by Fox Doucette Welcome to The Southpaw, the column that's hurt not by words but by left hooks to the body: At the end of every piece of work I've ever submitted to the Boxing Tribune in the nearly four years I've been doing this, I've signed off with “Fan mail, hate mail, and [joke of the week] can be sent to beatcap@gmail.com.” Sure enough, over the years, I've received fan … [Read more...]
Sergio Mora Faces Abraham Han: Friday Night Fights Preview
by Fox Doucette “Latin Snake” Sergio Mora (27-3, 9 KOs) takes on Abraham Han (23-1, 14 KOs) in the main event on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi this week. Meanwhile, in the co-feature, prospect Erickson Lubin (8-0, 6 KOs) of Colombia gets his first major showcase on national television as he takes on Rodolfo Quintanilla … [Read more...]
What If’s Excellent Heavyweight Adventure Part 16: Vuja De
Welcome to another episode of What If's Excellent Heavyweight Adventure, where eight men enter...and four men leave. From here out, I'm assuming you're familiar with the series; if not, punch “What If” into the Tribune's search function---the archive's all there. Previously, on What If: There are two rematches on tap in this week's edition. In the very first fight of the … [Read more...]
How Super Bowl XLIX Mirrored Chavez-Taylor I
by Fox Doucette Now I've seen everything. Super Bowl XLIX featured a 28-24 win by the New England Patriots over the Seattle Seahawks, and in the process showed that there is no better metaphor than boxing for all other sports. Wondering what the hell I'm talking about? Julio Cesar Chavez. Meldrick Taylor. Chavez dominated the fight on the punch stats, but Taylor fought gamely … [Read more...]
Tony Luis and Thomas Falowo Flip The Script: Friday Night Fights Recap
by Fox Doucette By the gods, your columnist loves being horribly, embarrassingly wrong. What was supposed to be a night of showcases for unbeaten prospects turned into a night of upsets---or perhaps a night of everyone from promoter to pundit getting played for fools. Boxing lessons were doled out for young fighters to watch and learn. The action? Shades of Wolak-Rodriguez I, … [Read more...]