2018 is going to be a bumper year for boxing, for actual real boxing, as opposed to the sideshow that dominated the end of 2017 with the Mayweather and McGregor ‘fight.’ This year will see many top boxers duke it out and will see fights where the winner isn’t clear before the boxers have even touched gloves. We will see heavyweights going toe to toe, future stars proving their … [Read more...]
All Roads Lead to Canelo versus GGG on September 16th
On September 16th in 2017, the sport will likely get that desire as Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin face off for middleweight and pound-for-pound supremacy in Las Vegas. It's the most attractive and highly anticipated bout that could have currently been made and is set to provide fans with an exciting spectacle when the first bell sounds at the T-Mobile … [Read more...]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: The Career Postmortem
"It may seem as though Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was born a made man, but back in 2008, when fans in Hermosillo, Sonora pelted the ring with garbage and cups of beer in protest of his controversial split decision win over Minnesota’s Matt Vanda, he certainly didn’t seem to be living a charmed in-ring life. Jr. sat in his corner, dejected and deflated, protected from the debris … [Read more...]
At the Fights with The Boxing Tribune: Canelo vs. Chavez Jr.
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...]
Canelo Pummels Chavez Jr. in One-Sided Laugher, Golovkin Fight Next
Smart observers had to know that it was going to be either war or full-on surrender when it came to Saturday's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. twelve-round catchweight bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As things turned out, we got the latter in the heavily-hyped Mexican showdown. Chavez Jr. simply had no answers for anything Alvarez did Saturday and put zero … [Read more...]