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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.
Gennady Golovkin v Canelo Alvarez
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The Transfer of Power: On Saul Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin

September 18, 2018 Jimmy Tobin

Forget about the decision. Whatever your reaction to it, that reaction is explained by how accurately those scorecards reflected what you saw; and what you saw is probably influenced by what you wanted to see […]

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Shawn Porter (left) lands a left hand against Danny Garcia at Barclays Center on September 8, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Porter would win by unanimous decision. (Photo by Edward Diller/Getty Images)
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Regrettably Short on Hurt: On Shawn Porter-Danny Garcia

September 11, 2018 Jimmy Tobin

Nearly three and a half years have passed since Al Haymon launched Premier Boxing Champions and his unofficial welterweight tournament is only now near complete. Unofficial, of course, because even the most optimistic of a […]

Eleider Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalev
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Dividing Line: Eleider Alvarez Shocks Sergey Kovalev, Light Heavyweight Division

August 7, 2018 Jimmy Tobin

Boxing returned to Atlantic City this past Saturday with a doubleheader from the Hard Rock Resort and Hotel intended to bring us closer to establishing an HBO light heavyweight champion. And while we may indeed […]

Mikey Garcia Basks In Victory at the Staples Center after defeating Robert Easter
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Great Assumptions: Mikey Garcia Calls Out Errol Spence, Jr.

July 31, 2018 Jimmy Tobin

The least interesting part of his return was the fight. It’s okay, you can admit it. That is a strange thing to say considering the headliner is a darling of boxing’s most devoted band of […]

Boxing Analysis

Control Over Chaos: Oleksandr Usyk, King of the Cruiserweights

July 23, 2018 Jimmy Tobin

“That’s him,” you tell your friend, “the tank with the military haircut, the gap between his front teeth, a touch of the unhinged in his gaze.” Tapping the screen, you make the pixels swirl with […]

By challenging Lucas Matthysse, Manny Pacquiao is out to prove he's not done yet.
Boxing Profiles

The Realization of an Ideal: Manny Pacquiao Challenges Lucas Matthysse

July 12, 2018 Jimmy Tobin

In a fight that some will lament mistakenly as coming years too late, Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao faces Lucas “The Machine” Matthysse on Saturday, at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. Because it is only […]

Errol Spence Jr vs Carlos Ocampo
Boxing Profiles

Errol Spence Jr: All the Right Moves

June 20, 2018 Jimmy Tobin

American welterweight Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. has all the right moves. Saturday night, at The Ford Center at The Star, in Frisco, Texas, Spence needed less than a round to sickle Carlos “Chema” Ocampo […]

Terrence Bud Crawford
Boxing Profiles

On Notice: Terence Crawford, Jeff Horn, and the Welterweights

June 8, 2018 Jimmy Tobin

Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Terence Crawford fights for a title vouchsafed for him by Top Rank ever since “Bud” made clear his intent to invade the welterweight division. […]

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