I take a lot of swipes at the bad guys of the sport in the Monday Rant and, really, that's pretty much the reason the Rant exists at all. Consider it a change of pace from some of the usual opinion columns out there where grown men who know better pretend to be covering a sport like any other, where X's and O's always determine the winner and an entire subculture of hustlers … [Read more...]
Heavyweight Mailbag: The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia y amigos, welcome to a roasty toasty chestnut-scented edition of Panama City's highest grossing, most money-spinning weekly pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch - We are the absolute number one source for all things Walking Dead, encyclopedic culinary knowledge, No Reservations trivia and obscure scientific facts. This week we're digging through our extensive trough … [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...]
Deontay Wilder Passes The Stiverne Test, Wins WBC Title
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada-- It wasn't the one-round, do-or-die throw-down that many expected, but for the sake of the sport there was a clear and decisive winner, sans controversy, and several questions may have been answered along the way. Oh, and yeah, there's finally an American heavyweight worth a proper headline. Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) passed his first true … [Read more...]
Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder: The Boxing Tribune Preview
On Saturday night, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, WBC Heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KOs) defends his title against undefeated knockout artist Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs). The fight will be aired on Showtime, and co-promoted by Don King and Golden Boy Promotions. This will be Stiverne’s first title defense since defeating Chris Arreola in May, to … [Read more...]