Wrestling Links (5-25-11)
Posted on | May 25, 2011 | No Comments
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| TNA Wrestling Impact Review Slide To Play (blog) Game-breaking flaws kill any chance of making TNA IMPACT Wrestling worth your time, brother! Any legitimate wrestling fan knows why it’s important for TNA Wrestling to release a good sports entertainment product. With the demise and subsequent buyout … See all stories on this topic »
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| All-Intell – Wrestling – John Bolich phillyBurbs.com Next for Bolich, UM’s all-time leader in wins with 138 and the only two-time state medalist in school history, is Lehigh University and its storied wrestling program. “He wanted to take a (recruiting) trip to Stanford, and the Ivy League had some … See all stories on this topic »
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| Wrestling With Health Insurance Costs New York Times (blog) By ANN CARRNS Starting Sept. 1, double-digit increases in health insurance premiums for individuals and small businesses will be subject to a review and possible rejection by state and federal officials. The change is part of the new Affordable Care … See all stories on this topic »
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| Arkansas Baptist College adds wrestling, softball USA Today LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Baptist College has announced plans to add wrestling and softball to its lineup of collegiate sports. College President Fitz Hill and athletic director Charles Ripley said in a news release that both sports will begin … See all stories on this topic »
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| Kharma out of WWE for the rest of 2011, Diva is rumored to be pregnant Examiner.com On late Tuesday night, Wrestling Observer reported that Kharma was going to be out of action for the next 9 months. Her “nervous breakdown” in the ring on Monday Night RAW was the WWE’s way of writing her off the show. By Wednesday morning, rumors of … See all stories on this topic »
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| VIDEO: Chris Cooley, Fred Davis Wrestle After Redskins’ Players-Only Workout SB Nation (blog) The only difference is where Alexander was trying to be a firefighter, Cooley and Davis are practicingwrestling. This is a video they shot for SportsBuzz after the Redskins’ players-only workout on Tuesday. Now, from watching the video, … See all stories on this topic »
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| Sinclair Acquires “Ring of Honor” Wrestling Franchise VAdvert Press Center (press release) Ring of Honor is the third largest wrestling promotion in the country. “We are very excited about this acquisition,” commented Steve Marks, COO of Sinclair’s Television Group. “Television and professional wrestling have a long history of successful … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Boy, 13, breaks neck while performing wrestling stunt : Kaieteur News By KNews A 13-year-old student of Lower Corentyne Secondary School plunged to his death from a balcony after trying to imitate professional wrestlers on television. Cranston Bennett, of Liverpool Village, Corentyne, and his cousin were playing … Kaieteur News – http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/
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| Move Over Dustin Zito! USA’s Wrestling Reality Show Has A Gay Porn … By Daniel Next to GLEE, pro-wrestling is the gayest thing American television has to offer . So imagine our feigned surprise when Manhunt Daily revealed (link NSFW) Queerty – http://www.queerty.com/ |
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Sergio Martinez On Pacquiao “I Would Beat Him By Knock Out”
Posted on | May 25, 2011 | No Comments
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Sergio Gabriel Martínez after defending his title against Paul Williams at the Boardwalk Hall on November 20, 2010 (photo courtesy Chamber of Fear: http://www.flickr.com/photos/47879636@N00)
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May 25, 2011
Martinez is a fighter’s fighter. A throwback pugilist who doesn’t weigh his options for future rumbles against opposition that presents the lowest risk to his victory category yet garnishes the most money pocketed. He isn’t interested in padding records and claiming belt trinkets either. Instead, he is only interested in being great and seeking the toughest fights possible, win or lose.
A far cry from other big name fighters on most people’s P4P lists.
In a recorded phone interview with this scribe, Martinez discussed what makes him a country mile ahead of other boxing superstars.
“I want to show that I am the pound-for-pound best in the World and in order to do that, I have to fight ( Floyd) Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao.”
For either fight to take place, Sergio would require both men to meet him at 154 pounds. Because of this stipulation Martinez feels Mayweather is the more attractive fight.
“Mayweather would be a better fight I think because he is physically bigger than Pacquiao and can carry the 154 pounds better than Pacquiao. With Mayweather, I think this would be the most difficult fight of my career and I see it going the distance and being judged on points, but together we would put on a good show.”
Before a marquee fight with Pacquiao or Mayweather can materialize, Martinez will climb through the ropes on October 1st and face whom he believes will be the winner of the WBC Middleweight title fight between Sebastian Zbik and the highly protected Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. on June 4th.
“I will fight on October 1st and it will either be Marco Antonio Rubio or (most likely) Zbik because I think (Sebastian) Zbik will win – and even if he doesn’t win, Chavez won’t fight me anyway. Its probably looking like I’ll fight Zbik next.”
The confidence of Sergio’s words comes on the heels of his devastating knock-out victory over Paul Williams followed up by his masterful performance against Sergiy Dzinziruk earlier this year in which he scored multiple knock downs enroute to a TKO triumph.
Martinez, who’s 36 years young, attributes his defiance to Father Time as a direct result of his work ethic.
“I train for 7 to 8 hours a day cycling and running in the mountains along with working out at The World Crown Sports Boxing Gym in Oxnard, California. We work hard here and excel by pushing each other and asking for things that may seem impossible but it works and its all for the fans that support me. I promise to always fight to my best and give my all every time out.”
It is this dedication to his labor of love, along with the obvious fact he keeps churning out heart and guts performances, that has boxing insiders swooning over the Argentinian boxer with silver screen looks and a Hollywood swagger.
Martinez’s willingness to battle all comers is a rarity for fighters these days, except of course for WBC light weight boss Bernard Hopkins and WBA junior welterweight king, Amir Khan. Most elite boxers seem to purposely avoid or detour from meaningful contests in order to retain insignificant belts or to cash in on purses that may as well be dividend checks from their handlers, i.e. promoters, advisors, trainers, and cable networks.
Martinez understands this and believes at least one-pound-for-pound A-lister is doing just that.
“He (Pacquiao) didn’t show much to me in his last fight with Shane Mosley, which I thought was boring.” He added, “Manny Pacquiao is working his business by picking boxers he knows he can beat and are pretty close to retirement.”
“He is picking guys that are easy to beat so when you do this, it isn’t hard to be pound-for-pound and if we fought I would beat him by knock out.”
“While I will be attacked by the Pacquiao PR Corporation and the frequently rabid Manny fans for saying the following, I really don’t care. Hysterical blindness will burn your eyes eventually.”
Manny Pacquiao’s biggest conquests were against a semi-retired weight-drained mid-30’s part-time boxer and full-time businessman in Oscar de la Hoya who was outclassed by the smaller Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at least one year before.
Manny’s next most notable win was against a beer guzzling pub crawler (Ricky Hatton) that was never the same after Floyd Mayweather, Jr. got a hold of him 13 months prior via a hook check stoppage.
Another standout triumph was against Miguel Cotto, who had been manhandled over a year earlier at the hands of a possible enemy that may or may not have entered the ring with loaded gloves, Antonio Margarito.
Pacquiao’s last two victories on his resume are Antonio Margarito, who had been suspended for over a year do to his exclusive plaster-of-paris boxing gloves edition he almost wore the night he fought and suffered a TKO loss to Shane Mosley. And Shane Mosley himself, a former champion that had looked C class level at best since his fight in January 2009 against Antonio Margarito.
Oh and I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that once again, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. beat Pacquiao to the punch by putting on a boxing clinic from hell one year in advance of Manny fighting Mosley.
People will mention the 24 rounds Manny fought against Juan Manuel Marquez. Fair enough. However, many, and I mean many, experts, writers, and fans alike truly continue to argue that Marquez did more than enough to be credited a win for at least one of their fights. As for the the other 12 rounds? Objective observers believe the two combatants were separated by a single point over the course of those rounds, many split on who got the better of whom. Either way, these fights were not blow out victories for the man dubbed “The Greatest.”
So is this the work of Manny feasting on Mayweather’s leftovers, careful matchmaking, or as Sergio Martinez says, a fighter that is simply fighting guys that are very near retirement and therefore easy guaranteed conquests that are producing lucrative payouts?
In the written words of ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael, “Martinez is a breath of fresh air..simply the man at 160 pounds.”
I disagree. I think Sergio Martinez is “the man” period.
What say you?
John Martinez is renowned boxing expert and writer who has interviewed many of the sport’s top fighters. A regular writer for the Boxscore World Sportswire, he is an Afghan War veteran who is currently on active duty assigned to the U.S. Army Task Force Centaur PAO, S7 & S9, 3rd Brigade 1 ID, 1-6HHB.
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Team Puerto Rico’s Next Appearance
Posted on | May 25, 2011 | No Comments
Back-to-back, on June 10 and 11 (Friday and Saturday before the 2011 National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday) at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, Gary Shaw Productions and DiBella Entertainment will present Boricua Invasion I and II, featuring members of Team Puerto Rico Boxing, the eight-man team of Puerto Rico’s future ring stars.
Friday’s Boricua Invasion I will feature the unstoppable welterweight on everybody’s “one to watch” list, Thomas Dulorme (11-0, 10 KOs) vs. former world champion DeMarcus Corley; Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico’s highlight-reel welterweight KO specialist Kenny “Battlestar” Galarza (14-1, 14 KOs) vs. Puerto Rican compatriot Irving Garcia and the future superstar already fighting in main events after just two bouts, Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (2-0, 2 KOs). The main bouts of Boricua Invasion I will be televised on ESPN Friday Night Fights.
Saturday’s Boricua Invasion II will feature four more members of Team Puerto Rico: featherweight Luis “Orlandito” Del Valle (12-0, 10 KOs) vs. Dat Nguyen; junior middleweight Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez (12-0, 12 KOs); and light welterweight Hector “El Flaco” Sanchez (19-1, 9 KOs) vs. Vincent Arroyo. Also scheduled for action are Team Puerto Rico light welterweight Jorge “Machito” Maysonet Jr. (3-0, 2 KOs); plus a special off-TV appearance by Puerto Rico-born light welterweight Gabriel “Tito” Bracero (15-0, 1 KO) of Brooklyn. The main bouts of Boricua Invasion II will be broadcast live on Showtime: The New Generation.
Tickets for Boricua Invasion I on Friday, June 10 are priced at $175, $125, $75, $45 and are available through Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone, or at any Ticketmaster outlet. On Friday, doors will open at 6:00 pm and the action starts at 6:30.
Tickets for Boricua Invasion II on Saturday, June 11 are priced at $200, $150, $85, and $55 and are available through Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone, or at any Ticketmaster outlet. On Saturday, doors will open at 7:00 pm and the action starts at 7:30.
For VIP Package tickets to both nights, please call DiBella Entertainment at 212-947-2577.
The Roseland Ballroom is located at 239 West 52nd Street in New York City.
All bouts are subject to change.
For more information, visit www.teampuertoricoboxing.com orwww.latinoboxing.com. For more information on the Roseland Ballroom, visitwww.roselandballroom.com.
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Michael Promises Devine Retribution For ‘Dirty’ Dan Carr On June 4th
Posted on | May 25, 2011 | No Comments
Luton Lightweight Michael ‘Chunky’ Devine will be back in action, against Trowbridge’s ‘Dirty’ Dan Carr, at the Olivia Goodwin Main Events promoted ‘Search & Destroy’ event at York Hall in London on Saturday 4th June 2011
Devine-Carr will feature on the support card of Ryan ‘Mr Attitude’ Barrett’s International Masters Lightweight title defense against Kenya’s Geoffrey ‘The Tiger’ Munika.
It seems ironic that Devine will be fighting on the same bill as Ryan Barrett, as Barrett comprehensively stopped Finsbury Park’s Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander to lift the title in September last year – the very same Mark Alexander who five months earlier ended Devine’s unbeaten run in similar fashion.
In March this year, following an eleven month sabbatical from the sport following that disastrous loss, Devine made his successful return to the fray, against the highly experienced Birmingham battler Sid Razak in Dagenham.
Throughout the bout Devine was divine, he plain out boxed the resilient Razak throughout. Razak is no walk over at the best of times but Devine outclassed him from start to finish to earn a convincing 39-37 points victory.
Speaking earlier this today Devine said, “Yeah, I’m back again. It was the first time I boxed in twelve months, it was good to get the rounds in. I made it tougher than I should have, but it was good to get in the ring again.
I thought I done better, but I watched the video and I’ve still got a few things to work on. I’m getting there and it was good to get the win and hopefully get another win on June 4th.
It’s a little bit of a step up so really looking forward to it.”
Devine then went on to talk about that fateful day in April 2010 that see him lose his precious unbeaten record, “Leading up to that fight last year, basically the training camp on the day I thought had gone well, but I was struggling to make weight. I think that’s why my resistance weren’t there. When I was warming up on the pads ready to go out I said to James (Devine’s coach James Paisley) I don’t feel right.
It was my birthday, my twenty first, had a lot of pressure. Something was missing, I didn’t have the pre-fight buzz or nothing. It was a learning curve and all that, I’m glad it happened now as it made me a better fighter.
When I went down in the first round, I thought I’m chasing the fight. I knew I could stop him if I landed, but I was too wild with my shots. It was a great learning curve for me though.
I know I showed heart against Alexander, but I can fight lots of different ways. I can stand there and trade. With Sid Razak I boxed. You’re going to see another different me on June 4th
I’m really looking forward to June 4th, it’ll be a good end to the first part of the season. I’m taking it one step at a time and want a six rounder by the end of the year.”
Michael ‘Chunky’ Devine versus ‘Dirty’ Dan Carr will be part of the fifteen bout undercard supporting the Ryan Barrett – Geoffrey Munika International Masters lightweight Title fight at the Olivia Goodwin Main Events promoted ‘Search & Destroy’ event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 4th June 2011.
Tickets, priced £35 (Standard seated) and £50 (Ringside) for the ‘Search and Destroy’ event are available on-line now at www.tkoboxoffice.com, in person at The TKO Boxing Gym, Gillian House, Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London E16 4SA or from any boxer appearing on the show. For further information call: 07960 850645
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Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-25-11)
Posted on | May 25, 2011 | No Comments
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| More than a Marine Sherdog.com by Tristen Critchfield (tcritchfield@sherdog.com) ALBUQUERQUE, NM — At first, Brian Stann was reluctant to talk about his time in the Marine Corps, but as he began his mixed martial arts career by pummeling overmatched foes in the WEC, it seemed that … See all stories on this topic »
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| UFC: Maryland grad Zach Davis a contestant on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Washington Post By Steve Yanda, Those who compete in mixed martial arts say that 50 percent of the sport is how skilled a fighter is; the other 50 percent is how many seats a fighter can fill. The good ones — the marketable ones — have compelling stories. … See all stories on this topic »
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| London loses MMA July event to Windsor London Free Press By morris dalla costa The London Free Press Mixed Martial Arts fans in London and area will get a chance to see some top local talent fight on July 16, but they’ll have to go to Windsor to see it. Local promoter Brian Mortimer and partner, … See all stories on this topic »
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| NY Senate Again Approves Mixed Martial Arts Long Island Press By MICHAEL VIRTANEN,AP on May 24th, 2011 Cain Velasquez, right, lands a left to the face of Brock Lesnar during a UFC mixed martial arts match in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. Velasquez won by TKO in the first round. … See all stories on this topic »
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| Bellator ends Season 4 with 2nd-best audience to date USA Today Bellator 45 produced household ratings of 0.4 and 0.33 among men ages 18-to-34 and 18-to-49, the core demographic audiences for mixed martial arts. Those numbers remain small compared to estimates for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s live shows and … See all stories on this topic »
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| New York Senate Votes To Legalize Mixed Martial Arts By The Huffington Post News Editors ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Senate voted again Monday to legalize professional mixed martial arts, though its prospects remain uncertain in the Assembly, where legislation similar to a bill that died quietly last year is pending … The Huffington Post | Full News Feed – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/
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| MTV’s New Backwoods MMA Show | The Big Lead By Stephen Douglas (CRM!) Starting next year, MTV will air a new reality show about mixed martial arts fighters in rural Louisiana. While my main concern is that MTV won’t be able to. The Big Lead – http://thebiglead.com/ |
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| Daily Kos: Martial Arts and MMA (videos) In came mixed martial arts and the iconic Gracie family. Has anyone seen UFC 1? Although most of those fighters would get slaughtered today, it is arguably … www.dailykos.com/story/…/-Martial-Arts-and-MMA-(videos) |
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PHILADELPHIA BOXING ROYALTY TO APPEAR ON 950-AM ESPN RADIO’S THE BOXING SHOW THIS THURSDAY AT FINNIGAN’S WAKE AT 8PM
Posted on | May 24, 2011 | No Comments
Special show featuring book launch for Bert Sugar with, Mike Jones, Eddie Chambers, Steve Cunningham, Chazz Witherspoon plus a tribute to Bernard Hopkins and more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHILADELPHIA (May 25, 2011)—This Thursday night at Finnigan’s Wake in Philadelphia, some of the brightest world champions will join legendary boxing scribe Bert Sugar on the Boxing Show which is broadcasted LIVE on 950-AM ESPN RADIO.
The Boxing Show, which is hosted by Joe Krause and Henry Racich will have Sugar Live on hand at Finnigans Wake along with the biggest names in not only Philadelphia boxing but fighters who are known worldwide.
Sugar will be promoting his new book “The Ultimate Book of Lists” which is a compilation of best and worst of’s in the world of boxing that Sugar has seen during his Hall of Fame Writing career.
Krause and Racich will pay tribute to newly crowned and oldest boxing champion in history Bernard Hopkins, Also in attendance will be Number-one ranked Welterweight Mike Jones; IBF Cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham; Number-one ranked Heavyweight “Fast” Eddie Chambers; Heavyweight contender Chazz Witherspoon; Jr. Middleweights Harry Yorgey and Gabriel Rosado (who will meet in a highly anticipated fight on July 15th) as well as some of the top young prospects in the city.
The special show will begin promptly at 8pm and runs through 10pm.
There will be Autograph and Photo Opportunities as well as Prizes for fans in attendance
WHO: Bert Sugar—Hall of Fame Author
Steve “USS” Cunningham—IBF Cruiserweight world Champion
Mike Jones—Number one Welterweight Contender
“Fast” Eddie Chambers—Number-one Heavyweight Contender
Chazz Witherspoon—Top Heavyweight contender
Harry Joe Yorgey—Jr. Middleweight Contender
Gabriel Rosado—Jr.Middleweight contender
Danny Garcia—Undefeated Jr. Welterweight star
Joe Hand Sr.
Joe Hand Jr.
Tribute to Bernard Hopkins
PLUS MANY MORE OF THE TOP FIGHTERS IN PHILADELPHIA
WHAT: Live Broadcast of the 950-AM “Boxing Show”
WHEN: Thursday May 26, 2011
8pm
WHERE: Finnigan’s Wake
537 North 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123-2936
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Evan Dunham Talks Octagon Return, Xtreme Couture & Drysdale
Posted on | May 24, 2011 | No Comments
By Scott Casber
Splitting time between Xtreme Couture Las Vegas and the Throwdown Training Center, Evan Dunham is preparing for the battles that await him as soon as he’s cleared. Disappointed he was not able to fight George Sotiropoulos on July 2, 2011 at UFC 132; he now prepares doing what he can while he waits for medical clearance. Evan Dunham remains one of the UFC’s brightest stars. After listening to this interview I’m sure you’ll become a fan of the man who understands that fighting is 90% mental.
The Official Radio Partner of PunchDrunkGamer, Takedown Wrestling Media’s Scott Casber talks to the UFC lightweight contender about when he may return to the cage, getting hitched later this year, finishing fights, fighting Ken Florian and Sean Sherk, his teammates at Xtreme Couture’s and much more including training under Robert Drysdale.
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Dawson to Hopkins: I Know You’ll Keep Your Word
Posted on | May 24, 2011 | No Comments
Former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion “Bad” Chad Dawson wishes to congratulate Bernard Hopkins for his record-breaking victory last Saturday night against Jean Pascal.
With his unanimous decision, Hopkins became the oldest fighter to ever win a world title.
Hopkins is now obligated to face Dawson in his first defense because it was Dawson who stepped aside to allow a rematch of the controversial Pascal-Hopkins draw first, in exchange for an appearance on the show’s undercard bout and the right to face the winner.
Dawson defeated fellow former champ Adrian Diaconu in the main supporting bout that night, keeping his end of the bargain he struck with the main event fighters’ camps.
Unfortunately, one of the first messages to come from new champion Hopkins’ camp came when promoter Richard Schaefer told ESPN he would “look for contract loopholes” that would allow Hopkins to fight someone other than Dawson.
“Bernard, I’m sure you would agree I allowed your fight to happen. You said at the press conference I was next. I know that besides being a great champion, you’re also a person of your word, so I look forward to facing you later this year,” said Dawson.
Dawson’s promoter, Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions, echoes Dawson’s sentiments. “Bernard, congratulations on the wave of good will you are currently riding. You deserve it. I know you’ll do the right thing and keep your word against Chad. We are looking forward to a terrific fight.”
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