"It may seem as though Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was born a made man, but back in 2008, when fans in Hermosillo, Sonora pelted the ring with garbage and cups of beer in protest of his controversial split decision win over Minnesota’s Matt Vanda, he certainly didn’t seem to be living a charmed in-ring life. Jr. sat in his corner, dejected and deflated, protected from the debris … [Read more...]
The Nobility of Boxing: Part Four
From the sublime to the ridiculous, Bizarre Examples continue to insult our collective intelligence, taint modern boxing, and take things to a new low.. ************** Lucas Browne: “I thought this was a good place to think about Tyson Fury, sat on the toilet doing a sh**. Hi Tyson, how are you mate?” Peter Fury: “We asked about the possibility of Hughie fighting … [Read more...]
Mexican Amateur Boxing (And Where It’s Headed)
Professional boxing in Mexico gives one satisfaction after another. With a prideful tradition that spans almost a century, Mexico has produced over 150 world champions, more than any country other than the United States. You’d think a nation with this much success in professional boxing would have similar results in its amateur counterpart, but Mexico has historically struggled … [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...]
Angulo Destroys Gomez in First Round
Nido Sport Center, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico -- Alfredo Angulo (20-1, 17 KOs), in his first bout in thirteen months, walked right through an overmatched Joseph Gomez (17-5-1, 8 KOs), ending the bout via TKO in the middle of the first round. Accompanied by Hall of Fame trainer, Nacho Beristain, Angulo walked down Gomez and put the New Mexico native away with a … [Read more...]