To say that Miguel Cotto has had a tough time getting back into the ring would be a severe understatement. For the better part of the past two years, Cotto has fallen well short of making his ring return following his loss to Saul Alvarez. While most of the fault is his own with his exorbitantly high demands, particularly his extremely high guarantee with Roc Nation Sports … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Picks The Fights (Part One)
Which fights would The Boxing Tribune staff make if they had the magic matchmaker power to put together any "doable" bout featuring today's stars? Here's Part One of our two-part "Pick the Fights" feature: Tim Harrison Roman “Chocalatito” Gonzalez vs. Naoya Inoue Chocalatito is recognized as one of the top boxers in the sport, but that hasn’t yet translated into … [Read more...]
Tim Bradley Attacks! Lomachenko Dazzles And Rios Retires: The Sunday Brunch
Hola amigos y enemigos, welcome to a cilantro, lime and quesocotija flavored edition of Panamá City’s highest rated, most money-spinning proper pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch – We are in your taqueria, eating your tacos, drinking your cerveza and taking full advantage of your free guacamole program. This week we’re going to chat a bit about Timothy Bradley and his big win … [Read more...]
The Nobility of Boxing: Part Thirteen
Just when you thought things could not get more outrageous, the lunacy took a jump up as evidenced by the following: ************** Tyson Fury: “I couldn’t give a f***…I’ll hit him [the referee[ and all.” Tyson Fury to Lennox Lewis: “face facts u are an old man so forget about fighting, leave it to the young men like me, HASBEEN …'Got David Price beat then took £15k from … [Read more...]
Chef Juan Chan: Cook to the Boxing Stars
The perception of fighters making weight and maintaining diets is often bleak and unappetizing. Picture Rocky Balboa gagging down raw eggs. Imagine unpalatable meals- ground turkey, carrots and apples- poorly prepared, not that great nutrition wise, and totally lacking in imagination. Those things combine to leave a fighter both hungry and frustrated. Definitely a recipe for … [Read more...]