Tim Starks
661 articles · The Sweet Science
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Juan Manuel Marquez Puts Manny Pacquiao To Sleep In Stunning Knockout
By Tim Starks
We finally got a definitive outcome in the rivalry between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday night on HBO pay-per-view, and in a way that rocks the sport of boxing to…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV: The Ultimate Guide
By Tim Starks
Respect to the good brother Andreas Hale doing dope things over at Jay-Z?s Life+Times YouTube channel. In arguably their biggest venture yet, the crew packed up their bags, headed out West (L.A.)…
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Not This Time: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2012, Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 4 on Dec. 8 on HBO pay-per-view. Previously: the undercard, previewed; why the…
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ESPN To Air A Ridulous Amount Of Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV Stuff
By Tim Starks
So this is what the ESPN "marketing/programming agreement" with HBO Sports has given us, per a news release Wednesday: overload coverage across all the ESPN networks this week featuring of Manny Pacquiao…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV: Who Cares?
By Tim Starks
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2012, Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 4 on Dec. 8 on HBO pay-per-view. Previously: the undercard, previewed. Next: a…
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Quick Jabs: 2012 Lessons For Showtime Boxing Chief; Freddie Roach Loses His Mind Over PEDs; More
By Tim Starks
We're about to slop a week's worth of big ol' Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV coverage on to the table, so best clean our plates, via Quick Jabs. First things first: Stephen…
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Austin Trout Takes Out Miguel Cotto In His Backyard
By Tim Starks
NEW YORK CITY -- Most thought Austin Trout had a dangerous style for Miguel Cotto, and Trout's speed, defense, craft and natural size advantage made him a popular upset pick for some.…
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HBO And Showtime Not Considering Mandatory Advanced Drug Testing To Box On Their Networks
By Tim Starks
In Germany, the television network ARD makes advanced drug testing a precondition for any boxer appearing on its network. That's an answer to the problem of performance enhancing drugs that some fans…
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Golden Boy Boss Reflects On Miguel Cotto Vs. Austin Trout, Adrien Broner, Peter Quillin, Lucas Matthysse
By Tim Starks
NEW YORK CITY -- TQBR caught up with Golden Boy Promotions' Richard Schaefer Friday at the weigh-in for Miguel Cotto vs. Austin Trout the next night on Showtime, where we asked him…
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Protect This House: Miguel Cotto Vs. Austin Trout Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
Miguel Cotto is, rather literally, boxing at Madison Square Garden. And he returns Saturday on Showtime to the home where he's sold tens of thousands of tickets, filled up sloshing buckets full…
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Weekend Afterthoughts On Ricky Hatton Retiring, Andre Berto’s Suckiness Or Lack Thereof, More
By Tim Starks
It was another fine weekend for the sport of boxing: An ugly, mauling affair between an undersized welterweight and a much-maligned, frequently pampered villain metamorphosed into a demonstration of human willpower at…
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Robert Guerrero Wins Nasty Brawl With Andre Berto, Floyd Mayweather Next?
By Tim Starks
The $2.6 million in purses shared by welterweights Robert Guerrero and Andre Berto for Saturday night's HBO main event raised a few eyebrows, but both men had to work hard for every…
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Specimen, Acumen: Robert Guerrero Vs. Andre Berto Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
There exists a nether zone, a big one, at welterweight after anyone named Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, and anyone who isn't them. Kell Brook lives there in that secondary zone. Devon…
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Did Floyd Mayweather Fail Multiple Drug Tests? (And Other Riddles)
By Tim Starks
Boxing writer royalty Thomas Hauser has concluded his latest opus this week, and it's the usual maddening mix: teases of brilliance, a bunch of things you'd need a decoder ring to translate.…
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Adrien Broner, Others Forecast Near Future (Ricky Burns, Juan Manuel Marquez) And Distant Future (Better Than Floyd Mayweather)
By Tim Starks
ATLANTIC CITY -- Adrien Broner clearly is sitting pretty after a big win over Antonio DeMarco Saturday night. But this pretty? "If the press isn't ready, I will crown him the next…
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Running Undercard Results For Adrien Broner Vs. Antonio DeMarco
By Tim Starks
ATLANTIC CITY -- Greetings from the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged Boardwalk, specifically Boardwalk Hall. We'll have one of the better main events of the year, the lightweight bout between Adrien Broner and Antonio DeMarco,…
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Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next For Abner Mares, The Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV Undercard And Others
By Tim Starks
Now you do. (h/t friend of the site Kevin) Here are some other things you'll know about at the end of this edition of Round And Round: the comings and goings of…
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Quick Jabs: Adrien Broner Weight Insurance; Grading 50 Cent As Boxing Promoter; Goodbye To Legends; More
By Tim Starks
One day, maybe, Gary Russell, Jr. will stop talking about facing top featherweights like Daniel Ponce De Leon, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Chris John, and actually fight them. Until then, we have to…
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24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez 4 Debut Episode Offers Same Story, But With Different Presentation
By Tim Starks
Some hardcore fans would say HBO's 24/7 boxing series has jumped the shark. Some would say the idea of Manny Pacquiao fighting Juan Manuel Marquez again has jumped the shark. Even some…
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Bullseye: Abner Mares Vs. Anselmo Moreno Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
It's too bad that there are just a handful of fights each year as true and right as Abner Mares vs. Anselmo Moreno, due on Showtime Saturday after a prolonged tease that…