Which fights would The Boxing Tribune staff make if they had the magic matchmaker power to put together any “doable” bout featuring today’s stars? (Check out Part One) Here’s Part Two of our two-part “Pick the Fights” feature : Danny Howard Mikey Garcia vs. Adrien Broner At the dawn of Premier Boxing Champions, Adrien Broner was positioned to be the star that the … [Read more...]
How Light Heavyweight Became a Mess (And Why It Will Stay That Way)
As it stands right now, the Light Heavyweight division has two reigning and defending champions, a large talent pool of worthy competitors and no shortages of fights to be made in one of the sneakily deepest divisions in the sport. Normally, that would be a recipe that leads to big fights around the year which would ideally cumulate in a showdown for all the marbles between … [Read more...]
Before Bailing Out, Andre Ward Needs To Address Some Unfinished Business
I’m a fan of Andre Ward and I’m not afraid to say it, but at the same time, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the Light Heavyweight champion over the course of the last four years. While Ward is one of the best fighters in the world and is almost prodigious with his work inside the ring, he’s irritating to the point of no return outside of it. For every dominant … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Ron Lyle vs. Riddick Bowe
by Fox Doucette We should probably make 'Ste Coughlan of the Mythical Boxing forum an honorary member of the Temporal Commission at this point, because when he asked the what-if question that is our main event tonight, your columnist's instant reaction was "damn, why didn't I think of that?" So your main event tonight is Ron Lyle, in via time machine from the Earnie Shavers … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Marcel Cerdan vs. Gennady Golovkin
by Fox Doucette It's Old Vs. New Week on Historical Fight Night, as Marcel Cerdan gets a 67-year push forward in time to take on none other than Gennady Golovkin in the main event. In keeping with the theme, the co-feature also involves a current fighter against a historical fight figure, as Sergey Kovalev takes on Virgil Hill in a light heavyweight contest. For Cerdan, much … [Read more...]