Michael Woods

Michael Woods got addicted to boxing in 1990, when Buster Douglas shocked the world with his demolition of the then-impregnable Mike Tyson. The Brooklyn-based journalist has covered the sport since for ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com, Bad Left Hook and RING. His journalism career started with NY Newsday in 1999. Michael Woods is also an accomplished blow by blow and color man, having done work for Top Rank, DiBella Entertainment, EPIX, and for Facebook Fightnight Live, since 2017.

Tom Loeffler Gives Update on Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin & Wladimir Klitschko

Just because Mike Tyson did not perform like his old self in November against Jake Paul, it does not mean other luminaries of a certain age are not tempted to glove up one more time. Tyson looked 58, fit and fearsome relative to regular folks, but not when compared and contrasted with YouTube Iron Mike. After […]

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Callum Simpson vs Steed Woodall Fight Results: Simpson Scores 2nd RD TKO

Callum Simpson (16-0, 11 KOs) wanted to give Steed Woodall a thrashing and his rooters their pound of flesh on Saturday, January 11th, at the Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, England. Simpson retained his British and Commonwealth super-middleweight crowns, but referee Mark Bates prevented a definitive ending when he halted the meeting at 1:56 of

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Usyk vs Fury 2 Has A Scent of Ali-Foreman To It But Mostly Full of Turki

It has been interesting, and surprising, to see this roll-up attempt by Turki Alalshikh, the expanding titan of pro pugilism who was unknown to any boxing fan prior to 2023. Some of his moves have to me looked counter intuitive, but the reasoning seems sound, by and large.  I’m pondering Turki’s takeover play as I

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Stephen Espinoza: PBC’s 2025, Tank Retiring, Charlo Bros, Tank-Loma & More

“How are you? It’s been a long time,” I said to Stephen Espinoza Tuesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, after Tank Davis and Lamont Roach spoke to media and interacted to hype their March 1 clash in Brooklyn, where Tank has a decent fanbase. “Just like old days,” I said, as the 54-year-old sports attorney turned

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Exclusive: ‘Rumble In The Jungle’ 50th Anniversary With George Foreman & Larry Merchant

It is almost a “you had to be there” situation, how badass George Foreman was in the first half of 1974. 40-0, seeking to look to soothe the inner turmoil of his soul via contained violence for the entertainment of the masses. That meant taking it to foes with a determination that had plenty of

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