by Tim Harrison Saturday night will be another potentially history making night for 48-year-old Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins (52-6-2, 32 KOs) when he makes a run at Tavoris “Thunder” Cloud (24-0, 19 KOs) and his IBF light heavyweight title. Hopkins-Cloud headlines a solid night of fights, with Keith Thurman and Jan Zaveck serving as the co-feature, at the Barclay’s … [Read more...]
GGG, Garcia, Cloud, Campillo and more … This is the Sunday Brunch
There was quite a lot of action last night, so this week I'm dispensing with the usual formalities, introductions and clever quips and we'll jump straight into the fray. I gave you your instructions in the dressing room, what I say you must obey, cuidate, eschua me, toca los manos y buena suerte. Come out fighting at the bell! You know, I really wanted to root for Gabriel … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2012
In a lot of ways, 2012 was the best of times and the worst of times for fight fans. Competition for the eyeballs of fight fans created at least the hint of an effort to deliver good fights to the public and, although Golden Boy and Top Rank still insist on playing promotional turf war, both companies did a decent job of making some of the best fights within their power to make. … [Read more...]
Tavoris Cloud vs. Karo Murat cancelled
Due to unknown circumstances, this Saturday's IBF light heavyweight title bout between champion Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19 KO’s) and Karo Murat (25-1-1, 15 KO’s) has been called off. The bout was to take place in Caracas, Venezuela. This was to be Cloud’s fifth defense since winning the title with a 12 round decision over Clinton Woods in 2009. His last defense was a … [Read more...]
Malaise at Light Heavyweight
The light heavyweight division is no longer the weight class that brought us talents such as Roy Jones Jr. and Michael Spinks or hardcore legends like Archie Moore and Bob Foster. Over the years, the 175 lb. class has morphed into some sort of odd boxing limbo, full of photo ops and media-directed tough talk about bouts that nobody really has any intention of making. Nothing … [Read more...]