Hello team and welcome to another star-studded episode of boxing's Sunday Brunch. This week we're chopping some big fights from over the weekend - from the Former Soviet Union all the way to the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey - Hold on to your locally grown blueberries and crack open an ice cold cerveza Quilmes (the national beer of Argentina), we're about to get … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Heroes & Villains of the Week
Hero of the Week: Paul Williams This is as good a time as any to give Paul Williams one more nod of recognition and one more gesture of respect. Williams, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle accident in May, is out of the hospital and apparently adapting well to his new circumstances. According to trainer and manager, George Peterson, the former two-time … [Read more...]
Calling BS on the Red-Headed Step-Champion; Magno’s Monday Rant
Rumor has it that the mystery opponent will be named later today. While the Universo Pugilistico awaits the announcement of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's September 15 pay-per view adversary, I'm out ahead of the group and already calling BS on the whole deal. Yes, Canelo is still 21. But, now, as a "world champion," everything changes. You can't have it both ways. You can't be … [Read more...]
Who Is Erislandy Lara?
by Jesse Ian Lardies Having only been out of action for the last two months, the Cuban born Erislandy Lara still manages to fly under the radar of most boxing fans. Last seen absolutely annihilating 'name' fodder Ronald Hearns in the very first round of their bout on the undercard of the Jermain Taylor/Caleb Truax snoozer, the junior middleweight contender seems to be on … [Read more...]
The Sh-t List: The Biggest Screw Jobs of the Last Five Years
By Alphonso Costello There should be no shame in losing a fight, unless you quit or make up an excuse like breaking your toe. The boxing media will never forgive you for that and will constantly remind you every chance they get. On Saturday night many of us witnessed one of the biggest screw jobs in boxing history. It wasn't the worst, but the cries of corruption are loud … [Read more...]