by Tim Starks | Aug 1, 2015
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Chants of “Paulie” filled the night air as the opening bell tolled to start a welterweight title bout between Danny Garcia (30-0) and Paulie Malignaggi (33-6). Those chants would not be able to propel the hometown favorite to victory as he fell...
by Tim Starks | Jun 28, 2015
Fans watching Timothy Bradley vs Jessie Vargas Saturday on HBO couldn’t be blamed for thinking Vargas had won by 12th round technical knockout. Referees Pat Russell waved off the fight as if Vargas had halted Bradley, thanks to a big right hand and sustained...
by Tim Starks | Jun 21, 2015
If Andre Ward could’ve done anything to make anyone glad he was back after nearly two years in the ring, it would’ve looked an awful lot like Saturday night on BET. Ward beat up an overweight Paul Smith, stopping him in the 9th round after turning him into...
by Tim Starks | May 29, 2015
Chris Algieri brought it Friday night on “Premier Boxing Champions” on Spike, giving Amir Khan more than anyone thought he might be able to give. It wasn’t enough for Algieri to win the decision. It might’ve been enough to cost Khan, who...
by Tim Starks | May 26, 2015
(50 Center lowered to the boxing ring while rapping; via) The schadenfreude is pretty heavy Tuesday after 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy for his boxing promotion company, SMS Promotions. This is just a note of caution about what it means, what it doesn’t mean and...
