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Weight Class of the Year: The Southpaw
Which weight class gave us the best fights and best fighters of 2011? Check out Fox Doucette’s Southpaw column for the answer.
Carl Froch vs. Andre Ward Super Six Final: How We Got Here
Carl Froch and Andre Ward fight for the Super Six super middleweight championship. The Boxing Tribune recaps the tournament so far.
Chavez wins a belt, Froch defends; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Chavez-Zbik, Froch-Johnson, Kessler-Bouadla, Garcia-Guzman, Rubio-Ramallo fight reports…and the rest of Saturday’s action
Mikkel Kessler returns to the ring against Mehdi Bouadla this Saturday
Four-time super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO) returns to action against Mehdi Bouadla (23-3, 11 KO) on Saturday June 4. The scheduled 12-rounder will be shown via tape delay on Showtime’s World Championship Boxing, prior to the live airing of the Super Six Semifinal bout between Carl Froch and Glen Johnson, and will [...]
To American Fight Fans: Support Andre Ward or Shut up! Magno’s Monday Rant
If American fight fans don’t get behind Andre Ward, they don’t deserve the elite, world class fighters they claim to crave.
Mikkel Kessler to Return June 4th
After withdrawing from the Super Six tournament last year, citing a debilitating eye injury, former WBC and WBA super middleweight champ, Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KOs) will be returning to the ring, June 4, against France’s Mehdi Bouadla (22-3, 10 KOs) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Kessler, of Denmark, last fought in April of 2010, when he [...]
War in Helsinki: Froch and Abraham Battle for Supremacy
Screw the Super Six leaderboard, these guys are aiming to rip each other to shreds.
No prize in Super Six…but can Prizefighter be super?
Is the UK’s Prizefighter Tourney the model to follow for future boxing tournaments?
Time To Move On From Super Six Fantasy
When Showtime unveiled their innovative new product, the expectation level of boxing fans had already reached impossible heights. Pinning arguably the six best super middleweights on the planet against each other in a round robin format was something unprecedented in the new era, and Ken Hershman was under pressure to deliver success from the get [...]
More Alphabet Madness
by The Green Machine In the never ending confusion that the sanctioning bodies create, the WBC has decided to name Mikkel Kessler its super middleweight “Champion Emeritus”. This in turn, will make the upcoming Andre Ward vs. Andre Dirrell bout a contest for the now vacant WBC super middleweight world title. As you know already, [...]
Kessler withdraws from Super 6: Where does the tournament go next?
Chris Milton reacts to Mikkel Kessler’s withdrawal from the Super 6 Boxing Classic.
Midweek Hangover – No Respect For All Talk Green
by Chris Milton When Allan Green replaced Jermain Taylor in the Super Six tournament, the brash cocky American power puncher already had a huge chip on his shoulder after he was originally left out of the tournament in favour of the better known Taylor. Green was thrown into the deep end, facing new WBA champion [...]
Dominating, Not Impressive, But Strangely Familiar
by Chris Milton As we all know on Saturday night Andre Ward completely dominated Allan Green to win all twelve rounds in the final fight of the second round of Super Six fights. It’s very rare these days that a fighter gets completely shut-out in what is supposed to be a world class match-up. The [...]
Calzaghe Quickly Losing Respect Of Loyal Fans
As a proud Welshman, you can excuse my biasness towards Joe Calzaghe, who’s arguably the best fighter ever produced from the British Isles. But ever since he announced his retirement from the sport on February 5th, 2009, my respect for ‘The Pride of Wales’ has been on a slippery decline. There have always been question [...]
Will a Loss for Kessler Kill The Super 6?
by Paul Magno Whenever you’re dealing with elite professional boxers, the best planning you can sometimes hope for is a pair of crossed fingers and a silent prayer. The Super Six World Classic was supposed to be different. Six top fighters in a highly competitive, but definitely non-glamor division. No HBO/Golden Boy/Top Rank politics…Just the [...]
