Frank Lotierzo
278 articles · boxingscene.com
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“Floyd and Manny Have Passed Their Expiration Date”
On Saturday night September 8th, the best Super-middleweight in the world, Andre Ward 26-0 (14), defended his WBA/WBC Super middleweight title against WBC light heavyweight title holder Chad Dawson 31-2 (17), the…
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LOTIERZO’S LOWDOWN: Physicality Too Much For Dawson
Chad Dawson 31-2 (17) is a very good outside boxer and technician, Andre Ward 26-0 (14) is a terrific inside-outside counter-puncher. Chad Dawson, who is the WBC light heavyweight title holder, may…
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LOTIERZO’S LOWDOWN It’s Sad That Substance Isn’t More Appreciated
On September 8th in Oakland, Ca. two of the best young fighters in professional boxing are going to meet for the WBA and WBC Super middleweight titles. Andre Ward 25-0 (13) will…
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Pacquiao-Cotto II? Rerun Not Rematch
If the rumors circulating via the Internet and other boxing publications are accurate, it looks as if Manny Pacquiao 54-4-2 (38) and Miguel Cotto 37-3 (30) are going to meet for a…
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Pacquiao Should Retire – Leaving A Hole In Mayweather’s Legacy
It's a shame that there's so much money on the table, because in a perfect world Manny Pacquiao would fight Timothy Bradley later this year in the hope of erasing the stench…
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LOTIERZO’S LOWDOWN For Once We Can’t Speculate On Mayweather’s Next Move
Since June 1, Floyd Mayweather has been residing at the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada, serving his sentence after a plea deal in a domestic violence case. Mayweather, 43-0 (26) is…
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LOTIERZO’S LOWDOWN No, Stevenson Would Not Have Beaten Ali
The 2012 Olympic games are underway and boxing is getting its fair share of air-time on CNBC for a welcome change. Muhammad Ali is there and has been presented with awards and…
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Haye, Where Has That David Been?
What a difference there is when a fighter is totally confident and not afraid to let his hands go. That's what separates the greats from the near greats. The genuine greats show…
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Unjust Decision Hiding Pacquiao’s Obvious Erosion
When judge Jerry Roth told HBO's Jim Lampley that he judged Manny Pacquiao's performance versus Timothy Bradley against what vintage Pacquiao might have done to Bradley as the reason why he scored…
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Khan Must Check His Ego, Learn To Clinch
Clinching and tying an opponent up when hurt is not a form of surrender or viewed as weakness. At least not by those who know boxing or have been in the ring.…
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The Judges Don’t Get A Do Over – Neither Do You
Well, it's been two plus weeks since Timothy Bradley's disputed split decision victory over Manny Pacquiao. And during the course of the past two weeks, mostly everyone who watched the fight live…
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Mayweather Is Pushed By Cotto But Rises To The Event
This past weekend boxing fans had to shell out nearly seventy dollars in order to watch boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter, Floyd Mayweather 43-0 (26) fight WBA junior middleweight title holder Miguel Cotto…
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If Dawson Is The End For Hopkins: He’s Been The Only One Of The Kind
Tonight WBC light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins 52-5-2 (32) will take on former title holder Chad Dawson 30-1 (17) in what may be perhaps the last big fight of his stellar career.…
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Alvarez-Mosley: Hopefully The Referee Or Shane’s Corner Will Be Merciful
It was recently announced that WBC junior middleweight title holder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez 39-0-1 (29) will be defending his title against former three division champ Shane Mosley 46-7-1 (39) on the Floyd…
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Vitali Klitschko: An Appreciation
Having just turned 40 this past July, WBC heavyweight title holder Vitali Klitschko 43-2 (40) probably won't be around too much longer, even if he does get past the almost 8-1 underdog…
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Have Fans Forgotten Yet That Manny Pacquiao Is Human?
Robinson, Harry Greb and Henry Armstrong. He would've defeated Roberto Duran and both Benny and Sugar Ray Leonard. He'll win titles up to super-middleweight for a total of 10 weight divisions before…
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Mayweather’s Saving Grace: He Matches Up With Everybody Today Stylistically
What is it about Floyd Mayweather 42-0 (26) that is so frustrating for those who would be described as being his biggest critics? It's not like you have to watch him in…
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Mayweather And Pacquiao Should Try Emulating Leonard And Duran..
Have you been following professional boxing closely for the last two or three years? If you have, you've no doubt heard about how great the two best pound for pound fighters/boxers on…
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Hopkins Silences Critics And Agrees To Rematch With Dawson
Doesn't look much like Dawson was buyin' what Dawson was sellin' in this weigh-in pic. Note Dawson's bemused expression...Can Hopkins get into Chad's head, or is there no vacancy? (Hogan) Now that…
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Mayweather’s False Intentions About Fighting Pacquiao Exposed
No matter how many times we tell ourselves that we're not going to get sucked into the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao subterfuge, we always do. However, Mayweather relayed something in his phone call…