Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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Atlas Gives Mosley Slim Chance Against Pacquiao
Shane Mosley appeared on ESPN's Friday Night Fights, in a taped session with Brian Kenny. Mosley was asked about fighters who kept going when they didn't have a lot left, and what…
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Now Best Buds, King And Arum, It Wasn’t Always So
You could almost picture them on a porch, in rocking chairs, sipping lemonades, side by side, sharing stories about the old days. Bob Arum with those apple cheeks glowing with mirth, Don…
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Mayweather, Don King Both In Florida…Can They Get Pacquiao-Mayweather Done?
They were introduced on a Thursday conference call as "good friends" by publicist Fred Sternburg, and if you didn't know the rich history of Bob Arum and Don King, who sparred over…
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Dzinziruk’s No Pacman Or Cotto, But Martinez Still Respects Him
Lou Dibella tried to lure Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao into a fight with 2010's Fighter of the Year, Sergio Martinez, but those big fish slithered away, keen for now on fighting…
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Dear Floyd Mayweather, Ditch The Gambling, And Do What You Say You Do The Best…Box!
Dear Floyd Mayweather: Hope you had a fine birthday on Thursday. 34. Wow. Hope you don't mind me saying, that's sort of old for a boxer. Even an ultra special one like…
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Ex Mosley Foe Mora Says Shane Will Hurt Pacquiao
Sergio Mora had the pleasure of tangling with Manny Pacquiao's next victim, Shane Mosley, back in September. That waltz didn't make anyone's fight of the year list, but Mora's last outing, against…
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No Offense Coach Roach, But Mosley’s Got No Shot
The Manny-Mosley press conference tour moved to NYC on Monday, and after stops in Beverly Hills, and Las Vegas, nothing has been said or shown to me that convinces me that Manny…
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Arum And Mayweather Chummy At Super Bowl
Look at those gleaming choppers. Why, these three folks, Floyd Mayweather, Bob Arum, and entertainer Jamie Foxx seem like they are the best of friends as they get their party on at…
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Bradley Wins Technical Decision From Alexander; Super Fight Was Only So-So
It was billed as The Super Fight, and let us not mince words. It was not. It was a decent scrap, the main event pitting Timothy Bradley against Devon Alexander in a…
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Mayweather’s Next Court Date Is March 10
The wheels of justice often grind very slowly. The system gets clogged and overwhelmed, sometimes underfunded bureaucracies allow matters to drag on for years and years before an issue is resolved. The…
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King And Arum Best Buddies In NYC; Is This A Bold New Era Of Promoter Civility?
Anyone who follows politics knows that we are, or we may be, in a new era of civility. After the January 8th shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona, in which a US Congresswomen…
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Wait…Did Oscar Just Call Mosley A “Heavy Bag?”
Oscar De La Hoya has proven himself to be a pretty potent Twitter Hitter of late. The Golden Boy is one to follow, because he?ll let loose some reasonably spicy stuff, mixed…
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Twitter Hitter Berto Scores TKO Win Over Mosley
Have the contracts been signed, sealed, notarized, and delivered? Is there any wiggle room? Could Sugar Shane Mosley still wriggle from from his May date with Manny Pacquiao? Because by the looks…
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VIDEO: Fight game stars turn out for ‘Lights Out’ premiere
Boxing is having a nice little run in the sun with Manny Pacquiao's emergence into the world's all-time top pugilist-politician and "The Fighter" doing solid business at the box office. FX, the…
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ALL HAIL HOPKINS: The Legend Schools Pascal, Gets Draw
He finally made a full-on believer of this writer with his stunningly solid performance at the Pepsi Center in Quebec on Saturday night Bernard Hopkins has to be elevated into the mix…
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MORE MERCHANT: Larry On Manny-Mosley, Hopkins’ Chances Vs. Pascal
I'm writing a story for a special edition of ESPN Magazine on Muhammad Ali's coda, the last two fights, against Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick. We saw after Holmes owned him, and…
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STEWARD WEIGHS IN ON: Pacman-Mosley, Wlad-Haye, What’s Next For Cotto
We have a date, but we need a date, a partner for Manny Pacquiao to dance with. At this juncture, the partner is just about immaterial. Manny is the man; the boxing…
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Mares Gets Split Decision Win Over Darchinyan In Showtime Tourney Semi
If you were pegging this night as the one where you'd see Vic Darchinyan act his age, you were off base. Evil Vic looked sharp and his stamina put all age fighters…
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Should The Bradley-Alexander Winner Be In The Next-To-Fight Manny Mix?
They are calling this one "The Super Fight," a bold move which sets high expectations for the January 29 Tim Bradley-Devon Alexander junior welterweight titles consolidation bout which will be shown on…
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THE TSS TAKEAWAY: Readers’ Cleanest, Hardest Shots Post Soto-Antillon
Such as shame...fight of the year candidate ran on Saturday night, and a couple hundred thousand people saw it. Soto-Antillon was a barnburner, but because it was on pay per view, basically…
