B-town Boxing: A Heavyweight Universe

[Romdawg88]

Originally Posted by btown32

422. Felix Savon, Cuba, 13-1-0 (11)
423. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, USA, 10-3-0 (9)

We're climbing them rankings baby. Savon and Rampage should have world title shots in a month or two yep. Going up 420 something spots in the rankings ain't nothing.

[mh2365]

Originally Posted by btown32

Mike,

On my "All Title Holders" page/link, someone put an angry face on the title. I didn't do that. Can you tell me how to erase that? And do you who put that there?

Thanks

It's at the bottom of the post ... I fixed it for you .. not sure how it got there, maybe you clicked it by accident.

[gocubsgo]

Kinda shocked to see where Cane is ranked. This next fight is even bigger than i thought.

[btown32]

Originally Posted by mh2365

It's at the bottom of the post ... I fixed it for you .. not sure how it got there, maybe you clicked it by accident.

Thank you.

[btown32]

Originally Posted by gocubsgo

Kinda shocked to see where Cane is ranked. This next fight is even bigger than i thought.

No doubt. This fight could vault Cane and BGP into the national spotlight and top 25 rankings.

[btown32]

Mandatory Title Defense in January 1955.

BBC Champion, Bob Fitzsimmons, UK, 20-2-0 (20) vs BBC#1 Jack Gardner, UK, 17-3-0 (16)

[btown32]

No mandatory for Calzaghe.

However, EHBA Champion Vitali Klitschko, has offered Calzaghe and UKBG the first opportunity to sign a contract to be his opponent for a mandatory title defense. Both title would be on the line as both can be held at the same time.

[btown32]

Did we ever figure out what type of opponent Morales and VBG is looking for? I know you said maybe a tune up fight until you can land a title shot, but are you looking for somebody close to your rankings or a CABO opponent, or MBF opponent?

[btown32]

Jan/Feb?

Evelio Ramses Bejarano, Colombia, 1-0-0 (1)
Luis Gonzalez, Colombia, 2-0-0 (2)
Joel Julio, Colombia, 1-0-0 (1)
Ambar Loboa, Colombia, pro debut
Ruben Dario Prada, Colombia, 1-0-0 (1)
Bernardo Mercado, Colombia, 4-2-0 (2)
Santander Silgado, Colombia, 1-0-0 (1)
Carlos Humberto Rodriguez Gonzalez, Costa Rica, 1-0-0
Elias Villegas, Chile, 1-0-0 (1)

[btown32]

Jan/Feb?

Mario Lenzi, Italy, 6-1-0 (3)
Angelo Musone, Italy, 9-2-1 (7)
Gianbattista Alfonsetti, Italy, 3-3-0 (3)
Mariano Barbaresi, Italy, 12-6-0 (9)
Gino Buonvino, Italy, 10-6-2 (4)
Benito Confin, Italy, 1-0-0
Giacobbe Fragomeni, Italy, 1-0-0 (1)
Luigi Gaudiano, Italy, 5-1-2 (4)
Guiseppe Ros, Italy, 8-6-0 (7)
Giacomo Panfilo, Italy, 4-0-0 (2)

[btown32]

Jan/Feb?

[287] Paul Samson-Korner, Germany, 12-5-1 (6)
[280] Roberto Roberti, Italy, 14-4-0 (11)
[257] Paddy Slavin, Ireland, 11-4-2 (10)
[268] Johnny Widd, Sweden, 14-2-0 (11)
[247] Hein Ten-Hoff, Germany, 16-4-0 (13)
[234] Jose Santa, Portugal, 10-3-0 (10)
[232] Tommy Farr, UK, 14-4-0 (7)
[218] Pietro Aurino, Italy, 18-6-0 (15)

[btown32]

Jan/Feb?

Tui Toia, Samoa, 11-4-0 (9)
Marc Ecimovic, Australia, 8-5-0 (7)
Bill Doherty, Australia, 14-5-0 (11)
Fossie Schmidt, Samoa, 10-2-1 (9)
Mani Vaka, Tonga, 12-2-0 (9)
Craig Petersen, Australia, 10-8-0 (2)
Allen Williams, Australia, 9-2-0 (7)
Toakipa Tasefa, New Zealand, 10-7-0 (8)
Blackie Miller, Australia, 13-6-1 (8)

[btown32]

World Titles

WBA - [Champion] Mike Tyson, USA, 21-2-1 (20) vs [1/5] Muhammad Ali, USA, 21-4-0 (17)

Regional Titles

EHBA - [Champion] Vitali Klitschko, Ukraine, 17-3-0 (16) vs [EBU Champion] Joe Calzaghe, UK, 17-0-0 (14)

Sub-Regional Titles

EBU - [Champion] Joe Calzaghe, UK, 17-0-0 (14) vs [EHBA Champion] Vitali Klitschko, Ukraine, 17-3-0 (16)

ICBA - [Champion] Larry Foley, Australia, 15-0-1 (9) vs ICBA#1 Ike Ibeabuchi, Nigeria, 22-6-0 (19)

Sub-Sectional Titles

BBC - [Champion] Bob Fitzsimmons, UK, 20-2-0 (20) vs BBC#1 Jack Gardner, UK, 17-3-0 (16)

BSA - [Champion] Mike I. Williams, South Africa, 17-1-0 (16) vs BSA#1 Ewart Potgieter, South Africa, 10-2-0 (10)

CNBF - CNBF#1 Marvis "No Mercy" Noel, Cuba, 13-1-0 (11) vs CNBF #2 Eliecer Castillo, Cuba, 10-3-1 (5) for vacant CNBF Title

FAB - [Champion] Jose Domingo Carattoli, Argentina, 14-1-0 (8) vs FAB#1 Rafael Iglesias, Argentina, 11-4-0 (10)

FBF - [Champion] Georges Carpentier, France, 17-3-1 (16) vs FBF#1 Jean-Marc Mormeck, France, 11-1-0 (10)

PRBF - [Champion] John Ruiz, Puerto Rico, 17-6-1 (17) vs PRBF#1 Pedro Agosto, Puerto Rico, 15-8-0 (13)

[btown32]

Samson 3K Battery, Thailand, 4-0-0 (4) vs Pongsaklek Wongjongkam, Thailand, 1-1-0

Open Air Stadium, Thailand. 3K Battery starts the fight off strong taking the 1st round, 18-9. The 2nd round starts off with both men exchanging flurries but Pong is getting the best of Battery and lands a huge uppercut that puts Battery down for good. A shocker of an upset to start off the new year!

Winner: Wongjongkam
Result: (KO2)
Cards: 10-9, on all three cards in favor of Battery
Punch stats: 72-145, 49.7% Wongjongkam - 48-67, 71.6% Battery

[btown32]

Joe Bugner, UK, 17-4-0 (14) vs Mircea Simon, Romania, 11-4-0 (7)

London Arena, London, England, United Kingdom. Bugner lands a nice shot that opens up a cut on Simon here in the opening round. 18-2, Bugner in the 2nd round. Bugner is showing good movement and wins the 3rd, 11-5. An uppercut puts Simon down in the 4th and Bugner takes the round easily, 26-4. Simon responds with a big 5th, 19-0. A wild 6th, 14-10, Bugner. 16-9, Simon in the 8th. 16-6, Bugner wins the 9th with effective punching. Simon hurts Bugner in the 10th, 11-5. Bugner seems to be snake-bitten and is the unluckiest fighter in the world (sorry Juggernaut Promotions), because referee Kenny Bayless disqualifies Bugner for what he deems is intentional low blows. Not even a warning, and Bugner loses another fight, like the Haye fight, that he was clearly winning.

Winner: Simon
Result: (DQ11)
Cards: 96-93, 96-93, 98-91, all three cards in favor of Bugner
Punch stats: 227-580, 39.1% Bugner - 179-791, 22.6% Simon

[btown32]

Felix Savon, Cuba, 13-1-0 (11) vs Fres Oquendo, Puerto Rico, 14-3-0 (9)

Cristal Arena, Havana, Cuba. A combination of punches puts Oquendo down with over half the round remaining here in the 1st. Oquendo does a good job to survive the round and makes it to the corner, 16-5, Savon. Oquendo returns the favor and drops Savon with a nice combination in the 2nd. Savon gets up at the count of nine. 12-3, in favor of Fast Fres in the 2nd. 14-11, in favor of Savon here in the 3rd round of a potential FOY candidate. Savon dominates the 4th, 19-5. The momentum stays with the hometown fighter, as Savon shows tremendous punching accuracy, 24-8, in the 5th. Oquendo wakes up in the 6th, 13-3. Fres is trapped in the corner and has a tough time in the 7th. The 8th is too close to call as both fighters land on the inside. An accidental head-butt causes a cut over the left eye of Savon at the beginning of the 9th. Oquendo seems to have gained some confidence after seeing the blood from Savon and has hurt him in two out of the last three rounds. Oquendo may be closing the gap in the scorecards. Savon opens up in the 11th and hurts Oquendo. Oquendo has some swelling around his left eye. Both fighters are fatigued but Savon has taken the 12th and 13th. Savon puts Oquendo down three times in the 14th, the last one from a beautiful uppercut that ends the fight.

Winner: Savon
Result: (KO14)
Cards: 125-121, 124-121, 125-121, all three cards in favor of Savon
Punch stats: 192-711, 27% Oquendo - 390-1053, 37% Savon

[btown32]

After the win, Savon moves up to #309 in the world rankings as of 1955-01-03.

[mh2365]

Originally Posted by btown32

Did we ever figure out what type of opponent Morales and VBG is looking for? I know you said maybe a tune up fight until you can land a title shot, but are you looking for somebody close to your rankings or a CABO opponent, or MBF opponent?

I really have no idea what you are asking me here.

Originally Posted by btown32

Samson 3K Battery, Thailand, 4-0-0 (4) vs Pongsaklek Wongjongkam, Thailand, 1-1-0

Open Air Stadium, Thailand. 3K Battery starts the fight off strong taking the 1st round, 18-9. The 2nd round starts off with both men exchanging flurries but Pong is getting the best of Battery and lands a huge uppercut that puts Battery down for good. A shocker of an upset to start off the new year!

Winner: Wongjongkam
Result: (KO2)
Cards: 10-9, on all three cards in favor of Battery
Punch stats: 72-145, 49.7% Wongjongkam - 48-67, 71.6% Battery

Uggh

[Romdawg88]

Originally Posted by btown32

Felix Savon, Cuba, 13-1-0 (11) vs Fres Oquendo, Puerto Rico, 14-3-0 (9)

Winner: Savon
Result: (KO14)
Cards: 125-121, 124-121, 125-121, all three cards in favor of Savon
Punch stats: 192-711, 27% Oquendo - 390-1053, 37% Savon

Originally Posted by btown32

After the win, Savon moves up to #309 in the world rankings as of 1955-01-03.

Nice, great win for Savon. Oquendo gave him a tough fight but I like seeing Savon show the ability to close the show like he did.

Damn, to go from 422 to 309 is a nice jump. I made the right call with this Fres figh now bring on O'Neil Bell.

Originally Posted by btown32

Samson 3K Battery, Thailand, 4-0-0 (4) vs Pongsaklek Wongjongkam, Thailand, 1-1-0

Winner: Wongjongkam
Result: (KO2)
Cards: 10-9, on all three cards in favor of Battery
Punch stats: 72-145, 49.7% Wongjongkam - 48-67, 71.6% Battery

Damn Damn Damn. I think I'm just as mad about this lost as Mike is.

[a87star]

Originally Posted by btown32

Jan/Feb?

[287] Paul Samson-Korner, Germany, 12-5-1 (6)
[280] Roberto Roberti, Italy, 14-4-0 (11)
[257] Paddy Slavin, Ireland, 11-4-2 (10)
[268] Johnny Widd, Sweden, 14-2-0 (11)
[247] Hein Ten-Hoff, Germany, 16-4-0 (13)
[234] Jose Santa, Portugal, 10-3-0 (10)
[232] Tommy Farr, UK, 14-4-0 (7)
[218] Pietro Aurino, Italy, 18-6-0 (15)

Paul Samson-Korner in January.