Kudos to Showtime for making the decision to live stream this Saturday's Adrien Broner-Adrian Granados card via Twitter. It's not exactly a supreme magnanimous gesture by the premium cable network, since the three-fight card was going to be part of their free preview weekend, anyway. But, still, in this odd period in boxing's history-- where "die-hards" seem eager to NOT … [Read more...]
Leo Santa Cruz Settles the Score With Carl Frampton.
Though it may not have been as epic as their vicious fight last year, Leo Santa Cruz managed to avenge his first career defeat to Carl Frampton and regained his Featherweight titles lost in another excellent fight between the world's best Featherweights. From the very beginning, Santa Cruz came out working behind his jab and successfully utilizing his reach all while mixing … [Read more...]
Mikey Garcia Demolishes Dejan Zlaticanin, Captures Lightweight Title.
The idea was that Mikey Garcia was taking a big risk in facing the dangerous Dejan Zlaticanin in just the second fight after ending his nearly three-year hiatus, but Garcia showed that time hasn’t slowed him down one bit as he brutally knocked out Zlaticanin in three rounds. From the very start, Garcia utilized his superior height and reach to keep Zlaticanin on the outside, … [Read more...]
Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz II: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Ahead of their first bout last year, the jury was still out on both Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz. While their talent was unquestionable, their legitimacy as truly elite fighters were yet to be established, but there was no doubt at the end of their 12 round war last June that these two are indeed among the best in the world. Frampton ultimately prevailed in a bout that … [Read more...]
Pumping a Dry Well; Magno’s Monday Rant
October 17th, Gennady Golovkin had his pay-per-view debut and the number of buys reported ranged from 97,000 from matchmaker and boxing insider Rick Glaser to just over 150,000, a number pushed by the event's promoter Tom Loeffler. The Boxing Tribune, based on information provided and culled from three independent sources, reported that the buy total was less than 150,000 (and … [Read more...]