StubHub Center, Carson, California-- Gennady Golovkin (31-0, 28 KOs) did as expected in stopping limited blue collar fall guy Marco Antonio Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) in front of an adoring Southern California crowd on HBO Saturday night. From the moment it was signed, the only mystery in this middleweight title bout was regarding which round the well-traveled Mexican would … [Read more...]
The 10 Most Intriguing Fights Left for 2014
2014 is three-quarters finished and, in many ways, it has been every bit as disappointing as 2013 was exhilarating. However, even though there are just about three months left in the year, hope is not lost for a year-saving finish. In the three months remaining of 2014 there are some key divisional bouts scheduled as well as some important developmental fights for young, … [Read more...]
Nonito Donaire vs. Nicholas Walters: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire (33-2, 21 KOs) makes his third appearance at Carson, California’s Stub Hub Center (formerly the Home Depot Center) in defense of his WBA featherweight title. Donaire will take on the hard-hitting, but relatively unknown Nicholas Walters (24-0, 20 KOs) of Jamaica, who also holds a version of the WBA’s featherweight crown. … [Read more...]
The Mid-Week Meal Ticket: Quick Hits & Food Tips
Hola family and welcome to another tangy episode of the number one Sunday Brunch substitute, Boxing's Mid-Week Meal Ticket - We are the physical manifestation of J.R.'s Pepper Power Slam BBQ Beef Jerky - in typographic format. We're broadcasting live from deep inside of a Panamanian stone sarcophagus this week where we're hitting on a few topics, including: Miguel Cotto's … [Read more...]
Shanghaied in Macau; Magno’s Monday Rant
While my "colleagues" were wetting their Jack Dempsey Underoos last year at the idea of boxing's expansion into China, I was concerned about the possible shenanigans of a poorly-regulated sport diving into a completely unregulated gaming black hole like Macau. To me, it seemed as though a move into anything-goes waters, far from the prying eyes of a three-quarters asleep … [Read more...]