Now that the dog days of summer are almost behind us, it's time for boxing to transition to the part of the year where we more often than not get the fights we've been waiting the entire year to see. While the calendar as of this moment hasn't quite started to populate, here are a few ideas that will make the rest of our boxing year a highly memorable one. Some of these fights … [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...]
Terence Crawford Moves Up, Welterweight Superfights Await
The long-rumored move up to welterweight is now official. Junior welterweight and former lightweight world titlist, Terence Crawford, regarded as one of the top two or three pound-for-pound fighter in the world, is now in the dangerous waters of boxing’s deepest talent pool. Despite the fact that Crawford would likely be the betting favorite at BetNow.eu against just about … [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...]