White Boxers in 2008

[Sean]

Wasn't Froch originally scheduled to fight a white for the vacant title? How do Froch's chances look against this guy"

I've seen Pascal a few times, and wasn't really that impressed. He seemed to have a technical knowledge, but couldn't put it into action. I think Froch will be able to stop him mid to late rounds.

 

[whiteathlete33]

These are the belts that Calzaghe gave up I believe.

 

[Sean]

Kessler-Haussler results below:



Kessler just knocked out Haussler in the 3rd round in a VERY easy fight. Kessler looked great. Edited by: Sean

 

[whiteathlete33]

Looks like it's Kessler's division for a long time now that Calzaghe is out of the picture.

 

[P-NutLane]

I only like watching blacks lose to whites. Pavlik hopkinks was Hard on me! Hopkins is a good fighter, but also the best dirty cheater. I think there should be a minnimum number of puches that a guy should have to throw in a round. Bernard Hopkins would have 30 loses if that was the case.

 

[whiteathlete33]

Pavlik wasn't himself that fight. I do not know what went wrong. There are tons of other fights to look forward to however.

 

[Sean]

Yesterday was a pretty good day for white fighters!

Felix Sturm beat fellow white Sebastian Sylvester by UD. Sergiy Dzinziruk beat Joel Julio by UD. Heavyweight Vladimir Tereshkin won his 9th pro fight. Also, in probably the biggest fight on the night, Armenian Vic Darchinyan became the dominate force at SuperFlyweight with a spectacular 9th round KO of Cristian Mijares. Another Armenian, Vanes Mirotrosyan won by KO in 1. SuperMiddleweight prospect Matt Korobov won his pro debut by 3rd round KO. And, last but not least, Brian Minto won his fight by KO in 4!

Wow, lot of fights...

 

[Sean]

I just read over on cyberboxing (the article is from August) that Heavyweight Egon Roth may be retiring due to back problems. It's really too bad, Roth was very good, 19-0. He did fight earlier this year. Hopefully he gets fixed so he can continue on boxing.

 

[Sean]

Sorry for the triple post, but two of our top heavyweight prospects will be fighting each other on December 5, when Sebastian Kober fights Dieter Roth. While I don't like this fight, because two prospects fighting so early on, it should be a very good, entertaining fight.

 

[whiteathlete33]

Sean thanks for the info. For future reference you can click the edit button on the bottom of your post and add more to it at a later time.

 

[Sean]

Sean thanks for the info. For future reference you can click the edit button on the bottom of your post and add more to it at a later time.

Thanks Whiteathlete. I know how to edit

I just didn't want the update of this fight to be lost in the shuffle

 

[whiteathlete33]

Arthur Abraham scored a 6th round win today over Raul Marquez. All we need now is Calzaghe to win.

 

[Charles Martel]

Albert Sosnowski knocked down Danny Williams early in the 8th round today, and Williams barely beat the count. The fight was stopped after Danny took a beating for another 30 seconds.

Sosnowski wins by TKO 8.

 

[Blue Devils]

Congrats to Sosnowski

I remember a few months back he got screwed by some New York city judges. They gave every single round to his opponent

I thought he lost narrowly but to not score a round to him was messed up. Makes me worried about the Calzaghe fight taking place in NYC.

 

[Sean]

Wow JD you're fast

I was just coming on to post this!

Albert desrved a draw against Lawrence, but convincingly beat Williams, who is a top 15 fighter. Albert should try to get the fight with Botha in Egypt now. Great win, he's right back in the mix!

 

[Sean]

Also, Enad Licina, Serbian Cruiserweight prospect impressively stopped Otis Griffin in the 3rd round. Finnish Heavyweight Helenius won a UD.

 

[Sean]

From ek.eurosport.yahoo.com on the Sosnowski-Williams fight:

British heavyweight champion Danny Williams suffered a shock defeat to Albert Sosnowski on Saturday night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green.

Sosnowski was a late substitute and not expected to trouble Williams unduly, but he was in control throughout the contest and knocked his opponent down in the eighth round, with the fight then stopped.

Williams had been due to defend his title with a rematch against John McDermott, whom he beat in July, but his opponent was forced to withdraw last month due to a rib injury.

There was a controversial moment in the second round when Williams, who is no stranger to penalty points, caught Pole Sosnowski with his head, damaging the 29-year-old's left eye.

Sosnowski, who is based in Brentford, competed well with Williams from the off and it was clear the 'Brixton Bomber' was in for a tough night.

The intensity of the contest increased in round four with Williams landing jabs on a few occasions but Sosnowski's belief did not waver and he punched the air at the end of the three minutes.

Williams, who beat Mike Tyson in 2004, appeared to be struggling to stay with the pace of the 10-round contest and it was Sosnowski making the running.

It got worse for Williams in the eighth round as he was dumped on the canvas by the left hand of Sosnowski, staggering to his feet just in time to beat the referee's count.

But it was only a temporary reprieve for the 35-year-old as the contest was stopped moments later.

Williams refused to do interviews after the fight with speculation he could now choose to retire, although his British title was not on the line on Saturday.

Sosnowski insisted his victory need not be the end of Williams' career, saying: "Danny can come back."

The Pole admitted he was stunned by the victory having stepped in with only a week's notice.

"I was here to win and I did it," he told ITV4. "I'm very tired, very proud, very happy. I did not have any pressure in my mind, I went to the ring and just boxed."

Great win for Albert. He must have had some troubles or something before the Lawrence fight. I'd seen him fight before, and he looked much better than he did that night. Now he beats a top 15-20 guy in Williams.

 

[Sean]

Found these on another site, gif's of the knockdown of Sosnowski-Williams:

 

[P-NutLane]

Nice big left hand up-side-that pee brained head. By the way Calzage tourtured Roy Jones Jr.

 

[Amren.com]

Danny Williams is not a top 15 guy. He's a top 50 guy.

 

[Sean]

Danny Williams is not a top 15 guy. He's a top 50 guy.

He's a quality opponent, a good win for Sosnowski. Let's not belittle his achievement. Let's leave that to the media.

Williams is the British Champion, a perennial mainstay on the Euro scene, and was expected to roll over Sosnowski en route to a WBF title fight with Botha. Is he top 15 on skill? No, but then there wouldn't be any non-white top 15 fighters. He's better than Rahman, Toney, Drummond, Holmes, Johnson, Walker and other bottom feeding bums who are rated top 15 by the different belts. It's a great win for Sosnowski.

 

[whiteathlete33]

We can pick up 3 more titles in December. I am picking Froch, Adamek, and Maccarenelli, to win their fights by UD. These 3 wins would result in 18 belts held by whites from middleweight up. That would be just unbelievable and we have a real chance at picking up these belts. Good luck to all 3 of them.

 

[Sean]

We can pick up 3 more titles in December. I am picking Froch, Adamek, and Maccarenelli, to win their fights by UD. These 3 wins would result in 18 belts held by whites from middleweight up. That would be just unbelievable and we have a real chance at picking up these belts. Good luck to all 3 of them.

Thats great news whiteathlete33! Froch and Enzo Mac have real solid chances of stopping their opponents, while Adamek's improvements should give him a pretty clear UD win, as you say

 

[Charles Martel]

Danny Williams is not a top 15 guy. He's a top 50 guy.

Danny Williams was ranked #15 on BoxRec's computerized rankings, and now they've moved Albert Sosnowski up to #15 and Williams down to #39.

I've usually ranked him around 17 to 19 - he's been a perennial fringe contender. But he's age 35 now, and if a heavyweight doesn't keep himself fit, he will go into a quick decline at that age.

 

[white is right]

I would rate Williams about 20 to 30(before this fight). Sosnowski was thought of as diamond in the rough before his loss to Arthur Cook back around 2000. Maybe he will get another decent crossroads bout from this upset.