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 […]
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It sounds ironic, but two fighters who aren’t huge draws will trade fists this Saturday in a nearly-deserted stadium for what could be one of the biggest prizes in boxing. Unbeaten junior welterweights Timothy Bradley (26-0-0) and Devon Alexander (21-0-0), widely considered the top two fighters at 140 pounds on the planet, are dueling Jan. […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/23/2011
Former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield’s comeback was dealt another blow Saturday night after an early end to an uninspired outing against Sherman “Tank” Williams at The Greenbrier resort. Referee Dave Johnson called the fight a no contest after three rounds due to a cut above Holyfield’s right eye. The 48-year old Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/22/2011
Boxing’s Holy Grail, or at least something like it, appears to be within reach. And from the sound of things, the sport might not even ruin it once it has goblet in hand. Top Rank is reportedly going to ship the May 7 Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley pay-per-view from industry giant HBO to smaller rival Showtime, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/21/2011
That’s DeMarcus Corley wearing a denim suit — repeat, denim suit — in Argentina in advance of his junior welterweight fight this evening with Lucas Matthysse. That man is fantastic. He’ll fight anybody and he’s reliably colorful. (Photo courtesy team Corley via our Corey Erdman, who got some love over at RingTV this week.) Also, […]
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When I think of baseball great Willie Mays, the indelible image that pops into my mind is the sight of a broken-down Say Hey Kid trudging on 42-year-old legs in his classic orange, blue, and white Mets uniform while batting a meager .211 (.211/.303/.344 for you Bill James stat geeks out there) in his final […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/20/2011
In a tragic foot race with a just result, Joan Guzman’s lack of professionalism caught up with and passed his tremendous talent yesterday. The junior featherweight turned featherweight turned junior lightweight turned lightweight turned junior welterweight — with a lot of “overweight” thrown in to the mix for all the times he came up extra […]
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Jamie McDonnell has had one hell of a year. The Doncaster bantam had amassed a modest 12 wins from 15 career contests coming into 2010, yet in the space of just three short months he’d managed to snatch British, Commonwealth and European titles with a brace of smash and grab raids that helped usher him […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/19/2011
Without Evander Holyfield, Sherman Williams would never be headlining a pay-per-view event. His name would never be mentioned on ESPN, and he most certainly wouldn’t be talked about first thing in the morning on CNN. Most importantly though, without Evander Holyfield, Williams’ future outlook in boxing would be cloudy at best. “I’ll just hitch my […]
