David P. Greisman
334 articles · BoxingScene.com
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?Fighting Words? ? Mares and Santa Cruz: About Time
We?ve waited longer for fights than we have for the fight between Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz. We?ve waited for bigger fights, at that. Yet the news that Mares and Santa…
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?Fighting Words? ? A Really Rough Night for Refereeing
It is poetic yet unfortunate that Pat Russell?s career will end in the same manner as his final fight working as a boxing referee ? slightly earlier than scheduled and distracting from…
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Fighting Words – Broner?s Setback and Ward?s Comeback
Andre Ward is still undefeated. Adrien Broner is undefeated in fights that don?t take place in the welterweight division. Both of those statements are true, and yet? And yet Ward?s ninth-round technical…
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Mayweather and alleged entourage member sued in Nevada
A man has sued Floyd Mayweather Jr., ?The Money Team? and a person named David Mack after allegedly being threatened due to his role in attempting to help sell tickets to Mayweather?s…
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Shawn Porter, Trainer Not Concerned with Broner?s Speed
Shawn Porter is a naturally bigger fighter ? a former 165-pound amateur who has mostly been a junior middleweight and welterweight as a pro. But when he steps in against Adrien Broner…
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?Fighting Words? ? 50 Cent Short Changed From the Start
Put aside the jokes about a man nicknamed ?50 Cent? being worried about going broke. The rapper born Curtis Jackson is a multi-platinum multimillionaire who built up his bank account through the…
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?Fighting Words? ? Roman, GGG: An Intro, A Reminder
In four weeks, boxing fans have seen several of the sport?s top stars ? a word that can apply to accomplishment or to popularity. Often, though not always, the latter is a…
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Canelo Open to Pacquiao & Mayweather: Not Below 154
Canelo Alvarez would be willing to have a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. or a fight with Manny Pacquiao, though not at a catch-weight. Mayweather topped Alvarez by majority decision in 2013…
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?Fighting Words? – Mayweather: And Then There Was One
For years, for longer than seemed necessary, for what felt like a lifetime, two questions were asked about Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao: Why had they not fought yet? And what…
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?Fighting Words? – Paulie: Concussion, Craving, Comeback
For some, it comes after a brush with death. For others, the moment is less about mortality yet changes their lives nevertheless. Paulie Malignaggi?s moment was a terrifying one, a loss in…
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?Fighting Words? ? Boxing?s Cold Wars May Never End
When Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. fought eight years ago, some described it as the fight that could save boxing. It wasn?t, of course. And when Mayweather and Manny…
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?Fighting Words? ? Waiting For Miguel Cotto
We lead off with an anecdote of recent vintage. Earlier this month I spoke with Demetrius Andrade, a junior-middleweight titleholder who had temporarily taken a seat directly behind me on press row…
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Buddy McGirt Picks Mayweather, Says Pacquiao Can Win
Like oh so many boxing fans, Buddy McGirt wishes the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would?ve happened a few years ago. Instead, it?s happening ? finally, and thankfully ? on…
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Buddy McGirt Picks Mayweather, Says Pacquiao Can Win
Like oh so many boxing fans, Buddy McGirt wishes the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would?ve happened a few years ago. Instead, it?s happening ? finally, and thankfully ? on…
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Abel Sanchez: Mayweather Is Too Smart For Pacquiao
Abel Sanchez, the California-based trainer whose fighters include middleweight wrecking ball Gennady Golovkin and light heavyweight contender Nadjib Mohammedi, is going with Floyd Mayweather Jr. to top Manny Pacquiao in May. ?I…
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Crawford-Dulorme for WBO title at 140; Algieri gets next
The April 18 bout between lightweight champion Terence Crawford and junior-welterweight contender Thomas Dulorme will be for the vacant World Boxing Organization title at 140 pounds, according to a tweet from Jose…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao At 147, Three Belts At Stake
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao was called ?a welterweight world championship unification bout? in the official press release announcing the May 2 pay-per-view. Those details were confirmed in a conference call held…
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?Fighting Words? – Dropping the (Crystal) Ball on 2015
?Back to the Future Part II? came out in 1989 and looked 26 years into the future, showing the year 2015 and technology that included flying cars. It is now 2015. There…
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?Fighting Words? – No Khan Artist, But Will Money Come?
The fight between Amir Khan and Devon Alexander should?ve happened a year ago. It instead happened this past Saturday. It couldn?t have come at a better time. Now, as with last year,…
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?Fighting Words? ? Final Five For Fighter of the Year
It?s the first day of December ? or perhaps later if you?re one of those slackers who choose not to start your work week with the joy of reading ?Fighting Words? every…