Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada-- The first "major" fight 0f 2014 turned out to be a major disappointment as Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) gave an uneven performance in taking a unanimous decision over Lucian Bute (31-2, 24 KOs) by scores of 116-112, 117-111, and 117-110. (The Boxing Tribune scored the bout 116-112, also for Pascal) This battle of adopted Canadians, … [Read more...]
Lucian Bute vs. Jean Pascal: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison Two of the biggest Canadian box office attractions in boxing will face off this Saturday, January 18 when Jean Pascal (28-2-1, 17 KOs) and Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 KOs) do battle in what should be the biggest fight in the history of their adopted home nation. HBO World Championship Boxing will televise the fight live from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, … [Read more...]
Montoya, Interbox, and The Twisting Ties That Bind; Magno’s Monday Rant
In late May an anonymous source sent me a recorded phone conversation of Max Boxing writer Gabriel Montoya crowing about his status as a secret PEDs testing consultant for the Jean Pascal-Lucian Bute bout in Canada and other materials related to his relationship with certain individuals in the PED testing arena. Obviously, a journalist serving as secret consultant for a … [Read more...]
The Three Faces of Adonis Stevenson TKO 1 Chad Dawson; Magno’s Monday Rant
As they often say in a dispute-- there's one side, the other side, and, somewhere in the middle, the truth. In the case of Adonis Stevenson's first round blow-out of Chad Dawson Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, nobody is denying the outcome. Nobody is denying the thudding overhand left that dropped Dawson or the subsequent, dopey "who ate my Cheerios" … [Read more...]
Bute Out Against Pascal, Suffers Hand Injury
Earlier this week, former super middleweight champion, Lucian Bute(31-1, 24 KO’s), withdrew from his anticipated showdown against Jean Pascal(27-2-1, 16 KO’s), which was scheduled to take place on the 25th of this month at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, and to be aired on HBO. Bute was forced to postpone the fight due to an injury he suffered in his left hand which will … [Read more...]