This isn’t going to be another walk in the park for Terence Crawford. Sure, the two-division champion has made it all look easy so far in his iron-clad reigns at Lightweight and Junior Welterweight, but Felix Diaz wasn’t his first or second choice going into this weekend’s highlight bout. Crawford's team was hoping for Amir Imam or Adrian Granados before HBO nixed those … [Read more...]
Gervonta Davis vs. Liam Walsh: The Boxing Tribune Preview
When it comes to Gervonta Davis, there is clearly a lot of work to be done. Davis defeated Jose Pedraza to become the IBF Junior Lightweight champion last January and found himself a beneficiary of an Adrien Broner controversy a few months ago, but so many questions remain about how good Davis really is. Pedraza’s ceiling was made obvious well before Davis pelted him in … [Read more...]
Say Hello to the Bad Guy
When Sergey Kovalev once again displayed his racism and bigotry in a since deleted tweet a few weeks back, there was no uproar (but plenty of apologists), no backlash and no chastising from the sport at large. Kovalev’s history of racist comments towards African-Americans as well as his increasing anger since losing to Andre Ward last fall was a dropped ball in the days that … [Read more...]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and the Greatest Fighters Ever Sold
Once again, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was given the opportunity to show that he was something more than a silver-spoon-fed champion who walked the yellow brick road to money, titles and notoriety and once again he failed in spectacular fashion being on the wrong side of a beating delivered by Saul Alvarez in last weekend’s infomercial for Alvarez/Golovkin in the fall. Chavez’s … [Read more...]
The Lowly End of Yuriorkis Gamboa
The writing had been on the wall long enough to know that Yuriorkis Gamboa was headed for a fall sooner than later. His in-ring appearances had been sporadic with those performances coming meandering at best against pedestrian level opposition and had been fighting above his optimal weight for far too long. Finally, at the age of 35 and just two fights into a deal with … [Read more...]