Tim Smith
144 articles · New York Daily News
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Nothing can distract Matthysse from the task at hand
LAS VEGAS ? The last time Lucas Matthysse fought in the U.S. he was delayed in his trip to Atlantic City, N.J., to face Lamont Peterson because a burglar broke into his…
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Calm, cool Alvarez has made believers of those around him
LAS VEGAS ? Eight years ago Hall of Fame matchmaker and promoter Don Chargin traveled to Mexico to see a freckled-faced, red-headed kid who looked like Howdy Doody and punched like the…
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Mayweather continues evolution from star to power broker
LAS VEGAS ? By noon the fans were three deep around the raised red-carpeted runway leading to a stage near the boxing ring set up in the lobby of the MGM Grand…
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Pacquiao, Rios meet NYC media, tout China?s first ?global? boxing event
By the time Manny Pacquiao reaches the Philippines on Friday, he will have traveled 40,000 miles on a press tour that will have made stops in Macau, Bejing, Singapore, Shanghai, New York…
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Older, at-peace Tyson recalls the ?Bite Fight?
It was difficult to reconcile the jolly man with the booming laugh and indelible smile with the glowering menace flickering on the TV screens at the Bounce Sporting Club in Lower Manhattan…
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Golovkin: ‘Any top fighter … any champion … anywhere.’
If this was supposed to be a showcase for the power, precision and destructive force of middleweight Gennady Golovkin, then mission accomplished. Golovkin crushed Matthew Macklin with a devastating KO victory, which…
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Malignaggi dismisses 15-to-1 odds, Broner’s resume
It is not often that a world champion fighting before his hometown crowd is installed as a 15-to-1 underdog. But that is where Paulie Malignaggi finds himself as he defends his WBA…
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Garcia to unleash full arsenal against Lopez
Mikey Garcia doesn?t always show all of his skills in the ring. And to his fans that can be maddening. There is a simple reason for it, though. ?I do what it…
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Lopez at the crossroads vs. Garcia
There was a time ? not too long ago ? that Juan Manuel Lopez was the hottest featherweight on the block. He was a can?t-miss prospect who morphed into a sure-fire contender…
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Matthysse clears path to Garcia title shot with Peterson KO
ATLANTIC CITY ? The question kept coming up and Lamont Peterson kept deflecting it, like he was picking off an opponent?s weak jab. How was he going to deal with Lucas Matthysse?s…
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Matthysse ready for Peterson despite burglary, travel delay
ATLANTIC CITY ? Lucas Matthysse didn?t look like a man who had endured a week?s worth of aggravation, an 11-hour plane ride and a 2-hour car trip to get to a date…
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Peterson relaxed and ready, Matthysse stuck in Argentina
While Lucas Matthysse was scrambling in Argentina trying to get a new passport, Lamont Peterson was chilling at B.B. Kings Blues Club in Times Square on Wednesday afternoon. The most heavy lifting…
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Peterson, Matthysse not focused on knockouts
Fear has never been a part of Lamont Peterson?s makeup. Not when part of your childhood involves growing up homeless on the streets of Washington, D.C., and sometimes sleeping in an abandoned…
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Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather still maintaining an active boxing career at age 36
LAS VEGAS ? After 17 years in the sport, the last decade spent atop the mythical pound-for-pound list, Floyd Mayweather Jr. should have reached the crossroads by now. Only a handful of…
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Robert Guerrero differentiates himself from Plaxico Burress after arrest for criminal possession of a firearm
LAS VEGAS - Robert Guerrero rolls his eyes in disbelief when informed that Floyd Mayweather, Jr. said he had never heard of him before Guerrero's last fight -- a stunning upset of…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. shows he?s changed for better
LAS VEGAS ? Perhaps nobody tested Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s new-found maturity more than Ruben Guerrero, whose son Robert will try to take Mayweather?s welterweight title at MGM Grand on Saturday night. When…
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Boxing card at Radio City a dream come true for Bob Arum, founder of Top Rank
Bob Arum recalled the first time he wanted to go to Radio City Music Hall to see a show and causing an uproar at his house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. ?I wanted…
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CBS eyes bid to punch up Floyd Mayweather’s profile leading up to his May 4 pay-per-view bout
Showtime recently unveiled the hype machine it has constructed to sell Mayweather's rumble with Robert (The Ghost) Guerrero. Over 100 hours of programming, including an hourlong documentary on CBS (it owns Showtime),…
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HBO responds to Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s move to Showtime by cutting ties with Golden Boy Promotions
Since Floyd Mayweather, Jr. announced that he was taking his talents to Showtime, everyone has been waiting for some kind of reaction from HBO. Well the network opened the window at its…
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Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux agree to let VADA and USADA test both boxers for PEDs
You say ?VADA.? I say ?USADA.? Let?s call the whole thing off. That was the tune being sung by both sides at the start of the press conference at B.B. King Blues…
