WBO President Francisco Valcarcel is already making provisions should lightweight world titlist Terence Crawford (25-0, 17 KOs) decide to follow through with his word to vacate the 135 lb. title for a crack at the WBO junior welterweight strap. According to Valcarcel, Crawford would be put in line to immediately challenge for his organization's 140 lb. strap, which is … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2014 (Part Two)
Continuing from Monday's Part One, here's the second and final installment of The Boxing Tribune's look at 2014's Best, Worst, and Strangest in Boxing: Fighter of the Year: Terence Crawford There has been some late resistance in giving the quiet kid from Omaha the honor he deserves, mostly because of Sergey Kovalev's big win over Bernard Hopkins registering much higher on … [Read more...]
The Worst of 2014; Harrison’s Monday Rant
by Tim Harrison The year’s end is the time to reflect on the year, compile lists of the best moments, top fighters, and hand out awards and recognition to those deserving. What you seldom see is what is hidden away in the dark corners; the worst of the year. Although to the credit of the wonderful and creative minds behind The Boxing Tribune, our Year End Awards do a damn … [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...]
Ted the Bull’s Boxing Awards for 2014
"Terence Crawford is the nearest thing we will get to Floyd once he leaves."—Alan Peddie "Lomachenko is a guy who makes you believe that you're watching something out of the ordinary when you see him fight."—Max Kellerman "When I first met him [Anthony Joshua] I couldn’t believe he was bigger than me – an inch taller at 6ft 6in. I thought oh my God. Then I thought oh … [Read more...]