George Willis
251 articles · New York Daily News
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Retaining titles will put Gennady Golovkin on par with this legend
It has been lost in the noise and the sheer effort to fight on Cinco de Mayo, but Gennady ?Triple-G? Golovkin will be trying to tie a boxing milestone Saturday night when…
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Brooklyn heavyweight packs on pounds for Barclays showdown
They don?t call Jarrell Miller ?Big Baby? for nothing. The Brooklyn heavyweight weighed in at 304 pounds Friday for Saturday night?s non-title, but very meaningful, showdown with Johann ?The Reptile? Duhaupas of…
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Full slate of early-year bouts may set up mega-fights down road
Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime put on an extravagant event this week, assembling 21 champions or top contenders in Manhattan to announce their broadcast schedule for the first half of 2018. The…
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Don?t try to fool us with this farce, Floyd
Dana White, UFC president, says Floyd Mayweather and the UFC are discussing a deal that would have Mayweather entering the octagon for a mixed martial arts fight. Holy, armbar! Look, I wouldn?t…
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Win at Barclays could let Shawn Porter wait for this champion
The welterweight division in boxing is rich with talent these days, conjuring memories of the era when Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran used to battle. Today, the names are…
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Back to business as usual after Mayweather-McGregor circus
Two weeks after the spectacle that was Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor, the UFC and boxing return to what they do best this weekend, promoting mixed martial arts and the sweet science…
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Here?s why Floyd Mayweather must win and why he will
LAS VEGAS ? The Money Mayweather brand is all over Las Vegas. It?s on the black buses with TMT in white letters. It?s in the memorabilia shops where rows upon rows of…
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McGregor vs. Mayweather: ?Bar crowd? vs. night clubbers
LAS VEGAS ? Boxing fans and MMA fans are descending on Sin City, rooting not only for Floyd Mayweather or Conor McGregor but their respective sport. In some ways they are similar,…
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?It?s a family?: An inside look at Mayweather?s Money Team
LAS VEGAS ? The Money Team took up four rows of the KA Theater at the MGM Grand on Wednesday waiting for the final press conference before Floyd Mayweather takes on Conor…
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The night Conor McGregor decided he needed to fight Mayweather
Conor McGregor was in the middle of a training camp for a UFC match in Las Vegas when he decided to visit the MGM Grand Garden Arena and watch the rematch between…
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Floyd Mayweather is trying to say all the right things
Floyd Mayweather is confident his fight with Conor McGregor will meet all of its financial expectations including a sellout crowd at T-Mobile Arena when the two meet on Aug. 26 in Las…
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Wladimir Klitschko retires: Why he?s not an all-time great
On paper, Wladimir Klitschko should be regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time. He fought in a record 29 heavyweight championship fights and successfully defended at least one…
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Adrien Broner embraces underdog role in bout vs. Garcia
Adrien Broner is out to prove he?s nobody?s stepping stone. Broner faces Mikey Garcia on Saturday night at Barclays Center in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions card to be…
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Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor destroying boxing
When Floyd Mayweather?s fight with UFC star Conor McGregor was announced last month, most of the boxing world either shrugged or cringed. Those looking for positives suggested casual fans who haven?t been…
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Manny Pacquiao desperately needs this fight to repair legacy
Boxing fans someday will forgive Manny Pacquiao for his debacle against Floyd Mayweather. Maybe it starts Saturday night in Australia. Actually, it will be Sunday in Brisbane, Queensland, where Pacquiao defends his…
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Ward-Kovalev rematch has everything ? except the hype
Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev meet Saturday night in Las Vegas in a rematch of their controversial fight last November where Ward won a unanimous decision to capture the light heavyweight championship.…
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Mayweather-McGregor fight could top $1B in revenue
A network executive not affiliated with the upcoming Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match said pay-per-view revenue could threaten $1 billion if promoted and priced properly. ?With these two guys and the hype…
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Why boxing can survive a Mayweather-McGregor dud
Oscar De La Hoya took to Facebook recently to offer his disdain for the proposed fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, suggesting boxing ?might never recover? from what he called ?a…
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Golovkin trainer rips ?ridiculous? Mayweather-McGregor fight
The trainer for Gennady Golovkin called the proposed showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor ?a ridiculous idea,? and said it doesn?t warrant the attention an upcoming bout between Golovkin and Canelo…
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Seeds planted for boxing?s far-off showdown ? between Olympians
It is so far down the road, new tires will be needed before we get there. But that doesn?t mean you can?t get excited about a potential future fight between Shakur Stevenson…