There were many good fights on this weekend, some upsets, a lot of rumors and even more bullshit mongering; let's skip the formalities and introductions to your Sunday Brunch this week and hop right into the Fray. Floyd Mayweather finally announced that he will indeed be facing Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero on May 4 as was widely speculated. The "Money" man also inked a … [Read more...]
Selling Nonito Donaire; Magno’s Monday Rant
I want to like Nonito Donaire, I really do. The guy is extremely good. He's charismatic, likable enough, and he has finally put together a year of solid performances against world class opposition. Hell, the guy might even get my vote for Fighter of the Year in this year's upcoming Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards. But there's just something about "The Filipino Flash" that … [Read more...]
Broken News: Pacquiao vs. Photo Shop Heroes, Donaire-Arce, and Abraham-Bouadla
Being a member of the independent media isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Sure, like most of the skulking, twitter-addicted, media-day-dwelling shills out there, we here at the Tribune can’t go out in public without having to fight adoring readers off with a tennis racket. But without the steady influx of revenue from the very subjects we’re expected to objectively cover, day … [Read more...]
Paul’s Bulging Mail Sack; Magno’s Monday Rant
On a fairly slow news week, let's see what comes out of my trembling, bulging mail sack... "Bradley-Guerrero-Mayweather?" Hey Paul.. My question is regarding the rumored fight between Tim Bradley and Gilroy's Robert Guererro. Do you think that if the fight were to happen, is it too far-fetched to say the winner gets Mayweather? I think Guerrero gets Bradley … [Read more...]
Notes from the Underground; Magno’s Monday Rant
First, I must legally acknowledge the fact that I "stole" the title of this week's column from 19th Century Russian writer, Fyodor Dostoevsky. When I don't mention this, some fake mean blogger has a Twitter tizzy and says really snarky things about me. Anyway, this week's Rant will revisit the Notes from the Underground concept, dedicated to short, bite-sized nuggets of … [Read more...]