In a pivotal bout that had implications far beyond titles and trinkets, Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko engaged in one of the best Heavyweight battles in years and left it all in the ring, leaving no doubt the legitimacy and toughness of both competitors. The back and forth bout featured four knockdowns, constant drama and a finish for the ages as Joshua had to go through … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko: The Boxing Tribune Preview
When Larry Holmes faced off against Mike Tyson in 1988, it was the moment where one era truly came to an end to give way to the new. A nearly decade long run at the top of the division during one of its darkest times, Holmes was as dominant as a Heavyweight champion as anybody ever had been in the division with 20 title defenses and running roughshod of a Heavyweight division … [Read more...]
Is the Shine coming off Ortiz?
Luis Ortiz (27-0) was fined and suspended for eight months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission in 2014, after a urine sample taken after a KO over Lateef Kayode in Las Vegas tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone Ortiz never offered the usual; denial and in effect fessed up to the violation. He then scored two quick KOs setting up a fight with tough … [Read more...]
No Country for Old Men: Part Seven
This past Saturday, April 22, in Legionowo, Poland, Krzysztof Zimnoch improved to 22-1-1 with a second round KO of 6’7” Michael “Big” Grant who is now 44 years-old. Grant (48-7) suffered his third straight loss -- all on European soil and all inside the distance Yes, this is the same Michael Grant who fought unified heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis 17 years ago at Madison … [Read more...]
Asian Boxing News
This past week has been a bit of a crazy one with numerous bouts being announced, almost on a daily basis. In fact the rest of the news was really limited, but there was that many bouts, and orders that there was always something happening. To begin with I'll quickly run through the orders from the various world title bodies. The WBA have ordered negotiations to begin for … [Read more...]