Sometimes a single sentence is worth a lengthy article—or at least a blog. In a report today on The Sweet Science boxing site, fighter/Showtime analyst Paul Malignaggi talked to Tha Boxing Voice website about a possible Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. Reportedly said the Brooklyn motor mouth: "The Pacquiao people are so adamant about [Mayweather’s demands] because they know … [Read more...]
To Paulie, With Respect
By Eric 'Sugar Foot' Duran I'm weird, I'll be the first to admit it. Yes, I love the atmosphere of a big fight. I can analyze and dissect a fight with the best of them. I'm usually the guy at the fight party hollering instructions in between rounds. However, it just isn't the actual fisticuffs that I'm drawn to. On fight night, there are two things that I look forward … [Read more...]
I Believe In Aliens: The Mid-Week Meal Ticket
by Jesse Ian Lardies Hola family and welcome to the newly crowned champion of belated food themed boxing columns, The Mid-Week Meal Ticket. This time, of course we're chopping up the many fights that took place from the DC Armory in Washington, DC, USA. Bust out the ketchup, mustard and American cheese and get ready for unifications, disappointments and knockouts because … [Read more...]
Hopkins Schools, Porter Rules, Quillin Cools in DC
DC Armory, Washington, DC-- Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) did it again. The ageless wonder, fighting in his thirty-third world title fight and defending his IBF 175 lb. title for the second time, managed to school yet another high end light heavyweight with a split decision (that should've been a unanimous decision) over WBA titlist Beibut Shumenov (14-2, 9 KOs) . The final … [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...]