Tim Starks
661 articles · The Sweet Science
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Quick Jabs: Taking Measure Of Showtime; USA Boxing Vs. AIBA Silliness; More
By Tim Starks
Happy Halloween, ghouls and wights. That scary apparition above is actually old friend of the site Corey Erdman, wearing the best boxing-themed Halloween costume I've ever seen: He is dressed as "TBA,"…
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Weekend Afterthoughts On What’s Next For Danny Garcia, Devon Alexander And Others
By Tim Starks
First things first: I biffed the preview of Saturday night's Showtime card, plain and simple. I didn't realize it until today, when friend of the site Jake Donovan pointed out that the…
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Mo’ Better Blues: Previews And Predictions For Danny Garcia Vs. Erik Morales II And More
By Tim Starks
Showtime will once more test its "more is better" theory on the airwaves Saturday, and this time the four-fight slate is a modest upgrade in quality over the last high-quantity Showtime card…
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Weekend Afterthoughts On The Brandon Rios Vs. Mike Alvarado Fight Of The Year, A Knockout Of The Year Candidate And More
By Tim Starks
David Lemieux is long removed from his golden prospect status, but there's still a warehouse full of TNT in him, and if he can just get his act together, he can be…
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Previews And Predictions For Nonito Donaire Vs. Toshiaki Nishioka And Brandon Rios Vs. Mike Alvarado
By Tim Starks
One would have to try awfully hard to outdo some of the hyperbole already out there about the HBO-televised bout Saturday between Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado -- "all-time classic," reads one…
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Previews And Predictions For Nonito Donaire Vs. Toshiaki Nishioka And Brandon Rios Vs. Mike Alvarado
By Tim Starks
One would have to try awfully hard to outdo some of the hyperbole already out there about the HBO-televised bout Saturday between Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado -- "all-time classic," reads one…
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Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Boxers Update, 10/12
By Tim Starks
It's been three months since we updated the pound-for-pound list of the best fighters in the world, but one of those months, July, featured literally nothing happening for anyone who could be…
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Quick Jabs: The Troubles Of Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.; Al Haymon’s Big Year; More
By Tim Starks
Those are the appendages of Michael Constantino, who's making his pro boxing debut Oct. 27 in New York on a Sadam Ali card you can watch via pay-per-view, per a news release.…
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Floyd Mayweather And Manny Pacquiao Settle Their Defamation Case, Mayweather Camp Then Lies About It
By Tim Starks
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have put an end to their defamation case. No, they probably still won't be fighting in the ring, despite recent public concessions from the Pacquiao side,…
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Quick Jabs: Re-Revisiting Last Weekend, Some Of This One; Floyd Mayweather Again Fighting Women; More
By Tim Starks
Ricky Burns is on a tear. The Scot is reeling off big win after big win, like the one he scored against lightweight Kevin Mitchell Saturday, and it doesn't seem like it's…
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Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next For Timothy Bradley, Gennady Golovkin, Adrien Broner And More
By Tim Starks
I used to watch "Press Your Luck" when I was younger, but I only recently learned of the Michael Larson "scandal." Fascinating stuff. It relates to boxing matches in the works because…
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Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next For Sergio Martinez, Saul Alvarez, Ricky Hatton, Timothy Bradley And Others
By Tim Starks
Being tricky there in the headline. "Wha wha wha wha?" you might be asking yourself, "Did I miss the big fights, thinking they were on Saturday when really they were on Friday?"…
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The Total Package: Sergio Martinez Vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
The climactic boxing match of 2012 arrives this Saturday when lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez faces Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. on HBO pay-per-view. Nothing -- no Floyd Mayweather return, no Manny Pacquiao…
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Weekend Afterthoughts, Featuring What’s Next For Andre Ward, Antonio DeMarco, Tomasz Adamek And Others
By Tim Starks
Sometimes boxing resembles that old series of Miller Lite commercials, where the rival factions take turns shouting at one another, "Great taste!"/"Less filling!" That's what I like about this Eric Raskin column.…
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Dry Ice: Andre Ward Vs. Chad Dawson Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
One needn't look far to find ridicule of Saturday's HBO main event, Andre Ward vs. Chad Dawson, and one needn't have seen much of either man to come to the conclusion that…
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Quick Jabs: The Latest Floyd Mayweather Vs. 50 Cent Feud; Amateur Boxing Moves; More
By Tim Starks
Little Mario Rodriguez is having himself a very fine 2012. First he took out Gilberto Keb Baas, who recently had lost to Adrian Hernandez but still was a bigger name than anyone…
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Quick Jabs: The Latest Floyd Mayweather Vs. 50 Cent Feud; Amateur Boxing Moves; More
By Tim Starks
Little Mario Rodriguez is having himself a very fine 2012. First he took out Gilberto Keb Baas, who recently had lost to Adrian Hernandez but still was a bigger name than anyone…
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Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next For Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao, Devon Alexander And Others
By Tim Starks
Who cares if that picture is real? I don't want to live in a world where I can't contemplate the scenario. Someone had to go to the trouble of opening a Word…
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“Klitschko,” Airing Sept. 8 On HBO, Shines A Kind But Still Revealing Light
By Tim Starks
It is the central paradox of the Klitschko brothers in the United States that so many fans declare so frequently their disdain for the style in which the brothers fight, yet every…
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Grading The Boxing Divisions, 2012
By Tim Starks
One of the more common debates I have with fellow boxing fans and writers is how much boxing should be viewed on the continuum of sports, entertainment and business. My own view…