On a slow news week, a story like the latest flare-up between 50 Cent and former bestie Floyd Mayweather becomes an actual big deal. For those few that may not know, "Fiddy" issued a video challenge to Mayweather on Thursday in the spirit of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge-- $750K to the charity of Mayweather's choice if the champ could read one page of a Harry Potter book … [Read more...]
Prospect Watch: Prichard Colon vs. Patrick Thomas: Overview & Full Fight video
In only his second professional fight, former amateur standout Prichard "Digget" Colon (2-0, 2KOs), registered an early knockout over debuting Floridian, Patrick Thomas (0-1) Saturday night at the Bahia Shrine Temple in Orlando, Florida. In the beginning moments of the fight the two combatants were happy to test the waters with each other as they wasted little time … [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...]
You’re no journalist! No Shit, Sherlock; Magno’s Monday Rant
I'm back from a much-needed two-week vacation. Many thanks to Tim Harrison for handling the Rant in my absence and for doing a great job in running things while I was taking a breather. If you're looking for perspective and a return to form, the best thing in the world is to just take a few steps back and remove yourself from the day-to-day grind of actually doing the job. … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]