by Tim Harrison By now you’ve most likely read reports of the halftime face-to-face meeting between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather at Tuesday night’s Miami Heat game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Reports clogged up news feeds and message boards, some might say the news “broke the internet”. Pacquiao and Mayweather sat on opposite sides of the court, and according to … [Read more...]
Positivity be damned, Mayweather-Pacquiao won’t happen in 2015; Harrison’s Monday Rant
by Tim Harrison The renewed optimism in seeing the dreams of a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight a reality replaced the usual skepticism when Mayweather came out and said he wants Manny Pacquiao on May 2. This came after a month of media reports from Pacquiao’s team, and proved to be the catalyst to turn that proverbial frown upside down. All of the pieces are fitting into place; … [Read more...]
Tim Bradley and Diego Chaves headline HBO tripleheader this Saturday
by Tim Harrison HBO will close out a lackluster 2014 with a tripleheader this Saturday, December 13 beginning at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT from the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Former two division champion Timothy Bradley (31-1, 12 KOs) will headline against hard-hitting Argentinean Diego Chaves (23-2, 19 KOs) in a non-title fight set for 12 rounds. The broadcast will open with … [Read more...]
Bernard Hopkins & The Race Card: Fair Play or Foul?
by Tim Harrison Some say true grit is found in those who push against the flow, who chart their own course and refuse to fall in line. Bernard Hopkins, longtime middleweight champion and current two-belt light heavyweight champion, is no stranger to speaking what is on his mind regardless of the backlash that will follow as a result. And the ageless wonder is back at it … [Read more...]
Nonito Donaire vs. Nicholas Walters: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire (33-2, 21 KOs) makes his third appearance at Carson, California’s Stub Hub Center (formerly the Home Depot Center) in defense of his WBA featherweight title. Donaire will take on the hard-hitting, but relatively unknown Nicholas Walters (24-0, 20 KOs) of Jamaica, who also holds a version of the WBA’s featherweight crown. … [Read more...]