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Articles by Jimmy Tobin

About Jimmy Tobin
Jimmy Tobin is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. His work has appeared in The Cruelest Sport, 15 Rounds, Undisputed Champion Network, Esquina Boxeo, El Malpensante, The Queensbury Rules, and The Fight Network. Jimmy is the author of Killed in Brazil?: The Mysterious Death of Arturo Gatti, published by Hamilcar Publications. Connect with Jimmy on Twitter.
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Oscar Valdez and the War Against Cliché

February 23, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

The bell was supposed to signal the end of the round. But there would be no more rounds. Instead, its plangent couplet barged into the silence that bore witness to Miguel Berchelt’s collapse. It was […]

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Strong Feelings: Kazuto Ioka Outclasses Kosei Tanaka

January 5, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

On the last day of last year, super-flyweight Kazuto Ioka delivered a near-perfect defense of his title, dismantling Kosei Tanaka over eight excellent rounds at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Japan. That seems an apposite […]

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Time’s Arrow: Saul Alvarez W12 Callum Smith

December 22, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

“You have to be cruel to be kind.”—Martin Amis, Time’s Arrow   The celebration tempered once Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was announced the winner. As the ring cleared Alvarez removed his red and white hat, returned […]

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Chapter XXV: Anthony Joshua KO9 Kubrat Pulev

December 15, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

  XXV They left the arena in silence, weaving determinedly through the shifting obstructions. They have their rhythms, conversations, that contrapuntalism has its tides. Their tide had gone out, leaving exposed in each man’s mind […]

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Same As It Ever Was: Errol Spence Jr. Cruises Past Danny Garcia

December 6, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

In boxing, change is precipitated by problems. A comebacking fighter changes trainers because a man who normalizes deadly risks cannot permit self-doubt. This new trainer promises to add a wrinkle or two, and so a […]

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Sixteen Ounces: Errol Spence vs. Danny Garcia Preview

December 4, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

He did not have to do this. In his first fight in over a year, first fight since being hurled from his speeding Ferrari, first fight in a pandemic year, Errol Spence did not have […]

Boxing Analysis

Crawford vs. Brook: It’s Still Wait and See for TBC

November 17, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

SHEFFIELD, England—Unified junior welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford returned to the UK Saturday night and once again left with a title. His victim, IBF welterweight champion, Kell “Special K” Brook, now understands what most everyone […]

Naoya Inoue walks to the corner after knocking down Australian challenger Jason Moloney during their bantamweight title bout at MGM hotel and casino in Las Vegas
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Naoya Inoue: A Gift to Thrill Millions

November 3, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

“It’s a lot to deal with.” Much praise was heaped on unified bantamweight champion, Naoya Inoue, during his seven-round razing of challenger, Jason Moloney, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday […]

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The Takeover: Teofimo Lopez Defeats Vasiliy Lomachenko, Becomes Lightweight King

October 20, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

He calls his ascension “The Takeover,” a title that brings to mind fellow Brooklynite, Jay-Z, whose own “Takeover” also claimed an industry. Repeated ad nauseum the term loses its appeal, and what catchphrase isn’t beaten […]

Fight Previews

True Lies: Vasiliy Lomachenko–Teofimo Lopez Preview

October 16, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

What was a lie in the father becomes a conviction in the son. —Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist   We’ll find out if he’s right Saturday; we’ll find out if he can live up to his […]

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