by Fox Doucette With the 45th anniversary of Ali-Frazier I coming right around the corner on March 8, the Temporal Commission has sent the time machine to Madison Square Garden to grab the victorious fighter for a go on Historical Fight Night. Frazier's one of the all-time hard-luck kids on this show; back during the Excellent Adventure, he couldn't get out of the 70s group … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Manny Pacquiao vs. Roberto Duran
by Fox Doucette Roberto Duran has gotten some seriously short shrift from the Temporal Commission in past episodes of this show. Against Carlos Monzon, the ugly specter of the “No Mas” fight came up after Monzon knocked Duran all over the shop, to the widespread derision of the audience. This spilled over into social media; your columnist was given a bunch of unsolicited … [Read more...]
The Sh-t List: The Greatest Middleweights That Were Lightweights
By Alphonso Costello A couple of weeks ago I answered an ad to fill the boxing historian vacancy left by the dearly departed Bert Sugar when The Sh-t List Makers Association of America commissioned a list for the 10 greatest middleweights who were lightweights. Since I have taken to smoking cigars and wearing fedoras, I am now The Boxing Tribune’s self-proclaimed … [Read more...]
From Boxing to the Big Screen: 5 boxing stories that should be told
by The Green Machine There are quite a few boxing related movies out there. If you look real hard you’ll find plenty you never heard of and some aren’t as old as you would think. Of course the boxing-themed movie has become rarer these days and any biographical release based on real fighters is almost non-existent. Will Smith did an excellent job in Ali, and Meg Ryan … [Read more...]