(photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank) Las Vegas, Nevada-- It didn't take long for Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KOs) to establish his place at the top of the stacked bantamweight division. It took one feeling-out round and about two minutes of the second before "The Filipino Flash" countered a Fernando Montiel (44-3-2, 34 KOs) hook with a left of his own that nearly decapitated the … [Read more...]
Rocky Juarez-Alejandro Sanabria, Feb. 19th
Former 5-time world title challenger, Rocky Juarez (28-7-1, 20 KOs) will be facing Mexico City's Alejandro Sanabria (26-1-1, 21 KOs), February 19th in Baja California, Mexico. Juarez, who was once a well-regarded Olympic Silver Medalist, has lost his last three and has faced a bit of a backlash from fans and media for the amount of TV exposure he was afforded by promoter, … [Read more...]
Marquez Plays Professor to Student, Diaz; Pirog Shocks the World
Las Vegas, Nevada-- Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37KOs) re-established himself as a pound for pound player by teaching Juan Diaz (35-4, 17KOs) a few things about tactical boxing in the main event of their pay-per-view rematch Saturday night. Hardly resembling their back and forth, Fight of the Year war from 2009, this bout featured a more subdued Diaz who was never really … [Read more...]
Why No Hype?
by Chris Milton This weekend, boxing kicks off a series of exciting fights with the wonderful HBO PPV card this Saturday night. A card so stacked with great fights that we at the Tribune keep having to check the date to make sure we haven't gone back in time to the Don King PPV shows of the nineties. Looking at the main event Marquez v Diaz 2, everyone seems to be coming … [Read more...]
Boxing Gets Back to Business
by Paul Magno With all the recent talk about negotiations, contracts and deadlines, you'd think boxing was a study of legal briefs and court orders instead of the business of fighting. But, take a deep breath, count to ten and come back home...Boxing is not about two prima donnas in a "he said-he said" hissy fit; It's about climbing in the ring and actually performing your … [Read more...]