Tim Starks
661 articles · The Sweet Science
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Boxing Round Of The Decade, 2000s: Micky Ward – Arturo Gatti I, Round 9; Boxing Knockout Of The Decade: Manny Pacquiao – Ricky Hatton, KO2
Ten years of boxing, boiled down to the "best of" in four categories: Round of the Decade, Knockout of the Decade, Fight of the Decade and Fighter of the Decade. Sunday: Round…
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2009 Boxing Awards Pu Pu Platter
This wrap-up will wrap up our 2009 boxing awards. It includes real categories like the Upset of the Year and random stuff like the Best Evidence Karma Exists Award. You might say…
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2009 Boxing Fighter Of The Year: Manny Pacquiao
As impressive as Manny Pacquiao's 2008 Fighter of the Year campaign was, his 2009 campaign exceeded it. Numerically. Historically. Competitively. Intangibly. In 2008, he edged the best opponent of his career, Juan…
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2009 Boxing Fighter Of The Year Nominees
Welcome to your Queensberry Rules annual year-end awards, continuing throughout the week. Here's how we do it around these parts: The major categories are Round of the Year, Knockout of the Year,…
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2009 Boxing Knockout Of The Year: Manny Pacquiao – Ricky Hatton
Boxing fans are quick with the hyperbole. It's understandable. It's a dynamic sport. Sometimes when we watch someone gets knocked out dramatically, violently, it's so profound an experience you'd swear it's the…
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Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto Does 1.25 Million Buys, Helps Propel Boxing Into Levels Of Popularity Rivaling The 1980s
HBO announced Friday that Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto did 1.25 pay-per-view buys over the weekend, giving boxing its first year where two fights hit the 1 million mark since 1999. Here’s where I’d…
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Weekend Afterthoughts: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Floyd Mayweather, Or Giant Crab?; The Nobility Of Miguel Cotto, Good And Ill; Z Gorres’ Health Improves; More
WAPAKMAN! In the above trailer for Manny Pacuqiao’s movie, you see a hilarious costume and a comical fight between a boxer and a crustacean. Your eyes don’t deceive you, but I see…
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The Mainstream Media Is Beginning To Abandon Its False, Insidious “Boxing Is Dead” Mantra
Overlooked, I think, in our collective amazement at what Manny Pacquiao accomplished Saturday night in knocking out Miguel Cotto was a subtle shift at the macro level that portends well for the…
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Putting Manny Pacquiao’s Unbelievable Achievements In Historical Context (And Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather, Too)
I’m a skeptical person, by nature. It’s in my day gig’s job description: We journalists must be balanced, questioning. But it is getting to where even the most hyperbolic statements about the…
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Manny Pacquiao, Yet Again, Finds A Way To Astound In Knocking Out Miguel Cotto
There should be no controversy about this, and no question: Manny Pacquiao fought the best version of Miguel Cotto Saturday night, as Cotto showed by fighting on equal terms with Pacquiao for…
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Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto: The Ultimate Guide
So concludes our marathon pre-fight coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto. Don’t forget to join us for a live blog of the bout Saturday!…
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Firepower It Is: Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto Preview And Prediction
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Previously — the importance of…
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Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto: The Unspectacular Undercard
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Previously — the importance of…
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Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto: Keys To The Fight, Part I
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Yesterday — the importance of…
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The Two Biggest Questions For Saturday Are “Is Manny Pacquiao Too Small?” And “Is Miguel Cotto On The Downside Of His Career?”
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Earlier today — the importance…
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Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto Is Boxing At Its Best
So begins our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Now — the importance of…
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Quick Jabs: Whom Not To Put In The Hall Of Fame; Tomasz Adamek – Andrew Golota Is A Smash; Next For Chad Dawson, Paul Williams And Juan Manuel Lopez; More
Happy Halloween. What do you think would happen if Manny Pacquiao (at right) fought the actual Batman (not his trainer Freddie Roach dressed as the Dark Knight, at left)? Answer if you're…
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Pound-For-Pound Top 20 List Update, October 2009
It’s been two months since my last update of the list of the best fighters in the world, regardless of weight, and some pound-for-pound players have been in action during that time.…
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This Week’s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Pacquiao/Cotto 24/7, Tomasz Adamek, Kermit Cintron, ShoBox, Excess Chocolates And Cakes And Ripped Shirts, Plus More
The bad news: It’s a light week on the boxing schedule again. The good news: I won’t be saying that again until damn near Christmas. Seriously, give her a look. There’s not…
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Quick Jabs: New Excuse For Losing A Fight — “My Dad Told Me He Loved Me;” Manny Pacquiao Adviser Michael Koncz Probably Understands Punching Better Now; Vitali Klitschko Fights City
The blog’s technical woes persist. Please continue to show patience. But neither rain nor slow nor sleet nor hail can stop the Jabs that are Quick. Besides the subjects in the headline,…
