Tim Smith
144 articles · New York Daily News
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Top Rank promoter Bob Arum comes to Yankee Stadium to announce Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto fight
A day after Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig as the Yanks' all-time hits leader at Yankee Stadium, boxing promoter Bob Arum stood on the same field hoping to add his own stamp…
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HBO to black out Ivan Calderon fight on Miguel Cotto undercard at Garden
Ivan Calderon, the WBO junior flyweight champion, never thought Batman would be an opponent. But the Caped Crusader is the only man to score a convincing KO of Calderon, whose nickname is…
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Miguel Cotto parades back to MSG to fight Joshua Clottey
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto has fought at Madison Square Garden on the night before the Puerto Rican Day Parade for four of the last five years. It has become so much…
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Floyd Mayweather rings in new era in comeback fight with Marquez
The hopes are high that Floyd Mayweather Jr. can bring boxing to new heights now that Oscar De La Hoya, the sport's previous box office king, has retired. Golden Boy Promotions demonstrated…
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The Many Jobs Of Manny Pacquiao
As Renaissance Men go, Manny Pacquiao puts Thomas Jefferson to shame. And in case you missed it, the pound-for-pound king and new junior welterweight champion just added two more professions to his…
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Boxing, Mayweather can lift one another
Two years ago, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was involved in a boxing match against Oscar De La Hoya that was labeled by some in the mainstream media as "The Fight to Save Boxing."…
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A USA LOOK AT 2008
Looking back at 2008 it was a busy year in boxing and there were quite a few surprises. I thought Bernard Hopkins was dead after he got so easily handled in a…
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BOXING’S NOT DYING, JOE
After Joe Calzaghe lamented last week that boxing was on its death bed and he was glad that he was nearing the end of his career, Bernard Hopkins had a blunt response.…
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Oscar De La Hoya in Golden fog
LAS VEGAS - There was a point in his match against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night when Oscar De La Hoya's resignation showed. As he retreated to Pacquiao's corner in the seventh…
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De La Hoya is Golden Boy no more
LAS VEGAS -- Oscar de la Hoya picked on the wrong little man when he chose Manny Pacquiao, a lightweight champion, as his opponent to make a return to the welterweight division…
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Freddie Roach out to bite Oscar De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS - Oscar De La Hoya has a history of firing trainers after he loses a fight. Freddie Roach didn't mind ending up on that long list after De La Hoya…
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DOES MANNY HAVE A CHANCE AGAINST OSCAR?
There is an old adage in boxing: A good big man beats a good little man. That assumes that both men are in their prime and are at peak condition. When Manny…
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Savvy Guzman relying on speed to save the day
There isn't much that frightens Joan Guzman. There aren't too many situations that make him uncomfortable. It's the result of growing up poor in one of the worst neighborhoods in Santo Domingo,…
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ANOTHER INTRIGUING LIGHTWEIGHT WEEKEND
Amir Khan may be out of the lightweight world title running for the time-being, but the 135 pound division still holds plenty of interest, with two great fights at the weekend. Tim…
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Oscar De La Hoya is pickin’ little with Manny Pacquiao
After HBO boxing analyst Larry Merchant mentioned a few months ago that Oscar De La Hoya should fight Manny Pacquiao, De La Hoya said he started thinking about the possibility. "It stuck…
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PACQUIAO JUST TOO SMALL FOR DLH
Let me be one of the first to go on the record and say that I'm not excited about Oscar De La Hoya fighting Manny Pacquiao. I know a lot of boxing…
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Second time around, Pacquiao and Marquez hope to settle score
Four years ago, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez engaged in a dramatic battle. Pacquiao dropped Marquez three times in the first round, but Marquez managed to survive and pull out a…
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Floyd Mayweather: Fighter of the Year
It is the time of year in boxing that fans look back over the previous 12 month to determine the best of what they've seen. After attending over 30 live boxing shows…
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Oscar & Floyd stagger in last round of hype
It has been called "The Super Bowl of Boxing." Referred to as "The Fight of the Century." Heralded as the match that could save the sport, and has the auspicious title of…
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Stormy Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather Jr. stood toe-to-toe with Sugar Ray Leonard. Twenty years ago and in a boxing ring, this would have been one of the greatest matches in boxing history. But on this…
