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Boxing, Mayweather can lift one another
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comFloyd Mayweather Jr. is just what the sport needs, just when it needs it. But look closely, and you'll see that the erstwhile pound-for-pound king needs boxing every bit as much as it needs him, writes Tim Smith.
Story | Conversation | March 23, 2009Reluctant Rodriguez forges ahead
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comDelvin Rodriguez knows the inherent dangers of stepping into the ring: He witnessed them firsthand against Oscar Diaz.
Story | Conversation | March 04, 2009For Cotto, seizing redemption starts now
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comWhether Antonio Margarito beat Miguel Cotto fairly, we might never know. But Cotto was beaten thoroughly. In his first bout since that whipping, can Cotto reclaim the edge that brought him this far?
Story | Conversation | February 18, 2009Campbell reared on toughness
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comTurning pro at the ripe old age of 25 isn't easy if you're a boxer. Then again, nothing in this world has come easy for the lightweight titlist, writes Tim Smith.
Story | Conversation | February 09, 2009Boxing, MMA make strained bedfellows
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comOscar De La Hoya sees a future in which boxing and mixed martial arts can coexist -- even walk arm in arm. But will MMA fans accept outside influences, and would the union be a killer crossover for boxing?
Story | Conversation | January 27, 2009Will fortune finally shine on Collazo?
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comWelterweight Luis Collazo seemed snakebitten in title-fight defeats at the hands of Ricky Hatton and Shane Mosley. With a bout against unbeaten WBC champion Andre Berto set for Saturday, has Collazo's time finally come?
Story | Conversation | January 14, 2009Is boxing really dying?
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comTim Smith explores Joe Calzaghe's sentiments that boxing is a dying sport and realizes not everyone feels the same way.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2008Business as usual for former teammates Taylor and Lacy
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comSaturday's fight with former roommate and Olympic classmate Jermain Taylor has Jeff Lacy in an awkward position, but it isn't the first time a boxer has been forced to put a friendship on the back burner, writes Tim Smith.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008Hopkins turned back time while turning away Pavlik's challenge
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comOld Bernard Hopkins was back in the ring Saturday. No, not an old Hopkins, the old Hopkins. As in, the one who dismantled Felix Trinidad in 2001. The one who outfoxed Antonio Tarver in 2006. The 43-year-old ageless wonder. That Hopkins.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2008Mosley saves best for last, but is best still enough?
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comA win might be a win, but "Sugar" Shane Mosley's knockout over Ricardo Mayorga at the last possible second left something to be desired, writes Tim Smith.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2008Williams knocks Kolle cold in Round 1, ready for challenges at 147 to 160
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comPaul Williams might hold a belt at 147 pounds, but that isn't going to stop him from looking for straps at 154, 160 and beyond. The welterweight titlist made his move to middleweight a successful one on Thursday by blasting out Andy Kolle in a round.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008Mosley putting the lid on trash-talking Mayorga
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comTry as he might, Ricardo Mayorga hasn't found a way into Shane Mosley's head. Saturday will be just another night at the office for Sugar Shane, who hopes an impressive showing will land him a fight with a higher-tier opponent in the near future.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008Savvy Guzman relying on speed to save the day
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comThink fighting a bigger, stronger Nate Campbell is a tough assignment? Imagine being a child trying to survive on the mean streets of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic like Joan Guzman did, writes Tim Smith.
Story | Conversation | September 10, 2008Lessons learned: Diaz to fight his fight against Katsidis
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comJuan Diaz fought the wrong fight against Nate Campbell in March -- and suffered a humiliating loss in the process. A more mature Diaz promises to fight his type of fight against Michael Katsidis on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | September 02, 2008Judah loses to Clottey but might win Margarito sweepstakes
Tim Smith, Special to ESPN.comZab Judah dubbed himself "Lucky Lefty" during the lead-up to his fight with Joshua Clottey. And while he found himself on the wrong end of a technical decision, Clottey's bicep injury means Judah might just get the call against Antonio Margarito.
Story | Conversation | August 03, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "boxing" make the list?
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