By Gary Purfield This Friday night from the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon California, two of the Super Six participants that dropped out early in the tournament will make their returns to the ring in separate bouts aired on Showtime. Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell had to take time off and re-think their careers after each suffered head trauma during their last … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]
Carl Froch vs. Andre Ward Super Six Final: How We Got Here
By Fox Doucette Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) of Oakland, California will take on the UK's Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KOs) for the WBA, WBC, Ring Magazine, and popular consensus super middleweight championship of the world. Besides being the first time anything relevant has happened on the Boardwalk since someone landed on it with a hotel and … [Read more...]
Bad Intentions or Bad Decision?
by Paul Magno As ESPN's Dan Rafael reported yesterday, former undisputed middleweight world champion, Jermain Taylor, will be resuming a career that was seemingly ended by two consecutive knockout losses (as well as a 1-4 record over his last five) When Taylor went down hard, via frightening Arthur Abraham right hook in the spooky sterile ambiance of a German boxing … [Read more...]
Kelly Pavlik used to be somebody
by Kelsey McCarson Not long ago, Pavlik was standing on top of the boxing world. He was the world’s best middleweight and lineal champion. He had legions of fans and admirers. Media attention was easy to come by. He was on his way from being a boxing star to being a superstar. In short, he was becoming America’s version of Manny Pacquiao. But it all came crumbling … [Read more...]