Tim Harrison
108 articles · FightHype.com
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Cinco De Mayo is Mayweather?s day, and Canelo wants to take it
By Tim Harrison
Recent times have seen the weekend of Cinco De Mayo lay its claim to being one of boxing?s biggest weekends. It has become the holiest of holies, the grand poohbah, the 10-point…
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The Worst of 2014; Harrison?s Monday Rant
By Tim Harrison
The year?s end is the time to reflect on the year, compile lists of the best moments, top fighters, and hand out awards and recognition to those deserving. What you seldom see…
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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…
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Ring Muggings: Part Eight
By Tim Harrison
Spinks vs. Coetzee (1979) ? Outside a boxing ring, he [Coetzee] is a gentle man, a white man liked by his black countrymen. Blacks have spoken out on his behalf in the…
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The well has run dry ahead of Pacquiao vs. Algieri
By Tim Harrison
A Manny Pacquiao fight is almost always a must-see fall event. Even when matched against the likes of Joshua Clottey or a past-his-prime Shane Mosley, you wanted to go watch him work.…
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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…
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Foregone Conclusions: Golovkin vs. Rubio
By Tim Harrison
WBA middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0,27 KOs) puts his title on the line this Saturday night, and makes his West Coast debut at the same time. Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs)…
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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…
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Knockout Kings: Undercard Steals the Show
By Tim Harrison
Boxing fans will be faced with a tough decision come 9 PM EST/6 pm PST on Saturday, September 15, when HBO Pay-Per-View showcases the WBC middleweight title showdown between Sergio Martinez and…
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Matthysse-Olusegun: A Title Eliminator to Nowhere?
By Tim Harrison
Jr. welterweight contenders Lucas Matthysse (31-2, 29 KOs) and Ajose Olusegun (30-0, 14 KOs) will headline Saturday?s Showtime Championship Boxing broadcast, beginning at 9 PM EST/6 PM PST, live from the Hard…
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Castles Made of Sand: Pacquiao?s Indecision Causes Panic Amongst His Team
By Tim Harrison
The first time I saw Manny Pacquiao fight live on television could have been possibly more than ten years ago on the undercard of an HBO PPV broadcast, possibly featuring the Lewis-Tyson…
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Give Peace a Chance: 8 Fights That Could be Made if the Golden Boy-Top Rank Cold War Ended
By Tim Harrison
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),…
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The Mystery Surrounding ?The Money Team?: Portions of a Scotch-Stained Notebook
By Tim Harrison
Boxing Tribune Editor-in-Chief Paul Magno is on vacation until August 12, so ?Magno?s Monday Rant?, the one column openly reviled by the Boxing Writers Association of America, will be absent until his…
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Amir Khan vs. Danny Garcia: The Boxing Tribune Preview
By Tim Harrison
Two-time world champion Amir ?King? Khan (26-2, 18 KOs) will take on current WBC jr. welterweight champion, Danny ?Swift? Garcia (23-0, 14 KOs) with his newly-reinstated WBA jr. welterweight title also on…
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Nonito Donaire vs. Jeffrey Mathebula: The Boxing Tribune Preview
By Tim Harrison
Two super bantamweight titles will be on the line when Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire (28-1, 18 KOs) and Jeffrey ?The Mongoose? Mathebula (26-3-2, 14 KOs) offer up their WBO and IBF…
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Timothy Bradley Has Reached the Big Time, and He?ll Be Around for a While
By Tim Harrison
Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KOs) is largely unknown outside of hardcore boxing circles. In the promotion for Saturday night?s WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden arena in Las Vegas,…
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Pacquiao vs. Bradley: A Promotion High on Faith, Little Else
By Tim Harrison
Saturday night?s Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley pay-per-view extravaganza is right around the corner, and rather than being the hotly-anticipated blockbuster event that we?re used to seeing, the beating drums in the…
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Mosley leaves Hall-worthy r?sum?
By Tim Harrison
'Sugar' Shane Mosley announced Monday he would walk away from boxing after a career spanning 19 years, five world titles, three weight classes, and countless memorable moments that will likely gain him…
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No Access, No Favors, No Problem: Mayweather vs. Cotto on the Big Screen
By Tim Harrison
Unlike other boxing scribes in the business, we at The Boxing Tribune pride ourselves on being free from promoter, network, and manager influence. And while our elbow-rubbing competition will give their readers…
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Floyd Mayweather?s Shelter from the Storm
By Tim Harrison
The much-maligned career of Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues this Saturday at the MGM Grand as he takes on WBA jr. middleweight champion, Miguel Cotto. Saturday, May 5 will mark Mayweather?s second trip…