Tim Graham ... at The Sweet Science
Tim Graham is an award-winning sports, news and business reporter. He writes for The Buffalo News and is a boxing columnist for ESPN.com. The Cleveland native also has covered boxing for The Las Vegas Sun, The Washington Post, The Ring and KO. His byline has appeared in Sports Illustrated. In 2003, SecondsOut.com named him one of the best boxing writers in the world. But Graham's proudest professional moment was appearing as himself for five seconds in the movie "Play it to the Bone," only to have his name misspelled in the credits.
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Features by Tim Graham
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[Nov 12, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
I will forever recall all those incredible feats of courage that define a fighter's legacy. Now how do I switch off the sarcasm font on this computer?
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[Sep 23, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
Thursday's colossally tragic death of unseated IBF lightweight champ Leavander Johnson from a brain injury sustained five days earlier punctuated a...
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[Sep 2, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
Somebody might want to tell The Cincinnati Kid he's not a kid anymore. Tim Austin is 34, and the former champ hasn't fought since he met Rafael...
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[Aug 22, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
Clifford Etienne once was a poster boy for prison rehabilitation, having used boxing to become a Louisiana prison champ before building an...
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[Aug 11, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
So this is what we're left with in the heavyweight division, borderline personalities teetering on the fringes of the upper echelon. But what else...
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[Jul 13, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
Twenty is such a nice, round number. Seems like an appropriate time for the ride to come to a stop. Bernard Hopkins can't last forever.
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[Jul 7, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
The boxing world had been gushing about Floyd Mayweather Jr. since he made Arturo Gatti look like a club pug June 25 in Atlantic City.
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[Jun 21, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
Arturo Gatti is a 4-to-1 underdog against the immensely talented and incredibly annoying Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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[Jun 14, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
Two men faced life-changing crossroads over the weekend. One pulled through safely. The other crashed and burned.
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[Jun 7, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
Ricky Hatton made one of the greatest fighters of the past decade quit Saturday night when he stripped Kostya Tszyu of his crown.
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[May 31, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
The match wasn't going to earn a title fight, wouldn't bring a substantial move in the rankings or garner any additional fame. It was just an...
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[May 24, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
Fifty-three seconds was all the time WBO heavyweight champ Lamon Brewster needed Saturday night to chop down Andrew Golota in Chicago.
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[May 18, 2005]
A Few More Rounds
I'm not sure what to think about the lopsided outcome of Winky Wright's victory over Felix Trinidad on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.
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[May 15, 2005]
Wrighteous Brother Winkster Schools Tito
By the end of the sixth round the only mathematical chance Felix Trinidad had to win was a puncher's chance.
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[May 11, 2005]
Trinidad-Wright Is Coming
Winky Wright isn't making any predictions about how his middleweight bout with Felix Trinidad will end. But he made one promise: "Ain't no way in the world my fight going to be like that."
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[May 8, 2005]
Chico Da Man TKOs Castillo
Let the record show that on the night of May 7, 2005 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay, a spectacular boxing match was seared into legend.
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[May 4, 2005]
Boxing vs. UFC
Never before had I watched it. Not in person. Not on television. I didn't have a smidgeon of concern if I ever saw an Ultimate Fighting Cahmpionship event.
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[Apr 17, 2005]
Steroids Kayoed Bob Hazelton
In the steroid era, an asterisk can be stamped on any number of dubious records. It would set those marks aside, invalidate them, ostracize them.
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[Jan 23, 2005]
Lennox Lewis Should Follow Carson's Lead
The Sunday Mirror reported Lennox Lewis has decided to come out of retirement.
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[Nov 11, 2004]
Saturday's Heavyweight Fight Card a Science Lesson
Don't forget to put on your white lab coat Saturday night because you'll be witnessing fundamental science in action.
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[Nov 1, 2004]
Unfavorable vote for The President - Boxing's Ike Ibeabuchi
Ike Ibeabuchi is a symbol of wasted dreams, squandered money and time forever lost.
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[Oct 12, 2004]
King: Bush Punching Power too Much for Kerry
After watching George W. Bush stumble through the presidential debates with all the grace of Zab Judah pleading with Jay Nady, it's clear to me there's an easy way to ensure re-election.
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[Oct 2, 2004]
Trinidad Pounds Mayorga in Triumphant Return
At a time when boxing is desperate for the emergence of a bona fide superstar, Trinidad provided the next best thing: the return of an elite fighter after a two-year retirement.
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[Sep 13, 2004]
Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya Has Lost Some Shine
I was mesmerized, sitting a couple dozen feet from the ring as Oscar De La Hoya looked about as perfect as a young prizefighter could.
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[Aug 23, 2004]
Exclusive: Ike Ibeabuchi Denied Parole
Former heavyweight contender Ike Ibeabuchi has received an unfavorable decision from the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners, meaning his return to boxing is now in serious jeopardy.
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[Jul 31, 2004]
Mike Tyson's Marijuana Use May Have Been A Factor
Tyson frequently broached the subject of his prolific marijuana usage during interviews in the days leading up to his crushing knockout defeat to Danny Williams in Louisville.
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[Jul 30, 2004]
Roach Hints It May Be The End For Mike Tyson
Freddie Roach, Mike Tyson's trainer, was understandably emotional Friday night after the astonishing loss to British commoner Danny Williams in Louisville's Freedom Hall.
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[May 9, 2004]
Jones leaves us wanting more
Roy Jones Jr. could have picked up a thing or two from Butterbean. Had Jones managed to do so, not only would he be known as one the greatest boxers of any era, but also cherished as the present-day savior of the sport.
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