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 Greatest Mexican Boxing Matchups That Never Happened
Mexico has produced so many great boxers that going through the names for the thousandth time wouldn’t do it justice. We know the great fighters, the big nights, the exploits, the stories. For years, Mexican boxers have earned respect from fans worldwide not just because of their talent, but also because of an exciting style that makes for very entertaining bouts. If there’s … [Read more...]
Chavez Jr. vs. Canelo: The Boys who would be King
One is an affable red-headed farm boy from Juanacatlán, Jalisco, the other is second generation boxing royalty with a dismissive smirk and a healthy ego. Both hold WBC world title belts that they never really earned and, for better or worse, both are forever tied together in the minds of fight fans. While Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was being built up to be the new … [Read more...]
¡Viva Mexico, Cabrones! Magno’s Monday Rant
If you're willing to deal with decapitations, public executions on pedestrian bridges, and mountain highways full of cutthroat thugs, there are a lot of advantages to living in Mexico. I've been here for over eleven years now and, despite being caught on a bus hijacked by armed thieves and various other misadventures, I've never looked back. Getting as far off the grid as … [Read more...]
Legends of Mexican Boxing (Part 1): Baby Arizmendi
Brought to the port cities along the Gulf of Mexico by British and American sailors in the early parts of the 20th century, Boxing quickly became one of Mexico's sporting obsessions and an integral part of Mexican culture. The first in a multi-part series on Mexico's Boxing Legends, The Boxing Tribune chronicles the life and career of Hall of Famer, Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi. … [Read more...]