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donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-12-03 20:13:56

Lewis to Defend Title Against Klitschko LONDON (AP) -- Heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is planning three fights starting in March, including bouts against Vitaly and Wladimir Klitschko and a rematch with Mike Tyson. "I want my fans to know that I am intending to defend my WBC title against Vitaly Klitschko on March 8, 2003,'' Lewis told the BBC on Sunday. "My negotiating team has a preliminary agreement in place for that fight, as well as fights against Mike Tyson and Wladimir Klitschko in the event that I decide to continue fighting after the Vitaly Klitschko fight.'' Lennox, 37, expects the contract for the bout against Vitaly Klitschko to be finalized within two weeks. Lewis' manager Adrian Ogun said Friday the site and exact date will be set as soon as possible. Ogun also said promoters will meet in the next few days with representatives from HBO, which will broadcast the fight, to complete arrangements. It had been thought that the WBC heavyweight champion from Britain might quit the sport after beating Tyson in the eighth round in June in Memphis. But the BCC reported that Lewis will take on Vitaly Klitschko in March, then give Tyson a rematch and finally face Klitschko's brother Wladimir, the WBO titleholder. Tyson is scheduled to return to the ring for the first time since his defeat by Lewis when he fights Clifford Etienne, also in Memphis, on Feb. 22. Etienne has 24 wins with 17 knockouts, one loss and one draw. His last fight was a 10-round draw with South Africa's Francois Botha in July.

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-12-03 20:10:12

Klitschkos Aren't Ordinary Heavyweights LAS VEGAS (AP) - They speak four languages, hold advanced degrees and worry a lot about what their mother thinks. Intelligent and engaging, Wladimir and Vitaly Klitschko seem as if they stumbled into the wrong sport. They talk of being sportsmen, not fighters, and seem more suited for some gentlemanly fencing than punching people in the face. Yet over the next few months the Klitschko brothers will have a lot to say about the future of a heavyweight division ruled more often in the past by thugs and ex-cons than scholars holding Ph.D.s. America might not know them yet, but these giants from the Ukraine can fight, too. "Our dream will come true if both of us are heavyweight champions at the same time,'' Wladimir said. "We're close. It's like five minutes before 12 o'clock. It's not 12 o'clock yet, but it will soon be.'' Just how close the Klitschkos are will begin unfolding Saturday night when Wladimir defends the fringe WBO heavyweight title against his toughest opponent yet, Jameel McCline, at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino. Older brother Vitaly, who will be in Wladimir's corner as usual, has something even bigger on tap. Vitaly is tentatively scheduled to meet Lennox Lewis on March 8 for what most consider the real heavyweight crown. "I've been ready to fight Lennox Lewis for a long time,'' the 6-foot-8 Vitaly said. "I've watched Lennox Lewis and prepared for him. I know him very well as a boxer. I knew sometime we'd be fighting.'' The story of the Klitschko brothers is an intriguing one, even in a sport where everyone has a story to tell. The sons of a Soviet helicopter pilot and his schoolteacher wife, they began boxing in that country's old sport system. Wladimir went on to win the super heavyweight gold medal for Ukraine in the 1996 Olympics. Vitaly probably is the harder puncher, while Wladimir -- an inch shorter -- is the better boxer and considered by most to be the best prospect. Both put just as much effort in earning doctorates in sports science from the University of Kiev as they have in pursuing their boxing careers. More importantly, neither seems to take their celebrity too seriously. "We are as we are,'' said Vitaly, who at 31 is five years older than Wladimir. "We don't play to be good guys. We just are what we are.'' That kind of attitude has made the Klitschkos a big hit in Germany, where they moved after signing with a German promoter following the Olympics. Vitaly's win Nov. 23 over Larry Donald in Dortmund drew a record audience of 10 million on German public television. But the brothers have been criticized for fighting lesser talents and never straying far from their German base. Vitaly has never fought in the United States, while Wladimir's fight on Saturday will be only his fourth in America. "It's a big problem that we've discussed with our promoter,'' Vitaly said. "If you want to be the champion, you have to be the champion in the United States. No one is interested if you're world champion in Europe or in China. You have to be in the United States.'' Wladimir is fighting McCline on a card promoted by Bob Arum, who is angling to get American promotional rights to the two heavyweights. HBO also is close to signing a deal with Wladimir for a series of fights. Arum sees big things in the future for both, though even he admits Vitaly might have too tough a task against Lewis. "They're not mean spirited, and their values seem terrific,'' Arum said. "Once you can project that to the American public, I think they'll be hugely popular.'' Vitaly used Los Angeles as a training camp for his fight with Donald, mainly because his wife was about to give birth to their second child there. Both he and Wladimir travel often between Europe and the United States, something they are comfortable with after growing up in different areas as military brats in the Soviet Union. "A few days ago I woke up, and before opening my eyes, I asked myself, 'Where am I?'' Wladimir said. "I thought maybe Hamburg, Kiev, Munich, London. I opened my eyes. I was in Las Vegas, of course.'' This fight capital is a spot the Klitschkos might be spending more time in. Even here, they stay at a small motel off the Strip rather than dealing with the distractions of a major hotel. That will only work until people start recognizing them, although the sight of the two nearly inseparable brothers walking into the motel lobby is an imposing one. They dream of heavyweight titles, but if they both win one, they will not unify them. Vitaly and Wladimir last sparred together eight years ago as amateurs and say they will never face each other for real in the ring. "The main reason is we love our mother and father very much,'' Wladimir said. "We don't want to break our mother's heart by hitting each other. It would be too painful for us.'' These are, after all, heavyweights any mother could love. ------ Tim Dahlberg - tdahlberg@ap.org

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-28 10:27:08

Mike Tyson Has New Joy for Life TUNICA, Miss. (AP) -- Mike Tyson said he's ready to get back in the ring, bringing with him a new joy for life and an understanding of past mistakes. "I feel good. I'm just very happy. I'm tired of being stupid," Tyson said Tuesday at a news conference announcing a Feb. 22 fight with Clifford Etienne in Memphis, Tenn. The fight will be at The Pyramid, where Tyson suffered through his last fight on June 8, a sound beating at the hands of heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. Smiling and laughing after playfully patting Etienne on the shoulder, Tyson said he has matured since the Lennox fight. "Things basically have come together as far as my personal life," he said. Tyson was unclear about what caused his emotional transition. "I just feel so much good about my transformation and just forming to be a decent human being," he said. The undercard will have eight fights, including the professional boxing debut of former Olympic skater Tonya Harding. An opponent has not yet been lined up for Harding, who has appeared on Fox TV's "Celebrity Boxing." "It is my goal to be the future undisputed bantam weight champion," Harding said. "My proven athletic ability, as you all know, and competitive nature will help this dream become reality." Tyson, who spent three years in prison for raping a beauty pageant contestant, has a long history of violence outside the ring and in it. He fought Lewis in Memphis because he was turned away from other venues, including Nevada, due to his rowdy reputation. That included a fight between the Tyson and Lewis camps at a news conference in New York to announce their fight, originally scheduled for Las Vegas. Nothing close to that occurred Tuesday at the Grand Casino in Tunica County, about 30 miles south of Memphis. Tunica has the largest complex of casinos between Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Wearing a black suit with a modest brown and black striped tie and matching pocket scarf, Tyson said his rough past is behind him and he just wants to fight and make a living. "We've all got to live. We've got to make a living ... I don't have to be a cold-blooded ... mean individual on the streets just to be a great fighter," he said. Tyson said he was glad to return to Memphis because he was well received by the city before, particular in its poorer neighborhoods. "That's where I come from ... I went downtown to the hood and everybody's got a gold tooth in their mouth and look like me," he said, drawing a hearty laugh from the audience. Tyson, 35, was the youngest heavyweight champion ever at the age of 20. He has relied throughout his career on intimidation and his strength as a slugger. Despite his new, gentler view of life, Tyson said he has no plans to change his fighting style. The Etienne fight will be the beginning of Tyson's attempt at a comeback and a rematch with Lewis. Etienne (24-1-1) was knocked down twice but managed a draw July 27 in his last fight against Francois Botha. "Mike Tyson can still beat 99 percent of the heavyweights out there," Etienne said. "I just feel like I'm in that 1 percent that he can't beat and I'm going to show it." The 10-round fight, to be televised on Showtime, is being promoted by the Grand Casino and Prize Fight, a co-promoter of the Lewis fight. The Lewis-Tyson fight drew 15,327 to the Pyramid and is generally considered the biggest sporting event in Memphis history. The fight was one of the most lucrative in boxing history, with ringside ticket prices of $2,400 and pay-per-view sales trailing only the second fight between Tyson and Evander Holyfield. Tickets for the Tyson-Etienne fight will start at $25. Top prices have not been announced.

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-24 20:10:57

Vargas has Iron support The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined former junior middleweight champion Fernando Vargas $100,000 and suspended him for nine months as a result of his positive test for steroids following his September loss to Oscar De La Hoya. Vargas reportedly appeared grossly overweight at the hearing, and did not contest the punishment. Among those showing up at the NSAC meeting to lend moral support was Vargas' sometime stablemate, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. "It was an innocent mistake. He's just naive,'' said Tyson in Vargas' defense. "Hopefully he'll grow from this.'' Tyson's oft-delayed next fight, against Clifford Etienne, has landed at the site of Iron Mike's last outing (his humiliating June loss to Lennox Lewis), the Pyramid Casino in Memphis, Tenn. A press conference has been scheduled at the Grand Casino in Tunica, Miss., Tuesday to formally announce the Feb. 22 Showtime date. Tickets, which will start at $25 with a $250 top, will be considerably easier to come by than were those for Lewis-Tyson, where the cheapest ducat offered to the public was $500. . . . Condolences to Showtime boxing boss Jay Larkin, who lost his mother to a bout with cancer Thursday. ESPN changes channels The unraveling of ESPN's card originally scheduled for Albany, N.Y., this afternoon resulted in a complicated bit of musical chairs. In its original incarnation, the main event was supposed to have Fairhaven's Scott Pemberton fighting super middleweight contender Antwun Echols, but when local promoters at the Pepsi Arena defaulted amid slow ticket sales, Pemberton's Rhode Island-based promoter, Jimmy Burchfield, was ready to ride to the rescue by shifting the show to Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet in Cranston, R.I. When Echols refused to fight Pemberton in New England, Burchfield countered by substituting Anwar Oshana, but ESPN turned thumbs down on Oshana (despite a 24-2 record) as an opponent for Pemberton. Eventually a show was cobbled together by scrapping a boxing card originally scheduled for New Jersey last Thursday night, moving that show's Carmine Tufano-Harold Roberts main event into the today's co-feature, and borrowing the Brian Viloria-Alberto Rossell fight initially intended to be part of last night's Ward-Gatti show to serve as the main event. ESPN will now run its 2:30 telecast from the Sports Plus Events Center on Long Island. It's seems to have involved a lot of bother, since the card will be running directly against today's NFL football telecasts anyway. . . . Happy birthday, Bruno Girard

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-24 20:07:48

DiBella puts end to Hopkins reign George Kimball bostonHERALD The old boxing axiom holds that one must decisively defeat a champion to take away his title, so Lou DiBella must be considered the undisputed middleweight champion of the world. The former HBO executive (and Micky Ward advisor) hasn't seen 160 pounds in many years, but the victory he forged over middleweight king Bernard Hopkins in a Manhattan Federal courtroom last Tuesday will go down in the books as a convincing knockout. Since libel cases are very difficult to win, particularly when they involve a quasi-public figure, it was also an upset of the first order. The U.S. District Court jury awarded DiBella $610,000 - $500,000 of which came in punitive damages - when it determined that Hopkins had indeed libeled DiBella when he claimed his former advisor had solicited and received a bribe while still in the employ of HBO. The contentious case became a slam-dunk late in the proceedings when presiding judge Denny Chin himself unearthed evidence demonstrably indicating that documents had been falsified and that Hopkins and two of his lawyers had perjured themselves. The Harvard Law School-trained DiBella had undertaken the expensive lawsuit in order to redeem his reputation as one of the more honorable men working in a dishonorable business, and when he showed up at the Ward-Arturo Gatti press conference in Times Square the next morning, he was plainly relieved, but allowed that he wouldn't "be dancing on any tabletops'' as a result of the ruling. While Hopkins will probably appeal, the judgment is unlikely to be overturned. Moreover, DiBella could wind up with another windfall as a result of the opposition's conduct: The judge has yet to rule, but seems likely to impose sanctions on Hopkins' attorneys Arnold Joseph and Scott Magargeh, one result of which could be ordering them to pay DiBella's substantial legal fees. Much ado about nothing In the age of the information superhighway, many of boxing's late-breaking stories wind up posted on the Internet even before they see print in newspapers. Such was the case last week when a boxing Web site breathlessly announced that the International Boxing Federation, which had a week earlier denied Roy Jones Jr.'s request to be excused from his mandatory defense against Antonio Tarver, had stripped Jones of his championship. This was followed in short order by a communique, purportedly authored by Jones himself, blasting the IBF for its precipitate action, and seemingly attacking the organization's president, Marian Muhammad, as well. Several newspapers rushed into print as if both stories were factual. Two problems immediately arose. One was that the IBF had not stripped Jones. Ratings chairman Joe Dwyer said that, rather, Jones had been given a Dec. 3 deadline to either sign to fight Tarver, submit the matter to a purse bid or abdicate his championship. Moreover, Jones denied authorship of the "letter'' sent out over his signature. The statements that were published came from a letter that I did not authorize and (the statements) were not what I wrote or said. That is not the way I feel about the boxing organizations and the light heavyweight championship of the world,'' Jones said in a Wednesday announcement. "I've always been very proud of the world championship belts. I've always fought the mandatory challengers and given my best when the world championship has been on the line. I did not authorize that letter, and I wouldn't say those things. I wouldn't show disrespect to any of the organizations that represent the championship of the world that I have been proud to fight for.'' All of which should prove somewhat academic over the next week or so if Jones, as anticipated, declines the Tarver mandatory and signs the final contracts for his March 1 date against World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John Ruiz. Present plans call for Jones-Ruiz to be officially announced in New York Dec. 2, with a second press conference scheduled for Boston the following day.

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-24 19:59:48

Harrison lands quick win BBC British heavyweight Audley Harrison stopped American Shawn Robinson in the first round of his US professional debut in Atlantic City. The 31-year-old Sydney Olympic gold medallist wasted little time in the ring and won the one-sided contest in two minutes and nine seconds for his eighth professional win. The 6ft 6in Harrison sent 5ft 11in Robinson sprawling to the canvas with a viscious left after a scrappy opening to the bout. "I did exactly what I set out to do. I kept Robinson on my jab and set him up for the left cross," said Harrison, who weighs 255 pounds, compared to Robinson's 202 pounds. "This was a stepping stone for bigger things for me." Robinson - a 31-year-old journeyman fighter from Strafford, Vermont - had won 15 of his 19 professional contests before this fight. But he had lost his last three fights, including a two-round defeat by the British champion Danny Williams and, most recently, a bout against a Swedish novice. Despite criticism of facing soft opponents, Harrison insisted that he was still on course to become world champion within four years. "Just expect me to keep going and keep learning," he said. "All those people who are trying to rush me are going to have a long wait." Harrison is virtually unknown in the States and was described by one US paper as Canadian. But he believes he has made the Americans take notice. He said: "I put on a good show for them. Audley Harrison is a name they are going to get used to hearing." Harrison entered the ring wearing St George's Cross shorts and a T-shirt adorned with a picture of his Uncle Rowland, who died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage two weeks ago. "This fight is dedicated to him," said Harrison. "He was a great man who encouraged me in my boxing career and I put on my best performance in his memory."

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-24 19:55:36

Klitschko floors Donald Vitaly Klitschko stopped Larry Donald in the 10th round of their fight in Dortmund on Saturday, paving the way for a WBC title fight with Lennox Lewis. The big Ukrainian caught Donald with a right in the round, sending the American to the canvas for the first time in his career. Klitschko, 32-1 with 31 knockouts, then went after Donald with a vengeance, hitting him with a flurry of punches. The American went down four more times, twice because the Ukrainian flung him to the canvas. Donald, reeling away from some more punches, then fell over for a fifth time, this time because his wobbly legs collapsed, and the fight was over. "Nobody had knocked him out because he's fast and an uncomfortable opponent, but I did it," said Klitschko. Klitschko found out just hours before the fight that his wife gave birth to a baby girl. Now, after a successful return to the ring, he is expected to face Lewis for the WBC title in the spring. "I look forward to fighting Lewis in three or four months. I will do my best so that it turns out like this fight," said Klitschko, 31. The mobile Donald began to slow down with every round. He occasionally attacked in small bursts, but he also often stood flatfooted in the latest rounds - as the anticipation rose that the knockout might be close. Donald, 35, has never had a title fight and may now never get the chance. He has beaten Tim Witherspoon, but lost his only other big fight to Kirk Johnson.

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-24 19:52:52

McKinley fumes at Nelson decision (BBC) Guillermo Jones' trainer has branded the judges a disgrace, after Jones' opponent Johnny Nelson was awarded a controversial points victory in their WBO cruiserweight title fight. Nelson, the defending champion, was outboxed and outworked by the Panamanian for much of the 12 rounds. Spanish judge Manuel Oliver scored the fight 116-113 in Nelson's favour, Frank Cairo gave the win to Jones 115-113 while Larry Hazzard Jr decided it was a draw. Stacey McKinley, Jones' trainer, said: "Fans, trainers and everybody in boxing, we don't like to see these type of decisions." "I'd give Nelson maybe two rounds at the most. He ran, he held, he just didn't fight. I think that Nelson probably landed only three good punches in the whole fight." "This result was a disgrace, it was one of the worse decisions you'll ever see in the world. I feel bad for my fighter. He worked real hard. He won the early rounds, the middle rounds and the late rounds." The decision was greeted by jeers and boos from the crowd as he left the ring. But Nelson defended the Spanish judge after the 10th successful defence of his title. He said: "A decision is a decision and I'm still the champion. He was a busy fighter, busier than me, but he wasn't landing as many as you thought."

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-24 19:46:13

Gatti Evens the Score With Ward By RON DICKER - The New York Times ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 23 This time, Arturo Gatti put enough artistry before machismo. Gatti reverted to his punching, bobbing self tonight to earn a unanimous decision over Micky Ward in their 140-pound rematch at Boardwalk Hall. The 12,238 fans got what they paid for. Both men absorbed blows that would render a lot of fighters unconscious, but Gatti kept asserting his superior skills throughout. He did not cede points in the later rounds, as he did in losing to Ward by decision in an entertaining fight last May. From the opening round tonight, Gatti peppered Ward with combinations and piston-like jabs. In the third round, Gatti wobbled Ward with a single right hand. Then they showed why two fighters of small stature with no title on the line could attract $1 million paydays and a sellout. Gatti followed with a barrage, and a teetering Ward egged him on. Ward dropped his hands in defiance and began to hit back at the stunned Gatti. But it was the last time Gatti was in real trouble, and Ward later admitted that he never regained his equilibrium after that right-hand blow. "It's 1-1 and a third time I wouldn't mind," Gatti said. "I boxed the way I was supposed to box in the first fight." Despite nursing a bloody left eye that began to close, Gatti (35-6), a former world champion, mounted an assault with few toe-to-toe moments. The pace slowed in the middle rounds but the two fighters still managed a dramatic sequel. Gatti, 30, of Jersey City, N. J., is hoping for a title shot after Kostya Tszyu defends his junior welterweight title against James Leija in January. Ward (38-12), of Lowell, Mass., acknowledged that at age 37 he had few fights left. "He was the better man tonight," said Ward, who still drives a steamroller part time and once quit boxing for three years. Ward experienced a career renaissance after he had his right hand fused with bone from his pelvis, but tonight neither hand could make Gatti veer from his strategy. At times, Gatti hunched low and snapped blows upward at Ward. It was a style that Gatti did not use in their first fight, instead choosing to go toe to toe in a fateful ninth round that cost him the first fight. Not tonight. "I was in great shape," Gatti said. "Ward keeps his hands up like he has two pillows in front of his face. You have to pick your shots." Gatti racked up points with combinations, jabs and punches to the midsection with both hands. Although he was in command, Gatti looked frustrated at times. He shook his head in astonishment that Ward could remain upright. In the fifth, Gatti rested his glove affectionately on Ward's neck. In the preliminaries, Audley Harrison, the super heavyweight gold medalist from the 2002 Olympics, knocked out Shawn Robinson in the first round of a heavyweight bout. Harrison, a 6-foot-6 left-hander from London, improved to 8-0.

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-22 10:40:10

Tyson fights again By Bob Mee (dailyTELEGRAPH) A cash-strapped Mike Tyson is heading back to the Pyramid Arena, Memphis, where he was knocked out in eight rounds by the world heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis, in June. Tyson, 36, continues his career with a fight against Clifford Etienne, from Louisiana, on Feb 22. The fight will be announced officially on Tuesday but is now an open secret. Whereas the cheapest seats for the Lewis-Tyson bout were £175, the same view of the Tyson-Etienne contest will cost a mere £17.50. An impending divorce settlement with his second wife, Monica, and his renowned high spending mean Tyson needs to box on in spite of the astronomical sums he has been able to command in the past seven years. Meanwhile, Lewis is reportedly considering a bout in March, perhaps against the elder of the Ukrainian Klitschko brothers, Vitaly. Tyson turned out to support his friend, Fernando Vargas, at a disciplinary hearing before the Nevada State Athletic Commission in Las Vegas. Vargas lost his licence for nine months and was fined £70,000 for testing positive for a steroid after his losing bout with Oscar De La Hoya for the world light-middleweight title in September.

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-22 10:37:34

No More Tears for Gatti as He Prepares for Ward By RON DICKER (The New York Times) Arturo Gatti said he sometimes cries alone when he loses. After his disputed 10-round defeat to Micky Ward last May, Gatti shed tears of regret. Gatti, a former world champion, replayed the ninth round in his head for months afterward. During a furious exchange, Ward knocked Gotti to one knee with a body blow. That cinched the judges' scoring as Ward emerged an upset winner by majority decision. "I wish I didn't stand in front of him the way I did," Gatti said yesterday at a news conference to promote Saturday's 140-pound rematch in Atlantic City. "Sometimes the warrior comes out in me and wants to stay there and trade punches. I don't know why I do that." The sequel, to air on HBO, has sold out the 12,000-seat Boardwalk Hall. The reason a nontitle, nonheavyweight bout is generating such interest was the fighters' vicious encounter the first time around. Ward, a journeyman whose right hand was once fused together with bone from his pelvis, was bloodied from the start but staged a furious comeback in the later rounds. Gatti (34-6), 30, of Jersey City, predicted that he would beat Ward (38-11), 37, of Lowell, Mass., by decision on Saturday. A knockout was not likely, Gatti said, because he thought he was fighting his twin. A crowd crammed into Champs in Times Square to hear the fighters reminisce about their crowd-pleasing first battle and pledge their mutual respect for the second. Gatti wore a black sweatsuit and a permanent welt on his right cheek courtesy of a defeat to Oscar De La Hoya last year. In 1995, Gatti defeated Tracy Patterson to capture the I.B.F. junior-lightweight title. He defended his belt three times before moving up in weight class and losing three straight bouts. He has participated in some noteworthy fights since, but is hoping a victory over Ward will land him a title shot against the winner of Kostya Tszyu's 140-pound title defense against James Leija on Jan. 19. Ward could earn the same matchup, being ranked third to Gatti's fourth in the I.B.F. rankings. Ward was grateful to have the boxing world's attention at all. Brittle hands and a string of six defeats in nine fights led him to quit for three years in the early 1990's. He was a prison guard and then drove a steamroller, which he still does part time. Both he and Gatti will receive around $1 million. "Who thought I'd be here in the first place?" Ward said. A tape of their first bout played on overhead monitors. Gatti didn't bother to look. He has already pressed the rewind button in his head too many times. "It bothered me," he said. "I had a few tears. It makes me come back stronger and harder."

WNB · Hozzászólás Szerző: **WNB** » 2002-11-22 00:07:31

Guesswho, Csak magánvélemények érdekelnek.

(Köszönöm!) Pl. ez is tárgyilagos és pontos - korrekt. (Írtam egy üzenetet!...)

guesswho · Hozzászólás Szerző: **guesswho** » 2002-11-21 22:53:51

Hello WNB! Véletlenül ráakadtam a Ron King-gel folytatott levelezésedre, s ebből gondoltam hogy esetleg érdekelni fog egy másik magánvélemény is. Egyébként egy ottani amigo írta és valójában semmi újat nem mond. BTW Még meg van, amit a Champs-ben szereztem. ;) How's it going ...? I'm finally back, I was having such a good time in Vegas I didn't want to come home. Kotai's fight was a very entertaining fight, but I was expecting a little more from him. He seemed to come out wanting the KO because he was throwing some bombs there in the first 4 or 5 rounds, he loves that left hook doesn't he, but Ruben Perez has some heart and a good chin. It seemd to me like Kotai got a bit tired from like the 5th round on and that's when Perez started taking the fight to him. Kotai seemed like he wanted to box but he was still taking alot of leather, he didn't seem that comfortable boxing. And he lacked a jab and body work. I think if he would have tried to go to the body a bit more and used his jab the fight would have been much easier for him because he did hurt Perez a few times but never put the finishing touches on him. Kotai is a strong guy with some good skills but he should work on his jab and his boxing a bit. And if he's going to make a splash out here he should also work on going to the body, he's got a great left hook though. I ran into him in the elevator the day before the weigh-in and at the buffet at the mandalay bay. He's a nice guy though he didn't speak much english. SOme very good fights though. The main event was a good fight even though Ayala took a beating he never stopped trying and he landed alot of good shots of his own. If he only had a little power! So what's next for Kotai?

WNB · Hozzászólás Szerző: **WNB** » 2002-11-19 19:50:43

Még egy független vélemény... by Steven Robinson http://www.lv-boxing.com/articles/moral ... > Perez vs. Kotai. With a 19-0 record and a mean left hook, it looked like Hungarian fighter Mihaly Kotai would walk through the 10-5 Ruben Perez. No one told Perez he was supposed to lose though. He came out aggressively, but Kotai took control immediately and looked like he was going to take Perez out quick. He landed two big rights and came close with a vicious left hook in the first. He continued to dominate the next few rounds, but constantly chose to throw one knockout punch after the next, refusing to throw the jab or any set ups. In round five Perez began to land some solid shots, and Kotai began to swing and miss. The tide of the fight had switched, and Perez chased Kotai around the ring, forcing him against the ropes and preventing a counter attack. Kotai regained control in the last few rounds, and even though he didn't manage to land any of his hard shots, he had successfully won enough rounds to take the fight. Hats off to Perez who proved he could take a ton of punishment and still keep coming. The judges score the bout 78-74, 78-74, and 77-75 all for Kotai.

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-19 10:25:24

Hill Wins IBC Cruiserweight Title GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) -- Former world champion Virgil Hill scored a unanimous 12-round decision over Joey DeGrandis on Sunday night to win the vacant IBC cruiserweight title. Hill dominated with left jabs to claim the fifth world title of his career. Two judges scored the bout 120-108 and the third judge scored the fight 120-106. Hill improved to 48-4, while DeGrandis' record fell to 30-7. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Azért ez a DeGrandis egy univerzális bokszóló!!! :o

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-19 10:21:33

Morales, Barrera May Fight Again LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Eric Morales showed he could beat up on another pretender, much like his rival Marco Antonio Barrera did two weeks earlier. Now all that's left is for the two best featherweights in the world to meet once again in a rubber match that might finally settle the 126-pound question once and for all. There doesn't seem much else left for Morales and Barrera, who showed in a pair of fights this month that there's a big gap between them and the rest of the featherweights out there. "If HBO wants a third fight and pays me enough money there will be a third fight,'' Morales said. Morales and Barrera have fought twice, with each winning one close decision that could have easily gone the other way. There seems little to distinguish between the two, even after 24 bruising rounds in the ring. There's a lot to distinguish between them and the rest of the featherweights, as Paulie Ayala found out Saturday night when he took a beating in the late rounds to drop a unanimous decision to Morales for the WBC featherweight title. "He's real good, he's a great champion,'' Ayala said. Ayala entered the ring beaten only once, just like Morales. By the time he left, he had not only suffered his second loss but paid the price to make his $1 million purse. Morales landed an impressive 422 punches, double what Ayala could land. But it was the power behind his right hand that was the difference as he battered Ayala around the ring in the later rounds and closed his left eye. Ayala went to the hospital afterward to get his eye looked at, while Morales pondered a future that likely includes a lucrative third fight with Barrera. There's also the possibility Morales could fight Naseem Hamed, who Barrera dethroned, or move up a division because he is having trouble making weight. Morales had vowed to knock out Ayala, who was moving up in weight to fight at 126 pounds for the first time. And he nearly did, landing 76 punches in the 12th round that included a series of head shots on the ropes that nearly prompted referee Kenny Bayless to stop the bout. Still, he was impressive enough to keep his name with Barrera's as the top two in a division that has suddenly become very fashionable. "I promised I would knock him out and I tried,'' the Mexican champion said. Ayala had built his career and won a title at 118 pounds not because he could punch but because he was active enough to win close decisions. Morales never gave him a chance to steal this fight, though, with two ringside judges scoring it 117-111 and a third 116-112. The Associated Press had Morales winning 118-110.

guesswho · Hozzászólás Szerző: **guesswho** » 2002-11-17 18:45:20

Sziasztok! Undercard result By Mike Oliver and Bobby Mundy In the first fight of the evening Mihaly Kotai from Hungary took on Ruben Perez of Rosenberg, TX in an eight round jr. middleweight bout. Kotai looked to start fast in his American debut by throwing thunderous left-hooks and straight right hands that more often than not found their mark on the face of Perez. Kotai would end round one by landing back to back left hooks that had the crowd ohhing and ahhing but did little to faze Perez. Kotai would continue the one-punch head hunting tactic in the second and once again landed multiple left-hooks and straight rights that looked impressive but did little damage to Perez. At the end of round three it became apparent that Perez was not going to by knocked out and Kotai was in for a fight. Perez began to make Kotai miss in round four and rallied late with straight right hands after wild misses by Kotai. Kotai, bleeding from the corner of his left eye, charged out to open the sixth only to run into a left-hook from Perez that noticeably staggered Kotai. After trading blows in round seven the fighters would meet in the center of the ring for round eight, put their heads down, and started winging punches from the hip. Kotai ended the fight much as it had started by throwing haymakers except this time they failed to hit the mark. The fight would go to the cards and Kotai would remain undefeated with a unanimous decision. The judges scored it 78-74, 78-74, 77-75, and Fightnews scored it 77-75. Kotai improves to 20-0, 11 KO's and Perez falls to 10-6-2, 4 KO's.

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-17 17:59:30

OFF [quote author=adambalogh link=board=profiboksz;num=1034787184;start=0#4 date=11/16/02 ť 15:30:19] ... legfeljebb azt éri el, hogy után évekig ágybavizel (általában ilyen megrenditö egy velem folytatott vita) ...[/quote] Ádám! És nem félsz a vizes nadrágu professzorok bosszújától? ;D Összefoghatnak! vito

donvito · Hozzászólás Szerző: **donvito** » 2002-11-17 17:56:11

Morales Tops Ayala and Wins W.B.C. Title By MICHAEL KATZ LAS VEGAS, Nov. 16 Even in the lighter divisions, a good big man beats a good little one. Erik Morales, frustrated early by the pesky Paulie Ayala, broke him down and claimed the vacant World Boxing Council featherweight title with a clear unanimous decision tonight. He showed why he was favored over a man beaten only once in 35 previous bouts. Morales, a tall and thin 126-pounder who was born in a gym in Tijuana, Mexico, allowed Ayala, from Fort Worth, to get inside in the early rounds. But he made Ayala pay for it by ripping right uppercuts to the chin and putting solid rights to the body. By the ninth round, Ayala's left eye was almost closed. He landed a good left to the head that round, but Morales just laughed. The crowd was on its feet at the end and, amazingly, so was Ayala. "This was by far the toughest fight in my career; he's a heavy hitter and he had an excellent reach advantage," said Ayala, who said he was now contemplating returning to the 122-pound junior featherweight division. Morales said, "I hurt my left hand early, my right hand later, and at the end I really couldn't use my right hand." Morales's troubles with his hands did not stop him from landing 422 of 961 punches. Ayala landed only 185 of 852, according to CompuBox. The scores were 116-112 and 117-111 twice. This was the second of twin featherweight title fights, although the first, a handily won 12-round decision by Marco Antonio Barrera over Johnny Tapia, was not for a sanctioned championship. But much of the boxing world considers Barrera the top featherweight because of victories over Naseem Hamed and Morales. In fact, Morales lost the W.B.C. championship to Barrera last June 22 here even though many thought Morales won. But many people thought Barrera had won when Morales got the decision Feb. 19, 2000. Ayala, 33, was able to get inside against Morales in the early going, though in the second round, Morales did land an effective right to the head, followed by a right to the body. Ayala, however, was doing the most work. Morales landed a solid right uppercut in the third, but not much else. Morales, his cheekbones swelling and with a look of frustration building, took many punches in the fourth, but in the final 10 seconds, he lashed out. The pace would have wilted heavyweights, of course. In the fifth, Ayala backed Morales on the ropes, landing some good body shots, but paid dearly by taking another right uppercut. His left eye was swelling. Ayala landed some more good punches in the sixth. But in the final minute, Morales landed a long right to the head and it was as if a war broke out. Ayala's face was taking a beating, but he was giving almost as good as he got that round and the crowd loved it. It was boxing at its best. But in the seventh, the bigger man took charge.

WNB · Hozzászólás Szerző: **WNB** » 2002-11-17 05:00:37

Ádám, Sajnálom, ha egy látens ágybavizelő részéről (->én) éreztél "bárgyú" (fölösleges) offenzívát - bocsánatot kérek. (Ez természetesen nem jelenti azt, hogy elismerném, igazad van

- bár ezt inkább csak viccnek szánom.) Amúgy (akár a konkrét témától elvonatkoztatva) nem bátor vagyok - csak csökönyös (főleg kialvatlanul), de megbántani nem akartalak. Remélem, valahogy azért megúszom az ágybavizelést...

Még írok majd magánban később - "van kérdésem" (ha már thyroid-guru vagy)... PS: (vélemény) ne vesd meg a linkeket...

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