Mitch Abramson
223 articles · New York Daily News
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Khan says Mayweather would have been easier foe than Canelo
Amir Khan has accomplished a lot in his career but getting a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. wasn?t one of them. For years, Khan chased Mayweather, calling him out, endlessly chastising him…
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Bob Arum ?willing? to work with Haymon to make Crawford-Broner
First it was Showtime. Now it?s Al Haymon. Next Donald Trump? Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said he was ?willing? to work with rival Haymon to make a blockbuster junior welterweight unification…
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Terence Crawford silences Lundy in five, respect ensues
Hank Lundy was aware of what he was doing. He knew the consequences involved. All week, as he spewed trash talk at Terence Crawford in an attempt to unnerve him, Lundy knew…
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Bob Arum claims verbal agreement to make Lomachenko-Walters
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has a verbal agreement in place between WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko and former titleholder Nicholas Walters to meet possibly on April 30 in either Chicago or…
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Crawford says Pacquiao can make him a star while dismissing Postol
Junior welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford believes the only fight at the moment that will elevate him to superstardom is against a guy who says he?s going to retire after his next fight:…
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Arum in talks with Showtime over proposed doubleheader
Upset that HBO hasn?t offered him a scheduling date for a proposed doubleheader involving junior welterweight titleholder Viktor Postol and WBO featherweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko in separate fights, Top Rank Promotions CEO…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. turns 39, meaning time is ticking on a comeback
The clock is ticking on Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s comeback. The older he gets, the less likely he is to return. If that logic holds true, then the odds of Mayweather coming back…
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Thurman-Porter postponed after Thurman injured in car accident
Keith Thurman?s welterweight title bout with Shawn Porter on March 12 has been postponed after Thurman was injured in a car accident and suffered a neck injury, the promoter of the show,…
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Golovkin: ?It?s not legal? for Canelo to wait two years for their fight
Somehow, Gennady Golovkin and promoter Tom Loeffler managed to keep their cool when the proper reaction might have been panic. Canelo Alvarez reportedly said he wouldn?t mind if his projected 2016 middleweight…
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Tom Loeffler: Golovkin could face Hopkins at 168
IBF/WBA titleholder Gennady Golovkin needs just five more title defenses to tie Bernard Hopkins? record of 20 consecutive defenses at middleweight. Ironically, Hopkins, who turned 51 last month, is under consideration for…
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Bob Arum calls Manny Pacquiao?s comments on gays ?reprehensible?
Bob Arum, who helped turn Manny Pacquiao into an international icon, weighed in on the controversy engulfing his top client on Wednesday. The promoter called Pacquiao?s anti-gay comments ?reprehensible? and hopes the…
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Charles Martin preferred all-American match-up with Deontay Wilder
Heavyweight titleholder Charles Martin is set to face 2012 Olympic gold medalist Anthony Joshua April 9 in London, England in an intriguing crossroads bout. But the situation THE RING-rated No. 10 Martin…
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Rigondeaux vows to beat both Frampton and Quigg
If Guillermo Rigondeaux was as aggressive in the ring as he was in interviews, the two-time Olympic gold medalist might be a pay-per-view star by now. But Rigondeaux?s punch stats have not…
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Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin are in talks for May in NY
Deontay Wilder and mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin are in talks for a May 21st title fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, promoter Lou DiBella told RingTV.com on Thursday. DiBella said…
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Irish nationalists claim responsibility for shooting at Dublin weigh-in
Irish nationalists have told the BBC they were responsible for the shooting on Friday at a Dublin weigh-in that killed one bystander and seriously injured two others, asserting it was retribution for…
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Deontay Wilder ?demanding? to face Alexander Povetkin in April
Deontay Wilder was emphatic about what he wants to do next. The WBC heavyweight titleholder spoke of satisfying his mandatory and facing THE RING?s No. 2 heavyweight, Alexander Povetkin, in April, hopefully…
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Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg want Guillermo Rigondeaux next
The winner of the junior featherweight unification match on Feb. 27 between Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg in Manchester, England, will likely have to give up a title to face one of…
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Promoter Kathy Duva downplays Kovalev-Pascal race controversy
Kathy Duva grimaced. The promoter looked in pain on Wednesday as Jean Pascal railed against her fighter, Sergey Kovalev, accusing him of being racist at the final press conference before their light…
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Chris Algieri wants either Andre Berto or Adrien Broner next
Long Island?s Chris Algieri is looking to return to the ring in either March or April and expressed serious interest in facing Andre Berto or Adrien Broner. Since June of 2014, Algieri…
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Teddy Atlas rediscovers passion for training in Bradley assignment
Teddy Atlas, no stranger to histrionics, didn?t waste any time demonstrating to Tim Bradley that working with the ESPN commentator would be a departure from anything that Bradley had previously experienced. In…