Hola familia and welcome to a robust, artisanally-inspired edition of boxing’s number one source for number one sources. This week we’re taking a few peeps out of our boarded up windows to see if we can put together some potential 2014 matchups based on recent events. Once we gather up enough courage to step outside and face the night we’ll talk tips, tricks and codes for the … [Read more...]
Gary Russell Jr. To Face Salido/Lomachenko Winner
On March 1st at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, undefeated (with one win), Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko makes a giant leap up in professional opposition when he takes on the experienced 33 year-old Orlando “Siri” Salido (40-12-2, 28 KOs) for the WBO featherweight title. Salido re-captured the belt with a crushing stoppage over Puerto Rican, Orlando Cruz (a fight in which … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2013
There were a lot of bright, glowing moments in 2013 for long-suffering hardcore boxing fans. A return to stacked (or semi-stacked) undercards saw some solid PPV co-features as well as some genuinely entertaining triple and quadruple-headers on HBO/Showtime. The cold war between Top Rank-Golden Boy and HBO-Showtime, instead of "ruining" the sport, actually saw all parties … [Read more...]
Bradley over Marquez, Salido Crushes Cruz, More from Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada-- In a bout with plenty of implications for the welterweight division's immediate future, Timothy Bradley (31-0, 12 KOs) earned a twelve round split decision over Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KOs) by scores of 115-113, 116-112, and 113-115. Many scenarios could've played out in this defense of Bradley's WBO welterweight title … [Read more...]
A Working Class Hero Is Something To Be: Orlando Salido And The Hard Road To Glory
Boxing Tribune Editor-in-Chief, Paul Magno, is also a Featured Contributor at the Yahoo Contributor Network. Read his latest: Orlando Salido: Boxing's Working Class Hero, HERE. … [Read more...]