Boxing fans and media tend to ascribe a noble code of warrior conduct to fighters. It's part of the masculine fairy tale aspect of boxing that is such an integral part to so many observers' enjoyment of the sport. But, in reality, fighters are just human beings with the same flaws and character quirks everyone else has. There are bullies and heroes; faithful husbands and … [Read more...]
The Nobility of Boxing: Part Four
From the sublime to the ridiculous, Bizarre Examples continue to insult our collective intelligence, taint modern boxing, and take things to a new low.. ************** Lucas Browne: “I thought this was a good place to think about Tyson Fury, sat on the toilet doing a sh**. Hi Tyson, how are you mate?” Peter Fury: “We asked about the possibility of Hughie fighting … [Read more...]
My Life As An Aztec; Magno’s Monday Rant
Occasionally, I dare to venture outside of my Boxing Tribune world to see what my "colleagues" are offering the Universo Pugilistico. As expected, the dip-shittery-to-quality ratio is still set at about 1,500-to-1. Sometimes, it makes me wonder why I do what I do and ruffle so many feathers when, apparently, the road to the few real paying jobs out there is paved with absolute … [Read more...]
The Nobility of Boxing: Part One
"Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me."— --appeared in The Christian Recorder of March 1862, a publication of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, where it is presented as an "old adage" Lately, those associated with the business of boxing have taken things seemingly to an absurd level never before reached. Maybe it’s the speed with which … [Read more...]
An Ode to the End of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
It may seem as though Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was born a made man, but back in 2008, when fans in Hermosillo, Sonora pelted the ring with garbage and cups of beer in protest of his controversial split decision win over Minnesota’s Matt Vanda, he certainly didn’t seem to be living a charmed in-ring life. Jr. sat in his corner, dejected and deflated, protected from the debris … [Read more...]