Each time I consider the tone and tenor of this fight, I see a different outcome. On one side, you have Canelo as the younger, arguably fresher fighter. He's improved with every fight, his combination punching is second to none, and his defensive skills are no longer a secret. On the other side, you have Golovkin, who despite being the undefeated fighter, has appeared … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s (Totally Unofficial) Power Rankings.
So it's finally come to this: The Boxing Tribune has a pound for pound ranking list. Well, not exactly. These "power rankings" reflect the opinion of the author and not the site in its entirety, so if you want to complain about why Deontay Wilder is not on this list then you can e-mail me below and I'm sure to have a good laugh. The following are who I consider to be the … [Read more...]
GGG Nixes Fight with Saunders: Middleweight Unification Slips Away
Negotiations for a June bout between unified middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) and WBO middleweight titlist Billy Joe Saunders have reportedly fallen through. According to Chris Mannix with Yahoo! Sports, Team GGG will focus on a September clash with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), who faces Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on May 6th. The unification fight … [Read more...]
Canelo Alvarez-James Kirkland…I’m Seeing Red: The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia, amigos y enemigos. Welcome to a cilantro, lime and guajillo chili pepper flavored edition of Central America's highest rated, most hard-hitting investigative pugilistic paper this side of the Panama Canal, The Sunday Brunch - We are to run-on sentences what Manny Pacquiao is to impromptu shoulder surgeries. This week we're touching on Canelo's rousing decapitation … [Read more...]
Toe to Toe: Tonight’s Undercard Attractions
Leo Santa Cruz (26-0-1, 15 KO's) vs. Cristian Mijares (49-7-2, 24 KO's) Santa Cruz is getting better each time we see him. The reigning WBC super bantamweight champion makes the second defense of his world title against former multi-division title holder Mijares in tonight's main supporting bout. Santa Cruz won the WBC strap last August, stopping Victor Terrazas in three … [Read more...]