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Articles by Frank Lotierzo

About Frank Lotierzo
Frank Lotierzo is also a staff writer for NY Fights. Over the years, his work has appeared in The Sweet Science, Boxing Illustrated, Fight Game, and Boxing Scene. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was an amateur boxer based out of Philadelphia and trained by George Benton. He is a member of the International Boxing research Organization and an ex-member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at glovedfist@gmail.com.
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Redemption: This Time Joshua Has to Be Perfect, Ruiz Just Needs to Fight

December 5, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

The dynamics of this weekend’s heavyweight title bout between WBA-IBF-WBO world champion Andy Ruiz, 33-1 (22), and the man he won the titles from via seventh-round TKO, Anthony Joshua, 22-1 (21), make it one of […]

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 30: Boxer Canelo Alvarez (L) and WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev face off during a news conference at the KA Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on October 30, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kovalev will defend his title against Alvarez, who is making his debut at light heavyweight, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on November 2. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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“Mayweather Matchmaking”: Why “Canelo” Alvarez Picked Sergey Kovalev

November 1, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

When the light-heavyweight title fight between WBO champion Sergey Kovalev 34-3-1 (29) and unified middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez 51-1-2 (34) was announced, two thoughts immediately stood out. The first is that this won’t be […]

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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

Denver heavyweight Ron Lyle, right, grazes Heavyweight Champion George Foreman with a straight right in the fourth round of their title fight at Las Vegas, Nev., Saturday night, Jan. 26, 1976. Foreman won the world heavyweight boxing championship in the fifth round. (AP Photo)
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Ron Lyle: A Superstar in Today’s Heavyweight Division

August 29, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

Former 1970s heavyweight contender Ron Lyle, 43-7-1 (31), is remembered most for dropping former heavyweight champ George Foreman twice in a legendary fight in late January of 1976. Foreman, an all-time great and veteran of […]

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 21: (L-R) Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman pose for the media during a press conference at Gotham Hall in preparation for their upcoming fight on May 21, 2019 in New York City. Pacquiao and Thurman will meet for the world welterweight championship title on July 20, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by J. Yim/Getty Images)
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Pacquiao vs. Thurman: Who Will Roll as the Alpha Dog?

July 18, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

The upcoming WBA welterweight title bout between belt holder Keith Thurman, 29-0 (22), and former multiple-division champion Manny Pacquiao, 61-7-2 (39), is a difficult fight to preview for many reasons. Especially when you look at […]

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The Breakdown: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez Versus Daniel Jacobs

May 2, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

When IBF middleweight titleholder Daniel Jacobs, 35-2 (29), faces WBA and WBC titleholder Canelo Alvarez, 51-1-2 (35), at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas this weekend, it’ll mark the collision of two fighters who established […]

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The Breakdown: Terence Crawford Versus Amir Khan

April 18, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

WBO welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford, 34-0 (25), will be watched closely for several reasons this weekend when he makes the second title defense against former junior welterweight titlist Amir Kahn, 33-4 (20). Most notably, his […]

LAS VEGAS - APRIL 6,1987: Marvin Hagler (L) lands a right jab to Sugar Ray Leonard during a bout at Caesars Palace on April 6, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC middleweight title. (Photo by: The Ring Magazine/Getty Images)
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The Breakdown: Marvin Hagler Versus Sugar Ray Leonard

April 6, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

It’s been over thirty years since two of the most legendary fighters of the 1980s met in what had to be one of the most anticipated bouts since the first title bout between Joe Frazier […]

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The Breakdown: Why Shawn Porter Is Better as an Attacker, Not a Boxer

March 14, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

In his first title defense on March 9, WBC welterweight titlist Shawn Porter, 30-2-1 (17), won a controversial twelve-round split decision over Cuban Yordenis Ugas, 23-4 (11). It was also the second fight in a […]

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The Breakdown: Jarrell Miller Needs to Take It to Anthony Joshua

March 4, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

As most boxing observers know, WBA-IBF-WBO heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua, 22-0 (21), of the United Kingdom will make his debut in America on June 1 at Madison Square Garden. His opponent Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, […]

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - AUGUST 04: Eleider Alvarez celebrates after he knocked out Sergey Kovalev in the seventh round during the WBO/IBA Light Heavyweight Title bout at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on August 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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The Demon: Sergey Kovalev Faces Doubt Against Eleider Alvarez

February 1, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

This Saturday night at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, the career of former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev, who faces Eleider Alvarez in a rematch, will either be revitalized or wrecked. […]

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