Tim Starks
661 articles · The Sweet Science
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Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next For Wladimir Klitschko, Ricky Hatton, Mercito Gesta And Others
By Tim Starks
This video-laden edition of Round And Round will feature, later on, a Mariah Carey boxing-themed video (not kidding) and not one but two Manuel Charr-related rap videos (still not kidding). But that…
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Quick Jabs: Manny Pacquaio Vs. Dana White, Timothy Bradley And Floyd Mayweather; Andre Ward Vs. Negotiations; More
By Tim Starks
Don't take that video's appearance here as an endorsement of Maroon 5. Their catchy early Stevie Wonder impersonations have their merits, and that guest vocal on Kanye West's "Heard 'Em Say" is…
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Carlos Molina Wins, Wrestle-Free; Don George Stops Dionisio Miranda
By Tim Starks
Was a time when junior middleweight Carlos Molina had earned some mild admiration from hardcore fans, what with a disputed draw against Erislandy Lara that some thought Molina deserved to win, followed…
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Alternate Universe List Of The Pound-For-Pound Best Boxers, 2012 Edition
By Tim Starks
What if... there existed another universe where fighters were ranked pound-for-pound -- i.e., who's best regardless of weight -- based nothing at all on any actual evidence from what a fighter had…
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Quick Jabs: A Monologue From Adrien Broner’s Brush; The Best Doubleheader Of The Year Set, With Nonito Donaire And Brandon Rios; More
By Tim Starks
Don't think I ever encouraged you to check out my brother's Punch Captain strip, the entirety of which you can check out here. Don't you want to know what the Punch Captain…
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Jesse Magdaleno Shows Off In Top Rank Showcase, Mercito Gesta Doesn’t Show Enough
By Tim Starks
Mercito Gesta has been fed easy fight after easy fight by promoter Top Rank, despite the lightweight prospect-shoud-be-a-contender-by-now having real skill and explosiveness and flying a flag -- that of the Philippines…
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Quick Jabs: Floyd Mayweather, Sprung From Jail By 50 Cent; Scattered Olympic Thoughts; More
By Tim Starks
Maybe NBC didn't recognize you as more than a "man on the street," Evander Holyfield, in what has become a symbol of their much-criticized Olympics coverage, but you are a star in…
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Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next For Tavoris Cloud, Marcos Maidana, Danny Garcia And Others
By Tim Starks
Rarely is the intersection of boxing and religion so unintentionally hilarious. (h/t TQBR unofficial visual consultant Che) Hey, howsabout 50 Cent's TMT Promotions, huh? Starting with a stable of Yuriorkis Gamboa, Andre…
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Quick Jabs: Olympic Boxing, Day One; 50 Cent, Boxing Promoter; Victor Ortiz On The Move; More
By Tim Starks
If I feared watching a ton of Olympic boxing as part of this Guardian deal could be a maddening chore because of the pitty-pat punching and scoring outrages -- OK, I did…
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Bob Arum Discusses Donaire-Mares Clash, Showtime, HBO
By Tim Starks
It's hard to see any bad in Robert Guerrero moving up two divisions to welterweight to take on hard-punching Selcuk Aydin Saturday on Showtime -- it's a daring bit of matchmaking for…
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Weekend Afterthoughts On Adrien Broner, Richard Schaefer Vs. The Media, Juan Carlos Burgos And More
By Tim Starks
See, Adrien Broner? Your fake marriage proposal would've been plenty attention-getting; you didn't have to miss weight, too. For as much as Broner's weigh-in shenanigans consumed the boxing world, the one thing…
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Some Fights We’re Not Getting Because Of The Top Rank – Golden Boy Feud
By Tim Starks
Sometimes it feels like Golden Boy and Top Rank are fighting each other more than they are putting on fights, the latter befitting of boxing's two top promoters. Tuesday was the latest…
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Danny Garcia Shocks Amir Khan In An Insane Fight
By Tim Starks
Danny Garcia pulled the rug out from underneath Amir Khan Saturday on HBO, delivering a stunning upset via technical knockout against a far more acclaimed fighter as a 5-1 underdog or worse.…
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David Haye Rescues His Reputation With A Sizzling Stoppage Of Dereck Chisora
By Tim Starks
David Haye found some of the old rocket fuel that originally propelled him into boxing stardom Saturday on Epix, downing Dereck Chisora in a grubby British grudge match that lived up to…
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The Replacements: Amir Khan Vs. Danny Garcia Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
Every few weeks in boxing, it feels like we're saying about the weekend's upcoming match-up, "Not bad, for a replacement fight." Or maybe it just seems that way because it has only…
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Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next For Nonito Donaire, Canelo Alvarez, Adonis Stevenson And Others
By Tim Starks
For a couple hours, it looked like maybe Golden Boy Promotions would beat Main Events to one of the big four networks after all, and the vehicle was to be the back…
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Quick Jabs: The Showtime – Top Rank Feud; Al Haymon’s Rebound; More
By Tim Starks
Somehow I overlooked that fine illustration of Floyd Mayweather being frightened by prison food several days back when it appeared in The Las Vegas Review Journal. Only when I was tweeted it…
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Weekend Afterthoughts On Nonito Donaire, Kelly Pavlik, Kell Brook, Carson Jones And Others
By Tim Starks
Q: What does Javier Fortuna have in common with Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer? A: Garbo and Shearer were nominated for best actress Academy Awards twice each because of their work in…
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Swimming Upstream: Previews And Predictions For Nonito Donaire Vs. Jeffrey Mathebula And Kelly Pavlik Vs. Will Rosinsky
By Tim Starks
These two fights on HBO Saturday night -- Nonito Donaire-Jeffrey Mathebula, Kelly Pavlik-Will Rosinsky -- weren't on anyone's wish list, but they do serve their purposes. Donaire, one of the best boxers…
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Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Boxers Update, 7/12
By Tim Starks
What to do, what to do with the whole crazy Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao decision, rankings-wise? That was the big dilemma for this update of the pound-for-pound rankings of the best boxers in…