For those fans clamoring for bigger cards, better match-ups, and a more fan-friendly attitude to promotion in boxing, this Saturday will be their chance to bask in the glow of a well-constructed televised card. Not only will Showtime's "Four Warned" show at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California feature four quality, meaningful bouts, but there will also be an internet … [Read more...]
The ‘Magic Man’ And Three Other Fighters Who Should Disappear
by Jesse Ian Lardies This weekend, Paulie Malignaggi (30-4-KO6) will give the sport of boxing a much needed shot in the arm when he displays his talents to legions of fans the world over. Giving us a rare glimpse in the mind of a legitimate boxing savant, Paulie intends on submitting a performance that will simultaneously shake up the industry and put the other welterweight … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]
Tarver batters Green into submission (Full Fight Video)
Former three-time light heavyweight champ, Antonio Tarver (29-6, 20 KOs) made a successful debut at cruiserweight in Sydney, Australia by stopping #5 ranked, Danny Green (31-4, 27 KOs) after nine fairly one-sided rounds earlier today. After getting knocked to the ropes in the first and dropped to the canvas in the second, the usually-aggressive Green seemed tentative and … [Read more...]
Danny Green: “Antonio Tarver is a piece of meat in front of me.”
Australian cruiserweight star, Danny Green (31-3, 27 KOs) could very well be facing the toughest test of his career this Wednesday, July 20 against former three-time light heavyweight champ, Antonio Tarver (28-6, 19 KOs) at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia. The 38-year-old Green, who outpointed American, BJ Flores in his last outing, is looking at a victory over … [Read more...]