Charles Martel
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White American Brandon Figueroa defeated his Filipino opponent last night and is now ranked #1 at featherweight by BoxRec.
I saw an underwhelming but CLEAR VICTORY for Fury....elite referees seem to be hard to find.Fury won this fight by a split decision. I saw a close fight that could have been a draw and on another tangent the referee allowed a clear violent punch to the back of Paul's head and then deducted two ticky tacky fouls against both boxers. If the boxers are going to get paid elite boxer purses we needed an elite referee for their fights.
PS on a side note ancient Badou Jack sliced and diced the limited Makabu and won the WBC cruiserweight title and we learned why team Alvarez wanted to fight him.
I think the theme of the night should have been this song....
Many times when the camps negotiate through the media the fight is close but is stuck on a money issue or the fight is dying on the vine so to speak. Supposedly Warren quipped that if Usyk didn't take the latest offer he should fight Daniel Dubois for 2 million dollars/pounds.
As I said yesterday if a fight is close or the other extreme these public taunts are leaked to the press or now social media so that they can blow up and create hype for the signed bout. This happened back in the King and Arum days and happens now. I can't recall how many times leaked stories about King and Arum having marathon sessions of negotiations with themselves and network executives for big cross promotions and then leaving in anger and Seth Abraham calling up one or the other and the big bout between promoters magically crossing the negotiation finishing line.I can hardly believe it, but the fight is official now!
I remember he was the among the best referee's in the Dixie circuit which is an unofficial minor league in boxing. For a while when Roy Jones was fighting out of Biloxi the boxing commissions used to import top name referees to work his mismatch title fights against various paper contender.Referee Bill Clancy has retired. I met Mr. Clancy years ago in the late 80s or early 90s refereeing tough man contests in N.C. and S.C. He lived in Pittsboro, N.C. at one time. The last thing he told the boxers was " Lets go to work."
Boxing News: Referee Bill Clancy Retires » November 8, 2024
By Boxing Bob Newman After 41 years and 1,206 professional fights as a referee, Bill Clancy has retired as third man in the ring and will start his newfightnews.com
You know strangely enough no. I used to religiously watch ESPN, Tuesday Night fights and the HBO and Showtime cards but I don't know him. I recall Elmo Adolph being the dean of the Dixie circuit as he did a few Jones title fights and I recall him doing a few Ettiene fights when he was a regional draw in the Louisiana area.White is Right, I was just wondering if you knew a guy from around my area named Dale Frye. He was the lightweight kickboxing champion for 6 years. After he ended his kickboxing career he started refereeing boxing cards with Bill Clancy. They both did BNFC and boxing. His nickname was "Sunshine." Great guy. He was in the stunt business for years also.
Usyk's promoter is tentative, lets hope it happens.I can hardly believe it, but the fight is official now!
I don't think Miller's ever fought clean. 330 lbs and looks like he does don't seem natural.You know strangely enough no. I used to religiously watch ESPN, Tuesday Night fights and the HBO and Showtime cards but I don't know him. I recall Elmo Adolph being the dean of the Dixie circuit as he did a few Jones title fights and I recall him doing a few Ettiene fights when he was a regional draw in the Louisiana area.
PS the Eifert fight was last night in Quebec and he boxed the ears off of PED cheat Pascal and probably showed him the retirement door or will force him to give up world level ambition as he out sped, out worked and probably out skilled Pascal. The score cards were wide too which probably means it was near shutout in Germany or Britain.
I also found a copy of the weigh in of the Miller vs Browne fight and both are heavy but not truly fat. I can't see Miller being clean as I have never seen a man that large at his height carry 330 pounds that well...
Well Browne bathed himself in glory but in the end age probably won this for Miller as much as anything as the two fighters went to war from the 2nd round to the violent conclusion in the 6th round.I don't think Miller's ever fought clean. 330 lbs and looks like he does don't seem natural.
Elmo Adolph was a legend as a referee in the amateurs and pros. He did a lot of the USA Tuesday night fights. Good memories. I never went to Louisiana and did not have a hell of a good time. I did have an Aunt and Uncle that lived in Dry Prong, Louisiana but sadly they both have passed away.
With those cards and the Saturday fights the weekend is packed. As other posters have linked the Fury vs Usyk bout is possibly circling the drain as "minor" points seem to be stalling the signing and more importantly insiders have stated Usyk has halted his training. Even if the fight is signed I can't see there being time to promote the fight to it's highest potential in critical foreign markets like the United States where this fight will be a PPV.ESPN+ has fight cards Thursday and Friday.
Boxing News: ESPN+ to air Mbilli-Gongora, Zucco-Brown cards » November 8, 2024
Two international fight cards will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ this week. The action starts Thursday, as super middleweight knockoutfightnews.com
Plant vs the mysterious Benavidez is probably the best fight this weekend but it has no business as a PPV and the buy rate will reflect that. People have ducked Benavidez and he has been his own worst enemy with failing a test for cocaine and PED's and he really isn't a draw so then fighter x will get ducked.Boxing schedule for the weekend. A full day of fights. The one I am most interested in is Plant vs Benavidez. It is an eliminator fight for the super middleweight championship.