Ladies and gentlemen, back by overwhelming demand, we take another glimpse into the seedy underbelly of boxing's most notorious, most brutally honest caricatures...(and if you haven't already see Volume One, WTF, click HERE.) Here, presented in Dolby DTS 7.2 surround sound and in flexible 4K taste-o-vision, we at The Boxing Tribune bring you Boxing's Best Memes: Volume Two! … [Read more...]
Guillermo Rigondeaux: The Loneliness of Being Jackal
If only Guillermo Rigondeaux weren't quite so good. If only his own promoter hadn't made him a matchmaking pariah. If only that same promoter hadn't been so eager to pen the forward in the "How to Duck Rigondeaux" textbook. The Cuban Olympic star and current WBA/WBO junior featherweight champ is still smarting from the undressing then-promoter Bob Arum gave him for ruining … [Read more...]
Avalos Ditches Rigondeaux Title Shot to Pursue Frampton
Earlier last week, it was announced that no. 1 mandatory contender to Guillermo Rigondeaux's WBO junior featherweight title, Chris Avalos, had chosen not to take his title shot. On Friday, Avalos' promoter, Top Rank, announced that Avalos was pulling out of the Rigondeaux fight in order to pursue a bout with the UK's Carl Frampton, who is the IBF junior featherweight … [Read more...]
Guillermo Rigondeaux Targeted by Frank Warren
Undefeated WBO/WBA junior featherweight champ Guillermo Rigondeaux (14-0, 9 KOs) is still shopping around for a new promoter after his deal with Top Rank expired this past July, but British promoter Frank Warren is said to be close to ending the Cuban star's search for new representation. Technically, Rigondeaux still has a promoter in Caribe Promotions, but the … [Read more...]
The State of Boxing (Short Version)
by Ted Sares Vitali retires and governs Wlad dominates Pulev lurks Stiverne heals Wilder waits Joshua rises Fury sings Solis eats Thompson breaks hips Chisora behaves Lomachenko astounds; Zou Shiming does not Mayweather and Froch count cash Manny wins tax reprieve Algieri imitates Rocky Broner induces bile Matthysse and Maidana mug Thurman thumps Molina, … [Read more...]