0 comments by Steve Zemach on 10/20/2012
(Devon Alexander, left; Randall Bailey, right) When Randall Bailey walked back to his corner after the 8th round of his fight with Mike Jones, his long time trainer John David Jackson wasn’t in the center of his corner, it was his cut man, Chico Rivas. Bailey needed a knockout to win, and his corner aware […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — As he approached the dais at Thursday afternoon's press conference, it was apparent that French Cameroonian middleweight beltholder Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam was a bit starstruck. N'Jikam opened up by saying his English was not very good, but conducted himself rather eloquently, not needing his French translator for the duration of his statements. […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 10/19/2012
Showtime will once more test its "more is better" theory on the airwaves Saturday, and this time the four-fight slate is a modest upgrade in quality over the last high-quantity Showtime card from this past summer. The main event is not a dreadful-on-paper cruiserweight bout between Antonio Tarver and Lateef Kayode, but rather a rematch […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
Time to go all "admin" for a second, just like a penguin butler: To the left, you'll now notice the list of Transnational Boxing Rankings Board champions. But more importantly for this site, over on the right you'll now see Joseph R. Holzer has joined the staff. He's been doing good stuff for us and […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 10/18/2012
It’s been one week since the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board sprung to life, and it’s been an eventful debut for that new enterprise I helped co-found to clarify boxing’s championship picture. We got a mention on the Wall Street Journal’s website; I did an interview here with The Classical, a terrific sports blog; East Side […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock
Gallagher in Slow Motion from FCTN on Vimeo. Like the above video of a crazy old man smashing various objects with a hammer, this week's boxing matches should be entertaining, if not entirely meaningful. The action focuses around an Showtime televised quadruple header from Brooklyn's new Barclays Centre, headlined by junior welterweights Danny Garcia […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 10/17/2012
David Lemieux is long removed from his golden prospect status, but there's still a warehouse full of TNT in him, and if he can just get his act together, he can be a contender to watch. For now, his most recent Knockout of the Year candidate is docked a few points for quality of competition, […]
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0 comments by Mark Ortega on 10/16/2012
Saturday night on HBO, Nonito Donaire added another big name to his resume as he stopped the durable and undefeated for many years Toshiaki Nishioka in nine rounds in southern California. Donaire, 29, earned $750,000 according to the Calif. State Athletic Commission, and sources within his team have mentioned to TQBR there are tentative talks […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 10/14/2012
CARSON, Calif.– Nonito Donaire did it again. He notched a victory over yet another notable name as he starched Tokyo's Toshiaki Nishioka in nine rounds in front of a capacity crowd at the Home Depot Center in the main event of HBO World Championship Boxing […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 10/12/2012
One would have to try awfully hard to outdo some of the hyperbole already out there about the HBO-televised bout Saturday between Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado — “all-time classic,” reads one headline, and “fight of the century,” offers one commenter at this site — but you’d also have to try pretty hard to deny […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 10/11/2012
(News Release) The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board An Opening Bell for Reform The purchase of THE RING by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 provoked immediate questions about its independence. The dismissal of Nigel Collins and several editorial staff in 2011 and a series of questionable ratings decisions by the new editors were followed by an […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 10/10/2012
For the better part of this year, Don “Da Bomb” George has been waiting for “Superman.” George (23-2-1, 20 KOs) is scheduled to face Adonis “Superman” Stevenson in a super middleweight bout on Friday. The winner receives a shot at IBF titlist Carl Froch, according to the sanctioning body. “This fight is overdue,” George told […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 10/9/2012
(This weekend’s combatants Brandon Rios, Nonito Donaire, Tosiaki Nishioka and Mike Alvarado; photo credit: Chris Farina, Top Rank) The perils of explaining the ins and outs of the current boxing game to anyone that’s less than a hardcore fanatic are well-known to those who’ve tried. Your average boxing junkie has probably come up with stock […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock
It’s here, it’s finally here. Not just a full week of boxing, but one of the best cards of the year, an HBO doubleheader featuring junior featherweights Nonito Donaire and Toshiaki Nishioka as well as junior welterweights Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg; Wealth TV is showing two […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
It’s a good weekend for boxing when the big question is, “Which of two excellent bouts was better?” My vote is forthcoming, but video at the end of the post will allow you to make up your own mind. Adrian Hernandez-Kompayak Porpramook II. The picture was a giveaway. I vote for the one with “porp.” […]
