Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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Chessmaster Hopkins Talks Art of War & KO Craving, in NYC
The old man, and I say that, truly, with the utmost respect, had the room in his thrall, but none more than the boxers who joined him on the stage at BB…
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The Russian Rocky Provodnikov Stops Alvarado
Ruslan Provodnikov said in the pre-fight buildup to the main event from the FirstBank Center in Bloomfield, Colorado, on Saturday night, and on HBO, that his fight with Mike Alvarado wouldn't be…
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Retirement not an option for Rodriguez
Delvin Rodriguez was kind enough to take a couple minutes with me on Sunday early afternoon, which I appreciated as Saturday night had not been alright for fighting for him. The 33-year-old…
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PURE PREDATOR Nasty Cotto Bashes Rodriguez In 3
Miguel Cotto was in pure predator mode, bringing his hellacious left hook from 2007 back, and using it to smash Delvin Rodriguez in the main event at the Amway Center in Orlando,…
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An Ugly Win: Clinch-Happy Wladimir Easily Beats Povetkin
What were those oddsmakers thinking? Wladimir Klitschko dominated Alexander Povetkin in the main event which unfolded Saturday night in Moscow to the degree that it made one wonder how he wasn't a…
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Justin Fortune and Freddie Roach, Reunited: Will It Feel So Good?
OK, Manny Pacquiao has had some tension in camps before, right? When he and the wife weren?t getting along so well, and when Alex Ariza, his (ex) strength and conditioning coach and…
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MASTERFUL MAYWEATHER Floyd Overmatches Canelo
Floyd Mayweather told everyone coming in that Canelo Alvarez was just another fighter, and wouldn't provide a stern challenge to him. Money was just that, money in the bank on Sunday morning…
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What if Mayweather or Canelo don’t make weight?
Floyd Mayweather is nothing if not a shrewd picker when it comes to choosing his foes and hashing out terms, financial and otherwise, heading into his bouts. After 17 years as a…
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“Pacquiao Might End Up Getting Roughed Up, Stopped Again”
If Manny Pacquiao uses his speed, and gets those angles on Brandon Rios, he can get the W on Nov. 23. But if he decides to be 2009-and-prior Pacman, and look to…
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Pacquiao, Arum in NYC to tout Macao fight
NEW YORK -- The boxing world has shifted measurably this year, and further proof of that was presented Tuesday, when Brooklyn-born promoter Bob Arum brought his top draw, Manny Pacquiao, to New…
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Will The Chin Betray Manny Pacquiao?
The chin is a mystery in this sport of ours. You can't teach a chin, can't really strengthen it, though you can, it has been argued, shore up your chin by bulking…
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“I Wouldn’t Be Surprised If Pacquiao OR Rios Wins By Knockout”
Paul Malignaggi has gotten good reviews as an analyst for Showtime. I asked the Brooklyn-bred boxer, who is still licking his wounds from a split decision loss to Adrien Broner on June…
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Knee surgery likely for Martinez
Sergio Martinez looks forward to proving he is the man who still holds the baton as the best middleweight on the planet. The Argentine pugilist (51-2-2) has heard fight fans elevate Gennady…
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Detonator Gennady Golovkin KOs Macklin With Body Shot
Gennady Golovkin scared off another batch of potential foes when he threw a left hook from hell to the body of Matthew Macklin in round three of the main event from Foxwoods,…
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Will his guts be Macklin’s downfall?
Guts are a great thing to have when one is a prizefighter. Aren't they? Every fighter gets buzzed, even the most capable defenders. And often it is bravery that separates the best…
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Macklin not concerned with Golovkin’s power
The two men will, in three days, attempt to bludgeon each other to the point that the less-fortunate would be rendered unable to continue in a middleweight fight scheduled for 12 rounds…
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Mayweather, Alvarez do Times Square
Two middle-aged people, a man and a woman -- they looked like a couple -- strolled by the massive staging and setup at Times Square on the pedestrian island at 46th Street…
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Broner: I don’t want to beat Mayweather
Adrien Broner admits that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is his role model. He regularly calls Mayweather "big bro," asks the pound-for-pound ace for advice and is exceedingly humble (for him) in admitting that…
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Paul Malignaggi’s Trainer Eric Brown: “Broner Is An Idiot”
Paul Malignaggi's trainer Eric Brown pronounced himself "very confident" that Paulie, an 11-to-1 underdog, even though he holds the WBA welter crown and foe Adrien Broner is coming up from 135, will…
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Of All The Fighters To Miss Weight…MIKEY GARCIA?!
Of all the fighters who you thought would have an issue on the scale, did you ever think MIKEY GARCIA would have a scail fail? Well, the impossible happened today, as Garcia,…