David P. Greisman
334 articles · BoxingScene.com
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Fighting Words: Should Floyd Face the Best of 154, 160?
There are fans of boxers, and then there are fans of boxing. These are not mutually exclusive. Nevertheless: Fans of Floyd Mayweather will cite these numbers as signs of his superiority in…
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Mayweather-Guerrero Did $9.9 Million in Ticket Sales
The May 4 pay-per-view bout between Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero sold a total of 14,258 tickets and pulled in a gate of $9,922,350, according to the Nevada Athletic Commission, which released…
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Fighting Words: Floyd Will Retire Undefeated ? and Rich
Floyd Mayweather will tell you that it was an easy $32 million, at minimum, for his win over Robert Guerrero. The eight-figure payday surpasses what Alex Rodriguez will pull in for an…
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?Fighting Words? ? Sergio: A Bad Night, or a Bad Sign?
There will not be a rematch this year between Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Perhaps there shouldn?t be one at all. It all depends on how well Martinez can recuperate…
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Fighting Words: Did Canelo Do Enough For ?Money? Fight?
Canelo Alvarez knew he had won the fight long before it was over, when there were still four rounds remaining, when any moment of those 12 minutes could have seen him suffering…
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?Fighting Words? ? Donaire Met His Match. Will Canelo?
Nonito Donaire had belonged there in New York City, standing on the stage at the Capitale in Lower Manhattan, recognized last Thursday as the best fighter of 2012 by the Boxing Writers…
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Mayweather-Guerrero: Byrd To Ref, Judges Also Named
The referee for the May 4 welterweight title fight between Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will be Robert Byrd. Byrd was selected at the April…
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?Fighting Words? ? Why Waiting for Rios-Alvarado 3 is OK
Given the impatience that has caused this society to be ruled by instant gratification, it seems astounding that boxing fans can find the will to wait for big fights to take place.…
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Fighting Words: Bey PED Case: Skepticism, Shades of Gray
The news of Mickey Bey?s positive test for elevated testosterone raised eyebrows, at first, because of how outrageously high the results were. His testosterone to epitestosterone ratio was more than 30:1, the…
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?Fighting Words? ? Why Broner Can Act Out (For Now)
More than one story about Adrien Broner mentioned another once-promising prospect to come out of Cincinnati, a man who once seemed a local hero destined for stardom, only to become the disappointing…
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Diaz: Tim Bradley Will Fight Smarter if There?s a Rematch
Timothy Bradley?s trainer says he?s open to the idea of his fighter having a rematch with Ruslan Provodnikov ? but that fans shouldn?t expect to see another war like that which happened…
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Timothy Bradley: Standing There and Trading Was Idiotic
The best fights for the fans are not always the best fights for the fighters themselves. And so while Timothy Bradley might have gained many more fans after his brutal war this…
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?Fighting Words? ? They Would Not Quit, Could Not Lose
It can be but one mistake, one opening, one opportunity. It can be a single moment that changes an entire fight. And it is because of this that nearly every moment of…
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?Fighting Words? ? The Broner-Malignaggi Gamble
Let?s get two things out of the way. This is not Shane Mosley moving from lightweight to welterweight and later going on to meet and defeat Oscar De La Hoya. Nor is…
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“Fighting Words? – Schadenfreude as 50 Cent Struggles
A penny for 50 Cent?s thoughts would be priceless. This was not the way he thought his entry into the world of boxing promoting would begin. Some predicted that the rapper would…
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Guerrero: It?s Going To Be a Dogfight With Mayweather
It was barely a year ago that all we were hearing from Robert Guerrero and his camp was about how he deserved a fight with Floyd Mayweather. But once the negotiations for…
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Fighting Words: – Mayweather?s Move Means Much to Many
This came as a surprise to some, though there should be no real surprises in boxing. Not in a sport that boils down to business. Not when business breaks down any notions…
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Is Donaire-Rigondeaux in Trouble Over Drug Testing?
Though the fight between 122-pound titleholders Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux has been announced for April 13 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the bout is potentially approaching a…
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?Fighting Words? ? Justifying HBO?s Broner Infatuation
You could tell that HBO was infatuated with Adrien Broner from the very beginning. You can tell now that, this time, it?s different. It?s different than it was with Jermain Taylor from…
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Adrien Broner Has No Problem Breaking ‘The Rock’ Down
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. ? The more we see Adrien Broner fight, the more we understand why his nickname of ?The Problem? is so fitting. And if Gavin Rees didn?t understand that before…