0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/5/2011
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley on May 7. Previously: the stakes of the bout; a Pacquiao vs. Mosley-themed Open Thread; keys to the fight, part I. Next: the final preview and prediction. Mind. Matter. How do Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley stack up in […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/4/2011
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley on May 7. Previously: the stakes of the bout; a Pacquiao vs. Mosley-themed Open Thread. Next: the keys to the fight, part II. Mind. Matter. How do Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley stack up in those categories? In the […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/3/2011
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley on May 7. Previously: the stakes of the bout. Next: the keys to the fight. Welcome to the Open Thread. The Open Thread is you. In other words: Welcome to yourself. Trippy. Please use this edition to discuss whatever […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/2/2011
So begins our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley on May 7. Now: the stakes of the bout. Next: a Pacquiao-Mosley-themed Open Thread. Indubitably, Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley this weekend is the biggest boxing event of 2011 so far. It has a strong chance of being the […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/1/2011
Tosh.0Tags: Tosh.0 Videos,Daniel Tosh,Web Redemption We’re getting ready to unleash a hellacious amount of Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley coverage. First, let’s clear the deck of recent boxing developments, starting with some mild Pacquiao-Mosley appetizers like the video above. (I’m not a fan of Tosh.O, so I’ll be watching that episode to watch the punch […]
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Justice is served: Ulises Solis reversed one of the worst decisions of 2010 with a close split decision win in 2011 over Luis Lazarte on Saturday. This time, the fight was far closer to the draw that was ruled in the first meeting of the two junior flyweights — Solis-Lazarte I should have been a […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/28/2011
While Mourinho, Guardiola and their band of merry men served up an eyesore of a match in Madrid brimming with histrionics, petulance and deceit, hundreds of miles away in a less glamorous setting in the North West of England, Stephen Smith and John Simpson, the two best featherweights in Britain, combined to produce a contest […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/27/2011
(Seemed appropriate, given how we get to arguing about pound-for-pound stuff. Via, and h/t to friend of the site Shae) This update of TQBR’s pound-for-pound list marks the dismissal of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. from the top 20. As of the beginning of next week, he will have been inactive for one year, the arbitrary time […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/26/2011
Getting drunk or snorting coke before a fight: Maybe it’ll help, but probably not. Getting stoned: Not a chance. Thus, this story about five different boxers — including boxer/Baltimore Raven Tom Zbikowski — testing positive for marijuana from this past Saturday in Oklahoma is being met with skepticism, and it’s not just all the boxers’ […]
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Oof. That face-mangling might hurt almost as much as getting your ear bitten. Yes, there’s been another in-ring boxing ear snack incident — from this past weekend, per the video below. We might need to consider forming a separate sport for all these boxers who want to bite on ears. It ain’t called “competitive ear-biting,” […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/25/2011
Stephen Smith and John Simpson are products of their environment. Smith is a Scouser, they of the romantic heart, sardonic wit and swift, accented lilt. He fights as he speaks, in quick, vivace bursts – and he’s confident. An accomplished amateur and a prodigious talent, his fledgling career has yet to come within range of […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/24/2011
Look who was back up to his old tricks, as he promised he would be. Vic Darchinyan finally found his punching power at bantamweight Saturday on Showtime, then used it to smash the previously unsmashable Yonnhy Perez on his way to a five-round technical decision route. Coming off some shaky performances and a close loss […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/23/2011
Breidis Prescott isn’t very fast or remotely technically astute, but he looked it Friday on ESPN2 in comparison to the other junior welterweight in the ring. He got a lot of help from Bayan Jargal, the erratic Mongolian who barely could bring himself to throw punches, and when he did they were slow and ineffective. […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/22/2011
Everyone’s instinct is to dislike Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and everyone’s instinct is to dislike the musical projects of boxers. Here those instincts are right on the “money.” (Get it? Floyd likes money! Or, “money,” since he serially exaggerates how much of it he has.) Where to start with this trash? As a hip-hop fan, the […]
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What a purty boxing-themed hockey goalie helmet. Or, at least, half of one. The other half has Sideshow Bob. Via. While the hockey playoffs will inevitably lead to much fisticuffs, here are some events in the works where fighting is the only idea. It’s been a couple weeks since we did this, so we’ll break […]
