0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/14/2012
How many months have gone by since Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has said anything dickish or run afoul of the law? Like, months? It feels like forever, especially in contrast with how often these days arch-rival Manny Pacquiao is facing allegations of this or that, the latest such thing being his charity being sued (followed by […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
Felix Sturm (37-2-2) retained his middleweight title with an impressive win over Sebastian Zbik (30-2) when Zbik’s corner threw in the towel at the conclusion of the 9th round. The opening rounds saw some decent back-and-forth with Sturm playing tight defense and working behind the jab while Zbik was more aggressive with combinations and some […]
0 comments by Mark Ortega on 4/12/2012
There was a collective sigh heard across the boxing community when it became evident that Yuriorkis Gamboa would not be fighting Brandon Rios in a legitimate dream fight on April 14 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Some even held out a little hope that, somehow, Gamboa would show up at […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
2011 may well prove to be Miguel Cotto’s last successful year as a prizefighter. It was a year that saw him notch probably his most meaningful victory — a 10th round stoppage of nemesis Antonio Margarito — but also struggle with treadless tire Ricardo Mayorga. Much as “Ecce Homo” betrays glimpses of Nietzsche’s impending madness, […]
0 comments by Scott Kraus
Heavy underdog Lionel Squash plans to have his wife, Samantha, and his two young children sitting ringside for his fight against top middleweight contender Vashon “Power” Powell on Saturday night. The decision is almost certain to end poorly for the entire family. “I get a lot of strength from my wife and my children, spiritually, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/11/2012
When I watch the extended version of this Manny Pacquiao Hennessy commercial that’s all over the television, the message I get is, “Alcohol will make me fight better.” But not Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum. No, he sees a metaphor for the Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fight not happening until 2013: “Manny can chase the wild rabbit […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/10/2012
Beard slap, mofo! There are a lot of guys with great beards (in the figurative sense) fighting this weekend, but no-one with great facial hair. But chin hairs aren’t the main criterion upon which we judge our fights, so it’s all good. This week’s schedule is actually kind of packed. I’d make some kind of […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 4/9/2012
So. It’s Easter Sunday — a day millions of Christians the world over celebrate the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth some 2,000 years ago. Rather than rejoice with a church trip, an egg hunt or huge slab of ham, we’ll take a look back at a few ghastly knockdowns that looked as if they may […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/6/2012
New Zealand heavyweights: It is becoming crystal clear that you should avoid Americans with seemingly fatal blemishes that they are trying to erase from their records. Because in the past month, two of them have erased YOU. Last weekend, it was Kevin Johnson zeroing out Alex Leapai. More graphically, Travis Walker erased Kali Meehan so […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/3/2012
If you think the lack of big fights in April is scary, put things in perspective. Look at Lindsay Lohan’s face. Truly terrifying. There’s no healthy way to ruin your face, but boxing has to be better than whatever she’s done. At least Daniel Zaragoza had great cardio fitness. But yeah, the schedule ain’t great. […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
Not every boxing weekend is so all-fire important, so not every Weekend Afterthoughts need be novel-length. Let us sweep and dust about the corners and pick up the dust bunnies and dig our fingers into them. For starters, you got this video, via TQBR Schedule Maestro and Australian Bureau Chief Alex McClintock. See, Manny Pacquiao? […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 3/31/2012
It’s a wonder what even just a few minutes of nice, crisp action can do for boxing fans thirsting for something more than controversy and letdowns. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, as that “Sound of Music” lady said. The normal course of “whine for months, delight for days” should hold true […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
(Photos by Robert Doyle) I got to cover the 2012 Golden Gloves finals with someone who is part of the history of the Gloves, which, by the way, is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year. So I’m at what used to be called the Felt Forum with one Dennis Doyle, who was a finalist in […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/30/2012
R.I.P., Bert Sugar, the great boxing historican and icon we lost earlier this week. We talk a lot in this space about what moves casual fans, and one of the most common topics that come up when I tell people I write about boxing is, “Do you know that guy with the fedora and the […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/29/2012
I can’t say I really enjoyed HBO’s latest edition of World Championship Boxing. Carlos Molina’s style, while clinically effective, essentially threw a wet blanket on James Kirkland and any hope of an action-packed fight. Referee John Schorle’s indecisive, confusing and ultimately treacherous disqualification ruling was more of the same boxing nonsense that always seems to […]
