Really don’t understand what Riddick Bowe was going for here. (via)
Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Boxers Update, 7/14
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Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next For Terence Crawford, Kell Brook And Others
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/3/2014
Real life Mike Tyson quotes for Nintendo’s Punch-Out make the whole game a lot weirder. (But if you want more of them, have at it.) The game of matchmaking never ends; in this edition of Round And Round, we contemplate what’s next for Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Ruslan Provodnikov, Andrzej Fonfara, the men in the […]
Inexperienced Chris Algieri Upsets Boxing Darling Ruslan Provodnikov
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Yield Sign: Provodnikov Vs. Algieri Preview And Prediction
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/12/2014
In at least one way, Ruslan Provodnikov, fighting Saturday on HBO, can’t be beat: lovability. He eats raw moose lever, yells “MAMA!” after he wins then bleeds all over her when he sees her, promises to break people “morally,” gets emotional when he thinks of Siberia, recites poetry and watches “Cinderella Man” before every fight… […]
The TQBR Guide To Racial And Regional Stereotypes In Boxing
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 6/3/2014
When Russian lightweight Petr Petrov was interviewed in Spanish on an American English-language TV channel, my head exploded. But once I put it back together, I realised just how global this sport of ours is. It makes sense, then, that we tend to put fighters from different parts of the world into different categories. It […]
Additional Thoughts On (And From) Brian Kenny, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. And Manny Pacquiao
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/21/2014
(Brian Kenny and Floyd Mayweather, after breaking bread) Welcome, Awful Announcing readers visiting The Queensberry Rules for the first time, and welcome, TQBR regulars. Somehow, we couldn’t fit everything we wanted in the 6,000 (!) word piece we teamed up on over there about the five-year anniversary of Brian Kenny’s sizzling interview with Floyd Mayweather […]
Any Which Way: Juan Manuel Marquez Vs. Mike Alvarado Preview And Prediction
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/15/2014
It is popularly thought, and rightly, for that matter, that Juan Manuel Marquez’s counterpunching style is the antidote for Manny Pacquiao’s ultra-aggressive, livewire-as-bullwhip style; four meetings have borne that out. But, then, the antidote for a lot of things is a counterpunching style, and maybe no more so than for a natural counterpuncher like Marquez, […]
Quick Jabs: Andre Ward, Adonis Stevenson In Court; Floyd Mayweather In Jail; More
0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/3/2014
There is your lunch of champions, namely that of Saturday night’s champ, Floyd Mayweather, while in jail. The most entertaining read of the week was Sports on Earth’s account of his time in prison, with gems like how the stay might “infect” his career, about him getting mysterious rib injuries while reaching over to grab […]
Mayweather Vs. Maidana: TQBR Roundtable, Spelling Bee Edition
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 5/1/2014
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; keys to the fight. Next: preview and prediction. Floyd Mayweather’s latest opponent is so well known that everyone knows how to spell his name. […]
Mayweather Vs. Maidana: Keys To The Fight
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 […]
Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Boxers Update, 4/14
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/27/2014
(Manny Pacquiao is not receiving oral pleasure after beating Timothy Bradley; Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) If you’re looking for another measurement of how dismally boxing’s 2014 has kicked off — as if anyone needed any more evidence; put down that stupid giant magnifying glass, Sherlock Holmes — it took all the way until April […]
TQBR Radio 4/22: Bernard Hopkins Vs. Beibut Shumenov Recap, Much More
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 4/22/2014
If Bernard Hopkins were to go parasailing, we imagine him floating about to the tune of Kansas’ “Dust in the Wind.” Because he’s old. …because that’s what everyone wants to talk about when he fights. But thankfully us boxing fans seem to be barreling into a period of unrest for the sport, in a good […]
Timothy Bradley Vs. Manny Pacquiao II: The Ultimate Guide
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/11/2014
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Tarnished Gem: Timothy Bradley Vs. Manny Pacquiao 2 Preview And Prediction
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So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest bouts of 2014, Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao II, on April 12 on HBO Pay-Per-View. Previously: a primer on the rematch; a Bradley-Pacquiao edition of TQBR Radio; keys to the fight; the undercard, previewed; a staff roundtable. Next: the Ultimate Guide. To the devoted boxing fan base, Timothy Bradley vs. Manny […]
Joel Diaz Knows Timothy Bradley Could Face Judges’ Payback In Manny Pacquiao Rematch
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 4/10/2014
LAS VEGAS — Timothy Bradley’s trainer Joel Diaz spoke assertively during his roundtable discussion inside the MGM Grand media center Thursday morning: “I’m telling you right now,” Diaz said while flaring his arms like an Italian trying to punctuate an expression. “Tim Bradley is 100 percent ready mentally and physically to show that what happened […]
