Monday, September 23, 2019
Oliver McCall is still fighting aged 54
Too bad I already joined the Cult of the Couch Potato. Otherwise, Oliver might be an inspiration.
Oliver McCall: The boxer who beat Lennox Lewis 25 years ago - and is still fighting aged 54
By Kal Sajad
By Kal Sajad
"I know I will stop Tyson Fury with body shots which will make his liver quiver and his whole body shiver".
How much longer will McCall fight for?
Friday, September 20, 2019
Bob Arum reveals Wilder v Fury trilogy purse splits, AJ v Ruiz, Eddie He...
Bob Arum is the Oracle of the Pugilistic Arts.
Bob Arum's office in Las Vegas to get his thoughts on the Wilder v Fury trilogy and his experience working as a boxing promoter for more than 50 years...
Bob Arum, Boxing Promoter
Former Justice Department lawyer has been one of the sport's top promoters since he entered the business more than four decades ago.
His first contact with boxing came in 1962 when he was assigned to secure the proceeds from the Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson fight.
A few years after leaving government work he entered boxing full-time. He formed Top Rank, Inc. and has been a major force in the sport ever since.
The first of the more than 400 world championship fights he promoted was Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo in 1966.
Arum went on to promote 27 fights headlined by Ali, 20 with Marvelous Marvin Hagler, 14 with George Foreman, 10 with Alexis Arguello, 7 with Sugar Ray Leonard and all of Oscar De La Hoya's bouts through 2004.
Arum has also promoted fights featuring Joe Frazier, Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello, Carlos Monzon, Thomas Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez, Ray (Boom Boom) Mancini, Iran Barkley, James Toney, Erik Morales, Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
There are very few marquee champions who have never fought under the Top Rank banner.
In 1980 he launched the Top Rank Boxing series on ESPN and it became one of the highest rated regular shows during its run.
He has also promoted shows through deals with such outlets as HBO, SHOWTIME, ABC, NBC, CBS and Telefutura.
Top Rank's current roster of talent includes pound-for-pound king Manny (Pac Man) Pacquiao and standouts Jorge Arce, Ivan Calderon, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Joshua Clottey, Juan Manuel Lopez, Antonio Margarito and Kelly (The Ghost) Pavlik.
In 2010, he promoted the first bout at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas that saw over 50,000 fans in attendance for Pacquiao vs. Clottey.
Born: Dec. 8, 1931
Induction: 1999
Bob Arum
BOXING HALL OF FAME
Monday, September 16, 2019
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Tyson Fury vs Otto Wallin undercard:
Tyson Fury vs Otto Wallin undercard:
Jose Pedraza vs Jose Zepeda
Pedraza fights for the second time since he lost to pound-for-pound great Vasyl Lomachenko last December. That defeat saw him lose his lightweight title and he has since begun the rebuilding job with victory over Ines Antonio Lozada Torres. Zepeda is also fighting back from losing a world title having been beaten by Jose Carlos Ramirez earlier this year.
Isaac Lowe vs Ruben Garcia Hernandez
Lowe has become a staple of a Fury undercard with three of his last four fights taking place before his stablemate. Hernandez has won just one hi last four fights but previously took Michael Conlan the 12-round distance so should at least prove durable.
Felix Valera vs Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
Carlos Cuadras vs Jose Maria Cardenas
Gabriel Flores Jr vs Miguel Angel Perez Aispuro
Isidro Ochoa vs Iskander Kharsan
Guido Vianello vs Cassius Anderson
Abram Martinez vs Kevin Johnson
DAN RAFAEL - TYSON FURY VS OTTO WALLIN
DAN RAFAEL REACTS TO TYSON FURY WIN OVER OTTO WALLIN, TALKS WILDER REMATCH
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Tyson Fury Wins
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Tyson Fury wins a very entertaining and bloody fight.
Horrific gash on his right eye for
in round three, but the Gypsy King gets the job done showing grit and determination.
The cut made the fight drama, as it could have been stopped. Otto Wallin was tough; Fury utterly dominated rounds 6-11.
walkover we all suspected but, that was down to a huge cut.
One of the best writers I've had the pleasure of working with
wrote this brilliant piece on cuts in #boxing which is a really good read.
wrote this brilliant piece on cuts in #boxing which is a really good read.
There Will Be Blood: Cuts in Boxing
https://bigwritehook.co.uk/articles/features/there-will-be-blood/
https://bigwritehook.co.uk/articles/features/there-will-be-blood/
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Anthony Joshua’s trainer did not fail duty of care
Some press reports hinted that AJ went into the fight with a concussion after being ko'd in training, in which case, maybe his health was jeopardized.
Anthony Joshua’s trainer McCracken backed over concussion comments
• Rob McCracken ‘knew’ Joshua was concussed against Ruiz Jr
• Boxing Board of Control rejects claims trainer failed duty of care
Sean Ingle
@seaningle
Thu 12 Sep 2019
Anthony Joshua’s trainer Rob McCracken will not face any disciplinary action for saying he allowed his heavyweight to keep fighting while concussed, after receiving the full backing of the British Boxing Board of Control.
The brain charity Headway has been deeply critical of McCracken’s admission that he “knew” Joshua was concussed against Andy Ruiz Jr yet kept “trying to get him through a few more rounds” – and accused him of failing in his duty of care for the former WBA, IBF and WBO world champion.
Amnesty says Anthony Joshua is being duped over Saudi Arabia fight
McCracken has since clarified his remarks, saying he was “not a doctor and it may be that concussed is not the right term to have used”, and strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
“In professional boxing, fighters inevitably take punches and have difficult rounds and when they come back to the corner it is your job as a coach to make a quick assessment of the situation,” he said. “There is no formal concussional protocol where the doctor steps in to assess the boxer so you have to use your experience as a coach and your knowledge of the person to make a decision on whether you think they can recover.”
And the trainer has now been fully supported by Robert Smith, general secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control, who told the Guardian he saw nothing wrong with McCracken’s original comments.
“I don’t think Robert said anything out of sync,” Smith said. “Boxing is a combat sport. People do get hit and concussions do occur. Obviously the referee and trainers are there to look after the boxers to the best of their ability, and I can understand Robert’s comments completely. He is very experienced. I have no issues with Robert at all. He is very qualified. He is one of the best in the world.”
Smith also rejected claims by Headway that McCracken had failed in his duty of care and could have seriously damaged Joshua’s health by allowing him to carry on. “I trust Robert impeccably,” he said. “If any of his boxers were in that serious trouble he would have pulled them out, I am sure.”
When asked what advice he would give to a trainer who felt his fighter had a concussion, Smith replied: “You’ve got to see what you have got when a fighter sits down. Concussion in a boxing contest must occur on a regular basis – you are getting punched so there will be concussions – and people do recover.
Joshua got knocked down by Wladimir Klitschko and recovered to win.
People condemn us, but we take the safety of our boxers very seriously. Our medicals are very stringent. And we have a lot of things in place as regard to any boxer for any issue.
Our job is to make it as safe as we possibly can but we can’t be 100% safe.”
Smith also defended boxing from criticism that it lacked the formal concussion protocols that are now commonplace in other collision sports.
“In this country, if a doctor has any concerns as regards to the physical condition of a boxer he has the right to go up to the ring and tell the referee stop the fight,” he said.
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/12/anthony-joshua-andy-ruiz-jr-rob-mccracken-boxing-concussion
Sunday, September 8, 2019
A body shot in the kidney from Lomachenko felt 'like an electric shock' according to Campbell
A body shot in the kidney from Lomachenko felt 'like an electric shock' according to Campbell
Punch placement is very important, i.e Mexican Liver Punch,
How to Place Your Punches | Boxing Lessons
https://youtu.be/-UD04IXz13Y
Hard Punching Technique
Peter Consterdine demonstrates his famous double hip punch, which is the hardest, most powerful punch I've yet experienced myself.
See the talk with Peter Consterdine here:
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