Lee Wylie
41 articles · The Sweet Science
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THE WYLIE PICK: Guerrero Over Aydin By Wide Decision
By Lee Wylie
12 rounds, for the WBC 147 pound interim title Televised by Showtime Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, 29-1-1 {18 kos} will sample life in the ring as a welterweight for the very first…
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Weight Woes Aside, Broner Shouldn’t Have Problem With Escobedo
By Lee Wylie
Vicente Escobedo, 26-3 {15} must be thinking to himself: How do you solve a problem like Broner? It's a good question. Maybe, he figured, after seeing Broner weigh in three and a…
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Nonito Donaire Remains An Enigma
By Lee Wylie
Is the glass half empty? Or is it half full? Once again, there's an aura of disappointment after a Nonito Donaire fight. But why does this continue to be so? The Filipino…
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“If There’s A Rematch, Bradley Will Dominate Pacquiao”
By Lee Wylie
There's no doubting its impact within the boxing fraternity. The recent showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley is the most talked about boxing event of recent times. "The decision," as it's…
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Victor Ortiz Must Choose His Identity
By Lee Wylie
A few observations about the Victor Ortiz-Josesito Lopez fight from last night: When I look at Victor Ortiz, I see a confused fighter. A fighter who suffers from an identity crisis every…
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Next Time, Bradley Will Beat Pacquiao, But Lose A Decision
By Lee Wylie
Here's my prediction for a Pacquiao-Bradley rematch, if it occurs. ~ Bradley, a technician, now has Pacquiao figured out. He knows Manny's angles, his rhythm, his timing -how he operates. I believe…
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THE BREAKDOWN: Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley
By Lee Wylie
THE FIGHT: Manny Pacquiao Versus Timothy Bradley, Saturday, June 9 At the MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, on HBO pay per view and Primetime {UK} 12 rounds, for Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title…
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Bute vs. Froch-Who Do Ya Like?
By Lee Wylie
I'm sticking with Lucian Bute by decision, but I feel there's a strong possability of a knockout in Bute's favour. I see this alot like the Mayweather-Hatton-Pacquiao scenario a few years back.…
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THE BREAKDOWN: Lucian Bute-Carl Froch
By Lee Wylie
Lucian Bute versus Carl Froch Saturday, May 26 At the Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, England, on EPIX and SKY SPORTS. 12 rounds, for Bute's IBF super-middleweight title {168 pounds} STATISTICS: Carl Froch…
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Here Is The Gameplan To Beat Floyd Mayweather
By Lee Wylie
The records show that there have now been forty three plotted fistic attacks against boxing's impenetrable fortress since 1996 -each of them thwarted by one of the most advanced defensive systems so…
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Kiss Mayweather-Pacquiao Goodbye
By Lee Wylie
Let's make one thing perfectly clear. Regardless of how some people scored the fight, Floyd Mayweather did a masterful job in dethroning Miguel Cotto on Saturday night, in what I consider one…
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THE BREAKDOWN: Saul Alvarez-Shane Mosley
By Lee Wylie
Saul Alvarez-Shane Mosley: at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, on HBO PPV 12 rounds, for Alvarez's WBC junior middleweight title No matter how you slice it, things do not look promising for…
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THE BREAKDOWN: Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto
By Lee Wylie
Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto on Saturday, May 5 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas; on HBO PPV; 12 rounds for Cotto's WBA junior middleweight title At a glance, the fight looks intriguing. Miguel…
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Floyd Gets Treated The Way He Wants Us To Treat Him
By Lee Wylie
EDITOR NOTE: I recently posted blogs on the ESPN New York website which touched on a question that dogs at me: does the boxing media treat Floyd Mayweather fairly, or is there…
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Do Freddie Roach Fighters Lack Inside Defensive Skills?
By Lee Wylie
If we were to compile a pound for pound list on sheer talent alone, Jorge Linares would probably feature somewhere around the top as a result of his smorgasbord of just about…
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No Lie, Cotto Has No Chance Vs. Mayweather
By Lee Wylie
As if by law, no HBO super fight goes by without receiving the "Face Off With Max Kellerman" treatment. It has become a customary pre fight ritual. In the latest installment, Max…
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I Like Roy Jones To Knock Out Manny Pacquiao
By Lee Wylie
Last week, I talked about what I thought could happen if Roy Jones Jr and Floyd Mayweather Jr were ever close enough in weight and time to face off, which came about…
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Could The Trainer Become More Important Than The Fighter?
By Lee Wylie
Evolution is defined as, "The gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form." Last Saturday, we may have seen the future of boxing. On…
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How It Will Look: Hopkins-Dawson II
By Lee Wylie
THE SETTING: There is no disputing who some of the greatest fighters of all time are. Men like Harry Greb, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali often find themselves at…
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Pacquiao Might Have Blueprint to Beat Mayweather
By Lee Wylie
Mayweather will remain just that. A fantasy. During the recent Mayweather/Cotto presser in NY, Floyd announced that the fight would remain unlikely as long as Pacquiao is promoted under Bob Arum. Mayweather…