iole,

As I chose the list  – which contains boxers, promoters, managers, trainers, broadcasters, television executives, journalists, authors and politicians – strove to pick men whose unique characteristics or talents contributed to the sport.

With a notorious bias for Floyd Mayweather, Jr., you would think Pretty Boy would top his list. Well, not even close. Mayweather’s racist rant against his rival Manny Pacquiao surely made him turn 180 degrees.

Iole’s most influential person in boxing history turns out to be Muhammad Ali; which is rightfully so.

Ali wasn’t the greatest fighter who ever stepped into the ring. But he was among the finest and no one before or since has had the impact he’s had upon the game. His style, with his hands at his side, circling the ring and flicking out jabs, has influenced generations of fighters. His ability to promote an event and give one a reason to watch has been unmatched.

Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao was 25th on the list describing him as the biggest boxing superstar Asia ever produced.

One of the elite active boxers whose passionate Asian following has helped make him an international superstar and fodder for non-traditional boxing media such as CNN, Time Magazine and GQ.

Pacquiao is the highest ranked boxer who is still actively fighting.

He is ranked considerably higher that Mayweather (70th) , Roy Jones, Jr. (77th) and Bernard Hopkins (78th).

It’s about time Kevin Iole gives credit where it is due.

Check out his complete list below.

Boxing’s most influential: Nos. 51-100 (Sep 3, 3:37 pm EDT)
Boxing’s most influential: Nos. 1-50 (Sep 5, 1:19 pm EDT)

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After fascinating us with a fully playable Pacman complete with all the sounds and lights and score during Pacman’s 30th anniversary last May 22, 2010, Google today has in its homepage a doodle that replaces one of the letter o’s with a rotating spherical orange ball.

You can actually twist and turn the ball with your mouse pointer.

That ball is a buckyball and Google is honoring its discovery 25 years ago today.

Well, what exactly is a buckyball?

A buckyball or fullerene is any molecule composed entirely of carbon, in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube. Fullerenes are similar in structure to graphite, which is composed of stacked graphene sheets of linked hexagonal rings; but they may also contain pentagonal (or sometimes heptagonal) rings.

Yeah right, whatever that means.

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It went well until one fan’s constant nagging on when will he fight rival Manny Pacquiao annoyed Mayweather.

What followed is a ten-minute profanity-filled racist and homophobic rant against the Filipino superstar.

Read the partial transcript of his rant after the jump. I’m sorry for all the asterisks.

At this particular time I don’t know if I’m gonna fight again. As of right now, I truly believe I am gonna fight again, but as of right now I don’t have the urge to get up. But when I do got the urge to get up, believe me my UStream and my Twitter fans will be the first to know, and when we do come back, we will kick ‘Poochiao’ a**. So I’ll let the fans know. Don’t worry, we’ll kick ‘Poochiao’ a**. He’s gonna take the urine and blood test.

‘Poochiao’ got three losses and two draws and been knocked out twice. So, like I said before, once I beat him it’s going to be a cakewalk and it’s on to the next.

We on vacation for about a year, then we gonna come right back and cook that lil young chump. So the fans aint gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget a**, I don’t want yall to start jumping on my d*ck. So yall better get on the bandwagon right now. Because once I stomp the midget I’mma make that motherf** make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice. He better make me a shrimp tempura cut roll. You know how it is, we gonna cook that motherf** with some cats and dogs.

We know Pacquiao made $6 million in his last fight and Floyd Mayweather made $65 million in his last fight. Three losses, two draws. Ohhh, hell no, this is America baby. We built on winning. Step your game up, f**. That motherf** Pacquiao, he can’t speak no English. He never seen a contract he didn’t like. Motherf** signed with two companies [Top Rank and Golden Boy]. Look it up. And then this motherf** with Nike only got 70 Gs. How stupid can a motherf** be? Reebok gave me a million dollars for three weeks. I wore Reebok s**t for a week for a million dollars. This motherf**’s name is Emmanuel. He got a fake name, taking power pellets.

Clearly, Mayweather has stepped over the line on this one and showed how immature and insecure he is.

After the fall-out of negotiations for a Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight for the second time, Mayweather decided to “rest” for a year while Pacquio is preparing for a November 13 fight with Antonio Margarito.

Here’s the video below if you want to see Mayweather delivering his tirade:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN-4cLGcdAA

Manny Pacquiao, the humble man that he is just said,

I just heard about that, but I didn’t see the video. But it’s an uneducated message.

When asked about the possibility of a Mayweather bout, Pacquiao responded,

I’m not looking for that fight. I’m satisfied with what I’ve done in boxing already.

Of course Manny, you’re well above that egoistic man and you don’t need him to cement your legacy because it already is well-secured.

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But sometimes, it messes up with the search results too.

Try to search for the word “anagram”.

At the search results page, there’s a question for all of us – Did you mean: nag a ram

An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once.

Yes, “nag a ram” is the anagram for “anagram”.

Apparently, Google’s programmers put it there as an easter egg.

Cool.

Here’s how to create anagrams.

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This time, the show will feature lightweight fighters battling it out for 3 months to win a six-figure contract and a chance to become “The Ultimate Fighter”.

TUF 12 will also feature UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and number one contender Josh Koscheck as the coaches.

To further drum up the interest of mixed-martial arts fans, Spike TV has shot a trailer featuring St-Pierre and Koscheck.

I like its concept: the TUF 12 cast fighting under a raging storm and with a huge tornado to boot.

The feel kind of reminds me of the Mayweather vs Mosley gladiator commercial.

Check out the TUF 12 trailer below:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ongbhGGrA0E

The show will have its season premiere on September 15, 2010 at 10 PM ET/PT, following Spike TV’s airing of UFC Fight Night 22 which features a headliner between middleweights Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares.

Watch The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Season 12 episodes every Wednesday.

The show will have its season finale on December 4, 2010 LIVE from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

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