0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/16/2010
If someone asks you a question and your answer is “bad stew and diarrhea,” you’re almost certainly in a bad place at that moment in your life. Consider that while Joshua Clottey might wind up as much as $2.5 million richer after his non-effort Saturday in a loss to Manny Pacquiao, boxing fans have been […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/15/2010
I wrote this for Bloguin Outsider yesterday, to which I’ll be contributing from time to time. I repost it here for TQBR’s regular readers. –Tim Who would’ve thunk it? It may just turn out that the best place to put a boxing match is square in the middle of a football field. And maybe the […]
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The game is afoot. Before we get to the standings, I must play the heavy and remind everyone to please follow the rules. We keep getting late predictions, and next time, they won’t count. I don’t like to do that kind of thing, but we have to set SOME deadline, and there’s a chance some […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/14/2010
(Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images, captures the fight in microcosm.) Until Saturday night, the last time anyone had an unsatisfactory evening of boxing in an event that involved Manny Pacquiao was in October of 2007, when the Pac-Man fought Marco Antonio Barrera for the second time. The common denominator for Saturday and October ’07? Barrera fought […]
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Manny Pacquiao dominated Joshua Clottey Saturday evening, but that had as much to do with Clottey’s reluctance as Pacquiao’s brilliance. In the welterweight showdown, Pacquiao wildly outworked Clottey, throwing more punches than ever and forcing Clottey to cover up more than ever. In the 6th round, the 39 punches Clottey threw were more than he’d thrown […]
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For two and a half fights of the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey, it was Zombieland in Dallas. (h/t Twitter folk for the crystallizing.) Three fights I at least hoped would be good were mostly unthrilling, sometimes actively so. I had Humberto Soto beating David Diaz nine rounds to three in their lightweight fight, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/13/2010
That a boxer’s on “Good Morning America,” even if it’s on a Saturday, is one of many signs that despite the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao setback, the American media is still clued into the fact that boxing can matter. Even if the buzz for Pacquiao’s welterweight fight with Joshua Clottey this evening has been muted among […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/12/2010
Whether you’re looking for a basic primer or a complete run-down, I’m bringing you the links you need to get fully caught up on the big welterweight fight in Dallas between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey. We always start with the work we’ve done here. We looked at what was at stake; how good Clottey […]
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So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey on Saturday. Previously: why and how Pacquiao-Clottey matters; how good is Clottey?; keys to the fight, parts I and II; the undercard. Next: the ultimate guide. No use beating around the bush here. You know that scene near the beginning of “Jurassic […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/11/2010
As Tim pointed out, nobody should be too excited for the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey undercard. Considering that Manny is as much as an 8-1 favorite in the main event, perhaps it would have been a good idea for Bob Arum to showcase better fights for the large audience anticipated for the event since many expect […]
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So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey on Saturday. Previously: why and how Pacquiao-Clottey matters; how good is Clottey?; and keys to the fight, parts I and II. Next: the final preview and prediction. It’s gotten to the point where I’m not sure why I even […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/10/2010
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey on Saturday. Previously: why and how Pacquiao-Clottey matters; how good is Clottey?; and keys to the fight, part I. Next: the undercard. How Pacquiao (above left) and Clottey (above right) match up could be more telling than who’s the […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/9/2010
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey on Saturday. Previously: why and how Pacquiao-Clottey matters; how good is Clottey? Next: Keys to the fight, part II. How Pacquiao (above left) and Clottey (above right) match up could be more telling than who’s the overall […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/8/2010
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey on March 13, culminating in a live blog on fight night. Previously: Why and how Pacquiao-Clottey matters. Next: Keys to the fight. Everyone knows Manny Pacquiao. Not everyone knows Joshua Clottey, the man Pacquiao is fighting Saturday. […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/7/2010
So begins our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey on March 13, culminating in a live blog on fight night. Today: Why and how Pacquiao-Clottey matters. Next: How good is Clottey? It’s always a good thing when the world’s best boxer, who doubles as its most […]
