Phil Woolever
29 articles · BOXINGranks.com
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Golovkin ? Lemieux : Super Night, Not Super Fight
RAIN ON THE PUNCHING PARADE ? ? Regarding fistic history, not much of fresh significance will be revealed after Gennady Golovkin and Roman Gonzalez have respectively scored middle rounds TKOs on Saturday…
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Klitschko ? Jennings : A Lot to Lose
IF HE CAN MAKE IT THERE ? Anyone who believes Wladimir Klitschko is anything more than a 3 ? 1 favorite over Bryant Jennings could be in for a rude awakening tonight.…
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Mayweather ? Pacquiao : The Morning After
AS OF MAY 3, 2015 ? The morning after Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao, whatever the result, the sun will still appear above the horizon. Shadows will stretch across beautiful wonders, both…
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Mayweather ? Pacquiao : The Morning After
AS OF MAY 3, 2015 ? The morning after Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao, whatever the result, the sun will still appear above the horizon. Shadows will stretch across beautiful wonders, both…
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You Missed A GREAT Fight in Sturm-Stieglitz
STUTTGART ? It may have been the Fight of the Year, and many people who focused only on Atlantic City missed it. Felix Sturm and Robert Stieglitz clashed dramatically, if inconclusively, to…
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Here Comes, Maybe, Jermain Taylor versus Floyd Mayweather Jr
WELL PLAYED, TAYLOR MAY?D ? - Forget about Manny Pacquiao as an opponent for Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2015 for now. There?s a much better chance we?ll be seeing Mayweather against newly…
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Mayweather?s Win was Pacquiao?s Gain
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A NIGHT MAKES ? Manny Pacquiao regained some of the ground he?d lost to Floyd Mayweather, Jr, in what now, yet again, seems like the eternally unrequited speculation on…
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Floyd in South Africa: “Mr. Mayweather, You Did Your Brand Proud”
MONEY BOMAYE ? ? Muhammad Ali heard the since iconic chants from African fans in Zaire. It appears that Floyd Mayweather Jr. enjoyed a similarly meaningful chorus in Johannesburg last week from…
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Pacquiao’s Poorhouse?
SPARE CHANGE - With a sudden impact that may end up causing Manny Pacquiao more long term damage than Juan Manuel Marquez?s punches ever did, tax authorities in the Philippines have reportedly…
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Pacquiao ? Rios, After the Weigh ? In: Final Odds
TRIUMPH OR TRAIN WRECK? ? Whatever fight countdown foolishness may have recently flared on the sidelines, overall the training camps of Manny Pacquiao, 145, and Brandon Rios, 146.5, are highly competent, professional…
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Pacquiao Sitting Pretty for Mayweather ? Alvarez
?THE ONE? BUT NOT THE ONLY ? Many Septembers past, Muhammad Ali became the ghost that haunted boxing. Manny Pacquiao may become the ghost that haunts Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The original ?Pac-man?…
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Pacquiao Plays Pacman: How to Catch Back Up to Mayweather
IN THE KINGDOM OF MONEY - Not so long ago, Senator Manny Pacquiao was the undeniable king of the global ring. No longer. Not so long ago, Pacquiao against Brandon Rios (pictured…
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Kronk Should Continue, As Steward/Kronk
You can watch Klitschko-Wach on EPIX, and Tweet with Editor Mike, using hashtag #KlitschkoWach. HAMBURG - Many tributes have come, with more on the way, for the late Emanuel Steward in the…
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Giving the Public What They Want : Haye – Chisora Final Odds
WHERE THE MOUTH IS - Perhaps if Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are really serious about actually wanting to fight each other they'll take a page from the David Haye - Dereck…
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Post Weigh-in Propositions for Mayweather – Cotto You Won’t Find on the Boards in Vegas
STARDUSTED SPORTSBOOK SPECULATIONS- Almost any boxing fan could feel the magic, manic tension rising from a buzz to a storm as Floyd Mayweather, Jr and Miguel Cotto weighed in before an energized…
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Cunningham – Huck II : Better Than Pacquiao – Mayweather?
THE UNOFFICIAL CRUISERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT - This idea will get ridiculed, but I'm going to tell you right now that if Steve Cunningham and Marco Huck meet in 2011 for a rematch at…
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Peter Steps Up Again, Wlad’s Definitely Still There
GUTCHECK CITY - "Ready" and "able" are still question marks for Samuel Peter against heavyweight honcho Wladimir Klitschko, but there's no doubt about the "willing" factor. Its been announced that Peter will…
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A Heavy Loss of Minor Momentum
More than just styles make fights. Often it's the natural ability, or physical attributes gained through practice or bestowed by fate upon the individual contestants. Sometimes heart, other times brains enter the…
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Springtime For Heavyweights
DRIZZLEDORF - The rain that earned this traditional, glittering riverside mini-metropolis it's soggy nickname has returned to wash the slush away, just as the Wladimir Klitschko - Eddie Chambers contest set for…
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The Side Of Bernard Hopkins NOBODY Knows
RARE AIR - Bernard Hopkins is the Fighter of the Year, unless Manny Pacquio knocks out Oscar de la Hoya within five rounds, or unless Vitali Klitschko signs for a quick return…