0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/10/2010
Let’s see how long this video stays up. Lots of sordid things going on here — the offending footage, shot by an ostensible video journalist, was edited out, which isn’t my understanding of what journalists are supposed to do. This appears to be something of a pirated version. The video largely speaks for itself. Lightweight […]
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So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13. Before: the debate over purchasing the pay-per-view. Next: the keys to the fight. This fight Saturday is not the fight anyone asked for from the pound-for-pound best boxer alive. Manny Pacquiao tried, and his promoter Top […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/9/2010
So begins our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13. Now: the debate over purchasing the fight. Next: the stakes of Pacquiao-Margarito. Among hardcore boxing fans, it seems there are two major camps as it pertains to the junior middleweight fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/8/2010
Sometimes the first snapshot ain’t the best one. That’s what this Weekend Afterthoughts thing is for. There are some thoughts that recaps like this one fail to express, some thoughts others have expressed that warrant further consideration and sometimes there’s video to share like the one above. Besides the headline, we’ll discuss the 60 Minutes […]
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The TQBR Prediction Game Hall of Champions rivals, as an organization, the Baseball Hall of Fame or, at least, the Pinball Hall of Fame. And on this day, another great champion is enshrined in its pillared, jewel-encrusted halls: Paul Kelly. His bust will sit beneath a spotlight side-by-side with those of Spidershark, Pretty Toney, miggs88, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/7/2010
FAIRFAX, VA — Fans once again crowded the Patriot Center on Saturday night to see local junior middleweight Jimmy Lange put on a show and the Contender alum didn’t disappoint, knocking Joe Wyatt out with just 30 seconds left in the final round to eke out the victory. Lange’s tenth-round flourish was the coda on […]
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(Juanma punches Rafa; credit: Tom Casino, Showtime) Saturday’s four-fight slate gave it to you every which way. Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Rafael Marquez lived up to its hype as a terrific brawl before a fading Marquez retired, citing a shoulder injury. Glen Johnson turned his fortunes around in a fight he was somehow losing on […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/6/2010
Once a year, acclaimed journalist Thomas Hauser writes a mammoth examination of HBO, and the stories always make a splash. Often, the pieces are damning, but have significant shortcomings. This year it’s no different. Let me clarify. It’s different this time in some ways, just not in that fundamental dynamic. My initial reaction upon reading […]
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Middleweight Kelly Pavlik’s bout with Bryan Vera is off next weekend’s pay-per-view undercard, but it’s in “why” part where things get dicey. The cited reason from Pavlik’s camp is a rib injury. But ESPN’s Dan Rafael strongly implies here that it’s because Pavlik has an alcohol problem, and then bluntly states that Pavlik has an […]
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It’s quirky fame week at TQBR. First up was the cameo on Showtime’s Fight Camp 360 Saturday. Then, earlier this week, friend-of-the-site the legend dropped a new album with his band, Escape The Fate, which is a wildly popular rock outfit — and thanked this site in their liner notes. If one million of the […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/4/2010
After months of nothingness, quality boxing returns this weekend, and it returns in style. The Showtime doubleheader Saturday features one can’t-miss bout and one that figures as a potentially nice scrap, kicking off a high-quality two-month stretch. If things break right, the card could be a healthy down payment on the reparations owed boxing fans […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/2/2010
Many of you have seen it by now, but maybe some of you haven’t. Here’s Will Ferrell’s duet with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, singing the John Lennon classic “Imagine” on the Jimmy Kimmel Show last night. Sometimes, it’s fun to think of what the world would be like to you if you were suddenly transported […]
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Despite the surfeit of pleasing fixtures on boxing’s immediate horizon, there are a trio of match-ups in the pipeline which have provoked outrage, nay horror among boxing fans. Featuring bright lights of the sport pitted against rivals deemed unfit for purpose, inflammation has been acute. “Undeserving of the call” say some, “a disgrace befouling the […]
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Following up on the review last week, it seemed like a good idea to interview Gary Andrew Poole about his new biography of Manny Pacquiao. So we chatted for about a half hour tonight, talking about how he came to do the book, Manny’s distractions in the camp for his upcoming bout with Antonio Margarito […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/1/2010
No starter material from me today — this is on you guys. Someone bring up some stuff for us to talk about. I don’t care what. Don’t be shy, I know you can do it. Just say something that’s on your mind. I’ll join in, and so will other people. Then other people should bring […]
