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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 “Thunder” Gatti, published by Hamilcar Publications. Connect with Jimmy on Twitter.
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Kingdom Come: Oleksandr Usyk Is a Heavyweight Champion

September 28, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

“No punches yet—use your feet, change direction. Hands up, but no punches yet.” Can you see the trainer, scrutinizing from beyond the ropes the boxer moving about the ring? “Okay, now add the jab, but […]

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Exit Strategy: In the Manner of Wayne Braithwaite

September 7, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

Were Tolstoy following boxing today, he might observe that all unhappy boxers are alike; but that each happy boxer is happy in his own manner. What awaits the men who find but one route beyond […]

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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

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Manny Pacquiao and All That Remains

August 26, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

Perhaps politics is all that remains for the Senator. A different public service, one less exacting, less dangerous. The crowds, they will always be there—ever devoted, ever grateful, many of them looking to him for […]

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What’s in a Name: The (Thankfully) Unfinished Story of William Quintana

July 26, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

  “Only now is the child finally divested of all that he had been.”—Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian   William Quintana’s story begins before there is a William Quintana, back in San Jose, Costa Rica, when […]

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Stop Lying for Gervonta Davis

June 30, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

Gervonta Davis doesn’t need you to lie for him. If you tweet about the Baltimore fighter like you are paid by the compliment, you’re probably lying. If you suggest everyone should look at him impartially […]

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Almost No Quarter: Josh Taylor Is Undisputed

May 25, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

He doesn’t need any of them. “The Tartan Tornado” picked up every meaningful junior welterweight title, and so he no longer has use for them. They bring financial value, of course, and carry a price. […]

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Worth a Thousand Words: Saul Alvarez Shatters Billy Joe Saunders

May 11, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

The eyes fix first on the man in the foreground, Mexican super-middleweight, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Proportion explains that, yes, but also the pose. An iconic pose meant to intimidate. It isn’t the nervous inflation of […]

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Command and Control: The Right Life for DeMarcus Corley

April 20, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

“My third pro fight was on the Riddick Bowe–Andrew Golota undercard at Madison Square Garden. And when I came out and saw all the lights, I thought, ‘This is where you wanna be. But you […]

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Estrada–Gonzalez II: Proving the Reality of the Past

March 14, 2021 Jimmy Tobin

1 Great fighters are rare, and victories over them rarer still. That has always been true; it is more so now as few fighters aspire to greatness with more than bandwidth. And how misguided are […]

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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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