David Greisman
ALL ARTICLES
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“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...
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“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...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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“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...
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“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...
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“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...