0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/10/2011
The year-end award nominees just got a few new entries, as lightweight Brandon Rios thrilled the crowd yet again with a sensational third-round knockout in a Fight of the Year candidate in the main event Saturday on Showtime, while Carlos Molina scored a clear cut unanimous decision victory over Kermit Cintron in the opener for […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/9/2011
Underwater boxing! Better than fireworks boxing? Probably not, but it’s artier. For other “insane underwater movie sets,” go here. (h/t friend of the site Jim) Besides the stuff in the headline, we’ve got some notes on some early weekend action, the future of boxer Nonito Donaire, Andrew Bynum’s boxing future and more. Quick Jabs Boxing […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/8/2011
As funny as last week’s video was, this one tops it. Really. Only it’s intentionally funny, unlike last week’s unintentionally funny clip. Who knew our heavyweight champion had such comedic chops? But let’s stop talking about last weekend. For serious. Besides the men in the headline, we have Rico Ramos, Chris Arreola, Rico Ramos, Mercito […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/7/2011
Boxing cognescenti have offered up Saturday’s Brandon Rios-Urbano Antillon clash as the antithesis of this past Saturday’s deeply disappointing heavyweight fight between champ Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye. It’s not a bad offering, that’s for sure. Rios and Antillon are two of the few boxers today who could be considered true pressure fighters, the kind […]
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For someone so dedicated to telling the truth, Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios has had a tough time getting folks to believe him. The WBA lightweight beltholder, who headlines this Saturday’s Showtime-televised card against Urbano Antillon, was dismissed as a youngster when he claimed he would become a professional boxer. Most people still can’t handle his […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/6/2011
Boxing fans are a fickle bunch. You can give them a take-all-comers pugilist with an exciting style and a colorful personality who also has proven himself one of the best fighters in the world — which sounds like a composite of all the things they say they want — and they’ll make him a subject […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/5/2011
Don’t take that as an endorsement of the occult. It’s really just about freeing things up on the Open Thread. No starter material from me. Go. Do what thou wilt. (And if you want, enjoy this Sebadoh classic in all its white noise/beautiful melody glory.)
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Happy 4th of July, fellow ‘mericans. Above are some fireworks of the kind we hoped for but didn’t get from heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko in his win over David Haye, on undercard of said bout. Ola Afolabi is a very skilled cruiserweight who’s capable of one-shot knockouts, so I’d like him to stay in the […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/2/2011
The Klitschko era of heavyweight boxing continued Saturday on HBO in much the same way it always has: with a thoroughly unexciting win. David Haye offered the best hope the division had of upheaval at best or a stirring battle at worst, but Haye spent more time complaining to the referee than he did throwing […]
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Cripes I want it to be 4:45 p.m. already, so we can finally know what happens when heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko fights David Haye. Since we’ve covered the heck out of it, there’s no point in going on and on about it this late in the game. We might as well take a look at […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/1/2011
Book it now: We have our 2011 Unintentionally Funny Moment in Boxing Award winner already with the above video. Nothing else could possibly compare. Not in the “universe” or “galaxy” could there be such a “star” candidate for the award as that clip. Surprisingly, the clip is loaded up with wild hyperbole, too. And bad […]
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So concludes our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Wladimir Klitschko-David Haye on July 2. Previously: the stakes of the bout; the keys to the fight, part I and II; a preview and prediction. Welcome once again, tweakers and geeks, to the biggest (sorry folks, it’s long), baddest, fightingest edition yet […]
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So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Wladimir Klitschko-David Haye on July 2. Previously: the stakes of the bout; the keys to the fight, part I and II. Next, and finally: a TQBR Roundtable. It is the singular thrill of heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s fight Saturday with David Haye […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/30/2011
With some of the most colorful characters outside of the mafia, street carnivals and sugary cereal cartoon mascots, it’s no shock that along with thrills in the ring, boxing also delivers a healthy dose of epic lines and memorable quotes, from the comedic to the darkly profound. Here’s a sampling of some of the gems […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/29/2011
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Wladimir Klitschko-David Haye on July 2. Previously: the stakes of the bout; the keys to the fight, part I. Next: a preview and prediction. Mind. Matter. How do Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye stack up in those categories? In the second of […]
