Michael Woods
751 articles · The Sweet Science
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An HBO coming-out party for the ages
There will be replacements; history has told us that. Names come, flourish, get hyped; the fighters are on an assembly line because the sport dictates the need and innate desires and economic…
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Lou DiBella strikes back
This is the age of the ultra know-it-all. Any buffoon, or half-buffoon, with a measure of real intel and a platform ? hello, Twitter ? can put forth a theory, expound upon…
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Guerrero-Martinez on good ol? NBC on Saturday
Boxing here, there, everywhere. It?s a good thing for us degenerate addicts. Ample supply? It also means some decent stuff falls through the cracks a bit, doesn?t get the love and attention…
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Freddie Roach still recovering from Mayweather-Pacquiao grind
The #MayPac grind got to him, Freddie Roach admitted, and in fact he?s still dealing with the aftermath. ?Dedham? Freddie was in NYC on Tuesday to take part in the Miguel Cotto-Daniel…
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Roach Shares Top Advice He Got From His Mom
Miguel Cotto and Freddie Roach visited the Brooklyn Bridge today, for a photo pop, ahead of Cotto's Saturday clash in defense of his WBC middleweight belt, against Daniel Geale. Cotto is more…
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Roach says no tune-up for Pacquiao, could return in 9 months
Manny Pacquiao could be gloving up in a ring in nine months, Freddie Roach told me on Tuesday, in NYC, for a Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale press conference, held at BB…
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Roach Won’t Bite When Asked About Triple G Weight For Cotto Fight
Let's not get ahead of ourselves, trainer Freddie Roach said when asked about a Miguel Cotto vs. Gennady Golovkin fight. How low do you want Golovkin to go, Roach was asked at…
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Catchweight the Topic At Cotto-Geale Presser in NYC
A pretty fair middleweight tangle should unfold on Saturday night in Brooklyn, but the main topic of conversation at the press conference in Manhattan days out from the clash between Miguel Cotto…
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Chris Algieri impresses everyone except Chris Algieri
The best ones, they aren?t like you and me. They don?t acquiesce, they don?t capitulate, they don?t go with the flow in the same manner. Acceptance is the key to serenity, but…
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Khan Edges Out Algieri in Solid Scrap, in Brooklyn
Chris Algieri showed the world that he belonged on these big stages, as he was right there with Amir Khan in Brooklyn, on Saturday night. I thought I saw a fight that…
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Tarver Assesses Khan-Algieri
Fight fans can check out the Amir Khan-Chris Algieri welterweight tangle tonight, on SPIKE, 9 PM Eastern, and the co-feature, between Costa Rican Bryan Vasquez, and Dominican Javier Fortuna, for a 130…
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Algieri Predicts 21st Win, More Magic At Barclays
People on the East Coast of the US, from 8 to 80, looked at this as the longest winter of their lives, from Boston to Brooklyn, most of 'em have been pleased…
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Regarding A “Retroactive Therepeutic Use Exemption”
Analysis, discussion, commentary and opinions still fly about weeks after The Fight of the Century, in all its glory and lack thereof, unfolded in Las Vegas. The financial results are in, and…
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Malignaggi/O’Connor Fight Is OFF; Paulie Cut; Vasquez-Fortuna Subs In
TSS told you first that the best laid plans of men went awry, with word that the May 29 clash between Paul Malignaggi and Danny O'Connor was off the rails. The Brooklyner…
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Is winning just a formality for GGG or is ?The Mongoose? a live dog?
He is at the point in his career where it seems sort of unfathomable that he could lose. The man doesn?t lose minutes of rounds, let alone rounds ? Gennady Golovkin, so…
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Real FIGHTERS, Not Boxer/Businessmen, Are Fighting in Jersey TONIGHT
oxing isn?t dead, wasn?t dead, will likely never be dead. There will always, but always, be a market for watching two persons face off, battling to see the better being, physically and…
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Postfight Presser Report: Mayweather Is Boastful, Edgy, Defiant
At the postfight presser, held in the arena, with the principals in the ring, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao talked about their clash at the MGM, and both touched on what comes…
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Of All Fighters, Arum in Most Fighting Form at Presser
Anyone expecting fireworks before the big show, longing for those good old days when pre-fight brawls ensured a boxing match would get on SportsCenter, were disappointed at the Wednesday afternoon presser at…
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Get Ready To Win Another TOY Award, Manny Tells Freddie, Because KO Is Coming!
He doesn't ever recalling admitting this, in all his years, amidst all the wars he's engaged in. Freddie Roach, age 55, a fighter his whole life, who this evening receives his seventh…
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Maybe IT IS Time For Floyd To Lose!?
OK, straight up, I think the guy who has not one loss on his resume will win May 2. Nothing ground-breaking about that prediction. I think Floyd Mayweathers' ability to dissect a…