Tim Starks
661 articles · The Sweet Science
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Ultra-Quick Jabs: The Olympic Disaster, De La Hoya-Pacquiao (Again), Don King Loves Pandas And More
By Tim Starks
Oh sweet lord these dog days of August for boxing are agonizing. Olympic boxing, which rarely appealed to me before because it?s like the worst Joe Calzaghe slapfest but with half the…
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Margarito Lobbies Venemously For De La Hoya, While Oscar Turns To Mora
By Tim Starks
Oscar De La Hoya has indulged in a ?this time, it?s personal? kick from from time to time, even on the flimsiest of excuses, like the kind he used as a motive…
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Quick Jabs: More Margarito-Cotto; De La Hoya-Pacquiao; 2008, So Far And Ahead; More
By Tim Starks
Plenty to discuss, so I?ll discuss it all in this edition of ?Quick Jabs.? I?ll size up 2008, review the aftermath of the big welterweight (147 lbs.) fight last weekend between Antonio…
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Why You Must See Cotto-Margarito If You Even Have An Iota Of An Interest In Boxing
By Tim Starks
For casual boxing fans, events are usually name-driven; if Oscar De La Hoya?s fighting, they might watch. But there comes a time when casual boxing fans ought to watch based on the…
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Round And Round We Go, With Pavlik-Williams, Pacquiao-Soto, Tarver-Dawson And Other Fights In The Works
By Tim Starks
Let?s go ?Round And Round? to check out some fights in the works that range anywhere from ?hell yeah? to ?what the?? ?The biggest news out there is that consensus middleweight (160…
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Meet The New Best Boxer Alive ? Manny Pacquiao
By Tim Starks
Judging by the fact that ESPN.com put a story up on Manny Pacquiao?s title-winning fight Saturday night on its main page, plus other measures, the new pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet…
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Pacquiao Bludgeons Diaz, Along With Any Remaining Questions About Whether He?s The World?s Best
By Tim Starks
I knew this was a mismatch, this Manny Pacquiao vs. David Diaz number. What I didn?t imagine is how much Pacquiao would thoroughly dominate a tough lightweight (135 lbs.) title-holder en route…
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Quick Jabs: Why Pacquiao?s Good For Boxing; The Precise Value Of Mental Strength; More
By Tim Starks
I want to amplify on something my man Sean just said below about Manny Pacquiao, then delve into three recent/related instances where mental strength was the difference in a fighter?s life, revisit…
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Pacquiao-Diaz Preview, Prediction
By Tim Starks
No exaggeration: There is a boxer on this planet so popular that when he fights, rebel wars in his homeland halt and crime drops to zero. Boxing fans around the world, in…
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It?s Not That Boxing?s Dying; It?s Just That Boxing Coverage Is Deaf To Its Vital Heartbeat
By Tim Starks
I want to second much of what SC at Bad Left Hook said about this column by Dan Wetzel. Wetzel argues that the difference between boxing and mixed martial arts is that…
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Mayweather Fallout Continues: De La Hoya?s Plans, Reshuffling The Stars, Pound-For-Pound Ramifications And More
By Tim Starks
Floyd Mayweather?s retirement last week left behind a cross between a ripple and a void, affecting everyone?s list of who?s the best in the sport, shuffling the plans and/or pecking order of…
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Casamayor?s Choice Between Money And Legacy
By Tim Starks
What decision should a man make when the choice boils down to money vs. legacy? Tomorrow, Joel Casamayor, the Ring magazine lightweight (135 lbs.) champ, must pick whether to battle Nate Campbell,…
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Quick Jabs: Immortalizing De La Hoya, Pacquiao; Julio-Smith, Dirrell-Hanshaw; Vazquez-Marquez IV?
By Tim Starks
Stamps, statues, mermen, skippers, job opportunities and more all await ?below the fold.? De La Hoya = Magic Johnson, Wayne Gretzy; Pacquiao = Presidents, Yoda Two of the handful of boxing?s biggest…
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Quick Jabs: Bad Behavior By Pacquiao Fans; More Calzaghe-Hopkins; The Danger Of Being Feliciano; Upcoming Bouts
By Tim Starks
Here?s what I?ve been called in the past two days by some Filipino fans of Manny Pacquiao for daring to bump him to #3 on the list of best fighters on the…
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Pound-For-Pound List, Updated
By Tim Starks
So far in 2008, six of my top-10 pound-for-pound fighters ? that is, the best fighters today, regardless of what weight class they?re fighting in ? have fought each other. Another top-10…
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Introducing The Top 10 Young Slicksters
By Tim Starks
The year 2008 has been kind so far to veteran, savvy boxers who thrive more on their speed or smarts than raw power. Several of these technicians have proved that despite their…
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Quick Jabs: This Week?s Fights, Being Uncool, New Pound-For-Pound List And A Look Far Ahead
By Tim Starks
We?ve just completed a lengthy stretch of big, meaningful and/or potentially exciting fights with the conclusion of Manny-Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez II last weekend, and what have we gotten from it? Well, we…
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The Tragedy Of Juan Manuel Marquez, The Transformation Of Manny Pacquiao
By Tim Starks
In my preview and prediction of Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez II ? which was just as exciting as the first meeting, laced throughout with high-level action and considerable drama ? it turns…
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Pacquiao-Marquez II Links
By Tim Starks
MANNY PACQUIAO IS THE WORST FIGHTER EVER! I kid. I?m just trying to get a rise out of my new friends among the Pacmaniacs, who have called me a lotta names in…
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At Long Last, Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez II? The Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks
Coming up Saturday on HBO: The second most important fight that can be made in boxing, behind only the possibility of Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto. A long-overdue rematch of a thrilling 2004 draw.…