Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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ARUM: “As Far As I’m Concerned, Showtime Doesn’t Exist”
Promoter Bob Arum weighed in with TSS about the shocker shot across the bow sent by HBO, the news that HBO would not for the foreseeable future buy any fights put together…
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Bradley Beats Provodnikov In A THRILLER
You didn't hear anyone, anywhere, predicting that the main event fight between Tim Bradley and Ruslan Provodnikov at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on Saturday night could be a fight…
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Props to judges who awarded win to B-Hop
Boxing fans stiffen up after a close fights ends, worried that the judges will drop the ball and award the win to the wrong guy. It happens on a monthly basis, it…
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Bradley Deals With Fallout From “Win” Which Resulted in Death Threats
We like stoppages. We just do. Does that make us savages? Nah, we do so many other things which remind us that we are animals, looking for finishes in fights is about…
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Bernard Hopkins, Ahead of Cloud Clash, Slams Lance Armstrong
Bernard Hopkins looked like the most in-shape 48 year-old man on the planet at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn on Tuesday, as he worked out ahead of his Saturday clash against IBF 175…
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So, Is Adrien Broner Going To Follow Floyd To Showtime?
I am not the brightest bulb on the tree. But even I have picked up on a trend which calls for investigation: Adrien Broner, an HBO mainstay, showing up at and on…
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We Get It Gary Russell, You’re VERY Talented..Please Step Up!
Gary Russell Jr., owner of maybe the fastest hands in the business, threw them at Viacheslav Gusev repeatedly in Showtime's TV opener Saturday night, which unfolded at the Hard Rock in Las…
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“The Future of Boxing Is Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman”
I was talking to a boxing manager the other day and he was telling me he doesn't care for the attitudes of many of the boxers today. When he hears a kid…
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Arum to meet Marquez next Tuesday
There was a fair amount of grumbling in certain cynical circles when Bob Arum made the fourth Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight, which unfolded Dec. 8 in Las Vegas. Been there, done…
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Robert Guerrero: “It’s Not The Money That Drives Me, It’s Legacy”
One day, quite likely, somebody will taint Floyd Mayweathers' record. He could retire undefeated, or he could not make it through his new six fight, 30 month deal with Showtime unscathed. Robert…
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PED Scrap Almost Renders Donaire-Rigo Presser DOA
They are the best two junior featherweights in the world quite likely, and on April 13, we will see if Nonito Donaire is No. 1, and Guillermo Rigondeaux is No. 2, as…
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PED Scrap Almost Renders Donaire-Rigo Presser DOA
They are the best two junior featherweights in the world quite likely, and on April 13, we will see if Nonito Donaire is No. 1, and Guillermo Rigondeaux is No. 2, as…
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Mayweather To Fight Guerrero, On Showtime, Not HBO
Floyd Mayweather has been an HBO fighter since...seems like forever. That changed, today, when it was announced that "Money" will be getting his money from Showtime, and its parent company, CBS. The…
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Adrien Broner Breaks “The Rock” Rees, Gets KO in Fifth
He took a round to get warmed up in the main event at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday night, but once he did, Adrien Broner's skill set was exceedingly problematic…
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50 Cent On Mayweather Promotion, Gamboa-Bradley, PEDs, More
I had my first chat with rapper-mogul 50 Cent today, and I came away impressed, thinking it more likely that the man is going to succeed in the boxing business. Not being…
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Can Donaire keep up with Roy Jones?
The last time Radio City Music Hall was graced by the presence of pugilism, pound-for-pound ace Roy Jones was on center stage. He battled out-of-his-depth David Telesco, in a light heavyweight title…
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P4P Trashtalker Broner Slaps Gamboa, Marquez, Rees
I am an Adrien Broner fan, let's get that out of the way. I think the world of his skills, and I enjoy his yapping, preferring the cocky rap and the insult…
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Donaire-Rigondeaux may land in NY
NYC fight fans are hoping that the April 13 clash between Filipino-American superstar Nonito Donaire, who holds the WBO super bantam crown, and WBA super bantam champ Guillermo Rigondeaux will land in…
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Devon Alexander Might Have Inside Track To Fight Floyd
You thought it was going to be Robert Guerrero versus Floyd Mayweather on May 4. Then maybe Canelo Alvarez. No, no, Guerrero for sure. Maybe we'll get the announcement at the Super…
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Predictions: Marquez Doesn’t Retire, Fights Manny For Fifth Time
Predictions: Juan Manuel Marquez will fight Manny Pacquiao for a fifth time probably in September, and he will not retire, and he will continue to negotiate smartly, and get all the leverage…