0 comments by Tim Starks on 2/3/2011
One of TQBR’s luminaries (staff writer Corey Erdman) and one of its incompetents (founder Tim Starks) will be discussing boxing at 8 p.m. this evening on Pound 4 Pound Radio. The show, which Erdman produces and co-hosts, is available on theScore on SIRIUS 98 for satellite subscribers. For non-subscribers, you can listen live here, or […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 2/2/2011
(Timothy Bradley, left, Devon Alexander, right; Credit: Bradley co-promoter Thompson) For a fight that few people enjoyed, Timothy Bradley-Devon Alexander sure has generated a ton of buzz. But much of it has been second-guessing, opposition to the second-guessing or people proclaiming validation for their pre-guessing about whether the fight should’ve happened at all. My take […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 2/1/2011
Let the Timothy Bradley-Devon Alexander hangover begin! It’s not because we all got so loaded partying and having a good time that we have this hangover. It’s because we had some cheap champagne and it gave us a headache so we went to bed and woke up feeling bad. This week does not offer aspirin […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/30/2011
It wasn’t exciting. It ended in as disappointing a fashion as it could. Few people paid to watch it in person, HBO probably overpaid for the bout and it wasn’t promoted well. But lest we get the idea that Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander shouldn’t have happened Saturday on HBO, let’s contemplate the alternatives. HBO […]
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (42-0-1) easily did enough to outclass Billy Lyell in Culiacan, Mexico last night. Junior turned in a fairly typical performance, with flashes of skill and substance mixed in with periods of listlessness, but overall he was too big and too good for Lyell. He got the unanimous decision. Lyell (22-9-0), whose […]
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Tim Bradley unified the WBO and WBC junior welterweight belts Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten Devon Alexander after the fight was stopped in the 10th round following an accidental clash of heads. The result marked a disappointing end to what had been a riveting clash between two of the quickest, […]
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PONTIAC, Mich. — Saturday night’s superfight between undefeated belt-holders Tim Bradley and Devon Alexander expected not only to create boxing’s next superstar, but also serve as a litmus test for the viability of Michigan as a staging ground for championship fights going forward. The owners of the Silverdome spent just $583,000 to purchase the property […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/29/2011
You see those two handsome men at right? They’re taking their podcast to a subscription format, and I’m about to become a subscriber. I’ll let them explain how it all works, but the main thing is that if you’re into boxing, Eric Raskin and William Dettloff are two of the best voices in the sport, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/28/2011
Chris Arreola vs. Joey Abell, Friday, ESPN2, Temecula Calif. It seems that Chris Arreola can do no right in the eyes of boxing fans. At first, viewers were delighted to watch him slug it out with other pure brawlers such as Chazz Witherspoon and Travis Walker. His pedestrian physique and loose lips were seemingly a […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/27/2011
Let’s grant the wishes of promoters Don King and Gary Shaw and set aside chatter about the marketing and the business of Timothy Bradley-Devon Alexander and talk about the fight. Because there’s plenty to talk about — this is the first big bout of the year, one of the most important bouts in boxing period […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/26/2011
Midweek fights in the works! A rare treat for you and me. Besides the men in the headline, we got some YURIORKIS GAMBOA!, some Daniel Ponce De Leon and even some Jo Jo Dan. You can fall in love all over again. Round And Round In an unorthodox deal, heavyweight Tomasz Adamek has a deal […]
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On September 29, 2007, undefeated middleweight champion Jermain Taylor and undefeated challenger Kelly Pavlik battled in a memorable slugfest at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Although Taylor, from Little Rock, Arkansas, was the champion, promoters Lou DiBella (Taylor) and Bob Arum (Pavlik) chose to stage the fight in Atlantic City, a historically strong fight town […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/25/2011
Although he has only fought there twice, the state of Michigan will always define the career of Emanuel Augustus. It is the site of his biggest opportunity, his most notable loss, his most entertaining moments and his most frustrating of moments as well. So, it’s fitting that Saturday night on the undercard of Devon Alexander […]
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Lucas Matthysse-DeMarcus Corley. That didn’t go well for minor TQBR favorite Corley Saturday on Solo Boxeo. Matthysse was, by contrast, very good. When Corley last went to Argentina for a junior welterweight bout, it very nearly worked out: He fought Marcos Maidana close enough that many thought he deserved the decision victory. That’s quite a […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/24/2011
Every once in a while a boxing collision pans out so perfectly there are nothing but positives to haul away from the wreckage. On Saturday evening in Doncaster, Jamie McDonnell and Stephane Jamoye reaffirmed everything that is healthy about the sport after a highly competitive and compelling battle for the bantamweight championship of Europe. It […]
