David P. Greisman
334 articles · BoxingScene.com
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?Fighting Words? ? Injuries, Conspiracies & Floyd-Devon
There is no trust in boxing, not in a sport where the credo for its combatants is to protect themselves at all times. That is of utmost importance in the ring; that…
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Fighting Words: Gamboa (Allegedly) Neither 1st Nor Last
Each new name is no longer a surprise, but rather just another disappointment. We know that athletes cheat, that so many will do so much to get ahead, to get their bodies…
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Fighting Words: Who Will Stand Up For Lucas Matthysse?
The boxing business hasn?t been that bad for Lucas Matthysse. He has fought three times on Showtime in the past seven months, twice in the main event at a Las Vegas casino.…
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?Fighting Words? ? Boxing Addicts Now More Ably Enabled
The boxing world is both bigger and smaller. The television networks deserve both credit and blame. After all, it wasn?t too long ago that they were nearly all of what we had.…
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?Fighting Words? ? Dropping the (Crystal) Ball on 2013
The most skilled boxers know exactly what?s coming at them and how to deal with it. We boxing fans should be so lucky. Worry not, then. The events of these next 12…
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?Fighting Words? ? Eight Years, Four Fights, One Punch
The measure of a fighter rests not just in what he is capable of, but also in how he applies his abilities against those who oppose him. The greatest boxers can examine…
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Pacquiao-Marquez 4: The Trainers Prediction Roundtable
Ronnie Shields (Pacquiao): ?I think Pacquiao wins again by a close split decision. Marquez is a slow starter. There?s nothing they can do to make him start faster. I think he?s going…
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‘Fighting Words’ – Canelo-Trout? Don?t Hold Your Breath
Don?t hold your breath for Canelo Alvarez vs. Austin Trout in 2013. If Alvarez ends up fighting Trout next year, it won?t be the promoter?s or the network?s first choice. It wasn?t…
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‘Fighting Words’ – Only One (Decision For) Ricky Hatton
Rare is the fighter who retires while on top of a profession so brutal that it can break a man in the span of one night. So rare is this, that champions…
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?Fighting Words? ? Pacquiao/Marquez: Fourth and For All
It was not very long ago that the biggest bouts of the year would dominate all discussion for months before fight night. They were black holes that drew everything toward them. Little…
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Roach Doesn?t Think Pacquiao Will Have Cramp Problems
Freddie Roach does not think the cramps that Manny Pacquiao has complained about following recent bouts will recur in his upcoming fourth fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. ?We've never had cramp problems…
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?Fighting Words? ? Steward?s Death a Big Loss for Boxing
Joni Mitchell was partially correct: We (sometimes) don?t know what we?ve got until it?s gone. This has been true with regrettable frequency this year with the deaths of multiple fighters and notable…
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“Fighting Words” ? Erik Morales: Another Sad Goodbye
There were worse ways to go out of the sport they love, and the sport that loved them back, than to lose to whom they did ? and how they did. They…
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?Fighting Words? ? Our Warriors Are Underappreciated
Our warriors are underappreciated. It seems a strange statement to make, particularly in a year in which boxing writers and fans are considering voting Arturo Gatti into the International Boxing Hall of…
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Report: Pacquiao and Mayweather To Settle Lawsuit
Manny Pacquiao?s defamation lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr. could soon be settled out of court, according to a report Tuesday evening by the Associated Press. The article cites Malcolm LaVergne, the attorney…
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Fighting Words: Premise, Promise of Pacquiao-Marquez 4
It will be one of the biggest events of 2012. It will dominate conversation as the year reaches its end. It will be seen by a majority of the citizens in the…
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?Fighting Words? ? Does One Round Require a Rematch?
There is no column in the statistics set aside for moral victories. That doesn?t change the reality of such a result. Sometimes a fighter indeed will win in the way that he…
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?Fighting Words? ? You?ve Met Sergio and Julio, Right?
Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. shouldn?t need to be reintroduced to a boxing audience, not when one of them has been the true middleweight champion for nearly two and a…
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‘Fighting Words’ – Deconstructing Ward-Dawson 24/7 Ep. 1
How much we respect certain fighters doesn?t necessarily mean we?ll expect much of the fight they?re in. And the level of interest we have in what will happen doesn?t necessarily translate to…
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‘Fighting Words’ ? Donaire One Win From Fighter of Year?
Once again, a Filipino fighter is an early frontrunner for ?Fighter of the Year.? It?s definitely not Manny Pacquiao, though, not with his controversial split decision loss earlier this year against Timothy…