Jerry Izenberg
98 articles · The Star- Ledger
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Terence Crawford’s win vs. Canelo Álvarez was better than a good underdog story
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight but rather the size of the fight in the dog.” … Old but true bromide by the late Arthur G. Lewis in…
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Manny Pacquiao has lost his magic, but not his will. At 46, is this fight worth it?
“Manny may be 46 on paper, but in the ring, he fights at least 10 years younger.” … Saul Bustos, Manny Pacquiao’s main sparring partner at the Wild Card Gym. “I never…
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What it was like having George Foreman in my corner — as a beloved friend | Izenberg
George Foreman passed away on Friday at the age of 76. We had a rare friendship, and now all that is left are the memories. But, thank the Lord, there are so…
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Boxing Hall of Fame opens its doors to a guy who fought to put their names in headlines
He graduated with a double major at Syracuse, dropped out of law school and wound up trying to sell real estate. This was an exercise in futility. As a salesman, he might…
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In Canelo vs. Charlo, boxing regains its voice: Jim Lampley
He was a kid at the University of North Carolina, a graduate student who, in 1974, like all young grad students before him, thought he knew exactly who he was and exactly…
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When it comes to welterweight greatness, Terence Crawford proves he’s a heavyweight
LAS VEGAS — On paper it should have and could have been a boxing classic. But they didn’t fight on paper. The sports books made it 3-2, Terence Crawford over Errol Spence.…
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85 years ago, Joe Louis fought for America: White or Black, ‘we were all brothers under the skin’
In June of 1938, the string was running out on normalcy. The British prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, had returned from, Germany, where Hitler had promised him “peace in our time,” and Chamberlain…
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Before avenging his worst loss, Canelo Alvarez must work on this part of his game
LAS VEGAS — It’s a boxing adage as old as Cain and Abel: Boxers never get old in the gym. They lose it all at once when the bell rings. Gennady Golovkin…
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Canelo vs. GGG 3: Does anybody care about this fight?
LAS VEGAS — Once upon a desert, sports in this city meant high school football and the Class C Wranglers of the Sunset Professional Baseball League. But in 1955, Doc Kearns, the…
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Canelo vs. GGG: In the battle of ‘arrogance’ vs. age, who wins? Izenberg
“This is old school. Belts don’t matter. This is what I like — only one champion. We will find out on Saturday who am I and who is Canelo.” — Gennady Golovkin…
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Canelo vs. GGG: Alvarez is risking everything in 3rd fight vs. Golovkin
LAS VEGAS — He began with nothing in a tough, backstreet neighborhood in Guadalajara, Jalisco, a rare redheaded Mexican kid who was constantly picked on in school because of the color of…
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LARRY HOLMES VS. KEN NORTON: TRIAL BY FIREFIGHT
NOT EVEN AN INJURED ARM WOULD PREVENT HOLMES FROM SEIZING HIS DESTINY – AND THE WBC TITLE – DURING AN EPIC SHOWDOWN WITH KEN NORTON Ken Norton’s first shot at the heavyweight…
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‘Age gives me additional edge’ – Gennady Golovkin all set for unification fight
Gennady Golovkin views the experience he has gained in a glittering professional career that shows no signs of slowing down as an “additional edge” in his vast armoury. The day after turning…
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Nearly 40, Gennady Golovkin’s clock is tick, tick, ticking for Canelo Alvarez
“Boxing is serious. It’s not a game. Just one punch — change life.” “If you want street fight, let’s go. If you want boxing, I show you. But people think I am,…
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Fury-Wilder rivalry is ‘done for good,’ but where does it rank among all-time heavyweight feuds?
LAS VEGAS — It began as a Tuscaloosa, Ala., melody, a whisper of unproven conspiracies of loaded gloves and treachery in his own corner, then changed into a new battle hymn, which…
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Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3 prediction: Here’s my pick for Saturday’s heavyweight title fight
“I’m gonna bring action. I’m gonna bring ferocity. Unless he brings a gun to the ring, he can’t beat me.” — Tyson Fury “Tyson Fury is a very, very, very good fighter,…
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Can Fury vs. Wilder become one of the great fight trilogies?
“I’m sick of saying it. There has only ever been one, and there only can ever be one who is capable of owning all the belts and that is me, ‘The Gypsy…
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Can the new and improved Deontay Wilder beat Tyson Fury?
“I will get my revenge. It’s an eye for an eye. I want pay back in blood.” — Deontay Wilder LAS VEGAS — You can’t blame Deontay Wilder for all those nights…
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Tyson Fury ready to complete trilogy with Deontay Wilder after staring down his inner demons
LAS VEGAS – The story has been told before but since this world heavyweight championship fight on Saturday is all about comebacks it needs to be remembered. For Deontay Wilder, the comeback…
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On 9/11 anniversary, when our nation celebrates heroes, Trump will look for suckers
The first thing I need to tell you is that my father was in World War I France and wounded as a member of a trench mortar battalion. As his son, I…