Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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Pacquiao To Meet Mosley In April? We Hope They’re Foolin’
Word is out. Manny Pacquiao's advisor Michael Koncz has been blabbing. Next up for Pacman will be veteran Shane Mosley, on April 16 in Las Vegas. Koncz told a Filipino paper, the…
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Rest In Peace, Henrietta King, Wife Of Promoter Don King
He is the quintessential boxing character of this era, is Don King, and they've said everything about him that they say about enduring, iconic "characters" of his ilk. King had brushes with…
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PREDICTION PAGE: Donaire-Sidorenko, Soto-Antillon…Who Do Ya Like?
Promoter Bob Arum acknowledged that his Saturday fight card, entitled ?In Harm?s Way,? has been snakebit. ?One guy broke his shoulder, another got the flu,? he said at a press conference to…
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TSS TAKEAWAY: Readers’ Cleanest, Hardest Shots Post Marquez, Ward Wins
It as quite fitting that on Thanksgiving weekend, as so many fortunate souls in the US added another inch on to their waistline, as they tucked into a plethora of leftover goodies…
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Manny-iacs Slam Editor Mike, Woods Returns Fire, With Help From Cintron
There may well be no band of rooters-for-athletes who protect their favored son like Pacmaniacs do Manny. After I wrote yesterday that I'd like to see Pacquiao pick up the slingshot again,…
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WOODS TO PACQUIAO: “Fight Sergio Martinez, Slay Another Goliath”
That was no lucky punch, let's make that clear right up front. Sergio Martinez didn't need to have his fingers crossed, or carry a four leaf clover in his cup, or hope…
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THE TSS TAKEAWAY: Readers’ Cleanest, Hardest Shots Post LTP-Martinez
Many thought it would be the fight of the year, but I'm pretty certain nobody foresaw the Paul Williams-Sergio Martinez rematch, and guessed that it would feature the KO of the year,…
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ATLAS DINNER TONIGHT: Atlas Fights For Charity, Doesn’t Want Shane-Manny
ESPN analyst and sometimes trainer Teddy Atlas touched base with TSS on Tuesday, as he hustled about, just a scant two days away from the 14th annual Atlas Foundation Dinner. The Dinner…
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THE TSS TAKEAWAY: Readers’ Cleanest, Hardest Shots Post MannyMania
Another edition of MannyMania is in the books. Again, the Filipino Flash, the marvelous multitasker, put a beating on a bigger man, dominated him, showed himself to be a practitioner of the…
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Postfight Press Conference Report: Pacman Calls This His “Hardest” Fight
No, the fights with Juan Manuel Marquez didn't make the cut, Manny Pacquiao said at the post-fight press conference after his latest stellar performance, a UD12 win over Antonio Margarito. "This is…
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PREDICTION PAGE: Who Ya Like, Pacquiao (144.6) Or Margarito (150)?
It's all over now but the fight. Well, as long as Manny and Margarito don't break curfew, go out and get themselves in some sort of a humdinger brouhaha, and find themselves…
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ROACH ON BAD TASTE JOKESTERS: “I Forgive Them, Let’s Get To The Fight”
While Manny Pacquiao grins, and betrays not a hint of butterflies, trainer Freddie Roach is a tiny bit more on edge than usual, as he's been dealing with the brouhaha which erupted…
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TWO DAYS TO FIGHTNIGHT: Pacquiao Is One Cool Cowboy
Credit must be given to Manny Pacquiao...wait, lemme finish, you all who think we've anointed the guy to sainthood...for one aspect of the Pacquiao package which hasn't been discussed all that much.…
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THREE DAYS TIL FIGHT NIGHT: Not Manny-Money, But There Will Be Butterflies
Three days til fight night. Three days until boxing's undisputed face, the keeper of the fistic flame, Saint Manny Pacquiao, will glove up, and gun for a title in an unprecedented eighth…
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Pacquiao-Margarito 24/7—Episode Three Review
In the conference call this week to hype the Nov. 13 showdown in Dallas, it sounded to me like perhaps Antonio Margarito's confidence isn't soaring, that maybe he knows in his gut…
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Manny Pacquiao hits back
On Nov. 13, Manny Pacquiao faces the heaviest challenge of his career. With seven world titles in seven different divisions (a boxing record), Pacman will go for No. 8 against Antonio Margarito,…
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COACH ROACH: “I Don’t Think This Will Be A Difficult Fight At All”
Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Coach Freddie Roach, said on a Tuesday conference call that he thinks his man will break down the Mexican around the eighth or ninth round, using a heavy advantage…
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The King Of Sing: Pacquiao Duets With Will Ferrell On Kimmel
The world's best fighter, a Congressman..AND blessed with vocal chords of gold. Can Manny Pacquiao be any more blessed? Viewers tuning in to "The Jimmy Kimmel Show" were treated to the dulcet…
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24/7 Review II: Should Manny-aics Be Worried About “Worst Camp?”
We are less than two weeks away from seeing if Manny Pacquiao can climb another mountain, this one a (sort of) junior middleweight named Margarito. Should Margarito prevail, the Mexican born hitter,…
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Glen Tapia Shares A Common Trait With The Late Arturo Gatti
The first thing that struck me about the kid is his last name, Tapia. Sharing a name with the former three division champ, even if you're no relation, fairly or not, puts…
