George Willis
251 articles · New York Daily News
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Tim Bradley?s very personal response to Manny Pacquiao
At first Tim Bradley didn?t want to address the recent comments Manny Pacquiao made saying gay people are ?worse than animals.? The conference call this week was meant to promote their April…
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Manny Pacquiao?s retirement vow not very convincing
Manny Pacquiao insists his fight with Timothy Bradley on April 9 in Las Vegas will be the final bout of his career. Maybe. Sort of. Probably. No, really, it is. ?Sad to…
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Timothy Bradley promises devastating change for Rios fight
Timothy Bradley can?t wait to show off his new look. Not his wardrobe, but the boxing acumen he has learned under his new trainer, Teddy Atlas. ?I?ve been in a lot of…
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How a radio call united Timothy Bradley with legendary trainer
It began with an interview on a radio show. Teddy Atlas and Wallace Matthews were speaking with WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley about a recent fight in which Bradley escaped with a…
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?Bud? Crawford?s hurdle to Pacquiao?s last fight ? and stardom
Terence ?Bud? Crawford will defend his WBO junior welterweight championship Saturday night against Dierry Jean in Omaha, Neb. But it?s also an audition of sorts to determine whether Crawford is worthy of…
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?Bud? Crawford?s hurdle to Pacquiao?s last fight ? and stardom
Terence ?Bud? Crawford will defend his WBO junior welterweight championship Saturday night against Dierry Jean in Omaha, Neb. But it?s also an audition of sorts to determine whether Crawford is worthy of…
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Gennady Golovkin takes big step toward becoming next Floyd Mayweather
Gennady Golovkin took a huge step toward unifying the middleweight titles and put himself in contention to be considered the pound-for-pound best boxer on the planet after scoring an eighth-round TKO over…
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The 4 stars vying to become boxing?s king ? and tempt Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather insists he has retired at 49-0, leaving vacant the titles of pound-for-pound king and the next pay-per-view star in boxing. Fortunately, a successor can be decided right where it should…
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How to remember Floyd Mayweather: always his own boss
LAS VEGAS ? When Floyd Mayweather stepped to the podium late Saturday night at the MGM Grand for what he said would be the final post-fight press conference of his career as…
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Berto wants to hammer Floyd Mayweather over ?personal stuff?
LAS VEGAS ? Italy?s Roberta Vinci reminded us on Friday as Leon Spinks and Buster Douglas did in years past that anything can happen in an athletic competition. Vinci was nearly as…
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Berto trainer on high alert after Floyd Mayweather?s mystery IV
LAS VEGAS ? The trainer for Andre Berto hopes the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the Nevada State Athletic Commission will ?adhere to its rules? during Friday?s weigh-in for Floyd Mayweather?s welterweight…
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Timothy Bradley?s brash message for foe: ?Put him to sleep?
The plethora of boxing that?s going on these days is bittersweet in some regards. The exposure the sport is receiving is unprecedented, with the emergence of the Premiere Boxing Champions series and…
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Meet Felix Verdejo, the next Puerto Rican boxing star of MSG
When Top Rank exec Todd duBoef had the idea in 2005 to have Miguel Cotto fight in New York the weekend of the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, it elevated the boxer?s…
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Khan takes step toward Mayweather, edges battling Algieri
When the bell sounded, Chris Algieri raised his hands high in the air and stuck out his blood-covered tongue. At this moment, he was pleased with his performance against Amir Khan on…
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TV show, Mayweather shot: The stakes, prediction for Algieri-Khan
The good karma surrounding Chris Algieri changed abruptly the day before he fought Manny Pacquiao in Macau last November. After all the talk about his degrees in health and clinical nutrition from…
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Brooklyn?s Malignaggi: Pacquiao ?exaggerated? shoulder injury
A boxer can say just about anything and get away with it. But a broadcaster not so much. Paulie Malignaggi walked that fine line on Wednesday when he said Manny Pacquiao?s right…
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The fight that actually will give you bang for your buck
Perhaps Saturday?s super welterweight fight between Saul Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland in Houston can remove the sour remnants from Floyd Mayweather?s underwhelming fight with Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in Las…
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Pacquiao whining, villain winning ruin Fight of the Century
LAS VEGAS ? An injured right shoulder and a bruised ego was the collateral damage of the Fight of the Century, which proved to be just another boxing match dominated by Floyd…
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Unanimous! Mayweather pounds Pacquiao in richest fight ever
LAS VEGAS ? Before the decision was read in the latest Fight of the Century, Floyd Mayweather stood atop a rope in the corner and screamed, ?I know I won!? The crowd…
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Mayweather?s toughest foe reveals how Pacquiao can win
WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto defends his title against Daniel Geale of Australia on June 6 at Barclays Center. The Puerto Rican star took time from training to sit down with The…