David P. Greisman
334 articles · BoxingScene.com
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Fighting Words ? Freewheeling Fighting Awards ?11, Part 1
We want the phenomenal to be forever, for the incredible to be indelible, for all that is right to be all that is remembered. That?s not how it works. We must take…
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Mark Johnson Rips Pacquiao, Talks Khan-Peterson, More
Barely 24 hours after being told he?d be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, former 112- and 115-pound titleholder Mark ?Too Sharp? Johnson stood in a city government building in…
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Bob Arum on How Cotto Rebounded From Pacquiao Loss
Bob Arum of Top Rank, promoter of Miguel Cotto, was asked after Cotto-Margarito 2 about how Cotto was able to have such success rebounding from his loss two years ago to Manny…
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Miguel Cotto Secures His Most Satisfying Career Victory
NEW YORK CITY ? For three-and-a-half years, Miguel Cotto sought revenge ? for the first loss he had ever taken, for the brutal beating he had received at the hands of Antonio…
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?Fighting Words? ? Deconstructing Cotto-Margarito Ep. 1
In a week where days were spent questioning whether (and where) the rematch between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito would occur, it took less than half an hour to remind us of…
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Four Trainers on Pacquiao-Marquez 3 Result, Mayweather
BoxingScene.com: Did Marquez?s performance against Pacquiao surprise you? John Scully: ?It surprised me, but by the same token, nothing really surprises me in boxing. At that level, these guys are champions. Marquez,…
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Showtime: Post-Hershman, Pay-Per-View Post-Pacquiao
Six months ago, Showtime had Manny Pacquiao on pay-per-view and Ken Hershman helming the network?s sports broadcasts. Now Pacquiao?s next fight is under the HBO umbrella, and Hershman will be starting his…
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?Fighting Words? ? Kirkland-Angulo: The Flick of a Switch
The expectations that fueled more than three years of anticipation were fulfilled within the first three minutes of action. The first knockdown ? Alfredo Angulo?s right hand sending James Kirkland firmly onto…
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?Fighting Words? ? The Selling of Pacquiao vs Marquez 3
The third fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez should be an easy sale. But while the pay-per-view broadcast it headlines on Nov. 12 will sell well, the main event itself…
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?Fighting Words? ? Deconstructing Pacquiao-Marquez Ep. 1
Conflict, though universal and timeless, is not a 24/7 institution. War is punctuated by periodic negotiations. Professional wrestling needs promos to set up, flesh out or add to the storylines. Even ?The…
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?Fighting Words? ? Hopkins-Dawson: Disbelief, Disgust
It was fitting that an event marketed behind the Ripley?s ?Believe It or Not!? slogan would end not with an astonishing accomplishment or amazing action, but on an odd sequence of actions…
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?Fighting Words? ? From Head Butts to Foot in Mouth
?I screwed up.? ?I made a mistake, and it cost me.? ?I?ve learned my lesson, and now I need to earn your respect back.? ?I need to work my way back. I…
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Fighting Words ? As Always, Money May Makes ?Em Pay
The subplots were manifold, each presented, digested and dissected: the acrimonious relationship between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his father; the abandonment of Victor Ortiz as a child by his parents; the falling…
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“Fighting Words” – Berto: Welterweight Man?s Burden
He is not Manny Pacquiao. He is not Floyd Mayweather Jr. He couldn?t beat Victor Ortiz. He?s never faced Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito or Shane Mosley. Andre Berto is not just maligned…
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?Fighting Words? ? After The Last Round
Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward swing in the glorious ninth round of their first fight. Gatti?s face contorts with each clean, hard punch that lands from Ward. And all of Ward?s punches…
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Fighting Words: Wide Open Race For Fighter of the Year
They?re not quite neck and neck at the turn, but there is no frontrunner yet for ?Fighter of the Year.? That?s because the winning campaign no longer involves much, well? winning. In…
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Fighting Words: We Can?t Ignore the Sanctioning Bodies
It would be so easy ? indeed, it would be ideal ? to take the latest sanctioning body drama as the proverbial last straw, to use the World Boxing Council?s most recent…
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Fighting Words: More Rodriguez-Wolaks, At What Price?
They stood side by side, paired by pain and pride not long after being adversaries in action. They were positioned nearly as close to each other as they had been over 10…
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?Fighting Words? ? Klitschko-Haye: Power Outage
The everlasting allure of heavyweight boxing lies in the exercise of power. They are the biggest men and the hardest punchers. There is supposed to be danger in their delivery and excitement…
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Sebastian Lujan’s Late Notice Gamble Pays Off in Texas
Not every Filipino southpaw welterweight is alike. No fighter from the Philippines this era can evade the shadow of Manny Pacquiao. Mark Melligen had more to worry about than that Friday night…
