OCTOBER, 2008
Librado Andrade KO's Lucian Bute in 12th but Loses Decision?
SAT October 25, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - In a tough, Super Middleweight title fight in Montreal between Canadian IBF titlist, Lucian Bute (23-0, 18 KO's) and Mexican American IBF #1 contender, Librado Andrade (27-2, 22 KO's), the referee, Marlon B. Wright turned out to be terribly wrong.
It was a good fight, with Andrade always coming forward and Bute demonstrating slick boxing skills and constantly beating Andrade to the punch. Andrade was ruled downed in the tenth round from a push that should've been called a slip but the ref counted it as a knockdown...
Talking Boxing with Ronald Hearns
FRI October 24, JAMES STILLERMAN - Junior middleweight contender, Ronald "The Chosen One" Hearns puts his undefeated record, 20-0 with 16KOs, on the line this Friday night against Paul Clavette, 14-1, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Hearns is looking for his fourth victory of the year having already beaten Juan Astorga, Jose Gonzalez, and Alexander Quiroz as well as to steadily move up in the world rankings where he's currently ranked number ten...
Let's Lose the No Loss Mentality in Matchmaking
WED October 22, ANDRES ANTONIO CARRIEDO - Many things have been written and said about Kelly Pavlik in the wake of his brutal loss at the hands of Bernard Hopkins in their 170 lb. non-title encounter this past Saturday at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. It started before the loss even became official with HBO's announcing crew and their verbal jabs at Pavlik for taking the fight in the first place. Cult icon and habitual mis-speaker, Larry Merchant even went so far as to state that there was 'no reason for him (Pavlik) to pick this fight'...
Bernard Hopkins Shocks World in Lopsided Win over Kelly Pavlik
TUE October 21, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - Saturday in Atlantic City, formerly unbeaten Middleweight champion Kelly 'The Ghost' Pavlik fought a 170-pound exhibition match against 43 year old former champion, Bernard 'The Executioner' Hopkins. It wasn't a mandatory fight, it wasn't a divisional fight. It was an optional fight, a money fight, a fancy name to add to your resume fight. Pavlik came in convinced that he would do'what none before him have; knock out the legendary Bernard Hopkins, who defended his Middleweight titles longer than the great Carlos Monzon did once upon a time.
Dawson Shuts Tarver's Mouth and Enters Discussion of Top Fighters
SUN October 12, ANDRES ANTONIO CARRIEDO - With less than a minute to go in the ninth round of his 175 lb. title match against Antonio Tarver, Chad Dawson was retreating and allowing Tarver back into a fight that Dawson had thoroughly dominated up to that point. It was the second time in a span of four rounds that Dawson had gone into a defensive shell, a strategy that made little to no sense. Following a dominant eighth round from Dawson, Tarver's trainer Jimmy Williams implored his charge to let his hands go...
Dawson Beats Tarver by a Mile
SUN October 12, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - Former IBF/IBO titlist Antonio Tarver (27-5, 19 KO's) met the future of the Light Heavyweight division Saturday night in Las Vegas and his name is Chad Dawson. Dawson (27-0-1NC, 17 KO's), who now holds three title belts in the WBC, IBF and IBO titles is about as close to being a unified champion as one can be in pro boxing these days.
> ESPN: Klitschko hands Peter loss, reclaims WBC title
Peter will put Klitschko's dream on hold
SAT October 11, JAMES STILLERMAN - Ever since the Klitschko brothers laced up their boxing gloves they have both dream of owning a piece of the heavyweight title and now their dream has a chance to become a reality if Vitali can beat Samuel 'Nigerian Nightmare' Peter at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany and garner the WBC title.
Nevertheless, this is a significant 'if' considering that Vitali has not fought in almost four years...
PPV the Only Problem with These Fights
FRI October 10, ANDRES ANTONIO CARRIEDO - Many critics have chastised the parties involved in the making of the Pavlik-Hopkins and Calzaghe-Jones fights. Top Rank and Cameron Dunkin, respectively, the promoter and manager of linear 160 lb. champion Kelly Pavlik, tried to pre-empt the criticism of Pavlik-Hopkins by putting out statements about how Hopkins was not their first (or even second) choice of opponent for Pavlik this fall...
> LVRJ: Dawson Has Plans to Muzzle Tarver
Welterweights Reign as Best Division in Boxing
WED October 8, JAMES STILLERMAN - The welterweight division which encompasses pugilists in the 147 and under weight range is clearly the best division in boxing. It's the deepest and strongest weight class with all of the top ten-fighters in the division having at one point in their careers won a world title belt. The top two welterweights, Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto are top ten-fighters in the world pound for pound. Together the boxers in this division are a combined 326-27 and 247KOs, which means they win 92% of their fights and knockout 70% of their opponents...
> ESPN: Peter snatches belt from Klitschko, storms offstage
De la Rosa, Guerrero Triumph in Lively ShoBox Event
MON October 6, ANDRES ANTONIO CARRIEDO - 'King' James De la Rosa won a closely contested unanimous decision in a highly skillful and entertaining matchup against the fellow prospect Tim Coleman at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, MD in the ShoBox main event last night. However, it was Fernando Guerrero's presence on the card in the night's co-feature that sold the tickets. The event staged in front of a packed 6,000+ crowd at the local arena...
Gamboa by Quick Count Knock Out over Ramirez
SUN October 5, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - In the Main Event at the Pechanga Casino in Temecula California, the fighter HBO wants to make into a big star, Yuriorkis Gamboa (12-0, 10 KO's) faced Marcos Ramirez (25-1, 16 KO's) in an exciting fight that lasted two rounds. Ramirez looked to be the sharper puncher in the first round, landing the first significant punch and following up with some clean shots that rocked Gamboa early...
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