David P. Greisman
334 articles · BoxingScene.com
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“Fighting Words” – A Rematch Timed Right and A Return Too Soon
Francisco Vargas was in one of the best fights of 2015, got back in the ring seven months later and wound up in one of the best fights of 2016. He came…
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Mayweather: Facing McGregor Makes Sense, But No One Else Does
Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues to be asked about a potential fight with mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor. Of course, Mayweather helps fan the flames by expressing interest in that bout happening.…
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“Fighting Words” – Dropping the (Crystal) Ball on 2017
Hindsight is 20/20. Foresight isn?t necessarily crystal clear. It helps, then, to have a crystal ball. My crystal ball is my greatest asset. Anyone can be an armchair quarterback or a backseat…
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“Fighting Words” – Seven More Before We Hit The Road
It?s fitting that the final notable bouts of the year take place in Japan. As has become tradition, it is in the Land of the Rising Sun that the sun sets on…
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“Fighting Words” – Bernard Hopkins: The Ex-Executioner
Bernard Hopkins made a life of accomplishing what people believed he couldn?t and made a career out of achieving what others hadn?t. He was an ex-con who defied the warden who said…
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“Fighting Words” – Five Biggest Storylines From This Busy Coming Weekend
This coming weekend is nowhere near the biggest weekend in boxing this year. But it is one of the busiest. From early in the morning until late at night, you?ll be able…
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Fighting Words – Fair Or Not, Walters Again Did Himself No Favors
Nicholas Walters ran out of goodwill well before he stepped into the ring with Vasyl Lomachenko. That is a significant reason why he is enduring so much criticism for the way his…
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“Fighting Words” – Breaking Down 2016’s Fighter of the Year Race
Sometimes deciding the Fighter of the Year is a matter of nomination. Too often, it involves a process of self-elimination. Boxers lose. Boxers don?t fight often enough. Boxers don?t fight difficult enough…
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“Fighting Words? – Dead October: Hell Hath No (Tyson) Fury
There used to be just one major boxing match scheduled for all of October. Now there is none. The cupboard was already rather barren. We would?ve needed to wait until the end…
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“Fighting Words” – Golovkin Broke Brook?s Face, But Not His Will
On a night when Gennady Golovkin had once hoped to face another middleweight, one of the best challenges he?s faced in years instead came from a welterweight. That?s not to criticize Golovkin,…
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?Fighting Words? – Time to Learn ?The Truth? About Errol Spence
We know that Errol Spence is the truth. We know that ?The truth? is more than just his nickname. We just don?t know the whole truth. Yet. We?re about to. We?re on…
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?Fighting Words? – Kovalev-Ward: Great to Make, Hard to Sell
As shameful as it is that the two best light heavyweights in the world are still no closer to facing each other, no weight class should be tied down by the lack…
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Leo Santa Cruz-Carl Frampton – Examining The Scorecards
There was so much happening between Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton, who combined for 12 rounds of action, with nearly 500 punches landed between them out of 1,670 shots thrown. They…
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No Santa Cruz-Frampton Rematch Clause, DiBella Expects Sequel
Leo Santa Cruz?s fight with Carl Frampton was a voluntary defense of his featherweight world title. But there apparently was no rematch clause that would allow Santa Cruz another shot in case…
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Fighting Words – Golovkin-Brook: Valid Reasons to Make It, Hate It
This was supposed to be the year that Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin fought each other. This is turning out to be the year that two middleweights who should?ve fought each other…
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Loeffler: Golovkin-Eubank Next Best Alternative To Saunders Fight
If Gennady Golovkin heads overseas to fight Chris Eubank Jr. in the United Kingdom, then Eubank should thank to the only person to beat him so far as a pro ? middleweight…
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“Fighting Words” – Keith Thurman: Once Upon A “One Time”
Once upon a time, Keith Thurman was someone who didn?t yet deserve to be on television but landed a prime slot anyway. That time was just four years ago. So much has…
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Thurman: One Win Won’t Make Me Fill Mayweather’s Shoes
There was talk ahead this past Saturday?s fight between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter that the winner would have a better claim to the division in the wake of the retirements of…
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“Fighting Words” – The Revolving Door and Boxing’s Changing Faces
Every year at this time of year, I help compile the ?State of the Game? section for THE RING magazine, a feature that includes a list of the 10 longest-reigning titleholders in…
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“Fighting Words” – Making Peace Doesn?t Guarantee Making Fights
It was a groundbreaking settlement, one that ended legal wrangling between two of the most significant entities in boxing and opened up the possibility of them working together for the first time…