by Fox Doucette In 1997, WWE impresario Vince McMahon pulled what became known as the “Montreal Screwjob”, where unbeknownst to popular wrestler Bret Hart, he was set to lose a match in front of his Canadian fans in a fashion that would create maximum drama for television (a screwjob, in wrestling parlance, being a sort of enforced method acting where the wrestler's genuine … [Read more...]
Lucian Bute-Denis Grachev: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Fox Doucette Back on the horse after his devastating loss to Carl Froch, Lucian Bute (30-1, 24 KOs) takes on Denis Grachev (12-0-1. 8 KOs). Bute will be moving up in weight; this fight is to be contested at light heavyweight for the NABF title that Grachev won from Ismayl Sillakh in an Upset of the Year candidate on Friday Night Fights in April. In the co-feature, … [Read more...]
Cloud-Pascal Postponed; Pascal’s Hand Injured
by Fox Doucette The IBF light heavyweight title fight scheduled for August 11 between champion Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19 KOs) and Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs) has been postponed; ESPN's Dan Rafael reports that Pascal had to pull out of the fight with an injury to his right hand suffered in training. Promoter Yvon Michel, whose GYM Promotions had been putting on the original … [Read more...]