George Willis
251 articles · New York Daily News
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Terence Crawford defeats Amir Khan by TKO after incidental low blow
This was not the ending either fighter really wanted ? or was it? The WBO welterweight championship fight between Terence Crawford and Amir Khan ended abruptly in the sixth round after Khan…
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Fallout of Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan will be seismic
Whoever loses Saturday night?s welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden will resume his career, make plenty more money and eventually build an admirable legacy. But make no mistake; there is plenty…
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Amir Khan aims to rewrite narrative vs. Terence Crawford
Amir Khan was ticketed for greatness after capturing a silver medal in boxing for Britain at the 2004 Olympics. And while his professional career has included a world title at 140 pounds,…
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Mikey Garcia eyes ?history books? in bout vs. Errol Spence
Mikey Garcia said he craves ?big challenges? and ?big obstacles,? which explains why the four-division champion is moving up two weight divisions to challenge Errol Spence Jr. for the IBF welterweight championship…
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Errol Spence Jr.-Mikey Garcia bout ushers in new era for Fox
To the traditionalists and doubters, it seemed liked a waste of money when boxing manager Al Haymon assembled a group of investors and began buying time on various broadcast platforms to showcase…
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How Manny Pacquiao sees his boxing journey ?continuing? at 40
Manny Pacquiao turned 40 years old last month. That?s normally the age when boxers start to rethink how long they want to continue to their careers, if they?re still fighting at all.…
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Charlo twins stuck with backward title decisions
It wasn?t exactly the coming-out party the unbeaten Charlo twins envisioned. Jermall and Jermell, the 28-year-old boxers from Houston, had hoped to raise their profiles with impressive showings at Barclays Center on…
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Canelo Alvarez closing out wild year with milestone Garden bout
Three months after a victory in the biggest fight of his career, Canelo Alvarez is ready for another milestone: his first appearance at Madison Square Garden. The middleweight champion from Guadalajara, Mexico,…
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Sugar Ray to Tyson: HBO behind boxing?s greatest moments
HBO will end its 45-year run of broadcasting live boxing on Saturday with a Boxing After Dark triple-header from the StubHub Arena in Carson, Calif. Cecilia Braekhus faces Aleksandra Magdziak-Lopes in the…
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Talking time?s over: Why Deontay Wilder will KO Tyson Fury
LOS ANGELES ? A clean-shaven Tyson Fury did all the shouting Friday afternoon, while Deontay Wilder stood stoically, wearing some sort of Darth Vader mask, shielding any reaction at all. Fury removed…
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Deontay Wilder: A man of faith and a true believer in himself
LOS ANGELES ? Deontay Wilder comes from a family of Alabama preachers, namely his father and grandmother, which is why his interviews end up sounding more like Sunday sermons. Speaking things into…
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HBO swan song a bittersweet dream for Russian champ
When Dmitry Bivol was growing up in Russia with aspirations of becoming a professional boxer, among his biggest dreams was to headline on HBO one day. That would mean he had made…
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Pacquiao set for next step in pursuit of Mayweather rematch
Manny Pacquiao turns 40 next month. That?s the magical age when fighters, if they last that long, start thinking of an exit strategy. But boxing will probably retire Pacquiao before he fully…
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Canelo Alvarez?s boxing legacy has reached its defining moment
LAS VEGAS ? Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez was the picture of calm and quiet confidence at the MGM Grand Wednesday afternoon. You wouldn?t have known his boxing legacy is on the line Saturday…
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Shawn Porter wins by unanimous decision
It wasn?t a pretty exhibition of the Sweet Science. It was more brute force and will that carried Shawn ?Showtime? Porter to the WBC welterweight championship over Danny Garcia on Saturday night…
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Get ready for the first step in crowning true welterweight king
The week before Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin and Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez finally meet in their long-awaited rematch in Las Vegas, Barclays Center will be host to a potentially more explosive matchup when Danny…
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Sergey Kovalev knocked out in stunning title loss
ATLANTIC CITY ? You can forget about that all-Russian showdown between Sergey Kovalev and Dmitry Bivol for the unified light heavyweight championship. Kovalev doesn?t have a belt anymore. In a stunning upset,…
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Hype and drama building for ?magic? Alvarez-Golovkin fight
They were on the same Facebook page Tuesday. That?s about as close as Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin are going to get until the week of Sept. 15, when they…
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Deontay Wilder can?t let himself be defined by long-sought bout
Any notion Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua would meet this year to determine the undisputed heavyweight championship ended last week with UK-based promoter Eddie Hearn announcing he was finalizing Joshua?s next defense…
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Crawford-Horn start of boxing?s new digital reality
The future of boxing, and perhaps sports as a whole, arrives Saturday when the welterweight championship fight between champion Jeff Horn of Australia and challenger Terence Crawford of Omaha, Neb., is streamed…