Come hell or high water, the cynical IBF middleweight title defense pitting defending champ Sam Soliman (44-11, 18 KOs) against semi-retired, one-time brain-bleeding, alleged defendant in a pending shooting case Jermain Taylor (32-4-1, 20 KOs) must go on. The announcement that the 40-year-old Australian world titlist would be defending against the former middleweight champ … [Read more...]
Jermain Taylor: Into The Abyss
by Ted Sares “I think it is unconscionable that Jermain [Taylor] was relicensed. “It is not about whether his brain has healed or how he looked in the gym. “Jermain has shown a predisposition to cerebral haemorrhage, and irrespective of whether or not he bled, he has shown he cannot adequately handle a punch.”—Dr. Margaret Goodman, neurologist and former physician to the … [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...]
“Danger Zone”: A look at Saturday’s under-card match-ups
Saturday night, undefeated Adrien “The Problem” Broner (27-0, 22 KOs) puts his undefeated record and WBA welterweight world title on the line against Argentine slugger Marcos Maidana (34-3, 31 KOs) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. With a quality main event that promises to be a major test for both fighters, the under card features three world title match ups, two U.S. … [Read more...]
The Golden Age of Bernard Hopkins
By Peter Silkov Last Saturday in New York justice prevailed as Bernard Hopkins rose up to claim a victory in a history-making fight that will always be considered a triumphant moment in which Hopkins cemented his place in boxing history. When Hopkins beat Tavoris Cloud at The Barclays Center, his victory was a culmination of 26 years of professional fighting and a long … [Read more...]