B-town Boxing: A Heavyweight Universe

[mh2365]

Originally Posted by btown32

As per request, both fighters will be rated evenly. Just no Don King protests after somebody loses to the other!

They don't have to be rated evenly .. you said with your adjustments 3k was a 12, just don't adjust Galaxy and that should be good enough.

[Romdawg88]

I agree with Mike, they don't have to be rated evenly just as long as it isn't a 80%+ wipeout when they fight I'll be happy

[btown32]

Originally Posted by mh2365

They don't have to be rated evenly .. you said with your adjustments 3k was a 12, just don't adjust Galaxy and that should be good enough.

If I were to do my regular adjustments, 3K would be a "12" and Galaxy would be an "11". So what I meant was that I left Galaxy as a "12" which is the original rating that I had from the tbcb db. When I said even, I meant just the number 12-12.

[mh2365]

hmmm I had Galaxy at 11

[Romdawg88]

The default TBCB Galaxy is a 12, Meade's tweaked version is a 11. You might have Meade's what are his CF? Are they 11/12?

Also, what adjustments does BTown make? I don't remember reading anything about them of course I likely just forgot if I had read about them.

[a87star]

Originally Posted by btown32

Alexander Povetkin, Russia, 17-3-1 (11) vs Albert Sosnowski, Poland, 18-7-0 (11)

Olympisky Sport Hall, Moscow, Russia. "The Dragon" comes to Russia and brings the fight to the home-crowd favorite, 15-1, in the 1st. Povetkin takes control of the 2nd, 15-4, by trapping Sosnowski in the corner and landing some punches on the inside. Povetkin continues to push forward and lands a nice cross that stuns Sosnowski in the 3rd, 22-5. The 4th and 5th are slow-paced rounds, probably both going to Sosnowski because of his aggression. The pace has really slowed down in the middle rounds as we enter the 9th. I wonder if Povetkin has hurt his hand because he is just not throwing any punches. We are use to seeing him with a pretty high work rate, so something seems wrong. Both fighters are tired as we enter the 13th, but we have Sosnowski ahead right now. The fight started off with a lot of activity but both men did a lot of holding and never got back into a rhythm as the crowd continues to show their displeasure since the 10th round. We go to the cards.

Winner: Sosnowski
Result: (UD15)
Cards: 143-142, 143-142, 144-141, all three cards in favor of Sosnowski
Punch stats: 295-848, 34.8% Sosnowski - 228-1017, 22.4% Povetkin

Alexander Povetkin has told UKBG that he hurt his hand in the seventh round and affected him the rest of the fight. He has demanded an immediate rematch with Sosnowski next month.

[a87star]

Originally Posted by btown32

Lloyd Honeyghan, UK, 9-2-0 (7) vs Dennis Bakhtov, Kazakhstan, 9-3-0 (6)

Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom. The "Ragamuffin Man" unleashes a violent storm of punches, 27-0, and Bakhtov is lucky to just survive the opening three minutes. Honeyghan takes the 2nd and puts Bakhtov down in the 3rd, 24-4, with a combo to the head and body. Bakhtov takes the 5th and the 6th is very close. Honeyghan is on the attack once again and Bakhtov is unable to continue as the fight is stopped at the 2:13 mark of the 7th round. This was a very nice showing from Honeyghan and a good bounce-back win.

Winner: Honeyghan
Result: (TKO7)
Cards: 59-53, 58-55, 59-53, all in favor of Honeyghan
Punch stats: 85-264, 32.2% Bakhtov - 245-472, 51.9% Honeyghan

Impressive rebound win for Lloyd after suffering that shocking loss to Dimitrenko. Hopefully he can move towards a British Title shot in the next month or so.

[gocubsgo]

I would be interested in Chambers, Winslow or Cooney. I have always been a Cooney fan but wouldnt mind either of the fictional guys.

[btown32]

Originally Posted by gocubsgo

I would be interested in Chambers, Winslow or Cooney. I have always been a Cooney fan but wouldnt mind either of the fictional guys.

OK, I would give you any of those three, but Claybor did inquire and Juggernaut Promotions is in negotiations with them right now. I dont know how the contract talks are going so I am going to give him until tomorrow morning to negotiate a contract. If he hasnt posted interest in signing one of those guys, you can move in and sign with a better offer in negotiations. Check the posts to see tomorrow morning. If Juggernaut hasnt announced any signings then you can inform me and I will file the signings with the commission.

[btown32]

Originally Posted by a87star

Impressive rebound win for Lloyd after suffering that shocking loss to Dimitrenko. Hopefully he can move towards a British Title shot in the next month or so.

Actually, Lloyd is ranked #1 in BBC, so he would get to fight for the vacated BBC Title that Calzaghe has to relinquish as Joe fights for the EBU Championship. Honeyghan would have to fight the #2 ranked fighter, Lennox Lewis. Let me know if the UKBG and Lloyd want to take that fight.

[a87star]

Originally Posted by btown32

Actually, Lloyd is ranked #1 in BBC, so he would get to fight for the vacated BBC Title that Calzaghe has to relinquish as Joe fights for the EBU Championship. Honeyghan would have to fight the #2 ranked fighter, Lennox Lewis. Let me know if the UKBG and Lloyd want to take that fight.

Lloyd and UKBG want to take the fight against Lewis for the BBC Title.

What about the rematch for Povetkin? Is it possible?

[btown32]

Originally Posted by a87star

Lloyd and UKBG want to take the fight against Lewis for the BBC Title.

What about the rematch for Povetkin? Is it possible?

Already done, check upcoming promotional bouts schedule. Big month for UKBG!

[Tommysixfingers]

Is it possible for me to join in on the action as well? It seems like a lot of fun.

[btown32]

Originally Posted by Tommysixfingers

Is it possible for me to join in on the action as well? It seems like a lot of fun.

Of course, glad to have you aboard and thank you for your interest. Just need to submit a name for your management/promotional/training team or company and let me know what fighters you are interested in signing. Remember, pretty much all real HW/CW's in my database (over 4200) have started their careers, so you would have to take those at where they are right now. It is probably better to pick a favorite fighter of yours from a different weight class and I can adjust him. Since you are from the Scandinavian area, I can tell you that Mikkel Kessler is getting ready to start his career soon, so if you are interested in him, let me know. Otherwise, just post who you are interested in and we can go from there.

[btown32]

1. Joe Louis, USA, 21-1-0 (20) - WBO
2. "Iron" Mike Tyson, USA, 20-2-1 (19) - WBA
3. Chuck "No Doubt" Norton, USA, 26-1-0 (25)
4. Larry Holmes, USA, 20-2-0 (16) - WBC
5. Rocky Marciano, USA, 21-4-0 (20)
6. Smokin' Joe Frazier, USA, 22-4-0 (22) - IBF
7. Mustafa "Killer" Couzee, South Africa, 25-4-0 (25)
8. Jack Dempsey, USA, 23-3-0 (22) - WHBA
9. Cliff "HUGE" Hughes, USA, 20-0-0 (19)
10. Tom Sharkey, Ireland, 23-5-0 (20)
11. Muhammad Ali, USA, 20-4-0 (17)
12. Ivan Drago, Russia, 23-5-0 (22)
13. Vitali Klitschko, Ukraine, 17-3-0 (16) - EHBA
14. Harry Matthews, USA, 21-5-0 (19)
15. James J. Jeffries, USA, 20-5-0 (18)
16. Teofilo Stevenson, Cuba, 22-5-0 (21) - CABO
17. Gene Tunney, USA, 18-4-0 (10)
18. Franco Cavicchi, Italy, 14-1-0 (10) - EBU
19. Riddick Bowe, USA, 16-2-0 (15)
20. Peter Jackson, Australia, 19-4-0 (18)
21. Sam McVea, USA, 18-3-0 (15)
22. Ezzard Charles, USA, 23-3-0 (16) - USBA
23. Young Stribling, USA, 18-1-1 (10)
24. Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield, USA, 18-3-1 (18)
25. Larry Foley, Australia, 14-0-1 (8) - ICBA

* No movement in the world rankings from July. Only one top 25 fighter in action last month as Vitali Klitschko successfully defends his EHBA Title.

[btown32]

Jeff Shelburg, USA, 5-1-0 (5) vs Dave Blue, USA, 5-4-0 (1)

Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, United States. Shelburg has a propensity for fast starts and he doesnt let us down with an 18-4, 1st round. Blue countered well in the second and kept it close, I would say an even round. But Shelburg stepped up the pressure and trapped Blue on the ropes for a 20-9, 3rd round. Blue is swelling up pretty bad around the left eye. Blue lands a short, crisp, left cross that puts Shelburg down in the middle of the 4th round. The crowd is stunned. And Shelburg is unable to get to his feet in time. A boxer with only 1 stoppage in 9 fights, completely shocks the fans in the Target Center and knocks out the heavily favored Shelburg at the 1:30 mark of the 4th round!

Winner: Blue
Result: (KO4)
Cards: 30-28, all three cards in favor of Shelburg
Punch stats: 82-141, 58.2% Blue - 104-387, 26.9% Shelburg

[btown32]

Union Cane, USA, 6-1-0 (6) vs Les Kennedy, USA, 6-2-0 (5)

New York Grand Ballroom, New York, NY, United States. Kennedy eats a hard right hook and goes down in the middle of the opening round. Kennedy is able to continue but takes the end of a three-punch combo followed by a left hook and right uppercut that forces the ref to stop the fight at the 2:57 mark of the 1st round.

Winner: Cane
Result: (TKO1)
Cards: N/A
Punch stats: 0-0, 0% Kennedy - 51-72, 70.8% Cane

[btown32]

George Stankovich, New Zealand, 9-0-0 (9) vs Joveci Bau, New Zealand, 9-5-2 (4)

Princess Theatre, Wanganui, NI, New Zealand. The 1st round is give and take but the bad news is seen over in Stankovich's corner as a bad cut has opened up above the eye. The cut is opened up from a punch right away at the beginning of the 2nd and the doctor comes up to the ring. The fight is allowed to continue...but only for a few brief moments as Bau lands some more hard blows, obviously targeting the cut and the ref stops the fight due to the severity of Stankovich's cut at the 0:46 mark of the 2nd round.

Winner: Bau
Result: (TKO2)(Cuts)
Cards: 10-10, on all three cards
Punch stats: 43-79, 54.4% Bau - 18-73, 24.7% Stankovich

* I cannot tell you just how disappointed I am to see this fight stopped by cuts. Although, cutting seems to be a problem for George. I wanted Stank to have an opportunity at a title shot sooner rather than later, Go.

[btown32]

Swedish company, Northern Lights Promotions, has smashed in the doors instead of treading lightly and has signed two superstar amateurs to begin their internship in the sweet science. NLP has signed "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler of the United States and Mikkel Kessler of Denmark to promotional boxing contracts. Hagler had an incredible 62-3-2 (57) amateur record and Kessler was undefeated 40-0-0 (29) in his amateur career. Look for both of these fighters to have a big impact.

[btown32]

August/September?

All fighters from US:

Sam Shumway, pro debut
Bill Eaton, pro debut
Dutch Zimmer, 0-1-0
Jess Williams, 0-1-0
Mark Tullius, 0-1-0
Lou Rogan, 1-0-0
Claman Parker, 1-0-0 (1)
Ed Keim, 0-1-0
Slim Guntert, 0-1-0
Mike Bruce, 1-0-0 (1)
Greg Fiaschetti, 0-3-0
Mickey Colahan, 1-2-0
Bob Wallit, 0-4-0
Joe Vincha, 1-3-0 (1)
Grover Robinson, 2-2-0 (2)
Cowboy McCrory, 0-4-0
Ted Jernigan, 0-3-1