We're a little over one month into the Premier Boxing Champions movement and things are going fairly well...right now. So far, with the exception of a so-so Adonis Stevenson-Sakio Bika Quebec main event and a dreary Broner-Molina undercard feature on the Vegas debut show, the actual quality of the boxing has been pretty good. The production values and overall presentation … [Read more...]
Garcia Gets By Peterson, Lee-Quillin Settle For Draw
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York-- If Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) hadn't waited so long to show his offense against Danny Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) on NBC's Premier Boxing Champions, he wouldn't have had to settle for a close majority loss Saturday night. Peterson gave away the first half of the fight by moving and moving with no intention of actually punching while … [Read more...]
Andy Lee vs. Peter Quillin: The Boxing Tribune Preview
This Saturday at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, newly crowned WBO champ Andy Lee will defend his title against Peter Quillin. This is an entertaining middleweight scrap, with a well documented story on how these fighters came to meet, and will be broadcast on NBC by Premier Boxing Champions. Quillin (31-0, 22 KO) declined a fight with Matt Koborov, vacating his WBO title, … [Read more...]
Soldiers Of Fortune; Magno’s Monday Rant
So much about boxing is subjective and it's this aspect of the sport that leads to double standards galore. If, for whatever reason, you have an agenda against a specific fighter, a case can be made for him ducking and dodging his mightiest competitor en route to the top. And this is a safe finger to point because everyone at or near the top has left behind at least a name … [Read more...]
Peter Quillin and Andy Lee to Battle Over WBO Middleweight Title
Not too long after abandoning the WBO middleweight title (and a career-high $1.4 million payday) rather than face mandatory challenger Matt Korobov, Peter Quillin will be allowed back into the mix to challenge newly-crowned champ Andy Lee, who knocked out Korobov last December to take the vacant belt. Ranked no. 2 by the WBO, Quillin had to pay no. 1 contender Billy Joe … [Read more...]