Greg Logan
48 articles · NewsDay.com
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Vasiliy Lomachenko?s vulnerability might help attract top opponents
By Greg Logan
On the night Vasiliy Lomachenko made history as the fastest to win his third weight-class world title in just his 12th professional fight, he also showed a hint of vulnerability that might…
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Vasiliy Lomachenko earns WBA lightweight title with TKO of Jorge Linares
By Greg Logan
He had to survive a shocking sixth-round knockdown to do it, but Vasiliy Lomachenko showed boxing fans why he belongs at or near the top of the mythical pound-for-pound rankings as he…
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Brooklyn?s Daniel Jacobs eager for his homecoming fight at Barclays Center
By Greg Logan
It was just 13 months ago that Daniel Jacobs proved he was good enough to stop Gennady Golovkin?s 23-fight knockout streak but not quite good enough to earn the decision as Golovkin…
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LI’s Chris Algieri returns to Barclays Center ? as Daniel Jacobs’ nutritionist
By Greg Logan
On Saturday night, Chris Algieri returns to Barclays Center, the scene of his greatest boxing triumph when he wrested the WBO super lightweight title from Ruslan Provodnikov slightly less than four years…
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Terence Crawford punches ticket to big time with fight vs. Felix Diaz at Madison Square Garden
By Greg Logan
Last year, Terence Crawford made his New York debut in the Theater at Madison Square Garden with an impressive fifth-round stoppage of Henry Lundy, and he followed that up with a dominant…
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Can Daniel Jacobs expose Gennady Golovkin’s vulnerability in Madison Square Garden bout?
By Greg Logan
When IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook challenged Gennady Golovkin for his middleweight titles last September, he was tied on two cards and leading by two points on the other when his corner…
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Chris Algieri works as nutritionist for Daniel Jacobs for fight against Gennady Golovkin
By Greg Logan
The news that former WBO junior welterweight world champion Chris Algieri would serve as nutritionist to WBA middleweight champ Daniel Jacobs for his fight against Gennady Golovkin for his three title belts…
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In surprising twist, Gennady Golovkin (35-0) to fight Kell Brook (36-0)
By Greg Logan
The list of top-ranked fighters who have said, ?Thanks but no thanks? to middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin is far more impressive than the actual 35-0 record with 32 KOs of the WBC,…
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Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter part of exciting new generation of boxing
By Greg Logan
The beauty of Saturday night?s clash between WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman and former IBF champ Shawn Porter at Barclays Center is that it was the picture of boxing like it used…
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Chris Algieri unhappy with purse split
By Greg Logan
The disappointment of Chris Algieri?s fifth-round technical knockout loss to top welterweight prospect Errol Spence on April 16 was compounded on Monday, he said, when he learned that his $325,000 purse reflected…
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Chris Algieri ready for next step in fight with Erick Bone
By Greg Logan
The record says Chris Algieri has lost two fights in a row, the first defeats of his career. But he must have passed the eye test while losing a 12-round decision to…
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David Lemieux vows to take Gennady Golovkin’s titles at MSG
By Greg Logan
Gennady Golovkin says he's never been off his feet even in sparring. Ask him who hit him the hardest, and he jokes, "My parents." Press him to name an opponent with a…
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Miguel Cotto rested, ready to defend middleweight belt against Daniel Geale
By Greg Logan
When Miguel Cotto steps into the ring to defend his WBC middleweight title against Daniel Geale Saturday night at Barclays Center, it will be one day short of the anniversary of the…
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Chris Algieri dials it up a notch with trainer John David Jackson
By Greg Logan
It always was a point of pride for Chris Algieri that he was able to navigate his way from a world kickboxing title to the WBO world super lightweight title he won…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants his critics to eat their words
By Greg Logan
LAS VEGAS - If anything was sweeter than the $100-million check Floyd Mayweather Jr. received Saturday night as the first installment on a purse that should approach $200 million, it was the…
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Anticipation for Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight helped build up gate
By Greg Logan
LAS VEGAS - Boxing trainers will tell you styles make fights, but as vice president of the MGM Resorts Race and Sports Book, Jay Rood has a different perspective. The magic ingredient…
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Bob Arum, Les Moonves boxed Floyd Mayweather Jr. into a corner
By Greg Logan
If you ask me, Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao, as much as Les Moonves, were the ones who forced Floyd Mayweather Jr. to step up to the plate for their May 2…
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HBO president says he’s done all he can to make Mayweather vs. Pacquiao happen
By Greg Logan
As negotiations for a megafight between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao drag on, HBO Sports president Ken Hershman Wednesday reinforced his network's position that it has done all it…
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Chris Algieri revamps team, looks for another bout
By Greg Logan
Now what? That's the question facing Chris Algieri in the aftermath of his disappointing loss to WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. The Long Island fighter took a meteoric ride from obscurity to…
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Chris Algieri sees growth after painful experience of first loss
By Greg Logan
MACAU - Until he was in the ring with a legend the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Chris Algieri had no way of truly understanding the level of experience and skill an eight-division…