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kenyan_cheena · 04-16-2014, 08:29 PM

The New York Age

SUNDAY, 26 OCTOBER, 2008

LAMPKIN RUNS OUT OF MIRACLES

Story by James Reynolds

And just like that, it was all over. Last night, Jeff Lampkin's extraordinary 22-and-a-half month reign as world junior-heavyweight champion came to an abrupt end at the Chevrolet Center in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, when he was knocked out in the 2nd round by Brooklyn's former WBA light-heavyweight titlist Maurice Holmes. It was a lively contest while it lasted, but in the end all it took was one jolting right cross two minutes into the frame for Holmes to turn the champion's lights out. Lampkin was asleep before he hit the canvas, and referee Gerald Scott counted him out at the 2:17 mark, accompanied by stunned silence from the audience. Two-and-a-half years after announcing his comeback and intention to claim the IBL's 200-pound title, Maurice Holmes has finally achieved his goal.

While not exactly resigned to his fate, Lampkin had conceded in the days leading into the fight that Holmes represented the biggest challenge of his career and that trying to take him out early would give him the best chance of stretching his reign into a third remarkable year. And so it was that the champion came out aggressive, planting a hard left hook into Holmes's midsection moments after the opening bell. The New Yorker returned the favour before absorbing a stiff jab to the jaw. Lampkin kept that left jab in Holmes's face and went back to the body as the round reached the two-minute mark, throwing a flurry of damaging lefts and rights, and then backed Holmes off with a left-right salvo to the head. The challenger stayed on the defensive for the rest of the round, and when Lampkin unloaded another flurry near its end he was able to either parry or dodge most of them, despite the excited crowd making it seem otherwise.

The champion had started brilliantly, and returned to his corner to a standing ovation and with a yelp of self-belief. He was shaken by a Holmes right rip to the body thirty seconds into round two, but when he fired off a three-punch salvo in retort, the challenger was on his bicycle once again, and the crowd loved it. Lampkin found the mark with a hard right cross one minute in, before Holmes brought a pained expression to his face with another one of those stinging body shots. Holmes became more aggressive and after missing with a left-right combo, he literally walked into a Lampkin left hook that snapped his head around and brought a roar from the crowd. Holmes shook it off, and when Lampkin threw a sloppy left hook, he came over the top of it perfectly with the right cross that landed flush on the jaw and knocked the champion out.

Lampkin fell face first to the canvas and did not move for the duration of the count. Both corner crews flooded the ring immediately after, Holmes's to celebrate with their new world champion and Lampkin's to check with concern on their fallen one. Lampkin was unconscious for a couple of minutes, lying still in the middle of the ring to the despair of his supporters. When he eventually sat up and was guided back to his corner on unsteady legs, they applauded him. Holmes heaped praise on him during the post-fight interview, saying that he was feeling genuinely worried in the face of Lampkin's aggressive tactics, but that the champion made one critical mistake and he was sharp enough to pounce on it. In just over five minutes of frantic action, Holmes landed 26 of 104 punches (25%), Lampkin 40 of 222 (18%).

At 37 years of age, Holmes (47-5-1(39)) has set a new record as the oldest fighter to capture a junior-heavyweight/cruiserweight world championship, but his reign could be a brief one as he implied that he may very well be bound for the heavyweight division in 2009. If that ends up being the case, it means the 200-pound weight class will be without both combatants next year as Lampkin (39-9-1(31)) confirmed before he had left the ring that he will be staying true to his words from back in April when he said he would be retiring after his next loss. He received a thunderous round of applause from the Chevrolet Center crowd, who have been behind him in fanatical support for each one of his five IBL championship bouts. He turned 32 only last month, but it has been a career defined more by miles than years.

One of the most extraordinary things about Lampkin's run of IBL victories is that it started against the man who defeated him last night. As the #7 seed, he upset #2 Holmes in the quarter-finals of the inaugural world championship tournament back in June '06. The fight was stopped due to a cut on Holmes's left eyebrow in round five. On the same night, current light-heavyweight world title contender and two-time Olympic gold medallist Sam Langford was also an unexpected casualty when Italy's Massimiliano Duran eeked out a split decision win over him, the first loss of Langford's career. If Langford had won the fight, it's likely he would have ended Lampkin's run in the tournament semis and gone on to win the title, but instead it was Duran who Lampkin faced and defeated by majority decision in a dramatic fight that featured five knockdowns.

Since then, it has been one extraordinary win after another: flooring former world champion Carlos DeLeon twice in round five of the tournament final to win the title (December '06), climbing off the canvas in round three to stop Frenchman Taoufik Belbouli in the 6th in his first defense (March '07), retaining the title via 14th-round disqualification in a rematch with DeLeon, when he was far behind on points (August '07) and then being dropped twice in round one, only to knock out Germany's Torsten May in round two of his third defense (May '08). Lampkin was the last of the league's inaugural world champions, and if you had placed money on him back at the end of '06 to be the last one standing, you'd be a rich man today. It was a reign and a run of results that may not be repeated for some time, and for that Jeff Lampkin will be long remembered and admired.

Marciano6 · 04-17-2014, 11:50 PM

Wow amazing work and dedication Kenyan! I haven't been on this forum in almost 2 years!!! I am extremely happy I did so today. First of all thank you for not folding my characters, and second Brody and Galvano will be champions one day. I look forward to the posts to come and I will be back regularly to see the progress of my boys. You sir are the man

kenyan_cheena · 04-18-2014, 03:53 AM

Have to admit I thought we had seen the last of you, M6. Great that you are back.

Marciano6 · 04-18-2014, 12:37 PM

It's good to be back! with the lack of commitment the creators of TBCB have shown towards the game I kind of lost interest in the forum. I will be following my boys careers now though regularly, I missed those guys!

kenyan_cheena · 04-20-2014, 06:42 PM

Next post will be the October IBL ONLINE fight reviews.

kenyan_cheena · 05-01-2014, 11:39 PM

Sorry, all. Have not had much time to work on this during the last couple of weeks. Will try to make some progress this weekend.

Beno999 · 05-03-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

It's a shame Beno999 isn't following this uni anymore. I'm sure he would enjoy reading about his fighter's big win over Palma.

There's been a few fights on the recent WCC cards that I have not reviewed. These will be taken care of in the July IBL ONLINE fight reviews. So what we have coming up for the weekend of July 26 is:

* A review of the Kameda-Davids flyweight bout from Tokyo (#2 vs #4).

* A review of the big bantamweight world title fight between Carlos Zarate and Jeff Fenech from the MGM. Will Fenech make it three IBL world titles for Australia? I'll probably also mention the Gilberto Vasquez co-feature.

That will be it for the month as far as the WCC is concerned. There might be an article on unspecified subjects before we get to the IBL ONLINE reviews, though. Some things need to be discussed...

Still here buddy! Feels good to know you've stayed true to the fighters that where slotted into this uni at the request of your followers! Brilliant Uni and now that I am back into the title bout fold i'll be looking forward to reading more from you!!

Romdawg88 · 05-03-2014, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

Sorry, all. Have not had much time to work on this during the last couple of weeks. Will try to make some progress this weekend.

No problem, looking forward to when you're able to get rolling again.

kenyan_cheena · 05-04-2014, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beno999

Still here buddy! Feels good to know you've stayed true to the fighters that where slotted into this uni at the request of your followers! Brilliant Uni and now that I am back into the title bout fold i'll be looking forward to reading more from you!!

Nice to see you back, Beno.

kenyan_cheena · 05-12-2014, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

Sorry, all. Have not had much time to work on this during the last couple of weeks. Will try to make some progress this weekend.

Slowly getting there. October fight reviews are now more than half done (10 of 16 reviews completed).

kenyan_cheena · 05-17-2014, 09:38 AM

IBL ONLINE

The Official Website of the
International Boxing League

Saturday, November 1, 2008

(Following are selected entries from the website's "Inside the Ropes: Fight Focus" section for the month of October 2008).

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1: JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, USA
(*IC*) (WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION)
MAX RASMUTH (USA, 15-3-1(8)) UD10 SILVANO BERTINI (ITALY, 11-6-2(4))

Back at the beginning of the year, Rochester's Max Rasmuth would have been an unlikely candidate to be the last man standing at the conclusion of competition in the welterweight division's International Conference, but that's how it turned out. Rasmuth ended '07 with back-to-back losses, and was not expected to threaten for a place in the WCC. However, his dominant unanimous decision win over Italy's Silvano Bertini made him the only IC welterweight to complete a perfect 5-0 run through 2008. Rasmuth floored Bertini three times, once in round two and twice in the final stanza, and pitched a near shutout to receive verdicts of 100-87, 99-88 and 100-87. He outlanded Bertini 296-114 and, provided none of the WCC lightweights choose to move up to 147, he'll start 2009 ranked at #10 in the world.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1: JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, USA
(*IC*) (WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION)
ELFORD COLES (13-0-1(4)) MD10 JIMMY FULTON (ENGLAND, 29-5-2(19))

Florida Alliance member Elford Coles remained undefeated and clinched a place in the 2009 WCC with a hard-fought majority decision win over the experienced Englishman Jimmy Fulton (96-94, 95-95, 97-93). The Jacksonville native, who many are saying could end up being more talented than his older welterweight stablemate James Ray, was really made to work for his win by Fulton, who ended up outlanding him 224-192. Fulton was particularly successful with his left jab, which found the mark with alarming regularity. However, Coles was able to win the closer rounds and looked fantastic in the ones he took convincingly, something Fulton did not do. Coles opened a nasty cut under Fulton's left eye in round two, but the Englishman's corner did a great job of making it a non-factor through the rest of the contest. It will certainly be interesting to see if Coles can maintain his undefeated status through 2009.

MONDAY OCTOBER 6: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND
(*IC*) (LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION)
STEVE GAYLE (USA, 27-3-2(17)) KO3 PETITE FOURIE (FRANCE, 14-5(6))

In a lively encounter, St. Louis native Steve Gayle stopped the Frenchman Petite Fourie with a textbook left-right combination late in round three to record his fifth victory of 2008 and confirm his place in next year's World Championship Conference. Gayle would have qualified even if he had lost, but the former WBC world title challenger made it clear during the days leading into the fight that he had no intention of ending the year with a defeat. In the uncharacteristically aggressive Fourie he found a tough opponent, one who looked determined to take him out early. But Fourie's recklessness played right into Gayle's hands, and he was counted out at the 2:36 mark. Like a number of other competitors in the light-heavyweight IC, Fourie finished the year with a 3-2 record, meaning he came up just short as far as the WCC is concerned.

MONDAY OCTOBER 6: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND
(*IC*) (LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION)
JOHN CONTEH (ENGLAND, 31-5-2(21)) UD10 SCOTT LONG (USA, 14-5-2(6))

With a vocal crowd behind him, England's John Conteh scored a comfortable unanimous decision win over the tough but outclassed Kansas native Scot Long to complete a perfect 5-0 run through the International Conference. Conteh dropped Long with a right cross midway through round seven and took the verdict by scores of 97-93, 100-90 and 99-92. He also ended his opponent's chances of qualifying for the WCC, as the loss saw Long finish the year with a 3-2 mark. Long was never really in the contest, although he tested Conteh for stretches of the 3rd, 5th and 6th rounds before finishing it bravely in the final frame. 28-year-old Conteh now has a chance to redeem himself after an inconsistent start to his time in the IBL during 2006 and 2007, where he compiled a 4-3-1 record. As for Long, it's back to the drawing board and square one for 2009.

MONDAY OCTOBER 6: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND
(*IC*) (LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION)
ALEXANDER LUCAS (ENGLAND, 25-4(17)) TKO7 JIMMY SLADE (USA, 33-6(17))

Local-born favourite Alexander Lucas joined his compatriot John Conteh in finishing off a perfect 5-0 season in the 2008 International Conference, and clinching a berth in the 2009 WCC. Lucas dominated the New Yorker Jimmy Slade before the bout was stopped in the 7th round due to a serious cut on Slade's left eyelid. The wound was opened by a smashing right hand late in round five, and the ringside official examined it on two occasions before directing the referee to halt the contest at the 1:33 mark of round seven. A win would have secured a place in the WCC for the veteran Slade, who was a competitor in the semi-finals of the league's initial world championship tournament two years ago but now faces another year in the International Conference. Slade came to the IBL as one of the best 175-pounders in the world, with a 26-2 record, but has struggled for consistency in winning just seven of twelve bouts since, including a 3-2 mark in 2008.

MONDAY OCTOBER 13: MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
(*IC*) (LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION)
HIROSHI KOBAYASHI (JAPAN, 33-6-1(22)) TKO3 RICHIE PLUNKETT (USA, 18-4(14))

Former top contender Hiroshi Kobayashi clinched a berth in the World Championship Conference with a convincing stoppage of Bronx slugger Richie Plunkett. After controlling the opening two frames, Kobayashi cut Plunkett twice within the space of thirty seconds early in round three, leading to the fight being stopped. The first cut was on the side of his left eyebrow, the second on his right eyelid. It was this second cut that officially stopped the fight, but referee Robert Byrd confirmed afterwards that the first cut was almost as severe. Not known for his power, Kobayashi's efforts came as a surprise and Plunkett was disconsolate in the moments after the fight was stopped. A win would have seen him in the WCC instead of Kobayashi, but now he will have to go through the hard slog of the International Conference again in '09. At the time of the stoppage, Kobayashi had outlanded Plunkett 84-24, which gives a good indication of his dominance.

MONDAY OCTOBER 13: MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
(*IC*) (LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION)
AZUMAH NELSON (GHANA, 16-3(10)) KO6 YURI ROMANOV (BELARUS, 14-2-2(10))

Ghana's Azumah Nelson once again showed that he'll be a force to reckon with in the World Championship Conference, as he scored a highlight-reel knockout of Belarusian Yuri Romanov to finish competition in the IC with a perfect 5-0 record. Nelson did pretty much whatever he wanted through the first four rounds, but after Romanov displayed some major signs of life in the 5th, Nelson was all business in round six. He landed a succession of crisp, damaging combinations and then sent Romanov to the canvas with a textbook left hook. Romanov was only getting back to one knee when counted out at the 2:22 mark. Nelson outlanded Romanov 164-99, and is now 11-1 in his last twelve fights going back to December '06. The one loss was to Japan's Teruki Nakata in a September '07 WCC qualifying tournament bout. Just over twelve months later, he has now reached his goal.

MONDAY OCTOBER 13: MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
(*IC*) (LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION)
PERNELL WHITAKER (USA, 23-0(15)) UD10 NICOLAS FILLION (CANADA, 16-2(5))

Former Americas champion Nicolas Fillion faced the biggest test of his career to date in Athens gold medallist Pernell Whitaker when the two stepped into the ring in the main event of the Mount Royal Arena event. Both men brought 4-0 International Conference records into the fight, and so a WCC berth was already assured, but bragging rights and initial world rankings and statements were on the line. As most experts predicted, Whitaker gave Fillion something of a boxing lesson and a reality check, dropping him with a perfect left hook just one minute into the opening round and dominating most of the fight to score a unanimous decision win (99-90, 98-91, 99-90). Whitaker never allowed Fillion to get comfortable, outworking him and outlanding him. The Virginia native landed 325 of 1,023 punches (31.8%) while Fillion connected with 176 of 610 (28.9%). Fighting in front of a home crowd, Fillion was outclassed, but never gave in, and could make some noise in the World Championship Conference.

MONDAY OCTOBER 20: ALSTERDORFER, HAMBURG, GERMANY
(*IC*) (FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION)
JULIUS SIASIA (NIGERIA, 33-4-1(21)) UD10 JUAN LAPORTE (PUERTO RICO, 20-4-1(13))

Nigerian featherweight Julius Siasia confirmed his return to contender status by completing a 5-0 run through the International Conference with a unanimous decision win over the tough Puerto Rican Juan LaPorte (97-94, 96-95, 97-95). It was Siasia's second victory over LaPorte, as the two men clashed in a world ranking bout back in September '06. In this month's clash, LaPorte was the aggressor but Siasia was more effective, landing almost 35% of his punches compared to just 14% for the Puerto Rican. LaPorte was cut on the left eyebrow midway through the final round, but it was not a serious wound. Both men came into the fight with 4-0 records in IC competition, and while both will qualify for the World Championship Conference, Siasia will have a higher initial ranking by virtue of his victory.

MONDAY OCTOBER 20: ALSTERDORFER, HAMBURG, GERMANY
(*IC*) (FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION)
MICHAEL SCHNEIDER (GERMANY, 37-5-2(25)) UD10 ANTONIO ESAPARRAGOZA (VENEZUELA, 23-4-1(15))

Germany's Michael Schneider almost retired from boxing after a loss to Jesus Carrillo last October saw him miss out on a place in the first season of the World Championship Conference. His decision to stick with it has now paid off, as he went a perfect 5-0 in the 2008 International Conference and will be competing in the WCC in '09. He recorded a hard-earned unanimous decision win against the talented Venezuelan Antonio Esparragoza (96-94 on all three scorecards) in his final IC contest, overcoming a slow start and scoring a crucial knockdown late in round nine. Schneider outlanded Esparragoza 234-202, and will be looking to make up for lost time next year. Esparragoza loss to Schneider was his first of the year, and he also qualified for the WCC.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 25: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA
(*WCC*) (WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION)
#3 MICHAEL LINCOLN (USA, 28-2(21)) UD12 #10 ERIC BENGTSON (USA, 14-2-3(7))

Local favourite Michael Lincoln completed an undefeated first year in both the IBL and the World Championship Conference with a convincing unanimous decision win over Milwaukee's Eric Bengtson (118-112, 116-114, 117-113). After an even opening to the contest, Lincoln took control in the middle rounds and never relinquished it, outlanding the determined Bengtson 385-217 and ensuring that the 21-year-old Wisconsin slugger will be relegated to the International Conference. Lincoln's three WCC bouts had two things in common: they were all won by unanimous decision, and they were all against opponents ranked 10th or lower. Despite that, Lincoln will almost certainly finish the year at #3, but it's likely that the league will be looking for him to prove himself against a fellow contender before granting him a world title bid.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 25: YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, USA
(*WCC*) (BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION)
#6 ATSUTO HASEBE (JAPAN, 24-1(15)) UD12 #4 ERNESTO MIRANDA (ARGENTINA, 30-6-1(17))

Fighting in the final preliminary bout on the Lampkin-Holmes world title card, Japan's Atsuto Hasebe positioned himself for a possible title shot in early '09 with an impressive unanimous decision win over Argentinian contender Ernesto Miranda (116-112, 116-113, 116-112). Hasebe made a slow, even sluggish start, but came home with a wet sail, sweeping the last five rounds on two scorecards to conclude a perfect 3-0 WCC campaign. The former IBO champion commenced the year by dashing the title challenge hopes of Texas slugger Orlando Canizales in March before dominating the Filipino Jerome Gustilo in July. Miranda has been within touching distance of a bantamweight world title shot since being the #1 seed in the Challenger's tournament back in 2006, where he lost in the final to the Australian Jeff Fenech. He was defeated by eventual champion Carlos Zarate in a June '07 eliminator, and then lost to Fenech again this past February, also in an eliminator. This latest loss in another big fight might just have been his last chance. The busier, more aggressive combatant, Hasebe outlanded Miranda 339-236.

MONDAY OCTOBER 27: COVENTRY, ENGLAND
(*IC*) (MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION)
JAKE MORRISON (USA, 16-4(16)) KO5 TONY SIBSON (ENGLAND, 14-5(7))

In his first ever fight outside of the Americas, power punching middleweight Jake Morrison clinched a WCC berth and kept his perfect stoppage record intact with a devastating 5th round knockout of Tony Sibson. In a brutal display, Morrison dominated the opening two frames and then floored Sibson with a smashing left hook late in round three. He dropped him again with an uppercut early in the 4th, and then on three occasions in round five: from another uppercut, and then two flush left hooks. Sibson was counted out at the 2:31 mark, and Morrison, a native of Wisconsin, had achieved his goal of becoming a contender. All 21 of his professional bouts have ended inside the distance, including his four losses, so the slugger's fights will most definitely be required viewing in 2009.

MONDAY OCTOBER 27: COVENTRY, ENGLAND
(*IC*) (MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION)
JEMAR LOFTON (USA, 27-1-1(21)) SD10 ROBERT VILLEMAIN (FRANCE, 14-3-4(5))

Tampa's Jemar Lofton came extremely close to what would have been just the second defeat of his professional career. The Frenchman Robert Villemain gave him all he could handle and, in the opinion of some, was unlucky to not get the nod. He outlanded Lofton 287-228, but the judges appeared to be more impressed by Lofton's higher workrate. Two of them favoured him 96-95 and 96-94, with the other giving Villemain the win, 96-95. A victory would have seen Villemain qualify for the WCC, and, believing he had won, he was distraught after the verdict was announced. The knockdown Lofton scored early in round seven proved vital to the final outcome. His only career defeat was to Jose Napoles in an IBO junior-middleweight title fight eighteen months ago, and now that he has clinched a WCC spot, Lofton might just get a chance to gain revenge.

MONDAY OCTOBER 27: COVENTRY, ENGLAND
(*IC*) (MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION)
IAN LORD (ENGLAND, 19-1(10)) MD10 JESUS ENAMORADO (CUBA, 14-5(5))

A year ago at the very same venue, the Leofric Hotel in his hometown of Coventry, Ian Lord's chance at both a world title shot and a place in the WCC was controversially snuffed out when he was disqualified against the Californian Fred Boatwright. Though deeply disappointed, Lord went back to work and set about the task of being the best middleweight in the International Conference. He achieved that, and with his August win over Robbie Sims, clinched a place in the '09 WCC. With this month's majority decision victory over the Cuban Jesus Enamorado, he finished the year with a perfect 5-0 record and will be ranked in the low teens to start the new year. Lord took the verdict by scores of 96-93, 95-95 and 96-93, ending the bout with an exclamation point, a left hook that dropped the Cuban thirty seconds before the final bell and brought a thunderous round of applause from the audience. It was Lord's 20th career victory, and he'll be looking to add to that number in '09.

***

(Following are selected entries from the website's "Inside the Ropes: Results at a Glance" section for the month of October 2008).

10/6: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND

(*IC*) (LHW) IRAN BARKLEY (USA, 26-3-1(20)) UD10 MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ (USA, 13-5-2(7))

10/8: PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

(*IC*) (LHW) YOLANDE POMPEY (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 20-8-1(13)) TKO10 CHRIS FINNEGAN (ENGLAND, 11-5-2(5))

10/13: MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA

(*IC*) (LW) LEONEL HERNANDEZ (VENEZUELA, 37-8-1(27)) UD10 CLAUDE NOEL (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 26-10-2(18))
(*IC*) (LW) RADAMEL RAMOS (COLOMBIA, 26-2-1(15)) UD10 JAGUAR KAKIZAWA (JAPAN, 31-6-5(16))
(*IC*) (LW) ORLANDO ZULUETA (CUBA, 22-1-3(13)) SD10 ASDRUBAL ROSALES (VENEZUELA, 21-2(13))

10/20: ALSTERDORFER, HAMBURG, GERMANY

(*IC*) (FW) RONNIE CLAYTON (ENGLAND, 16-4-2(8)) UD10 CARMELO NEGRON (PUERTO RICO, 18-5-2(13))

10/25: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA

(*WCC*) (BW) #8 JEFF CHANDLER (USA, 19-4-3(11)) TKO10 #15 FELIX MACHADO (VENEZUELA, 29-7(19))

10/25: YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, USA

(*WCC*) (FLY) #14 SAMAN SORJATURONG (THAILAND, 23-4-3(15)) TKO10 #8 WILLIE DAVISON (USA, 27-6-2(20))

10/27: COVENTRY, ENGLAND

(*IC*) (MW) GENE ARMSTRONG (USA, 22-4-2(12)) D10 DENNY MOYER (USA, 13-4-3(4))
(*IC*) (MW) FABIO AUTRAN (BRAZIL, 19-3-3(6)) TKO9 STEVE BELLOISE (USA, 13-5-2(7))

10/29: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA

(*IC*) (MW) MAURICE HOPE (ENGLAND, 20-4-2(13)) UD10 JUAN CARLOS RIVERO (ARGENTINA, 16-7-3(10))
(*IC*) (MW) ROBBIE SIMS (USA, 19-5-2(11)) UD10 CHRIS HENDRICKS (USA, 9-8-3(5))

franklin_1 · 05-17-2014, 07:15 PM

Disappointing to see another loss, hopefully I will bounce back in the International Conference

kenyan_cheena · 05-17-2014, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by franklin_1

Disappointing to see another loss, hopefully I will bounce back in the International Conference

He gave it a good shot, and a year in the IC will only make him better.

This is getting crazy with all you folks who haven't posted here for a while re-appearing.

kenyan_cheena · 05-25-2014, 07:19 AM

BOXING MONTHLY

VOLUME 30, ISSUE 10 - OCTOBER 2008

(following are selected entries from the magazine's "Rings Around the World" section)

((*) denotes defending champion in title bouts)

Saturday October 4, Miami, FL, USA
Primo Carnera (Italy, 13-0(12)) KO4 Julius Jones (USA, 26-5(24))
(heavyweight division)

Saturday October 4, Miami, FL, USA
Antonio Hawkins (USA, 31-3-1(25)) UD12 Jimmy Fortson (USA, 27-4(19))
(featherweight division)

Saturday October 11, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Juan Escobar (Colombia, 28-1(19))* TKO9 James Priestland (Wales, 27-6-1(19))
(WBA junior-lightweight championship)

Saturday October 11, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Giancarlo Arango (Venezuela, 37-2(28))* KO6 Miguel Blanco (Venezuela, 29-5-1(20))
(WBA junior-bantamweight championship)

Saturday October 18, Panama City, Panama
Roberto Duran (Panama, 14-0(14)) TKO5 Eybir Perez (Panama, 12-5(8))
(lightweight division)

Saturday October 25, Houston, TX, USA
Christian Fritz (Germany, 26-2-1(20)) UD12 Jamal Hammonds (USA, 32-5(23))
(super-middleweight division)

Saturday October 25, Houston, TX, USA
David Hernandez (USA, 26-3-2(18)) UD12 Michael Barrett (USA, 25-3-1(17))
(super-middleweight division)

kenyan_cheena · 05-25-2014, 07:36 AM

Okay, with that last post we have finally reached the end of October, which means I can now dive into the packed November schedule. There's a bunch of fight cards to conclude the WCC and also the finish of the International Conference, so it will be a huge month. Of course, I will not be reviewing every single WCC card, but anything featuring one of our fictional guys will get a write-up. The November month-end reviews looks like being a big one.

kenyan_cheena · 05-25-2014, 09:27 AM

These are the November 1st WCC bouts that will be reviewed in the next few posts:

* Warsaw, Poland

(HW) #6 Andrew Golota (Poland) vs #13 Mike Hanson (USA)

* Detroit, MI, USA

(MW) #4 Greg Gorecky (Canada) vs #14 Fred Boatwright (USA)

(LHW) #2 Michael King (USA) vs #14 Freddie Mills (England)

(HW) #5 Max Schmeling (Germany) vs #9 Brutus Brody (USA)

* Los Angeles, CA, USA

(FW) #2 Gilberto Vasquez (Mexico) vs #14 Omar Calderon (Mexico)

(MW) #3 John Mugabi (Uganda) vs #7 Holman Williams (USA)

kenyan_cheena · 05-28-2014, 10:11 AM

ESPN

Boxing

Updated: November 1, 2008 7.30 PM ET

Once again, Golota climbs
off canvas to stop Hanson

By Larry Holman
ESPN.com
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In an uncanny repeat of their clash from March, Poland's Andrew Golota survived a 2nd round onslaught to rally and stop Indiana's Mike Hanson in round five of their IBL World Championship Conference bout today in Warsaw. Golota was sent to the canvas twice in round two, a right cross doing the damage two minute in and a smashing left hook putting him on his back right on the bell. Golota somehow managed to beat the count, and then went on to absolutely dominate a tiring Hanson in the next three frames. He unleashed a fierce battering on Hanson in the 4th, to the extent that all three judges scored it 10-8 without a knockdown occurring. Golota pummelled Hanson in round five, and referee Jorge Alonso stepped in to end the carnage at the 2:06 mark.

The fight was confirmed in mid-September after Hanson's management team, desperate to give their man a chance to avoid relegation to the International Conference, approached Golota about a rematch, despite the Pole having previously stated he would be retiring after being soundly defeated by Germany's Marko Friedrich in stage two of the WCC. Hanson's team gave Golota some incentive, offering him 90% of the prize money, win, lose or draw, while also agreeing for the fight to be staged at the same Warsaw venue as the March stoush. It was enough to get the 6th-ranked Golota back into the ring, and that's where Hanson himself was supposed to do his part. Instead, he failed to learn any lessons from March, where he dropped Golota in rounds three and five before being knocked out himself in the 6th.

When today's punishing contest was all over, Golota had landed 155 of 357 punches, Hanson just 58 of 98. The #13-ranked former college footballer is one of the most powerful heavyweights in the sport, but as his 0-3 record in '08 illustrates, he still has serious trouble when it comes to stamina. It cost Hanson (13-5(10)) victory in both fights against Golota, and was also a factor in his defeat to Igor Berezutskiy in August. Golota (33-8(29)) has said he plans to fight on in 2009, but his chances of securing a world title shot are slim at best. He is 2-3 since June '07, with Hanson the only man he has defeated in that time to go with losses against Ken Norton, Lennox Lewis and Friedrich. Only a victory over former champion Terone Haynes would be enough to gain Golota a title bid, but with the Florida slugger himself intent on reclaiming his crown, such a clash seems unlikely.

Larry Holman is ESPN.com's boxing writer.

kirby19711 · 05-31-2014, 03:03 PM

One heckuva GREAT THREAD!..Am a fan!..Thanks, all the best!

Kirb

kenyan_cheena · 06-01-2014, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirby19711

One heckuva GREAT THREAD!..Am a fan!..Thanks, all the best!

Kirb

Thanks, Kirby. If you would like to have a fictional fighter involved in the uni, I have just bumped the sign-up thread in the General Discussions forum.

kenyan_cheena · 06-03-2014, 09:00 PM

Next post should be up in about 9 or 10 hours from now. Started on it last night, and should be able to get it finished tonight (currently 11am Wednesday here in Sydney).

04-17-2014, 11:50 PM	#1962
Marciano6 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Detroit's Cass Corridor, 7 Mile Posts: 254	Wow Wow amazing work and dedication Kenyan! I haven't been on this forum in almost 2 years!!! I am extremely happy I did so today. First of all thank you for not folding my characters, and second Brody and Galvano will be champions one day. I look forward to the posts to come and I will be back regularly to see the progress of my boys. You sir are the man __________________ The Future Is A Mystery, The Past Is History, Today Iz A Gift Thats Why Itz Called The Present.

04-18-2014, 12:37 PM	#1964
Marciano6 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Detroit's Cass Corridor, 7 Mile Posts: 254	It's good to be back! with the lack of commitment the creators of TBCB have shown towards the game I kind of lost interest in the forum. I will be following my boys careers now though regularly, I missed those guys! __________________ The Future Is A Mystery, The Past Is History, Today Iz A Gift Thats Why Itz Called The Present.

05-17-2014, 09:38 AM	#1971
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	IBL ONLINE The Official Website of the International Boxing League Saturday, November 1, 2008 (Following are selected entries from the website's "Inside the Ropes: Fight Focus" section for the month of October 2008). WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1: JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, USA (IC) (WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION) MAX RASMUTH (USA, 15-3-1(8)) UD10 SILVANO BERTINI (ITALY, 11-6-2(4)) Back at the beginning of the year, Rochester's Max Rasmuth would have been an unlikely candidate to be the last man standing at the conclusion of competition in the welterweight division's International Conference, but that's how it turned out. Rasmuth ended '07 with back-to-back losses, and was not expected to threaten for a place in the WCC. However, his dominant unanimous decision win over Italy's Silvano Bertini made him the only IC welterweight to complete a perfect 5-0 run through 2008. Rasmuth floored Bertini three times, once in round two and twice in the final stanza, and pitched a near shutout to receive verdicts of 100-87, 99-88 and 100-87. He outlanded Bertini 296-114 and, provided none of the WCC lightweights choose to move up to 147, he'll start 2009 ranked at #10 in the world. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1: JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, USA (IC) (WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION) ELFORD COLES (13-0-1(4)) MD10 JIMMY FULTON (ENGLAND, 29-5-2(19)) Florida Alliance member Elford Coles remained undefeated and clinched a place in the 2009 WCC with a hard-fought majority decision win over the experienced Englishman Jimmy Fulton (96-94, 95-95, 97-93). The Jacksonville native, who many are saying could end up being more talented than his older welterweight stablemate James Ray, was really made to work for his win by Fulton, who ended up outlanding him 224-192. Fulton was particularly successful with his left jab, which found the mark with alarming regularity. However, Coles was able to win the closer rounds and looked fantastic in the ones he took convincingly, something Fulton did not do. Coles opened a nasty cut under Fulton's left eye in round two, but the Englishman's corner did a great job of making it a non-factor through the rest of the contest. It will certainly be interesting to see if Coles can maintain his undefeated status through 2009. MONDAY OCTOBER 6: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (IC) (LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION) STEVE GAYLE (USA, 27-3-2(17)) KO3 PETITE FOURIE (FRANCE, 14-5(6)) In a lively encounter, St. Louis native Steve Gayle stopped the Frenchman Petite Fourie with a textbook left-right combination late in round three to record his fifth victory of 2008 and confirm his place in next year's World Championship Conference. Gayle would have qualified even if he had lost, but the former WBC world title challenger made it clear during the days leading into the fight that he had no intention of ending the year with a defeat. In the uncharacteristically aggressive Fourie he found a tough opponent, one who looked determined to take him out early. But Fourie's recklessness played right into Gayle's hands, and he was counted out at the 2:36 mark. Like a number of other competitors in the light-heavyweight IC, Fourie finished the year with a 3-2 record, meaning he came up just short as far as the WCC is concerned. MONDAY OCTOBER 6: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (IC) (LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION) JOHN CONTEH (ENGLAND, 31-5-2(21)) UD10 SCOTT LONG (USA, 14-5-2(6)) With a vocal crowd behind him, England's John Conteh scored a comfortable unanimous decision win over the tough but outclassed Kansas native Scot Long to complete a perfect 5-0 run through the International Conference. Conteh dropped Long with a right cross midway through round seven and took the verdict by scores of 97-93, 100-90 and 99-92. He also ended his opponent's chances of qualifying for the WCC, as the loss saw Long finish the year with a 3-2 mark. Long was never really in the contest, although he tested Conteh for stretches of the 3rd, 5th and 6th rounds before finishing it bravely in the final frame. 28-year-old Conteh now has a chance to redeem himself after an inconsistent start to his time in the IBL during 2006 and 2007, where he compiled a 4-3-1 record. As for Long, it's back to the drawing board and square one for 2009. MONDAY OCTOBER 6: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (IC) (LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION) ALEXANDER LUCAS (ENGLAND, 25-4(17)) TKO7 JIMMY SLADE (USA, 33-6(17)) Local-born favourite Alexander Lucas joined his compatriot John Conteh in finishing off a perfect 5-0 season in the 2008 International Conference, and clinching a berth in the 2009 WCC. Lucas dominated the New Yorker Jimmy Slade before the bout was stopped in the 7th round due to a serious cut on Slade's left eyelid. The wound was opened by a smashing right hand late in round five, and the ringside official examined it on two occasions before directing the referee to halt the contest at the 1:33 mark of round seven. A win would have secured a place in the WCC for the veteran Slade, who was a competitor in the semi-finals of the league's initial world championship tournament two years ago but now faces another year in the International Conference. Slade came to the IBL as one of the best 175-pounders in the world, with a 26-2 record, but has struggled for consistency in winning just seven of twelve bouts since, including a 3-2 mark in 2008. MONDAY OCTOBER 13: MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (IC) (LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION) HIROSHI KOBAYASHI (JAPAN, 33-6-1(22)) TKO3 RICHIE PLUNKETT (USA, 18-4(14)) Former top contender Hiroshi Kobayashi clinched a berth in the World Championship Conference with a convincing stoppage of Bronx slugger Richie Plunkett. After controlling the opening two frames, Kobayashi cut Plunkett twice within the space of thirty seconds early in round three, leading to the fight being stopped. The first cut was on the side of his left eyebrow, the second on his right eyelid. It was this second cut that officially stopped the fight, but referee Robert Byrd confirmed afterwards that the first cut was almost as severe. Not known for his power, Kobayashi's efforts came as a surprise and Plunkett was disconsolate in the moments after the fight was stopped. A win would have seen him in the WCC instead of Kobayashi, but now he will have to go through the hard slog of the International Conference again in '09. At the time of the stoppage, Kobayashi had outlanded Plunkett 84-24, which gives a good indication of his dominance. MONDAY OCTOBER 13: MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (IC) (LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION) AZUMAH NELSON (GHANA, 16-3(10)) KO6 YURI ROMANOV (BELARUS, 14-2-2(10)) Ghana's Azumah Nelson once again showed that he'll be a force to reckon with in the World Championship Conference, as he scored a highlight-reel knockout of Belarusian Yuri Romanov to finish competition in the IC with a perfect 5-0 record. Nelson did pretty much whatever he wanted through the first four rounds, but after Romanov displayed some major signs of life in the 5th, Nelson was all business in round six. He landed a succession of crisp, damaging combinations and then sent Romanov to the canvas with a textbook left hook. Romanov was only getting back to one knee when counted out at the 2:22 mark. Nelson outlanded Romanov 164-99, and is now 11-1 in his last twelve fights going back to December '06. The one loss was to Japan's Teruki Nakata in a September '07 WCC qualifying tournament bout. Just over twelve months later, he has now reached his goal. MONDAY OCTOBER 13: MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (IC) (LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION) PERNELL WHITAKER (USA, 23-0(15)) UD10 NICOLAS FILLION (CANADA, 16-2(5)) Former Americas champion Nicolas Fillion faced the biggest test of his career to date in Athens gold medallist Pernell Whitaker when the two stepped into the ring in the main event of the Mount Royal Arena event. Both men brought 4-0 International Conference records into the fight, and so a WCC berth was already assured, but bragging rights and initial world rankings and statements were on the line. As most experts predicted, Whitaker gave Fillion something of a boxing lesson and a reality check, dropping him with a perfect left hook just one minute into the opening round and dominating most of the fight to score a unanimous decision win (99-90, 98-91, 99-90). Whitaker never allowed Fillion to get comfortable, outworking him and outlanding him. The Virginia native landed 325 of 1,023 punches (31.8%) while Fillion connected with 176 of 610 (28.9%). Fighting in front of a home crowd, Fillion was outclassed, but never gave in, and could make some noise in the World Championship Conference. MONDAY OCTOBER 20: ALSTERDORFER, HAMBURG, GERMANY (IC) (FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION) JULIUS SIASIA (NIGERIA, 33-4-1(21)) UD10 JUAN LAPORTE (PUERTO RICO, 20-4-1(13)) Nigerian featherweight Julius Siasia confirmed his return to contender status by completing a 5-0 run through the International Conference with a unanimous decision win over the tough Puerto Rican Juan LaPorte (97-94, 96-95, 97-95). It was Siasia's second victory over LaPorte, as the two men clashed in a world ranking bout back in September '06. In this month's clash, LaPorte was the aggressor but Siasia was more effective, landing almost 35% of his punches compared to just 14% for the Puerto Rican. LaPorte was cut on the left eyebrow midway through the final round, but it was not a serious wound. Both men came into the fight with 4-0 records in IC competition, and while both will qualify for the World Championship Conference, Siasia will have a higher initial ranking by virtue of his victory. MONDAY OCTOBER 20: ALSTERDORFER, HAMBURG, GERMANY (IC) (FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION) MICHAEL SCHNEIDER (GERMANY, 37-5-2(25)) UD10 ANTONIO ESAPARRAGOZA (VENEZUELA, 23-4-1(15)) Germany's Michael Schneider almost retired from boxing after a loss to Jesus Carrillo last October saw him miss out on a place in the first season of the World Championship Conference. His decision to stick with it has now paid off, as he went a perfect 5-0 in the 2008 International Conference and will be competing in the WCC in '09. He recorded a hard-earned unanimous decision win against the talented Venezuelan Antonio Esparragoza (96-94 on all three scorecards) in his final IC contest, overcoming a slow start and scoring a crucial knockdown late in round nine. Schneider outlanded Esparragoza 234-202, and will be looking to make up for lost time next year. Esparragoza loss to Schneider was his first of the year, and he also qualified for the WCC. SATURDAY OCTOBER 25: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA (WCC) (WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION) #3 MICHAEL LINCOLN (USA, 28-2(21)) UD12 #10 ERIC BENGTSON (USA, 14-2-3(7)) Local favourite Michael Lincoln completed an undefeated first year in both the IBL and the World Championship Conference with a convincing unanimous decision win over Milwaukee's Eric Bengtson (118-112, 116-114, 117-113). After an even opening to the contest, Lincoln took control in the middle rounds and never relinquished it, outlanding the determined Bengtson 385-217 and ensuring that the 21-year-old Wisconsin slugger will be relegated to the International Conference. Lincoln's three WCC bouts had two things in common: they were all won by unanimous decision, and they were all against opponents ranked 10th or lower. Despite that, Lincoln will almost certainly finish the year at #3, but it's likely that the league will be looking for him to prove himself against a fellow contender before granting him a world title bid. SATURDAY OCTOBER 25: YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, USA (WCC) (BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION) #6 ATSUTO HASEBE (JAPAN, 24-1(15)) UD12 #4 ERNESTO MIRANDA (ARGENTINA, 30-6-1(17)) Fighting in the final preliminary bout on the Lampkin-Holmes world title card, Japan's Atsuto Hasebe positioned himself for a possible title shot in early '09 with an impressive unanimous decision win over Argentinian contender Ernesto Miranda (116-112, 116-113, 116-112). Hasebe made a slow, even sluggish start, but came home with a wet sail, sweeping the last five rounds on two scorecards to conclude a perfect 3-0 WCC campaign. The former IBO champion commenced the year by dashing the title challenge hopes of Texas slugger Orlando Canizales in March before dominating the Filipino Jerome Gustilo in July. Miranda has been within touching distance of a bantamweight world title shot since being the #1 seed in the Challenger's tournament back in 2006, where he lost in the final to the Australian Jeff Fenech. He was defeated by eventual champion Carlos Zarate in a June '07 eliminator, and then lost to Fenech again this past February, also in an eliminator. This latest loss in another big fight might just have been his last chance. The busier, more aggressive combatant, Hasebe outlanded Miranda 339-236. MONDAY OCTOBER 27: COVENTRY, ENGLAND (IC) (MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION) JAKE MORRISON (USA, 16-4(16)) KO5 TONY SIBSON (ENGLAND, 14-5(7)) In his first ever fight outside of the Americas, power punching middleweight Jake Morrison clinched a WCC berth and kept his perfect stoppage record intact with a devastating 5th round knockout of Tony Sibson. In a brutal display, Morrison dominated the opening two frames and then floored Sibson with a smashing left hook late in round three. He dropped him again with an uppercut early in the 4th, and then on three occasions in round five: from another uppercut, and then two flush left hooks. Sibson was counted out at the 2:31 mark, and Morrison, a native of Wisconsin, had achieved his goal of becoming a contender. All 21 of his professional bouts have ended inside the distance, including his four losses, so the slugger's fights will most definitely be required viewing in 2009. MONDAY OCTOBER 27: COVENTRY, ENGLAND (IC) (MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION) JEMAR LOFTON (USA, 27-1-1(21)) SD10 ROBERT VILLEMAIN (FRANCE, 14-3-4(5)) Tampa's Jemar Lofton came extremely close to what would have been just the second defeat of his professional career. The Frenchman Robert Villemain gave him all he could handle and, in the opinion of some, was unlucky to not get the nod. He outlanded Lofton 287-228, but the judges appeared to be more impressed by Lofton's higher workrate. Two of them favoured him 96-95 and 96-94, with the other giving Villemain the win, 96-95. A victory would have seen Villemain qualify for the WCC, and, believing he had won, he was distraught after the verdict was announced. The knockdown Lofton scored early in round seven proved vital to the final outcome. His only career defeat was to Jose Napoles in an IBO junior-middleweight title fight eighteen months ago, and now that he has clinched a WCC spot, Lofton might just get a chance to gain revenge. MONDAY OCTOBER 27: COVENTRY, ENGLAND (IC) (MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION) IAN LORD (ENGLAND, 19-1(10)) MD10 JESUS ENAMORADO (CUBA, 14-5(5)) A year ago at the very same venue, the Leofric Hotel in his hometown of Coventry, Ian Lord's chance at both a world title shot and a place in the WCC was controversially snuffed out when he was disqualified against the Californian Fred Boatwright. Though deeply disappointed, Lord went back to work and set about the task of being the best middleweight in the International Conference. He achieved that, and with his August win over Robbie Sims, clinched a place in the '09 WCC. With this month's majority decision victory over the Cuban Jesus Enamorado, he finished the year with a perfect 5-0 record and will be ranked in the low teens to start the new year. Lord took the verdict by scores of 96-93, 95-95 and 96-93, ending the bout with an exclamation point, a left hook that dropped the Cuban thirty seconds before the final bell and brought a thunderous round of applause from the audience. It was Lord's 20th career victory, and he'll be looking to add to that number in '09. *** (Following are selected entries from the website's "Inside the Ropes: Results at a Glance" section for the month of October 2008). 10/6: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (IC) (LHW) IRAN BARKLEY (USA, 26-3-1(20)) UD10 MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ (USA, 13-5-2(7)) 10/8: PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (IC) (LHW) YOLANDE POMPEY (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 20-8-1(13)) TKO10 CHRIS FINNEGAN (ENGLAND, 11-5-2(5)) 10/13: MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (IC) (LW) LEONEL HERNANDEZ (VENEZUELA, 37-8-1(27)) UD10 CLAUDE NOEL (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 26-10-2(18)) (IC) (LW) RADAMEL RAMOS (COLOMBIA, 26-2-1(15)) UD10 JAGUAR KAKIZAWA (JAPAN, 31-6-5(16)) (IC) (LW) ORLANDO ZULUETA (CUBA, 22-1-3(13)) SD10 ASDRUBAL ROSALES (VENEZUELA, 21-2(13)) 10/20: ALSTERDORFER, HAMBURG, GERMANY (IC) (FW) RONNIE CLAYTON (ENGLAND, 16-4-2(8)) UD10 CARMELO NEGRON (PUERTO RICO, 18-5-2(13)) 10/25: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA (WCC) (BW) #8 JEFF CHANDLER (USA, 19-4-3(11)) TKO10 #15 FELIX MACHADO (VENEZUELA, 29-7(19)) 10/25: YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, USA (WCC) (FLY) #14 SAMAN SORJATURONG (THAILAND, 23-4-3(15)) TKO10 #8 WILLIE DAVISON (USA, 27-6-2(20)) 10/27: COVENTRY, ENGLAND (IC) (MW) GENE ARMSTRONG (USA, 22-4-2(12)) D10 DENNY MOYER (USA, 13-4-3(4)) (IC) (MW) FABIO AUTRAN (BRAZIL, 19-3-3(6)) TKO9 STEVE BELLOISE (USA, 13-5-2(7)) 10/29: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA (IC) (MW) MAURICE HOPE (ENGLAND, 20-4-2(13)) UD10 JUAN CARLOS RIVERO (ARGENTINA, 16-7-3(10)) (IC) (MW) ROBBIE SIMS (USA, 19-5-2(11)) UD10 CHRIS HENDRICKS (USA, 9-8-3(5)) Last edited by kenyan_cheena; 06-01-2014 at 09:27 AM.

05-25-2014, 07:19 AM	#1974
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	BOXING MONTHLY VOLUME 30, ISSUE 10 - OCTOBER 2008 (following are selected entries from the magazine's "Rings Around the World" section) (() denotes defending champion in title bouts) Saturday October 4, Miami, FL, USA Primo Carnera (Italy, 13-0(12)) KO4 Julius Jones (USA, 26-5(24))* (heavyweight division) Saturday October 4, Miami, FL, USA Antonio Hawkins (USA, 31-3-1(25)) UD12 Jimmy Fortson (USA, 27-4(19)) (featherweight division) Saturday October 11, Las Vegas, NV, USA *Juan Escobar (Colombia, 28-1(19)) TKO9 James Priestland (Wales, 27-6-1(19)) (WBA junior-lightweight championship) Saturday October 11, Las Vegas, NV, USA Giancarlo Arango (Venezuela, 37-2(28))* KO6 Miguel Blanco (Venezuela, 29-5-1(20)) (WBA junior-bantamweight championship) Saturday October 18, Panama City, Panama Roberto Duran (Panama, 14-0(14)) TKO5 Eybir Perez (Panama, 12-5(8)) (lightweight division) Saturday October 25, Houston, TX, USA Christian Fritz (Germany, 26-2-1(20)) UD12 Jamal Hammonds (USA, 32-5(23)) (super-middleweight division) Saturday October 25, Houston, TX, USA David Hernandez (USA, 26-3-2(18)) UD12 Michael Barrett (USA, 25-3-1(17))** (super-middleweight division) Last edited by kenyan_cheena; 05-25-2014 at 07:20 AM.

05-25-2014, 07:36 AM	#1975
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	Okay, with that last post we have finally reached the end of October, which means I can now dive into the packed November schedule. There's a bunch of fight cards to conclude the WCC and also the finish of the International Conference, so it will be a huge month. Of course, I will not be reviewing every single WCC card, but anything featuring one of our fictional guys will get a write-up. The November month-end reviews looks like being a big one. Last edited by kenyan_cheena; 05-25-2014 at 07:39 AM.

04-16-2014, 08:29 PM	#1961
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	*The New York Age* SUNDAY, 26 OCTOBER, 2008 LAMPKIN RUNS OUT OF MIRACLES Story by James Reynolds And just like that, it was all over. Last night, Jeff Lampkin's extraordinary 22-and-a-half month reign as world junior-heavyweight champion came to an abrupt end at the Chevrolet Center in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, when he was knocked out in the 2nd round by Brooklyn's former WBA light-heavyweight titlist Maurice Holmes. It was a lively contest while it lasted, but in the end all it took was one jolting right cross two minutes into the frame for Holmes to turn the champion's lights out. Lampkin was asleep before he hit the canvas, and referee Gerald Scott counted him out at the 2:17 mark, accompanied by stunned silence from the audience. Two-and-a-half years after announcing his comeback and intention to claim the IBL's 200-pound title, Maurice Holmes has finally achieved his goal. While not exactly resigned to his fate, Lampkin had conceded in the days leading into the fight that Holmes represented the biggest challenge of his career and that trying to take him out early would give him the best chance of stretching his reign into a third remarkable year. And so it was that the champion came out aggressive, planting a hard left hook into Holmes's midsection moments after the opening bell. The New Yorker returned the favour before absorbing a stiff jab to the jaw. Lampkin kept that left jab in Holmes's face and went back to the body as the round reached the two-minute mark, throwing a flurry of damaging lefts and rights, and then backed Holmes off with a left-right salvo to the head. The challenger stayed on the defensive for the rest of the round, and when Lampkin unloaded another flurry near its end he was able to either parry or dodge most of them, despite the excited crowd making it seem otherwise. The champion had started brilliantly, and returned to his corner to a standing ovation and with a yelp of self-belief. He was shaken by a Holmes right rip to the body thirty seconds into round two, but when he fired off a three-punch salvo in retort, the challenger was on his bicycle once again, and the crowd loved it. Lampkin found the mark with a hard right cross one minute in, before Holmes brought a pained expression to his face with another one of those stinging body shots. Holmes became more aggressive and after missing with a left-right combo, he literally walked into a Lampkin left hook that snapped his head around and brought a roar from the crowd. Holmes shook it off, and when Lampkin threw a sloppy left hook, he came over the top of it perfectly with the right cross that landed flush on the jaw and knocked the champion out. Lampkin fell face first to the canvas and did not move for the duration of the count. Both corner crews flooded the ring immediately after, Holmes's to celebrate with their new world champion and Lampkin's to check with concern on their fallen one. Lampkin was unconscious for a couple of minutes, lying still in the middle of the ring to the despair of his supporters. When he eventually sat up and was guided back to his corner on unsteady legs, they applauded him. Holmes heaped praise on him during the post-fight interview, saying that he was feeling genuinely worried in the face of Lampkin's aggressive tactics, but that the champion made one critical mistake and he was sharp enough to pounce on it. In just over five minutes of frantic action, Holmes landed 26 of 104 punches (25%), Lampkin 40 of 222 (18%). At 37 years of age, Holmes (47-5-1(39)) has set a new record as the oldest fighter to capture a junior-heavyweight/cruiserweight world championship, but his reign could be a brief one as he implied that he may very well be bound for the heavyweight division in 2009. If that ends up being the case, it means the 200-pound weight class will be without both combatants next year as Lampkin (39-9-1(31)) confirmed before he had left the ring that he will be staying true to his words from back in April when he said he would be retiring after his next loss. He received a thunderous round of applause from the Chevrolet Center crowd, who have been behind him in fanatical support for each one of his five IBL championship bouts. He turned 32 only last month, but it has been a career defined more by miles than years. One of the most extraordinary things about Lampkin's run of IBL victories is that it started against the man who defeated him last night. As the #7 seed, he upset #2 Holmes in the quarter-finals of the inaugural world championship tournament back in June '06. The fight was stopped due to a cut on Holmes's left eyebrow in round five. On the same night, current light-heavyweight world title contender and two-time Olympic gold medallist Sam Langford was also an unexpected casualty when Italy's Massimiliano Duran eeked out a split decision win over him, the first loss of Langford's career. If Langford had won the fight, it's likely he would have ended Lampkin's run in the tournament semis and gone on to win the title, but instead it was Duran who Lampkin faced and defeated by majority decision in a dramatic fight that featured five knockdowns. Since then, it has been one extraordinary win after another: flooring former world champion Carlos DeLeon twice in round five of the tournament final to win the title (December '06), climbing off the canvas in round three to stop Frenchman Taoufik Belbouli in the 6th in his first defense (March '07), retaining the title via 14th-round disqualification in a rematch with DeLeon, when he was far behind on points (August '07) and then being dropped twice in round one, only to knock out Germany's Torsten May in round two of his third defense (May '08). Lampkin was the last of the league's inaugural world champions, and if you had placed money on him back at the end of '06 to be the last one standing, you'd be a rich man today. It was a reign and a run of results that may not be repeated for some time, and for that Jeff Lampkin will be long remembered and admired.

04-18-2014, 03:53 AM	#1963
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	Have to admit I thought we had seen the last of you, M6. Great that you are back.

04-20-2014, 06:42 PM	#1965
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	Next post will be the October IBL ONLINE fight reviews.

05-01-2014, 11:39 PM	#1966
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	Sorry, all. Have not had much time to work on this during the last couple of weeks. Will try to make some progress this weekend.

05-17-2014, 07:15 PM	#1972
franklin_1 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Heartland Posts: 138	Disappointing to see another loss, hopefully I will bounce back in the International Conference

05-25-2014, 09:27 AM	#1976
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	These are the November 1st WCC bouts that will be reviewed in the next few posts: * Warsaw, Poland (HW) #6 Andrew Golota (Poland) vs #13 Mike Hanson (USA) * Detroit, MI, USA (MW) #4 Greg Gorecky (Canada) vs #14 Fred Boatwright (USA) (LHW) #2 Michael King (USA) vs #14 Freddie Mills (England) (HW) #5 Max Schmeling (Germany) vs #9 Brutus Brody (USA) * Los Angeles, CA, USA (FW) #2 Gilberto Vasquez (Mexico) vs #14 Omar Calderon (Mexico) (MW) #3 John Mugabi (Uganda) vs #7 Holman Williams (USA)

05-28-2014, 10:11 AM	#1977
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	*ESPN* *Boxing* Updated: November 1, 2008 7.30 PM ET Once again, Golota climbs off canvas to stop Hanson By Larry Holman ESPN.com Archive In an uncanny repeat of their clash from March, Poland's Andrew Golota survived a 2nd round onslaught to rally and stop Indiana's Mike Hanson in round five of their IBL World Championship Conference bout today in Warsaw. Golota was sent to the canvas twice in round two, a right cross doing the damage two minute in and a smashing left hook putting him on his back right on the bell. Golota somehow managed to beat the count, and then went on to absolutely dominate a tiring Hanson in the next three frames. He unleashed a fierce battering on Hanson in the 4th, to the extent that all three judges scored it 10-8 without a knockdown occurring. Golota pummelled Hanson in round five, and referee Jorge Alonso stepped in to end the carnage at the 2:06 mark. The fight was confirmed in mid-September after Hanson's management team, desperate to give their man a chance to avoid relegation to the International Conference, approached Golota about a rematch, despite the Pole having previously stated he would be retiring after being soundly defeated by Germany's Marko Friedrich in stage two of the WCC. Hanson's team gave Golota some incentive, offering him 90% of the prize money, win, lose or draw, while also agreeing for the fight to be staged at the same Warsaw venue as the March stoush. It was enough to get the 6th-ranked Golota back into the ring, and that's where Hanson himself was supposed to do his part. Instead, he failed to learn any lessons from March, where he dropped Golota in rounds three and five before being knocked out himself in the 6th. When today's punishing contest was all over, Golota had landed 155 of 357 punches, Hanson just 58 of 98. The #13-ranked former college footballer is one of the most powerful heavyweights in the sport, but as his 0-3 record in '08 illustrates, he still has serious trouble when it comes to stamina. It cost Hanson (13-5(10)) victory in both fights against Golota, and was also a factor in his defeat to Igor Berezutskiy in August. Golota (33-8(29)) has said he plans to fight on in 2009, but his chances of securing a world title shot are slim at best. He is 2-3 since June '07, with Hanson the only man he has defeated in that time to go with losses against Ken Norton, Lennox Lewis and Friedrich. Only a victory over former champion Terone Haynes would be enough to gain Golota a title bid, but with the Florida slugger himself intent on reclaiming his crown, such a clash seems unlikely. Larry Holman is ESPN.com's boxing writer. Last edited by kenyan_cheena; 05-28-2014 at 10:29 AM.

05-31-2014, 03:03 PM	#1978
kirby19711 Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 6	One heckuva GREAT THREAD!..Am a fan!..Thanks, all the best! Kirb

06-03-2014, 09:00 PM	#1980
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	Next post should be up in about 9 or 10 hours from now. Started on it last night, and should be able to get it finished tonight (currently 11am Wednesday here in Sydney).