Wallace Matthews
33 articles · NewsDay.com
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Near-death experience behind him, Errol Spence Jr. returns to ring Saturday vs. Danny Garcia
If on Nov. 18, 1994, someone had told you that Roy Jones Jr. would be fighting on Nov. 29, 2020, you would think some ridiculous mistake had been made. Surely you must…
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Boxer Tyson Fury KOs Alleged Mob Boss/Promoter Daniel Kinahan
Looks like it’s back to the shadows for Daniel Kinahan. It’s been barely two weeks since heavyweight champion Tyson Fury effusively thanked the alleged Irish mob boss on his Instagram account for…
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Meet Daniel Kinahan, Boxing’s Latest Underworld Figure
Throughout its history, boxing and gangsters have fit together like, well, a fist in a glove. The same can’t be said of Disneyland, home of Mickey, Minnie, and a whole menagerie of…
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Canelo Alvarez can’t be blamed if Golovkin vs. Derevyanchenko isn’t the fight fans want to see
The aim of any smart ? and well-managed ? professional boxer is fairly simple: To make the most amount of money while taking the least amount of risk. That is why it…
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Pacquiao eyes Mayweather ahead of Broner fight … if he can find the time between basketball games, chess matches and being a Senator
When Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring to fight Adrien Broner Saturday night in Las Vegas, there will be a very interested spectator sitting front row center: Floyd Mayweather. This should not…
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Matthews: On second look, Deontay Wilder’s reaction to Tyson Fury fight is more subdued
?It?s hard to score this fight.?? So said Deontay Wilder, who depending upon your viewpoint was either the victim or the beneficiary of a disputed draw in a heavyweight title fight against…
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Matthews: DAZN and ex-ESPN boss John Skipper gambling on Canelo Alvarez delivering big numbers for streaming service
More than a half-century ago, boxing promoter Mike Jacobs, who made his fortune matching Joe Louis against what became known as the ?Bum of the Month Club," predicted that in the future,…
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Thanks To Canelo Alvarez’ Failed Drug Test, Gennady Golovkin Is A Loser Before His Next Fight Begins
Traditionally, the first Saturday in May is a memorable one for sports fans. It generally starts with an afternoon baseball game, followed around dinner time by the Kentucky Derby, and, in recent…
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Terence Crawford?s Greatest Fight May Be With Himself
Terence Crawford will defend his world super lightweight title against Felix Diaz in the main event at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. But that might be the least daunting test Crawford…
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Boxing Struggles, but It Has a Culture in Its Corner
Thirty-four years ago, the boxing promoter Bob Arum was having lunch at the Friars Club with Carlos Barba, the manager of a Newark-based Spanish-language television station that would eventually become the broadcasting…
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For Golovkin and Jacobs, Scorecards Aren?t the Whole Story
It was an unusual night of boxing at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, with Daniel Jacobs a loser who won respect and Gennady Golovkin a winner who, on balance, may have lost…
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Making a Pro Debut at Boxing?s Mecca, 126 Pounds of Irish Moxie
It sounds like the kind of St. Patrick?s Day that could only happen in a John Ford movie: parading, pageantry and a pint or two, finished off with an old-fashioned donnybrook. That…
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Matthews: GGG-Jacobs Poses an Age-Old Question: Is the Fist Mightier Than the Chin?
In professional boxing, the fight is not always won by the fighter who hits harder. More often, it is won by the fighter who hits hard enough to hurt the other guy.…
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Matthews: No Matter the Outcome, Bernard Hopkins Goes Out a Winner
When Bernard Hopkins steps into the ring to fight Joe Smith Jr. Saturday night for what he says will be his final professional fight, he will be facing a boxer who hadn?t…
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Matthews: Mayweather Tunes Out the Noise About Fighting Again
There?s a lot of noise around Floyd Mayweather these days, but all of it is coming from the needy side of the room. You know what side I?m talking about: The side…
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For Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, the time is now
On March 8, 1971, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought one of the all-time great fights in boxing history. The action was brutal enough, and the decision close enough, that a swift…
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Khan merely an appetizer for Alvarez before GGG
One of the most tedious rites of passage for fans of professional boxing is having to sit through a procession of preliminary bouts before getting to the fight you really want to…
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Five reasons Manny Pacquiao should retire/stay
Before he stepped into the right against Timothy Bradley Jr. on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao had (more or less) vowed it would be…
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Don’t be surprised if Pacquiao’s retirement is short-lived
LAS VEGAS -- It's hard to imagine that anyone who enjoys his work as much as Manny Pacquiao would even consider walking away from it. It's even harder to imagine anyone who…
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Manny Pacquiao’s retirement may be temporary, promoter says
LAS VEGAS -- Count promoter Bob Arum among the legions of boxing followers who believe Manny Pacquiao's retirement from boxing is likely to be more of a trial separation. "He's torn," said…