0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/13/2011
With Mike Tyson headlining the 2011 Boxing Hall of Fame class that was inducted this past weekend, it sparked some fairly
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/10/2011
Late at night, Evil Tim he comes to me, he says, “Let me write about your pound-for-pound list.” So I let Evil Tim write a guest column. Every boxer in the world today is atrocious. These so-called top 20 “pound-for-pound” boxers are so bad that I would trade a pound of lint for every pound […]
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We’re doing these updates every two months, but there are no more fights on the agenda between now and the end of June that could affect pound-for-pound rankings, so might as well kill this noise right now. One person — Jean Pascal — is off the list, following his loss to Bernard Hopkins. Others got […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/9/2011
Fireworks boxing. 1934. This must be revived and perfected by 2034. (via, h/t) A variety of cards this weekend, although few that figure to produce fireworks, either literal or figurative. Lateef Kayode vs. Matt Godfrey, Friday, Showtime, Santa Ynez Calif. The raw, powerful cruiserweight prospect trained by Freddie Roach takes a big step up against […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/8/2011
(Carl Froch celebrates his victory Saturday night. Via Showtime) It’s Tuesday night, so naturally you’re wondering, “Geez, what did Tim think of all the stuff that happened almost four days ago?” Wonder no longer, friends. (Let me correct that. I’m not going to go into any details about how I most likely got robbed by […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/7/2011
(Floyd Mayweather, getting booed while attending Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto) Big news today. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will be back Sept. 17, although it won’t be against Manny Pacquiao, which makes it inherently disappointing; it means the Super Bowl of boxing still isn’t happening. But the sport’s reigning pay-per-view king, unlikable though he is in comparison to […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/6/2011
Boxing fans looking for a book to accompany them onto the beach this summer are in luck, with Ebury Publishing having released a pair of autobiographies ahead of the sunburn season, to help tide interested parties through the interminable tedium of the airport lounge. Boxing royalty forms the subject of the first of these in […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/5/2011
(While I was en route back from Atlantic City, Andrew Harrison and Alex McClintock filed blog entries on the rest of Saturday’s actions. Before: Andrew. Now: Alex. –Ed./Tim) Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. emphatically tried to prove his doubters wrong last night, winning a majority decision over Sebastian Zbik at the Staples Center. Some of the […]
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(While I was en route back from Atlantic City, Andrew Harrison and Alex McClintock filed blog entries on the rest of Saturday’s actions. First up: Andrew. On deck: Alex. –Ed./Tim) Gavin Rees clinched a European lightweight title triumph in Cardiff on Saturday. However, a relatively routine outing against the rather one-paced Andy Murray turned on […]
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Even before beating Glen Johnson Saturday night to set up a Super Six tournament showdown with Andre Ward, Carl Froch had his eye on the gifted American, who was assisting with broadcast duties for Showtime. “I had one eye on Andre Ward. I saw him at ringside,” Froch said at the […]
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Before Saturday night, Carl Froch talked about wanting to be a boxer against Glen Johnson, but Johnson gave him no choice but to find his inner brawler. Matched against the ultra-tough Jamaican, Froch was forced to be ultra-tough himself. As a result, the fans got a dramatic, action-packed bout on Showtime, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/4/2011
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — We’ve settled in after dinner at the Boarwalk Hall ballroom, me and friends of the site like Andrew Fruman, Lee Payton and David P. Greisman. Great memories of this here spot; I saw Paul Williams-Sergio Martinez I in the ballroom. Anyway, I won’t be giving you updates on the tape-delayed Mikkel […]
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — If Andre Ward can’t be sold by his fighting style, or if he can’t win over more fans by altering it, there’s one thing about him that could sell like hotcakes: his personality. It’s not the cool, cynical, or even skeptical thing for a journalist to allow to happen, but after […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/3/2011
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The good thing about Friday’s weigh-in for Carl Froch vs. Glen Johnson Saturday night on Showtime is that it was open to the public. It was a fun scene to watch, and for the fans, it was a great chance to interact with the fighters. The bad thing about the weigh-in […]
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — If you’re Shane Mosley, the reputation hits just keep coming and coming. Are you Shane Mosley? Good, then you don’t have to worry about it as much. But while it’s only a mild surprise to learn that he tried to quit during his welterweight fight with Manny Pacquiao last month, given […]
