If you like security cam footage of old ladies being mugged and videos of baby seals being clubbed by Eskimos, then Gennady Golovkin's HBO reign of terror is right up your alley. Last Saturday, the affable Kazakh KO machine entered the ring as a -5000 betting favorite to bludgeon recent Footlocker Employee of the Month, Willie Monroe Jr. and he fulfilled his destiny with a … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History: May 4TH – May 10th
This Week in Boxing History: May 4TH – May 10th May 4: 1900: New York City. Joe Walcott Defeats Mysterious Billy Smith. 25 Rounds. 1910: Paris, France. World Welterweight Championship. Harry Lewis KO 3 Peter Brown. Retains title. 1926: Pascual Perez born in Tupungato, Mendoza, Argentina. 1935: Paris, France. World Middleweight Championship. Marcel Thil KO 14 Vilda … [Read more...]
Team Pacquiao’s Chickens Come Home To Roost; Magno’s Monday Rant
"...Fear is a friend of exceptional people.” -- Cus D'Amato It's hard to really take your opponent seriously when you've been told constantly for more than five years that he's running scared from you, cowering at the very thought of facing his comeuppance. When your most trusted advisers and coaches have blown smoke up your ass about their dogged pursuit of this villainous … [Read more...]
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Bryant Jennings: The Boxing Tribune Preview
On Saturday night, IBF/WBO/WBA heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) brings his collection of world titles to the mecca of boxing to take on undefeated American contender Bryant Jennings (19-0, 10 KOs). HBO will broadcast the fight live from the Madison Square Garden, beginning at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. Klitschko, who is largely ignored by American boxing fans … [Read more...]
The Mayweather-Pacquiao Blues; Magno’s Monday Rant
The big fight is less than two weeks away and the serially disgruntled are already well into fight week form. In some company, it's almost as though you risk being seen as a pacifier-sucking half-wit if you actually admit that you're looking forward to Mayweather-Pacquiao. They had been touting Provodnikov-Matthysse as the REAL fight to watch during this two-week stretch. … [Read more...]