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Benn in the
Hall? |
By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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When you
think of Nigel Benn, you think of
words like fury, rage, and ferocity.
These were his trademarks in the
ring and provided uncommon
excitement and entertainment.
Unfortunately, his career defining
fight ended with tragic results and
sometimes detracts from his entire
body of work. As one writer stated,
" One man's finest hour was the end
of another man's life as he knew
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The Dream |
By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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Many
great fighters who have thrilled us
over the years, whether fighting for
a championship belt or at a local
club, face retirement without any
kind of financial assistance or
access to medical care. Many suffer
from depression, alcohol and
substance abuse, rage disorders,
homelessness or being indigent, and
the horrific effects of pugilistic
dementia. Bobby Chacon, about whom I
have written at great length, Willie
Pep, Jimmy Ellis and Wilfredo
Benitez, come to mind.
Even the great Joe Louis died
penniless. Some, like Greg Page or
Gerald McClellan, have been injured
in the ring. It can occur in a split
second. For many ex-fighters, a
combination of these factors adds up
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Photographers
Join to Provide Professionally Licensed
Photography |
Pompton
Lakes, NJ - October 2, 2006
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World-class fight photographers
Javiel Centeno, Chris Cozzone and Ed
Mulholland, announced today the
formation of
www.fightwireimages.com, a wire
service and high-resolution image
library specifically designed to
serve the
needs of the Boxing & Mixed Martial
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Fight Wire Images' goal is to become
the leading digital photo
agency and wire service for Boxing/MMA
industry. The company provides
professionally licensed photography
and assignment services to media
outlets such as magazines, websites
and promoters on a real-time
basis. Fight Wire Images operates
offices in NY/NJ, Las Vegas/
Southwest US, Florida and Puerto
Rico areas and works with media
outlets and magazines around the
globe.
"We launched the site on July 22,
2006 with no announcement and have
already moved photos to prestigious
industry leaders such as HBO,
FightNews.com and magazines like The
Ring, Boxing Digest, Boxing
News, The Fist Australia and many
others", stated Mulholland.
On the flip side of things,
www.fightwireimages.com will
also be
representing photographers looking
to move their images globally to
the Boxing/MMA industry. Cozzone
elaborated, "Our next steps will
be to further our library of images
through the representation of
other photographers in key
demographics. We have already had
discussions with several top fight
photographers and are now ready to
move forward with representation."
"Fight photographers will no longer
have to worry about negotiating
rates, invoicing and tracking
payments and instead can concentrate
on
why they became photographers, and
that's making the best images
possible", added Centeno.
For Information:
http://www.fightwireimages.com
or
Contact:
info@fightwireimages.com |
Phone: 973.722.4302 |
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"ShoBox: The New Generation." Update |
In a sensational match-up of
world-ranked boxers, once-beaten
Kendall Holt collides with
undefeated Isaac Hlatshwayo in a
12-round bout for the vacant NABO
140-pound title in the main event
Friday, Nov. 3 on "ShoBox: The New
Generation.''
Holt (20-1, 12 KOs) is ranked No. 13
in the WBA. Hlatshwayo (26-0, 1 NC,
nine KOs) is ranked No. 5 in the WBC,
No. 7 in the WBO and No. 9 in the
IBF.
In an excellent "ShoBox" co-feature
on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed
on the west coast), Shamone Alvarez
(15-0, 10 KOs) will make his third
appearance on "ShoBox'' when he
meets fellow unbeaten Enrique
Gutierrez (9-0, 7 KOs) in an
eight-round welterweight bout.
The Duva Boxing-promoted
doubleheader will take place at
Bally's Casino Ballroom in Atlantic
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Erik Morales Pacquiao III Update |
ERIK
MORALES WEIGHS IN; OVER 10,000
TICKETS SOLD FOR PACQUIAO VS MORALES
III 'THE GRAND FINALE' ON NOV 18!
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Three-time world champion Erik 'El
Terrible' Morales weighed 142 pounds
today and said he felt "unbelievably
strong" while at a press conference
in Mexico City.
Morales has been training in the
mountains at the Otomi which is
north of Mexico City. There, Erik's
father, Jose, has been directing the
training.
Morales and Pacquiao are fighting in
the super featherweight division, at
130 pounds.
"Not only am I am on weight, but I
feel stronger than ever," said
Morales told the fight press in
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definitely going to win - maybe even
by knockout," said his father, Jose.
As of today, over 10,000 tickets
have been sold for Pacquiao vs.
Morales III 'The Grand Finale' at
the Thomas and Mack Center in Las
Vegas.
"Ticket sales are phenomenal," said
Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank.
Pacquio vs. Morales III is promoted
by Top Rank in association with Wynn
Las Vegas. Pacquiao vs. Morales III
will be broadcast on HBO Pay Per
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Peak into the Head of a Boxing Writer |
By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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A big
disclaimer at the outset. This is
just my opinion and only mine.
Heck, it is virtually impossible to
get two boxing writers to ever agree
on anything.
But I think it might be interesting
to share the mental checklist I use
that so that readers know where at
least I am coming from.
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Corrales Insider Questions
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Business Blunder By Golden Boy
Shaw Not Letting Chico Jump Over The
Wall Without A Fight
Written By
William Trillo
www.Pound4Pound.com
Foto Follie: Bret "The Threat"
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A member
of Team Corrales told Pound4Pound on
Friday afternoon that although he
thinks Diego will eventually end up
with Golden Boy, he is not so sure
the deal is 100% official, and now
we know why.
Reports are circulating today that
Diego is still contractually
obligated to Shaw for at least one
more fight and the promoter plans on
holding Corrales to that commitment,
or else. Like the premature GB
announcements in the past, our
source noted, "Look at the Juan Diaz
deal, Golden Boy was saying they
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The
"Schoolboy" and "Blade" |
By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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The
headline read: "Darrin Van Horn, a
sophomore at the University of
Kentucky, won his 32d bout without
defeat last night when he knocked
out Norberto Bueno at 1:26 of the
third round of a scheduled 10-round
junior middleweight bout at the Felt
Forum."
I remember noting this in some
magazine back in 1986 and was amazed
at this young fighter's record. He
would go on to win 7 more fights and
amass a 39-0 record (23 ko's) before
losing a UD to tough Gianfranco Rosi
(48-2 coming in).
But previously, he had whipped
Robert Hines (24-1-1 at the time)
for the IBF Light Middleweight
Title, the first of two world belts
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Bowe in the
Hall? |
By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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Record:
42-1-0-1 with 33 wins by ko. Riddick
"Big Daddy" Bowe had great amateur
success and won the silver medal in
the 1988 Seoul Olympics, losing to
future undisputed heavyweight
champion Lennox Lewis. Bowe also won
the New York Golden Gloves
championship as well as various
tournaments. After winning the
silver medal, he turned
professional.
Style: Bowe had great size (6'5" and
weighed approximately 230 pound).
His strength made him very difficult
to fight. He was unusually quick for
his size and fought in an orthodox
manner. Possessing all the tools
necessary for greatness, he could
fight just as effectively on the
inside as he could from the outside
and had exceptional power in both
hands as well as a lethal jab.
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Thinking outside the box: Will the real
heavyweight please stand up? |
By Jerrell Ellerbe
Staff Writer FightNightNews
Please complete the (1) question
questionnaire at the bottom of this
article.
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Finding the
real heavyweight prodigy today in 2006
is like trying to find "Where's Waldo."
Perhaps he's considering retirement,
sitting out amongst the pasture of a
sold out crowd or considering packing on
20 or 30+lbs. Maybe there are already
heavyweight champions and we need to be
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Why you should buy Mayweather - Baldomir
in November |
By Jerrell Ellerbe
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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Anything can
happen in the sport of boxing.
Mayweather - Baldomir has the potential
to be an extraordinary pay per view
event.
Carlos Baldomir has provided incentives
that he may be able to test Floyd if he
doesn't come correct! In addition, this
could be another feather in Mayweather's
cap, if Baldomir isn't ready to handle
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Brock Father: FightNews Report on
SuperFighters is Fabricated |
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Leaves Door Open to Participating
By William Trillo
Pound4Pound.com and
Nat Gottlieb
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Calvin Brock
and his father/manager Calvance are
fuming over an apparently false story
that was planted in FightNews.com which
quoted Calvin as saying he has removed
himself from the $5 million one-night
only, "Superfighter Heavyweight Boxing
Tournament" on December 1 in Melbourne,
Australia. "That story is fabricated,"
said a livid Calvance Brock. The story,
later picked up and run on its blog by
TheSweetScience.com, said that Brock,
who fights Wladimir Klitschko for his
IBF belt Nov. 11, "had been released
from his contract to fight in the $5
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Sergei Liakhovich / Shannon Briggs
Conference Call Transcript |
The
20-year anniversary celebration of
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
continues with an exciting world
championship doubleheader on
Saturday, Nov. 4, when Sergei "White
Wolf" Liakhovich (23-1, 14 KOs)
defends his WBO heavyweight title
against Shannon "The Cannon'' Briggs
(47-4-1, 41 KOs) and WBA lightweight
champion Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz
(30-0, 15 KOs) risks his crown
against Fernando "La Fiera" Angulo
(18-3, 12 KOs).
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The Don
King Productions-promoted twinbill
will air on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT
(delayed on the west coast) from
Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.
Question: Sergei, how is your
training is going?
Liakhovich: Everything is great.
Camp is great. It is everything we
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Underestimating can be Unhealthy |
By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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When Ray
Mancini was riding high as the
real-life Italian Stallion, his last
moment in the sun would be when he
met two-time world champion (but
shop worn) Bobby Chacon, 52-6-1 at
the time, and easily beat him in
three rounds. He would then lose his
title by upset stoppage to a then
unknown Livingston Bramble, 20-1-1,
in 1984 but not before giving an all
out effort, the result of which was
an overnight stay at a hospital and
over 70 stitches to close cuts
around his eye. The Mancini camp had
badly underestimated the colorful
Virgin Islander. Bramble's non stop
offensive and sharp punches turned
"Boom Boom's" face into a hideous
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Lightening Strikes in Kingston
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By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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It was
Saturday, November 13, 1984, and
highly touted Jaime Garza was
scheduled to meet rugged Juan "Kid"
Meza in the main event at the Mid
Town Neighborhood Center in
Kingston, NY.
Meza was a clear 5-1 underdog to the
40-0 heavy handed puncher from
Californian who was being compared
to Danny "Little Red" Lopez for his
full throttle offense, porous
defense, and ability to come off the
canvas and put his opponent out. In
fact, Garza won his title some 17
months before by coming off the
floor in typical "Little Red"
fashion to knock out Bobby Berna in
two and take the belt vacated by the
legendary Wilfredo Gomez.
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FNN Exclusive Interview: Adrian Mora |
By Troy Ondrizek
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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I got a
call a little while back from a boy
of mine and he was praising this
young welterweight prospect named
Adrian Mora.
So I hopped online and found out
that Mora wasn't so young (29) but
was a solid prospect and I left it
at that. My boy called me again
later on and he kept bragging how
good Mora was, so I was like fine,
I'll try to get some video of him,
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FNN Exclusive Interview: Chauncy
Welliver |
By Troy Ondrizek
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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Chauncy
Welliver has been the butt-end of
many jokes regarding the heavyweight
division these days.
People have mocked him for his fat
content, of which there is plenty.
Hecklers have fired shots at
Welliver in regards to some dubious
decisions in his favor and his
inability to crack an egg, let alone
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My "New" Top Twenty since 1945 |
By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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They say
one learns from his or her mistakes.
Let's see if there is any truth to
that as I come up with a revised
list below.
And why since 1945? Because I
actually witnessed each listed boxer
fight at one time or another, and I
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course, I carefully analyzed their
records, ko percentages, skill-sets,
the era in which they fought, entire
body of work, quality of opposition
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Calzaghe vs. Kessler: Someone's "O" must
go! |
By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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Joe
Calzaghe, W 42 (31 ko's) - 0 vs.
Mikkel Kessler, 38 (29) ko's) -0 is
a fight that has to be made and
someone's "O" must go! Off their
respective fights with Sakio Bika
and Markus Beyer tonight, Kessler
must be given a reasonable chance to
slow down the Welshman's express
train.
Joe had to battle his way to the
final bell of a very hard night's
work with the game Australian (by
way of Cameroon), Bika, who came to
win. Joe was breathing hard at the
end,On the other Hand, Kessler
brutally dispatched WBC super
middleweight champion Markus Beyer
in three rounds and now owns both
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The case for Virgil Hill in the Hall (IBHF) |
By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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Next
year Roberto Duran becomes eligible
for induction into the International
Boxing Hall Of Fame and that should
be a slam dunk.
A few years later, Virgil
"Quicksilver" Hill also will become
eligible and I submit a reasonable,
if not compelling case can be made
for his induction as well. Let's
look at the facts.
Virgil won his first fight in 1984
against Arthur Wright in Madison
Square Garden. He defeated Clarence
Osby in 1986 at the Felt Forum in
New York City to win the WBC
Continental Americas Light
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Ebb and Flow |
By Ted Sares
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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Certain
fights feature what is known as ebb
and flow. If you get lucky, you may
see some, for none are more
exciting. The first
Castillo-Corrales fight and many of
Micky Ward's fights are examples of
this spectator's delight, and of
course, the ebb and flow classic
between Archie Moore and Canada's
Yvonne Durelle in 1958 was one that
all hardcore boxing fans must see or
read about.
See a related article I did on
FightNightNews entitled,
"Five Indelible Boxing Memories."
Below are a few others to refresh
your memory and maybe wet your
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Dibella Entertainment Broadway Boxing on
Oct 20th Cancelled |
Show
cancelled due to injuries. Next
Broadway Boxing on Tap for November
15th.
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New
York, October 12-DiBella
Entertainment announced today that
the October 20th Broadway Boxing
Presented by StubHub card at the
Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center
has been cancelled due to injuries
to a number of the participants.
Robert Kamya, who was scheduled to
face James "Buddy" McGirt Jr.,
suffered a jaw injury. Noriko Kariya,
slated to fight Elisha Olivas
injured her wrist, and Darling
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Peter Manfredo, Jr. Media Workout Quotes
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(Joey
"KO Kid" Spina (19-0-1, 14 KOs)
"headlines
against cross-town rival The Pride
of Providence" Peter Manfredo, Jr.
(25-3, 11 KOs) in Saturday night's
"The Contender Special – Put Up or
Shut Up," promoted by the Tournament
of Contenders in association with
Jimmy Burchfield's Classic
Entertainment & Sports, at the
Dunkin' Donuts Center in downtown
Providence. The show will be
televised on ESPN2 from 10:30PM -
12:30 AM/ET on a tape-delayed basis
with the main event beginning LIVE
at 9:00 PM/ET.
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Tickets
priced at $57.00, $152.00, and
$302.00 (ringside) are on sale
through
www.Ticketmaster.com, all local
Ticketmaster outlets or by calling
Ticketmaster direct at (401)
331-2211 or (617) 931-2000.
Tickets are also available through
CES Boxing at (401) 724-2253,
www.cesboxing.com and the
Dunkin' Donuts Center Box Office.
For more information visit
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"It wasn't personal before; it was
business but now it's personal. I
asked for this fight because I
hadn't made serious money like The
Contenders. There's been a lot of
trash talking and it's come to this.
He and his father have disrespected
me and my coach (Eddie Mustapha
Muhammad). I'm coming to fight; I'm
coming for him. I'm going to knock
him out. That's what I do. I want to
thank my promoter (CES), manager
(Warehouse Boxing) and the best
trainer in boxing for getting me in
this position and this kind of
shape. Peter, I'm coming for you." |
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Interview: Hot New Trainer Wayne "Pocket
Rocket" McCullough |
By NAT GOTTLIEB
Senior Staff Writer FightNightNews
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For 13
years, Wayne McCullough has been a
ring warrior and crowd pleaser.
The former world champion from
Belfast has turned trainer, and is
attacking his new job with the same
relentless desire to win as he
displayed in the ring. Currently he
trains four fighters, three of whom
could be world champions by the end
of 2007, the other a promising
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A Need for Passionate Advocates
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By TED SARES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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Beethaeven Scottland was born in
1975 and died in 2001 at 26. He was
a light-heavyweight who went into a
coma after his televised fight on
ESPN2 with George Khalid Jones on
June 26, 2001.
After taking way too many clean
punches to the head, he collapsed
and then passed away on July 1. As a
substitute for David Telesco, he had
taken the fight on short notice. In
fact, "Bee," 20-7 coming in, was
scheduled to fight Dana Rucker," but
Rucker pulled out with a legitimate
injury. Since Beethaeven was in top
shape, he took the fight against
George Khalid Jones on the U.S.S.
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Shannon Angry Trainer Said Camp Was 'In
Chaos' |
Briggs On Split With Jeff
Mayweather:
'He Wasn't Aggressive Enough'
By NAT GOTTLIEB
Senior Staff Writer FightNightNews
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