David P. Greisman
334 articles · BoxingScene.com
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“Fighting Words” – Canelo, Khan, Golovkin and The Inevitable
The fight between Canelo Alvarez and Amir Khan was marketed as a battle pitting power against speed. That much was true, though it is never truly that simple. What also matters is…
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“Fighting Words” – Golovkin, Canelo and Positions of Power
The powers-that-be in boxing don?t make their decisions with consistency in mind. Their choices are a matter of convenience. There?s a turn of phrase that is cutesy, clich? and still too true:…
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“Fighting Words” – When Your Best Just Isn’t Good Enough
Timothy Bradley is a very good fighter. He is a two-division world titleholder who won belts at junior welterweight and welterweight. He has beaten two other very good fighters, Devon Alexander and…
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“Fighting Words” – Timothy Bradley?s Not-Quite No-Win Scenario
Nearly everyone thought he lost the first one. He clearly lost the second one. That should mean that a victory for Timothy Bradley in his third fight with Manny Pacquiao would propel…
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?Fighting Words? – Showtime Gets Its Second Wind
Last year started so well for Showtime. Its first major boxing broadcast of 2015 crowned a new heavyweight titleholder when Deontay Wilder defeated Bermane Stiverne. The main event pulled in an average…
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Jessie Vargas: Me and Tim Bradley Have Unfinished Business
Jessie Vargas now holds the World Boxing Organization?s welterweight title. He?s hoping to defend it soon against the person who previously held it. That?s because the belt belonged to Timothy Bradley before.…
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“Fighting Words” – Canelo vs. Khan: A One-Ring Circus
Last night?s Super Bowl put the two best football teams together in the biggest one-night sporting event of the year. Sometimes the games are competitive and entertaining. Sometimes they are one, but…
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Lederman on Mayweather-Pacquiao 2: Manny Will Be Different!
There are those who don?t believe Floyd Mayweather Jr. will remain retired for long. There are also those who don?t believe Manny Pacquiao when he says his upcoming third bout with Timothy…
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“Fighting Words” – The WBC and Welterweight BS
Last year, after Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiao, the best boxer of this generation said that he would vacate his world titles ? two at junior middleweight and two at welterweight,…
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Pacquiao-Bradley 3 Approved for 4/9 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas
The arena where Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley fought their first two bouts will be the place where their trilogy presumably comes to an end. Pacquiao-Bradley 3 will take place on April…
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“Fighting Words” – Five Big Stories to Follow in 2016
The early weeks of the year tend to be a slower time for the sport, and 2016 appears as if it will be no different. The schedule for the first part of…
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Algieri Open to Berto; Wants Pacquiao, Khan Rematches
Chris Algieri was coming off two losses. But even though those defeats came against a pair of very recognizable names in Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, he nevertheless needed a win over…
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?Fighting Words? ? Golovkin: Pressure on Canelo, Cotto
The person who most wants to face Gennady Golovkin is the man who just got done being punched for seven and a half rounds by the heaviest hands in the middleweight division.…
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‘Fighting Words’ – Floyd Mayweather: So, This is Goodbye
There are millions of reasons why Floyd Mayweather Jr. shouldn?t retire. Tens of millions, really. Perhaps even a hundred million. And there are hundreds of millions of reasons why Mayweather can hang…
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‘Fighting Words’ – Floyd Mayweather: So, This is Goodbye
There are millions of reasons why Floyd Mayweather Jr. shouldn?t retire. Tens of millions, really. Perhaps even a hundred million. And there are hundreds of millions of reasons why Mayweather can hang…
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Mayweather-Berto Not Yet Sellout, Ellerbe Mum on Numbers
Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s last fight obliterated box office records. That?s no surprise, given that Mayweather?s last fight was a highly anticipated and long awaited collision with Manny Pacquiao. His other recent bouts…
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?Fighting Words? ? Santa Cruz-Russell Drumbeat Begins
Leo Santa Cruz had just fought and won against by far the most accomplished opponent he?d ever faced. Nevertheless, it didn?t take too long after this victory over Abner Mares for people…
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?Fighting Words? ? Canelo?s Second Chance, Cotto?s Last
The best boxer in the world today became the richest fighter ever, remaining a huge attraction in part because he never lost. Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez don?t have Floyd Mayweather?s fortune,…
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Fighting Words – Kovalev-Beterbiev Depends On Haymon
Even before Sergey Kovalev stepped into the ring with his last opponent, we were thinking ahead about whom he could face next. Kovalev?s opponent this past Saturday, Nadjib Mohammedi, wasn?t given a…
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?Fighting Words? ? Floyd, Froch and Going Out On Top
When Floyd Mayweather Jr. retires ? whether it is after his supposed farewell fight this Sept. 12 or should his goodbye instead be postponed in favor of adding more profit to his…