When news broke that Cuban Heavyweight Luis Ortiz signed with Al Haymon last week, it provided us with the evidence to determine if Al Haymon is a miracle worker, because it will take nothing short of a miracle for Ortiz to get the big fights he feels he deserves. Though Ortiz is considered to be the best Heavyweight nobody wants to fight and Haymon has made it a part of his … [Read more...]
Keith Thurman Defeats Danny Garcia, Unifies Welterweight Titles
In a hotly anticipated Welterweight unification, Keith Thurman put on a performance meritorious of the titles he now holds after outpointing Danny Garcia over the course of 12 rounds in Brooklyn. From the very beginning, Thurman utilized a solid mix of movement and boxing to flummox Garcia who did little beyond following Thurman around the ring and hoping to land a big shot … [Read more...]
Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia: The Boxing Tribune Preview
This Saturday will serve either as a coronation or a comeuppance. Many have been privately and publicly hoping for a downfall of WBC champion Danny Garcia while at the same time hoping to truly embrace WBA champion Keith Thurman as the face that runs the place in the wake of Floyd Mayweather’s retirement and Manny Pacquiao’s decline. Both are set on a collision course, … [Read more...]
Critical Showdowns Highlight Boxing’s Biggest Month
There is a sense of foreboding in the air this month. Chances are you probably feel it as a fight fan being that two of the most critical bouts to be had this year are separated by mere weeks and could level the boxing landscape in a huge way. Danny Garcia and Gennady Golovkin are two fighters on opposing fields of popularity in the sport, and the two are going forward with … [Read more...]
Wilder, Hurd, Breazeale Deliver KOs on PBC Triple-header
It may not have been easy, but Deontay Wilder successfully defended his WBC Heavyweight title after knocking out Gerald Washington in five rounds. Wilder was making his first appearance in the ring since last summer when he suffered hand and bicep injuries which required surgery, and looked slow to the trigger for the first four rounds of the fight. Washington, who took the … [Read more...]