He sounded CRAZY when he said the Elite were r_ping little kids. For saying the fact I have to respect him the most. He risk his life exposing that.
Funny enough, I had the same exact take with his recent comments on the subject.
I thought his new handlers would get him Noel
Next in queue. Mikaelian is working on something else for his next fight and they plan to meet after that, later this year. The team that promoted his last fight (rematch w/ Badou) has a working relationship with Dana, wheels already in motion.
No, he's been failed by his team who allowed him to be strung along by his American promoter who was prioritising his American (Charlo) client's interests. Same happened to Stanionis. "Yeah, you'll get your shot eventually, bruh. We need our paydays first though". Always enforce your mandatory position.
The Kelly bout took far too long to stage, presumably because his team was trying to avoid staging it in England despite having no credible options of their own. He then put in a flat and uninspiring performance in a bout people won't be keen to see a repeat of, regardless of what the IBF mandates.
was pretty much the point I was aiming for in that section of the story :)
I Cant believe a rematch clause wasn't in the contract to begin with !
Im not so sure Murtazaliev can beat Kelly anyway. Murtazaliev was well beaten. His face told the story. Bruises, swelling, lumps all over it. Kelly must have some pop to do that. He managed to keep Murtazaliev off him all night because when kelly caught Murt he hit him solid.
Murtazaliev has to go at Kelly like Hagler did Hearns right from the beginning. Doesn't matter how it looks, or what the cards say after 4 rounds. He has to tire Kelly out. He wont do that by doing the same thing he did last time.
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Was a mandatory title fight, which didn't allow for a rematch clause.
What happened to Pacheco? First I've heard of this
https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/hamzah-sheeraz-awaits-new-title-fight-foe-after-diego-pacheco-withdraws
" . . . the naturally bigger Ramirez . . . "
Don't see Ramirez as the naturally bigger guy, both started at 168 and there's very little between them.
Benavidez is moving up to fight at his walkaround weight. Ramirez needs a full camp to get DOWN to 200.
Let's not forget
Naseem Hamed v Kevin Kelley
Danny Williams v Mike Tyson
Nigel Benn v Iran Barkley
Nigel Benn v Doug DeWitt
Joe Calzaghe v RJJ
Alan Minter v Vito Antuofermo
Wayne McCullough v Yasuei Yakushiji
Carl Froch v Jermain Taylor
and can we put Kirkland Laing v Roberto Duran at the very top of this list please?
"Here, BoxingScene looks back at the Top 10 British world title wins in enemy territory, with one simple rule: the Brit must have traveled as the challenger to face a reigning champion on away soil."
Benn-Dewitt, McCullough Yasuei and Minter-Vito are all very good suggestions.
Hamed was the champ when he fought Kelley.
No title for Williams-Tyson
Benn was WBO titlist for Barkley
Calzaghe was lineal/Ring champ vs. RJJ
Froch was WBC titlist when he fought Taylor
Doesn't leave much time for drug testing.
Rare occasion where they began testing long before the fight was finally announced. They've been enrolled in VADA since at least mid-December.
"Carlos Utria proved that he was no garden variety Colombian puncher with a padded record" I'm pretty sure he proved it in EVERY OTHER FIGHT leading up to this one Jake. Carlos beat the TOUGHEST schedule of opponents in the tournament and he did so in dominant fashion. i would say he's the best Bet of ANYONE in the tournament to become a world champion. This was his toughest fight so far, and he passed with flying colors.
That was exactly my point - he proved it in this tournament. I even said on X, every promoter in the sport should be racing to sign him.
Titles don't matter. Ennis vs Ortiz is a much better and bigger fight than this UNIFICATION.
That said, Xander-Baraou is a fight that is actually happening. Boots-Vergil not there yet and doesn't seem like it will be next or even anytime soon.
Precisely. Look at how other websites "reported" on fights and events regarding those who were spotted wearing T-shirts sporting its logos.
My apologies for being cryptic, but any website I type out will most likely get censored out. But I'm sure that most know what (who) I'm talking about.
Besides, we already get enough fighters/fight personalities to mention the site on a regular basis. Not saying we can never use more publicity, but word of mouth and synergy are always the safest way to go.
from what i read and heard beltran deserved the decision!!!damn
Beltran was more aggressive, but what wasn't being properly pointed was Ramos Jr's ability to make him miss during most of those exchanges. Beltran threw more, but it's called EFFECTIVE aggression for a reason.
Wasn't a robbery in the least, and quite frankly Beltran was completely classless in defeat. Bad end to a great televised card
Did anyone else have their feed interrupted by a 20-minute patch of infomercials? Had it TiVo'd, but missed the first fight from round five on, and most of Cotto-Herrera until midway through round seven due to what had to be a severe programming error.
is this the official weigh in? He gets time to loose the 2 pounds right?You normally get two hours to lose any extra weight (within reason), but Morales waived that right and told the commission he can't (or has no intention to) drop any further.
Title is vacant, only eligible for Garcia to win. If Morales wins, he will have to face Ajose Olesegun for vacant belt if he wants to regain. Otherwise Olusegun would face next highest contender (presumably Garcia)
Disclaimer: Not my words/article...... ^^^^^
If that's an article, you need to provide the link and not just copy/paste the text. We fight hard to prevent other sites from doing that to us; in turn, the same respect has to be paid to others.
Not sure how high it rates in noteriety, but Donovan George - on advice from Leon Margules - pulled out of last December's scheduled title eliminator w/ Librado Andrade about six hours before the opening bell, due to a dispute over the ring size.
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Option #3 - Richard Schaefer.
The man truly promoted the hell of the event/money grab. No other fight in recent history (at the time) received the amount of attention and promotion dedicated to that fight, and broke the mold for how PPV's are presented.
I guess all of that would make George Groves "that bum who was genuinely hurt by that other bum Paul Smith in the first round before coming back to stop him a round later."
Silly, silly thread.
No, the Puerto Rican didn't win. He was not active enough. The Russian won the first two rounds. In the last round the Puerto Rican wasn't doing much until the last thirty seconds. It was a good fight, though.
The only legit argument to dismiss claims that Ortiz was robbed was that the score should've been wider heading into the final round.
But that said, Ortiz clearly won the last round and fought for a hell of a lot more than the final 30 seconds. There was no way that round should've been scored even.
Overall, I didn't have a problem w/ Ayrapetyan winning the fight. Not based on scores, just the general perception of the fight. But given the scores heading into round three, it's really tough to argue that Ortiz wasn't the victim of a predetermined outcome at that point.
If I'm Haye/Golden Boy, I'd throw out a press release, expressing interest in stepping in "for the greater good of the heavyweight division", and take a risk on Valuev's people calling their bluff.
Although on his not being ranked - he was recently a unified champ, which would make him a super champ w/ the WBA prior to his vacating. If it came to that, they could grant an exception, though it's normally only done for current champs.
I spoke of their one-dimensionalism. I spoke of Roy's confidence problems which I think he has put behind him. I spoke of Roy's clean lifestyle and that losing to Glen Johnson and Tarver in the third fight was more of a mental thing than a physical one.
And I also said, that he COULD put it all together physically and mentally against Joe Calzaghe and spank that ass...which I believe he will.
I guess it could be argued that Roy is more confident now. But it's easier to be reborn against Prince Badi Ajamu, Anthony Hanshaw and a very fleshy Felix Trinidad. Yet even at that, not in any of the three fights did he go for the kill when it seemed like a knockout was well within reach in all three fights.
I can understand the Ajamu fight - confidence builder after a really bad two-year stretch. But honestly, I thought he still looked a bit shook against Hanshaw, and could've done so much more against Trinidad than was the case.
Roy's certainly a more complete fighter than Jeff Lacy, and is a lot flashier than Kessler - but honestly I'd still pick Kessler to beat him today and in fact give him a greater chance than Calzaghe of hurting Roy. Not to say I give him a better overall shot against Roy than I do Joe - I'm still picking Joe to box his ears off, but just in a less physically imposing manner.
Kirkland and Angulo are both "better for the moment" type fighters, but if I were making a long-term investment, my money is easily spent on Vanes, without hesitation. Angulo and Kirkland will always be the same fighters; Vanes is getting better - to the point of becoming more complete - with each fight.
Odd that you discuss Kessler and Lacy in the past tense, but speak of Roy's skills as if he's still the same fighter he was 10 years ago.
Desperation tends to make you a hungrier fighter. That's the biggest difference between today's Roy and the one that milked every HBO contract to its last drop for years.
That said, the Calzaghe fight is the holy trinity for him. It's the most lucrative fight within his reach, and one where, even if he loses, he most likely won't get knocked out and will have lost to the best or one of the best 2-3 fighters in the world. A no lose situation for Roy, who's legacy was long ago secured.