by Tim Starks | Jul 10, 2014
(Awww, they’re going to be friends again. May 3, 2014; Las Vegas; Marcos Maidana [right] embraces Floyd Mayweather, Jr. following their fight at the MGM Grand. Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) The rumored became reality Thursday when pound-for-pound...
by Tim Starks | Jul 7, 2014
(June 7, New York City: Miguel Cotto reacts after a TKO against Sergio Martinez in the 10th round of the middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden. Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports) It’s been a few years since we last went through this...
by Tim Starks | Jul 7, 2014
(June 7, New York City: Miguel Cotto reacts after a TKO against Sergio Martinez in the 10th round of the middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden. Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports) It’s been a few years since we last went through this...
by Tim Starks | Jun 15, 2014
(Image via) With the way the boxing world adores Ruslan Provodnikov, with the way he has demonstrated his excellence in two consecutive fights, and with Chris Algieri being so unproven, it was easy enough to envision Provodnikov crushing Algieri morally, devouring him...
by Tim Starks | Jun 8, 2014
Boxing is, sometimes, tragedy and triumph all at once. I’m not talking about how unfortunate it is that someone has to lose, or how nice it is that someone gets to win. I’m talking about tragedy, in the dramatic sense of a great figure brought to ruin, and...