George Kimball ... at The Sweet Science

Features by George Kimball

	[Feb 7, 2010] Adamek Gets Decision Over Estrada, Though TSS Saw A Draw Should Adamek Drop Back Down To Cruiser? Weigh In!

	[Jan 29, 2010] Manfredo, Remillard Get Wins In Connecticut GEK: Vanda, who has still been stopped just once in 52 pro fights, preserved that claim despite falling to 42-10.

	[Jan 24, 2010] RINGSIDE VIEW: JuanMa, Gamboa, Duddy Get It Done At MSG Jr. GEK: Gamboa seemed to feel that as yardsticks go, this was pretty meaningless, the boxing equivalent of comparing apples and oranges.

	[Jan 21, 2010] The Kimball Chronicles: Of Jerry And Manny GEK: One Debbie even told a grizzled fight writer she hoped she'd see him in Dallas when he came for the March 13 fight.

	[Jan 18, 2010] Berto Devastated By Family Lost In Haiti, Pulls Out Of Mosley Bout KIMBALL: Postponing this date with destiny was not only a wise career move, it was the correct moral choice as well.

	[Jan 17, 2010] In Defense Of The Journeyman KIMBALL: A journeyman is one who is accomplished, experienced, and competent at his trade, but hasn't achieved the level of master.

	[Dec 31, 2009] No One Is Leaving This Stage Of Negotiations Looking GOLDEN KIMBALL: Sportswriters probably know more about drug-testing procedures than any other group you could name

	[Dec 17, 2009] Cuban Rigondeaux Wins In New York Rigo Needs A Bit More Seasoning In The Pro Ranks Before He Can Think Title, Roach Says

	[Dec 13, 2009] Malignaggi Wins Rematch; Victor Ortiz Beats Diaz Malignaggi Wins Rematch; Victor Ortiz Beats Diaz. George Kimball reports from Chi-town.

	[Dec 11, 2009] Jermain Taylor To Fight On, Dibella Bids Him Adieu Taylor Decides He Has Something Left, Promoter Dibella Severs Tie With The Ex Champion

	[Dec 6, 2009] Paul Williams Sneaks Past Underrated (No More) Sergio Martinez Kimball Had It 115-113, For Williams

	[Dec 4, 2009] Shannon Briggs, Coleman Nab Wins In NYC Never Say Never---Briggs Is Back--Beefy, Still With Above Average Power

[Dec 4, 2009]
The Kimball Chronicles: I Know A "Boxing After Dark" When I See One
UPDATE: Williams (157) And Martinez (159) Make Weight In AC--Also: Arreola Is 263, Minto 218  More ...

[Nov 29, 2009]
Lucian Bute KOs Andrade; Guzman Gets a Gift Draw
Lucian Bute KOs Andrade; Guzman Gets a Gift Draw.  More ...

[Nov 14, 2009]
Steward-Free Andy Lee Stunned Late In Ireland, Still Gets The Win
KIMBALL: The shaky conclusion should not detract from just how thoroughly Lee was in control for most of the night.  More ...

[Nov 13, 2009]
Steward-Less Andy Lee Fighting In Ireland Tonight
All of Lee's preparations for tonight's encounter with the Frenchman have been undertaken in Steward's absence.  More ...

[Nov 8, 2009]
Chad Bad Enough, Angulo KOs Yorgey
Chad Bad Enough, Angulo KOs Yorgey. Who's next for Dawson?  More ...

[Nov 3, 2009]
THE KIMBALL CHRONICLES: Waiting For Budd
KIMBALL: The script used was not the Oscar-winning screenplay but a version written for a Broadway run a decade and a half ago.  More ...

[Oct 30, 2009]
Paul Williams-Sergio Martinez Is A Go For Dec. 5
Martinez Was At The Ready In Case Pavlik Couldn't Go  More ...

[Oct 22, 2009]
A "Hall" Of A System: Canastota Curiosity
The System Is FlawedPerhaps Mr. Brophy Will Fold In Some Of Kimball's Helpful Suggestions  More ...

[Oct 20, 2009]
THE KIMBALL CHRONICLES: WHAT'S UP WITH THIS DOC? Ali-Holmes
Kimball Watched Ali-Holmes (Or, Holmes-Ali, In Holmes' World) With Red Smith  More ...

[Oct 15, 2009]
Steward, Lee Are Still A Team
KIMBALL: Lee is working with Kronk assistant Joey Gamache and Steward's nephew and aide-e-camp Javon (Sugar) Hill.  More ...

[Oct 1, 2009]
Duddy Benefitting From Return To Mr. Keitt
KEITT: "Some of the John's old crowd were sitting around hoping he would lose, I never felt that way. I only wished him the best."  More ...

[Sep 26, 2009]
Macklin Wins Euro Middleweight Crown
Hatton Spar-Mate Macklin Rises Out Of Prep Role, Takes Out Fin Asikainen  More ...

[Sep 26, 2009]
Dunne Loses In First Title Defense
DUNNE: "It'll take a long time to get over this. But I will get over it."  More ...

[Sep 17, 2009]
FAT CITY AND "FAT CITY:" AN APPRECIATION
KIMBALL: One could make a case that FAT CITY was such a successful film because it so closely reflected Gardner's book.  More ...

[Sep 13, 2009]
He Was More Than A Contender
RIP, BUDD SCHULBERG  More ...

[Sep 10, 2009]
No Drinking Of Strange Yellow Substances At Yankee Stadium
TSS U--Which Megafight Would You Rather Play Hooky For--Manny/Cotto Or Mayweather/Marquez?  More ...

[Aug 30, 2009]
Rest In Peace, Joey Roach
SO SAD: Joey Roach Told Brother Freddie That He'd Step Away From His Thriving Business At The End Of The Year  More ...

[Aug 27, 2009]
NYC ACTION: Broadway Boxing Report
Joelo Torres, Argenis Mendez Get Ws In NYC On Wednesday Evening  More ...

[Aug 27, 2009]
THE KIMBALL CHRONICLES: JuanMa, Lopez At MSG Press Conference
Arum Hopes JuanMa Will Take On Gamboa In The Big Room Next Year  More ...

[Aug 20, 2009]
Future Champs From China? Dino Duva Dives Into The Export Business
Who Knew Lou Duva Spoke Chinese?  More ...

[Aug 16, 2009]
Jones Hams It Up In Win Over Lacy
The Refs Had A Rough Night In Mississippi, As Did Lacy, A TKO 10 Loser  More ...

[Aug 5, 2009]
Oscar Winner Budd Schulberg, 95, Passes
Oscar Winner Budd Schulberg, 95, Passes. Wrote The Harder They Fall and the screenplay for On The Waterfront.  More ...

[Aug 2, 2009]
Isaac Hltatshwayo Wins Rematch Over Delvin Rodriguez
Isaac Hlatshwayo Wins Rematch Over Delvin Rodriguez at Mohegan.  More ...

[Jul 31, 2009]
Arturo's Final Standing Ovation
The Turnout To The NJ Gatti Memorial Service Was Impressive: Three Foes, Ward, Robinson, Gamache, Attended  More ...

[Jul 25, 2009]
Hylands Score IBF International Belts
KIMBALL: Saturday night was a coming-out party for the Hyland clan of the Dublin suburb of Tallaght.  More ...

[Jul 12, 2009]
Easy Night For Adamek; Stops Gunn In Fourth
Probably Best That This One Wasn't On TV--Gunn Was In WAAAAY Over His Head  More ...

[Jul 5, 2009]
The Kimball Chronicles: Don King's Victory Tour
King Chewed Up Chuck Sullivan Like Tyson Ate Up Michael Spinks  More ...

[Jul 5, 2009]
If Michelangelo Had Been A Boxing Manager
KIMBALL: He was an original, a boxing character, but most of all, Vinnie was my friend.  More ...

[Jun 27, 2009]
JuanMa Stops Lontchi In Atlantic City
Lontchi Entered The Fight With A Bum Rib, And JuanMa Made It Worse  More ...

[Jun 26, 2009]
Hopkins Allegedly Owes Back Child Support, Arrested At Weigh-In
Hopkins (28-1-1) was cuffed on the spot and led away in irons to the local hoosegow.  More ...

[Jun 24, 2009]
Latin Fury Colts
PREDICTION PAGE! JuanMa Or Lontchi? Stoppage? Upset? Fire Away!  More ...

[Jun 22, 2009]
The Kimball Chronicles: BWAA Awards, De-Mystified
Who Was Edward J. Neil, And Why Is There A Boxing Writers Award Named After Him?  More ...

[Jun 16, 2009]
THE KIMBALL CHRONICLES: Hall Of Fame Weekend
Only On TSS: Fightwriting Dean Kimball Leads Us On A Tour Of Canastota For Hall Of Fame Weekend  More ...

[Jun 8, 2009]
Kimball Counters, Responds To Ring Charges
KIMBALL: If Ring actually believed Corrie Sanders was the third-best heavyweight in the world, is that my "mistake," or theirs?  More ...

[May 21, 2009]
Siki And McTigue: Forever Linked in History
The Real Deal On The Siki/McTigue Bout---ONLY ON TSS  More ...

[May 17, 2009]
Woes As Proes--The 2004 US Olympic Squad Disappoints
KIMBALL: How did things go so badly off the rails for the 2004 US team, then?  More ...

[May 14, 2009]
Farewell To HBO's Boxing Ambassador, Artie Curry
He Rose From The Mail Room, And Counted Fighters Like Roy Jones Among His Friends  More ...

[May 5, 2009]
THE KIMBALL CHRONICLES: The Prisoner Of Hell's Kitchen
KIMBALL: I hadn't seen the kid come out the door, but he was standing right in front of Gallagher's. His face was shrouded by a hoodie.  More ...

[Apr 25, 2009]
EXPOSED: John Duddy Beaten By 'B' Fighter Lyell In New Jersey
KIMBALL: Duddy's team weren't eager to take chances, but it's hard to imagine they could have chosen a safer opponent than Lyell.  More ...

[Apr 25, 2009]
Carl Froch Rallies In Round Twelve, KOs Jermain Taylor
Cocky Frochy, Trailing On The Cards, Stages Stunner Knockout With 14 Seconds Remaining  More ...

[Apr 23, 2009]
Can Jermain Taylor Take Cocky Frochy Down A Peg?
FROCH: "The world already knows who I am. I'm the world champion. Jermain Taylor happens to be my mandatory."  More ...

[Apr 15, 2009]
Andre Berto Readies Himself For Rugged Rumbler Urango
KIMBALL: Berto anticipates that Urango will come straight at him, that he will not only have to deal with Berto's power but with his speed.  More ...

[Apr 7, 2009]
Bradley's Move Was Hailed As Brilliant: Not So, Says Kimball
KIMBALL: Once Bradley was up, the experts seem to agree, taking the knee was just plain dumb.  More ...

[Apr 5, 2009]
Bradley Down Twice In Montreal, Still Beats Holt
KIMBALL WAS RINGSIDE IN MONTREAL  More ...

[Apr 1, 2009]
Jack Johnson Redux: A Catalyst For Consensus?
SEN. JOHN McCAIN: "A grave injustice was done to Jack Johnson, and while a pardon won't correct this injustice, it would recognize it."  More ...

[Mar 21, 2009]
GEORGE KIMBALL RETURNS TO TSS!
FIGHTWRITER GEORGE KIMBALL WAS RINGSIDE IN IRELAND! TSS U, PLEASE WELCOME KIMBALL BACK TO TSS!  More ...

[Feb 18, 2007]
Malignaggi/Powell/Berto Headline B.A.D.
Malignaggi showed that his trademark quickness and elusiveness hadn't suffered from the long layoff.  More ...

[Feb 4, 2007]
Dawson overwhelms Adamek, wins WBC crown
The New Haven challenger was able to land his right-handed jab. And Adamek's right eye was growing puffy.  More ...

[Feb 3, 2007]
Super Saturday Weigh-In Results From Kissimmee
To the best of our knowledge, no extant footage exists of Tomasz Adamek fighting against an opponent of the sinister persuasion.  More ...

[Jan 27, 2007]
Tyson-Tubbs, Tokyo 1988
The Buster Douglas fight wasn't the Japanese people's first exposure to Tyson. That was two years earlier, when he fought Tony Tubbs in Tokyo.  More ...

[Jan 8, 2007]
The Fight: Hagler-Hearns, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, April 15, 1985
The Fight had been at least three years in the making.  More ...

[Jan 7, 2007]
Peter Dominates Toney In Rematch
Some of his business associates probably thought Don King was going soft when he bailed out Dina Duva last fall.  More ...

[Dec 24, 2006]
Stallone Takes a Final Crack at Rocky
If Ali remains the most recognizable boxing figure of the 20th century, Rocky Balboa probably ranks a close second.  More ...

[Dec 15, 2006]
Broadway Boxing, RSS and the NYSAC
The requirements for fighting for the New York State junior featherweight title would seem to be fairly elementary in nature.  More ...

[Dec 10, 2006]
Jermain Taylor Home for the Holidays, Decisions Ouma
For the better part of Saturday night, Jermain Taylor looked like a man being pursued by a swarm of pesky gnats.  More ...

[Dec 8, 2006]
Taylor/Ouma: Weigh-In Results from Little Rock
Amid whoops of "Woo Pig Sooey!" from his hometown audience, Jermain Taylor scaled in at 159½ pounds and immediately bolted for the nearest restaurant.  More ...

[Dec 6, 2006]
Look Back in Anger: Hagler-Minter, Wembley Arena, London, Sept. 27, 1980
I'd arrived in London the previous night.  More ...

[Dec 3, 2006]
Cotto KOs Quintana, Wins Welterweight Crown
The fifth-round TKO earned Cotto the WBA title recently vacated by Ricky Hatton, and left Cotto calling out the rest of the world's welterweights.  More ...

[Nov 16, 2006]
Curtis Stevens Exacts Revenge On Marcos Primero
The safest place in America must be the streets of Brownsville on a night when Curtis (Showtime) Stevens is fighting in Manhattan.  More ...

[Nov 12, 2006]
Klitschko Starches Brock At The Garden
After boxing for six rounds as if he didn't own a right hand, Wladimir Klitschko suddenly smelled blood his own.  More ...

[Nov 4, 2006]
Tua Struggles But Wins In Roseland Ballroom
Over the course of his 49-fight pro career David Tua has knocked out four heavyweight champions.  More ...

[Oct 29, 2006]
Mike Oliver Wins USBA Jr. Featherweight Title
There must be times when Mike Oliver amazes even himself. In what loomed as the toughest fight of his career, the 26-year-old was barely tested.  More ...

[Oct 22, 2006]
IBHoF Gets The Message
Having taken the Hall of Fame to task for perceived shortcomings back then, it is only fair to note that Ed Brophy & Co. appear to have gotten the message.  More ...

[Oct 15, 2006]
Manfredo Destroys Spina in Providence
If he wanted to secure a lucrative bout against Roy Jones Jr., he not only needed to beat archrival Joey Spina, but do it impressively.  More ...

[Oct 10, 2006]
Ireland, Gerry Cooney and George Foreman
Kevin McBride's handlers had invited the media his final sparring session before the fight that would end Mike Tyson's career.  More ...

[Sep 30, 2006]
Duddy's Fight/Duddy's Night Against Campas
Things weren't looking good after John Duddy found himself freely bleeding from a cut below his left eyebrow half a minute into the second round.  More ...

[Sep 8, 2006]
Holyfield/Stevens: Boxer vs. Playwright
Evander Holyfield's decision to announce his Nov. 10 bout against Fred Oquendo in the Big Apple smacked of one-upmanship.  More ...

[Jul 27, 2006]
Expectations, David Tua and Gotham Boxing
Kushner's shows provide a certain comfort zone for both would-be contenders and those on whose careers the sun has begun to set.  More ...

[Jul 23, 2006]
Baldomir Destroys Gatti in A.C.
Arturo Gatti's ring gallantry will be recalled as long as man celebrates boxing, but the proud warrior did not look much like a warrior.  More ...

[Jul 21, 2006]
Murphy's Law Headlines Broadway Boxing
When it came to Lou DiBella's Broadway Boxing card at the Manhattan Center Thursday night, nothing was going according to plan.  More ...

[Jul 6, 2006]
Arm and the Man
At the time of his death, Dan Donnelly was broker than Mike Tyson, but 186 years later the legendary bare-knuckle champion finally made it to Broadway.  More ...

[Jun 18, 2006]
When A Win Isn't A Win
It might seem unfair to describe a boxer with a 15-0 record as "underachieving," but when you note that Elvin Ayala routinely seems to perform at the level of his opposition, he demurs.  More ...

[Jun 11, 2006]
Cotto Outmuscles Malignaggi at the Garden
He had been bloodied early and battered late, and his swollen jaw was starting to look as if he'd just tried to ingest a softball.  More ...

[Jun 4, 2006]
Boxing Greetings From Dublin
The EMT crews from Medilink Ambulance Service assigned to Ireland's National Stadium Saturday night had a busier-than-anticipated evening.  More ...

[May 19, 2006]
Fiorentino Decisions Clampitt In Barnburner
CES' Ted Panagiotis is unlikely to be basking in much glory around the house in the coming weeks.  More ...

[May 17, 2006]
Jose Navarro Punishes Torres
In January of 2005 Navarro traveled to Tokyo and lost a split decision to Katushige Kawishama in what was by most accounts outright larceny.  More ...

[May 14, 2006]
Hatton Decisions Collazo in Trickeration City
As Michael Buffer picked up his microphone to announce the result, Don King was heard to mutter "Here we go. Here comes the trickery."  More ...

[May 10, 2006]
Spina Stops Brinkley at Foxwoods
With two rounds to go, Joey Spina not only looked to be on the way to his first defeat, but as if he'd have find a new nickname as well.  More ...

[May 7, 2006]
Rivera Wins Lopsided Decision and Title in Worcester
Jose Antonio Rivera scored a lopsided unanimous decision in the main event of Don King's six-bout card in the new champion's hometown.  More ...

[Apr 30, 2006]
So-So Win By Freitas Over Raheem
The truth of the matter is that neither Freitas or Raheem deserved to be a champion off Saturday night's work.  More ...

[Apr 29, 2006]
Peter Makes Short Work of Long at Mohegan
Samuel Peter required just 2:35 to dispose of Julius Long in the main event of Duva Boxing's five-bout card at the Mohegan Sun Arena.  More ...

[Apr 11, 2006]
New Champ Hatton Hits The States
Monday's press conference had been scheduled for 11 am, but an hour and twenty minutes elapsed before Hatton was even called upon.  More ...

[Apr 9, 2006]
Don King Puff Piece in Forbes
If you thought you knew all about boxing, you are about to be disabused. Just pick up a copy of the May issue of Forbes magazine.  More ...

[Apr 1, 2006]
Montell Griffin Ends Connecticut Jinx
Montell Griffin, who was 0-for-2 lifetime in title fights at Connecticut casinos, might have overcome that personal jinx Friday night.  More ...

[Mar 19, 2006]
Rahman-Toney Draw, Rock Keeps Crown
Rahman managed to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight title Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall, but only by the skin of his teeth.  More ...

[Mar 19, 2006]
Cosell, Ali, Kindred and Me
Two decades ago I was dispatched by my employers to Providence, Rhode Island, where Brown University was conferring an award of some sort on Howard Cosell.  More ...

[Mar 17, 2006]
Duddy-Puddy Smackdown at MSG
The Duddy-Puddy show lasted 1:31, and most of that time was consumed by Shelby Pudwill repeatedly hoisting himself up off the floor.  More ...

[Mar 14, 2006]
Duddy's Irish Express Hits the Garden
Although he continues to box as 'Ireland's John Duddy,' the undefeated middleweight is fast becoming "a multi-ethnic phenomenon."  More ...

[Feb 19, 2006]
Mohegan Sun Déjà Vu
The last time Rasheem Brown walked into the Mohegan Sun Arena, he got himself beaten by Jose Spearman. He must have thought it was déjà vu all over again Saturday night.  More ...

[Feb 17, 2006]
Oquendo Returns on Broadway Boxing
Opinions about Fast Fres Oquendo would likely remain unchanged even if he started calling himself Slow Fres Oquendo.  More ...

[Feb 11, 2006]
Malignaggi Fists Do Talking at Foxwoods
Paulie Malignaggi did what his supporters and his promoter had been hoping he'd do. He made a statement with his fists instead of with his mouth.  More ...

[Feb 6, 2006]
Duddy Does Boston; Next Stop New York
Sounding as if he were borrowing a phrase from Bob Trieger, John Duddy praised his vanquished opponent as "durable, slick, and crafty."  More ...

[Jan 26, 2006]
A million little pieces of boxing balderdash
James Frey was indisputably born in 1969, and the events of "A Million Little Pieces" take place when he is 23.  More ...

[Jan 8, 2006]
Big Night of Upsets at MSG
Zab Judah must have left his 'A' game in the gym, because he was outboxed, outfoxed, but, mostly, outhustled by Carlos Baldomir at the Garden Theater in New York City.  More ...

[Dec 22, 2005]
Baghdad's Friday Night Fights
Saddam charged that George W. Bush had entered into a conspiracy with Don King to beam the telecast of the Berlin fight into his jail cell.  More ...

[Dec 14, 2005]
Showtime Boxing's Big Two-O and Zab Judah
The events of last Monday suggest that Don King may need to move his Jan. 7 'Undisputed' card from the Theater at Madison Square Garden.  More ...

[Dec 11, 2005]
Wright Decision over Soliman
If this was supposed to leave the public clamoring for a Jermain Taylor-Winky Wright showdown, it probably won't.  More ...

[Dec 1, 2005]
Pat Putnam: Ringside observer with soul of a poet
Pat Putnam was buried today following a funeral Mass at St John the Evangelist Church in Schenectady, New York.  More ...

[Nov 22, 2005]
John Duddy Breaks Record
When John Duddy steps into the ring in search of his 14th professional win, he will be fighting for his tenth different promoter, which could well be a modern-day record.  More ...

[Nov 5, 2005]
Duddy TKOs Mackie at Hammerstein
Irishman John Duddy dominated from start to finish in his first New York main event, but Byron Mackie had his moments.  More ...

[Oct 18, 2005]
Boxing in Ireland
The cozy, boxing-only venue on Dublin's south side had been transformed for the evening into a raucous pub. They even played the British anthem in Ireland's National Stadium.  More ...

[Sep 25, 2005]
Klitschko is Peter's Worst Nightmare
What does it say about the heavyweight division that either of these guys will shortly find himself fighting for a title?  More ...

[Sep 22, 2005]
Klitschko vs. Peter: Bad Blood Planet Hollywood
During the interminable wait for the arrival of Samuel Peter in New York last Tuesday, at least one question was answered.  More ...

[Aug 26, 2005]
Hasidic Rave at Broadway Boxing
In an inspired bit of showmanship, promoter Lou DiBella engaged Matisyahu, the "Hasidic Reggae sensation," to trumpet Dmitriy Salita into the ring.  More ...

[May 3, 2005]
James J. Braddock: Boxing Shoe Replaces Glass Slipper
By the early 1930s Braddock was a has-been. He had been a promising light-heavyweight contender, but lost his only title shot in 1929.  More ...

[Apr 5, 2005]
Termite Watkins, Iraq and the BWAA
Termite Watkins went to Iraq as an exterminator, volunteering to work for a subsidiary of the Halliburton Corporation.  More ...

[Mar 14, 2005]
Memo to Don King: Welcome Back to Worcester
Worcester might not make most lists of the nation's top fight towns, but in the early 1980s it was temporarily the center of the boxing world.  More ...

[Feb 28, 2005]
Million Dollar Baby, Rope Burns and Jerry Boyd
In addition to being named 2004's best film, "Million Dollar Baby" is also being hailed in some circles as the best boxing movie ever made.  More ...

[Nov 6, 2004]
Boxing Hall of Fame is not for Pretty Good Boxers
The eminent American philosopher Julius Henry Marx once said that he wouldn't wish to belong to any club that would have him as a member.  More ...

[Aug 31, 2004]
Ward's Win Allows US Boxing To Salvage Minimal Pride
American Andre Ward's win over the immortal Magomed Aripgadjiev allowed the US boxing team to escape an ignominy rivaled only by the US basketball team.  More ...

[Jun 4, 2004]
Rivera's Getting the "Sanctioning Body Blues"
All went well until the weigh-in the day before the fight. At 146 ½ pounds, Rivera safely made the welterweight limit, but Mayorga nearly broke the scale when he came in nearly seven pounds heavy.  More ...

[May 11, 2004]
High Blood Sugar? Maybe, But Klitschko's Excuses Just Taste Sour
On the night of April 10, 2004, Lamon Brewster had climbed off the floor in the fourth, and a round later was beating Wladimir Klitschko when referee Robert Byrd intervened. Although Wladimir's performance was consistent with his prior boxing history, a  More ...