by Johnny Walker If boxing's heavyweight division was, as this writer has contended, underrated in the value it provided in 2011 and 2012, there's no getting around the fact that in 2013 it did kind of suck. When even Klitschko fans can't really defend an aesthetic disaster like the world champion Wladimir 's Povetkin fight, you know times are tough. Actually, even the … [Read more...]
Marco Huck Annihilates Firat Arslan to Retain WBO Crown; David Price Wins Comeback Fight
by Johnny Walker If there was a difference of opinion amongst some in boxing circles (not to mention the boxers themsleves) as to who was the winner of the first meeting between German cruiserweights Firat Arslan and WBO champion Marco "Captain" Huck, those differences were settled today during an exciting, all-action brawl at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, … [Read more...]
Kontstantin Airich Fails Medical: David Price to Face Istvan Ruzsinszky for Comeback
By Johnny Walker UK heavyweight David Price (15-2, 13 KOs) has seen plenty of chaos as he attempts to come back from his double defeats to American veteran Tony Thompson in 2013. He has changed promoters (from Frank Maloney to Sauerland Event), changed trainers (from Franny Smith to Adam Booth to Tommy Brooks) and now has again changed opponents for his proposed … [Read more...]
British Heavyweight David Price Prepares For Comeback Against Konstantin Airich
by Johnny Walker It didn't seem that long ago that British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price was sitting leisurely for long interviews in his homeland, calmly explaining to the likes of Steve Bunce his expected upcoming career path, and exactly how and when he would be replacing the world champion Klitschko brothers as the sole reigning heavyweight … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2013
There were a lot of bright, glowing moments in 2013 for long-suffering hardcore boxing fans. A return to stacked (or semi-stacked) undercards saw some solid PPV co-features as well as some genuinely entertaining triple and quadruple-headers on HBO/Showtime. The cold war between Top Rank-Golden Boy and HBO-Showtime, instead of "ruining" the sport, actually saw all parties … [Read more...]