By Jim McGrady As always, the holidays bring a lull in the fight game, little action over the last few weeks brings little to write about, but this is a perfect opportunity to catch up. World Title Action in Japan Despite the overall lack of fight activity, three world title bouts took place in Japan on New Year’s Eve. In Tokyo, Takashi Uchiyama (21-0-1, 17 KO’s) … [Read more...]
Maidana, MMA, and the Heavyweight Title: McGrady’s Monday Rant
by Jim McGrady With our two headlining players unavailable for the holidays, The Boxing Tribune digs deep into it’s double A farm system for the best, semi-reliable, middle reliever available (yours truly), to hold things over until our star closer returns next week to close out the year. Seriously, it’s cool to sit at the head of table even if the slow fight week brings … [Read more...]
UFC’s Dana White Nixes Roy Jones vs. Anderson Silva Bout
Roy Jones Jr. has verbally agreed...MMA star, Anderson Silva, had already signed off on the idea..so, we're all set for the first Pro Boxer vs. MMA fighter matchup worth chronicling, right? Not in this lifetime, says UFC dictator, Dana White. "You won't see a Silva-versus-Jones fight while Silva is under contract with me. I don't want to say anything bad about Roy Jones. I … [Read more...]