Little Paulie was restless, could not fall asleep,And then saw the glimmer from Daddy's TV. Sheepishly rapping on the half-open door,He could see Pops staring blankly as Tim Bradley bored. "Daddy, I can't sleep," Paulie said quite weary,Staring at daddy's eyes, glossed over with dreary. Paulie's father shook his head to regain his awareness,Then looked at his youngest, … [Read more...]
Terence Crawford vs. Terence Crawford
The title of this article was meant to be figurative. Like, Terence Crawford is on top, with a chip still on his shoulder, raging a battle that is now more internal than external. But from seeing Crawford's words and actions over the last couple weeks, you may have to take the Bud vs. Bud stuff literally, because the unified welterweight champ is defiantly staking his claim … [Read more...]
Uncertainty Looms as Pacquaio/Matthysse Approaches
With July 14 quickly approaching, several doubts linger that the announced Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse bout may actually happen. Multiple outlets have indicated that a large amount of issues still remain unaddressed from Matthysse's pay to event fees though reports from Pacquiao's MP Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions (who promotes Matthysse) are assuring all parties … [Read more...]
Bob Arum Keen on Crawford vs. Khan
Terence Crawford made his Welterweight debut in grand fashion by torturing Jeff Horn for nine rounds last month, and there's no time to waste as Crawford's handlers are hoping to make moves to take the charismatic and supremely talented three-division champion into superstar territory. In a story on BoxingScene, Crawford's promoter Bob Arum mused about the possibility of … [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...]