Being a member of the independent media isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Sure, like most of the skulking, twitter-addicted, media-day-dwelling shills out there, we here at the Tribune can’t go out in public without having to fight adoring readers off with a tennis racket. But without the steady influx of revenue from the very subjects we’re expected to objectively cover, day … [Read more...]
Pacquiao-Marquez III Sets TV Ratings Record in Mexico
Last Saturday's controversial Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez welterweight title clash may have left a bad taste in many mouths, but as an event, it was a major success, setting a record in Mexican TV history and becoming the country's most viewed boxing event ever. The broadcast, carried via tape delay on Azteca 7, brought in a rating of 31, easily surpassing the … [Read more...]
Pacquiao-Marquez: Robbery or Business as Usual? Magno’s Monday Rant
Saturday night's Pacquiao-Marquez fight was and wasn't a robbery. In the strictest sense of the word, it could be classified as a robbery since the guy who actually won the fight didn't get his hand raised. I'm not one of those people who believes that a challenger has to take the title from the champ. One point is enough for a title change in my books and, since my … [Read more...]
Save Your Money: Pacquiao vs. Marquez III is a Mismatch
Boxing has a way of getting fans excited about something that just isn't there. Case in point, the hype machine that is HBO's 24/7 has fight fans again hopeful for an epic clash between two great warriors: Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. And why shouldn't it be? The first two bouts were highly contested all-time classics. Pacquiao came out of it with a win … [Read more...]
Why Manny Will Win…
by Sean Morehouse This Saturday, two future members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame will step into the ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. One of them, international superstar Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs) is expected by most to win. Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KOs) on the other hand is given little credit other than a notion that he can make the fight … [Read more...]