Travis Coyle (USMMA) Vs. Mike Scott (Dexter VT) from Untamed 24 MMA event
Posted on | October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
This is the beginning of pro 170 pound fight between Coyle and Scott. Battery in camera died, but I only missed about 30 seconds. Scott got up, got taken down again and then got pummeled with rib shots, hammer fists and good left and right hand combos. After a particularly hard right hand, the ref stopped the match.
Tags: BJJ > Dexter > fighting > jiu jitsu > MA > Massachusetts > Mike Scott > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > Plymouth > Travis Coyle > Untamed 24 > USMMA > Vermont > VT
Luke Czekalski (Brute Force) Vs. Joe DeChaves (Boneyard) from Untamed 24 MMA Event
Posted on | October 28, 2008 | No Comments
Tags: Boneyard > Brute Force > Joe DeChaves > Luke Czekalski > MA > Massachusetts > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > Plymouth > Plymouth Memorial Hall
Al Martinez (Body Bag) Vs. Casey Lamb (Bombsquad) MMA KO From Untamed 24
Posted on | October 28, 2008 | No Comments
Tags: BJJ > Body Bag > Bombsquad > Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu > Casey Lamb > fighting > knockout > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > Untamed 24
Julie Severoni Vs. Tisha Rodriguez ==>First Female Fight in Full Force (Untamed Series) History
Posted on | October 28, 2008 | No Comments
Tags: female mixed martial arts > fighting > foll force > Julie Severoni > Massachusetts > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > Plymouth > Tisha Rodriguez > Untamed
LEANDRO “TATU” ESCOBAR VS. PAUL GORMAN AT UNTAMED 24
Posted on | October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
Tags: Full Force > Leandro Escobar > MA > Massachusetts > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > Paul Gorman > Plymouth > Untamed
JERRY “THE PUNCHING BAG” SPIEGEL LIVES UP TO HIS NICKNAME AT UNTAMED 24
Posted on | October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
Editor’s Note:
Jerry “The Punching Bag” Spiegel (9-25-1) has weathered the storm a few times to notch a win, and this is the second event this reporter witnessed Spiegel get pounded for a while before twisting someone’s leg in an impossible pretzel with his signature and dangerous heel hook skills. Mike Dexter (4-5) probably wishes he knew about Spiegel’s secret weapon before going into the fight. Instead Dexter found out when something popped in his knee and something twisted way beyond the point of no return. After Spiegel latched onto Dexter’s leg, it was the beginning of the end. Dexter immediately let out a yelp and dragged himself to the edge of the cage with his leg extended straight and his knee clearly out of place. It took a long while for him to even get to his feet to see his opponent’s hand raised. He limped gingerly out of the cage on a wheel that’s not going to be road worthy for at least a month now courtesy of the Spiegel special move. Spiegel’s grappling handiwork yet again saved the day for the tenacious and spirited fighter from New York who will look for win number 10 in his next fight.
Tags: fighting > Jerry "The Punching Bag" Spiegel > Jerry Spiegal > Jerry Spiegel > MA > Massachusetts > Memorial Hall > Mike Dexter > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > Plymouth > Untamed
SIN CITY SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT ARE NOW BOXING PROMOTERS !!
Posted on | October 27, 2008 | No Comments
***PRESS RELEASE***
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
Las Vegas, Nevada (October 27, 2008) – “Slick” Nick Sampson & Macke Roberts of Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC. are focused on bringing pro boxing back to a strong mainstream audience. They have taken another step toward accomplishing this goal by securing a boxing promotion license, and joining the ranks of pro boxing promoters.
The transformation of Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC. into a boxing promotional company will allow real fighters who slip thru the cracks, and under the radar, in the pro boxing business an opportunity to fight and increase their fanbase and mainstream marketability. The motto of Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC. is to find talented boxers who are underdogs, and instill in them a strong work ethic, dedication & focus to be the best. We then put together action packed & entertaining fight cards that will showcase these fighters, and keep the great boxing fans coming back every time we do a boxing show.
Nick Sampson & Macke Roberts of Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC. say “Pro boxing is the best sport in the world bar none, and we want to take boxing back to the hey day of it’s golden era. We decided to start a boxing promotion company because we feel their is a void in the sport of pro boxing. We look at the sport of boxing from the fans perspective. We have met with many boxing fans in recent months to get their opinion on the state of boxing, and their biggest complaint are the lack of quality fight cards being put on from top to bottom of the fight card. We feel that instead of complaining about that problem, we would rather put forth the effort to make a positive change in the right direction for the sport we love.
Nick Sampson & Macke Roberts of Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC. say “As a boxing promotion company we are just starting out and we have big plans for the future, but we have to be smart and make wise choices so we can continue to grow and expand as a boxing promotion company. If you are a talented pro boxer looking for an opportunity to become successful in the sport of boxing and become a mainstream entertainment star make sure you contact Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC.”
The focus of Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC. as a boxing promoter will be to put on entertaining fight cards with good matchmaking, so that every fight on the card will be exciting for our fans. We want to give the boxing fans a platform to provide us their feedback, which will allow us to consistently put on quality boxing events.
We are interested in working very closely with corporate sponsors, television and cable operators, and business executives to create innovative marketing strategies to increase live event ticket sales, revenue, and television ratings for the sport of pro boxing. Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC. has plans to promote live boxing events at various venues across the USA starting in January 2009.
Tags: Boxing > boxing promoters > Las Vegas > LLC > Nevada > Sin City Sports and Entertainment
JOE CALZAGHE AND ROY JONES JR. SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AS NOVEMBER 8 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN NEARS
Posted on | October 27, 2008 | No Comments
Both fighters remark on upcoming “Battle of the Superpowers”
NEW YORK, NY (October 27, 2008)–Less than two weeks from now, the worlds of two of boxing’s greatest fighters, Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr., will collide in the ring in “Battle of the Superpowers” November 8 at Madison Square Garden and live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Both fighters are deep in training as they buckle down for their final days of preparation. Calzaghe, in his modest gym in Newbridge, Wales, and Jones in rural California, Pennsylvania; two different settings equally fit for shaping a champion. Below are both fighters’ thoughts as the fight quickly approaches:
ROY JONES:
“Fighting Joe makes you get up, because when you sleep at night, you dream about him punching. You lay down to bed you thinking ‘oh goodness, I got to be doing something because he punching right now.
“When you wake up in the morning you say ‘Oh gosh I’m already hours behind, he’s probably been up for an hour already’ so you got to get out of bed because you know he’s somewhere punching. That’s all he does is punch so you know he is somewhere punching. So you got to get up and go if you are going to keep up. You really have to get up at 4:00 am to keep ahead of him. So it’s very difficult but hey it helps because it makes you get up off your behind. Days you don’t want to get up, you get up because you know Joe is out there somewhere punching.
“You have to draw a mental picture of what you want to be on fight day. And everyday you should be doing something to draw closer to that picture. Today was an endurance day, a day that’s going to be most critical in the fight because Joe is capable of doing a lot of things–you have to change your rhythm, change your pace because he throws so many punches. He isn’t going to care whether you are tired or not. He isn’t tripping off that, he hopes you are tired. He’s still throwing 110 a round; he doesn’t care what you do. You have to be able to change up and adjust to that.
“It seems like I have had five different careers. That has been my life. Take a knock out and get back up. I am stronger than I was before.
(On doing business with Calzaghe)
“For me, it’s easy. Business is 50/50. We tell each other like it is and like it should be. It is not weird. We don’t have anyone who owns us. We are our own people. We did not need a mediator to make the fight happen. However, we might need a mediator to get me off of him on November 8th.
“Calzaghe is thinking, ‘If Roy Jones hasn’t completely turned back into his old self, I have a chance of winning.’ “At this fight, you will see Roy Jones and you will see Joe Calzaghe. You will see who wins and who loses. You will see greatness.
“Joe Calzaghe’s style of fighting is different than mine. Calzaghe punches more than anyone I have ever seen.
(On his personal choices)
“My biggest regret in my career is that I didn’t show my face more. Who wouldn’t want to see this face? I denied a lot of people a lot of smiles. I’ve been cheating all of us the extra baggage like I used to give, because my heart was not in it. My bag of tricks is back open. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do.
“I am excited to fight at Madison Square Garden. It is the biggest fight in the best place. It really is the Mecca. I used to hate fighting in New York because it is cold, but global warming changed things.
“I am a little smarter and older and I realize that when you have God fighting for you, nothing can go wrong.
“My little sister tells me, that I am God’s comedian. My life is having fun and making people laugh. If I’m not having fun, I’m not being me.
“When I was on top, I saw everything and everyone within four weight classes of me. If they didn’t have their eyes on me, I had mine on them.
“Who doesn’t want to fight me? This definitely has to be one of the best fights of Calzaghe’s career. People have been telling him to fight me for years.
“I’ve got a fair heart. Boxing is not a sport for someone with a fair heart. I am a fighter. I can’t play in the World Series. I can’t play in the Super Bowl. I can’t play in the NBA Finals, but I can still fight like hell.”
JOE CALZAGHE:
“Roy Jones can get a southpaw, but it’s not going to be me–Jones is going to be very clever. You try to get fighters that are quick, but it’s not exactly going to be like the guy you are fighting.
“I am a come-forward, very aggressive fighter. I can box as well, mix up my style but first thing is I like to get stuck in, I like to get involved in a war. That’s just my heart. That’s the way I fight, that’s what I’ve always done. Sometimes it’s not the smartest thing to do, but that’s what I’m all about. I want to give the fans value for money at the end of the day–this is it. This is everything to me. This fight is everything to me still. It’s just as important to me as my first defense.
“I’m just as hungry for this fight as for my first fight. So make no mistakes about it. I’m going in to do a good job.
“I feel like I’m going to go in there and do what I do best. I’m not really concerned with what Roy Jones brings to the table; I’m concerned with what Joe Calzaghe brings to the table. And if I bring my “A” game, then it’s game over.
“It all comes down who wants it, who wants it most. And I don’t believe anyone wants to win as much as I want to win. And that’s been the secret to being champ for so long. I leave everything in the ring. And I will leave everything in the ring on November the 8th, believe me. There’s absolutely no way I’m going to lose this fight. I will not lose.
“I just want to go in and win this fight. I’ve been boxing for 25 years, and I just feel like I don’t want to fight anymore after this fight. I think that it’s important for me to end at the top. Hardly any fighter has managed to do that. To be undefeated for 46 fights would be amazing. I basically have beaten everybody to beat and I don’t think there’s anything else to achieve.
“I train less as I get older. I fight about twice a year, so I suppose half the year I’m not doing much. I’ve probably been training for the last like 10-12 weeks, so I’m in great shape.
“I basically picked my last two opponents and they were the most difficult opponents I could pick. Number one was Mikkel Kessler. I took care of business there, and I could still maintain middleweight. I basically drove him to the challenge and I always knew Hopkins would be a perfect style for me, but I went to America for Hopkins and came out on top there. As far as I’m concerned I fought the best fight I’ve been able to fight.
“I can’t just fight the way I fought against Hopkins against Jones. Style makes fights. I always knew Hopkins had a style I wouldn’t like. He’s very defensive. He doesn’t throw many punches. He waited for me to lead and I felt I almost had to force the fight. If I didn’t come forward there wouldn’t have been a fight. I think everybody would have walked out halfway through. Roy Jones likes to be a showman. He
likes to fight. He likes to try and dazzle so I think that’ll play into my hands because he isn’t going to stay back, stay back, stay back.
“It’s difficult to stay motivated as you get older. And that’s part of the reason I’m going to retire. I think physically I feel just as good as I felt five years ago, but I think mentally it’s more difficult. The more you achieve in boxing and the more fights you have, it’s more difficult. That’s why I need big fights, like Kessler, Hopkins and now Roy Jones. I need these fights. I honestly believe after this fight there’s nothing really for me to go for, nothing to get excited about.
(On having being a part of Calzaghe/Jones 24/7)
“They’re (the cameramen) like part of the furniture now, so I just ignore them. I just carry on and they’re pretty cool. When I tell them to turn the cameras off, they turn the cameras off. But I suppose it’s what you have to do to, they want to sell the Pay-Per-View and make this a massive fight.
“I’m in better shape for this fight than I was in my last fight. With Hopkins, not everything went according to plan. Sparring wasn’t great. I had a few injuries and a few little things along the way and I wasn’t 100 percent. But for this fight, I’m feeling much better, much more positive.
“My hands feel great going into this fight. I realized I have to make Jones respect my punching power. I feel confident that I’ll be able to cause some damage with my two good hands. I’m going into this fight, not just to throw 1,000 punches. I’m going into the ring to cause some damage.
(On remaining undefeated)
“It’s very important. It’s very, very important. Rocky Marciano is one guy who we think of as one of the most famous guys to retire as an undefeated champion. So being two weeks short of 11 years and to be undisputed champion in the middleweight is something I’ve been waiting to achieve.
“I just believe that if I fight my best fight like I did against Kessler and Lacy, he has no chance. I think Roy Jones is still Roy Jones, the guy is still a legend in the ring. He still has speed, he still has power. I’m not underestimating this guy; I think he’s still a formidable opponent. Okay, he may not be as good as he once was, but am I as good as I once was? Who knows? We’ll wait and see on November the 8th.”
Calzaghe vs. Jones “Battle of the Superpowers” is a 12-rounder for the Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Championship belt. Promoted by Square Ring, Inc. and Calzaghe Promotions in association with Madison Square Garden, Calzaghe vs. Jones will take place November 8, and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
Tickets priced at $1500, $1000, $750, $500, $250 and $150, are on sale now and can be purchased at the Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets or online at ticketmaster.com.
HBO’s all-access reality series “Calzaghe/Jones 24/7” returns with an all new episode this Sunday, Nov. 2 at 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. Episode one can be seen on HBO ON DEMAND.
Tags: Boxing > Joe Calzaghe > Newbridge > Pennsylvania > Roy Jones > southpaw > Wales
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