"Sergey is not a racist. He is the nicest person. He is not a racist person, and I don't want to talk about it anymore, and you can put that in the paper."—Egis Klimas—before the current controversy "What he did was idiotic. It was a major lack of judgment. But you will discover to what extent Sergey Kovalev is petty and narrow-minded. I'm not sure people are going to find … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Friday’s Dirrell-Jacobs PBC Spike TV Show Likely To Disappoint
Barring something truly bizarre happening Friday night at Chicago's UIC Pavillion, Anthony Dirrell and Daniel Jacobs will leave the Windy City with victories. The story for Spike TV audiences will not be the challengers placed before them in the Premiere Boxing Champions event, but, rather, the battle each has already won. Aside from being young world champions holding … [Read more...]
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Bryant Jennings: The Boxing Tribune Preview
On Saturday night, IBF/WBO/WBA heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) brings his collection of world titles to the mecca of boxing to take on undefeated American contender Bryant Jennings (19-0, 10 KOs). HBO will broadcast the fight live from the Madison Square Garden, beginning at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. Klitschko, who is largely ignored by American boxing fans … [Read more...]
Head to Head at Buckhead: The Women’s Weekly Wrap Up
This Saturday, April 25th, the Buckhead Fight Club in Atlanta Georgia will host the Women’s International Clash of Champions. The event, an Olympic style duel will pit the U.S. elite women boxers against China’s elite team in an event that will feature action in all of the women’s amateur weight divisions. The event is the first of its kind in the U.S. since 2001, when the … [Read more...]
What If Teofilo Stevenson Went Pro? (Part 2)
by Fox Doucette When last we left Cuban sensation Teofilo Stevenson, he'd just taken his third knockout loss, falling first to Earnie Shavers and George Foreman before Muhammad Ali stopped Stevenson, still only 23 years old, on February 20, 1976. Stevenson lost the eye of the tiger after that fight; he'd been in with world championship-caliber fighters, but never sniffing the … [Read more...]