Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
-
Rest in Peace, Omar Henry
It stung the boxing community when old sage Angelo Dundee died. But we knew he had lived as full a life as could be lived, and left behind no regrets. It hurt…
-
Newspaper Says Gamboa Linked to “East Coast BALCO”
Boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa's name popped up in a story running in the Miami New Times which focused on Anthony Bosch, the former head of a anti-aging clinic called Biogenesis, which closed last…
-
COOL HAND LUCAS Matthysse KOs Dallas Cold
Lucas Matthysse probably made it that much harder for him to get a megafight in the near future, as in the main event at the Hard Rock-The Joint in Las Vegas on…
-
Should Pacquiao fight on?
For Manny Pacquiao fans, the best-case scenario heading into his Dec. 8 clash with Juan Manuel Marquez was that he?d conclusively beat Marquez, preferably by KO, and then hammer out a deal…
-
Arum Says He’s Open To Deal With Golden Boy For Donaire-Mares
One of the fights most craved by fight fans is a showdown between Nonito Donaire and Abner Mares. Bob Arum, who promotes Donaire, was asked today if a match between the Filipino-American…
-
Bob Arum Sees Pacquiao-Marquez 5 in Sept., NOT in US
Promoter Bob Arum believes he doesn?t think Juan Manuel Marquez has talked about retirement as an option as a bargaining chip heading towards a fifth fight against Manny Pacquiao. Speaking at Kingsway…
-
Arum: Gambling $ key to Pacquiao-Marquez 5
Bob Arum is a dream interview in that he works without the sort of filter a reporter is used to dealing with. The Brooklyn-born dealmaker lives in Vegas now, but he still…
-
KNOCKOUT NEWS Mrs. Nonito Donaire Is Of Child
"I am pumped to change diaaaapers!" (Charis Farina-Top Rank) You might recall a few weeks ago I wrote a piece which touched on Nonito Donaire's struggles with a challenging upbringing. He had…
-
Mikey Garcia coming back to NYC
The last time Mikey Garcia fought in New York, in October 2011, he was known as a solid prospect, and the little brother of name trainer Robert Garcia, who cornered Nonito Donaire,…
-
By No-Verwhelming Demand, A Martirosyan-Lara Rematch In The Works
One of the cruddiest fights I watched--OK, sort of semi-watched, because I Tweeted, and also poked around on Facebook during the bout--in 2012 was the Erislandy Lara-Vanes Martirosyan fight. They gloved up…
-
Chad Dawson and John Scully Split Up
During the smooth sailing, the voyage was a sweet trip. When water got rough, though, the boxer hurled the trainer overboard. At least he has the memories, the evidence, the sweet nothings…
-
Resolutions From Lou Dibella
Combustible Lou I call him, affectionately. Lou Dibella, the former HBO executive and current promoter to top five pound for pounder Sergio Martinez, can be relied upon to drop more eff bombs…
-
Docs Who’ve Never Examined Pacquiao Are Diagnosing Him?
Confession: Every now and again, a headline or photo on a tabloid, like The National Enquirer, or the Star, catches my eye, perks my interest, and forces me to purchase the rag.…
-
The Boxing Year 2012 in Review; Plus, WOODSY For Boxer of the Year
Some things changed, many stayed the same, but this year in boxing 2012 delivered enough of the unexpected, and enthralling, and inspirational, and infuriating, and poignant to keep us addicted into the…
-
Nonito Donaire, Pound For Pound Boxing’s No. 1 Role Model
When he dropped the bombshell on me back in October 2011, I was in awe of the guy, how far he'd come, and thought he could and should be celebrated--outside of the…
-
RIVALRY RENEWED Dana White Slams Bob Arum
Bob Arum and Dana White, the man most responsible for making mixed martial arts a flourishing sport, have sparred off and on for many years. White fired the latest salvo at Arum,…
-
Amir Khan Breaks Losing Streak, Beats Carlos Molina
Writers tend to manufacture drama where it barely exists, and term fights "crossroads" fights all the time. But for Amir Khan, in the main event at the LA Sports Arena on Saturday…
-
Donaire Knocks Out Arce In Round Three
No PED cloud hung over this one. Nonito Donaire, the bigger, more skilled, younger and most tested boxer, crushed Jorge Arce in the main event at the Toyota Center in Houston on…
-
PED talk dogs Marquez-Pacquiao fight
Not long after Juan Manuel Marquez's counter right hand dropped and stopped Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on Saturday night, the chatter on the Twittersphere shifted from amazement and excitement to something…
-
We Should Have PROOF Before We Label Marquez A Cheater…Shouldn’t We?
Americans are big fans of conspiracy theories these days. Not a tremendous surprise; during tough times, some cling to religion, some to guns, and some to whacky, unproven narratives which help to…
