by Fox Doucette It's Go Big Or Go Home time on Historical Fight Night, and we're not even charging you a hundred bucks for a pay-per-view (although hey, you want to give us a hundred bucks, I'll name the damn stadium after you, so there's that.) Not only do we have Floyd Mayweather Jr., coming to you live via time machine from the absolute smackdown he gave Ricky Hatton in … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Azumah Nelson
by Fox Doucette Tonight, we pose the question “could anyone at all beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the best night of his career?” After all, in his 25th pro fight, Floyd beat Diego Corrales so convincingly, putting on such an absolute doctorate-level class in controlling range and outboxing an opponent, that it boggles the mind to consider the notion of any other man in the … [Read more...]
Manny & Mayweather’s Meeting in Miami: Progress or Publicity Stunt?
by Tim Harrison By now you’ve most likely read reports of the halftime face-to-face meeting between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather at Tuesday night’s Miami Heat game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Reports clogged up news feeds and message boards, some might say the news “broke the internet”. Pacquiao and Mayweather sat on opposite sides of the court, and according to … [Read more...]
Cinco De Mayo is Mayweather’s day, and Canelo wants to take it
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...]
Fifteen minutes of complaints and grievances; Harrison’s Monday Rant
by Tim Harrison Some of you may have noticed a slight change in tone in the Monday Rant over the last few weeks – if not the altered title altogether. Boxing Tribune Editor-in-Chief Paul Magno’s annual vacation is coming to an end, and while I’ve enjoyed ranting in his stead, I feel I’ve only partially broken the surface of what it means to truly rant in the “angry old man” … [Read more...]