Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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Yuriorkis Gamboa wants date with the Axe Man
Cuban ace Yuriorkis Gamboa impressed many mightily when he fought 2014 BWAA Fighter of the Year Terence Crawford, and the 33-year-old is keen to step up and take another big-platform bout. Gamboa…
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Nonito Donaire to face Scott Quigg in November?
It looks very much like we are on track for a most meaningful featherweight showdown, that being Nonito Donaire challenging Scott Quigg in the third week of November, on Quigg?s home turf…
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Is Gennady Golovkin underestimating David Lemieux?
Fair to say that most everyone who checked him out, saw his demeanor, heard his rap, were impressed by David Lemieux when we saw him in New York City on Tuesday. Such…
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Crawford trainer says Pacquiao clash possible in March or April
I called the trainer/manager up on Monday night. ?BMac, I?m chomping at the bit. Need to know when your kid, Terence Crawford, is fighting again. ?I?m hearing Dierry Jean, October 24, in…
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Mosley says Don King won?t stop Mayorga rematch
Boxing, the theater of the unexpected. That goes for the goings-on inside the ring and maybe double for outside the ring stuff. Shane Mosley is living that reality as we speak, as…
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Freddie Roach updates Manny Pacquiao status, future plans
Yes, he lost his last outing, but Manny Pacquiao is still, arguably, the best-known boxer on the planet. Masses want to know, thus, when will the Fighting Congressman fight again? He had…
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The NVBHOF celebrates its third year on Aug. 8
Of all the sports, boxing deserves the best of the best Halls of Fame. These guys, for what they go through, sacrifice and deal with, should have places dedicated to them and…
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Abel Sanchez sees a perfect 10 fight in Golovkin-Lemieux
For a couple years now, I?ve been doing a thing on Twitter, gauging fan interest in fights. Usually I do it on the day of the fight, asking, ?From one to ten,…
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GGG-Lemieux? What else? Golden Boy?s Eric Gomez lays it all out
They are still in deciding mode, regarding the next best step for the bomber from Montreal, David Lemieux, he of the pleasantly symmetrical face and unpleasantly heavy hands, for most of the…
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Talks begin for eventual Guillermo Rigondeaux-Scott Quigg clash
Amiable Irishman Gary Hyde checked in with RingTV.com to give us the latest lowdown on what might come next for his Cuban fistic master, Guillermo Rigondeaux. Rigo, THE RING?s 122-pound champ, has…
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Lomachenko-Rigondeaux talks still going, says Rigo?s manager
People were thinking they were on a track to see Vasyl Lomachenko fight Nicholas Walters next, but that train went off rails, it seems like, when Walters couldn?t make 126 for his…
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50 Cent files for bankruptcy, is he done with boxing?
The boxing game can be unforgiving to the participants, both in the ring and out. Rapper 50 Cent tried his hand on the promotional side, and it seems, he?s finally thrown in…
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Guillermo Rigondeaux rumored to be headed to Al Haymon
The Al Haymon talent collection effort continues, as it looks like he will maybe have the mega-talented Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux under his umbrella. Rigo is one of the top handful of pure…
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Could Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s next fight be on CBS?
It?s a good problem to have, in theory. What do you do next after you just took part in the largest-stake prizefight for the ages, one which amassed revenues which surpassed expectations…
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This Isn’t A Crossroads Fights, Says Fired Up Timothy Bradley
You are welcome to think about it as, and term it a "crossroads fight." But Timothy Bradley, the ex champ at 140 and 147, isn't going to agree with that characterization. He…
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Don?t bet against Mayweather?even against Golovkin
The man is too damned good for his own good. Because he is so skilled, his fights come off as mismatches?which leads to fans feeling they didn?t get their money?s worth after…
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Hey Bob Arum, Do You Ever Watch PBC Events?
I was curious, does he ever watch these PBC events? Bob Arum, 83, the Brooklyn-born dealmaker who started in this sphere in 1966, and has taken the reins as the standard-bearer of…
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Shane Mosley-Oscar De La Hoya: 15 years later
The day came upon him like most others. The same thoughts milled about his head. Things to do, people to see, business to conduct. ?It snuck up on me,? Shane Mosley told…
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Welcome to the Hall, Jim
His excellence and longevity put him on the shortest of lists as blow-by-blow ?TBE.? Jim Lampley, ace descriptor for HBO, first got into boxing when blowhard par excellence Howard Cosell threw up…
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Bob Arum willing to be part of a Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch
Bob Arum wasn?t put off with the difficulties he encountered in the fruition stage of making the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight, and the interactions he found distasteful during the making of the…