George Willis
251 articles · New York Daily News
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Floyd: Bring on Manny, drug tests
It was inevitable, re ally. When Mark Taffet of HBO thanked Floyd Mayweather for ending his 16-month layoff from boxing and "giving the fans what they want to see," someone in the…
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Alvarez fighting to become next Chavez
THE GREAT Julio Cesar Chavez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame last week in Canasota, N.Y. He captivated the sport with a splendid combination of sweet boxing skills, vicious…
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Sugar Ray: Rehab right for Oscar
Sugar Ray Leonard said Oscar De La Hoya made a wise choice deciding to go to a rehab clinic reportedly to address issues of alcohol and substance abuse. "I'm a friend of…
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Tournament inches closer to Super finale
It might seem like decades ago when the World Boxing Classic was announced, matching six top super middleweights in a unique round-robin tournament that eventually would decide a winner. But it actually…
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Shane, don’t come back!
LAS VEGAS -- Sugar Shane Mosley has started his own promotional company and hopes to build it into a viable business in the boxing industry. He should make it his new full-time…
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Mosley will put up good fight, but Pacquiao will get his KO
LAS VEGAS ? Sugar Shane Mosley has never been knocked out in his Hall of Fame boxing career. But he will be tonight when he faces Manny Pacquiao for the Filipino?s WBO…
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Berto, Ortiz in a fight for respect
There was a time when a championship fight in the welterweight division was to determine the best boxer at 147 pounds. But these days a championship fight can be more of a…
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Ibf bout a battle to stay near top
WINNING a world boxing title doesn't carry the same cache it once did -- with all the various sanctioning bodies, fractured weight divisions, and interim, diamond, silver and every other color of…
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Pacquiao-Mosley bout delivers blow to HBO
Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports, confirmed he has no plans to put together a boxing card on his network to compete with the May 7 welterweight bout between Manny Pacquiao and…
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Evander back in ring to fight for WBF title
BOXING continues its Senior Tour tonight when Evander Holyfield returns to the ring to take on journeyman Sherman Williams for something called the World Boxing Federation Championship. The pay-per-view event will be…
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Martinez boxing bright spot in ’10
A succession of good fights over the last two months and the emergence of Sergio Martinez kept the 2010 boxing season from being a total yawn. Here are some general thoughts on…
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Williams, Martinez ready to brawl at Boardwalk Hall
ATLANTIC CITY -- There are few guarantees in life besides death, taxes and Bruce Springsteen selling out the Meadowlands. But when Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez meet in a much-anticipated rematch tonight…
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Pacquiao waits on Floyd
It's up to Floyd Mayweather now to decide whether he wants to fight Manny Pacquiao and settle once and for all who is the best boxer on the planet. Pacquiao had said…
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‘Man’ to watch
ARLINGTON, Texas -- It remains a matchup the sporting world would love to see: Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather. It easily would be the richest prizefight in history, a global spectacle that…
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Margarito in denial about Roach rant
GAYLORD, Texas -- Antonio Margarito was sitting in the ballroom of a hotel yesterday, trying yet again to explain his way out of another ugly situation. Evidently, "I'm sorry. I did it,"…
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Boxing tries to go out with a bang
Will it be enough to make us care again? That's the challenge boxing faces over the final two months of 2010 as it tries finishing what has been a disappointing year on…
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Golden Boy feels ‘pressure’ to deliver in Brooklyn
Oscar De La Hoya admitted this week his company Golden Boy Promotions is under "a lot of pressure" to deliver quality bouts during his three-year deal with the new Brooklyn Arena. The…
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Arum: Manny undercard Pacs a punch
Top RANK promoter Bob Arum was sounding like himself again during a recent conference call to promote an bout on the undercard of the Nov. 13 show at Cowboys Stadium headlined by…
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Martinez-Williams could be bright spot in dismal boxing year
Finally a fight everybody wants to see. In what has been a down year for boxing, both in and out of the ring, some semblance of sanity has finally prevailed. Sergio Martinez…
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Promoter getting back to work after tragedy
Top rank boss Bob Arum will be at ringside at the Palms in Las Vegas tonight to watch a boxing card headlined by Cuban featherweight sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa. Arum will be back…
