Tim Starks
661 articles · The Sweet Science
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Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next For Tomasz Adamek, Manny Pacquiao And Canelo Alvarez
By Tim Starks
You want fights in the works? We got fights in the works. Quick Jabs, not so much. It was a light week for boxing news developments to comment upon in that regular…
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Quick Jabs: YURIORKIS GAMBOA! Settles His Business; WBO Completes Pointless Manny Pacquiao Vs. Timothy Bradley Investigation; More
By Tim Starks
In a year where there are very, very few Fight of the Year candidates so far, fights that are even borderline candidates have a real chance of ending up as the default…
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Victor Ortiz Vs. Josesito Lopez, Humberto Soto Vs. Lucas Matthysse Previews And Predictions
By Tim Starks
This was to be the finest doubleheader of the year, Showtime's Saturday card, but this being boxing in 2012, it fell apart the way things fall apart. Now, it's one tightly wrapped…
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Weekend Afterthoughts On Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.’s Career-Best Win, Dueling Mexican Pay-Per-View Dates And More
By Tim Starks
We'll talk more about that fight right there above in a moment (video, as usual, stays up as long as YouTube allows it), as well as other weekend results, like Tomasz Adamek-Eddie…
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Sen. John McCain, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Introduce Federal Boxing Commission Legislation
By Tim Starks
Every few years or more, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain introduces legislation that would create a federal boxing commission, usually freshly after some boxing controversy. Monday, McCain announced on the Senate floor…
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Big Time: Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Vs. Andy Lee Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., who fights on HBO Saturday against Andy Lee, is an oversized figure in boxing, and that's not exclusively a pun about the giant middleweight's battle with the scales.…
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Quick Jabs, Mostly Manny Pacquio Vs. Timothy Bradley (With Jailed Floyd Mayweather On An Anorexic Diet)
By Tim Starks
When boxing reality won't do, fantasy has to: Manny Pacquiao's action figure vs. Floyd Mayweather's action figure, with Manny on a flaming motorcyle and Floyd as some kind of death monk. That…
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Randall Bailey’s Knockout Of Mike Jones Was The One Good Thing From The Manny Pacquiao Vs. Timothy Bradley Card
By Tim Starks
Timothy Bradley's unwarranted win over Manny Pacquiao Saturday wasn't the only thing wrong with the show on HBO pay-per-view that night. On the undercard, we had a ritualistic slaughter of Teon Kennedy…
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Timothy Bradley Vs. Manny Pacquiao: No Real Winners
By Tim Starks
Say you're a cheery, upbeat type and you want to look on the bright side of the embarrassing outcome in Las Vegas Saturday night, when two judges dumbfounded the world by awarding…
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Timothy Bradley Rips Off Manny Pacquiao, In A Historically Astounding Decision
By Tim Starks
Manny Pacquiao's run of big wins ended Saturday night, but absolutely no one truly believes Timothy Bradley won a split decision Saturday night on HBO pay-per-view. Usually, a bunk decision goes to…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Timothy Bradley: The Ultimate Guide
By Tim Starks
Don't follow boxing very often, but you want to know the gist of Saturday's mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley? Follow boxing all the time, and want one place that rounds…
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The Old Ways, And The New: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Timothy Bradley Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
From early 2009 until late 2011, the safest prediction for any Manny Pacquiao fight was, "Pacquiao, by overwhelming speed and power." There were always reasons to suspect it might not go that…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Timothy Bradley: Keys To The Fight, Part II
By Tim Starks
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2012, Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley on June 9 on HBO pay-per-view. Previously: the stakes of Pacquiao-Bradley; getting to know…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Timothy Bradley: Keys To The Fight, Part I
By Tim Starks
Mind. Matter. How do Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley stack up in those categories? In the first of two parts, we compare their physical attributes. Size. Once upon a time, the question…
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Who Is Timothy Bradley?
By Tim Starks
Boxing's power couple, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, have each, since their rise to the top of the sport, mostly fought souls with at least a chance of having been heard of…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Timothy Bradley: What’s At Stake
By Tim Starks
So begins our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2012, Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley on June 7 on HBO pay-per-view. Now: the stakes of Pacquiao-Bradley. Next: getting to…
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Lateef Kayode Draws With Antonio Tarver Atop A Deep Showtime Card
By Tim Starks
Five hours of Showtime boxing Saturday ended in a draw in the evening's main event between raw, clumsy cruiserweight Lateef Kayode and 43-year-old, borderline Hall of Famer Antonio Tarver, capping a series…
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Excusing, Or Celebrating, Floyd Mayweather Going To Jail Friday
By Tim Starks
A number of common and sometimes divergent refrains are sounding throughout the boxosphere in response to the news about Floyd Mayweather beginning his jail sentence Friday: We don't really know whether Floyd…
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Quick Jabs: Floyd Mayweather Vs. 50 Cent II?; Timothy Bradley Overtraining?; More
By Tim Starks
Freshly back from vacation in Belize. Hope you guys enjoyed the kickass coverage of boxing events from the rest of the TQBR team while I was feeding howler monkeys and hiking through…
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2012 Knockout Of The Year Candidate: Mikkel Kessler Vs. Allan Green
By Tim Starks
We'll be talking about this knockout around the end of the year when reviewing 2012 finalists, I expect -- light heavyweight Allan Green going to sleep Saturday off Mikkel Kessler's crunching left…