David Greisman

Teon Kennedy: East Coast Warrior Goes National on 1/13

If you’ve never seen Teon Kennedy before, you’ve been missing out — the junior featherweight has been in back-and-forth battles in Atlantic City and Philadelphia, the roars from his wars becoming commonplace.

“Fighting Words” – Golden Boy vs. Top Rank Lawsuit Changes Everything, Nothing

by David P. Greisman - They are mortal enemies, and so it is only a matter of fate that they work against each other after less than two years of working with each other. It is a matter of fortune – of millions of dollars – that has them working a...

“Fighting Words” – Super 6 to Final 4: Win and You’re In

by David P. Greisman - It is now all about the numbers. Six fighters. Six fights in. Three fights left to decide which four will go on. One has already clinched a spot in the next round of the Super Six super-middleweight tournament. The remaining...

Head 2 Head – Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao

THOMAS GERBASI: If you mean Andy Lee vs Affif Belghecham, then absolutely. Oh, you mean Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao. Yeah, that should be a pretty good scrap too. All kidding aside, though, Cotto vs. Pacquiao is one of those great, can’t mis...

Dawson vs Pascal Being Eyed: Additional News and Notes

by David P. Greisman - Good for “Bad Chad.” Dawson did exactly what he should’ve done to beat Glen Johnson in their rematch this past Saturday. Some of the criticism of his performance is fair. Some isn’t. When Dawson first met Johnson back in...

“Fighting Words” – Official Review: Second Guessing the Third Men in the Ring

by David P. Greisman - The NFL zebras protect Tom Brady. The NBA referees show favoritism toward star players. Major League Baseball umpires made several obvious mistakes during this year’s postseason. And NCAA football refs, particularly those worki...

Dawson Dominates Johnson; Angulo Brutalizes Yorgey

6PM ET: We're live from the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., where tonight HBO will be broadcasting the rematch between light heavyweight titlist Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson, the former 175-pound champ and seemingly perennial contender.

Head 2 Head – Dawson vs. Johnson 2, Valuev vs. Haye

By David P. Greisman and Thomas Gerbasi - DAVID P. GREISMAN: One fighter is on the cusp. One fighter is on the brink. One fighter speaks softly but carries seven feet of heft. And one fighter has talked plenty of trash and now is cruisin’ for a bruis...

“Fighting Words” – Chad Dawson’s Changing Tune

by David P. Greisman - Boxers, for all their willingness to have their features become mashed and their innards become mush, do not quite share the same mentality as those who partake in the most extreme of sports. Challenge is good. Success is b...

“Fighting Words” - is 'Fighter of the Year' a two-man race?

by David P. Greisman - All too often, what happens outside of the ring has consequences on what goes on inside the ring. Substantially and tangentially, the economy has changed the Sweet Science. Major matches are made with money from televis...

Head 2 Head – Adamek vs. Golota: The War in Poland

By David P. Greisman and Thomas Gerbasi - DAVID P. GREISMAN: Years ago, there was a great travel series on TV called “Pole to Pole.” Michael Palin will have nothing else to do with this article. That said, this weekend’s big fight pits Pole agains...

“Fighting Words” – Time Trial: Deconstructing the First Night of the Super Six

by David P. Greisman - Being a boxing writer is a life of self-sacrifice. I’ve given up the Saturday night social life for the weekly practice of watching grown men pummel the heck out of each other. I’m not complaining. The last time Carl Fr...

Head 2 Head – The Super Six Tournament Begins

By David P. Greisman and Thomas Gerbasi - DAVID P. GREISMAN: A typical tournament has several individual storylines that, together, form a bigger picture, that of the tournament crowning an eventual winner. The beauty in Showtime's "Super Six" super-...

“Fighting Words” – Vazquez-Marquez: Too Good For Their Own Good

by David P. Greisman - Did they give too much? Did we ask too much? Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez faced each other in three great but grueling fights, 25 rounds of war waged within 363 days. Each, somehow, was better than the one before it. T...

“Fighting Words” – Fernando Guerrero: Big Draw in a Small City

by David P. Greisman - You can – and should – go home again. And again. And again. Fernando Guerrero will go home for the fourth time Saturday, and for good reason: He is a big draw in a small city, selling thousands and thousands of tickets in a...