by Paul Magno The cruiserweight division in boxing has been compared to purgatory-- neither hear nor there, neither heaven nor hell. Lost between the glamor divisions of heavyweight and light heavyweight and with a disproportionate amount of talent coming from Eastern Europe, the cruisers often get overlooked in the US. However, no other division features as many top 20 … [Read more...]
Is there a media bias against Al Haymon fighters?
by Paul Magno When Paul Williams hit the deck hard from a Sergio Martinez overhand left in November, the jubilation from the media was explosive. Beyond the normal excitement generated by an awesome one-punch KO, there was absolute ecstasy in the air, as though the southpaw from Argentina had slain Osama Bin Laden or The Green River Killer instead of a soft-spoken … [Read more...]
Antonio Tarver, Back and at Cruiserweight Against Danny Green
Former light heavyweight champion of the world, Antonio Tarver (28-6, 19 KOs), will be fighting Australia's, Danny Green July 20th, in Sydney, Australia in his debut bout at the cruiserweight limit. Tarver last fought as a heavyweight, scoring a sluggish unanimous decision win over Nagy Aguilera in October of last year. He's also been seen as a color commentator at Showtime … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Heavyweight, Travis Kauffman
by Jim McGrady I recently had the opportunity to speak with Travis Kauffman. Travis is a 20-1 (16 KO’s) heavyweight from Reading, Pennsylvania and he’s been seen on Showbox. He’s currently in training for a bout on November 27 and he’s also the father of four, so we appreciate him taking the time from his busy schedule to speak with The Boxing Tribune. The Boxing … [Read more...]
Dafs’ Debut Monday Rant (10/18/10)
Paul's on vacation, so I'm going to vent my frustration and burn some bridges as he takes a chill pill. Rant #1: Herman Caicedo, Shannon Briggs' trainer, and Ian John-Lewis, the referee, must have been watching a completely different fight to what I was watching. Briggs was brave, sure, but the amount of power punches he took in the latter third of the fight just confirms … [Read more...]