Tim Starks
661 articles · The Sweet Science
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The Set-Up: Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Vs. Peter Manfredo, Jr. Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
For the second time in 2011, HBO is airing Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and Saul Alvarez in close proximity on the calendar, with the idea that the two presposterously popular young Mexicans…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Floyd Mayweather, Or Juan Manuel Marquez IV? (And Other Leftover Things From Saturday)
By Tim Starks
The days after a big boxing match are like a coastal town after a tropical storm, where there's so much debris strewn about that it can take a long while to find…
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Debunking The “Juan Manuel Marquez Is A Cheating Foot Stomper” Video
By Tim Starks
Here and elsewhere, yesterday and today, some of the more fanatical fans of Manny Pacquaio are flooding the zone with the above video that allegedly shows what a big fat cheater Juan…
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Weekend Afterthoughts, Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III Edition
By Tim Starks
Overlooked in the aftermath of Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III and all the debates about whether the judges robbed Marquez and whether Pacquiao sucks now is that JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ GAVE AN…
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The Things Manny Pacquiao Cannot Do; The Things Juan Manuel Marquez Almost Does
By Tim Starks
Saturday night was, in many ways, a good night for the sport of boxing. On the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III, junior lightweight Juan Carlos Burgos upset Luis…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III: Keys To The Fight, Part I
By Tim Starks
Size. This factor, above all others, will be the difference in the fight. Pacquiao is naturally bigger, period, no matter what they both weigh on fight night; some fighters are just better…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III: What’s At Stake
By Tim Starks
Every time Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fight someone besides the other, they're still fighting. Maybe it's explicit, with direct verbal swipes; maybe it's a conversation where they're talking past one…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III: Classic Rivalry Continued, Or Gross Mismatch?
By Tim Starks
So begins our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III Nov. 12 on HBO pay-per-view. Now: The big question about Pacquiao-Marquez III.…
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Quick Jabs: Juan Manuel Marquez, Bob Arum And Steroids; Rude Jude And The Floyd Mayweather Flip-Flop; Who Needs Both Ears?; More
By Tim Starks
Radio host Rude Jude doesn't score the cleanest, most effective blows in that widely examined and wildly amusing audio of him arguing with Floyd Mayweather, but he sure does win the rhetorical…
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On Floyd Mayweather Vs. Manny Pacquiao, Lots Of Talk But Little Rock
By Tim Starks
Everywhere I turned today, on Around The Horn and SportsCenter and Twitter and boxing websites, all the talk was of Floyd Mayweather's adviser Leonard Ellerbe saying that Jr. would return May 5…
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Round And Round, Including What’s Next For Tavoris Cloud, Brandon Rios, Tony Thompson And Others
By Tim Starks
Happy Halloween, everyone. They can make a "sexy ____ costume" out of everything. There's your sexy boxer costume. But did you know you could be a sexy watermelon? If not, you do…
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Weekend Afterthoughts, With Video Of A Fight Of The Year Candidate, Questions From The Latest Episode Of 24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez And More
By Tim Starks
Last week's smash-up between strawweights Akira Yaegashi and Pornsawan Porpramook has edged itself into the crowded Fight of the Year discussion, and maybe deserves to be in the lead. It's that terrific.…
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Officially, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Does 1.25 Million Pay-Per-View Buys Against Victor Ortiz, Which Means…
By Tim Starks
Although we waited forever and ever and ever and ever, a news release from Golden Boy Promotions in conjunction with Mayweather Promotions Friday tells us that last month's pay-per-view fight garnered 1.25…
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What’s Gone Wrong With Big-Time Boxing In 2011 And Ways To Fix It, Part II
By Tim Starks
Too often, segments of boxing fandom and boxing journalism force things into binary categories: "HBO needs to feature exciting fights, not important ones." "HBO needs to focus on fights, not fighters." The…
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What’s Gone Wrong With Big-Time Boxing In 2011 And Ways To Fix It, Part I
By Tim Starks
Go ahead, boxing fan: Try to find a Saturday night HBO or Showtime main event since July outside of Andre Berto-Jan Zaveck that fully satisfied you. We already know you can't find…
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Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Boxers Update, 10/11
By Tim Starks
September and October had the potential to disturb these pound-for-pound rankings more than they did, but the onset of fall didn't do as much rumbling as anticipated. It didn't help that the…
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Round And Round, Featuring Everybody Wanting Floyd Mayweather, A New Year’s Eve With Zsolt Erdei, Brad Pitt And More
By Tim Starks
There's probably no better way to get over a wretched several months of big-time boxing (we'll complain more later, but with one exception you have to go all the way back to…
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Quick Jabs: Amir Khan Loves Fish, Nonito Donaire Got Beat Up By A Girl (Again); Goats Juicing; The Last Of The Chad Dawson Vs. Bernard Hopkins Fallout; More
By Tim Starks
This edition of Quick Jabs is packed to the gills with shocking and bizarre boxing news tidbits and ephemeral thoughts that Kelly Rowland definitely couldn't handle. How many love children does Manny…
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For Boxing Pay-Per-Views In 2011, Skip The Main Events And Watch The Undercards
By Tim Starks
For a long time, the conventional wisdom among boxing promoters was that fans only paid for the main events of pay-per-view cards, and that spending cash on the undercard fights was a…
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Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next In Questionable Career Management For Pawel Wolak, Serhiy Dzinziruk, Vanes Martirosyan And Others
By Tim Starks
That's quite a "scratch" on Andre Ward's eye, Carl Froch. it's the kind that would make the average boxer realize why a fight might need to be postponed to Dec. 17, per…