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Totally unrelated....
But I sure am getting torqued up about Barrera/ Morales...
I think that will be a 'fight of a lifetime'....
Starting the "mental countdown"...
:)
i was glad to see david tua pull out the victory.
lots of people had written him off, and with good reason.
he needed this win to regain some lost confidence.
fres oquendo will be back, i am sure.
i hope tua makes some improvements in his next bout, like learning (relearning?) to work his way in behind a jab.
we'll see...
:)
mark
Tua vs Oquendo:
On, off, on...and now for sure!
April 10, 2002
By Thomas R. Watts
(Photos: Thomas R. Watts)
Cedric Kushner Promotions, Showtime, People’s Choice Boxing and The Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort made it official. David Tua and Fres Oquendo are going to meet on 13 April 2002 at The Harv. Qquendo is putting his NABF Heavyweight Championship belt on the line.
The co-main event is a ten round heavyweight bout featuring Lance “GOOfi” Whitaker from Granada Hills, CA 24-2 w 20 KO’s vs. late sub Ray Austin 16-3 w 12 KO’s from Celeveland, OH.
A special attraction heavyweight bout has Michael Grant 32-2 w 23 KO’s from Norristown, PA against Big Joe Lenart 10-11 w 4 KO’s from Cleveland, OH in a six round bout.
http://www.fightnews.com/twatts31.htm
Fantastic!!!!
Just can't keep a good man down.
:)
Thanks for the update on Mills.... Watching the boxing guys (Hopkins included) on ESPN just about losing it over Lane the other night...I hope he has seen that tape..
Lane recovering from stroke
By Associated Press, 4/7/2002
The Boston Globe
RENO, Nev. (AP) Former boxer and referee Mills Lane is surprising his doctor with his recovery from a stroke a week ago, his sons said on Sunday.
He still can't talk, but he's able to sip a little red wine, enjoy chocolate ice cream, laugh at ''The Godfather'' and wish his nurses would quit pestering him.
''He gets really annoyed at the nurses, but his spirits are really good. They've improved since I've seen him,'' son Terry said in the first public appearance by his family since Lane was stricken.
The 64-year-old Lane collapsed at his home last weekend while his wife was out of town. Colleagues found him on Monday and he was rushed to Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center.
''The stroke was a moderate stroke and the doctor said he had never seen anybody come this far this fast with his kind of stroke,'' son Tommy said. ''We gave him a small glass of red wine last night and chocolate ice cream he loves that so he's getting back into the swing of things. We watched `The Godfather,' one of his favorite movies. A couple of scenes he starts laughing.''
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/097/sports/Lane_recovering_from_stroke_:.shtml
Trainer Buddy McGirt has parted ways with Johnny Tapia and has hooked up with Angel Manfredy.
from fightnews.com....
:)
Hmmmmmm....I need to start thinkin' BIG!
for you anything
Thanks mark.....
(Semper Fi, Mills)
not the most current article, but all i could find so far. still looking....
Mills Lane begins recovery from stroke
By Donald Heath
Savannah Morning News
Web posted Thursday, April 4, 2002
Once judge Mills Lane III looked across at the defendant, took off his glasses and gave an opinion from the heart.
"No offense ma'am," he said. "But if a duck had your brains, he'd fly North for the winter."
Lane's honesty and homespun banter had national appeal. And although he resided here for less than 10 years, growing up on a 13,000-acre plantation in South Carolina, many Savannahians considered him a native.
So locals were stunned to hear about the sudden illness of Lane, who has always displayed such vitality as a boxing referee, a district attorney and a judge. The 64-year-old suffered a stroke at his Reno, Nev., home Sunday caused by the blockage of his left internal carotid artery, according to Dr. Paul Katz of Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev.
Becky Swanson, the hospital's director of community relations, said Lane was in very stable condition in the intensive care unit.
"(Lane) suffered a left hemispheric stroke so it affects the right side of his body," Swanson said. "He's experiencing weakness on the right side, and he's had a loss of speech."
Swanson said Lane's recovery has already started. He's eating and able to stand.
"I'm encouraged that he will make a recovery," Katz said.
Only five years ago, Lane pried apart Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson in one of the most memorable heavyweight fights in recent decades.
"I didn't know Mills had any health problems," said long-time friend Buster White. "Mills was never out of shape. He was probably in the gym every day of his life."
Lane is a descendant of Mills Bee Lane -- the founder of Citizen's and Southern Bank in Georgia. He returned to Savannah often to visit long-time friend Johnny Becker, who often reported the results of Lane's fights to the newspaper.
Lane fought professionally as a middleweight. As an amateur, he competed in U.S. Olympic Trials, trying to make the national team that included Cassius Clay.
Boxing remained intertwined with Lane's career in law. And although he retired from refereeing, he became active in promotion, joining friend Tony Holden in forming "Let's Get It On Productions."
Eight months ago, Lane talked about doing some fight promotions in Savannah.
Now he fights to return to a normal life.
In three to four weeks, Lane will undergo an arteriogram to determine if the artery can be operated on to improve blood flow to the brain.
"This thing hit us like a ton of bricks," said Lane's colleague Dick Gammick, a district attorney at Washoe County. "He's a fighter in the truest sense of the word and he's coming on strong. Anyone who knows him will know Semper Fi -- that there's a complete Marine in there."
http://www.savannahmorningnews.com/stories/040402/SPTlaneshortupdate.shtml
I wonder how he is doing...I heard the guys talking about him last Friday night on the ESPN fights...He sure is a fine man.
Very sad that he was alone when it happened, they said he may have been down for 12 hours....keeping he and his wife in my thoughts...
Boxing referee Mills Lane has stroke
By Associated Press, 4/2/2002
RENO, Nev. (AP) Mills Lane, who has refereed some of boxing's biggest fights, was hospitalized in intensive care Tuesday after suffering a stroke.
Friends said the 64-year-old Lane was found unconscious in his home Monday morning and was taken to St. Mary's Regional Medical Center.
''His condition has definitely shown improvement through the night,'' Dr. Philip Landis said.
Lane suffered speech loss and weakness in his right side. He was listed in stable condition.
''He has made progress,'' said Dr. Paul Katz, a neurologist and stroke specialist. ''The language is clearly the concern.''
Lane's wife, Kay, was out of town when her husband was stricken.
Lane, a former district judge and NCAA boxing champion, gained national attention when he disqualified Mike Tyson for biting off part of Evander Holyfield's ear in 1997.
He resigned from the bench in 1998 to start a TV show and open a Reno law firm.
In December 2000, he began a boxing promotion company with his three law partners and Tony Holden Productions of Oklahoma.
The company staged its first bout in April 2001, the same month his syndicated TV show, ''Judge Mills Lane,'' was canceled.
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/092/sports/Boxing_referee_Mills_Lane_has_:.shtml
T,
You sure did. I watched Greg Brady get his ass kicked by that Partridge kid. Funny stuff. Then I fell asleep for a bit, and woke up to watch that Drummond kid kick a washed-up rapper's ass.
LOL
J
I wasn't hurt....I was dazed
LOL...
Wednesday March 13 10:49 PM ET
Tonya Harding Wins Celebrity Boxing
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Fox TV's 'Celebrity Boxing'
By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - Vanilla Ice was iced by Todd Bridges. Bonaduce banished Barry. Then Tonya pounded Paula.
Airing Wednesday night, the Fox TV special ``Celebrity Boxing'' (more aptly described as ``When Has-Beens Go Bad'') provided an answer to the question, What should you do with the formerly famous?
Of course! Let them beat each other up.
At least some of the fighters saw stars in the ring, even if viewers didn't. The matchups, taped last week at a Los Angeles TV station, were billed as official three-round contests. (Although the studio audience heard two conflicting rulings from the judges for each contest, so the official outcome wouldn't get out before airtime.)
Ring announcer Michael Buffer got things started with his trademark ``Let's get ready to rumblllllllllle!''
``Brady Bunch'' alum Barry Williams squared off against wiry Danny Bonaduce, late of ``The Partridge Family.'' After getting knocked down repeatedly, the paunchy former Greg Brady threw in the towel in Round 2.
``I wasn't hurt,'' insisted Williams. ``I was dazed.''
Then the mostly forgotten rapper Vanilla Ice, who is now (little) known as Rob Van Winkle, battled Todd Bridges, who played Willis in the 1980s sitcom ``Diff'rent Strokes.'' After Van Winkle got more than a rapping through three full rounds, Bridges won the match in a decision.
Then came the dangerous divas: a rough-looking Tonya Harding and grinning Paula Jones (a last-minute replacement for ``Long Island Lolita'' Amy Fisher, whose parole board forced her to withdraw).
Jones became a household name after claiming Bill Clinton made an unwelcome sexual advance on her in 1991. In 1994, figure-skating champ Harding was involved in a bungled plot to disable rival Nancy Kerrigan. She later pleaded guilty to conspiracy and was banned for life by the U.S. Figure Skating Association.
But that doesn't mean she can't box. After the first round, during which Jones was competitive, Harding walloped her rival in the second round. The fight was stopped in the third.
``She did well,'' Harding said afterward. ``It wasn't a cat fight.''
Replied Jones, who maybe couldn't have been a contender, ``I gave it my best shot.''
HBO Boxing After Dark presents:
Paul Spadafora (34-0, 14 KOs) vs. Angel Manfredy (39-5-1, 29 KOs) from the
AJ Palumbo Center at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday,
March 9th at 9:45pm ET/PT.
Paul "The Pittsburgh Kid" Spadafora is an undefeated lightweight looking
to keep the winning streak going in front of his home crowd. Don’t miss
this fight!
Tune in to HBO’s Boxing After Dark on Saturday, March 9th at 9:45pm ET/PT
to watch this great fight.
May 11 - HBO
"Felix Trinidad KO10 Hasine Cherifi
Of all the guys we'd put Trinidad in the ring with, Cherifi wouldn't be our pick. This guy has only two attributes: awkward style and solid chin. We're not saying he can beat Trinidad, but Tito is going to have to work hard to look good against his style."
from Predictions at....
http://www.boxingchronicle.com/picks.html
vinnie pazienza has been such an enthusiastic fighter over the years, yet the fire steadily wanes. it's natural, it's visible, it's unavoidable, i'm sure.
if i had to group two fighters together in a class all by themselves for sheer eagerness to engage and enthusiasm for the task before them, those two fighters would be johnny tapia and vinnie pazienza.
I happened to catch that fight.
He definitely had the heart to win. The prefight interview was very interesting with Paz. I can't quote him specifically but when asked about how he would deal with Lucas' power, he said he couldn't hand him any pain worse than anything else he had experienced before in his career. Of that he seemed entirely convinced.
"He is a hard puncher," Paz said (of Lucas). "People were telling me that he can't hit -- but let him hit you."
Bruised, bloodied Paz loses to Lucas
3.2.2002
BY ROBERT LEE
Journal Sports Writer
http://www.projo.com/report/html/sports/07141981.htm
Warrior until the end
Bloodied, battling Paz can't overtake Lucas
By Ron Borges, Globe Staff, 3/2/2002
ASHANTUCKET PEQUOT RESERVATION, Conn. - Vinny Paz came to fight last night but he arrived at Foxwoods carrying an empty holster.
The 39-year-old five-time world champion was there for one last hurrah, a shot at World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Eric Lucas's title. Paz was there, as he always has been, to fight his heart out.
He did. But his face gave in first.
Cut over the right eye in the second round and bloodied badly throughout the night by left hands he could not avoid, Paz (49-10) was a gladiator to the end, and the end took all 12 rounds.
Lucas handily won a unanimous decision, although he lost the final round to a beaten warrior who did in the final three minutes what he had done all his career. He refused to relent even in the face of the ravages of time.
Judge Gelasio Perez scored the bout, 119-110, judge Daniel van de Wiele had it 117-111, and judge Alfred Asaro 117-112. The Globe had Lucas a 117-111 winner.
''He was not as offensive as I thought he'd be,'' said Lucas, whose record improved to 35-4-3. ''I took my time.''
He did, indeed, and because of it he was rocked several times by Paz but never hurt enough to be in danger. As Paz acknowledged for one of the few times in his career, ''I thought I hurt him a couple of times. He hurt me a couple of times.''
The first time was midway through the second round when Paz's skin seemed to give like old parchment paper. His right eye exploded from the force of a Lucas left hook and blood streamed down the side of his face.
Lucas rocked him with two more left hands and Paz looked to be in deep trouble. His face was red, blood was running down his right cheek, and he appeared weary and wary already. Typical of his career, Paz came back the next round and attacked, landing a clean uppercut and several of the best hooks he threw all night. The champion remained calm and steadfast, however, landing several body shots and just enough leather to keep the blood leaking from the cut above Paz's right eye.
Lucas's left jab and counterpunching were frustrating Paz's efforts to move inside. Although those punches were not doing significant damage, it allowed the champion to control the action while he piled up points.
Paz tried to hurt Lucas to the body but he began to pay for it as Lucas countered repeatedly. Midway through the fifth round, not only was Paz's right eye bleeding, so was his nose, and his left eye had begun to swell.
Midway through the sixth round, Paz landed a solid right hand and forced Lucas to retreat to the ropes for the first time. The two battled there and this time the old warrior got the best of it. But it did no lasting damage as the fight ground into the latter stages with the rounds slipping away from Paz, drop by bloody drop.
Late in Round 8, Lucas stunned Paz with a left hook and a second one came right behind it that stood Paz up straight. Paz grimaced but bared his teeth, defiant even when under attack.
He landed a right hand as Lucas tried to move back inside, but by the end of the round, the champion had nailed him twice more and that pattern altered little in Round 9. By the end of the ninth, Paz's face was again crimson from his own blood.
Earlier, undefeated Gary Balletto (24-0-2, 21 KOs) and Peter Manfredo Jr. (12-0) emerged victorious. Balletto stopped previously undefeated Mike DiBenedetto (21-1-2) at 2:37 of the ninth round, and Manfredo won a six-round decision from South Boston's Tommy Attardo (9-7-1). Joe Gatti, brother of former world champion Arturo Gatti, upped his record to 28-1 when he stopped Tim Shocks (21-12-1) at 0:21 of the fourth round.
This story ran on page G5 of the Boston Globe on 3/2/2002.
© Copyright 2002 Globe Newspaper Company.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/061/sports/Warrior_until_the_end%2B.shtml
Trinidad card might feature Bailey-Hurtado
Posted on Mon, Mar. 04, 2002
By SANTOS A. PEREZ
sperez@herald.com
The World Boxing Association confirmed it will sanction a super-lightweight title fight between Miamians Randall Bailey and Diobelys Hurtado.
Although no date has been set, there is speculation the fight will be part of a card headlined by Félix Trinidad's return to the ring May 11 at San Juan, Puerto Rico, against Hacine Cherifi. It will be Trinidad's first appearance since losing his middleweight title and unbeaten record to Bernard Hopkins last September.
Bailey and Hurtado have been planning to fight since last summer and were even considered for the Trinidad-Hopkins undercard Sept. 29 at Madison Square Garden, but negotiation breakdowns kept putting the bout on hold and in doubt.
The WBA recognizes Kostya Tszyu as the super-lightweight champion. When the sanctioning body has a super champion, it creates a second-line title. Bailey won such a belt when he stopped Demetrio Ceballos in three rounds Feb. 2 at Reading, Pa.
Bailey (25-1, 25 knockouts) had hopes of facing Tszyu but must abide by the WBA's mandate.
To gain a mandatory title fight, a fighter should be a highly ranked contender by the sanctioning body. Hurtado (34-2-1, 22 KOs) is not ranked by the WBA since he won a fringe sanctioning body's title two months ago when he defeated Ricky Quiles at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Before his fight against Quiles, Hurtado was ranked second by the WBA.
''The WBA has been good to us by giving Randall the opportunity to fight for the title in the first place,'' said Al Bonanni, Bailey's trainer.
MURPHY TRIES AGAIN
Overtown's Lamar Murphy will fight Julian Wheeler on April 19 for Wheeler's U.S. Boxing Association lightweight title. The fight will be Murphy's second bid at the regional crown after losing a narrow decision to former USBA champion Efren Hinojosa last March.
Murphy (26-6, 18 KOs), has not fought since losing a unanimous decision to Angel Manfredy last August.
• Fox Sports Net resumes its Sunday Night Fights on Sunday, when former two-time heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon faces Ahmad Abdin.
• Promoter Tito Lectuore, who guided the careers of 13 world champions, including Carlos Monzon, died of a heart attack Friday in his native Argentina. Lectuore was 65.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/boxing/2786533.htm
Felix Trinidad will be appearing in the Telemundo show "No Te Duermas" tonight. He will comment on Hopkins' apology and what he thinks about it. He's also expected to officially announce his interest in fighting Hopkins after Cherifi in September, then Fernando Vargas. He has stated that he's no longer interested in a fight with De La Hoya because, according to him, De La Hoya has been inconsistent--Gerardo M. Avila-Planas
3/4/2002
from fightnews.com....
I was in Hong Kong and Beijing.....and I am glad to be home.
I saw that post...quite funny.
At least I am highly selective...
:)
when you get behind a fighter, there's no doubt about who you are backing...
:)
mark
I'm of the same opinion that you are...but since I plan to see Barrera post a definitive win against Morales...I can only hope that Ayala has the "chance" to pay homage and present himself a willing sacrifice to the boxing Barrera god...
:)
imo, ayala had better hope it's morales. barrera will outbox and out punch ayala. ayala does not have the fire power to keep barrera from cleaning up on him.
jmo, of course.
:)
mark
>>hey luna, did you hear manny steward call mab the best pfp fighter in the world?
Yessiree! I most certainly did! I thought...smart, smart MANNY!
:)
I watched it! Ayala made a very firm STATEMENT that his prior win was not to be disputed.
I wanted to see more fire in Adam's eyes....but it just wasn't to be .
So who do you think is next in line for Ayala....Barrera or Morales?
;)
btw, welcome back...
from china or wherever the heck you were
did you see this on amuse
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=17091256
:)
mark
That first KO in the first fight was very pretty. Those shots that whip the head around are the ones that put the guy on the canvas most effectively (watch a replay of the Judah KO by Tszyu). Same thing happened with Johnson. His head just whipped around down he went.
Ayala was impressive. I don't think that moving up to fight MAB would be in his best interest though.
i enjoyed watching ayala defeat adams so decisively. adams stayed away from ayala all night, and i say it was because of paulie's added strength tonight. ayala was hitting adams with clean power shots, repeatedly, and adams didn't want to get knocked out. that certainly explains adams' lack of desire to get in and mix it up. paulie ayala hit him hard and often whenever adams did come in.
but i'm not surprised. ayala has beaten johnny tapia twice. the guy from kentucky doesn't really measure up with the likes of johnny tapia.
ayala versus barrera is being mentioned now. it will mean ayala moving up a few more pounds. that may not be so good. and marcos antonio barrera would do well against paulie ayala's style.
i loved the earlier fight, marquez against johnson. in the seventh round (the first knockdown), marquez jabbed to the body then landed a straight right hand on johnson's nose, dropping him on the seat of his pants. that was a thing of beauty.... touch the body and bang the head.
hey luna, did you hear manny steward call mab the best pfp fighter in the world?
:)
mark
this just in....
"HBO Boxing After Dark presents:
Paulie Ayala (33-1, KOs 12) vs. Clarence "Bones" Adams (41-4, 19 KOs) from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV on February 23, 2002 at 11:15pm ET/PT.
This fight is a great rematch...Adams lost to Ayala with a split decision in August 2001."
I have been recently expanding the collection, mostly at no expense..
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geez, 3 messages and Boxing is at the top of the Hot List..
:)
why give anything up?
just add to your collection of things to enjoy!
Well, seems expensive to me....
let's see...I'll give up... um........hmmmm....
I have no vices...
nothing to give up.
One of the pitfalls of living a spartan existence...
:)
In the biggest upset to this point of 2002, Juan Carlos Rubio took a surprising 10 round unanimous decision from Francisco “Panchito” Bojado in the co-feature bout.
From the beginning, Rubio showed that he would be the best that Bojado has been in with to this point of his career. Every time “Panchito” landed, Rubio fired back.
Rumors before this fight had Bojado as high as 170lbs since his last fight. Although he officially weighed in at 144 ½ on Friday, there was little muscle tone on his 19 year-old body. As early as the second round, Bojado was breathing heavy and was noticed taking out his mouthpiece during breaks in the action.
Round five will go down as one of the great rounds of the year. Both fighters gave as good as they got and the crowd at the Mohegan Sun Arena was standing as the bell sounded to halt the action.
Rubio, 27-6-2 (10), scored a knockdown in the eighth when a fatigued Bojado touched his glove to the canvass when trying to avoid the onslaught of his unheralded opponent.
With his face battered and bruised, the 2000 Olympian from Mexico came out and tried to fight back but on this night it was not to be his. He is now 9-1 (9).
After the fight Bojado seemed to be as shocked as anyone that he had suffered his first loss, “I was surprised at what a good fighter he was. I thought I had him in the fifth and I think that was my problem tonight. I wasn’t at my best tonight but I am going to train harder for future fights.”
For the Mexican welterweight Rubio, this win is easily the biggest step in his career. He has now won two fights in a row. Credit again must be given to the local judges who scored the fight correctly with scores of 96-94, 96-94 and 98-92.
excerpted from....
http://www.secondsout.com/usa/news_41883.asp
luna
basically, that's the only reason i keep showtime around... for the boxing.
now and then there's a decent movie, but primarily for the boxing.
go for it, young lady
:)
mark
>>i am so happy that i tuned in to see this fight.<<
I'm beginning to think I should order Showtime. I rarely watch TV anymore and mostly have HBO for the fights and couple of their original series..
I did watch the Friday night fights on ESPN...decent fight, but not the barn burner you saw.
I like the Friday night ESPN announcers too...great accents...<vbg>
Thanks for posting the info on the Barrera fight. Still hoping to see it live.
:)
i remember now that luna does not have showtime, so she missed one heck of a barn burner tonight....
francisco 'panchito' bojado just got really roundly and soundly beaten by his much underrated opponent, juan carlos rubio.
it was one of the best fights i've seen in the last year, at least. a clear cut case of one man wanting to win so much more than the other man, though there were other factors that played out in the rubio victory.
going in, rubio was literally described by the announcers as a fighter with "no punch and a weak chin".
and he took everything the young bojado could throw in his direction, and he gave more than he got.
i did not think the fight was close, and would have been appalled if the judges did not award the well deserved and hard earned victory to rubio.
i am so happy that i tuned in to see this fight.
:)
mark
Barrera re-match on hold
Saturday, 16 February, 2002
BBC SPORT
Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera's grudge re-match with countryman Erik Morales has been put on ice after his freak sparring injury was revealed to be more serious than first thought.
The featherweight has been ordered to rest for eight to 10 weeks after a detailed medical examination revealed he had fractured a rib.
Barrera sustained the injury against Australian sparring partner Robbie Peden - ranked number three by the International Boxing Federation in the featherweight division.
During a clinch, Peden attempted to force Barrera down - but as the Mexican forced him off using his neck as a lever, he felt a sharp pain in his ribcage.
Barrera said: "We are going to have to start again from scratch.
"The whole team will regroup and come up with a new working plan, building back up to 100%.
"This will include Robbie of course. What occurred was a pure accident and it could just have easily have happened to him. So nothing will change at all."
The delay will do nothing to lessen the simmering bad feeling between Barrera and the undefeated Morales, a residue of their extremely close fight in 2000.
Berrara added: "Erik should thank God for this delay in the proceedings because he's going to remain undefeated for just a couple more months before I beat him.
"At the moment I think Erik is talking the way he is because he's nervous and scared. When we fight, I'll certainly be looking for a knockout throughout."
The new date for the Barrera Morales fight has been set for 22 June at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/boxing/newsid_1824000/1824009.stm
Showtime Boxing Saturday 2/16/02
Moorer-Davis (heavyweights)
120 min.
Scheduled: Former heavyweight champ Michael Moorer vs. Robert Davis in a heavyweight bout in Uncasville, Conn. Also: Francisco Bojado vs. Juan Carlos Rubio (welterweights); Jeff Lacy vs. Glenn Thomas (super middleweights). Steve Albert and Bobby Czyz report.
LOL! Good point. I guess there are many out there who believe a more sloping brow stands a better chance against Ward..
:)
wasn't it really micky ward's fists that intervened?
>>i'll take "Irish" Micky Ward, by knockout over Jesse James Leija<<
I watched the fight and I'm guessing that probably would have been a good call. But Leija's brow bone intervened...
''I'm a body puncher,'' Ward said. ''I'm willing to pay the price to get inside and do that. I think I'm physically stronger and in the later rounds I can do it. I'll try to get him early but I know it will be a hard night. That's not what my body needs or wants but that's probably what it's going to get.
''That's the question about both of us. How much can your body take? No one knows. I'm 36. I'm a fossil. But I know I'll give it my all and I know why I'm going there. I'm going there to win.''
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/001/sports/Final_shot_It_s_all_in_Ward_s_hands+.shtml
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