0 comments by Tim Starks on 8/15/2015
It was another of those weekends where the only U.S.-televised shows came from influential adviser Al Haymon’s mostly-free PBC series, and while much of it was as bland as it looked on paper, we genuinely got one of the better fights of 2015 so far in Krzysztof Glowacki’s upset win over Marco Huck. The highlights: Krzysztof Glowacki […]
OAKLAND, CA – JUNE 20: Andre Ward celebrates after beating Paul Smith in the eighth round during their Cruiserweight fight at ORACLE Arena on June 20, 2015 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Alexis Cuarezma/Getty Images)
0 comments by Tim Starks on 8/9/2015
(Andre Ward after beating Paul Smith on June 20; Alexis Cuarezma/Getty Images) Activity. Inactivity. They can have an effect on who deserves to be ranked among the best fighters in the world, regardless of weight. This month’s update brings the return of a fighter long off the scene, and the departure of two fighters who haven’t fought […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/25/2015
They got there in very different ways Saturday night on HBO, but Sergey Kovalev and Jean Pascal ended up in the victory circle and are now moving toward the light heavyweight rematch that seemed inevitable before the evening began. In the main event, Kovalev took on hopeless mandatory contender Nadjib Mohammedi and treated him like […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/25/2015
It’s not entirely clear why the two Andres look so much like they’re giving a reaction shot in a low-budget comedy, but there it is. Maybe they’re surprised that Quick Jabs is back after such a long layoff. Actually that’s not possible, since Mr. Berto (right) put that picture up on
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/12/2015
Even with a stable the size of boxing manager Al Haymon’s, even if you assume the most generous posture toward the PBC series, the frequency of the cards means that there are going to be some dead spots on the schedule. Friday’s Spike show was the second consecutive PBC card that was very nearly not worth […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/9/2015
We’re halfway through 2015, and it’s well on its way to being one of the biggest years for U.S. boxing viewership on the TV in some time. That’s due in no small part to the record-shattering pay-per-view buys for Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao and the return of boxing to network television via the PBC series, […]
0 comments by Lou Catalano on 5/1/2015
Saturday night, THE ENTIRE WORLD will be watching one of the biggest boxing events in the history of the sport, Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao. Well, perhaps not the entire world, but a whole lot of people will be tuning in to see who is the best fighter of their generation. With a fight of […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/20/2015
We’ve been trying to get ya more quick jabs of boxing news and analysis without putting them in a formal Quick Jabs format, but it’s been an exceptionally productive period for boxing news and boxing news that needs analysis, and it’s been hard to keep up. So, going back to the old ways… In this edition […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor
There was literally a huge variety of photos and moments that could have been used to represent all that happened last weekend in boxing: aesthetically pleasing and gratifying, moving and even regrettable. But the photo above — of Lucas Matthysse’s fist after punching Ruslan Provodnikov for over a half-hour — serves as a reminder of […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/19/2015
(LAS VEGAS — Deontay Wilder poses by his corner after going 12 rounds with Bermane Stiverne during their fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Jan. 17 [Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images]) With Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao right around the corner, there’s already been speculation about who, if anyone, is “next” in boxing, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/18/2015
Well, karma and poor decisionmaking caught up to Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., finally, on Saturday night on Showtime. Beaten up by a larger man in Andrzej Fonfara for eight rounds, a man he wouldn’t have been fighting if he didn’t allow himself to blow up in weight between bouts, he was dropped in the 9th […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/14/2015
On Tuesday came news that Main Events, the promoter of Sergey Kovalev, had withdrawn him from a purse bid for a fight with light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, thus, again, ensuring that one of the best couple match-ups in the sport is not going to happen anytime soon. The whole ordeal reverses who’s most to blame […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/8/2015
We are sandwiched between weekends of two true divisional champions: light heavyweight king Adonis Stevenson last weekend, junior welterweight champ Danny Garcia next. It’s the kind of thing to make one take note of the caliber of the class of the current champion corps. There’s a lot of weakness there — guys not really defending their […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor
If airing promos where Danny Garcia looks into the camera and declares himself a ladies’ man several times an hour was Premier Boxing Champions’ push to have people dislike him even more than they already do, it was an award-winning triumph. Lamont Peterson likely gained a supporter or two as a result of Garcia’s appeal […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/4/2015
Did you buy any of that? Light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson easily handled an aging, clumsy (yet sturdy) super middleweight in Sakio Bika in CBS’ afternoon broadcast of “Premier Boxing Champions,” landing the same punch over and over again and showboating. Then, at the end, Brent Stover, during the post-fight interview, declared it an “epic […]
