As I was shuffling through the airport security gate in preparation to fly out to Las Vegas to watch Saul “Canelo” Alvarez face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at the T-Mobile Arena, a TSA agent noticed my t-shirt and asked me for my prediction on the fight. I gave him my boring mainstream opinion, and he looked down at his feet and shook his head. As I fumbled with my shoes and … [Read more...]
GGG Nixes Fight with Saunders: Middleweight Unification Slips Away
Negotiations for a June bout between unified middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) and WBO middleweight titlist Billy Joe Saunders have reportedly fallen through. According to Chris Mannix with Yahoo! Sports, Team GGG will focus on a September clash with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), who faces Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on May 6th. The unification fight … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune – At The Fights! Golovkin vs Jacobs
March 18th, 2017 - Madison Square Garden The Boxing Tribune was at Madison Square Garden to watch unified Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin take on his biggest challenge in Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs. But the sold out crowd had more than one fight to sink their teeth into. Here is a recap of Saturday’s fistic fireworks. Serhii Bohachuk (2-0, 2 KOs) vs Yasmani … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune – At The Fights!
March 17th, 2017 - The Theater at Madison Square Garden The Boxing Tribune was at the Theater at Madison Square Garden for an action-packed night of boxing with an Olympic debut as the cherry on top. Gabriel Solorio vs Larry Fryers – Welterweights Both men came out throwing heavy leather, trying to set the tone for the night to come. Solorio went down on an overhand … [Read more...]
Michael Conlan Makes St. Paddy’s Day Debut
Michael Conlan’s final act as an amateur boxer was holding a pen with a Top Rank contract in front of him. His penultimate act was considerably more divisive. After losing a controversial (robbery) decision to Russian Vladimir Nikitin, Conlan stood in the middle of the ring, gave a “thumbs down” to the judges’ decision, then raised two other digits to the judges … [Read more...]