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...]
Nonito Donaire-Toshiaki Nishioka: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire (29-1, 18 KOs) takes another step towards staking his claim as the best super bantamweight in the world, when he puts his WBO and IBF titles on the line against Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KOs), the rightful claimant to the WBC super bantamweight title, on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. HBO Boxing After Dark will … [Read more...]
Felix Sturm vs. Daniel Geale: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison Long-time WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (37-2-2, 16 KOs) and IBF middleweight titlist Daniel Geale (27-1, 15 KOs) will unify their titles on Saturday night at the Keonig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Sturm is looking to make the thirteenth successful defense of the title he won from Javier Catillejo (who took it from Sturm two fights … [Read more...]
Wladimir Klitschko to Defend Titles Against Mariusz Wach
Heavyweight kingpin Wladimir Klitschko (58-3-1, 51 KOs) will defend his WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles against Polish heavyweight, Mariusz Wach (27-0, 15 KOs) at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany on November 10. Klitschko has not lost since 2004 and is looking to extend his winning streak to 17 straight wins dating back to the 2004 loss to Lamon Brewster. During … [Read more...]
Nonito Donaire-Toshiaki Nishioka: Small Men, Big Stakes
by Fox Doucette Did we, in the past year, forget that Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KOs) was a top-ten pound-for-pound fighter? To hear the boxing media tell it, you'd think Donaire had just been knocked out in his last three fights, what with all the doubts those media members have expressed as to the Filipino Flash's ability. Not that Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KOs), his … [Read more...]