Tim Starks
661 articles · The Sweet Science
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The Rest Of The Weekend’s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., The Carl Froch Vs. Glen Johnson Undercard And Others
By Tim Starks
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- If you're Shane Mosley, the reputation hits just keep coming and coming. Are you Shane Mosley? Good, then you don't have to worry about it as much. But…
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Quick Jabs: Golden Boy, Top Rank Making Up (Maybe); Big Ratings For Bernard Hopkins Vs. Jean Pascal II; Shane Mosley Needs A Big Cup Of STFU; More
By Tim Starks
OK, so Oscar De La Hoya recently apologized to Bob Arum, and Arum accepted, so their respective companies, Golden Boy and Top Rank, are one step closer still to working together and…
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Quick Jabs: Wladimir Klitschko And Hayden Panettiere Break Up; Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. Defeated By Hair Gel; TQBR In Ring Magazine; More
By Tim Starks
The TQBR Hall of Excuses for Losses has had some hallowed entrants in recent years. We got "The cameraman knocked me out" (Travis Kauffman). There is "I had diarrhea" (Joshua Clottey, and,…
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When Boxing Writers Talk: David P. Greisman And Tim Starks On Manny Pacquiao Vs. Shane Mosley, The Super Six, Weird Gift Shops And More
By Tim Starks
From time to time BoxingScene's David P. Greisman and myself gchat one another. Sometimes we talk about boxing, even. Sometimes, I publish what we say. This time, we mainly talked about the…
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On Golden Boy’s Plot To Foil Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III
By Tim Starks
We've already had a spirited discussion about the likelihood of an ugly third Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez bout happening in the fall, but there's an ugly element of it that…
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Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley And The Perils Of Non-Competitive Fights
By Tim Starks
With so many eyes on boxing Saturday night -- some of them maybe new ones, given how the biggest American network, CBS, lent a hand in the hype -- Manny Pacquiao vs.…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Shane Mosley: 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 Shane Mosley? Follow boxing all the time, and want one place that rounds…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Shane Mosley: Keys To The Fight, Part II
By Tim Starks
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley on May 7. Previously: the stakes of the bout; a Pacquiao vs. Mosley-themed Open Thread; keys…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Shane Mosley: Keys To The Fight, Part I
By Tim Starks
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley on May 7. Previously: the stakes of the bout; a Pacquiao vs. Mosley-themed Open Thread. Next:…
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Open Thread, Manny Pacquiao Vs. Shane Mosley Edition
By Tim Starks
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2011, Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley on May 7. Previously: the stakes of the bout. Next: the keys to the fight. Welcome…
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Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Boxers Update, 4/11
By Tim Starks
This update of TQBR's pound-for-pound list marks the dismissal of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. from the top 20. As of the beginning of next week, he will have been inactive for one year,…
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Quick Jabs: Floyd Mayweather’s “Jewlery”; Breidis Prescott’s “Mystery Meat”; “Shadow Boxing” Your Way Out Of Jail; More
By Tim Starks
Everyone's instinct is to dislike Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and everyone's instinct is to dislike the musical projects of boxers. Here those instincts are right on the "money." (Get it? Floyd likes money!…
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In Another Wild Night Of Boxing, Underdogs Victor Ortiz And Orlando Salido Outshine Fellow Warriors Andre Berto And Juan Manuel Lopez
By Tim Starks
The surprises keep coming in boxing, and they simply won't let up. Saturday's upsets weren't as dramatic as last weekend's absurdity, but the two seesaw main events on HBO and Showtime presented…
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Marcos Maidana Decisions Erik Morales, But Erik Morales Scores The Biggest Moral Victory In Recent Memory
By Tim Starks
There was greatness still in the legendary Erik Morales Saturday night, even if it wasn't enough to overcome the mega-punching junior welterweight Marcos Maidana. Maidana won a majority decision over the aged…
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Quick Jabs: Chicken Sacrifices, Making Adrien Broner More Exciting, Using Boxing Equipment To Store Marijuana And More
By Tim Starks
We're in mourning here at TQBR, since we lost one of our staff guys, Paul Kelly. You might've noticed he hasn't been around lately. He's had a couple other gigs in his…
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Weekend Afterthoughts, Featuring Giovani Segura Vs. Hernan Marquez Or Luis Concepcion, The Need To Punish German Genitals, Robert Helenius’ Knockout And More
By Tim Starks
Goodnight, Samuel Peter. Outta nowhere, heavyweight prospect -- and now, arguably, contender -- Robert Helenius put you to sleep and maybe tucked your career into bed, wrapped it up like a burrito,…
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Weekend Afterthoughts On Things Like Yuriorkis Gamboa’s Next Move And The Declines Of Erislandy Lara, Steve Molitor, Dmitry Pirog And Antonio Escalante
By Tim Starks
I very much fear the Antonio Escalante ride is over, as of this past weekend. The featherweight has been in good fight after good fight and had elevated himself to real contender,…
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Quick Jabs: Sunglasses And Aggravated Battery; Going Scorched Earth On Nonito Donaire; The Reasons We Love Boxing; More
By Tim Starks
I think that's the only Stone Temple Pilots song I like, since most of the rest of them are ripoffs of assorted grunge bands and even, once, The Rolling Stones. It's not…
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Going Round And Round On The Latest B.S. From Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Sergio Martinez Vs. Peter Manfredo, Jr., Saul Alvarez Vs. Ryan Rhodes And More
By Tim Starks
There are any number of horrendously bad fights in the works, as you might begin to ascertain from the headline, but there are also some good ones. Consider: Round And Round Floyd…
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The Burden Of Expectations: Preview And Prediction For Yuriorkis Gamboa Vs. Jorge Solis
By Tim Starks
High expectations for a boxer, the kind created by sizzling early-career performances and big talk from one's promoter, can be a bitch. No one who saw YURIORKIS GAMBOA! destroy Rogers Mtagwa last…