by Kelsey McCarson Glen Johnson, at 42 years old, is coming to the end of a long and winding road. In his career, “The Road Warrior” fought some of the best fighters of his generation, lost some heartbreaking (and often unwarranted) decisions, and had huge championship-level wins. He was even named the BWAA Fighter of the Year in 2004. Not bad for a guy with 14 losses, … [Read more...]
Carl Froch and Glen Johnson to meet in Super Six Semifinals, Saturday June 4
Carl “The Cobra” Froch (27-1, 20 KO) and Glen “Road Warrior” Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO) will square off in the ring on Saturday June 4, from the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Showtime Championship Boxing will televise this 12-round super middleweight bout beginning at 9pm EST/6pm PST. Froch’s WBC super middleweight title will be on … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-In
by Chris Milton Haye v Povetkin looks like it could be finalised soon. When did Povetkin find his balls? Should Khan beat McCloskey in April it looks like his next dance partner will be Timothy Bradley in a fight that will crown an undisputed champion at 140lbs. Saul Alvarez will be a " World Champion" after his next fight. Apparently beating Mathew Hatton makes you a … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-In
by Chris Milton The best of wishes to Emanuel Augustus. I hope he realizes just how much hardcore fans love and respect everything he has done for the game. I also hope he realizes now that he's retired and he is far less likely to get robbed. So HBO killed off any chance of Alexander v Bradley being a good fight by anointing it this generation's Hearns v Leonard. Thanks … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2010
2010, in a lot of ways, was a frustrating test of patience for boxing fans. With large periods of time where, literally, no significant fight action took place and with stars who have taken to just fighting once or twice a year, boxing surely seemed on the ropes. Not helping matters any was the general disgust created when the sport's two biggest draws, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd … [Read more...]