Rewinding to last Wednesday at BB Kings Blues Club and Grill in New York City, Brooklyn’s undefeated Heather “The Heat” Hardy (11-0, 2 KO’s) headlined the six bout card, facing Las Vegas’ Crystal Hoy (5-7-4, 2 KO’s) for the vacant WBC International super bantamweight title. Hardy displayed superior boxing skills over Hoy, setting the pace of the contest, but also displayed … [Read more...]
Shea Wins IFBA Title: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Headlining a card billed “Ice vs. Fire III”, NABA featherweight title holder Maureen Shea (24-2, 12 KO’s) became a two time world champion. The “Real Million Dollar Baby” defeated Angel Gladney (8-10-1, 6 KO’s) to win the vacant IFBA super bantamweight title at the Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, California. It was the first stoppage win for Shea in nearly three years. The … [Read more...]
Maidana, MMA, and the Heavyweight Title: McGrady’s Monday Rant
by Jim McGrady With our two headlining players unavailable for the holidays, The Boxing Tribune digs deep into it’s double A farm system for the best, semi-reliable, middle reliever available (yours truly), to hold things over until our star closer returns next week to close out the year. Seriously, it’s cool to sit at the head of table even if the slow fight week brings … [Read more...]
The Old Switcheroo
by Dafs117As I write this, James Toney, one of the best fighters of the 90’s, is planning to wage war with MMA heavyweights across America. If he can avoid being side kicked or being splashed on the canvas like a beer logo with submission holds and ju-jitsu grappling, ‘Lights Out’ is expected to pocket a few more dollars than he would in boxing.A few writers and radio talk show … [Read more...]
Sorry Dana, America Still Prefers Boxing
by Paul MagnoThe recent confirmation that last Saturday's Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez pay per view reached one million buys once again proves that the five hundred monthly "Boxing is Dead" articles that originate from MMA websites and ignorant members of the mainstream press are way off base.Dana White, the figurehead of the UFC and one of the principal causes of the … [Read more...]