Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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Romney wishes Pacquiao well
Mitt Romney, who lost to incumbent President Barack Obama on Nov. 6, visited the dressing room of Manny Pacquiao, and Juan Manuel Marquez, before their big rumble at the MGM Grand in…
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Pacquiao-Marquez IV 24/7 Finale on HBO Recap
Viewers were asked to ponder the eight years that have passed since eternal rivals Mann Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez first met, in the HBO Pacquiao-Marquez IV 24/7 finale on Friday night.…
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Teddy Atlas Likes Marquez To Beat Pacquiao, By Decision
ESPN boxing analyst Teddy Atlas likes Juan Manuel Marquez to finally get into the win column against Manny Pacquiao, in his fourth try, he told viewers on a Thursday edition of "Friday…
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Roach On How To Get Rid of Drugs in Boxing: Get Rid Of Strength Coaches
Now, apparently, we know how Freddie Roach REALLY feels about strength and training coach Alex Ariza. In a video interview with Marcos Villegas of the Boxing Channel, Roach said that if we…
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Ariza Unhappy Pacquiao Not Doing Strength and Conditioning
Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza made it clear that Manny Pacquiao isn't doing in training camp what he thinks he should be doing to give himself the best chance to beat…
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New Besties, 50 Cent and Bob Arum?
Will you get a load of the above picture? That's Yuriorkis Gamboa, who was with Top Rank and jumped ship to the Floyd Mayweather/50 Cent promotional endeavor, which led to lawyers getting…
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Cotto Promises Best Cotto Ever on Saturday Vs. Trout
Miguel Cotto, the pugilistic pride of Puerto Rico, took part in a conference call Monday to hype his Dec. 1 clash against Austin Trout at Madison Square Garden. He said that at…
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24/7 Pacquiao-Marquez Episode 2 Recap
Ten weeks before Manny Pacquiao is to meet Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacman gets a blessing from a priest before he files papers to run again for Congress. The boxer-politician, we see on…
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Pacquiao Says He Can Fight As Fast and Furious as 2004 Manny
It is exceedingly difficult and rare for an almost 34-year-old athlete to manage to maintain the focus and intensity they had when they started their career. Pacquiao wants to do that on…
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Boxing vs. PEDs
As with seemingly all pro sports--maybe bowling is exempt, for now--it seems as though the PED issue will loom larger, and will have to be hashed through for a spell more before…
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After Suicide Attempts, Hatton Happy To Be Happy
Ricky Hatton took part on a Monday conference call to hype his Nov. 24 comeback fight against Vyacheslav Senchenko, which unfolds in his native England, and on Showtime. His honesty stood out…
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For Pacquiao, Restoring the Ferocity and Passion Will Be Tall Order
What Manny Pacquiao will we see on Dec. 8? The Manny of old? Or the older Manny, the guy we've seen the last couple of fights, still an ace, but not the…
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Broner on Fight vs. Floyd: “Who Wants To Fight Their Big Brother?”
Adrien Broner promised to go "head over heels" and "b---s to the wall" on Saturday night, against Antonio Demarco in Atlantic City, on a Wednesday foray into the lightweight division. Broner (24-0;…
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Wladimir Reveals He And Steward Cried Together
EPIX boxing head Travis Pomposello on a Wednesday conference call hailed Wladimir Klitschko as "one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time" and I wouldn't be so bold as to dispute…
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It Won’t Feel Quite Right Saturday Without Steward in Wlad Corner
It felt off, it looked off, as Wladimir Klitschko on Monday sat on the dais for his final press conference to hype his next bout, which unfolds Saturday against Mariusz Wach. Emanuel…
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Splitsville for Mayweather-50 Cent Bromance
Say it isn't so. Another celeb couple we thought had staying power is officially splitsville. Floyd Mayweather and 50 Cent, Segway riding besties who seemingly had the sort of connection that comes…
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You Will Be Missed, Emanuel Steward
Emanuel Steward is gone, and there is a gaping whole in the world of boxing today, because he was a Hall of Fame trainer, the godfather of the Kronk gym when it…
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Readers, Will Defamation Dismissal Bring Manny-Money Fight To Fruition?
The logjam was broken. Mediation occurred, proud men settled their differences, and can now put aside personal enmity, and immense pride, and give the people what they want, which is a boxing…
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From The Boxing Is Dead Dept: Sergio-Chavez PPV Beats Expectations
HBO Sports is reporting 475,000 pay-per-view buys for last week's Chavez Jr. - Martinez middleweight prizefight in Vegas, totaling about $24 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue. Initially, the fight was projected to…
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ESPN’s Stephen A. Says Floyd Is “Ducking” Pacquiao
There are those that say that nobody cares about the fourth tussle between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. They've been there, done that, I've seen that, I will do something else…