George Willis
251 articles · New York Daily News
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Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury: Breaking down how fight will play out
LAS VEGAS — Jay Deas, the trainer for Deontay Wilder, knows first-hand the power the WBC heavyweight champion packs in his punches. Those who hold the mitts while Wilder rains repeated thunderous…
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Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury fight is thankfully about everything but race
LAS VEGAS — It has been a “Don’t go there topic” to Tyson Fury, and rightly so. Any suggestion his rematch with Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight championship has racial overtones…
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Tyson Fury carries ‘divine intervention’ confidence into Deontay Wilder rematch
LAS VEGAS — It was reminiscent of a scene from “Rocky” in which Apollo Creed flattens Rocky Balboa and thinks he has scored a knockout, only to watch the underdog challenger rise…
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Bob Arum: Donald Trump welcome to attend Wilder-Fury
LAS VEGAS — Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, a staunch Democrat, said Wednesday he would welcome President Trump being in attendance for Saturday night’s heavyweight championship rematch between WBC belt-holder Deontay Wilder…
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Danny Garcia fighting for relevancy after mega-fight dries up
In a perfect world, Philadelphia native Danny Garcia would be fighting Errol Spence Jr. this weekend in what would have been a mega-showdown for a welterweight championship. But plans for that proposed…
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Terence Crawford isn’t focused on ‘talk’ of blockbuster future
The fight the boxing world has been waiting to see — Terence “Bud” Crawford versus Errol Spence Jr., a modern-day Sugar Ray Leonard versus Thomas Hearns — is on hold after Spence…
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Deontay Wilder puts legacy on line in heated Luis Ortiz rematch
There were plenty of skeptics when Deontay Wilder first became a serious contender for the heavyweight championship. He started boxing at an advanced age, he hadn?t fought quality competition and he was…
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Canelo Alvarez?s growing feud with promoter Oscar De La Hoya is inescapable
LAS VEGAS ? It was a brisk 50 degrees here in the desert on Wednesday, but not nearly as cold as the relationship between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and his promoter Oscar De…
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Gennady Golovkin stunner looms if he?s thinking about Canelo Alvarez
Matchroom boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has seen this movie before. A heavily favored fighter has a title bout in Madison Square Garden, but is repeatedly asked about a future opponent and winds…
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How Shawn Porter plans to hand Errol Spence his first knockout loss
When ?Showtime? Shawn Porter was 10 years old, he played football against kids who were 12 and 13. ?It doesn?t sound that big,? he said this week, ?but back then, when you?re…
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Gennady Golovkin is done chasing Canelo Alvarez trilogy fight
Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin is done with Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez. Done with chasing him for a third fight and done with the frustration of reliving their past two fights. ?I was ready to…
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Heavyweight prospect will get breakout moment he craves
Mix the pride and passion of Polish boxing with the heart and attitude of being from Brooklyn, and you get what could be the borough?s latest heavyweight prospect: Adam Kownacki. He?s called…
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Manny Pacquiao will silence his doubters but not Keith Thurman
Manny Pacquiao has made a point in recent weeks to tell us his major motivation in his fight with Keith Thurman on Saturday night in Las Vegas is to prove he?s still…
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Win over Manny Pacquiao would take Keith Thurman to new heights
Welterweight boxing champion Keith Thurman must like his name because he sure says it a lot ? as in ?When Keith Thurman steps in the ring, you?re dealing with Keith Thurman and…
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Anthony Joshua is desperate for Andy Ruiz rematch
Andy Ruiz Jr. scored one of the biggest upsets in boxing history Saturday night at Madison Square Garden with a seventh-round technical knockout over England?s heavily favored champion Anthony Joshua. But instead…
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Canelo Alvarez outlasts Danny Jacobs in middleweight title fight
LAS VEGAS ? At least this time there shouldn?t be much complaining about a decision that went in favor of Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez. Daniel ?Miracle Man? Jacobs of Brooklyn fought with plenty…
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Daniel Jacobs has the biggest tool to beat Canelo Alvarez
LAS VEGAS ? When Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs stood face-to-face at their weigh-in Friday afternoon, apparently there wasn?t enough room in T-Mobile Arena for both of their heads. In a…
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This boxing comeback story is even better than Tiger Woods
LAS VEGAS ? Tiger Woods completed what is considered one of the greatest comeback stories in all of sports last month when he won the Masters at Augusta National. It was his…
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Canelo Alvarez has come a long way since 2018 drug ban
LAS VEGAS ? What a difference a year makes. It seems like a distant memory that the annual Cinco de Mayo fight weekend in Sin City was basically canceled last year after…
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Why Daniel Jacobs? team is wary of judges for Canelo Alvarez bout
LAS VEGAS ? Team Jacobs said Tuesday it wants a ?spotlight? shined on the three judges scoring Saturday night?s middleweight championship fight between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez of Mexico and Brooklyn?s Daniel Jacobs,…