The Boxing Truth®

There is little doubt that Manny Pacquiao has become a box office superstar for the sport of Boxing. After an unprecedented winning streak that lasted over seven years, which saw Pacquiao climb up the weight scale to not only defeat men who were bigger than himself, but frankly dominate them in the eyes of most observers. This winning streak included victories over such notables as Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, and Antonio Margarito just to name a few. Prior to his controversial decision loss to Timothy Bradley in June 2012, there was a consensus among Boxing fans and experts alike that Pacquiao was certainly one of the two best pound for pound fighters in the world, rivaling only Floyd Mayweather in the eyes of most. Despite the controversial loss however, many did not consider the loss as damaging to Pacquiao in the sport’s mythical pound for pound ratings. Although Timothy Bradley was deemed to be the winner that fight, many did not consider it to be a le...

When the soon to be forty-one-year-old former Heavyweight contender David Tua entered the ring to face rising contender Alexander Ustinov on November 16 th   in Hamilton, New Zealand there was a healthy sense of curiosity going into the fight. Tua was after all entering the ring coming off of a two-year layoff. In addition to that the 5’10 236lb. Tua would have to contend with a fighter who is nearly 6’8 and outweighed him by fifty-six pounds. The natural curiosity in a fight where there is such a difference in both size and weight is whether or not the smaller man can get on the inside of the bigger and taller man, and more specifically can the smaller man do so without being tied up and find ways to be effective more than occasionally with his offense. Although Tua was seemingly at a disadvantage, the one question that I had in my mind as this fight approached was how Ustinov would respond if David Tua could get close enough to land his power punches. When the fight ...

Press Release: November 16, 2013 By LunchBox Communications-   While Kickstarter has given the film more national and International press than we imagined, including this week's feature coverage on WHYY Newsworks, we are far away from our $35,000 campaign goal for any comfort since Kickstarter is an all or nothing crowd funding platform.  It takes a village... or in this case, sports fans, boxing enthusiasts, after school program supporters, production crew and anyone standing next to you with a credit card... to complete this documentary that not only presents a compelling biopic of the first Super Heavyweight Champion of the world but highlights the struggling community in West Philadelphia that is giving the champion-- and the sport of boxing--a hopeful comeback.   This is such an important project -- not just for those of us who have dedicated ourselves to it, but for the many that can be helped and inspired by this incredib...

When the subject of the most devastating punchers in Heavyweight Boxing history is discussed along with names like Tyson, Foreman, Frazier, among others it is hard while in such discussion to not include David Tua. Tua, known for his ability to end fights with one punch burst on the Boxing scene after winning a bronze medal in the 1992 Olympic games. As a professional, Tua after compiling twenty-two straight wins, Tua faced future Heavyweight champion John Ruiz on March 15, 1996 Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is not often that one can say that a fighter can become a legitimate star of the sport in one fight. Tua however, did become a star that night against Ruiz. After unleashing what may arguably be the most devastating left hook ever thrown in Boxing history, Tua knocked out Ruiz in nineteen seconds. From that moment on David Tua was a force in the Heavyweight division. Tua continued to defeat contenders, some of whom would go on to become world champions. For the co...