Welcome to another edition of What If, the boxing column that always goes the full championship distance: When Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini killed Duk Koo Kim in a fourteen-round televised execution on November 13, 1982, the major boxing sanctioning bodies used that as the catalyst to reduce championship fights from 15 rounds to 12. The WBC acted immediately; their first … [Read more...]
Legendary Nights: Gatti-Ward Trilogy the Subject in Series Return
10 years after its initial 12 episodes ran, HBO’s “Legendary Nights” program returns this Saturday night, and couldn’t have picked a better way to premier; the Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward trilogy will be the topic of the program. The acclaimed HBO series originally aired in 2003, featuring episodes covering 12 of the biggest fights in recent decades of boxing history. Each … [Read more...]
Rios, Alvarado, and Golovkin – Oh my!: The Sunday Brunch
Hello friends and welcome to another episode of the Sunday Brunch Show. Today we will be touching on the fantastic firefight between Rios and Alvarado from the Mandalay Bay Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and also the future options for both of those warriors. Also on tap, we discuss Gennady Glovokin's knockout win over Nobuhiro Ishida and what's in store for him when he finally … [Read more...]
Mike Dallas Jr., FNF Poster Boy?: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Your columnist has had the pleasure of watching Mike Dallas Jr. (19-3-1, 8 KOs) fight on ESPN2 a total of four times, in which Dallas went 2-2 and by rights should've been 3-1 (Mauricio Herrera, who ought to change his ring nickname to “El Bandito” for his tendency to win robbery decisions, did not beat him fairly.) As Friday Night Fights regulars go, Dallas … [Read more...]
The Greatest Wars At Junior Welter
The Boxing Tribune Editor in Chief, Paul Magno, is also a Featured Contributor for the Yahoo! Contributor Network. Read his latest article about the greatest clashes in the 140 lb. division, “The Five Best Junior Welterweight Battles of All-Time” click HERE. … [Read more...]