Tim Smith
144 articles · New York Daily News
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Muhammad Ali, boxing legend and global icon, dead at 74
By Tim Smith
Muhammad Ali, who rose above poverty and racism to become not only the heavyweight champion but a verse-spouting symbol of religious conviction and the most famous athlete in the world, died late…
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Betting line for Mayweather-Pacquiao posted in Las Vegas sports books
By Tim Smith
Could a Floyd Mayweather, Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight be closer to reality? A betting line, making Mayweather a 3-to-1 favorite, has been established and posted at the Mandalay Bay and MGM Race and…
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Mayweather outclasses Maidana in rematch but doesn?t put on a show
By Tim Smith
LAS VEGAS ? Well there?s nothing wrong with Floyd Mayweather, Jr.?s legs. They work just fine. He proved that against Marcos Maidana much to the disappointment of the crowd of 16,144 at…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s pay-per-view clout will be tested on Saturday
By Tim Smith
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather Jr. said there was no argument from him when the members of his advisory team called and proposed that he fight a rematch with Marcos Maidana. ?I…
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Marcos Maidana and Robert Garcia prove to be successful combination
By Tim Smith
LAS VEGAS ? When Marcos Maidana walked through the doors of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, California, in 2012, it was not the kind of boxing gym environment that Maidana…
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Roc Nation Sports makes a big splash in boxing but can they swim?
By Tim Smith
Most people who get into the boxing promotions business might think about sticking a toe in the water to test it. Maybe they sign a boxer or two and start small. But…
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Golovkin?s ?Tysonesque? reputation grows with Geale stoppage
By Tim Smith
NEW YORK CITY ? Daniel Geale wanted to walk a fine line between giving Gennady Golovkin too much respect and too little in their middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden on…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s burden: A heavy crown
By Tim Smith
NEW YORK CITY ? Who would have thought the burden of being the wealthiest athlete in the world, the best boxer on the planet and the standard bearer for an entire sport…
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Mayweather Loves New York?but Why Doesn’t He Fight There?
By Tim Smith
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. loves New York. He often visits when he doesn't even have business here. He brings his children to the city for shopping sprees. Whenever he has a major boxing…
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After the Biggest Win of His Life, Chris Algieri Plots a New Future
By Tim Smith
Before Saturday night, Chris Algieri was a lightly regarded, fringe junior welterweight title contender, a 7-to-1 underdog coming into his fight against WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov at Barclays Center in…
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Provodnikov as motivated for Algieri as he was for Bradley, Alvarado
By Tim Smith
Ruslan Provodnikov is not motivated by money. Untold wealth and making Forbes Magazine?s list of the world?s richest athletes does not get his engine revving. The WBO junior welterweight titleholder isn?t overly…
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With Bulky Boxing Cards, Barclays Center Punching Above Its Weight
By Tim Smith
Shortly after Barclays BARC.LN -0.48% Center opened in September 2012, some of Brett Yormark's colleagues asked him to name the biggest artists he would like to see perform at Brooklyn's new arena.…
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Local Fighter Takes His Chance in a Risky Business, Against His Family’s Wishes
By Tim Smith
When Carlos Colomba immigrated to New York from Argentina, he brought along his love of boxing, tennis and polo. Whenever there was a big boxing match on television, he would sit his…
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Algieri anxious to prove he has style, skill to beat Provodnikov
By Tim Smith
Conventional wisdom says that Chris Algieri will be in over his head when he steps into the ring against Ruslan Provodnikov at Barclays Center on Saturday night. Algieri does not have sterling…
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Miguel Cotto guarantees victory over Sergio Martinez in return to MSG
By Tim Smith
Though it was nearly a decade ago, Miguel Cotto can remember his first fight at Madison Square Garden as if it was yesterday. ?That night I fought the guy who beat me…
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Marcos Maidana believes, but that?s not nearly enough, says Mayweather
By Tim Smith
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather Jr. went through a litany of the scenarios he faced before the major matches in his 18-year career, and you got the idea that it will be…
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Mayweather?s May 3 challenge isn?t Maidana, it?s doing big PPV numbers
By Tim Smith
LAS VEGAS ? There are those entertainers whose fame is so transcendent that they are known by a single name ? Madonna, Cher, Prince. The more he fights, the more Floyd ?Money?…
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Richard Schaefer-Oscar De La Hoya feud may lead to business breakup
By Tim Smith
LAS VEGAS ? When Richard Schaefer first began working with Oscar De La Hoya it was as a banker who came aboard to help the boxer stabilize his finances. They became friends.…
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Danny Garcia?s homecoming almost spoiled by Mauricio Herrera
By Tim Smith
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico ? Danny Garcia came to Puerto Rico to pay homage to his heritage and to defend his junior welterweight titles against Mauricio Herrera in what he hope would be…
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Martinez Calls Cotto a ?Ballerina? as the Two Head Into Garden Showdown
By Tim Smith
If New York is like a second home to Miguel Cotto, a three-time world champion from Caguas, Puerto Rico, then Madison Square Garden is like his living room and the boxing ring…