Boxing
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Salita Helping Flint
By Michael Woods Dmitriy Salita is a world class boxer, a rising promotional force, and a friend. I will work the blow by blow chair for...
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Canada
“I Make Him More Pain”—KOVALEV KRUSHES IN CANADA
By Michael Woods Just in case you weren’t sure if his heart contained more than a hint of darkness, after Sergey Kovalev whacked around Jean Pascal...
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Insights on #KovalevPascal, Boxer/Shrink
By Dan Sapen First, it is a pleasure to join Michael Woods and the readers and staff of NYFights. I look forward to good old-fashioned fight...
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Talking Pascal Needling, Heredia, VADA
By Michael Woods Jean Pascal is a bit of a curious figure. The Montrealer is a bit of a character and that side of him has...
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Kovalev & Pascal Make Weight
By Michael Woods We are that much closer to fight night, as Sergey Kovalev and Jean Pascal both made weight, under the light heavyweight limit, the...
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Report: Ward-Barrera Made
The process seemed… Protracted. But Andre Ward is nothing if not deliberate and he was that in the process leading to agreeing to fight Sullivan Barrera...
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Rosa, Chudecki Win on Solid Broadway Boxing
By Michael Woods I’ve been to many a Broadway Boxing event and like any club show, they can be that proverbial mixed bag. You see prospects...
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Broadway Boxing in NYC TONIGHT
By Michael Woods Maybe no person puts in more hours before many a boxing show than the matchmaker. The Tramplers, Goodmans, Beninatis, Gomez,’ Diaz,’ Mizzones, Katz’...
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Sean Monaghan Gets Feisty
By Ryan O’Hara After a strong 2015, undefeated light-heavyweight Sean Monaghan is looking for a dance partner to kick off his 2016 campaign. Typically amiable outside...
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NYF NYC P4P Top Ten
By Michael Woods and NYF Advisory Board Picking your perceived pound for pound best, it’s pure speculation, wholly unscientific but provocative and enjoyable an exercise. NYFIGHTS...
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Peltz Your (Mouth)Guard(ian) Angel
By Michael Woods Consider this a public service, compliments of the Hall of Fame promoter Russell Peltz. Boxers, listen up. Do the right thing, and get...
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Garcia Smart-Boxes Past Ghost
By Michael Woods Dude just wins. Prudently. As Twitter yowls that he ain’t all that and that the fight was so much closer than the judges...
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Arum-Prince-Floyd Story Making the Rounds
THE boxing story making the rounds yesterday into today had Bob Arum recollecting how he once saved Floyd Mayweathers’ tail…and head and body, maybe, too. On...
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Miller, Eyubov Get KO Ws
By Michael Woods Here’s what I wrote for RING in the hours leading up to the Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller vs. Donovan Dennis heavyweight tangle on...
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Will Pacquiao REALLY Retire?
By Michael Woods Yeah, I don’t believe it. Not calling anyone a liar, but I’m dubious that Manny Pacquiao never gloves up again after April 9....
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Thurman-Porter Is ON
Your long nightmare is over, my friends. After months of smooching and petting, they will do the deed. Will they? Won’t they? This guy wants it...
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Ike Ibeabuchi Update
By Michael Woods Ike Ibeabuchi hasn’t been in the heavyweight picture since Clinton was messing up Lewinsky’s dress…but he’s rested and apparently ready to rock and...
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Pacquiao vs Bradley NYC Presser Report
By Michael Woods This is it, he told us Thursday at Madison Square Garden, this will be the last time I do this. I want to...
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Canada
Mayfield Subs in to Fight Mikhaylenko
Karim Mayfield Steps In to Fight Dmitry Mikhaylenko on Kovalev-Pascal II Co-Feature Set for Saturday, January 30 Televised Live on HBO® Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Last week,...
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Wilder vs. Povetkin Next?
By Michael Woods Dang it, I said to myself after seeing that Deontay Wilder fight Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. My jury is still...