by Fox Doucette We've been hitting the oldest possible old-school of the television and film era quite a bit lately. Carmen Basilio, Marcel Cerdan, Tony Zale...fighters whose last fights were years before most of the readers were even born. Not tonight. We're going back no further than the end of the Seventies and even hitting a few fighters who were in action in this … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico’s Rich Boxing Lineage: Part Three
Puerto Rico has produced top boxing stars in every decade since the 1930s. Carlos Ortiz was the top lightweight champion of the 1960s and Wilfredo Gomez emerged in the late 1970s as one of the great pound-for-pound punchers in the sport's history. Wilfred Benítez shined in the early 80’s as did Tito Trinidad and Hector Camacho well into the 90’s and even beyond. But when it … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2014 (Part One)
If 2013 was considered a fan's year in terms of matchmaking and entertainment, 2014 has to be seen as a frustrating disappointment in those same areas. Although we did get served a nice portion of quality action over the course of the year, 2014 will go down as the year many of boxing's top stars decided to forego large chunks of career in exchange for more favorable business … [Read more...]
Juan Manuel Lopez Officially Retires: Young Son Urges Him to Quit
Two-division former world champ, Puerto Rico’s Juan Manuel Lopez was counting on a victory September 11 to win the WBA interim featherweight title and then move on to one more big payday before officially retiring. Unfortunately for “JuanMa,” he couldn’t get past the hard-punching Argentine, Jesus Cuellar and wound up blitzed in two rounds by his younger, fresher, more … [Read more...]
JuanMa Lopez on Career: “It’s Over”
Two-division former world champ, Puerto Rico's Juan Manuel Lopez was counting on a victory Thursday night, the WBA interim featherweight title, and one more big payday before officially retiring. Unfortunately for "JuanMa," he couldn't get past the hard-punching Argentine, Jesus Cuellar and wound up blitzed in two rounds by his younger, fresher, more aggressive … [Read more...]