Who’s The “Greatest” Ever Heavyweight?

By Uncategorized November 20th, 2009

‘The World’s Greatest Ever’

Heavyweight Boxers

‘The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer’ Three-Day Celebration Dec. 11-13 in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 19, 2009) – Boxing has traditionally been driven by heavyweights and many of the sport’s most recognizable figures through the years have fought in the highest-profile division.

The Heavyweight Division in the “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” promotion has two more nominees than the other seven divisions because the nominating committee was unable to limit the number to 10.

Ten of the Heavyweight Division nominees are in the International Boxing Hall of the Fame and the only non-members of this elite group, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, are sure locks as soon as they’re eligible for nomination.

London boxing icon Lennox Lewis is the lone non-American heavyweight nominee, a division that has many of boxing’s most colorful and popular figures, dating all the way back to the end of the 19th century with legends John L. Sullivan and Jack Johnson.

The winners in the eight divisions, plus “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer,” will be announced Sunday, December 13, the final day of a three-day celebration of these outstanding boxers in The Paris Las Vegas.

The weekend event is being presented by Greatest Ever Enterprises, which already has done “world’s greatest” tributes on two continents in the sports of soccer and rugby.

On-line voting at www.GreatestEver.com allows boxing fans from around the world to select the greatest boxer in each of the original eight weight classes, highlighted by the all-time pound-for-pound “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer.”

The 12 Heavyweights, listed below in no particular order, follow with their brief profiles:

JACK “The Galveston Giant” JOHNSON – 77-13-4 19 ND (48 KOs)…

International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF)…American…Pro Years: 1897-1938…first black to win world heavyweight championship…World “Colored” heavyweight Champion…Notable Victories: Joe Choynski, George Gardner, Sandy Ferguson 94), Joe Jeannette (5), Young Peter Jackson, Sam Langford, Bob Fitzsimmons, Foreman Jim Flynn (2), Tommy Burns, Stanley Ketchel and James J. Jeffries.

JACK “The Manassa Mauler” DEMPSEY – 61-6-8 6 ND (50 KOs)… IBHOF …American…Pro Years: 1914-1927…changed boxing from slow, defensive style to aggressive brawling…most recognizable and richest athlete of his generation…fought in first $1-million fight and participated in fights that set records for highest gates and attendances on several occasions…Notable Victories: Jack Sharkey, Luis Angel Firpo, Tommy Gibbons, Georges Carpentier, Bill Brennan (2), Jess Willard, Battling Levinsky and Foreman Jim Flynn.

JOE “The Brown Bomber” LOUIS – 68-3 (54 KOs) …IBHOF… American… Pro Years: 1934-1951…all of his fights were the main event…record 26 successful title defenses during his 10-year reign…enlisted in U.S. Army during WWII…avenged loss against Max Schmeling in 1938 “Fight of the Century” that had International implications between U.S. and Hitler’s Germany…Notable Victories: Tony Galento, Jersey Joe Walcott (2), Billy Conn (2), John Henry Lewis, Jim Braddock, Jack Sharkey, Max Baer and Primo Carnera.

ROCKY “The Brockton Blockbuster” MARCIANO – 49-0 (43 KOs) … IBHOF… American…Ring Fighter of the Year 1952, 1954 and 1955….only world heavyweight champion to retire undefeated…died in a plane crash…Notable Victories: Jersey Joe Walcott (2), Archie Moore, Joe Louis and Ezzard Charles (2).

“Iron” MIKE TYSON – 50-6 (44 KOs)…American…Pro Years: 1985-2005… youngest world heavyweight champion of all-time (20)…fierceness in and out of ring made him a cult-like figure…Notable Victories: Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Pinklon Thomas, Tyrell Briggs, Tony Tubbs, Henry Tillman, Donovan Ruddock and Bruce Seldon.

LARRY “The Easton Assassin” HOLMES – 69-6 (44 KOs)…IBHOF … American…Pro Years: 1973-2002…second all-time with 20 successful title defenses…won first 48 pro fights, one shy of Marciano’s record…Notable Victories: Muhammad Ali, Gerry Cooney, Trevor Berbick, Ken Norton, Earnie Shaves, Tim Witherspoon and James Smith.

MUHAMMAD “The Louisville Lip” ALI – 56-5 (37 KOs)…IBHOF… American…Pro Years: 1960-1981…gold medal winner in 1960 Olympics as Cassius Clay…3-time world heavyweight champion…Notable Victories: Joe Frazier (2), Sonny Liston (2), George Foreman, Archie Moore, George Chuvalo, Ernie Terrell, Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Ken Norton, Alfredo Evangelista and Earnie Shavers.

GEORGE FOREMAN – 76-5 (68 KOs)…IBHOF…American…Pro Years: 1969-1997 …oldest world heavyweight champion (45)…gold medal winner at 1968 Olympics …Notable Victories: Bert Cooper, Gerry Cooney, Joe Frazier (2), Ron Lyle, Michael Moorer and Dwight Muhammad Qawi.

“The Boston Strong Boy” JOHN L. SULLIVAN – 38-1-3 (33 KOs) … IBHOF… American…Pro Years: 1878-1905…last world heavyweight bare knuckles champion and first gloved world heavyweight champion…earned more than $1-million…boxing outfit looked like long johns…Notable Victories: Paddy Ryan, Charley Mitchell and Jake Kilrain.

“Smokin” JOE FRAZIER – 32-4-1 (27 KOs)…IBHOF…American…Pro Years: 1965-1981…gold medalist 1964 Olympics…tough, aggressive style embodied ‘Philly fighter’…Notable Victories: Muhammad Ali, Oscar Bonavena, George Chuvalo, Buster Mathis, Bob Foster and Jimmy Ellis.

LENNOX “The Lion” LEWIS – 41-2-1 (27 KOs)…IBHOF…British…Pro Years: 41-2-1 (27 KOs)…1989-2003…1988 Olympic gold medalist…one of four 3-time world heavyweight champions…Notable Victories: Mike Tyson, Donovan Ruddock, Tony Tucker, Frank Bruno, Oliver Mithcell, Ray Mercer, Tommy Morrison, Shannon Briggs, Henry Akinwande, Evander Holyfield, Michael Grant, Hasim Rahman and Vitali Klitschko.

EVANDER “The Real Deal” HOLYFIELD – 42-10-2 (27 KOs) American…Pro Years: 1984-Present…only 4-time world heavyweight champion…1984 Olympic bronze medalist…Notable Victories: Mike Tyson (2), Dwight Muhammad Qawi (2), Henry Tillman, Ossie Ocasio, James Tillman, Pinklon Thomas, George Foreman, John Ruiz, Larry Holmes, Riddick Bowe, Ray Mercer and Bobby Czyz.

The Dec. 11-13 weekend of events at the Paris Las Vegas include a USA vs. The World pro-boxing show on Saturday (Dec 12). Final results of the global on-line vote at www.GreatestEver.com will be announced Sunday (Dec. 13) at “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” black-tie awards dinner. Tickets to the dinner are available at www.greatestever.com or via MMG in Las Vegas (702 617 9730). The Retired Boxers Foundation (RBF) is the official charity.

Winky Wright Taking Grady Brewer Seriously

By Uncategorized November 18th, 2009

WRIGHT AND BREWER LOOK TO DISCOVER SUCCESS ON ISLAND IN “BACK TO BUSINESS” ON DEC. 11

Discovery of Puerto Rico Day Celebrated Three Weeks Before Two Fighters Meet In Ring at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico and live on Pay-Per-View

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (November 18, 2009)-Five-hundred sixteen years ago tomorrow, Christopher Columbus landed on the northwest coast of a tiny island in what is now known as the Caribbean Sea on his second voyage to the New World, and called it San Juan Batista. Today, we know it as Puerto Rico (meaning “rich port”). On December 11, Ronald “Winky” Wright and Grady “Bad Boy” Brewer will be doing some landing of their own, in “Back to Business,” a match-up of middleweights at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, live on Pay-Per-View.

Wright is looking to return to prominence after a tough loss to Paul Williams in April, while the season two “The Contender” winner Brewer looks to emerge victorious against a bonafide Hall of Famer and arguably the toughest opponent he has faced.

“Just like Columbus discovered Puerto Rico hundreds of years ago, December 11 will be the day that I discover victory once again and show the world that I am still one of the best fighters in the sport today,” said Wright. “I feel great, and I’m ready for a hard fight. Brewer is coming in with high hopes. I’m preparing to deflate those hopes on fight night.”

“When I meet Winky, it’s going to be a battle,” said Brewer. “Unlike Columbus who took Puerto Rico without a fight, Winky should expect a war on fight night.”

Sauerland Responds To Valuev

By Uncategorized November 18th, 2009

Team Sauerland believes there was nothing wrong with picking David Haye as an opponent for Nikolai Valuev. The Russian Giant lost his WBA Heavyweight Title on November 7 when the British challenger clinched a majority decision in front of a sell-out crowd of 8,000 fans in Nuremberg. The fight also drew a TV market share of more than 40 percent in Germany. “After negotiations with Vitali Klitschko had fallen through because he would not get back to us, we were looking for a new opponent for Niko,” Team Sauerland General Manager Chris Meyer said. “After Chagaev got beaten, Valuev had to fight Ruiz in a mandatory defence, but Niko had already beaten him twice. This bout wasn’t marketable at all. That is why we considered a showdown with up-and-coming David Haye the far better option. All parties, and that includes Niko, his coach and our partner Don King, agreed to the bout as there was no real alternative. As the split decision indicates, it was a very close fight. We expected Niko to dominate late in the fight, and had he won the final two rounds, he would still be the champion. But David Haye put on a great performance and left the ring as the winner. The contracts do guarantee Niko a rematch and we are sure the outcome will be different when the two meet again.”

Sauerland Pushed Valuev To Fight Haye, King Didn’t Want Bout

By Uncategorized November 18th, 2009

Former Two-Time WBA Heavyweight Champion
Nikolai Valuev Speaks Out
About Decision to Fight David Haye

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—Former two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev felt compelled today to post comments on his company’s Website (www.box-way.ru) regarding his decision to agree to make an optional defense of his crown against David Haye in Nuremberg, Germany, which Haye won by majority decision.

Rampant speculation after the Nov. 7 match was fueled by press accounts attributed to World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov implying Valuev may have been set up by his co-promoters, Sauerland Event and Don King Productions, into taking a fight that was not in his best interests.

“To avoid confusion or misunderstandings in this situation, I would like to note that my American promoter Don King was opposed to me fighting David Haye,” Valuev wrote. “In fact, Don King was upset when he learned that I had agreed to fight Haye.”

“My German co-promoters [Sauerland Event] did not inform Don King while the negotiations for this fight were being made. In the press, allegations that the American promoter supported this fight are unfounded and false. The choice of the opponent was made by Wilfried Sauerland. The idea to make this fight with David Haye came from Sauerland Event.”

Delvin Rodriguez To Fight Eliminator in Poland

By Uncategorized November 18th, 2009

On November 27th, Star Boxing’s IBF #3 rated welterweight, Delvin Rodriguez (24-3-2, 14KO) will travel into foreign territory when he takes on Poland’s IBF #4 rated Rafal “Braveheart” Jackiewicz (34-8-1, 18KO) for the #1 spot in the IBF World Ratings in an official IBF Welterweight Title eliminator. The bout, scheduled for twelve rounds, will take place in Belk, Poland.

Rodriguez is coming off a highly entertaining, controversial split decision loss to Isaac Hlatshwayo this past August for the vacant IBF Welterweight Championship of the World.

While Rodriguez is looking to rebound off the loss, Jackiewicz will be looking to keep his nineteen-bout, four-year win streak alive.

“I am pleased that Delvin is getting another opportunity to become the mandatory challenger. I thought that Delvin won both fights against Hlatshwayo (the two first battled to a majority draw in November of last year),” stated Joe DeGuardia, CEO and founder of Star Boxing. “It is fitting that the IBF kept Delvin as the top rated welterweight in the division (both the #1 and #2 spot are vacant), as when you take the judge’s scorecards over 24 rounds, only one scorecard separates Delvin from being the World Champion. Hopefully Delvin will soon have an opportunity to fight once again for the coveted IBF World Championship. First and foremost Delvin must take care of business in Poland. Jackiewicz is a very skilled fighter, so Delvin knows he can’t look past him. He hasn’t lost in over four years and he will have a whole country behind him fight night. I can tell you though that Delvin has a very bad taste left in his mouth and he is hungrier than ever to get another shot at the championship and promises he won’t leave it to the judge’s scorecards this time around.”

Rodriguez vs. Jackiewicz will be promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing in association with Bullit Knockout Promotions.

Clampitt Returns To Ring, As Mother

By Uncategorized November 18th, 2009

4-Time world champion Jaime Clampitt

returns to ring as new mother

McCreedy-Griffin Headlines Friday Night’s “Autumn Classic” at Twin River

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Nov. 18, 2009) – Twenty months since her last fight and eight after she became a mother for the first time, 4-time world champion Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt starts her comeback Friday night in “Autumn Classic,” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I.

New England and EBA super middleweight champion, “Irish” Joey McCreedy (11-3-1, 6 KOs) takes on “The Next Great Champ” winner, Otis “Triple OG” Griffin (20-6-2, 8 KOs), in the 8-round, non-title main event on the Irish-themed pro boxing card.

Clampitt (19-4-1, 7 KOs) won a 10-round decision March 14, 2008 at Twin River against Belinda Laracuente for the IWBF lightweight title. This past March 17 on St. Patrick’s Day – appropriately enough considering this show’s Irish theme – Jaime gave birth to her daughter, Neyla.

“I just felt so good after having my baby,” Clampitt explained when asked why she’s returning to the ring. “I missed the sport. So many people were saying I couldn’t or shouldn’t box again, but I’ve always liked challenges. Things are different today. So many women athletes have children.”

Clampitt, a Canadian native who lives in Warwick (RI), has run a boxing program for the past two years at a gym in East Greenwich (RI) called Battle Ground. She has about 40 clients and still trains a few amateur boxers. But she won’t be encouraging her daughter to become a boxer in the future. “It’s a tough sport,” Jaime said with a smile. “I don’t want her to fight. We’ll have plenty of things to do together, but, whatever she chooses, I will support her.”

Clampitt faces WBAN No. 3 rated Rachel Clark (4-2-1, 3 KOs) in the 6-round, junior welterweight co-feature.

Unbeaten junior welterweight prospect and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team alternate, Danny O’Connor (9-0, 3 KOs), of Framingham (MA), faces dangerous James Hope (4-2, 4 KOs) in the 6-round special attraction.

Also fighting on the undercard in 4-round bouts are Providence super middleweight Vladine Biosse (4-0, 3 KOs), a former University of Rhode Island football player, against 24-fight veteran Jeffrey Osbourne; Long Island (NY) light heavyweight Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith Jr. (1-0, 1 KO), the 2008 New York Golden Gloves champion, meets pro-debuting Brandon McGowen; Worcester (MA) heavyweight Rashad Minor (2-1, 2 KOs) squares-off against Lance Gauch (1-1, 1 KO); Boston light heavyweight Maceo Crowder, whose brother is 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius Andrade, makes his pro debut versus Duane King in his pro debut.

Rollback ticket prices for “Autumn Classic” are $25.00, $35.00, $50.00, $75.00, and $100.00 and available to purchase by calling CES (401.724.2253/2254), going online at www.cesboxing.com or www.twinriver.com, at Twin River’s Players Club booth, or any TicketMaster location.

Contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com) or the Twin River Event Center (877.82.RIVER/ www.twinriver.com) for more information. Doors open at 6 PM/ET, first bout at 7 PM/ET.

(Twin River has waived its 18+ rule for “Autumn Classic.” Anybody under the age of 18 must be accompanied at all times by an adult and they must enter through the West entrance.)

DeGuardia Show Will Run On Versus

By Uncategorized November 17th, 2009

Star Boxing has announced that the premiere December 3rd installment of its new series, “Hustler Boxing”, will be shown live on the nationally televised Versus Network. Hustler Boxing is a new series of star-studded boxing events being presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club-NYC throughout the New York City area.

The premiere installment will take place at the Grand Ballroom at New York’s famous Manhattan Center, and will feature Star Boxing’s light welterweight contender, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis (22-3-2, 10KO) taking on Tim “Pit Bull” Coleman (16-1-1, 4KO) for the vacant USBA light welterweight championship. The card will also feature a battle between undefeated, sensational welterweight prospects, Star Boxing’s “The New” Ray Robinson (11-0, 4KO) and three-time national golden gloves champion, Brad Solomon (8-0, 3KO). Robinson vs. Solomon is scheduled for six rounds.

“We are pleased that Versus has chosen to televise this tremendous card featuring two championship match-ups and a battle between two of boxing most promising up and coming prospects,” stated Joe DeGuardia, CEO and found of Star Boxing. “Not only will it give fans around the world the opportunity to get a feel behind what we are trying to do with this new series, but it also gives the fighters an opportunity to be in the national spot light.”

This VIP evening of boxing and entertainment, hosted by various celebrities, will feature special entertainment and top boxing. Larry Flynt’s Hustler Honeys will serve as ring card girls, hostesses at all VIP dinner tables and will be entertaining late into the evening at the official after-fight-party to be held at the Hustler Club 641 W. 51st street in Manhattan.

Interestingly, the show will feature a ‘Honey’ of another kind as Versus will be airing its first ever female bout as Star Boxing has added a World Championship match-up between “The Real Million Dollar Baby” Maureen Shea (13-2, 7KO) and Jenna “Cowgirl” Shivers (9-4-1, 2KO). Shea vs. Shivers is for the Interim WBA Female Super Bantamweight Championship of the World and is scheduled for ten rounds.

STAR BOXING
Hustler Boxing is being presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club in association with Stonecutter Event Promotions, Inc. A complete list of the undercard will be announced shortly. The Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center is located at 311 West 34th Street New York, NY (between 8th and 9th Ave.). Tickets are priced at $202, $152, $102, $52 with VIP tables of ten also available. Tickets can be purchased by CLICKING HERE: (http://www.ticketmaster.com) or calling the Star Boxing office at 718 823-2000 or visiting www.starboxing.com.

Watch Manny-Miguel On HBO Next Saturday

By Uncategorized November 15th, 2009


MANNYFEST DESTINY!

MANNY PACQUIAO’S WORLD DOMINATION

SPREADS TO WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION AS

MIGUEL COTTO SUCCUMBS TO MANNY SLAUGHTER!

HBO Sports® to Air Exclusive Replay

This Saturday! November 21 at 10 P.M. ET / PT

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (November 15, 2009) – Seven-division world champion, No. 1 pound for pound kingpin, boxing’s top attraction, the best fighter of his era…call him what you want, but one thing is certain, boxing has a bonafide superhero and his name is spelled:

M-A-N-N-Y P-A-C-Q-U-I-A-O !

Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KOs) from Caguas, Puerto Rico, the two-time welterweight champion who has had a world title every year since 2004, learned that firsthand Saturday night, enduring two knockdowns en route to a 12th-round TKO loss. With his fourth consecutive knockout victory in three different weight divisions at the expense of David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Cotto, Pacquiao has become the face of boxing as well as the favorite to repeat as Fighter of the Year!

“Nothing personal, just doing my job”, said the modest Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), from General Santos City, Philippines, immediately after the fight. “I thank Miguel Cotto for giving me the opportunity to challenge him for his WBO welterweight title. He was a great champion. ‘Master’ Freddie Roach and I worked very hard under difficult conditions. I had a lot of respect for Miguel’s power and that is why I worked so hard in training camp. Anything less would not have been sufficient to defeat him.

“One of the biggest advantages I have is that every fight is an opportunity to give honor to the Philippines. The Filipino people don’t just give me their support, they also give me their strength, their pride and their love. It’s an awesome power and a big responsibility. This fight was about history. People will remember that the first man to win world titles in seven different weight divisions was a Filipino ”

Three-time Trainer of the Year World-Famous Freddie Roach was the least surprised of anyone who watched the fight in the soldout MGM Grand Garden Arena or on pay-per-view.

“I told Manny from the first day of training camp that I would be disappointed in him if he laid on the ropes and didn’t take the fight to the middle of the ring. And if it’s one thing I know about Manny it’s that he hates to disappoint me,” said Roach “The scary thing is we still have not seen the best of Manny Pacquiao. I have never trained an athlete like Manny who after more than 50 fights is still willing to learn new techniques and is able to apply them. One of the reasons Manny is so hard to fight is because you never see the same Manny two times in a row. He always has a new style making him totally unpredictable and impossible to anticipate. Plus his conditioning is supreme to anyone in the sport. He is an athletic phenomenon. I get a lot of credit for his success, but it’s Manny who does the work in the gym and does the fighting in the ring. He’s incredible. His last five fights have been at four different weight divisions. He goes up in weight. He goes down in weight. He fights the best in each division. He’s a Manny for all seasons!”

It’s a special edition of WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® when HBO Sports presents MANNY PACQUIAO VS. MIGUEL COTTO, the exclusive replay of their highly anticipated welterweight title showdown, THIS SATURDAY! NOVEMBER 21, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.

The HBO Sports team, which was ringside for the live event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will call the action. The replay will be available in HDTV.

FIREPOWER: Pacquiao vs. Cotto was promoted by Top Rank, in association MP Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions, MGM Grand and Tecate, and was produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® .

Adamek Calls Out Haye

By Uncategorized November 13th, 2009

ADAMEK CALLS OUT HAYE

During the past three weeks, two Cruiserweight Champions have made news with impressive wins in the heavyweight division. Last Saturday in Germany, David Haye of England won the WBA Heavyweight title by defeating Russian giant Nikolai Valuev. Two weeks earlier, Ring Cruiserweight Champion Tomasz Adamek dethroned Polish Legend Andrew Golota in Lodz, Poland with a crushing 5th round TKO in a heavyweight fight that was billed as the “Polish Fight of the Century.”

The juxtaposition of these two wins raises the intriguing possibility that there will be much more action in the recently moribund heavyweight division, as faster, more mobile 200 pounders move up to successfully challenge their supersized, less athletic counterparts. It also begs the question, “When will Adamek and Haye fight each other?”

That question most certainly occurred to Adamek as he watched a tape of the Haye fight earlier this week. The power punching Pole did not hesitate to call out the new champion: “David, if you want to fight against somebody who punches back at your face—not the empty air—you know where to find me,” Adamek declared. “You call yourself the best heavyweight fighter in the world after running scared for the whole fight with Nikolai Valuev? It’s not even funny.”

After criticizing Haye for an exhibition “worthy of the London Marathon trophy” vs. Valuev, Adamek went on to say, “Talking is cheap. People don’t care how big you are during the press conferences. They want to see a man in the ring. I never say too much before my fights and my opponents are not saying a lot afterwards because they are knocked down. You say you want to be a people’s champion. If so, fight me. That’s what the people want.”

There’s no doubt that Haye-Adamek would be a “pick-em” fight, Kathy Duva of Main Events, Adamek’s co-promoter, said. “It’s been a very long time since the boxing public has seen the kind of action in a heavyweight title fight that they enjoyed before the advent of the Super Heavyweights who dominate the division these days.” She continued, “When a heavyweight title fight is exciting, there is always a ‘smaller’ guy in the ring pressing the action. Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Jack Dempsey and, of course, Evander Holyfield, to name a few, all fought in their primes under 215 pounds. The next great heavyweight will come from the Cruiserweight division and we believe that he will be Tomasz Adamek.”

Adamek’s fight with Golota was viewed by more than 13 million people in Poland, in addition to the 17,000 raucous fans who packed the Atlas Arena in Lodz, to see the fight in person. Adamek crushed Golota, knocking him down twice and winning with a 5th round TKO vs. the four-time heavyweight title contender.

As a cruiserweight, Adamek won his last seven consecutive fights, five by KO. The Jersey City transplant won the IBF World Cruiserweight title last December in a blistering fight with Philadelphia’s Steve Cunningham, and successfully defended it twice in 2009 at Newark’s Prudential Center. Last year, Adamek was awarded the Ring Magazine Cruiserweight Belt, recognizing him as their Undisputed World Cruiserweight Champion.

Adamek will return to the Prudential Center on Saturday, February 6th in a 12-round heavyweight fight. Details will be announced next week.

Anyone Know If David Haye Is Sporting A Cast On His Broken Hand?

By Uncategorized November 13th, 2009

Just makin’ sure…Us keyboard tappers don’t always follow up adequately when powers that be assure us that someone has been injured. Without a doctor’s note, and even then, it is hard to prove. Just want to make sure we aren’t get played….