8/22 – Graham Earl (26-5, 12 KO’s) vs. Steve Martin (9-4-1, 8 KO’s) - Hilton Hotel, Portomaso, Malta Earl fought for the first time in five years when he faced Michael Katsidis in a rematch this past July, dropping a 12 round decision. Martin’s four losses came at the start of his career, and he comes in on an eight fight winning streak with seven knockouts but none against … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2012
In a lot of ways, 2012 was the best of times and the worst of times for fight fans. Competition for the eyeballs of fight fans created at least the hint of an effort to deliver good fights to the public and, although Golden Boy and Top Rank still insist on playing promotional turf war, both companies did a decent job of making some of the best fights within their power to make. … [Read more...]
Boxing Rankings Update: Shake-up at Welterweight, More…
Saturday's card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas made for big changes in the welterweight Top 10. With three ranked fighters competing on the card (Manny Pacquiao, Mike Jones, Randall Bailey) and a fourth ranked fighter moving up to compete at 147 (Timothy Bradley), big changes were expected. However, the evening's two upsets definitely shook things up. With Timothy … [Read more...]
Bradley Upsets Pacquiao Amid Controversy, Other PPV Results from the MGM Grand
Perplexing is too tame of a word to describe the decision rendered by the three judges presiding over the Pacquiao-Bradley bout at the MGM Grand Saturday night. With Duane Ford and C.J. Ross scoring the bout 115-113 for Bradley and Jerry Roth ruling it 115-113 for Pacquiao, the judging trio contributed to, perhaps, the worst judging travesty in recent memory. From the … [Read more...]
Mike Jones Confident, Ready to Win a Title
By Gary Purfield In the co-feature to the Pacquiao vs. Bradley PPV this weekend Philadelphia’s Mike Jones (26-0, 19 KO) will attempt to complete his journey to a world title. He meets power punching Randall Bailey for the vacant IBF Welterweight title. Jones was pegged as a future title holder the moment he turned pro. He has been groomed for this moment by hall of fame … [Read more...]