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...]
Riddick Bowe on his Return to the Ring: “Why Not Now?”
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe sat down with The Boxing Tribune’s Kelsey McCarson recently to discuss his planned 2012 comeback, his epic wars with Evander Holyfield, and what he really thinks about the Klitschko brothers. The Boxing Tribune: Riddick, the first question I want to ask is just something I’ve always wanted to ask somebody like you. … [Read more...]
Can Too Much Knowledge Be a Bad Thing?
by Green Machine I used to be fight fan. Once upon a time I was a simple boxing addict that scanned the TV guide for boxing broadcasts (some of you younger guys won’t believe this, but the TV line up used to be in printed form), set the VCR (my fellow old timers know of this now obscure device), and settle in with a six pack and few bags of chips. I’d enjoy whatever fight … [Read more...]
Compubox – Fact or Fiction?
By Rob Day Quite a quiet, relaxing day full of nothingness and the usual humdrum and then I tuned into my favourite boxing show on the net: TalkinBoxing with Billy C, broadcast out of New York, in the good old US of A. Tuned in and listened to a fantastic debate about Compubox and how accurate it actually is. I have seen quite a few HBO and ESPN shows using the … [Read more...]
State of The Boxing Tribune
Welcome to the First Annual State of The Boxing Tribune: A recap of our year as a site/community and a look ahead to what's next. We officially launched The Boxing Tribune June 8th and, in less than six months time, we have grown in readership beyond any of our expectations. Without going into detail, we're talking about 1200% growth from our first month to this last month … [Read more...]