Bernard Fernandez
134 articles · Philadelphia Daily News
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Winky Wright: Better Late Than Never?
?There are no second acts in American lives,? author F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, which, of course, is so much bullspit. In boxing, there always seems to be some aging fighter raising…
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Mayweather vs. Cotto not a bad consolation prize
With the obvious exception of college football and its computerized BCS shenanigans, sports championships are determined solely by merit. There are established formulas to crown the winners of the World Series, Super…
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Floyd: “If Fans Make No Noise, I Would Have Problem With That”
It might not be the easiest thing in the world to do, but it is possible to made semi-radical revisions to a fighter?s style. A good coach can polish up the defense…
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Semi-Silent Hopkins Saying Less, Meaning More
fights for Bernard ?The Executioner? to prepare for, but there is little doubt it has placed certain restrictions on Kelly Swanson, Hopkins? usually harried personal publicist. In the 47-year-old Hopkins, Swanson and…
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Mike Jones keeps sharp with bout against Raul Munoz
If you look at it one way, welterweight contender Mike Jones' return to the Asylum Arena (formerly the New Alhambra) in South Philadelphia is a bit like the Phillies' Chase Utley accepting…
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The pick here is Pacquiao over Mosley
As boxing debates go, you could do worse than trying to determine which is the more remarkable feat: 46-year-old Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins trying to become the oldest holder of a widely…
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Bernard Fernandez: Will Pacquiao-Mosley lead to ‘Money’ bout?
MANNY PACQUIAO is the most important figure in boxing, so it can be argued that any bout in which he is involved is a big deal. It therefore doesn't seem much of…
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Performance-enhancing drugs talk is fighting words for Hopkins and Pascal
PHILADELPHIA -- During his 24-year professional boxing career, Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins has been awarded championship belts by the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBO and The Ring magazine. But one alphabet designation…
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Gamboa shows his seasoning in stopping Solis
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A great boxing matchup - not necessarily the fight itself, but the anticipation of it - is like a sauce prepared by a renowned chef. You need the…
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Pacquiao’s trainer extols benefits of chemistry
Charles Klein was right. Klein was my high school chemistry teacher. Once, after he chided me for my seeming lack of interest in his course, I told him that it was not…
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Arum has starring role in making of Pacquiao-Mosley fight
THE BEATLE and the Godfather were very much evident during a four-city media tour earlier this month, hyping a pay-per-view boxing event that the world might consider a consolation prize, but likely…
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Bernard Fernandez: Margarito’s bad ‘wrap’ soils bout
ON AUG. 31 in this space, I revealed my intention to "boycott" the Nov. 13 Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito bout in Cowboys Stadium so that I might devote my full attention to the…
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Bernard Fernandez: Pacquaio cannot afford to take Margarito lightly
FOR THOSE OF you who are absolutely certain Manny Pacquiao will blow through Antonio Margarito in the same emphatic manner in which he destroyed Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, remember…
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Mike Jones Out To Make A Name For Himself
It isn?t an absolute necessity, but has there ever been a truly great fighter who didn?t have a catchy nickname? Boxing is the last preserve of the nom de guerre, a throwback…
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Bernard Fernandez: Mayweather’s troubles mounting outside the ring
FLOYD MAYWEATHER Jr.'s racist, homophobic rant toward Manny Pacquiao, so widely viewed via YouTube, should not be dismissed as just more trash talking by a fighter to boost interest in an upcoming…
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Bernard Fernandez: Pacquiao-Margarito matchup? I’ll pass
WHEN THERE still was a scintilla of hope that the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. megafight could be salvaged for Nov. 13, I was faced with a possible decision that would have required…
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Unorthodox fight for boxing?s return to Yankee Stadium
NEW YORK ? As promised, boxing history was made Saturday night in the new Yankee Stadium, but the express route to the Hall of Fame ? that would be the baseball Hall…
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At 78, Arum Finds Reasons To Keep Going
With the exception of the occasional draw, every boxing match has a winner and a loser. Oh, sure, there always will be dubious decisions, quick stoppages, sanctioning-body chicanery and the sort of…
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Heading into Mosley bout, Mayweather never at a loss for words
Whoever first said "If you can do what you say, it ain't bragging" must have been someone very much like Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather, 33, is really, really good, and he knows…
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Hopkins prevails in age-old battle with Jones
LAS VEGAS - It was the type of matchup that practically begged for smarmy remarks to be made, and those who report on all things boxing had a field day even before…
