Joe Brescia
3 articles · The New York Times
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30 Seconds With Freddie Roach
By Joe Brescia
Tyson, De La Hoya, Pacquiao. Freddie Roach has worked with the best. While the trainer Freddie Roach is sparring, his Parkinson's tremors vanish. Roach was a successful lightweight, with a 40-13 record…
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30 Seconds With Freddie Roach
By Joe Brescia
Roach was a successful lightweight, with a 40-13 record before he retired at 26; he later developed Parkinson?s disease. Roach, who was tutored by Eddie Futch, has guided 28 boxers to become…
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Powerful Left Hook, Only Now It?s on the Golf Course
By Joe Brescia
Gerry Cooney?s left hook helped him compile a 28-3 record with 21 knockouts. George Foreman and Larry Holmes said it was the most powerful punch they had ever felt. Yet Cooney lost…