Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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“Face Off” Recap: Roach Says Manny Will Get Late KO On Bradley
"Yes Freddie, I know I called Bradley handsome and I do not care what Mayweather says about that." (Chris Farina photo) Max Kellerman sat down with Manny Pacquiao and his June 9…
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“Fight Game” Recap: Lampley Talks With Arum, Schaefer On Lively Debut
Jim Lampley's half-hour boxing news show "The Fight Game" debuted at midnight on HBO Saturday. In the first segment, Lampley, seated at a news desk, told viewers that the show would look…
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Is boxing dead, near-dead, or OK?
You'll hear, if you're affiliated with the sweet science, the assertion that "boxing is dead." It oftentimes comes from someone older, 40, 50, 60, who is comparing it to periods like the…
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Looking forward to Floyd-Cotto, and Floyd-Merchant too
I am looking forward to the Saturday night PPV clash between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto, for sure. But I must put it out there, I am not giving Cotto's a snowball's…
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Ex-HBO Exec Abraham Thinks Chance Of Floyd-Manny Is “Zero”
I get two questions when people become aware that I write about boxing for a living. One, is the sport dead, or dying? Two, will Floyd Mayweather ever fight Manny Pacquiao? To…
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Do we treat Floyd fairly? (Part 3)
Leonard Ellerbe is Floyd Mayweather's right hand man, the person who most speaks for him, and on his behalf, in public. I asked the advisor if he thinks the media treat his…
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Do we treat Floyd fairly? (Part 2)
When pondering if the boxing media treats Floyd Mayweather fairly, can we all agree it's not like Pacquiao is St. Manny, that he has been prone to behavior that proves he struggles…
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Do we treat Floyd fairly? (Part 1)
On last Saturday's 24/7, Floyd Mayweather did what he is so skilled at doing; he created a buzzfest with his remarks about PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. In…
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Floyd Speaks Out On Pacquiao: “Take It Or Leave It”
The provocative pugilist Floyd Mayweather did what he does second best, create buzz with his mouth, on "Speaking Out," a half hour talk with respected author Michael Eric Dyson, a professor at…
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24/7 RECAP: Floyd Slams PETA, Merchant, Is Chill With Dad
I really, truly do not think it is out of the question that after he hangs up the gloves, Floyd Mayweather heads over to Vince McMahon?s WWE, because the man has the…
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Abril Gets Gypped in Vegas, As Flat Rios Gets SD
Weight-challenged Brandon Rios, who semi-shocked the boxing world by not making weight for the second straight outing, took on Richard Abril in a lightweight/lightweight plus scrap at the Mandalay Bay in the…
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We ask Jim Lampley: will Mayweather-Pacquiao happen?
I suspect the HBO half-hour boxing news show ?The Fight Game,? hosted by Jim Lampley, will be the sort of thing that debuts, and has us fight fans thinking to ourselves: why…
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Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto Face Off
"One of the greatest pure boxers who ever lived" will meet "one of the best fighters of this era" on May 5. That is how HBO's Max Kellerman described the showdown between…
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Don King shares why Mayweather and Pacquiao isn’t made
He is 80 years old, and if I get to that place, and I told this to his face when he was in Brooklyn watching the ring action at the Aviator Complex…
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Salido Stops JuanMa In 10th Round of Fight of the Year Candidate
Put that one down on your ballot, folks. The Orlando Salido-Juan Manuel Lopez rematch will most definitely get some love for Fight of the Year for 2012. Salido went down in the…
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Floyd: Pacquaio must leave Arum for Manny-Money to happen
He's right there with a many of the glittering talents who've graced the stage of the Apollo Theater in Harlem in the last century. Floyd Mayweather has "it," that charisma which forces…
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Mayweather Says He’s No Cheater, Like Margarito and Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather appeared at a press and fan conference in Puerto Rico to hype his May 5 tussle with Miguel Cotto. I watched the event from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in…
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Bradley: ‘I’m here to win, not for a paycheck’
Money, most of us know, can change people. It can infect, it can warp; it can wreck. With boxers making mega-purses these days, it's no wonder that fans sometimes wonder if there…
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Pacman Is Likeable and Gracious As Ever in NYC: Presser Report
He was his typical self, jovial, gracious, and loveable, basically. Manny Pacquiao hit New York City to trumpet his June 9 showdown with 140 pound ace Timothy Bradley, and promised fightwatchers a…
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Pacquiao and Lin do not hook up
Manny Pacquiao hit NYC for a presser trumpeting his June 9 showdown with unbeaten Timothy Bradley, and the keyboard tappers all wanted to know one thing? No, not whether he thinks the…