Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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CAN YOU SAY REMATCH? Floyd Beats Maidana In Solid Tussle
Bless his soul, his big heart and his semi crude but ample skills and smart strategy. Marcos Maidana did better than 98% of the planet thought he would at the MGM Grand…
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Website Publisher Greg Leon Now CEO of Pascal Promotions
He gives hope to print guys, and web guys and Bronx residents. Greg Leon, publisher of the site Boxing Talk, has done pretty darn well for himself in the last few years,…
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Pay-Per-Views: LESS IS MORE, Give Our Wallets A Break!
So I clicked the "power" button on my remote control on Saturday night, and brought up the program guide, and scrolled down to the 300s, where the pay-per-view offerings lie. I went…
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Robert Garcia Shares On How Maidana Will Aim To Beat Floyd
Lot of people out there thinking he's got to land that lucky punch, that hail mary bomb delivered with bad intentions and a prayer. Lot of people thinking Marcos Maidana (35-3 with…
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Cotto at MSG, and Pacquiao vs. Marquez?
Freddie Roach will bring client Miguel Cotto back to Madison Square Garden on June 7, to attempt to take Sergio Martinez's WBC middleweight title. Roach is on a nice run, with Manny…
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Roach has full slate with Cotto, Provodnikov
Saturday night, his top client turned in a damned fine performance, no matter what the nattering naysayers, the critique cabal, might be saying. Freddie Roach deserves a splash of sun, a session…
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Freddie Roach Assesses Manny’s Effort, Bradley’s Calf Excuse
Freddie Roach on Monday morning, after he'd slept on it, gave his guy Manny Pacquiao high marks for doing his thing against Timothy Bradley at the MGM in Las Vegas on Saturday…
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MASTERFUL MANNY: Pacquiao Beats Bradley, And The Judges Agree
No doubt about this one, as Manny Pacquiao, yes, still in possession of his aggression, showed Timothy Bradley that he's still master of the ring domain, still has stamina and energy and…
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Roach Looks To Mess With Bradley’s Head Before April 12 Tangle
Freddie Roach collects Trainer of the Year honors at a stunning pace, and you know what? The man is no slouch in the trash talking department, either. His ace client Manny Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao Kills on Kimmel
Death, taxes, and Pacman on Kimmel. All are givens. The Congressman made his usual pilgramage to the funnyman's show on ABC, and he and the quipster hit it off well, as usual.…
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Ray Bradley On Tim’s P4P Ranking, His Prediction For April 12, and a Floyd Fight
Ray Bradley's heart was in his throat when his son was doing what he did against Ruslan Provodnikov last year, in a bout the BWAA voted Fight of the Year for 2013,…
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“IT’S EITHER HIM OR ME” Pacquiao-Bradley 24/7 Episode 1 Recap
HBO presented the first installment of their 24/7 series for the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley rematch, which unfolds April 12 in Las Vegas, after their HBO Boxing After Dark broadcast ended. First off,…
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Roach Talks Mayweather-Maidana
Freddie Roach has a full plate to deal with in the coming months, with his biggie clients Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto gloving up in April and June, respectively. But the Hall…
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Question For Roach: Will Cotto Spar Pacquiao?
It might make sense, wouldn't it, for Manny Pacquiao to spar with Miguel Cotto, being that both are trained by Freddie Roach, and both have fights coming up? But no, that's not…
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Freddie Roach On Manny’s Mindsight For Bradley Rematch: “NO MERCY”
A jam-packed work schedule is how he likes it these days, so the only nod Freddie Roach made to St. Patrick's Day was wearing a green t-shirt. Coach Roach has Manny Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao fight at MSG gaining steam?
Manny at MSG. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Can you picture it? Can you conjure the earlobe-wobbling decibel level that would be achieved if Pacquiao did his thing in…
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Deontay Wilder Is 31-0, With 31 KOs, Stops Scott in First
Deontay Wilder didn't have to break a sweat before he broke a piece off Malik Scott's chin in round one of their clash in Puerto Rico, on Showtime, on the Danny Garcia-Mauricio…
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Marquez To Fight Alvarado May 17, on HBO
Juan Manuel Marquez and Mike Alvarado have both had to spend a bit of time licking their wounds in recent stretches, have both spent a minute or two at least pondering the…
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MSG set to sizzle for Martinez-Cotto
Among the three most high-profile bouts set for the next few months, the Sergio Martinez-Miguel Cotto scrap set for June 7 at Madison Square Garden is perhaps getting the most amount of…
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Martinez-Cotto NYC Presser Report, Part 1: Arum Thunders Next To Mella DiBella
They are two certified characters in a sport, and a world, which is losing them, because conformity is rewarded, and dissent discouraged all the more in an economic context dominated ever more…