TBCB Predicts: 11-21-09...

By Jimmy Krug. Mikkel Kessler 42-1 (32 knockouts) vs. Andre Ward 20-0 (13 knockouts) Jimmy’s Take: The Super Middleweight Tournament is off and running.  Arthur Abraham established himself as a legitimate Super Middle with a brutal KO victory over Jermain Taylor in the final round...

Dream Fight: Ruben Oliv...

By Greg “Stats” Gorecky. Mexican Shootout This is a much anticipated match-up of two of the finest Bantamweights to ever grace the division. The negotiations went very smoothly, and the only problem was securing a venue for these two great champions. After the venue was...

Dramatic Fights of the ...

By Joe Torcello.  (Part 1 of 4) Decade of: 1900 – 1909 Tommy Burns vs. Jack Johnson December 26, 1908 It has been said that Tommy Burns was chased by Jack Johnson across the world in an effort to secure a title fight.  Years later, however, it was revealed that Burns intentionally did...

Gene Tunney – Odd...

By Jim Galiano. In a time when America’s Boxing hero’s were hard drinking, hard living, warriors of the ring, Gene Tunney was definitely cut from a different mold.  He suffered the same misfortune as Larry Holmes would suffer many years later.  He followed in the footsteps of an...