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Gasland

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:31:48 -0500

It is a documentary about the effects of drilling for natural gasses in America. While I am not a fan of the director, there is some very interesting/disturbing notes in there that should be watched...It is scary how infected people's water supply is across the country and yet these companies arent held responsible for their actions.

Theopane/Rodriguez result

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:38:18 -0500

I know there are some people complaining about a "robbery" in this fight but IMO Theopane won a paper thin decision. D-Rod always has a lot of close rounds in fights but then everyone is surprised when he gets a raw deal.

Delvin has no one to blame but himself.

Don George had one Brave Corner

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:32:46 -0500

I was just fascinated that they even thought twice about letting George continue after that devestating late shot that sent him crumbling into Ref Gary Ritter's Arms. The fight had already extended beyond the point where they should pulled the plug, but to even entertain a THOUGHT of continuing beyond the crushing blow after the Bell bordered on Criminal. I have no problem with their arguing for a DQ and trying to pull out a win for their guy, that's a GOOD Corner, but when I saw them working on him with the thought that he'd revive within five mins and continue it was frankly disgusting.

Yhonny Perez vs Joseph Agbeko II Nov 6

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:16:09 -0500

Agbeko-Perez II Nov 6

IBF bantamweight champion Yhonny Perez (20-0-1, 14 KOs) of Colombia and former world champion Joseph Agbeko (27-2, 20 KOs) will meet again Nov 6. The bout was scheduled to go to purse bid today but Perez’ promoter Gary Shaw and Agbeko’s promoter Don King informed the IBF today that they reached an agreement. The two met Halloween night 2009 where Perez upset the then defending world champion Agbeko by unanimous decision in a exciting bout. The bout will be televised on Showtime’s championship boxing. No venue has been set as of yet.
July 29th, 2010

Shobox Aug 6- Chris Avalos vs Chris Martin , Lateef Kayode vs Alfredo Escalera, Jr.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:39 -0500

Unbeatens back on ShoBox

Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME

Four dedicated, determined fighters with a combined 64 wins with 41 knockouts will be featured when ShoBox: The New Generation returns Friday, Aug. 6, on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). In yet another ShoBox battle of unbeatens, world-ranked bantamweight Chris Avalos (16-0, 13 KOs), of Lancaster, Calif., by way of San Diego, will face California state featherweight and junior featherweight champion Chris “The San Diego Kid” Martin (18-0-2, 5 KOs), of Chula Vista, Calif., in an excellent 10-round main event.

Undefeated, hard-hitting cruiserweight Lateef “Power’’ Kayode (12-0, 11 KOs), of Nigeria, will seek his 12th consecutive knockout when he makes his ShoBox debut against Puerto Rico’s Alfredo Escalera, Jr. (18-2-1, 12 KOs), the son and namesake of the former world champion, in the eight-round co-feature at Grand Casino Hinckley, in Hinckley, Minn. The doubleheader is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC.

Avalos, who’ll be making his fourth appearance on ShoBox and second in a main event, has been steadily ascending through the ranks and is currently rated No. 5 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and No. 11 by the World Boxing Association (WBA).

“With names like Fernando Montiel, Yonnhy Perez and Abner Mares, bantamweight is a very exciting and competitive division,” said Gordon Hall, Executive Producer of ShoBox, “It’s good to see these upcoming guys, like Avalos and Martin, putting their unbeaten records on the line to prove themselves as legitimate prospects and near future contenders.”

“As long as I keep doing my job and winning and getting the type of exposure I’m getting on SHOWTIME, I should keep moving up,’’ said the 5-foot-7, 20-year-old Avalos, who has won three straight by knockout and seven of his last eight. “But there’s still a lot of work to do. The more I step up, the tougher the opposition. I definitely expect a good fight against Martin.’’

Named by several publications in 2009 as a Prospect to Watch in 2010, the promising youngster has done his part so far with an extremely active schedule. He turned pro on Feb. 1, 2008, fought eight times that year and six times in ‘09. This will be this third outing in 2010.

An aggressive, crowd-pleasing fighter with solid two-fisted punching power, Avalos tends to get reckless on occasion and forgets to play defense, but it’s his all-out style that makes him that much more entertaining to watch. In his most recent start, he blew away John Molina in two rounds last April 24 in Ontario, Calif.
Avalos, who is managed by Mike Criscio and is a stablemate of unbeaten two-time light heavyweight world champion and ShoBox alumnus Chad Dawson and junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo, won his main event debut with an impressive fourth-round TKO over Jose Nieves last Jan. 29 in Albuquerque, N.M., on ShoBox.

“I’m beyond happy, but I didn’t think it would end that quickly,” said Avalos after the Nieves fight. “I thought it would go into the sixth round. He was a good fighter. I was just the better fighter tonight.”

Five outings ago, in the co-feature on ShoBox, Avalos scored a thrilling fourth-round knockout over Giovanni Caro in a slugfest on Sept. 18, 2009, at Santa Ynez, Calif. Avalos registered a second-round TKO over Andre Wilson in his ShoBox debut on July 31, 2009, at Temecula, Calif.

On the July 16 ShoBox telecast, expert analyst Steve Farhood previewed the Aug. 6 bout by stating, “You want to see some power punching, you watch Chris Avalos.” Fellow analyst Antonio Tarver seconded Farhood’s notion by adding, “I thought Chris Avalos had star potential from day one. He’s not afraid of taking chances and has a knack for bringing the unexpected to a fight.”

A winner of eight in a row, the slick-boxing, 5-foot-6, 24-year-old Martin captured the California State 126-pound title in his last outing with a convincing, lopsided yet entertaining eight-round decision over Adolfo Landeros on June 11, 2010, in San Diego.

“That was a good win for me,” said Martin, who has fought nearly half his fights in the San Diego area. “I feel I’m ready to fight some name opponents. I’m OK with whoever they place in front of me. In all my fights, I give it my all and never leave anything in the ring.’’

Martin won the California State 122-pound crown with a seventh-round knockout over Eduardo Arcos on Nov. 12, 2009. Martin retained the crown with a sixth-round knockout over Ruben Lopez on April 8, 2010.

Durable and disciplined, the confident, well-conditioned, non-stop punching Martin will try to utilize his excellent jab and movement against the aggressive-minded Avalos, who had difficulty with the skilled boxer Nieves, until Avalos turned around the fight with one punch.
Martin, who started boxing at 14, excelled as an amateur, winning the 2005 Ringside World Championship and a California State Golden Gloves Championship. After turning pro in July 2006, Martin went 4-0 before fighting the first of his two draws. He trains out of the Alliance Training Center in Chula Vista.

Kayode currently resides in Hollywood, Calif. He’s promoted by Shaw and trained by the famed Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym. An imposing figure with chiseled hands, Kayode has won his last 11 fights by knockout – all inside four rounds — since winning by decision in his pro debut in August 2008. He is coming off a second-round knockout over Jose Herrera last May 14 at Santa Ynez, Calif.

The 6-foot-2, 27-year-old Nigerian, whose goal is to become a cruiserweight world champion, turned to boxing in 1988 after growing up on the tough streets of the Surulere district of Lagos.

“It seemed like every day one of the guys in the local gangs would demand that I buy them something at the store, or just demand I hand over my money to them,’’ he said. “If I said no, they’d beat me up. If you bought them things, it only made them want to keep coming back to you. That’s why I needed to learn how to fight.

“And once they learned I knew how to fight, they stopped bothering me. That’s how I got my nickname, because my power came from the streets.”

Kayode would become the top Nigerian amateur heavyweight, winning gold medals in Pan-African competitions in Ghana, Morocco and Algeria. After arriving in the United States to pursue his dream, he went to Chicago to try and qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games.

But his flight was delayed. “By the time I got there, the tournament had already started,” he said. So, the boxer turned pro. “The Nigerian Air Force wanted me to join, but it wasn’t for me,’’ Kayode said. “ I knew I wanted to be a professional boxer.’’

Kayode campaigned as a heavyweight for his first 10 fights. This will be his third start at cruiserweight.

Escalera, whose father was a former World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion, turned pro in April 2005 and won his initial 14 fights, 11 by knockout. He’s won his last two starts and three out of four. In his last fight, he registered a six-round decision victory over Hilario Guzman on July 3, 2009.

In 2008, Escalera joined the fourth season of The Contender. He won his first fight against Jon Schneider via unanimous decision before Akinyemi “A.K.” Laleye knocked him out in the fifth round of their quarterfinal matchup.

The six-foot, 30-year-old split his time growing up in San Juan and Orlando, Fla., where his mother resides. Besides his father, he also had a brother, uncle and a couple of cousins who also boxed.

“I sort of got interested in boxing because of my dad, but because I didn’t live with him I took up football and wrestling,’’ he said. “I wrestled for five years. I played 13 years of football. But whenever I was on the island, I would train in the gyms with my dad. Right after I got out of high school, I decided I had been fighting in the streets so much that I just said ‘let me go ahead and make it legal’ and I got in the ring.’’

Escalera, who possesses good skills and movement, started boxing at the age of 19. He compiled a record of 21-3 in the amateurs. He fights out of Florida; 15 of his fights have emanated from the Sunshine State.

Curt Menefee will call the action from ringside with Farhood and Tarver serving as expert analysts. Hall is the executive producer of ShoBox with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

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Marquez-Diaz II: Tecate Rebate on the Carton this time

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:53:17 -0500

The way I read this article, there's a $20 Rebate this time if you live in the Western United States, but you have to buy one of the specially marked Tecate 12 Packs to get the Form to send in:

To bring boxing aficionados closer to the action, Tecate is offering fans Marquez vs. Diaz II ringside action from the comfort of their homes with a $20 mail-in-rebate towards the HBO Pay-Per-View event. Starting July 1, 2010, consumers can look for specially-marked cases of Tecate or Tecate Light 12-pack or larger at retail locations throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico.

$20 Tecate Rebate

FNF Get ready for Doc...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:14:30 -0500

I will be this week's FNF Live.... I will be the guy mooning Teddy Atlas... So be watching for me !!

Nothing like Indian Casino Boxing... and some crazy white cracker making an ass out of himself...

What is the yearly financial cost of boxing to you? (PPV)

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:24:49 -0500

What is the yearly financial cost of boxing to you? (PPV)

Call me nosy or tell me to mind my own business.

I was wondering how much fans in the US pay on average a year to follow the sport of boxing?

In the UK, we rarely get PPV events and also don't get anywhere near the amount of choice in the US.

It got me wondering that as a fan myself - how much it would set me back if I was living in the US.

Horror Movies

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:13:16 -0500

Check Out This Site

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:08:24 -0500

Theboxinghistorian.com

Worst title defense since Adamek/Gunn

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:56:41 -0500

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk is facing Jason Robinson on 9/25 in Warsaw, Poland. Guess beating Harvey Jolly and John McClain gets you in front of the line right away.

The most anticipated fight of all time is finally happening!

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:15:57 -0500

The fight many have been waiting for almost decades will now finally happen. No, it's not Mayweather-Pacquaio, or Foreman-Holmes, or Lewis vs Bowe. Or Foreman-Tyson, or Trinidad-Quartey. It's Tiffany vs Debbie Gibson. That's right. The two are finally gonna duke it out. Read this article-

Debbie Gibson and Tiffany to Brawl in Syfy Movie
By Joyce Eng Thu Jun 24, 7:00 AM PDT

No, it's not 1987, but Debbie Gibson and Tiffany are facing off again — this time on screen.

The former '80s pop stars will resume their "rivalry" in Syfy's new original movie, Mega Python vs. Gatoroid, the network announced Thursday.

Gibson, 39, who starred in last year's Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus, will play an animal rights campaigner who frees exotic snakes from pet stores, allowing them to grow to mega sizes in the Everglades. Tiffany, 38, who starred in Mega Piranha, will portray a park ranger trying to save endangered alligators.

Wait — it gets better: They get into a fight in a swamp.

"I know that pop culture fanatics have been dying for Tiffany and me to collaborate for the past 24 years!" Gibson said in a statement. "What better way to do it than by battling each other in a campy romp through the Everglades?"

Added Tiffany: "Only in my dreams have I been able to have a catfight with Debbie Gibson...until now! This is soo MEGA Cool!"

Mega Python vs. Gatoroid starts production this month and will premiere next year.

Will you tune in?

If you guys want to get sneak peek of their anticpated cat fight go to http://www.joblo.com/arrow to get a preview of their fight during shooting for this film.

Ozzy

Season 6 -Week 6, July 31

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:54:31 -0500

5 fights this week.

12 lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez 50(37)-5-1 vs Juan Diaz 35(17)-3-0
~ WBO lightweight title ~
~ WBA Super World lightweight title ~

12 middleweight Daniel Jacobs 20(17)-0 vs Dmitry Pirog 16(13)-0
~ vacant WBO middleweight title ~

12 super middleweight Sakio Bika 28(19)-3-2 vs Jean Paul Mendy 28(16)-0-1

10 light welterweight Joel Casamayor 37(22)-4-1 vs Robert Guerrero 26(18)-1-1

10 lightweight Jorge Linares 28(18)-1 vs Rocky Juarez 28(20)-6-1

Book and Magazine Collection

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:53:17 -0500

Clay Moyle, the author of the wonderful book on Sam Langford that many of us enjoyed passing around here on the BB posted this note to Billy C.'s site, and I thought I would copy to over here. I know money is tight, but anyone with $400 picks up a few rare magazines and whole lot of really good boxing books. Here's Clay's note and the list:

I am trying to help an older gentleman sell his collection of boxing books & magazines and told him I would post it on-line for him. He would like to get $400 (plus shipping) for the following and I believe the collection is clearly a very good value at that price. A summary of the offerings is provided below. If you have any interest please contact me and I will put you in touch with him:

Neil McCrossen (610) 766-1475
Ring magazines:
1. April 1929
2. November 1928
3. April 1928
4. September 1949
5. January 1949
6. August 1951
7. July 1949
8. August 1949
9. March 1951
10. December 1951
11. April 1967
12. July 1979
13. October 1984
14. June 1985
15. December 1986
16. May 2004
17. July 2004
18. 1997 75th Anniversary Issue
19. 2002 collectible issue
Books:
20. Raging Bull II by LaMotta. Hardcover with dust jacket
21. Jack Dempsey the Manassa Mauler by Randy Roberts – Softcover
22. Five hardcover Ring Records Books: 1953, 1966, 1971 with dust jacket, 1975 with dust jacket, & 1980 with dust jacket.
23. The Best of the Ring hardcover
24. Superfists – softcover
25. Muhammad Ali by Sheed. (Not sure if this is a hardcover or a softcover)
26. Max Schmeling autobiography - hardcover
27. Irish Thunder – Mickey Ward story. Hardcover with dust jacket
28. The Onion Picker – Carmen Basilio hardcover with dust jacket
29. My View from the Corner – Angelo Dundee hardcover with dust jacket
30. Sweet William (Billy Conn) by O’Toole hardcover with dust jacket
31. Facing Ali softcover
32. My Vida Loca
33. 1929 Everlast Record Book – softcover
34. 1937 Post Boxing Record Book – softcover
35. 1939 Boxing News Record – softcover
36. The Neutral Corner (Not sure if this is hardcover or softcover)
37. The Sweet Science by A.J. Liebling (not sure if this is hardcover or softcover)
38. 1949 International Boxing Annual by Jack Solomons – softcover
39. Floyd Patterson by Jack Newcombe – softcover
40. Jimmy Braddock by Hague – softcover
41. Jack Johnson, the Big Black Fire by DeCoy – softcover
42. Henry Cooper autobiography – Suspect this is softcover
43. John L. Sullivan, from Cradle to Grave by Tony Gee – softcover
44. Jack McAulifee by Nat Fleischer – softcover
45. 1997 Ring Almanac – softcover
46. The Fight Game by Frank Butler – hardcover with good- dust jacket
47. Battling Siki by Benson – hardcover with dust jacket.
48. Hands of Stone (Roberto Duran) by Guidice – hardcover with dust jacket
49. Body & Soul by Wacquant (believe this is a hardcover)
50. Don Dunphy at Ringside – Hardcover with dust jacket
51. The Ageless Warrior – Archie Moore hardcover
52. Lost in Trade by Donald McRae (not sure if this is hardcover or softcover)
53. Two Ton: One Night One Fight, Tony Galento and Joe Louis by Monninger – hardcover with dust jacket
54. The Saga of Sock by Grombach – hardcover no dust jacket
55. Cut Time by Carlo Rotella
56. What Do You Know About Boxing by Buchannan. Hardcover, no dust jacket
57. Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring…by Teddy Atlas – hardcover with dust jacket
58. Inside the Ropes by Arthur Mercante – hardcover with dust jacket
59. Papa Jack by Randy Roberts – softcover
60. Bummy Davis vs. Murder Inc. by Ron Ross – hardcover with dust jacket
61. 1917 Police Gazette Record Book - softcover

cmoyle@aol.com

CASS

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:26:39 -0500

"CASS" is a film based on the real life story of Cass Pennant, the infamous former leader of the ICF ("Inner City Firm"), West Ham's hooligan gang. I thought the film was done very well. It wasn't really so much about the hooliganism (there wasn't that much violence in it) but more to do with Cass's upbringing in a nice, white area of London. It seems to stick to what Cass has told them and what i already knew about him.

It first tells the story of his childhood and how he was racially abused as he was the only black kid in the area. It then follows on to his days as a hooligan. And how being a hooligan was the first time he'd ever been accepted as an equal. It isn't hard to understand how that works (abused for being the only black kid in the area and then onto become respected as the leader of a notorious gang). Then it tells the story of his adulthood and how he can't get away from his past.

It also looks into his relationship with his white parents (who adopted him from an orphanage) and how he was brought up in that way.

I've watched hundreds of hours of footage of hooliganism, read about it, seen documentaries on it etc. I didn't know about Cass's upbringing though. You can understand why HE was certainly tempted into the World of hooliganism. Being "That worthless black kid" or being "CASS, the leader of the ICF" is certainly not a difficult choice to make.

I assume most of the events are true. Some of them certainly are as i've read/watched stuff about his life before.

So, all in all one of the better hooligan films (some of them are dreadfully acted and look ridiculous).

31 fights between them, but a WBO Title at Stake

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:21:42 -0500

Ramón Garcia Hirales dethroned previously unbeaten WBO interim mini-flyweight champion Johnriel Casimero on Saturday night, taking a twelve round split decision at the Polideportivo Centenario in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Hirales came from behind to narrowly win on two cards. Scores were 115-113 for Casimero, and 115-113, 115-113 in favor of Garcia. Hirales moves to 14-1-1, 8 KOs, while Casimero falls to 14-1, 8 KOs.

Details on Povetkin's "Slave Contract"

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:13:06 -0500

Some of the contract terms for the heavyweight fight between IBO/WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and previous mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin have been revealed. Their fight was scheduled for September 11 in Frankfurt, Germany. The bout cracked wide open after Povetkin failed to appear at last Monday's press conference in Frankfurt and because Povetkin failed to sign the bout agreement within the 15-day period following the purse bid result.

Klitschko's management complained to the IBF and received permission to sidestep Povetkin. The IBF named the number two ranked contender, Samuel Peter, as the new mandatory challenger to face Klitschko on September 11.

Povetkin's promoters Sauerland Event called the bout agreement received from Klitschko a "slave contract." Povetkin's manager sent some of the details to Russian boxing journalist Alexander Pavlov. Pavlov detailed some of the items that caused friction between Sauerland and Klitschko.

1. Povetkin has to visit (maybe more than one) joint or separate press conferences, participate in press trips, interviews, open training sessions and other public events as prescribed by K2 Promotions [Klitschkos' promotional company].

2. If Povetkin does not appear on one of the press events organized by K2, K2 will fine him the amount of at least $250,000 dollars.

3. K2 refuses to pay for relocation expenses, hotel accommodations, meals and transportation to and from the fight location, etc.

4. K2 refuses to provide health insurance for the duration of the fight and commits Povetkin to bear all of the costs of all medical expenses in treating injuries that he may receive in the fight.

5. Povetkin has to use the gloves provided by K2, from the company Grant. Povetkin is not allowed to bring his own gloves even in an unopened package or use gloves by any company other than Grant.

— Kalle Sauerland of Sauerland Event told Sportal.de the contract was very unfair because K2 did not draft the agreement under the common form of a "mandatory defense" and instead plugged in their own terms as if the fight was made without a purse bid being involved.

"We will not allow Klitschko to dictate their terms to us. We understand that the contract should be signed, according to clear rules, which are drawn up with agreement based on a mandatory defense of title. Klitschko, however, completely ignored these common rules, and we received a document of 26 pages, which can only be described as a slave contract."

Courtesy of Boxingscene
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29524

Withnail and I

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:25:40 -0500

Withnail and I is my favourite film. I've seen it 100 times and like all Withnail and I junkies, i can pretty much recite it word for word. It is famous for its dialogue. Students have been quoting it for decades now. If you haven't seen it, you should. However, don't "expect too much" from it. Not much happens in it and there isn't any action or anything like that. It is ENTIRELY based on dialogue. The story that unfolds around it could be set anywhere at any time.

The film explores the British obsession with our peculiar friendships (and also family life). Us Brits are very much "Can't live with you, can't live without you" types of people. We're somewhere between the Americans and Mediterranean/Latino types of people. Americans, it seems to us anyway, seem very happy all the time. Very friendly to their mates (perhaps this is just the depiction that the tv show "Friends" has given us???) and Mediterraneans/Latinos are very fesity and argumentative. This includes the French as well. they're every argumentative amongst each other.

Us Brits though are a bit of both. We HATE our friends very often but we NEED them at the same time. Very "depressive mindsets" kind of thing going on here.

We can see this obsession we have of looking into friendship from a whole host of British comedies that explore this:

- FAWLTY TOWERS: Basil's complete disregard for his staff and wife and seemingly lack of friends. But NEEDING these people as he obviously can't cope alone.

- BOTTOM: Great acting from both Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. Two men in their 40s live together and absolutely hate each other. But they can't do without the other.

- STEPTOE AND SON: Old man lives with his son and all they do is argue. But they have nobody else but each other.

- THE YOUNG ONES: Also starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. A group of students live together and do nothing but argue and fight (and blow the house apart). But they all rely on each other to survive (notably on the hippie Neil who they make do all the shopping and cooking).

- THE OFFICE: Great relationship between Gareth and Tim in this. All they do is fight and argue every day as they are forced to work next to each other.

- ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES: Del Boy Trotter and his brother Rodney live together in a dingy flat in Peckham, south London. They argue and fight all the time but they have no other family seemingly (except their uncle that lives with them, that they shout at all the time).

The list is almost endless.

So as i say, if you want a film with some ridiculous scenes, some hilarious dialogue and some great characters, this is the film for you. But you will find it boring if you prefer action films or whatever.

Ringside Report from Pechanga (Solo Boxeo)

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:40:26 -0500

The Standing Eight Count- Ringside at Pechanga for Solo Boxeo

By Dave Wilcox

A sold out crowd of 2475 jammed the beautiful Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California for a good night of boxing action. This Golden Boy/Ringside Ticket promoted show was originally going to be a Sergio Mora headlined card. When it was announced that Mora secured a fight with “Sugar” Shane Mosley for the Staples Center in September, in came a middleweight bout with Craig McEwan taking on tough ring worm Danny Perez of Carlsbad, Ca. as the new main event.

“Scottish” Craig McEwan hails from Scotland, and is trained by Freddie Roach and fights out of the Wildcard gym in Hollywood, CA. Coming into this bout, McEwan sported an undefeated 18-0 record, but never had he been in with such a seasoned veteran like Perez. Danny Perez is a 14 year vet of the sweet science and has been in the ring with some of the best, including two fights with Antonio “Plasterito” Margarito.

As the bell sounded for round one, Perez went right after the youngster and threw bombs to the body and to the head. Perez landed a viscous left hook to the head of McEwan and he appeared wobbled. Just when he seemed to compose himself, “BAM” another left hook to the head was delivered by Perez. McEwan looked ready for an early night. He showed heart and smarts and by the end of round one, McEwan gathered himself and made it to the bell.

In round two, it appeared that the great Freddie Roach did some talking to Craig NcEwan and “Scottish” Craig came out strong by moving and throwing combinations. He boxed the ears off of Perez for 2:30 seconds and then out of nowhere, Perez landed the same left hook that had McEwan in so much trouble in the first stanza. This one proved to be more trouble as a cut opened over the eye of Craig McEwan. Perez sensed that he had the upper hand and started taunting McEwan.

In round three, McEwan continued to box and throw combinations. Even though he seemed to winning the fight, McEwan certainly looked the worse for wear and it seemed that Perez was setting him up for the later rounds. In round four, Perez landed a huge right hand that hurt McEwan. He followed up the right with something out of a rugby match and shoved the young Scott to the canvas. The crowd wanted a knockdown called, but referee, Ray Corona called it a push, and rightfully so.

A trend was developing with McEwan throwing more punches and Perez stalking his man, looking for a knockout. It became obvious from ringside that Perez would need to start putting punches together, rather than look for the KO.

If you were to judge the fight by the look of the two fighter’s faces, by the time we got to the eighth and ninth rounds, you would have thought McEwan was getting killed. Perez was indeed putting a physical beating on McEwan, but the kid was throwing more punches and moving nicely. In the final round, Perez needed a big finish and he tried like hell to make it so. He had a nice final round and pounded McEwan to the body as the bell sounded to end this very exciting bout. The crowd went crazy and appreciated the efforts of these two men. It was time to go to our favorite place in Boxing, the scorecards.

Referee Lou Moret scored the bout, 95-95. Judges Zack Young and Fritz Warner both had 97-93 for the winner and still undefeated, Craig McEwan. Yours truly had the bout scored 96-94 for McEwan.

The crowd was angry and Danny Lopez and his people were in riot mode over their disgust with the decision. In was a very unpopular decision with the crowd as well, but in the end, it was the correct decision.

Craig McEwan improves his record to 19-0 (10 KO) and Danny Perez drops to 34-8 (17 KO)

In the co-main event, featherweights grabbed the stage as young prospect Charles Huerta of Paramount, California took on tough guy Jonathan “Diamante” Arias in a six round affair. In the first round, Huerta landed two hard right hands that put Arias on one knee and then Huerta landed one more right for good measure as Arias was on a knee. No action was taken by the referee and “Diamante” held on for dear life and made it to the bell. In rounds two through four it was obvious that Huerta was a much better fighter, but Arias was certainly tough and doing what he could. In round five, Huerta really started to find the range and it appeared close to the end for Arias. As round six got going, Huerta came out quick and landed three monstrous lefts to the body that chopped Arias down like a tree and he hit the canvas. Arias made the count and the fight continued. Yet another big left to the body immediately put Arias in trouble again. Huerta followed that with two head shots and referee, Tony Krebs had seen enough and halted the bout at 1:40 of round six.

Charles Huerta jumps his record to 14-1 (7 KO) Jonathan Arias will go back to the drawing board with a 15-5 (8 KO) mark.

The Undercard:

Every once in a while, I watch an undercard fight and I feel like I’m watching a future champion in the early stages of his career. That feeling struck me again on Friday night as I watched undefeated Keith “Onetime” Thurman of Largo, Florida in a six round Jr. Middleweight bout against also undefeated Stalinn Lopez who hails from Miami, Florida.

“Onetime” has tremendous skill and looks like a seasoned pro already in his young career. In the first round, both guys went through the feeling out process, but it appeared that Thurman was measuring Lopez. Sure enough towards the end of the round, he landed a picture perfect left hook that sent Lopez crashing to the ground. Surprisingly, Lopez made the count and the bell sounded just as the referee was about to send him back out to the dogs. The second round began and the confidence surged for Thurman. He stalked Lopez until he found the home yet again for his beautiful left hook and down went Lopez again. This time he wouldn’t get the chance to make the count because referee Tony Krebs would stop counting and wave it off at 1:17 of round two. Keep an eye out for this kid Thurman because he appears to be a very talented young man.

Keith Thurman jumps to 13-0 (12 KO) and Stalinn Lopez heads back to Florida with a 7-1 (3 KO) record

In a four round Welterweight match, Anthony Martinez of Las Vegas squared off against Nicholaus Brannies of Lakewood, California. I think it took me longer to write this paragraph than it did for Martinez to knockout Brannies. Martinez came out fast winging shots. A hard right to the head of Brannies, followed by a viscous left hook to the body put Brannies down and Referee Tony Krebs didn’t bother counting and the bout was stopped at 1:37 of round one.

Anthony Martinez moves to 4-0 (4 KO) and Nicholaus Brannies falls to a stellar 1-6 (0 KO)

Super Middleweights were next up in a scheduled four round middleweight scrap. The winner of the “Best name of the night” award, Cerresso Fort out of St. Paul, Minnesota was in there against Steven Macomber from Sacramento, California. This bout was basically a showcase bout for Fort, but he made it much tough than it needed to be by being lazy with his punches and showing a lack of defense. By round three, Fort finally started putting some hard shots together and looked like a much crisper fighter. Fort went on to dominate round four and win a unanimous decision by the scores of 40-36. Cerresso Fort has obvious talent, but if he doesn’t learn the art of defense and effort, he will have a tough time as he steps up the competition.

Cerresso Fort’s record improves to 10-0 (8 KO) and Steven Macomber falls to 3-9-1 (0 KO)

The final bout of the evening brought us a Super Middleweight attraction with undefeated Dion Savage of Flint, Michigan going up against forty eight fight veteran, Demetrius Davis. As the fighters came to ring and I saw the 20-22-5 record of Davis, I wasn’t hopeful that this would be competitive. The old guy came out strong in round one and surprised the young Savage with some nice movement and combination punching. Savage showed all of his inexperience by head hunting and completely ignoring the body, while at the same time, Davis was doing everything he could to frustrate the youngster by holding and grabbing. In round three, the tide changed as Savage landed a sharp right hand that knocked down Davis. He would make the count no problem and this is about the time I faded out. This became an ugly fight with the holding of Davis and Savage’s inability to land clean punches. They both threw wild punches and most didn’t land. The bout ended up going the full six rounds and Dion Savage won by unanimous decision as all three judges scored it 59-54. I was just happy it was over and thought to myself, “that is twenty-five minutes of my life that I’ll never get back.”

Dion Savage stays undefeated at 9-0 (5 KO) but has a lot of work to do. Demetrius Davis might want to find a new career path as he drops to 20-23-5 (8 KO)

Overall, it was just another great night of Boxing at The Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. There is nothing like a good fight card to get a guy ready for the weekend.

Keep punching

*Dave Wilcox serves as the West Coast Correspondent for the “Talkin Boxing with Billy C” Radio Show. Tune in on Mondays to hear Dave Talk Boxing with Billy C. Talkin Boxing with Billy C. runs LIVE five days a week and for two hours a day. The show has AM and FM radio affiliates throughout the USA and Canada. It can also be heard anytime on podcast. Go to http://www.talkinboxing.com for all info on the show.

SAW 3D

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:14:45 -0500

I've been a fan of the series and this looks like a good way of ending it.