When it comes to the world of heavyweight boxing, the focus has largely been placed on three major players of late, as the trio of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder generate an incredible amount of column inches. However, when it comes to the sweet science of pugilism, there are always many more looking to land a knockout blow and with a number of fighters in the … [Read more...]
The Bronze Bomber Movin’ On Up: Deontay Wilder To Fight Malik Scott
by Johnny Walker He's got a bronze medal from the Olympics, and he's got 30 knockouts in his 30 professional boxing matches to date. What he doesn't have a lot of, so far, is respect. "Caddies, cabbies, ex-basketball players and bartenders" are often some of the terms used to describe the quality of rising, 6' 7" American heavyweight Deontay Wilder's opposition (and … [Read more...]
Saturday’s Fight Recap: Scribblings from the Tweety notebook.
What to do when the Editor in Chief is stuck without access to his website during an entire day of fight action? Grab a notepad and start scribbling observations the old fashioned way: Abner Mares (25-0-1, 13 KOs) UD 12 Anselmo Moreno (33-2-1, 12 KOs) Mares' star keeps rising. The 26-year-old fought the right type of fight against a guy like Moreno. He pushed forward and … [Read more...]
Heavy Times – Things are getting more interesting in the land of the giants.
by Ben Randall Vitali Klitschko (44 – 2, 40 KO) continues his dance of words with David Haye (26-2, 24 KO) after the Londoner reclaimed his position as Britain's most credible Heavyweight threat with a 5-round drubbing of Dereck Chisora (15-3, 9 KO). Dr Ironfist has a bout scheduled against undefeated German, Manual Charr (21 - 0, 11 KO ) later this year and it will be … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]