How did we get to a point where the three best heavyweights in the world—and, arguably, the three best big men since Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, and Riddick Bowe ruled the division-- are trapped behind seemingly unscalable network walls, fighting soft touch/second-tier opposition rather than one another? WBC champ Deontay Wilder recently squashed Dominic Breazeale. … [Read more...]
Wilder: Who Next?
"I want to bring excitement back to the heavyweight division…And I don't want to sit around. I want to fight four times a year. Whoever's ready, I'm ready." -Deontay Wilder Many—probably most-- will call for a match with undefeated Tyson Fury (23-0), but why unduly risk something you just won? Moreover, Christian Hammer might have something to say about this. As for … [Read more...]
Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios: The Boxing Tribune Full PPV Preview
by Tim Harrison While it is still relatively new in Macau, China, boxing makes a huge splash this weekend when global icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) returns from a devastating KO loss to Juan Manuel Marquez last December, to face brash young Mexican brawler, Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (31-1-1, 23 KOs). Operating as the main support to Pacquiao’s return will be the … [Read more...]
Bombs Away! This is Boxing’s Sunday Brunch
Hello team and welcome to a spicy chipotle flavored edition of Boxing’s Sunday Brunch; we are the number one weekly boxing column among the 0.001% of North Korea that has electricity. This week we’re going to talk about some of the fights and fighters from over the weekend, we’ll have random insights and musings plus a bonus culinary tip to conclude the proceedings - We are the … [Read more...]