Las Vegas, Nevada-- Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37KOs) re-established himself as a pound for pound player by teaching Juan Diaz (35-4, 17KOs) a few things about tactical boxing in the main event of their pay-per-view rematch Saturday night. Hardly resembling their back and forth, Fight of the Year war from 2009, this bout featured a more subdued Diaz who was never really … [Read more...]
Why No Hype?
by Chris Milton This weekend, boxing kicks off a series of exciting fights with the wonderful HBO PPV card this Saturday night. A card so stacked with great fights that we at the Tribune keep having to check the date to make sure we haven't gone back in time to the Don King PPV shows of the nineties. Looking at the main event Marquez v Diaz 2, everyone seems to be coming … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Friday, July 9th
...More Grind for You... * IBF Super Middleweight champ, Lucian Bute, will be taking on mandatory #1 contender, Jesse Brinkley at the Bell Centre in Montreal on October 15th. Brinkley is maybe just a half step up from club-level and nowhere near as talented as Bute, but there's no dog in the guy and he will be fighting hard for as long as the bout lasts. It should be a … [Read more...]