Hi All, I'm new to this forum!
I have a boxing related site, it doesn't sell anything, it's just for fun. Feel free to read it:

http://pauldiver.bravehost.com/

That was actually a pretty funny site. The journeyman title bit was a riot.

Yeah, I read that on other websites.

hehe ok...

hey was Rocky (from the movie rocky) a tomato can or considered one before he fought apollo????
(i know that not on topic but hey its just a q)

Thanks guys. Actually, my primary objective has been to create a parody of boxing news sites by using their typical cliches - the character of this tomato can is "just" the tool for doing this. I plan to update it frequently with articles and pictures, I hope people will read it and enjoy.

:confused: LOL LOL

Hi All!
The site site is updated several times a week so there are many new articles and pictures on! http://pauldiver.port5.com/

Fabrizio "The Italian Fatass" Hippo :D :D :D

http://pauldiver.port5.com/welcome.jpg



WJC, LOL :D

Welcome thats a funny site by the way.

Hi All, I'm new to this forum!
I have a boxing related site, it doesn't sell anything, it's just for fun. Feel free to read it:

http://pauldiver.port5.com/
haha! that was funny dude, and entertaining... something to break the ice in this site, too many debates, hehe...

Hi Everyone!

Unfortunately my site was down for some days, there have been problems with the hosting provider, so I decided to move.
In the future, please visit http://pauldiver.bravehost.com/, I hope this one is more reliable.

Don't forget that there's less than 1 month out to the Diver-Hippo mega-fight!!! :D

:D funny site

Hi All!
Update on the site! Brief interview with Paul's trainer straight from the Russian training camp! Check it!

Open workout in traning camp, visit the site, if you have time!! :rolleyes:

Hi!
Lewis helps Diver - more on the site! :rolleyes:

Welcome. I'm a noobie here as well. Help me on my quest to get 100 posts. I've posted over 60x just today. i'm almost there.

Welcome. I'm a noobie here as well. Help me on my quest to get 100 posts. I've posted over 60x just today. i'm almost there.

How should I help you? Read my site, comment it, ask questions, start a thread e.g. "Paul Diver is overrated.." and there you are!

haha funny **** :D

Nice job Zeomg. Good luck with your site. It's quite funny. :p

I don't want to bother you all the time, but Diver took part in an interesting adventure in Moscow - see the site, if interested. :D

Hi!
Again, there are some fresh entries... Compubox forecast, Hippo news, so it's worth visiting the site again! Only 10 days out to the fight! :rolleyes:

There is a Poll on the site, predict the outcome of Paul's first title fight!!

Hi!
The fight you are all waiting for will take place in less than a week! If you want to see the official poster of Diver-Hippo, don't hesitate to check out my site! ( http://pauldiver.bravehost.com/ ) :)

Here I am again...
Training camp is over, the weight-in and press conference of Diver-Hippo are scheduled for Friday - don't miss it, follow the events on the official site! :boxing:

I know everyone is excited about the undercard fight B-Hop-Eastman, but be informed that the heroes of the main event are also in town! Follow the events on my site!!!

Hello everybody!
Weight-in pics and presser quotes on the site! Please, don't lose your temper!

... If you missed the big fight yesterday live, check the result of Diver-Hippo on the official site! :D (http://pauldiver.bravehost.com )

To whom it may concern: there's a photo gallery about Saturday's mega fight on the site. Have fun! :)

Diver took drugs?! You can read more on the site!

I feel a bit lonely here...
Anyway... Diver received a letter from the good old Sly and it's published on his site! :boxing:

Okay.. I've been pushed into an artist's crisis.
There's a mini poll on my site, please give your opinion!
:confused:

Keep up the good work. You need to invent some new challengers! We've seen enough fat guys, how about a glass chinned rail thin guy or a Mark Gastineau herculean roider underdog who looks like he'd beat the crap out of Paul but gasses after twenty seconds, dethroning him in a HUGE upset.

Keep up the good work. You need to invent some new challengers! We've seen enough fat guys, how about a glass chinned rail thin guy or a Mark Gastineau herculean roider underdog who looks like he'd beat the crap out of Paul but gasses after twenty seconds, dethroning him in a HUGE upset.

Thanks and good ideas! :D Of course I want to avoid repeating myself.

Well, there is an article on my site about the current state of journeyman boxing. Don't miss it, if you want to know, who might be the most potential opponents in Diver's next title fight! :)

Zeomg, can you place the address to your site in your sig? That way we could visit it by simply clicking on your most recent post.

With pleasure!!

"MTV Cribs" visits the Champ!
Yes, it's true! Paul "the Loser" Diver on MTV in April! Till then we have some screenshots on the official page, check them out nooow!! :)

Umm...no mention at all of real life ALL TIME GREATEST BUM, Reggie Strickland? Check out his record:

66-272-17
No joke

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=004741

Who the hell would fight this guy? I mean seriously. If you beat him, wow, you beat a guy with 270 losses, big deal. If you lose, holy ****, you lost to a guy with 270 losses. **** how many wins he has.

Clearly he isn't boxing to win.

damn, I looked closer at his record. He's fought as low as 132 and as high as 202. So that means he could've potientially fought everyone from say Morales to Tyson.

Yeah, you're right! :) Strickland's name is often associated with my site. I must admit that in real life he's the legitimate, undisputed journeyman champ!

there's nothing better than a journeyman getting a big win.

found a couple guys worse than Reggie Strickland. They're undoubtedly relatives of his.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=000306

Jerry Strickland. Look how many times that bum was knocked out.

Robert Strickland
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=001748
0-17 all by knockout

And I think Reggie's record is actually considerably worse than it shows because I know he's fought under different alias', one of which is last name of Raglin.

for anybody interested, it is Tony Danza's record:

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=028927

and Mickey Rourke:

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=029155

Forget the Stricklands, the Champ was arrested yesterday evening, he needs every support from his fans!! Check his site for more!

Sad but true, he was found guilty... Again a big police abuse! Hold on Champ! :(

Good site..keep it up

Good site..keep it up

Thanks indeed!
There are now the first news from the jug on the site! :o

Diver Q&A in Jail! Yes, the interview you've all waiting for is now available! :)

If you've read the interview, it won't surprise you: a prison fight is taking shape - check the short newsflash on Diver's site! :)

Painfully unfunny :( ...but harmless I guess.

The biggest Tomatoe cans of all time have to be the Strickland family. Reggie Strickland is like 7 wins 86 losses and his son Ed Strickland is 0 wins 30 losses and every one of the guys losses are by ko or tko but 2.




undefined Ed Stricland
date Lb opponent Lb wld last 6 location
2003-04-26 232 Cisse Salif 238 11-3-1
Delaware County Fairgrounds, Muncie, IN, USA L TKO 2 4
~ Time: 1:36 | Referee: Blake Allen | Judge: Bill Paige | Judge: Larry Bennett | Judge: Gary Merritt ~

2001-02-21 235 Terry McGroom 200 18-2-2
Columbia Club, Indianapolis, IN, USA L KO 1 4
~ Time: 2:59 | Judge: Gary Merritt | Judge: Blake Allen | Judge: Larry Bennett ~

1997-10-21 Kevin Tallon 200 2-1-0
Ft. Mitchell, KY, USA L KO 2 0
1997-08-05 Don Normand 204 3-2-0
Memphis, TN, USA L KO 2 0
1997-04-29 Dale Crowe 188 0-0-0
Ft. Mitchell, KY, USA L KO 1 0
1996-11-27 238 Sean Jegen 210 5-2-0
Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO, USA L KO 2 4
~ Time: 0:57 | Judge: Bill Evans | Judge: L.P. Lane | Judge: Kenny Morris ~

1996-07-31 Alonzo Highsmith 12-0-1
Prairie Meadows Casino, Altoona, IA, USA L KO 1 4
~ Time: 1:55 ~

1996-05-18 Mike Peak 14-13-2
Erlanger, KY, USA L KO 2 0
1996-02-07 210 Curt Allan 220 4-0-0
Louisville, KY, USA L KO 2 4
1995-11-04 Calvin Jones 17-14-0
KY, USA L TKO 2 0
1995-07-08 Gary Bell 3-0-0
LaPorte, IN, USA L KO 1 0
1995-06-09 Ron Lyle 240 41-7-1
Erlanger, KY, USA L KO 2 0
1995-04-10 Gary Steiger 30-2-1
Louisville, KY, USA L TKO 2 0
1995-02-28 Kevin Cook 4-0-0
Indianapolis, IN, USA L KO 2 0
1995-02-06 Freeman Barr 159 4-0-0
West Palm Beach, FL, USA L PTS 4 4
1995-01-24 Billy Wright 21-3-0
Fort Mitchell, KY, USA L KO 2 0
1994-10-28 Calvin Jones 16-12-0
KY, USA L KO 2 0
1994-10-04 227 Michael Grant 248 4-0-0
Memphis, TN, USA L KO 1 0
1994-06-18 240 Russell Chasteen 257 3-0-0
Louisville, KY, USA L KO 2 0
Strickland fought as Ed Carter

1994-04-27 221 Richard Mason 196 20-3-1
Des Moines, IA, USA L KO 1 0
1994-02-26 225 Jim Huffman 245 8-2-0
Walton, KY, USA L KO 2 0
1994-02-10 220 Jeff Lally 215 4-0-0
Louisville, KY, USA L KO 2 0
1994-01-08 224 Jesus Correa 254 5-0-0
Davenport, IA, USA L KO 1 0
1993-04-10 216 George Linberger 229 3-2-0
Toledo, OH, USA L TKO 2 0
1992-12-15 Clement Salles 0-1-0
Ozoir, France L KO 1 0
1992-10-03 Jason Papillion 154 2-0-0
Biloxi, MS, USA L PTS 4 4
1992-08-07 Craig Bodzianowski 28-4-1
Lexington, KY, USA L KO 1 0
1990-10-30 Lyle McDowell 196 0-0-1
Chicago Heights, IL, USA L KO 1 0
1990-06-12 Phil Scott 5-1-0
Chicago, IL, USA L KO 1 0
1989-11-25 Mark Carrier 20-1-1
Louisville, KY, USA L KO 2 0

McKay, you're WAY off with Reggie Strickland. Reggie is currently...
66-272-17 (14 KOs)

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=004741

Pretty much any of the Stricklands from Cincinnati Ohio are from that same clan. And yes, they all suck.

Reggie Strickland is the ****ing Oscar De La Hoya of the Strickland family. He's only been knocked out like a few times, less than 10 I think, check if you care. Which that isn't that many KOs for 272 losses. All his relatives have been knocked out in almost all their matches.

http://www.maximonline.com/sports/articles/article_5141.html

Interview and picture of Reggie Strickland! LOL at this. Feel kinda sorry for him too though.


http://www.wisconsinboxing.com/imgs/boxers/pastresults_03_27_04_bowler_strickland.jpg
Reggie Strickland 66-272-17 (14 KOs) True champion

Hi Guys! Just a short info: Diver's prison fight is officially ON! You can read more on his site as always! :)

Sad part about Reggie Strickland is that he actually can fight a bit. He gets a lot of raw decisions. It wouldnt be enough to give him a winning record if they were reversed but still he wouldnt have near as many losses as he does

Hi Guys! Just a short info: Diver's prison fight is officially ON! You can read more on his site as always! :)

How to say this... Diver was dethroned not long ago...Sorry, I'm not in the mood to write too much, just check Diver's site if you wanna know more... :(

..the first interview after the shocking win may be read on Diver's site!

...Team Diver is dedicated to obejctive, unbiased information:
check the official site to see how the world press commented on Diver's shocking win! :)

Poor Paul. He can still lose. Don't worry. Joe Mesi returns soon. If his management team isn't too scared to put him against Diver, maybe it could be the big battle of buffalo.

Poor Paul. He can still lose. Don't worry. Joe Mesi returns soon. If his management team isn't too scared to put him against Diver, maybe it could be the big battle of buffalo.

Thanks for the encouragement, it means a lot to the Champ! Yes, because he's still the Champ in my eyes! :o

Man i was laughing hard at that website keep up the good work. I laughed hardest at the weigh in of the Paul diver Versus the Hippo guy.When they were disgusted at the guys shape coming in looking like a bodybuilder lol. Good karma going your way man

Man i was laughing hard at that website keep up the good work. I laughed hardest at the weigh in of the Paul diver Versus the Hippo guy.When they were disgusted at the guys shape coming in looking like a bodybuilder lol. Good karma going your way man

Thank you very-very much!! :p

Poor Paul.

Dear Dick,

Do you not think you have gone a little too "far" by including Slipx's phone number in your signature? After all. I have been upset with his racist comments in the past, but I got over them. What exactly was it, that drove you off the wall. Do you really have that much hate towards an "Internet Boxing Forum Poster", or do you know him personally. As I speak not for everyone, I do understand this kind of behavior should not be tolerated.

Sincerely yours,

RunwithKnives

P.S.--that phone number does not seem to work. That or I have ran out of long distance minutes on my cell phone.

Dear Dick,

Do you not think you have gone a little too "far" by including Slipx's phone number in your signature? After all. I have been upset with his racist comments in the past, but I got over them. What exactly was it, that drove you off the wall. Do you really have that much hate towards an "Internet Boxing Forum Poster", or do you know him personally. As I speak not for everyone, I do understand this kind of behavior should not be tolerated..

Sincerely yours,

RunwithKnives

P.S.--that phone number does not seem to work. That or I have ran out of long distance minutes on my cell phone.
I tend to agree. Even if Masterbator has got the number wrong, his inclination is uncalled for. I don`t dislike any poster on this forum, even MikeTysonJr and he`s a prick but we love him cos of his amusment factor. I think a joke can go so far. I`ve had rows on this site but nothing came of it, we tend to agree and dis - agree from time to time but no lasting fued. There has to be a line drawn somewhere!

I don't care what you guys think. SlipX came after me for no reason. OR wait, it was because I said I think Bobby Czyz sucks. Which...I still do.

And jackass, if you're against me doing that, you're a ****ing hypocrite for trying to call the number. And you're a jackass for having one of those "pay as you go" cellphones. Get a real phone. They're less expensive anyhow.

You guys should rather give motivation phone calls to Paul! He has lost his heart after his KO win and we can't get him to start training again...

..It seems that Paul does his best to stay on the headlines! Now he disclosed a secret love affair to the press, check his site if you wanna know more! :)

... Pretty sad.. Diver had to find a civilian work to make his living, check his official site for a heart-breaking photo!

Bobby Czyz was not that bad, what an over statement to say he sucked. He became champion at both Lt heavyweight and cruiserweight. He was WBA cruiserweight champion and IBF light heavyweight champion at one time. He hosts a TV show now for Bobby Hitz in the Chicagoland area with Mike North.

The guy also had a 16 year career. His first pro fight was in 1980 his last 2 pro fights were against Corrie Sanders {SA)in 1998 where he was KO'd in 2 and against Evander Holyfield in 1996 he was TKO'd in the 6th. He was still fighting champions 16 years into his career albeit being knocked out by them.

Bobby Hitz? As in the fight fixer? Yeah, Czyz is ****ing awesome. He's working with the right guy there.

Paul Diver can make a comeback, I know he can.

Paul "the Loser" Diver retires - it's not a rumour any more. If you wanna know how the former champ said goodbye to his fans, take a (last?) visit at his site:
http://pauldiver.bravehost.com/ :)

hehe ok...

hey was Rocky (from the movie rocky) a tomato can or considered one before he fought apollo????
(i know that not on topic but hey its just a q)


To clarify, no the charecter of Rocky Balboa in ROCKY wasn't supposed to be a tomato can. He was supposed to be a faded, journeyman-type loosely based on former heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner. Unlike the charecter of Rocky though, Wepner was actually world rated at the time of his title opportunity against Ali in '75 & was coming off of a bit of a winning streak against some decent opposition.
In ROCKY though, the Balboa charecter was far from being rated & was considered to be washed up & going nowhere despite scoring an upset KO over a fighter named Spider in the film's opening scenes. But, after an injury caused Apollo Creed's originally scheduled opponent to pull out of their "Bicentenial Bash" in Philly, Creed elects to pick a local fighter to defend his championship against in a kind of publicity stunt.
Then, while searching through the RING record book, Creed picks Balboa based on his moniker of "The Italian Stallion".
Later, during the prefight introductions, the ring announcer lists Balboa's record as being 44 wins 20 losses.


Which, (if you're a freak for records like me, even fictional ones... :rolleyes: ) based on:

- his L15 to Creed in ROCKY

- his KO15 over Creed in ROCKY II

- his 10 successful title defenses in the montage at the
begining of ROCKY III, followed by his two bouts with
Clubber Lang ( KO by 2, KO3 )

- Then his KO of Ivan Drago in ROCKY VI ...

Would leave the charecter of Rocky Balboa with a final
record of 57-22.
Not too shabby for a fighter who was supposedly washed up &
borderline "punchy in the first film & then had pretty much
lost his eyesight in one eye in the second! :eek:

As I see people were badly shaken by the legend's retirement...

Hey, good calculation of Rocky's record. It always did seem strange that Rocky was supposedly washed up in Rocky I but then a great champion in III, IV & V
Any real life comparisons?

Thanks and good ideas! :D Of course I want to avoid repeating myself.
Does your entire website have to be on a single page?

Does your entire website have to be on a single page?

There are sub-pages as well and the main page is not that long to load.

Hey, good calculation of Rocky's record. It always did seem strange that Rocky was supposedly washed up in Rocky I but then a great champion in III, IV & V
Any real life comparisons?


Hey thanks. :D

As for real life comparisons, there aren't any as far as a ROCKY-like fighter coming out of nowhere & becoming THAT big of a star or that good of a fighter, with a long reign & engaging in MEGA fights like Balboa. That's pure Hollywood.

But, there are incidents of fighters who began their careers with no acclaim & who struggled for years while building mediocre records before turning it all around & becoming world class fighters & champions.
James Braddock who is the basis for the upcoming Russell Crowe film THE CINDERELLA MAN is an excellent example of just such an occurence. He began as a prospect at light heavyweight & even got a shot at the 175lb champion, but lost. Then he went on a losing streak & struggled at heavyweight before the new champion Max Bear came looking for an easy first title defense after winning the title by knocking out Primo Carnera.
Braddock wasn't expected to go more than a couple of rounds against the power punching Bear, but exploited the champion's trouble with slick boxers & won a 15 round decision & the World Heavyweight Championship. It was & remained the biggest upset in heavyweight history until Leon Spinks win over in Ali in 1978.

Another, more recent example of a huge, unknown underdog winning the heavyweight title was Mike Weaver who brought a suspect record of 18-9 into his opportunity against Larry Holmes in 1979.So, unimpressive was his record that ABC which was to telecast Holmes' third title defense on prime time TV, dropped those plans, depite the fact that chief undercard fight was the HIGHLY anticipated match up between Roberto Duran & Carlos Palomino!
So, HBO stepped in & agreed to telecast the card. And got one of the fights of the year in the process. Which, suprisingly wasn't the Duran-Palomino match which was won by Duran in onesided fashion over 10 rounds, but the supposed "mismatch" between Holmes & the unknown Weaver.
Weaver fought very aggressively & pressured Holmes throughout, even managing to drop the champion in the fourth round. Unfortunately for Weaver, the ref failed to call it a knockdown.
"Hercules" forced Holmes to fight off the ropes for much of the contest & dug in many brutal bodyshots. Which, appeared to be taking their toll on the ,then, 31-0 Holmes who's expected long reign appeared to be in SERIOUS doubt as they battled into the scheduled 15 rounder's final third.
Weaver dominated the 10th & was doing the same in round 11 as Holmes' legs looked unsteady as he took heavy punishment along the ropes. Then, out of nowhere, Holmes launched one of the very best punches of his career, a hellacious right uppercut that he seemingly brought up from the floor which nearly decapitated poor Weaver who fell flat on his back.
"Hercules" showed an almost legendary amount of heart by getting back to his feet before the 10 count & hanging onto his balance until the bell rang. But, the one minute between the 11th & the 12th rounds wasn't nearly enough time for him to recover & a very weary, but determined Holmes retained his title by forcing the referee to end Weaver's challenge by rescuing him from a Holmes barrage of punches.
Ending what was very nearly ROCKY like accomplishment for Weaver.
BUT, just because it didn't happen against Holmes, didn't mean that it didn't happen at all...

On the basis of his gallant stand against Holmes ( & a win over Scott Ledoux for the US title ), Weaver got another title shot, this time against unbeaten WBA champion "Big" John Tate.
Again, Weaver was a significant underdog as Tate was a skilled boxer with heavy hands & held every physical advantage over the much smaller challenger.
And, for 14 onesided rounds, it appeared as if Weaver's previous effort against Holmes was a "one off" performance against an unmotivated, under-prepared Holmes. He didn't look as if he belonged in a world title fight, much less a SECOND one!
But, all that changed late in the 15th & final round as Tate backed into the ropes while just going through the motions of running down the clock enroute to his first successful title defense. When Weaver launched a short, compact brutally powerful left hook which caught Tate right on the button. Which rendered Tate unconscious immediately upon landing, causing his face first fall to the canvas to have an odd, almost surreal, slow motion quality to it.
There was no need to count.
The winner & new champion & the one who gave what I personally consider to be THE most ROCKY-like performance in real life, Mike "Hercules" Weaver.

Hoskins vs Diver maybe?

wrong forum

looks like archie moore

Anyone remembers Paul "the Loser" Diver? There is a rumor that a new and improved Paul is considering a comeback after his retirement in 2005!
More to come soon! :)