0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/10/2010
Check out Kerm above, then meet me after the jump. Kermit Cintron’s explanation. There have indeed been a variety of explanations from the Cintron camp about what, exactly, was the matter when he fell out of the ring in his fight against Paul Williams. He hit his head and neck, said promoter Lou DiBella. Cintron […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/9/2010
Paul Williams got a split decision win Saturday over Kermit Cintron that was wholly unsatisfying, as Cintron went flying out of the ring in the 4th round and doctors wouldn’t let him continue. It’s weird for Williams to be involved in something unsatisfying, but weirdness begets weirdness; you don’t often see someone fall out of […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/7/2010
Not everyone is moved by the same things, but one would think that one of the qualities nearly all boxing fans and writers would want out of a pugilist is this: “Willing to fight anyone, any time.” If everyone does want that, they sure have a funny way of showing it lately. It’s still not […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/6/2010
Promoters are to boxing as weight loss and popup ads are to the internet. Everybody hates them, but unfortunately they play a big role in keeping the whole thing working. Like internet ads, some promoters are worse than others and in this post I’m going to try and grade them based on their recent performance. […]
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Welcome to the semi-regular column with a not-yet-permanent name where we take a look at happenings in the world of the two biggest stars in boxing by a hefty margin, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. As an intern in a Washington news bureau, I once wrote pieces for a publication called the Arkadelphia Daily Siftings-Herald. […]
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It’s Paul Williams weekend as far as I’m concerned, but there’s a man fighting Saturday who connects Williams (left, photo credit Jan Sanders/Goossen-Tutor) and his opponent, Kermit Cintron. Williams beat him; Cintron lost to him twice. He’s fighting south of the border since he’s not licensed to fight in the United States, as that right […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/5/2010
These two men fighting each other Saturday on HBO, Paul Williams and Kermit Cintron, have a persecution complex and a hankering to get into the Floyd Mayweather sweepstakes. Whether they realistically should have such complexes or hankerings is another question. Williams — my favorite boxer — is an HBO darling, making tons of money from […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/4/2010
In the wake of Floyd Mayweather’s career-best win over Shane Mosley, the eyes of the boxing world are once again fixed on the possibility of Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao settling the question of who is the best fighter of this generation in the ring. We’ve been down this road before and I don’t care to […]
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We’re one third of the way through 2.0, and everything is still very bunched up. There’s a six-way tie for first place; three other people have gone three for four; and 15 people have called two of the four fights accurately, enough to keep them in very close range. Even the people who are one […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/3/2010
We’ve tried to hit every angle on Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley here, but there’s one I left out, which we can use to kick start this here Open Thread: Where does Floyd Mayweather rank in boxing history? Here’s my partial perspective: Mayweather thinks he’s #1 forever and ever, which is wildly wrong, but of […]
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Back from Vegas, where for one round of Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley — the 2nd — the MGM was ready to explode. Had Mosley finished off Mayweather after having him hurt in that round, half or more of the crowd would have screamed in exultant joy, and the other half would be shouting in amazement that […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/2/2010
It was an exceptionally busy two months for some of the pound-for-pound best boxers in the world. Eight of the people on this list were in action since the last update, and four people who used to be on it aren’t anymore. I’ve issued a rare course correction from the last update, convinced by some […]
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That window Shane Mosley trainer Nazim Richardson mentioned for his boxer to beat Floyd Mayweather? It opened in the 2nd round, when Mosley rocked Mayweather with a right hook and had him badly hurt. And it was closed the very next round, when Mayweather came out aggressive and something seemed wrong with Mosley. Maybe he […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/1/2010
Too often, the American media sucks. In general, it’s ineffectual and increasingly unconcerned with trivial things like “truth” and “facts.” Do you have a thoughtful, carefully considered, educated opinion on a matter of importance to many people that you would like to share with a news organization? Too fuckin’ bad, pencil neck! This angry, screaming […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/30/2010
Don’t follow boxing very often, but you want to know the gist of Saturday’s mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley? Follow boxing all the time, and want one place that rounds up all the links about the welterweight showdown you could ever want? This Ultimate Guide to the May 1 pay-per-view bout is for […]
