by Sean Morehouse Some weekly awards after a big boxing weekend… FIGHTER OF THE WEEK: SERGIO MARTINEZ With all due respect to Miguel Cotto, this one is a no-brainer. Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KOs) completely controlled Sergiy Dzindziruk for the majority of the eight round fight and then put him away the second Dzindziruk appeared to be making a comeback. At the risk of … [Read more...]
Duh, Boxing! Martinez & Cotto Have Tiger Blood, Adonis DNA; Magno’s Monday Rant
(Photo by Chris Cozzone) Welcome to Magno's Monday Rant, the boxing column that so desperately wanted to tie in with the latest Charlie Sheen fad. --Make no mistake about it, boxing is a vast wasteland of fakes, phonies, crooks, and cronies...Guys who are looking to prey on the good nature of athletes who, literally, risk their lives to make a better life … [Read more...]
Martinez Reigns Supreme, Cotto Humbles Mayorga; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
(Michael Dwyer/ AP Photo) Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut-- Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KOs) TKO 8 Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-1, 23 KOs) Too big, too athletic, and too talented. Sergio Martinez defended his middleweight title and his spot among the pound for pound best in the sport against a tough and game Sergiy Dzinziruk. Boxing from the outside with his … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Fights of the Week
Sergio Martinez vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk The editorial staff of The Boxing Tribune can by no means be considered "Trekkies," but the best analogy for this Saturday's Martinez vs. Dzinziruk contest is "Kirk vs. Spock." Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs) is Captain Kirk-- instinctual, creative, a risk-taker. Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KOs), on the other hand, is the … [Read more...]
Cotto’s Road to Redemption: Mayorga, Margarito, and Pacquiao
by Paul Magno Miguel Cotto, the Puerto Rican three-division world champ, has a clear path to redemption and to righting every perceived wrong handed to him in his decade-long, Hall of Fame career...and that road starts with Ricardo Mayorga. It's not often in boxing when a fighter can directly un-do all the damage done to him in his career, but this Saturday, March 12th, … [Read more...]