Frank Lotierzo
278 articles · boxingscene.com
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Don’t Saddle Donaire With Being The Next Pacquiao
Boxing is dead! Boxing is dead! Yep, that's what boxing fans have been hearing for the better part of the last couple years. And in fairness, these aren't the best of times…
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How Pacquiao’s Different From Past Crossover Boxing Superstars
Last week Manny Pacquiao went to New York City and visited the Daily News, and then traveled to Washington D.C. to meet President Obama at the White house. These stops are in…
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Will Paul Williams’ Career Go The Way Of Donald Curry or John Ruiz?
Recently reports have surfaced on Ring Magazine's web-site and on-line newspaper sites that former welterweight/middleweight title holder Paul Williams 39-2 (27) is possibly looking to return to the ring in late April.…
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Pacquiao-Mosley Announcement Reminds Fans Of The Fight They’re Not Getting
This past Thursday afternoon the press tour for the upcoming Pacquiao-Mosley fight kicked off at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Both Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley rank among the top five active fighters…
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Cotto’s Mirage-Like Showing Exposed Foreman
This past Saturday night at Yankees Stadium in New York, former junior welterweight/welterweight title holder Miguel Cotto 35-2 (28) stopped Yuri Foreman 28-1 (8) in the ninth round to capture the WBA…
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Cotto’s A Much Different Fighter Than Steward’s Used To Working With
This weekend's Foreman-Cotto WBA junior middleweight title bout at Yankees Stadium in New York offers a contrasting style clash. Obviously with Yuri Foreman holding such a pronounced reach advantage, he'll try and…
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Foreman-Cotto: The Cynical Choice Looks To Be Foreman
For anyone who has been an ardent observer of the sweet science for any length of time, the cynic in you is what often becomes your guide when it comes to handicapping…
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There Certainly Wasn’t Any Floyd Mayweather In Muhammad Ali
One of the reasons Muhammad Ali is the real heavyweight GOAT--greatest of all time--was because he was willing to fight the biggest and the baddest heavyweights circa 1960-81. As a green fighter…
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Mayweather Or Pacquiao: Who Will Be The First To Give A Concession?
After hearing Floyd Mayweather interviewed at ring center by HBO's Larry Merchant last week moments after his unanimous decision victory over Shane Mosley, it doesn't sound as if the biggest welterweight clash…
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Mayweather And Father Time Too Much For Mosley
This past weekend Floyd Mayweather 41-0 (25) scored the signature win of his career. After possibly losing the first round and being rocked twice in the second and almost going down, Mayweather…
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Why Mayweather Can’t And Won’t Lose To Mosley
Tomorrow night Floyd Mayweather 40-0 (25) will take his first major exam fighting above lightweight when he meets WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley 46-5 (39). For the past month Mayweather has performed…
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Is There Anyone Who Thinks This Is A Welter Title Fight?
He?s never lost a professional fight, but it?s unlikely that anyone aside from members of his own camp - and probably not even them, if they?re being honest - believe that Andre…
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There’s Nothing Magical About Manny Pacquiao’s Improvement
During the lead up to Manny Pacquiao’s brilliant dismantling of Joshua Clottey, he’d received more than his share of criticism from people hinting that his blitz through the weight classes on his…
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Pacquiao Made Clottey Submit: The Stoppage Wasn’t Necessary
On a night when the HBO broadcast crew of Max Kellerman, Emanuel Steward and especially Jim Lampley were even harder to stomach than usual, the network’s marquee fighter, Manny Pacquiao, bailed them…
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For Some, Pacquiao Is In A No Win Spot Tonight
Imagine being the marquee attraction in your profession, and the better you perform, the more some of your competitors and peers will tarnish your body of work and accomplishments. On the other…
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Too Versatile, With Too Many Weapons: The Case For A Manny Pacquiao Win
The Case For Manny Pacquiao In the end, what happens in the Pacquiao-Clottey bout will come down to: Can Joshua Clottey take Manny Pacquiao's punches in bunches and retain the gumption to…
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He Might Be Too Big For Pacquiao: The Case For A Joshua Clottey Win
Four words. In the end, what happens in this fight will come down to four words: Is he too big? Aside from bulk and strength, what does Joshua Clottey have that can…
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Arum’s Concern Over Clottey Is Believable
Manny Pacquiao's head trainer Freddie Roach was recently quoted in a few Philippine papers saying he believes his fighter, Manny Pacquiao, can knock out Joshua Clottey in nine rounds when they meet…
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Pacquiao’s Sparring Is Becoming Legendary
Watching two upper-tier fighters/contenders spar while preparing for an upcoming fight is the highlight of any activity in a boxing gym. Sparring was my favorite part of training back in the day.…
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There’s A BIG Difference Between Floyd’s 33 And Mosley’s 38
This past Monday night Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a guest on Foxnews channel's Greta Van Sustern's show "On The Record." Mayweather was on the show to discuss his May 1st bout against…
