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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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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 […]

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“THIS IS BOXING”: Jose Zepeda Ices Ivan Baranchyk

October 6, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

“THIS IS BOXING” in neon lights pulsed behind the ring in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, a backdrop to the impending attrition. That arrangement was reminiscent of a zoo exhibit, where an introduction to […]

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The Way Out is Through: Tyson Fury Defuses Deontay Wilder

February 25, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

It was hard to see anyone lasting twenty-four rounds with Deontay Wilder. Disparage his technique, those comical spasms of aggression carried on the ungainly stilts of a newborn giraffe; mock his mask fetish and affinity […]

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Die Hard: On Jean Pascal, Nonito Donaire, and Roman Gonzalez

January 29, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

Boxing’s end-of-year award season came and went without Jean Pascal receiving his due. No surprise there. Pascal isn’t one of the world’s best fighters, nor did he beat one in 2019. He also lacks the […]

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The Unexpected Intentional: Terence Crawford Wrecks Egidijus Kavaliauskas

December 17, 2019 Jimmy Tobin

There are people not yet sold on Terence Crawford. They must’ve been smiling in the second round on Saturday night, when the first meaningful punch of ESPN’s main event crashed into Crawford’s jaw, smiling when […]

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