George Willis
251 articles · New York Daily News
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Algieri will shock the world and take down Manny Pacquiao
MACAU ? ?Welcome to the Chris Algieri Show.? That?s the title co-trainer Tim Lane would give Saturday night?s WBO welterweight championship fight between Algieri, the Long Island long shot, against Filipino superstar…
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Meet Chris Algieri?s new cut man: Jacob ?Stitch? Duran
MACAU ? There will be a new face in Chris Algieri?s corner Saturday night when he challenges Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight championship at the Venetian Macao. Jacob ?Stitch? Duran will…
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This Chinese boxer could steal show from Pacquiao, Algieri
MACAU ? The sign greeting visitors says ?City of Dreams,? and no one is dreaming bigger than Bob Arum. The Top Rank promoter, who turns 83 next month, has been re-energized by…
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Pacquiao trainer: Boredom will beat him before Algieri does
MACAU ? Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach thinks Manny Pacquiao will have an easy fight against Long Island?s Chris Algieri when they meet in Saturday night?s pay-per-view fight ? as long…
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Tears, superstitions and busted eyes with Chris Algieri?s parents
MACAU ? Dominic and Adriana Algieri have traveled some 8,000 miles to China from their home in Huntington, Long Island, to support their son Chris in his WBO welterweight championship bout against…
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Chris Algieri knows how to dress, but can he solve Pacquiao?
MACAU ? Chris Algieri looked more like an agent or promoter during the final press conference before he faces Manny Pacquiao Saturday night at the Venetian Macao. Dressed in a dark suit…
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Long Island?s Algieri relaxed, confident as Pacquiao fight nears
MACAU ? You can tell by the look on Chris Algieri?s face that it?s fight week. In a few days he will step into the ring to face eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao…
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Age-old problem: Hopkins, 49, pounded by Kovalev
ATLANTIC CITY ? The fountain of youth ran dry for Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall. The 49-year-old Philadelphia native proved no match for 31-year-old Sergey Kovalev. The hard-punching Russian…
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Why Kovalev will outslug the aging Bernard Hopkins
ATLANTIC CITY ? Saturday?s light heavyweight unification bout at Boardwalk Hall between Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev could come down to a test between Prime vs. Time. Kovalev, the hard-punching Russian whose…
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Why Kovalev will outslug the aging Bernard Hopkins
ATLANTIC CITY ? Saturday?s light heavyweight unification bout at Boardwalk Hall between Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev could come down to a test between Prime vs. Time. Kovalev, the hard-punching Russian whose…
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Pacquiao camp keeps dissing Algieri: ?Sparring partners better?
There are times you can tell Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach isn?t quite sold on Chris Algieri, the Long Island longshot who faces Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 22 in Macau for…
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Chris Algieri already promising he?ll beat Pacquiao
Chris Algieri isn?t one of those boxers who trains in seclusion and lives in primitive conditions to get ready for a fight. The Long Island native is utilizing accommodations at the Venetian…
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Chris Algieri gets his big break against Manny Pacquiao
Chris Algieri, then a junior welterweight prospect from Long Island, was among the crowd of 5,000 at the Garden Theater on Nov. 2, 2013, when Magomed Abdusalamov and Mike Perez engaged in…
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Maidana can?t take bite out of Mayweather?s wallet
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather had a swollen lip and lingering numbness from allegedly being bitten on his left thumb. But the wounds of battle seemed to be well worth the $32…
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Alleged bite from Maidana can?t stop Mayweather
LAS VEGAS ? Marcos ?Chino? Maidana took dirty boxing to a new level Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena when he apparently tried to bite a chunk out of Floyd…
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Alleged bite from Maidana can?t stop Floyd Mayweather
LAS VEGAS ? Marcos ?Chino? Maidana took dirty boxing to a new level Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena when he apparently tried to bite a chunk out of Floyd…
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How we could still get that Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
LAS VEGAS ?Floyd Mayweather has been coy about whether he?ll retire once his six-fight deal with Showtime is complete. The fourth fight of a contract worth an estimated $250 million takes place…
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Is Manny Pacquiao messing with Algieri?
Is Manny Pacquiao playing mind games with Long Island?s Chris Algieri or did the Filipino pool shark just have an off day? It certainly could be the former and Algieri may not…
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Gennady Golovkin is the best boxer you (probably) don?t know
Miguel Cotto?s stoppage of Sergio Martinez last month at the Garden solidified Gennady Golovkin as the best middleweight on the planet, a standing he plans to validate Saturday when he takes on…
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Crucial test for boxing?s next big superstar
Canelo Alvarez versus Erislandy Lara on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas might be as interesting a matchup as can be made in boxing these days. Yet, amid all…