Frank Lotierzo
278 articles · boxingscene.com
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Bradley Beat Vargas And There’s No Controversy
On Saturday night, welterweight Timothy Bradley 32-1-1 (12) won the interim WBO title belt that Floyd Mayweather recently vacated. Bradley accomplished the feat by getting the better of Jessie Vargas 26-1 (9),…
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Golovkin Challenges Mayweather & Floyd Does What He Always Does
As the weeks go by and we get further away from the overly anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao clash, it's painfully obvious how boxing fans are fed up with tremendously hyped…
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LOTIERZO LOWDOWN: Why Did ANYONE Think Floyd Would Lose in Vegas?
Now that the "Letdown of The Century?--better known as Mayweather-Pacquiao, has come and gone, what's left to say that hasn't been covered or said? Many observers realized before the bout that Mayweather…
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Potential Mayweather vs. Golovkin Is Only Legit If Contested At 160
With the Mayweather-Pacquiao fiasco behind us, at least as far as the fight goes, and Gennady Golovkin fresh off his impressive stoppage win over Willie Monroe Jr., there has been some noise…
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Golovkin-Monroe: We Know How It’ll Probably Go But Still Want To Watch
He shows up for every fight with the intention to win impressively and by knockout. He's riding a 32 bout winning streak since he turned pro and 29 of those wins have…
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Alvarez Impressed Against Kirkland… But Don’t Discount Style Factor
This past Saturday night, junior middleweight sensation Saul "Canelo" Alvarez 45-1-1 (32) did what he was supposed to do. And that was take out dynamite punching southpaw James Kirkland 31-2 (28) in…
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Alvarez Needs To Impress Against Kirkland To Make The List
Tonight, budding superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez 44-1-1 (31) will take on southpaw slugger James Kirkland 31-1 (28) in a high profile junior middleweight bout. Alvarez has been a pretty impressive fighter both…
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Countdown To Mayweather-Pacquiao: What A Loss Would Mean For Mayweather
In professional sports legends are created and destroyed in a matter of seconds, and professional boxing is no different. Think of how drastically different the NFL's Buffalo Bills would be viewed today…
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Garcia-Peterson: Lamont’s Words Indicate Garcia Will Dictate Terms Of The Fight
?I?m ready to make a statement,? he said on Philly.com. ?I have to go out there and dominate, I know that. Big money, that is what boxing is about and that?s every…
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Countdown To Mayweather-Pacquiao: MayPac Compares To Leonard-Duran I
With the much anticipated super fight between welterweights Floyd Mayweather 47-0 (26) and Manny Pacquiao 57-5-2 (38) nearing, it's been hard to find another super fight that it is most analogous to.…
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Can’t Blame Adonis If He’s Working Kovalev Like Mayweather Did Manny
It's become almost a sport for boxing writers, me included, and fans to rip WBC/lineal light heavyweight title holder Adonis Stevenson, 37, for kicking the can down the road when it comes…
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Countdown To Mayweather-Pacquiao: Mayweather’s Most Virtuoso Performance
Love him or loathe him, Floyd Mayweather has been the most complete boxer in the sport for the past decade. I think you could make a cogent argument that as of May…
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Countdown To Mayweather-Pacquiao: What Was Manny Pacquiao’s Signature Fight?
There are two types of show-stopping performances we've seen from many great fighters in which their performance on that given night are forever instilled into our memory. In order for their showing…
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Kovalev Shows Extreme Versatility Against Pascal
It's been said after Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao fight on May 2nd, boxing will fade into oblivion because nobody will care about it any longer, which certainly isn't a reach. Well,…
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The Stage Is Set For Thurman To Mark His Arrival Versus Guerrero
It's something you hear all the time about budding fighters on the way up that haven't fully flowered. You watch them fight during the infancy of their career and you see their…
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Countdown To Mayweather-Pacquiao: Legit Super Fight Or Manufactured One?
Starting with this column I'll be doing one article per week, Countdown To Mayweather-Pacquiao, until the fight, examining it from different angles. I'll cover their best fights, what a win or a…
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Is Cotto Now Out In The Cold? Maybe, Maybe Not
Now that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to face each other on May 2nd, and Saul Alvarez has signed on to fight James Kirkland the following weekend, WBC lineal middleweight…
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LOTIERZO: Floyd Will Beat Pacquiao by a Comfortable Margin
With The Fight being announced, here's what I believe we know Pacquiao must have agreed to, to Team Mayweather's demands ?maybe Floyd will allow Manny to pick his own trunks to wear?and…
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Golovkin Overwhelms With Both Physical and Mental Pressure
His physicality really puts a lot of mental and physical pressure on his opponents. That, more than anything else, describes the uphill task that the top middleweights in the world are confronted…
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THE LOTIERZO LOWDOWN Why Cotto Should Fight Mayweather Next
I know it's not a fight that fans are on the edge of their seats waiting to see again, but the two best fighter/boxing managers (excluding Bernard Hopkins) in the sport, Floyd…