Gennady Golovkin is the type of fighter that has burly men's men weak in the knees and moist in the boxers. Yes, the love is great for this man and it will only get greater as he tears through a division ill-equipped to handle him. Saturday night, in his first bout against a true Top 5-7 fighter, "GGG" once again made headlines as the smiling assassin and well-mannered … [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...]
The Truth About Saturday’s Major Players: This Is The Sunday Brunch
Hello friends and family, I’d like to first thank Al Haymon for this Sunday Brunch, with him all things are possible. Welcome back to big fat New York-style, oil down to your elbows, always folded in half - proper pizza edition of boxing’s number one Sunday food themed pugilistic publication. This week we’re going to be taking a look at the origins of the Teenage Mutant Ninja … [Read more...]
Rigondeaux shuts out Agbeko in masterful performance; Kirkland and Macklin also win on HBO
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey – Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux turned in another sublime performance in defense of his WBA and WBO super bantamweight titles, turning away the challenge of Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko (29-5, 22 KOs) over twelve masterful rounds. Unfortunately, Rigondeaux’s performance played out in front of a sparse crowd, as many ringside seats … [Read more...]
Guillermo Rigondeaux, Fighting For Respect
When Guillermo Rigondeaux (12-0, 8 KOs) steps through the ropes at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey this weekend, to defend his WBO and WBA world super-bantamweight titles against Joseph ’King Kong’ Agbeko (29-0-4, 22 KOs), it will be his first competitive appearance in a boxing ring since his emphatic victory over Nonito Donaire last April. After such a … [Read more...]