by Eric "Sugar Foot" Duran In all sports, in eras both present and past, there always seems to be those individuals whose popularity isn't based solely on their respected stats alone. Baseball had Pete Rose and Barry Bonds, now Alex Rodriguez Basketball had the Detroit Bad Boyz and Rasheed Wallace, now Demarcus Cousins Football had Lawrence Taylor and Michael Irvin, … [Read more...]
10 Hopeless Boxing Renovation Projects
Who doesn't love the career comeback? Every once in awhile a world class fighter, through sheer will to win, turns around a career headed for the boxing trash bin and pushes his way to a ring rebirth. More common, though, is the once-main stage fighter who refuses to accept the fact that, well, it's over. Once a fighter's time is done, they can take a break, change trainers, … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: August 22nd – 26th, 2014
8/22 – Graham Earl (26-5, 12 KO’s) vs. Steve Martin (9-4-1, 8 KO’s) - Hilton Hotel, Portomaso, Malta Earl fought for the first time in five years when he faced Michael Katsidis in a rematch this past July, dropping a 12 round decision. Martin’s four losses came at the start of his career, and he comes in on an eight fight winning streak with seven knockouts but none against … [Read more...]
You Asked. I Answered. No One Is Safe!
In just a few months time we'll once again be up to our beaks in the ubiquitous onslaught of 'end of the year' lists, 'top tens', 'best of...' or 'What If Spider-man Joined the X-Men' type blather. At The Boxing Tribune we strive to bring you the best new and original content. That's why I personally sorted through thousands and thousands of fake emails to hear what you, the … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – June 26th- July 2nd, 2014
6/26 – Jean Marc Mormeck (36-5, 22 KO’s) vs. Tamas Lodi (13-2-1, 11 KO’s) - Patinoire d'Asnières, Asnieres-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France Former world cruiserweight champ Mormeck makes his first ring appearance since a horrid world heavyweight title challenge against Wladimir Klitschko over two years ago. Former WBO European cruiserweight title holder Lodi is also coming … [Read more...]