All Entries in the "Opinion" Category
Isaac Chilemba Makes Statement vs. Edison Miranda: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette Isaac Chilemba (19-1-1, 9 KOs) took a big step in establishing himself at light heavyweight with a convincing ten-round decision win over Edison Miranda (35-7, 30 KOs) in Las Vegas on ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights series. In the co-feature, Rances Barthelemy (15-0, 11 KOs) did what he was supposed to do in [...]
USS Cunningham Sets Sail for Redemption
By Gary Purfield This Saturday from Fraport Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, Steve Cunningham (24-3, 12 KOs) will once again try to regain what he believes is rightfully his. Cunningham, an American Cruiserweight who is forced to fight in Germany because the American boxing public has very little interest in those just south of 200lbs, will [...]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. May Be Better Than You Think
by Kelsey McCarson At the press conference following his impressive fifth round TKO over Peter Manfredo Jr. last November, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., along with promoter Bob Arum, were peppered with a litany of questions surrounding who the fighter’s next opponent would be. As is the case most often, promoter and fighter spoke of lining [...]
Buck-buck-BRAWWK! II (Duck and Cover!): The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette How fitting that your friendly neighborhood commentator gets to run this on Groundhog Day. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott couldn’t come up with a better analogy for the week’s boxing news if they tried. You’ve got a fighter pulling out of a rematch against a guy he lost to, citing [...]
Mayweather-Cotto: Not Terrible, Not Great
One of the unfortunate truths about boxing is that a match-up between two great fighters does not always make a great fight. The May 5th bout in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto is a perfect example of why not. It would be hard to deny either of these two men the [...]
Scott Quigg And Rendall Munroe Set Up Future Super-Bantam Clash Saturday Night
By Geoff Poundes On Saturday night Scott Quigg defends his British super-bantamweight title against Welshman Jamie Arthur at The Reebok Centre in Bolton, England. Quigg has been groomed for stardom since turning pro back in 2007. Despite a short-lived 12 fight amateur career, the 23-year-old Mancunian has always looked the part–racing to a 23-fight unbeaten [...]
Edison Miranda Takes On Isaac Chilemba: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette Veteran light heavyweight Edison Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs) is set to face off against South African fringe contender Isaac Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs) in the featured bout of ESPN2′s weekly Friday Night Fights series this Friday, February 3rd. In the co-feature, pitter-pat lightweight Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) gets a who’s-the-real-prospect [...]
Sulaiman Strikes Back: Harrison’s Monday Rant
World Boxing Council (WBC) President for Life, Jose Sulaiman, was especially vocal this past week, much to the amusement of many of his critics. In his monthly “Hook to the Liver” column, Sulaiman blasted lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, chastised the handlers of his beloved Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and lamented his current feelings and [...]
Provodnikov Wins In Six On Great Fight Night: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette Russian prospect Ruslan Provodnikov (21-1, 14 KOs) continued his climb through the ranks on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, winning a minor WBO trinket at junior welterweight in a 6th round KO of severely overmatched local journeyman David Torres (21-3-2, 13 KOs), who has only one win in his last six fights. In [...]
Rigondeaux a Shining Example of “You play to win the game!”
Last weekend Cuban boxing star Guillermo Rigondeaux turned his undefeated opponent Rico Ramos into the proverbial deer in the headlights. El Chacal did a pretty spot-on Floyd Mayweather impression, completely dominating without being forced to take many risks. A masterful performance like the one we saw from Rigondeaux, now with nine victories in as many [...]
Teddy Atlas, Man of Integrity: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette Michael Woods of ESPN and the Boxing Tribune’s own Kelsey McCarson have reported that Teddy Atlas is ending his trainer relationship with Alexander Povetkin, the best heavyweight not named Klitschko. Said Atlas: “Our agreement from the beginning has been that I would go to Russia to train Sasha when Friday Night Fights [...]
Irishman Carl Frampton Defends Commonwealth Title Saturday Night in London, and Robin Reid Continues Comeback
One of Ireland’s finest prospects puts his Commonwealth super-bantamweight title on the line Saturday night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London’s most enduring fight venue. Carl Frampton is based in Belfast, but in a short career he’s not been shy of taking his show on the road. That willingness to travel is entirely [...]
Audley Harrison Returns – But Does Anyone Care?
Seldom has the announcement of a fighter’s return to the ring been received with less aplomb than Audley Harrison’s declaration that he intends to resume his “assault” on the world heavyweight title this April. Audley’s in his eleventh year as a professional, after pulling up trees as an amateur (and walking off with an Olympic [...]
Ruslan Provodnikov, Ji-Hoon Kim In Must-See Night: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette Short of setting off a brick of C-4, it’s hard to imagine more explosiveness in a boxing ring than junior welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov (20-1, 13 KOs) and lightweight Ji-Hoon Kim (22-7, 18 KOs). Both are in action on ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights series this week; Provodnikov faces David Torres (21-2-2, 13 KOs) [...]
McCarson’s Heavyweight Notebook – On Boystov/Chagaev Card, Vitali/Wlad vs Manny/Floyd and More
If you believe the heavyweight division is dead, then you haven’t been paying attention. Here’s news, notes and updates from around the division courtesy of The Boxing Tribune’s self-proclaimed heavyweight guru, Kelsey McCarson. Boystov, Chagaev Headline Boxing Card in Germany Former WBA heavyweight titleholder Ruslan Chagaev (27-2-1, 17 KOs) returns to the ring this Saturday, [...]
