by dafs117After hibernating since May, Ricky Hatton is coming back. He's going to put down his pint and bacon butty, rip four stones off that small frame to get into fighting trim for the tough Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez. I can't say this is the best news I've heard in a while, for British boxing or for Hatton. Fighters fight for one of two reasons. Money or glory. Hatton … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2009
Magno vs. The Machine (Stage 4 Results)
As the ever competitive boxing related battle of Man vs. Machine looked to be a nail-biting contest until the twelfth and final round, The Boxing Tribune editor-in-chief Paul Magno hasfinally emerged as the front-runner in the close prediction game. And it looks like Magno will be the leader coming out of the jam-packed November schedule that has gripped our boxing community. … [Read more...]
Grading the Champions: Juan Urango
by Paul Magno In an ideal world, there would be only one champion per division, but unfortunately, boxing in the year 2009 is not ideal by any stretch of the imagination. For that reason, The Boxing Tribune has designed a new feature to rate recognized alphabet champions.Hopefully, this will give the fans a clearer idea of who are the "real" champions and who are just simply … [Read more...]
Welterweights Beware! Can the division survive the fast approaching black hole?
by dafs117As the talent rich, money making welterweights relax before the festive vacation, none of them will predict the turmoil that could eventually see the division collapsing, as one of the main money sources in 2011. Star after star, the galaxy of welterweights will drastically fade in 2010, with retirements, defeats and weight jumping, destroying the near perfect … [Read more...]
The Best of the Rest: A Recap of Saturday’s Action
The big stories yesterday were Andre Ward's dominant win over defending champ Mikkel Kessler and Edgar Sosa's shocking loss to Rodel Mayol, but there was plenty of championship-level action all over the globe. Here's the recap:Maidana Crushes Gonzalez in 3Despite a brave attempt at a quick start against a hometown champ, Gonzalez (22-6-1, 7 KOs) was outgunned by defending WBA … [Read more...]