Tim Starks
661 articles · The Sweet Science
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Quick Jabs: Bernard Hopkins Vs. Roy Jones II Flounders; “Super Six” Alleged To Do Things It Isn’t, Never Was Meant To; In Scholarly Pursuit Of Kelly Pavlik; More
It's not Gus Johnson calling a boxing match, but the above video (NSFW?) does ring familiar for those of us accustomed to listening to him on Showtime. In these Quick Jabs, we…
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Andre Dirrell Gets Pyrrhic Disqualification Victory Over Arthur Abraham; Joan Guzman Gets Tainted Close Win Over Ali Funeka; Marcos Maidana Gets Unconditional Knockout Win Over Victor Cayo
Three interesting fights Saturday night, all for different reasons. Andre Dirrell won by disqualification over Arthur Abraham in a fight he was controlling even though Abraham was gaining ground, a DQ that…
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Relitigating, Part 2: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey Pay-Per-View Numbers
There have been a couple subjects that generated heated debate in this space in the last week, to the point that I believe they require a bit of relitigating. First up was…
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Relitigating, Part 1: Boxing Undercards
There have been a couple subjects that generated heated debate in this space in the last week, to the point that I believe they require a bit of relitigating. First up: The…
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The 700,000 Pay-Per-View Buys For Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey Aren’t Bad, But They Aren’t Great, Either
When discussing the 700,000 pay-per-view buys netted by Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey March 13, many people -- it seems to me -- are emphasizing the positive (and there is some of that) rather…
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What Manny Pacquiao And Floyd Mayweather Are Up To, Vol. 1
(You can't really read the "Mayweather-Mosley bracket" when it's full-sized, either. Hey, I had to relate this to March Madness somehow, and Golden Boy sent out a news release with this.) I…
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Boxing: Coming To A Football Or Baseball Stadium Near You
I wrote this for Bloguin Outsider yesterday, to which I'll be contributing from time to time. I repost it here for TQBR's regular readers. --Tim Who would've thunk it? It may just…
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Weekend Afterthoughts On How Good Manny Pacquiao Was, How Bad Joshua Clottey Was, How Big The Live Gate Was, How Great It Was That Jose Luis Castillo Retired And More
Until Saturday night, the last time anyone had an unsatisfactory evening of boxing in an event that involved Manny Pacquiao was in October of 2007, when the Pac-Man fought Marco Antonio Barrera…
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Manny Pacquiao Brilliant, Joshua Clottey Reluctant
Manny Pacquiao dominated Joshua Clottey Saturday evening, but that had as much to do with Clottey's reluctance as Pacquiao's brilliance. In the welterweight showdown, Pacquiao wildly outworked Clottey, throwing more punches than…
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Quick Jabs: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey Leftovers; Timothy Bradley To HBO; Top Rank Vs. Golden Boy (Again); Fernando Montiel Vs. Hozumi Hasegawa, Finally?; More
That a boxer's on "Good Morning America," even if it's on a Saturday, is one of many signs that despite the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao setback, the American media is still clued into…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey: The Ultimate Guide
Whether you’re looking for a basic primer or a complete run-down, I’m bringing you the links you need to get fully caught up on the big welterweight fight in Dallas between Manny…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey: Preview And Prediction
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey on Saturday. Previously: why and how Pacquiao-Clottey matters; how good is Clottey?; keys to…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey: Keys To The Fight, Part II
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey on Saturday. Previously: why and how Pacquiao-Clottey matters; how good is Clottey?; and keys…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey: Keys To The Fight, Part I
How Pacquiao (above left) and Clottey (above right) match up could be more telling than who's the overall better fighter. Today, we'll look at how they stack up physically, as well as…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey: How Good Is Clottey, Anyway?
Everyone knows Manny Pacquiao. Not everyone knows Joshua Clottey, the man Pacquiao is fighting Saturday. Clottey (above left against Miguel Cotto, photo by Howard Schatz) has a very good reputation, for the…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey: What It Is, And What It Isn’t
So begins our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey on March 13, culminating in a live blog on fight night. Today: Why and…
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The Week’s Boxing Schedule: Vic Darchinyan On Showtime, ESPN2, GoFightLive, More
No Quick Jabs column this week. There just isn't anything much going on that I haven't written about. Here's the grand total, other than the most minor of minor tidbits: Lou DiBella…
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What I Learned From The Floyd Mayweather – Shane Mosley Press Tour
Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley hit three cities in three days for the press in advance of their long-awaited May 1 welterweight showdown, filling up news stories with hype and anecdotes that…
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Wilfredo Vazquez Knocks Out Marvin Sonsona; Rodel Mayol Manages Another Strange Ending, Against Omar Nino; Mike Jones Controls Henry Bruseles; More
We had an upset or two, a tremendous fight f'ed up by a goofy referee, a questionable scorecard from an old pariah and another fight ended by a strange series of events…
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The Week’s Boxing Schedule: Marvin Sonsona Vs. Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr.; Rodel Mayol Vs. Omar Nino; Victor Ortiz, Mike Jones, Antonio Escalante And Others In Action
It's another inch deep, mile wide kind of February week for boxing, as the ratings giant (I'm not kidding) Winter Olympics surge forward. Maybe HBO and Showtime did know what they were…
