Tim Starks
661 articles · The Sweet Science
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Floyd Mayweather And Shane Mosley Dance To The Tune Of 1.4 Million Pay-Per-View Buys, Second Best Ever For Non-Heavyweights
It's no 4 million, the ludicrous number Golden Boy Promotions boss Richard Schaefer predicted, but the 1.4 million pay-per-view buys for Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley that HBO announced today is a rousing success.…
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Congressman Manny Pacquiao, Representing The Fightin’ Province Of Sarangani
We now live in a world where the best boxer in the world is also a congressman. Although it's not 100 percent official, pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has claimed to win a…
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Quick Jabs: Giving Boxing Fans What They Want, Even If They Don?t Recognize It; Rematches We Need And Rematches We Don?t; Boxing?s Culture To Blame For Everything?; More
Not everyone is moved by the same things, but one would think the one of the qualities nearly all boxing fans and writers would want out of a pugilist is this: ?Willing…
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The Manny-Floyd Siftings Herald: What Floyd Mayweather And Manny Pacquiao Are Up To, Vol. 2
Welcome to the semi-regular column with a not-yet-permanent name where we take a look at happenings in the world of the two biggest stars in boxing by a hefty margin, Floyd Mayweather…
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Who Got Next?: Paul Williams Vs. Kermit Cintron Preview And Prediction
These two men fighting each other Saturday on HBO, Paul Williams and Kermit Cintron, have a persecution complex and a hankering to get into the Floyd Mayweather sweepstakes. Whether they realistically should…
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Open Thread, Floyd Mayweather Vs. History Edition
We've tried to hit every angle on Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley here, but there's one I left out, which we can use to kick start this here Open Thread: Where does…
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Weekend Afterthoughts On Floyd Mayweather Vs. Shane Mosley (Mainly)
Back from Vegas, where for one round of Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley -- the 2nd -- the MGM was ready to explode. Had Mosley finished off Mayweather after having him hurt in that…
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Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Boxers Update, 5/10
It was an exceptionally busy two months for some of the pound-for-pound best boxers in the world. Eight of the people on this list were in action since the last update, and…
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Floyd Mayweather Vs. Shane Mosley: The Ultimate Guide
Don't follow boxing very often, but you want to know the gist of Saturday's mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley? Follow boxing all the time, and want one place that rounds…
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Quick Jabs: Fernando Montiel Shocks Hozumi Hasegawa; An Opening Or Two For Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao?; Yuri Foreman Amuses On Jimmy Kimmel Live; More
While you were sleeping, bantamweight Fernando Montiel upset Hozumi Hasegawa with a 4th round knockout in a fight Hasegawa was winning before Montiel put together a menacing flurry that forced referee Laurence…
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Who R U Picking, Squared: Floyd Mayweather Vs. Shane Mosley Preview And Prediction
So continues our marathon coverage of Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley on May 1, one of the biggest fights of 2010. Previously: the meaning of Mayweather-Mosley; Mosley's pivotal weapon; keys to the fight, part…
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Floyd Mayweather Vs. Shane Mosley: Keys To The Fight, Part II
So continues our marathon coverage of Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley on May 1, one of the biggest fights of 2010. Previously: the meaning of Mayweather-Mosley; Mosley's pivotal weapon; keys to the fight, part…
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Naazim Richardson Is Shane Mosley’s Lethal Weapon (An Assassinator, If The People Ain’t Steppin’)
So continues our marathon coverage of Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley on May 1, one of the biggest fights of 2010. Previously: the meaning of Mayweather-Mosley. Next: keys to the fight. Ice-T, riffing off…
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Floyd Mayweather Vs. Shane Mosley Is Boxing At Its Finest, BUT…
So begins our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley. Now: the meaning of Mayweather-Mosley. Next: Mosley's pivotal weapon. Floyd Mayweather has never fought anyone as…
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Quick Jabs: What Did Boxing Owe Edwin Valero?; What Did Nevada Owe Evander Holyfield And Roy Jones, Jr.?; What Does Law Enforcement Want With Floyd Mayweather’s Friend?; More
Moreso than in a long time, the news of this week was heavily focused on the fights of the weekend. I haven't measured it statistically, but I do think the HBO card…
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Edwin Valero, Waste
For those who haven't heard the news yet, lightweight Edwin Valero -- as pure a puncher as there is in boxing, someone who as recently as this year was discussed as a…
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Quick Jabs, Babes And Would-Be Babes Edition: Roger Mayweather’s Respect; A Three-Year-Old’s Punch; Andre Berto’s Bicep; More
So many babes, attempted and certified, this week in the boxing world. Which to start with? That was my dilemma. I went with Caroline Wozniacki, who will be supporting fellow Dane Mikkel…
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Andre Berto Looks Good (Not Great) Stopping Carlos Quintana; Celestino Caballero Looks Excellent (But Not Perfect) Battering Daud Yordan
On the HBO doubleheader Saturday, Andre Berto knocked out Carlos Quintana to announce himself as the man you have to talk about the welterweight division after Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather and Shane…
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Quick Jabs: Bernard Hopkins Vs. Roy Jones II Doesn’t Do Boffo Business; Adam Carolla Apologizes; Timothy Bradley Takes On Marcos Maidana; More
The news conference punch, the bad blood spilled in the ring, the Mexico City/Tijuana rivalry... it's all gone. Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales say they're pals now (per BoxingScene, usual warnings…
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Not Too Hard, Not Too Soft: Previews And Predictions For Andre Berto Vs. Carlos Quintana And Celestino Caballero Vs. Daud Yordan
In January, Andre Berto was supposed to fight Shane Mosley in a huge welterweight bout. In July, Celestino Caballero might fight Yuriorkis Gamboa in what would be a huge featherweight bout. As…
