0 comments by JJ Jabbal on 6/10/2014
The World Cup is upon us and 32 nations are preparing to go toe-to-toe to become the undisputed pound-for-pound king of the football world. Yes, FIFA, the governing body, is corrupt; yes, Brazil, the host nation has swallowed most of the money and is ill-prepared; and yes, the world will forget all this to gorge […]
0 comments by Cathal McGuigan on 6/2/2014
The sun is setting on Floyd Mayweather’s career — he’s 37, obscenely wealthy and has been so dominant that there is little left for him in boxing. To carry on could mean defying gravity like Bernard Hopkins, or to become a shadow of your former self, like Roy Jones, Jr. Why risk it when he […]
0 comments by David Scott on 5/30/2014
Would that I could equal the star power of actress Emily Blunt cheering on “Hammersmith boy” George Groves, but as a Nottingham native I am a huge supporter of Carl Froch in this weekend’s rematch between the pair. Indeed, it is the way he reflects the salt of the earth character of Nottingham that has […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/6/2014
(May 3, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Marcos Maidana punches against Floyd Mayweather Jr. during their fight at MGM Grand. Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) We came so very close to history Saturday night. Had Marcos Maidana defeated Floyd Mayweather on Showtime Pay-Per-View, it would have been the biggest upset in boxing at the […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 5/5/2014
“Okay. Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne and Floyd Mayweather walk into a dressing room doing a three-way hug…” Though that might seem like that’s the set up to one of the most mind- and/or gender-bending joke in the universe, it actually happened the other night. Let the reality of that sink in for a moment. Past […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/4/2014
(Floyd Mayweather, left, Marcos Maidana, right; via @shosports) The longer it went on, the more the expected became the reality between Floyd Mayweather and underdog Marcos Maidana on Showtime Pay-Per-View Saturday night. That’s because the first six rounds of Mayweather-Maidana required a drastic suspension of disbelief: Maidana was winning rounds, and, often beating up Mayweather, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/3/2014
Amir Khan came out sizzling against Luis Collazo, and had glorious moments throughout over the 12 rounds of his decision victory on the undercard of the Showtime Pay-Per-View main event of Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana. It was the best he had looked in a while. Yet somehow, his victory continued to demonstrate his weaknesses. Khan dominated […]
0 comments by Andrew Harrison on 5/1/2014
Like all teen stars, Amir Khan seems to have been around forever. It is nigh on a decade since an unknown 17-year-old lightweight boxer from Lancashire captured the hearts of a nation. His gallantry at the Olympic Games in Athens returned an unexpected silver medal. And while the Val Barker trophy for the tournament’s most […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/30/2014
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest bouts of 2014, Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana, on May 3 on Showtime Pay-Per-View. Previously: the basics of Mayweather-Maidana; TQBR Radio on Mayweather-Maidana; the undercard, previewed. Next: a staff roundtable. Mind. Matter. How do Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana stack up in those categories? Here, we examine both the more […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/29/2014
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest bouts of 2014, Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana, on May 3 on Showtime Pay-Per-View. Previously: the basics of Mayweather-Maidana; TQBR Radio on Mayweather-Maidana. Next: keys to the fight. Damn son, that koala looks as high as a Mayweather Promotions fighter. Is that a low blow? I’m […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 4/28/2014
That image attached to the article is of Lucas Matthysse sledgehammering John Molina, courtesy of Jae C. Hong/AP, and probably depicts what happens when two men enter a boxing ring under “Loser doesn’t get to listen to TQBR Radio this coming week” rules. It gets brutal, because the show is in high demand… among bloggers. […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/27/2014
Abner Mares leads this edition of Quick Jabs with his supposedly
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0 comments by Tim Starks
Three mismatches on paper become one on Showtime Saturday night, as Lucas Matthysse had to overcome a pair of knockdowns to beat John Molina in a fight where both men were coated in about one inch of blood head to toe, while action figure Omar Figueroa had to settle for a split decision win against […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/28/2014
Which staged-seeming heavyweight video to start this dual “fights in the works”/”news roundup and analysis” post with? Throwing a shoe or overturning a table? We’ll go with Shannon Briggs throwing a shoe at the champion, Wladimir Klitschko, and then with Tyson Fury throwing a table in advance of his rematch with Dereck Chisora. QUICK JABS […]
