George Willis
251 articles · New York Daily News
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Pacquiao’s legacy as much about not fighting Mayweather than wars with Marquez
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will face each other for the fourth time Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, conjuring memories of Sugar Ray Robinson?s battles…
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Promoter floored by Martinez?s moxie
Lou DiBella says he was ?weirdly at peace? during the thrilling 12th round of last Saturday?s middleweight championship fight between Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in Las Vegas. Martinez dominated…
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Bradley won?t ?Pac? down from the champ
LAS VEGAS -- Emanuel Steward works for HBO when he isn?t training fighters, so he has an interest in enticing people to tune into Saturday night?s pay-per-view boxing card from the MGM…
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Roach?s plan: Pacquiao ?W? and a Hall induction
AS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach usually doesn?t mince words, and he didn?t this week when he talked about tomorrow night?s WBO welterweight championship fight where Manny Pacquiao will defend his title against…
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Undefeated Bradley set to shock champ
LAS VEGAS ? Timothy Bradley?s obsession with Manny Pacquiao didn?t begin when their fight this Saturday at the MGM Grand was announced last January. It began nearly four years ago, when Bradley…
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Roach back in Olympics
Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach will continue to work with the U.S. Olympic team after a clearing-the-air phone call with the team?s new head coach Basheer Abdullah on Thursday. Roach?s…
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Boxing needs random drug testing
It?s time we listened to Floyd Mayweather. He wanted Manny Pacquiao to agree to Olympic-style drug testing if they were to fight. That was more than two years ago, and Mayweather has…
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Mayweather jabs Lin from feeling of disrespect
You can?t blame Floyd Mayweather if he was initially envious of Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. After all, it took Mayweather 11 years in the brutal sport of boxing before he started…
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Bradley has pinball plan vs. PacMan
Timothy Bradley won?t need the start of training camp to develop a game plan for Manny Pacquiao. He already has had one for more than three years. That?s how long Bradley has…
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Mayweather facing Lin backlash
When Floyd Mayweather holds his press conference in New York later this month to announce his upcoming fight, he should be wary of any Jeremy Lin fans in attendance. That might include…
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Best time past for Pac-Floyd
It wasn't the outcome we hoped for, but then again, waiting for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to agree to fight each other is sort of like waiting for the economy to…
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It ?May? not work
One thing noticed after viewing the first two episodes of ?On Freddie Roach? is there?s no mention of Floyd Mayweather. There are not many places Roach can go these days without being…
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What we?re wishing for as bell rings in new year
When it comes to flying fists, 2011 was a good year. Andre Ward won the Super Six super middleweight boxing tournament; Nonito Donaire, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Saul Canelo Alvarez,…
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Pacquiao, Marquez likely to fight again
LAS VEGAS -- If Freddie Roach had his druthers, the last opponent he?d want Manny Pacquiao to face again is Mexico?s Juan Manuel Marquez. But their three fights have been so competitive…
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Garden debut leaves Donaire frustrated
At various points Nonito Donaire went from frustrated to bored to POed. He wanted to bring a taste of old school boxing to the Garden Theater Saturday night, the kind of boxing…
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Donaire keeps title at Garden
Nonito Donaire was hoping to look impressive in the first fight of his career on the East Coast. But he would have needed an opponent willing to engage him to do that.…
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Inspired Donaire set for title defense
It wasn't long after Nonito Donaire won the IBF flyweight title in 2007 that his girlfriend and future wife, Rachel, asked him a simple question: "Why do you box?" Rachel asked that…
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Mayweather wants Merchant out
Floyd "Money" Mayweather wants Larry Merchant fired from HBO. He told him so during a postfight interview after knocking out Victor Ortiz in the fourth round of their WBC welterweight championship last…
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No apology from Mayweather after controversial knockout
LAS VEGAS -- His loyal lieutenants stood behind him, repeating a chant that has become their boss' motto. "Hard work!" Floyd Mayweather began. "Dedication!" they finished. "Hard work!" "Dedication!" Team Mayweather was…
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Ortiz, rust won’t stop Mayweather
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz have both promised their battle for the WBC welterweight championship tonight at the MGM Grand won't go the 12-round distance. Considering Ortiz is the…