All Entries Tagged With: "Wladimir Klitschko"
McCarson’s Heavyweight Notebook – On Boystov/Chagaev Card, Vitali/Wlad vs Manny/Floyd and More
If you believe the heavyweight division is dead, then you haven’t been paying attention. Here’s news, notes and updates from around the division courtesy of The Boxing Tribune’s self-proclaimed heavyweight guru, Kelsey McCarson. Boystov, Chagaev Headline Boxing Card in Germany Former WBA heavyweight titleholder Ruslan Chagaev (27-2-1, 17 KOs) returns to the ring this Saturday, [...]
A Generation Without A Hero: The Southpaw
In this week’s Southpaw, Fox Doucette asks who is supposed to inspire the next generation of would-be fighters and scribes as Muhammad Ali turns 70.
Heavyweight Boxing Year In Review
Kelsey McCarson takes a look at the year that was in boxing’s big boy division…
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011: The Best, Worst, Wildest, and Strangest Moments of the Year…These are NOT your father’s Year-End Awards!
Wladimir Klitschko Pulls Out of Saturday’s Title Fight
IBF, WBA, and WBO world heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko, has pulled out of Saturday’s title defense against France’s Jean Marc Mormeck after undergoing two operations in as many days to remove a kidney stone.
Heavyweight Happenings: News and Notes from Around the Divsion
The Boxing Tribune’s Kelsey McCarson brings you news and notes on boxing’s big boys.
David Haye set to announce retirement?
David Haye is rumored to be retiring. Here’s a look at the “Hayemaker’s” uneven legacy.
Slim Pickings – Wladimir Klitschko Agrees to Dec. 10 Fight with Jean-Marc Mormeck
The announcement of the Wladimir Klitschko vs Jean-Marc Mormeck fight has many fans scratching their heads. Kelsey McCarson tells you why they should (and shouldn’t) be…
Mommy, I Got An Owie, I Can’t Fight: The Southpaw
Fox Doucette vents at the postponing of the Super Six final and laments the trend of pre-fight injuries before big fights.
Boxing 101 (Lesson #4): Who’s Who In the Sport
By Fox Doucette If you are truly to enjoy watching the Sweet Science on television, it is not enough to know how the sport is contested. Yes, that will help you to determine who’s winning and make some sense out of the judging (more on that later), but if you’re watching in a social setting [...]
Adamek to try and accomplish what Haye could not.
This summer during the 4th of July weekend the few American boxing fans who still follow the heavyweight division had their eyes glued to their television sets hoping, perhaps even praying, that contender David Haye could spark some life into the division by knocking out longtime champion Wladimir Klitschko. Haye seemed, unlike so many Klitschko [...]
The Dream Fight Series (Part Four)
In the midst of boxing’s LONG self-imposed off-season, enjoy part four of The Dream Fight Series, exploring the bouts The Boxing Tribune Staff hopes to see soon.
Then & Now: Heavyweights of 2001 vs. Heavyweights of 2011
Were things really better before? The first in a series of Now vs. Then fantasy match-ups.
BREAKING NEWS: The WBC Does Whatever the Hell it Wants
If you expect fair play from any of the sanctioning bodies, you’re delusional. Here’s The Boxing Tribune’s Kelsey McCarson with more…
Clipping the Wings of the Eagle: The Southpaw
Is boxing dying? Maybe in the USA, yes. In the rest of the world, it is alive and thriving. Read more from Fox Doucette
