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The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011

The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011

2011: The Best, Worst, Wildest, and Strangest Moments of the Year…These are NOT your father’s Year-End Awards!

Calm Down:  Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson Did Not Just Kill Boxing

Calm Down: Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson Did Not Just Kill Boxing

Sean Morehouse is here to say– Chill, it was only one bad fight with a controversial ending, NOT the end of the boxing world.

15 Yard Penalty– Roughing the Legend. Chad Dawson Steals Title from Hopkins

15 Yard Penalty– Roughing the Legend. Chad Dawson Steals Title from Hopkins

Believe it or not, with only a couple of real punches landed in little over five minutes of action, Chad Dawson (31-1, 18 KOs) became the WBC light heavyweight champion via TKO when Dawson tossed defending champ, Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2, 32), to the canvas, causing a bout-ending shoulder injury.

DeMarco and Linares to Fight for Vacant WBC Lightweight Strap

DeMarco and Linares to Fight for Vacant WBC Lightweight Strap

Antonio DeMarco and Jorge Linares face off on the Hopkins-Dawson undercard, with the winner claiming the vacant WBC lightweight title.

Believe It Or Not: The Only Preview You Need (Part Two)

Believe It Or Not: The Only Preview You Need (Part Two)

Part Two of our three-part series on the Hopkins-Dawson PPV covers all the televised fights, including the main event.

BODY BLOW #162: BUFFALO SOLDIER

BODY BLOW #162: BUFFALO SOLDIER

The Boxing Show that goes Toe to Toe!

Linares Impresses, Chavez Does Not; The Rest of Saturday’s Action

Linares Impresses, Chavez Does Not; The Rest of Saturday’s Action

Centro de Convenciones, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico– Former featherweight and super featherweight world titlist, Jorge Linares (31-1, 20 KOs) was just too skilled and talented for Adrian Verdugo (18-5-1, 15 KOs), stopping his game opponent in the seventh round of their scheduled ten round lightweight contest. Despite a spirited early effort by the Mexican that produced [...]

Jorge Linares Back in Action This Saturday, May 28

Jorge Linares Back in Action This Saturday, May 28

Former super featherweight titlist, Venezuela’s Jorge Linares (30-1, 19 KOs), will be back in action this Saturday against Colombian Francisco Cordero (24-1, 16 KOs) in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Linares dedicated 2010 to rebuilding a career trajectory that had been derailed by his shocking first round TKO loss to Juan Carlos Salgado in late 2009. Last [...]

The Boxing Tribune’s World Rankings: A Look at the Lightweights

The Boxing Tribune’s World Rankings: A Look at the Lightweights

Boxing’s fairest and most accurate rankings presents: the Lightweight Division

Marquez Plays Professor to Student, Diaz; Pirog Shocks the World

Marquez Plays Professor to Student, Diaz; Pirog Shocks the World

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 [...]

Why No Hype?

Why No Hype?

For the best PPV card in recent memory, the buzz seems shockingly minimal.

Boxing Gets Back to Business

Boxing Gets Back to Business

Enough with the legal briefs, Boxing finally puts the action where it belongs– In the ring!

Giving Credit Where Credit’s Due

Giving Credit Where Credit’s Due

Golden Boy’s July 31st pay per view is stacked and a real reward for long-suffering fans.