by Fox Doucette On Saturday night, June 9th, at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific on HBO PPV, WBO welterweight champion and Boxing Tribune/Fox Sports #2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs) takes on WBO junior welterweight champion-in-recess (presumably pending the result of this fight) and Boxing Tribune/Fox Sports #10 P4P Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 … [Read more...]
Bradley-Mayweather Running Diary: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette (For my 50th Southpaw column, I'm continuing my series of articles done in other writers' styles. Today I'm turning my attention to one of my biggest inspirations as a sportswriter---Bill Simmons of Grantland.com and ESPN. Pactards descending on this article's core premise in 3...2...1...) MAY 4, 2013 Welcome to the Southpaw Mansion in beautiful … [Read more...]
Rigondeaux, Arce, Jones-Bailey Featured on Pacquiao-Bradley Undercard
by Jesse Ian Lardies On June 9th, Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao will return to Las Vegas, Nevada to take on the undefeated Timothy Bradley in a 12 round defense of his WBO welterweight championship of the world. Broadcasting live on HBO PPV, the televised portion of the undercard will begin at 9 p.m EST and 6 p.m. PT. Featured on the undercard will be fan favorite … [Read more...]
Weight Class of the Year: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette The division of boxers into divisions based on weight is one of the oldest traditions in the entire sport. It's why Giovani Segura won't fight Wladimir Klitschko, why Juan Manuel Marquez was able to gain seven pounds in order to fight Manny Pacquiao, and why tournaments like Super Six are so intriguing, with guys like Andre Ward and Carl Froch and Mikkel … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]