Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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Jorge Diaz Knows “The Streets Will Always Welcome You Back”
Sorry if you get bored with the conceit, but yet again, I've come across a kid who has latched on to boxing, and found the sport has given him a purpose in…
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Adios, Pacquiao: Will More Big Fights Be Heading Out of America?
United States boxing fans, we might be in trouble. If you're the type of American that actually likes to attend the biggest bouts, which by and large take place here in America,…
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THE BLOODY TRUTH: Blood in Boxing and MMA
I became a fan of mixed martial arts, or, as it was known then, extreme fighting, back in 1996. I watched about six hours worth of the best of the Ultimate Fighting…
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MORE MAX Kellerman Talks Froch-Kessler
Max Kellerman believes the Saturday scrap in London between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler will be a good one, maybe a really good one, but he will reserve judgment on who he…
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Jim Lampley Talks Froch-Kessler II, The New Landscape, “The Fight Game,” More
Jim Lampley is like all of us, in that he is a boxing fan. It so happens that he operates on something of a higher mental plane than most of us, I…
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De La Hoya Says No 147 For Canelo Against Mayweather
Oscar De La Hoya told TSS that he's with the rest of the boxing world, that he'd like to see Floyd Mayweather glove up against Canelo Alvarez in his next fight, in…
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WOODSY’S TOP TEN POUND FOR POUND LIST
Lists aren't usually my thing, but for some reason, I am in a list-y mood, so I'd like to present my own pound for pound list, the tip top top ten in…
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Showtime’s Espinoza Talks Mayweather PPV Numbers
Floyd Mayweather put on a thoroughly masterful showing Saturday night in Las Vegas, I dare say surprising a ton of folks who thought that he'd deteriorated with age. No, he made a…
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Roach: Mayweather is a little bit boring
Five time Boxing Writers Association of America Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach saw Floyd Mayweather do his thing in Las Vegas on Saturday night. His verdict? "Mayweather fought careful, calculated," he…
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Roach: Rios the right foe for Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao has lost his last two bouts, so his next scrap, against Brandon Rios in Macau on Nov. 24 (Nov. 23 in the US) is beyond crucial. I checked in with…
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MORE MERCHANT Larry Likes Pacquiao-Rios
It looks like a fair number of you were hoping to see Mike Alvarado get the nod against Manny Pacquiao for Pacman's November date in Macau. Many fans think Alvarado's boxing skills…
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Will we see Pacquiao-Marquez 5?
Many, if not most, fight fans expected Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez to renew their rivarly this fall, and were eager to see if Pacquiao could shrug off the KO loss…
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ROACH: Provodnikov To Spar Pacquiao, Ruslan Possibly In The Mayweather Mix
Freddie Roach is by no means thinking that Brandon Rios, because he's a come-forward guy, and isn't the counter-punching ace that Juan Manuel Marquez is, will be a tailor-made "W" for his…
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Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios Is On For Nov. 23, in Macau
Manny Pacquiao is in a place he has never been before, since he turned professional in 1995. He is coming off back to back losses, having dropped a mega-controversial decision to Tim…
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PREDICTION PAGE: Mayweather or Guerrero?
The banging of the drums to hype the event has almost died out. Shortly, it will be time to answer the questions that have arisen in the last couple months. Did jail…
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Merchant needs to see more from Ghost
Larry Merchant was pleasantly surprised by Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero in the Californian's last outing, a decision win over Andre Berto on Nov. 24. In that bout, he proved to many that…
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EPIX Will Be There Just In Case Pianeta Beats Wladimir
Yes, folks, there is indeed another high-profile fight card taking place on Saturday. It features the best heavyweight on the planet, and while that might not mean the same thing it did…
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Three Days Before Fightnight on Mayweather-Guerrero “All-Access”
It is three days before fight night, the narrator Common says on the fourth installment of Showtime's "All Access" prior to Saturday's Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero fight in Las Vegas. T-shirts are being…
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Ruben Guerrero Goes Off On #Mayweather, Calls Him “Woman Beater”
The final press conference to hype Saturday's return to the ring for Floyd Mayweather, and his first fight in his massive deal with Showtime, unfolded Wednesday afternoon. And it was the father…
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WOODS: Greenburg “Mayweather” Doc Recap
Ross Greenburg, the ace documentarian who ran HBO's boxing program from 2000-2011, and was with that network for 33 years, put together a doc for CBS-Showtime called "Mayweather," which ran on Saturday…