0 comments by Brent Hedtke on 1/29/2018
Shortly before his death in 2011, Christopher Hitchens said of his impending mortality, “It will happen to all of us, that at some point you get tapped on the shoulder and told, not just that the party’s over, but slightly worse: the party’s going on — but you have to leave. And it’s going on […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/4/2016
Welcome to our first pound-for-pound list of 2016. If it seems overdue, it’s because the first couple months offered little prospect for movement. The two most recent? That’s been more productive for the best fighters in the world regardless of weight. Manny Pacquiao’s departure shakes thing up a little, and Takashi Uchiyama’s loss leaves another […]
0 comments by Jonathan Moreland on 2/28/2016
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you’ll go far.” In Terence Crawford’s case, no stick is necessary — just a big left hand and absolutely lethal boxing abilities. Crawford (28-0, 20 KO) successfully defended his junior welterweight title — and squashed an awful lot of pre-fight trash talk — with an impressive 5th round […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 2/22/2016
It’s boxing, so of course after weeks and week of virtually nothing on television, there are head-to-head cards on the two major premium cable networks this weekend. When it rains… Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg, Saturday, Showtime Extreme, Manchester. This long-awaited match-up of British junior featherweight contenders is easily the fight of the week, and thankfully Showtime have picked […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/12/2015
“The flap is hanging over.” That’s what it took for Mauricio Herrera to finally win a close fight Saturday on HBO Latino, and less so than usual, he might not have deserved it. If anybody had any karmic justice coming to him, it was Herrera, a junior welterweight who arguably earned the title “champion” after his […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 7/7/2015
Cheer up, dog with boxing gloves on its feet! There’s some decent boxing on this week, including luscious locked contender Keith Thurman in a showcase-y bout on ESPN and master boxer Mauricio Herrera on HBO Latino (the other, other HBO). Let’s jump right in. Keith Thurman vs Luis Collazo, Saturday, ESPN, Tampa Fla. “Premier Boxing Champions” […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 1/12/2015
Far be it from me to accuse heavyweight Deontay Wilder of having too high an opinion of himself. I’m just going to leave this picture of him driving a car with a picture of himself on the outside (while also singing a song about himself) here and you can draw your own conclusions (thanks to […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 12/24/2014
Hey, it’s a “punching bag!” Fashion is so clever and this is totally not weirdly and/or accidentally misogynist. Watch out, though, model lady — Floyd Mayweather might request a fight with you next, hey-oh. (h/t unofficial TQBR fashion consultant Che;
0 comments by Matthew Swain on 12/7/2014
Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, middleweight David Lemieux took another step toward career redemption by stopping Gabe Rosado in the 10th round of a thrilling war of attrition. The bout lived up to its billing as an even match-up of fighters at a crossroads who were guaranteed to bring the drama. […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 12/1/2014
This edition of the week’s boxing schedule comes to you from south of the border. I’m in Mexico City, where sadly there aren’t any fights on. Above is a vintage lucha libre poster (it was the best I could do, and it is pretty cool). Enough of me being obnoxious, though, there are plenty of fights […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/29/2014
In Terence Crawford, fighting Saturday evening on HBO, we have the latest contestant for Floyd Mayweather’s successor as the next American superstar boxer — a game show punctuated by the mournful blasts of sad trombones for years now. Chad Dawson? He had the physical talent, but none of the personality, and he petered out. Andre Ward? He had an […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/2/2014
Here’s boxing in 2014, in a nutshell: Showtime, which had cast its lot with Golden Boy’s Richard Schaefer prior to the company’s split with him, has aired trash almost exclusively this year, yet is putting on a quality welterweight bout Dec. 13 between Devon Alexander and Amir Khan. The undercard bout between junior middleweights Demetrius […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 8/19/2014
(Dec. 12, Seattle — Jay-Z speaks with an acquaintance before a press conference to introduce new Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano [not pictured] at Safeco Field. Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) That’s not just a picture of Jay-Z for no reason(able doubt). The Jigga Man’s Roc Nation has rather quickly started making a splash […]
