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...]
Boxing Gets Back to Business
by Paul Magno With all the recent talk about negotiations, contracts and deadlines, you'd think boxing was a study of legal briefs and court orders instead of the business of fighting. But, take a deep breath, count to ten and come back home...Boxing is not about two prima donnas in a "he said-he said" hissy fit; It's about climbing in the ring and actually performing your … [Read more...]
Giving Credit Where Credit’s Due
by Paul Magno In boxing, it's easy to dwell on the negative. I could easily write daily columns for the rest of my life, griping and moaning about the ills of the sport. I'd never run out of material, that's for sure. But good things do happen in the sport and sometimes people deserve a tip of the hat for actually doing something worthwhile for the fans. Such is the case on … [Read more...]