Bart Barry
132 articles · 15rounds.com
-
Mike Alvarado, and the brutal beating administered him by an amiably off-kilter Siberian
By Bart Barry
DENVER ? Afterwards, when ?Mile High? Mike Alvarado, still adorned in throwback-Broncos orange and blue, an egg-shaped contusion over his right eye, claimed he considered his own health before round 11, before…
-
Denver destruction: Provodnikov does it the right way in 10
By Bart Barry
DENVER ? Among boxing?s myriad of adages is the one that says you must beat the champ ? meaning beat the champ down ? to take his belt. Russian Ruslan ?Siberian Rocky?…
-
Bradley and Marquez: Match of those vindicated
By Bart Barry
HBO?s vastly improved ?Face Off With Max Kellerman? franchise, the penultimate episode of which found California?s Timothy Bradley seated at its brushed-steel tabletop with Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, showed Bradley vulnerable and…
-
Three worthy performances at ?The One?
By Bart Barry
Apropos of something entirely unrelated to ?The One,? I spoke with Don Turner last week, a delightful man of gradual delivery and enviable authority, whose words set me to remembering, Saturday, others…
-
About ?The One? and its co-main
By Bart Barry
On Sept. 14 boxing fans, or at least those not relying on Time Warner Cable for delivery, currently, will congregate for ?The One,? a pay-per-view fight card with a main event, Floyd…
-
?Knockout Kings II? delivers: Soto Karass stops Berto, Figueroa beats Arakawa in a war
By Bart Barry
SAN ANTONIO ? Former welterweight titleholder Andre Berto, whose struggles to attract a fan base have been well documented, showed a plethora of what courage enchants boxing aficionados, Saturday, fighting through a…
-
An evening with The One
By Bart Barry
SAN ANTONIO ? Monday round 6:00 PM a large crowd awkwardly gathered round a stage awkwardly situated in the plaza that precedes Misi?n San Antonio de Valero, known today as the Alamo,…
-
Partial redemption: Garcia stops Lopez after missing weight
By Bart Barry
DALLAS ? After assuring his public he was a better prizefighter in every way than Juan Manuel ?Juanma? Lopez, Monday through Thursday, and after an unpardonable indiscretion on the scale Friday, Oxnard,…
-
The Machinery of enthusiasm
By Bart Barry
?Yes, right,? said Argentine Lucas Matthysse in Spanish, Saturday, when asked if he next wished to fight junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia. ?For that reason, I am thankful to Golden Boy and…
-
Alvarado-Rios III: Onwards to Mile High City
By Bart Barry
Shortly after prevailing by an unlikely decision in his rematch with California?s Brandon Rios, Colorado?s ?Mile High? Mike Alvarado told Rios, a man in the throes of a disorderly, hyperactive, inattentive reaction…
-
Remembering (for) Timothy Bradley
By Bart Barry
American welterweight Timothy Bradley was knocked-out at 2:33 of round 1 by Russian Ruslan Provodnikov, Saturday at Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Bradley began a right cross at the moment Provodnikov…
-
What will they say about what we said about Timothy Bradley?
By Bart Barry
Saturday Timothy Bradley, inactive since decisioning Manny Pacquiao nine months ago, will return from exile to defend against Russia?s Ruslan Provodnikov the burnt-maroon WBO welterweight belt Bradley took from Pacquiao in June.…
-
Portrait of 2012?s most excellent week, part 2
By Bart Barry
The moment Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez took Filipino Manny Pacquiao?s consciousness with a right cross on Dec. 8, chemistry was everywhere, and that won?t be forgotten. Arguments that it wasn?t, explanations that…
-
Portrait of 2012?s most excellent week, part 1
By Bart Barry
The moment Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez took Filipino Manny Pacquiao?s consciousness with a right cross on Dec. 8 brought a series of instants affecting as can be experienced in professional sport. One…
-
Portrait of 2012?s most interesting week, part 2
By Bart Barry
The night American Timothy Bradley decisioned Manny Pacquiao to become only the second man to beat the Filipino in 13 years, Bradley offered a review of Pacquiao?s recent stamina needs and a…
-
Portrait of 2012?s most interesting week, part 1
By Bart Barry
The night American Timothy Bradley decisioned Manny Pacquiao to become only the second man to beat the Filipino in 13 years concluded a week of diminished electricity at MGM Grand, one with…
-
Donaire has no trouble with Arce
By Bart Barry
HOUSTON ? Nonito Donaire wanted to end 2012, a year in which he may well have been prizefighting?s best, with an exclamation point. He did exactly that. Pity Mexican Jorge Arce for…
-
From theater, the unexpected
By Bart Barry
I did not expect to look forward to this week?s fourth match between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez. I submitted my credential request, booked my flight to Las Vegas…
-
Four more years: Consequence vs. eventfulness
By Bart Barry
This will not be a political piece by any means other than its acknowledgement of what tomorrow, known in these United States as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November,…
-
Bradley-Pacquiao: Allowing plenty of faults
By Bart Barry
LAS VEGAS ? The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Arts, a short cab ride from the week?s poorly cooled and hastily erected media tent outside MGM Grand Garden Arena, currently features an exhibition…