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...]
The Greatest Wars At Junior Welter
The Boxing Tribune Editor in Chief, Paul Magno, is also a Featured Contributor for the Yahoo! Contributor Network. Read his latest article about the greatest clashes in the 140 lb. division, “The Five Best Junior Welterweight Battles of All-Time” click HERE. … [Read more...]
Hatton, Senchenko & Ortiz. Plus The Living Fossil Record With Hasim Rahman; The Sunday Brunch
by Jesse Ian Lardies The Ghost of Hasim Rahman made his (hopefully) final appearance within the confines of a professional boxing ring this past Saturday against the undefeated Russian, Alexander Povetkin. Let's just say at age 39, The Rock hasn't aged as gracefully as some other fighters have. A painful loss was imminent and it was blatantly obvious from Rahman's abysmal … [Read more...]
Give Peace a Chance: 8 Fights That Could be Made if the Golden Boy-Top Rank Cold War Ended
You can’t always get what you want in life. That reality is no more evident as a boxing fan, when the sports two biggest stars (with only a few pounds separating them), have no real interest in fighting each other. Countless other exciting matchups are left to die by the wayside as the sport’s two biggest promoters – Top Rank and Golden Boy – refuse to do business with each … [Read more...]
Calling BS on the Red-Headed Step-Champion; Magno’s Monday Rant
Rumor has it that the mystery opponent will be named later today. While the Universo Pugilistico awaits the announcement of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's September 15 pay-per view adversary, I'm out ahead of the group and already calling BS on the whole deal. Yes, Canelo is still 21. But, now, as a "world champion," everything changes. You can't have it both ways. You can't be … [Read more...]