“The environment I’m in today, a lot of them were not on my side, but at the end of the day the last time I fought for the crowd I took my first loss. So, no disrespect to everyone that came to see me fight today, I had to do what I had to do to get my victory today." -- Adrien Broner (post John Molina victory) If only boxing were entirely about wins and losses. Guillermo … [Read more...]
Khan vs. Garcia: The Boxing Tribune’s Philly vs. UK Writer Battle
The Boxing Tribune’s UK correspondent Geoff Poundes and Philadelphia fight writer Gary Purfield square off to set the stage for the WBC and WBA title bout this Saturday between England’s Amir Khan and Philly’s Danny Garcia. Why Danny Garcia will Stop Amir Khan By Gary Purfield Danny Garcia will have the biggest win of his young career Saturday night over Amir … [Read more...]
Sergio Martinez’s Long Journey
by Gary Purfield Sergio Martinez has had anything but the typical path to the top of the boxing world, where he currently resides as the consensus middleweight champion of the world despite not possessing a single sanctioning body belt. But now, at the age of thirty-eight, Martinez is trying to make the most of his time in the limelight of the sport before the inevitable … [Read more...]