Frank Lotierzo
278 articles · boxingscene.com
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Hopkins Has the ?Promoter Talk? Down Pat Regarding Canelo vs. Triple-G
During his prime ? which lasted so long it?s hard to pinpoint exactly when he was fighting at his absolute best ? he was physically gifted and gargoyle tough, but perhaps above…
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Mayweather-McGregor: ?The Sting?
Floyd Mayweather is one of a kind and I don?t mean as a fighter. Starting the night of February 25th 1964, when I saw Cassius Clay for the first time in my…
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Ward vs. Kovalev: This Time, All the Pressure is on Kovalev
It was the signature fight of his career. He fought an undefeated opponent in the opponent?s home country. In spite of being undefeated and two years earlier beating the great Bernard Hopkins…
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Why I?d take Errol Spence over Anybody at Welterweight
With IBF welterweight title holder Errol Spence?s dazzling showing and stoppage of former title holder Kell Brook, many are speculating as to where Spence fits within the pecking order among the current…
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Canelo?s Drawing Power Will Zoom into the Stratosphere if he Beats GGG
With the announcement of the much anticipated middleweight title bout between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez 49-1-1 (34) and Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin 37-0 (33), I think it?s fair to say the boxing community hasn?t…
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Canelo vs. Chavez Jr: Maybe a Night?s Worth of Entertainment
Finally it?s here, the 164.5 pound catch-weight bout between soaring Mexican sensation Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez 48-1-1 (34) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr 50-2-1 (32), the son of legendary Julio Cesar Chavez. The…
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Why I Like Garcia Over Thurman
SATURDAY?S WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ? There was Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns in 1981, the standard by which all other welterweight unification bouts are measured. Then there was Oscar De La Hoya…
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Fighting McGregor Just Another Easy Step to Immortality for Mayweather
Fighting McGregor ? Has any fighter?s road to boxing immortality been easier or come with more surefire wins than Floyd Mayweather?s? Floyd just turned 40 years old. He is officially retired but…
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Canelo-Chavez: A Fun Fight Unlikely to Alter Boxing?s Landscape
CANELO vs. CHAVEZ JR ?- It was recently announced by Golden Boy Promotions that Canelo Alvarez 48-1-1 (34) will fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. 50-2-1 (32) in a catch weight 12-round bout…
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Floyd Mayweather on ESPN: Another Boring and Boorish Interview
FLOYD MAYWEATHER ON ESPN ? I?ve always maintained that as great as he was on the basketball court, there was nothing more boring or condescending than a Michael Jordan Sunday night conversation…
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Aaron Pryor: The Best Junior Welterweight Ever
Best Junior Welterweight ? ?Beast? is the first word that comes to my mind when I think of former IBF junior welterweight champ Aaron ?The Hawk? Pryor who passed away early Sunday…
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Canelo?s Superstar Status Gives Him Too Much Leverage
Saturday night Mexican star Canelo Alvarez 47-1-1 (33) challenges WBO junior middleweight title holder Liam Smith 23-0-1 (13) at the home of the Dallas Cowboys (known as Jerry World in some circles)…
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Condescending Canelo Lets The Truth Slip Out
Move over Floyd Mayweather. There?s a fighter on the block who is more condescending than you ever were, with the difference being he?s less accomplished and also lost his unblemished record to…
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The Mayweather Effect ? and It?s Costing You
The Mayweather Effect ? The Mayweather influence is impossible to miss. If you?re an astute follower of professional boxing you?d have to be blind to miss the enormous impact that Floyd Mayweather…
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Pacquiao-Vargas: A Money Grab That Likely Leads to PacMan?s Swan Song
Well, it looks as if Top Rank Promotions president Bob Arum isn?t quite ready to cash out on former eight division title holder Manny Pacquiao 58-6-2 (38), at least not yet. Apparently…
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Kovalev-Ward: A Fight You Won?t Have To Hold Your Nose When You Buy It
Kovalev-Ward ? By all accounts, Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward will touch gloves on November 19th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Of all the matchups in professional boxing that we…
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If Arum Makes Pacquiao-Crawford, You Know He?s Cashing Out On Manny
Cashing Out On Manny ? In most cases a column on the Crawford-Postol junior welterweight clash this past Saturday night ? might begin with the assumption that most boxing fans saw the…
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Kovalev vs. Ward is the Best that Boxing has to Offer
Well, it looks as if boxing is going to realize, at least in my opinion, the most intriguing matchup that could be made in the sport, later this year when WBA/IBF/WBO light…
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Canelo’s Physicality Will Overwhelm Khan’s Speed
This Saturday night Saul "Canelo" Alvarez 46-1-1 (32) will meet Amir Khan 31-3 (19) for the WBC world middleweight title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez is the lineal middleweight…
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Pacquiao-Bradley III: This One Will Be A Battle Of Wills More Than I & II
This Saturday night Manny Pacquiao 57-6-2 (38) and Timothy Bradley 33-1-1 (13) will meet for the third and no doubt final time. At stake will be the vacant WBO welterweight title, which…