David P. Greisman
334 articles · BoxingScene.com
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?Fighting Words? ? Crawford?s Star Turn Not Yet Complete
This was the night that Terence Crawford needed. He fought on HBO for the fourth time in his pro career. He headlined in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, in front of an…
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?Fighting Words? ? Cotto-Martinez: A Revival, A Requiem
NEW YORK ? There were more than 21,000 people in Madison Square Garden, and few of them were prepared to say goodbye. Most of them were there to see Miguel Cotto, to…
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Martinez: 1k Argentine Fans Cheering = 10k Puerto Ricans
Sergio Martinez is likely aware that Madison Square Garden will be a Miguel Cotto crowd this Saturday ? after all, there is a significant Puerto Rican population in the New York City…
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Cotto Fight Big For Martinez?s Legacy, DiBella Says
Sergio Martinez was already deserving of respect, but his accomplishments are not fully appreciated, according to his promoter, Lou DiBella, who says that it a win in the June 7 bout with…
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?Fighting Words? – The Magnetism of Pacquiao-Marquez 5
It was his white whale, and then he caught it. Juan Manuel Marquez chased after Manny Pacquiao for eight and a half years. He followed Pacquiao from featherweight, where they fought to…
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Mayweather-Maidana – Examining The Scorecards
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Naazim Richardson Gives His Take on Mayweather-Maidana
Naazim Richardson, trainer of Bernard Hopkins and Steve Cunningham, spoke with BoxingScene.com on April 18. BoxingScene.com: How do you see the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana going? Richardson: ?Like…
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Fighting Words: Hopkins-Shumenov, Mismatch Master Class
When Bernard Hopkins was sentenced to hard time behind bars, Beibut Shumenov had not yet even been born. For the entirety of the 30 and a half years that Shumenov has been…
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Stevenson-Hopkins: Schaefer Mulling Location Options
The bottom line is that the location for a potential fight between light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson and unified titleholder Bernard Hopkins will be decided by the bottom line. ?If it?s going…
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Hopkins Hints Again at Desire to Face Floyd Mayweather
Bernard Hopkins has spoken of it before, and he?s now bringing it up again: a potential fight with pound-for-pound and box-office king Floyd Mayweather. ?After I become light heavyweight champion again, if…
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Ellerbe: Floyd Knows He’s in a Tough Fight With Maidana
Perhaps you can chalk it up to Leonard Ellerbe speaking in a way that will help sell Floyd Mayweather?s upcoming May 3 pay-per-view match, but the executive with Mayweather Promotions is talking…
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Fighting Words – Bradley’s Questions, Pacquiao’s Answers
The trash talk, if it could even be characterized as such, was rather tame in the build-up to the rematch between Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao. This was not for lack of…
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?Fighting Words? – The 6 Hurt Most by Boxing’s Cold War
The reason that boxing?s ?cold war? between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions has lasted so long is because there?s been little reason for it to end. Yes, there are numerous big…
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Robert Garcia Highly Doubts Pacquiao is The Same Fighter
Boxing trainer Robert Garcia, whose stable includes Thomas Dulorme, Mikey Garcia, Evgeny Gradovich, Marcos Maidana and Brandon Rios, among others, spoke with BoxingScene.com on March 28. BoxingScene.com: Who do you think wins…
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?Fighting Words? ? Seeking Meaning From a PR Evening
Not every fight means everything, but every fight means something. Some of these somethings mean less, though just because they mean less doesn?t mean they mean nothing at all. We knew that…
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?Fighting Words? – Canelo-Angulo: No Miracle, Just Mercy
My boxing weekend began at a Friday night card that provided quite the contrast with the show that followed 24 hours later ? when a famous fighter named Canelo Alvarez would meet…
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Lederman: Bradley Has To Be Very Careful To Avoid KO
Harold Lederman, HBO?s longtime ringside scorer, caught up briefly with BoxingScene.com to give his thoughts on the April 12 rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley. Lederman spoke with BoxingScene.com on Feb.…
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Chavez-Vera Rematch – Examining The Scorecards
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?Fighting Words? ? On Khan, Maidana, Floyd and Manny
There was only one direction to go after the huge financial success that was Floyd Mayweather?s win over Canelo Alvarez this past September: down. Barring a bout with Manny Pacquiao ? which…
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Bradley: No Injuries, Fewer Nerves in Pacquiao Rematch
Timothy Bradley had largely boxed against Manny Pacquiao. He had been in a brutal brawl with Ruslan Provodnikov. And he then found a nice middle ground against Juan Manuel Marquez, fighting in…