Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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Goossen Says After Nov. 20, Paul Williams Will Be No. 1 P4P
Last time, he had a scant three weeks to prepare for Sergio Martinez, a mobile lefty, after training to fight the more flat-footed righty Kelly Pavlik. This time, Paul Williams and his…
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Catch This Controversy: Martinez Says Williams All About Excuses
Fight fans, some of whom may be looking to lay out a little bread on the outcome, are wondering if perhaps 35 year-old Sergio Martinez might be having weight issues as he…
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Promoter Arum Says After Manny-Margarito, Floyd Fight Is “First Priority”
Promoter Bob Arum hosted an intimate press gathering at the Friars Club in Manhattan on Tuesday, and banged the drum for the November 13 Cowboys Stadium clash pitting the Congressman, Manny Pacquiao,…
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24/7 Review: Part 1–Manny’s Behind, Margarito Looks To Get Past Wrapflap
With HBO producing, and Liev Schrieber narrating, a 24/7 spotlighting me would be engaging, evocative, poignant and dramatic. They could make the bland grand, turning my rather pedestrian existence into something majestic.…
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HOPKINS, PASCAL IN NYC: Age Doesn’t Matter…Until It Does
Age does not matter. Until one day it does. For everyone. That relentless takedown artist gets all of us. Not matter how much fish oil we take, how many wheatgrass shots we…
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MORE MERCHANT: Larry On Manny-Margarito, Khan, And Mayweather’s Sitch
Do not count HBO's poet laureate Larry Merchant among those who think Manny Pacquiao is going to just steamroll Antonio Margarito with the greatest of ease on Nov. 13 in Dallas. "Margarito…
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Oscar De La Hoya barges into Brooklyn
NEW YORK -- The new home for the Nets, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, has barely broken ground and is slated to open its doors in July 2012. So it might seem…
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Yes, It Is Apples And Oranges…But Boxing Can Learn From Dana White
Reason number one that I put up coverage of mixed martial arts, 99% from the UFC, is because I am a fan of fights. And I figure you guys are too, so…
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THE TSS TAKEAWAY: Readers’ Cleanest, Hardest Shots Post Mosley-Mora
going. We need a young rising star. Manny Pacquiao only has a few fights left in him. After that we need a boxer to step up, to entertain and wow the crowds.…
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NYC ATTORNEY SULLIVAN Weighs In On Mayweather Charges
The Floyd Follies continue. He went from mere hot water--an inappropriate rant against Manny Pacquiao on Ustream on Sept. 2---to a boiling cauldron of woes one week later when he was busted…
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THE TSS TAKEAWAY: Readers’ Cleanest, Hardest Shots Post Wlad-Peter
There's been too much of a focus on Boxers Behaving Badly of late, with the focus being on ill advised and self destructive actions outside the ring. So it was a nice…
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Ricky Hatton Targeted In Brit Paper Sting
Ricky Hatton, the immensely popular lunchpail hitter from England, was caught in a filmed sting by the newspaper "The News of the World" snorting multiple lines of what the paper described as…
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HEY, HAYE: APOLOGIZE, OR WE WON’T COVER YOUR FIGHT
He's not within sniffing distance of top pound for pounder Floyd Mayweather, but heavyweight David Haye titlist has Money beat in one department: the ability to insert both feet in his mouth.…
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HBO goes toe-to-toe with controversy
NEW YORK -- Many fight fans, especially those in the New York area of a certain age who remember the loaded gloves controversy from 1983, when Luis Resto used gloves with the…
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At NYC PC, Cheery Pacquiao Says He Thinks Margarito Knew Wraps Were Bad
Antonio Margarito looked relaxed, and ready to rock on the dais at Chelsea Piers in NYC on Wednesday, as he and Manny Pacquiao plugged their Nov. 13 showdown at Cowboys Stadium. Margarito…
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THE TSS TAKEAWAY: Readers’ Cleanest, Hardest Shots Post Toney-Coture
Well, we got that out of our system. Hopefully. Anyone with a more than rudimentary knowledge of mixed martial arts, and James Toney's recent history in the hype-trashtalk: performance ratio department had…
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FREDDIE ROACH: We’d Like To Shut Marquez Up
Oscar De La Hoya went into lobbying mode in the last few days, calling for Manny Pacquiao to give Juan Manuel Marquez, a Golden Boy fighter, a third crack. A majority of…
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Oscar Lobbies For Manny-JMM III; Rafa Injured, Out Of JuanMa Bout
With the possibility that the Nov. 13 Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito fight is imperiled because Margarito was turned down Wednesday in his bid to be re-licensed by the California commission, rumors are rampant…
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MOVE OVER MAYWEATHER: Pacquiao To Fight Margarito On Nov. 13
Here's your Plan B, fight fans. Manny Pacquiao will not fight Floyd Mayweather in 2010, or maybe forever. But he will fight Antonio Margarito, the man previously known as the most avoided…
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Devon Alexander Wouldn’t Be Looking Past Kotelnik To Bradley, Would He?
It wouldn't shock or amaze me if Devon Alexander's mind hasn't been as focused on his Aug. 7 opponent, Andriy Kotelnik. But it would shock me, slightly, if he will be made…
