by Tim Harrison Recent times have seen the weekend of Cinco De Mayo lay its claim to being one of boxing’s biggest weekends. It has become the holiest of holies, the grand poohbah, the 10-point buck, call it what you will. Since 2007, Cinco De Mayo weekend has featured boxing’s biggest attractions each year; from Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, to Manny Pacquiao and … [Read more...]
Pacquiao Vs Mayweather Vs Khan?:The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia y amigos, welcome back to a huge head shaped edition of Central America's highest grossing weekly pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch - If boxing was a lecture at Harvard's Memorial Hall, we'd be Neil Degrasse Tyson, Bill Nye and Richard Dawkins all smushed into one easy-to-swallow - but difficult to wrap your brain - around Flintstones Vitamin shaped pill. We're … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Exclusive: Harold Lederman Talks Canelo-Lara, Pacquiao-Algieri and More
By Phil Rivera On Tuesday, HBO boxing judge Harold Lederman was at the Mendez Boxing Gym, in New York City, for the Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Geale media day workouts. Lederman voiced his thoughts on some recent fights, as well as upcoming bouts and gave his take on this year in boxing half way into 2014. The Boxing Tribune- What are your thoughts on the Canelo … [Read more...]
Alvarez takes controversial decision win over Lara
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada – To some, Erislandy Lara (19-2-2, 12 KOs) gave Saul “Canelo” Alvarez(44-1-1, 31 KOs) a boxing lesson and got the shaft in the form of a split decision loss in Las Vegas, Nevada. To some, Erislandy Lara spent too much time on his bicycle and not enough time actually punching. Whatever your flavor, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez got the nod in a … [Read more...]
Canelo Alvarez vs. Erislandy Lara: Staff Predictions
Jessie Ian Lardies This is a tough one for me to call...On one hand, Saul Alvarez has problems dealing with superior boxers, but on the other, Erislandy Lara has a tendency to wilt slightly under constant pressure. If I had to pick (and I do) I'd say that the Mexican wins rounds 1-4, while Lara looks fantastic in taking 5-9. Down the stretch they trade a few frames in a back … [Read more...]