On Saturday morning, prior to the celebration, BJ spoke to and
gave a boxing demonstration for the teenagers in a youth
boxing program at Ronnie Hughes' gym in Killeen, Texas.
“It’s always nice to give back and they also had a lot of
questions about professional boxing. Some of them had seen my
fight against Wilson on ESPN and they wanted to know more
about my career. My focus to them was to get a solid amateur
background and be disciplined in your training. Those were the
keys to my success.”
AKINWANDE SIGNS WITH ARENA
PROMOTIONS... by Stephen Jones
Henry was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and boxed as an amateur for
the popular Lynn Athletic Club in London, England, where he
based himself for the launch of his pro voyage under Terry
Lawless and Mickey Duff's umbrella alongside Frank Bruno, Gary
Mason and Horace Notice from a squat Gym over a pub in Canning
town. Later Henry would be represented by Jean Courrages, a French manager
who secured Henry's move to Florida into Don King's lair in
1994, where his rise towards becoming WBO champ would begin
with wins over Jeremy Williams, Tony Tucker and Alex Zolkin,
before he would lose popularity for the sorry loss to Lewis.
RICHIE 'FLASH' GONZALES SUCCUMBS TO
INJURIES SUSTAINED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT...
Richie 'Flash' Gonzales, age 66 passed away on April 25, 2008
due to injuries sustained when, according to police reports,
he was hit by a tractor-trailer in
Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Gonzales was born in
Elizabeth, New Jersey and resided in Roselle, New Jersey for
several years. At the time of his passing "Flash" Gonzalez was
residing in Lake Worth, Florida, with his brother Manny.
THE
NUMBERS ARE IN... JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ IS BIGGEST MEXICAN BOXING
ATTRACTION IN THE UNITED STATES
Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez has become the biggest
Mexican attraction in the United States as a evidenced by the
performance of his March 15 fight with Manny Pacquiao at the
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, which
produced close to 400,000 Pay-Per-View buys.
-Photo Credit: HBO-
WORLD RENOWNED
FIGHT ANNOUNCER MICHAEL BUFFER BATTLES CANCER!
"The cancer was detected at a very early stage in mid-February
and three weeks ago I was operated on by one of the best
surgeons in the field. I am recovering well and feel stronger
every day. The early detection prevented any spread that
would have jeopardized my vocal ability. I am looking
forward to being back in the ring next week (Saturday, April
19th) as Bernard Hopkins faces Joe Calzaghe on HBO from Las
Vegas. The support and encouragement for a return to good
health received from my friends and members of the sports
promotion and broadcasting community was overwhelming and
greatly appreciated. I was very surprised to learn how many
cancer survivors are out there and how they instantly rallied
to my support. As a new member of that group, I intend to
keep up that tradition..."
TODAY'S HEAVYWEIGHTS...
by Jim Amato
I was in a
bad mood today...Why am I mad? Well, I had a lousy day at
work. I have a strained relationship with my girlfriend. I'm
moving from my house to a one bedroom apartment that nobody
will ever compare to a room at the Ritz. I have money going
out about twice as fast as it's coming in. BUT...What really
pisses me off is the state of the heavyweight division today.
In a word it Sucks. That's right, with a capital S...
PHELPS vs GUNN, ROUND BY ROUND
Cory “The Cobra” Phelps and White Lightning Promotions have
received numerous requests for their March 22nd
professional boxing match against Bobby Gunn to be made
available on the Internet. The 6 round fight, which resulted
in a highly controversial draw, was purchased at the event from
the promoter by Larry Phelps, the father and trainer of Cory
Phelps. While the initial reports regarding the cause of the
bloody mess that was made of Gunn’s face (which Bobby Gunn
reported as requiring 36 stitches) was incorrectly reported as
an accidental head-butt, the video clearly shows that the cut
Gunn suffered was the result of punches, not head-butting.
A SHORT ON SHIBATA... by Jim
Amato
Born in 1947, Shibata turned professional in 1965. He was a very
strong fighter with decent power but he could also be a clever
boxer at times. It was Shibata's chin that would betray him on
five different occasions and probably eliminated him years
later as a potential Hall of Famer. In the late 60's Shibata
was stopped by dangerous Dwight Hopkins and Hubert Kang for
the Orient featherweight title. Finally in 1970 Shibata shook
up the world by forcing the great featherweight champion
Vicente Saldivar to retire after twelve brutal rounds of
action.
LUIS RESTO COMES CLEAN AFTER 25 YEARS: HIS KNUCKLES WERE CAST IN PLASTER, PADDING REMOVED FROM
HIS GLOVES
The truth has finally been revealed regarding one of sports’
darkest hours. Former prize fighter Luis Resto admitted today at
a press conference in New York City that he not only battered
“Irish” Billy Collins Jr. for ten rounds during a boxing match,
with padding-removed gloves, but that his knuckles were pre-cast
with tape soaked in plaster of Paris - before the hollowed gloves
were placed over his fists.
As the 25-year-anniversary approaches of the incident that
created a sensational scandal following the Collins-Resto
welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden in 1983, Bronx native
Resto finally came clean...
CORNERED - A LIFE CAUGHT
IN THE RING
On June 16, 1983, in front of a
capacity crowd of 25,000 at Madison Square Garden, the lives of
two young men were forever changed during a controversial boxing
match. A tough club fighter from Puerto Rico named Luis Resto
fought Billy Collins Jr., an Irish golden boy, for ten grueling
rounds. Resto was declared the winner, but within minutes, was
accused of tampering with the padding in his gloves - in effect
brutalizing Collins Jr. with his bare fists for thirty minutes...
KO KING EDWIN VALERO LICENSED TO FIGHT IN TEXAS
Teiken
Promotions is pleased to announce that WBA Super Featherweight
champion Edwin Valero's application for a boxing license in the
state of Texas was recently approved by the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation, the state agency governing boxing.
Valero, who holds a perfect 23-0, 23 KOs
record, including 19 first-round KOs, has taken all the medical
tests required by the Department of Licensing and Regulation and
has been licensed to fight in Texas.
EDWIN VALERO, REY DEL KO, CON LICENCIA PARA PELEAR EN TEXAS
La empresa Teiken Promotions se complace en anunciar que la aplicación para la
licencia de boxeo del Campeón Mundial Súper Pluma de la AMB,
Edwin Valero, fue aprobada por el Departamento de Licencias y
Regulación del Estado de Texas, la agencia estatal la cual
gobierna el boxeo. Valero, quien tiene un record perfecto de
23-0 (23 KO’s) incluyendo 19 de ellos en el primer asalto, ha
hecho todos los exámenes requeridos por el Departamento de
Licencias y Regulación y se le ha dado una licencia para pelear
en Texas.
RICKY HATTON INKS WITH GOLDEN
BOY PROMOTIONS
“I’m pleased to be working with Golden Boy Promotions and I know that each one
of my fights will be bigger than the last, not only for me, but for all of my
loyal fans,” said Hatton. “I got a taste of working with Oscar and his team with
my fight with Floyd Mayweather and they’re a world-class company. They're
the kind of team I need to keep me in big fights against the best in the world.”
WBA
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DANNY GREEN RETIRES... by Justin Manolikos/Green
Machine Promotions
It is with great disappointment, yet pride, I confirm that as of today WBA Light
Heavyweight Champion Danny "Green Machine" Green has retired from professional
boxing.
Having been a two time and two weight division world champion, Danny goes down
in the record books as one of Australia's greatest ever fighters.
Danny always wanted to retire on top and that he has!
He wishes to thank his family, his sponsors and all his loyal supporters who
have never let him down. He also thanks those "doubters and kickers" that drove
him to two world titles!
ASSOCIATION OF BOXING COMMISSIONS SELECTS OFFICIAL MMA RECORD KEEPER...
The record keeper would be responsible for
maintaining a database composed of factual and verified
fighting records as well as fighter suspensions and fighter
information. This information is vital to the administration
of the sport and goes a long way in increasing the
professionalism of the sport.
ASSOCIATION
OF BOXING COMMISSIONS LEGAL COMMITTEE MINUTES...
The ABC Legal Committee reviewed the actions, and acknowledged the diligence, of
past President and ABC Legal Committee member Greg Sirb regarding the following
matters:
a. Boxer Saoul Mamby (age 60 and currently on "administrative suspension" from
North Carolina) and Iran Barkley (age 48 who hasn't fought since 1999 and is
reputed to have "eye problems") being scheduled to participate in separate bouts
on a fight card being regulated by the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho on 2/23/08. As
a result of Mr. Sirb's efforts, neither bout occurred.
b. An "open" letter written by Mr. Sirb to Jose Sulaiman, President, WBC
regarding the impropriety of the WBC taking $25,000 from boxer Kelly Pavlik as a
"fee" for Pavlik participating in a non-sanctioned, non-championship bout
against Jermain Taylor at the "catch weight" of 166.
MINUTES: ABC LEGAL COMMITTEE CONFERENCE CALL
1. Sex with
ring girl as "compensation" to an MMA victor
It has been
brought to the attention of the ABC (by one of its members)
that a Florida MMA "promotions group" is promoting events
entitled "Bang the Champ" on the premise that the winner of
the event "gets to have sex" with one of the ring girls. The
"promotions group" has an "adult themed" website [BangtheChamp.com]
(deemed inappropriate for access via a government-owned
computer).
THIS WEEK IN THE SQUARED CIRCLE... by Tom Dickey
After an exciting week of fights this
past week, filled with knockouts and big upsets, the sweet science returns
with another solid week of televised fights. Of course this is the week of
the huge Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight, but there are some good
fights on TV prior to Saturday that should whet your appetite just in time
for Saturday's big card.
Here's a look at what you can check out on the tube this week...
JERRY TAYLOR, LAND SHARKS AND BOXING TIME CLOCKS... by Ricky Ray Taylor
I started fighting in '82 and my dad was my shadow. He came to
all the fights and got his license to keep time at the shows.
(Remember, 1982, we're talking the hammer and bell here!) My
old man was a "Mr. Fixit" around the house and he thought that
he could do something better for boxing by way of keeping time.
He expressed aspirations to build a better boxing time clock.
THE FULL PAD WORK FOR FEBRUARY 2008...
by Martin Wade
2007 was a banner year and pretty damned good for a sport that
was “dying.” Lesson #1 when someone and/or something in (perceived) direct
competition with you (for a job, a woman, money) prophesizes your doom that
doesn’t make it fact. In truth, propaganda is only a “tool” utilized in war, it
doesn’t guarantee victory. Haven’t we endured enough smack talk from boxers to
know the difference between talk and reality? Now we’re in 2008 and lo and
behold there’s been a Roy Jones sighting, and I mean a big one, with 500,000 pay
per view buys in the bank!
LUCKY 07..
by Rizwaan Zahid
Just about twelve months ago I wrote an article looking forward
to the year 2007 and the possible match ups that could happen. Most
of them did take place and we have seen a great year of boxing filled
with quality fights and the best fighting the best.
Here is a review of lucky number ’07.
WHAT'S IN STORE FOR AUSTRALIAN FIGHTERS IN 2008? ... by Darren Yates
from Down Under
Well after a pretty good
year for Australian boxers in general, what is in store for
Australia’s highest profile boxers in 2008? Let's take a
look...
MICHAEL
KATSIDIS (WBO Interim Lightweight Champion, Juan Diaz holds the
legitimate WBO title)
In my opinion Kats has produced the goods better than any other
Australian fighter on the international stage, winning two high
profile bouts with enough action for both to be considered Fight of
the Year material.
BOXING GREAT ELMO ADOLPH RETIRES!
You have been very gracious in your expressions of confidence
in my work. That alone was so very important for me to
continue doing it for so many years. I, like so many others,
made a lot of sacrifices to be an official. I had to
settle to seeking employment that restricted my income
because of having to avail myself to boxing, especially the
amateur program. There were many times that important
days, like Mother's Day, when tournaments were scheduled, we
could not be home to share them with family. But it was
not all bad; even though some things had to be overcome to be
a part of boxing, there were other benefits that very
rewarding.
SUGGESTIONS FOR 2008... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez Jr.
Boxing needs to create Boxing Leagues, like say, “The American Boxing League”
with maybe four divisions that would include an A.B.L. North, South, East and
West. That would create a lot of
bragging
rights
and stronger national interest
in Boxing.
If Boxing promoters and managers and fighters want to enjoy the benefits that
sports like Football, Baseball, Basketball and Hockey enjoy, like financial
security for the athletes, humongous contracts with major networks and
advertisers, then they have to emulate some of the practices and principles
those sports employ. Officials, from referees to judges, must be held to account
for bad calls and demoted accordingly; we can’t have bad officiating smearing
the legitimacy of the sport. You MUST have a legitimate rankings system based on
MERIT, not influence.
THE MOST OVERUSED WORDS IN BOXING: PAY PER VIEW...
by Rizwaan Zahid
Although these fights are great, we
often find fights that have absolutely no reason for being
on pay per view. A perfect recent example is the fight between Winky
Wright and Bernard Hopkins, which was ironically dubbed
“Coming to Fight.” It would have made more sense if it
was dubbed “Coming to Clinch” since reportedly there were 132 clinches during the fight,
an average of about three or four 'hugs' per minute! Even harder to believe
is the fact that both fighters combined for just over 300 punches
during the entire fight!
MOUTHPIECE 2008... by Stephen Jones
Heavyweight Kingpins remained silent for most of the year but
when they did perform they did so in impressive style; Ruslan
Chagaev arrested Big Nikolai’s WBA title as the most unlikely
victor being one of the shorter of the Giants prospective
challengers.
The WBC champion Oleg Maskaev slipped, dodged and evaded all of his
scheduled dates and eventually the WBC was forced to offer Samuel
Peter a Championship interim title for achievements in extreme
patience.
DEAR SANTA: A BOXING WISH LIST FOR 2008... by Tom Dickey
2007 was an exciting
year for Boxing. Many of the fights that we Boxing fans
wanted came to fruition. I have come to realize over the
years that you will never get every that you want to
see. So all you can do is hope to get as many as
possible and in 2007 we were lucky to get a lot of the
premier fights that we had hoped for. Let's hope 2008 is
the same, because there are still plenty of exciting,
potential fights out there. Here's a look by weight
class at my wish list for 2008...
A PUGILISTIC EULOGY...
by George Elsasser
The Gerry Cooney professional pugilistic life began at age 20
on February 15, 1977 - it died on January 15, 1990. Finished
with a 28-3, 24 by KO career record - so much for stats.
Since all that glitters isn’t gold, it wasn’t necessarily the
undefeated 25 kept appointments with 22 scalps taken, that
propelled likable Gerry into that fatal meeting with Larry
Holmes on June 11, 1982.
2007: SAYING HELLO TO SOME AND GOOD BYE TO OTHERS..
Tom Dickey
As 2007 winds down, boxing fans were treated to an
exciting year of big fights. Many fighters emerged onto the scene in 2007, while we also said good
bye to past greats. In many ways the year was
exciting and energizing, but in many ways the year was
also sad. While 2007 was a reminder of why we love boxing, it
was also a reminder of how tough the sport can be.
Here's a short look at guys who emerged and some guys we said
good bye to...
HOW LOW CAN ANTHONY MUNDINE GO?...
by Darren Yates from Down Under
Mundine claims to be the greatest ever athlete to come out of
Australia. He isn’t even Australia’s greatest boxer, doesn’t
even come close.
“In reality Anthony Mundine has only held the WBA regular
Super Middleweight title on two separate occasions (Sven Ottke,
Mikkel Kessler & Joe Calzaghe have held the WBA Super
Middleweight Championship during all of Mundine's title
reigns). While this in itself is a good achievement, one Mundine should be proud of, it doesn’t
give him the right to...”
FANS ELECT COTTO FIGHTER OF THE YEAR!
World welterweight champion Miguel Cotto was voted "Fighter of the Year" on
Fox Sports Premios. This is the third consecutive win for the Puerto Rican
idol, who humbly stated, "This is
a great honor and very special to me as it comes from the fans. It shows
that hard work will always be rewarded."
WBC
NEWS: RUDY LOPEZ-NAOKI MATSUDA RULED "NO CONTEST"
The World Boxing Council announces that the Boxing Commission of
Cancun and Jose Manzur, the WBC representative for the Rudy Lopez vs. Naoki Matsuda fight
that took place in Cancun last Saturday, have decided that the fight will definitely
remain with a final result of “no contest.”
INTRODUCING
NATALIA LAUREN LUDWIG
Birth Date: December 18, 2007
Time: 12:57 a.m.
Weight: 7 pounds 11 ounces
Place: Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster,
BC
Proud Parents: Tara and Ed Ludwig
Interesting Fact: My name means “born in the Christmas season.”
Congratulations to the Ludwigs from all of us at BraggingRightsCorner.com.
What a way to kick off the Holiday Season!
WHY CAN'T GUINN WIN?... by Ed Ludwig @ ringside
All the tools are there
for the one time heir apparent of the heavyweight division but the downward
spiral for Dominick Guinn (28–6–1 19 KO’s) shows no signs of slowing down.
During Thursday’s press conference in Vancouver, BC Guinn sounded very confident
that his fight with Robert Hawkins was the one that would put his career back on
track.
As we all witnessed Friday night the complete opposite
happened. Guinn is mentally shot and there is no other way to
put it. He is afraid to engage and thinking too much before
reacting. The question needs to be
asked, why is Guinn still even in the ring?
-Photo Credit: Anthony Ramsell/BRC-
~
For more on Dominick Guinn visit our
Fight Recaps Directory
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WBC NEWS: 2007 - WHAT A GREAT YEAR FOR BOXING!
What a great
year it has been for boxing! On behalf of all the members of the WBC, I would
like to congratulate all those involved in this great sport: all the boxers,
from four-rounders to world champions, all promoters, managers, trainers,
television networks, sanctioning organizations, media, and especially the
boxing fans around the world.
This year boxing
broke all existing records in pay-per-view, paid attendance and great shows in
many countries, and most importantly network television is coming back to cover
the sport in many countries of the world.
Following, you will find the candidates for the WBC’s “Best of”
in 2007...
¿TÉCNICA O TÁCTICA, CUAL ES LA PRIORIDAD?
... por Roberto Quesada
El error más grande que
puede cometer un entrenador es pensar que entrenar no es enseñar.
Entrenar es básicamente enseñar a boxear a los jóvenes. Y esto es
mucho más que dar unas directrices o diseñar unos ataques o unas
defensas. Para mi el ataque y la defensa son instrumentos a través
de los cuales la enseñanza llega a realizarse y tiene lugar. Muchos
entrenadores piensan que son los ataques los que ganan los combates
o creen que es la defensa la que evita que el otro boxeador salga
victorioso.
ALEXIS ARGUELLO: 'TALK SOFTLY BUT CARRY A BIG STICK' ... by
Jim Amato
One of the
best pure punchers of my generation was Alexis Arguello. He
was aptly nicknamed "The Explosive Thin Man." He was tall and
rail thin but his punch could stop an opponent dead in his
tracks.
It's hard to believe that Alexis was stopped in the very first
round of his pro debut in his native Managua, Nicaragua. He
would rally to win three straight then lose again. Hardly the
makings of a legend.
Alexis would reel off twenty straight wins before his next
loss. Then came thirteen more victories including knockouts
over Octavio Gomez and Jose Legrá.
WHAT AN AMAZING YEAR! ...
by Joe Calzaghe
I have gone to 44 unbeaten in my career and am now dreaming of huge fights
in the United States in 2008 with Americans Bernard Hopkins,
Winky Wright and Jermain Taylor all possible opponents.
However, it hasn't just been Joe Calzaghe's year, 2007 has seen all eight
members of our Team Calzaghe stable go unbeaten.
My father Enzo, Britain's coach of the year, now looks after three world
champions, a number one contender in Gary Lockett and a
Commonwealth champion.
JOE
CALZAGHE: WHAT MORE CAN GAVIN REES AND ENZO CALZAGHE DO TO
GET RECOGNITION?
I genuinely find it staggering that Gavin doesn't get the
chance to share the spotlight this year. What more can he
do?
Also, the Welsh version of Sports Personality of the Year
doesn't have a Coach of the Year category as the Sports
Council of Wales recognize the best coaches with their own
awards. And guess what, my father and trainer Enzo didn't
win. I could quite easily accept that decision, but he
wasn't even nominated! He's training four world champions,
a commonwealth champion and three of Britain's brightest
young boxing prospects.
CALZAGHE WINS BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Welsh boxing superstar Joe Calzaghe brought his superb year
to a close by winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
The 35-year-old finished ahead of Formula One star Lewis Hamilton, while
boxer Ricky Hatton was in third place.
CALZAGHE ON HOPKINS: "I'D CERTAINLY PUT HIM OUT TO PASTURE AND SMASH HIM
UP"
"For those of you who didn't read it yesterday, Hopkins basically said he's going
to batter me if we fight and that he will give me a "free facelift!" I can only laugh when I hear such things.
I couldn't give the old man a free facelift because he's just too ugly, but I'd
certainly put him out to pasture and smash him up.
2K SPORTS ANNOUNCES
DON KING PRESENTS: PRIZEFIGHTERS
2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced the spring 2008 release
of Don King Presents: Prizefighter the most realistic boxing video game simulation, for the Xbox
360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft,
Nintendo’s Wii™ home video game console and Nintendo’s DS™
portable system. This in-depth, documentary-style title will
provide the deepest, most authentic and entertaining
experience ever seen in a boxing video game.
-Photo Credit: D M Warr-
BERBICK'S NEPHEW SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON
Trevor Berbick's nephew was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for
the former heavyweight champion's murder, according to a report
on a Jamaican website.
Harold Berbick, 21, will be eligible for parole in 20 years.
The jury reportedly also found Harold Berbick's accomplice, Kenton
Gordon, guilty of manslaughter in the October 2006 killing of
Berbick, who became the first Jamaican to hold a world
heavyweight title when he scored a 12-round unanimous decision
over Pinklon Thomas in March 1986 to win the WBC belt.
Gordon was sentenced to 14 years
in prison, according to the report.
BOXER SLAIN BY NEPHEW
A nephew of Trevor Berbick has been convicted along with
another man of killing the 54-year-old former heavyweight
champion.
A jury Thursday found 21-year-old Harold Berbick guilty of
murder and 19-year-old Kenton Gordon guilty of manslaughter
in the death of the former boxer following a four-week
trial. The judge ordered both men jailed pending their Jan.
11 sentencing.
Authorities said the nephew and Gordon beat Berbick to
death in October, leaving his body in a church courtyard in
Portland. Harold Berbick had been involved in a land
dispute with his uncle. Berbick grew up in the area and
returned to live there following his deportation from the
United States in 2002. He was the last fighter to face
Muhammad Ali in the ring and briefly held the WBC
heavyweight title before losing it to Mike Tyson in 1986.
HANK KAPLAN - CELEBRATION OF A GREAT LIFE... by Ron Ross
We came to say goodbye to our beloved Hank Kaplan today. There was no
grieving, no mourning, though. Instead, it was a
celebration of his life – an extraordinary life, a giving
life, a life always dedicated to glorifying and
commemorating the gallant efforts and deeds of those young
warriors who climbed through the ropes of prize rings
around the world fighting their hearts out whether for
twenty-five dollars or twenty-five million dollars. To
Hank, they were all under one roof and he cloaked them all
with dignity and pride. It was their entitlement...
-Photo Credit: Audrey Chang/BRC-
EDDIE PERKINS ON HIS WAY TO
THE HALL OF FAME IN CANASTOTA, NEW YORK... by Jim Amato
Besides the two losses to Perkins and losses to Zovek
Barajas, Marcos Geraldo and Angel Espada, Muniz was awarded a
1975 title fight with the great champion Jose Napoles. In Muniz'
defense during that time period he did defeat Ernie Lopez and
Hedgemon Lewis. Nevertheless in 1974 Eddie deserved a title shot
especially after a win over Japan's Ryu Sorimachi. That would be
Eddie's last victory. After his failure to win the middleweight
title from Carlos Monzon, Napoles opted to fight a rematch with
Hedgemon Lewis. This left the deserving Perkins out in the cold.
THE CZAR IS GONE, LONG LIVE NEW JERSEY BOXING... by Keith Terceira
“I want to be fair about this, judge Larry Hazzard on
the job that he has done. Forget about the personality issues, because my
personality has nothing to do with whether or not I can do the job. I wanted to
set the record straight on that.”
Larry, when you are a PUBLIC SERVANT, personality matters
greatly; the ability to get along, compromise, and fall somewhere in the middle
of things instead of swinging to the extreme could have served New Jersey
better. Always being on the cutting edge only served Larry Hazzard's ego and not
boxing in the state of New Jersey.
NATE
CAMPBELL CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES...
After reviewing all available evidence, the Hillsborough
County State Attorney's office announced that it has declined
to pursue charges against boxer Nate Campbell relating to his
September 27 arrest following a domestic disturbance.
Campbell, the IBF #1 mandatory challenger to unified Champion
Juan Diaz, was clearly relieved and gave the following
statement. "I've said from the beginning that there are two
sides to every story, and I'm just glad to have this
officially behind me, and can now focus all my energy on
winning the world title. I also want to thank my family,
friends, and fans who stood by me while this process ran its
course, and didn't just blindly believe what they may have
read somewhere."
REST
IN PEACE BILL HARTACK... by Elmo Adolph
I learned yesterday of the death of my good friend, Bill Hartack.
Besides being one of the greatest jocks ever to ride, he was a wonderful
person who I had the pleasure of becoming close to because of boxing. He
was a big fan and I got to meet him because he recognized me as a referee.
Being horse racing addicts, Bill and I had a chance meeting when a horse
named for me raced and won at the Fairgrounds... He summoned me to the
Stewards office (where he worked) and we became instant friends.
I had the pleasure of having Bill accompany me to Tunica, Mississippi where
I worked boxing matches. We spent 4 days together and all of the myths as to
him being cold toward fans and not giving autographs is not true. He had a
great time and took pictures with fans and autographed anything put before
him.
Bill had a heart attack while on a hunting trip (he was avid and loved the
sport of hunting). Please, please say prayers for him..
Watch for him God, as he is coming through on the rail!!!
NOVEMBER FIGHT CALENDAR MIXED BAG OF
PROMISE AND HUMOR... by
George Elsasser
A quick glimpse of the upcoming November fistic calendar hints
of mixed bag of promise and humor for us faithful followers of
the sweet science.
NOVEMBER 3: On the other side of the pond at Cardiff, Wales -
it’s Calzaghe - Kessler in super middleweight unification
filled with promise - same date on this side of the water is
Juan Manuel Marquez and Rocky Juarez for the WBC featherweight
trophy. Both pairings on paper suggest more guarantee than
promise...
BACK AWAY FROM THE 'HIRED
GUNS' ...
by Martin Wade
Joe Louis was a man weighed down by the pressures of his race
but at his core he was a warrior -and warriors if anything-
are accountable. Today’s external “pressures” would have mandated Joe
make a change outside the ring (scapegoat) but back then Louis knew the
change had to be made inside it. Joe Louis didn’t have an “issue” with the man
who supervised his training and fitness; he had a problem with the man who
kicked his ass. Novel concepts by today’s standards...
IF IT'S EVEN, THEN CALL IT A
DRAW...
by Scott Sanders
In boxing history there
used to be an ample number of fights that ended in a draw. Rounds that
weren't clear were scored as even. In the last 10-20 years there has been
a call to eliminate draws. Some people suggest having an odd number of
rounds. Of course a knockdown or point deduction totally kills that logic.
There is also a call for having no more even rounds, the rationale being that no
round can truly be even. That might be applicable if the rounds were
reviewed with selected replays by the judges. However, the reality is that judges have only
mere seconds to record their decisions.
JOHNNY SAXTON (07-04-1930) - DOWN BUT NOT OUT...
by George Elsasser
Born in Jersey fight town of Newark - early attention came
when winning NYC Golden Gloves tourney - then on May 5, 1949 and nearing age
19, the jump start to a sterling professional career of 55-9-2, 21 KO’s.
Johnny was out of the gate like a Derby winner with 37
consecutive wins before a draw with heralded welter Wallace “Bud” Smith - he
would then follow with wins over Charlie Williams and power punching Joe Miceli
before suffering his first career setback via split decision to Philly favorite
Gil Turner.
RINGS HIS BELL - STRIPPER THROWS
CROSS-DRESS PIX SUIT AT OSCAR... by Paula Froelich
The stunning Siberian-born stripper who sold widely circulated
pictures of boxer Oscar de la Hoya strutting his stuff in drag
will file a $100 million lawsuit today against the "Golden Boy"
charging him with unleashing a smear campaign against her to
stop the photos from emerging...
McCLINE TO FILE OFFICIAL PROTEST WITH THE WBC!
"After watching the fight on tape, not only do I think
I won, but I think that I would have stopped Peter if
the referee (Mike Ortega) did not give him so much
time to recover from the knockdowns in round
three. Also, Judge Bill Costello had the fight 10-2 in
rounds, which is absolutely ridiculous."
MICHAEL KATSIDIS, AUSTRALIA'S MOST EXCITING ACTIVE FIGHTER...
by Darren Yates from Down Under
Since Kostya Tszyu lost his IBF 140 pound title to Ricky Hatton over two
years ago, I have been looking for another exciting fighter
who I just couldn’t wait to see fight again. Little did I
realize that I would be lucky enough to see such a fighter come out of my native
Australia.
LOS DIURÉTICOS: DROGAS ILEGALES Y PELIGROSAS PARA LOS BOXEADORES... por Roberto Quesada
Han ocurrido algunos casos lamentables de lesiones
irreversibles, incluso de muertes en los últimos tiempos recientes y me atrevo a
señalar categóricamente que las autoridades boxísticas, (promotores, managers y
comisiones) no tienen ninguna responsabilidad y soy testigo de las exigencias
que se hacen cumplir para que un boxeador vaya a una pelea en perfectas
condiciones y eso es avalado por pruebas médicas que se realizan
obligatoriamente antes de cada combate.
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