The SHOWTIME event last Saturday featuring Garcia vs. Morales (and three other bouts) averaged 528,000 viewers on SHOWTIME.

slickrick00 wrote: The SHOWTIME event last Saturday featuring Garcia vs. Morales (and three other bouts) averaged 528,000 viewers on SHOWTIME.

Garcia's a fun fighter to watch, I read they're talking about having him fight Zab Judah back in Brooklyn once again early next year.

The PPV card from Brooklyn tomorrow night has somewhat fallen apart. In the main event, Sadam Ali will now fight Ronnie Warrior Jr. (who was lined up on the undercard). As mentioned earlier, Warrior has lost quite a few in a row and really isn't much of a test for Ali. In the co-feature, Silgado will now face Joell Godfrey (some folks may remember him from Contender season 4). Godfrey is 15-8-1 and the two fought back in August of this year with Silgado easily outpointing him. Not sure why anyone would pay $29.95 for it before the opponent changes, but it's far less attractive now.

Brooklyn Results (from Fightnews) are Ali TKOs Warrior at the end of the 2nd and Silgado outpoints Godfrey.

Boxing event this Saturday, Nov 3rd at the Bell Centre in Montreal, CAN (top ten world ranked boxers indicated in bold):

- 168 lbs.- Lucient Bute (ROM; 30-1) vs. Denis Grachev (RUS; 12-0-1)

Boxing event this Saturday, Nov 3rd at the Gary Weber Stadium in Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER (top ten world ranked boxers indicated in bold):

- 200 lbs.- Marco Huck (SER; 34-2-1) vs. Firat Arslan (GER; 32-5-2)

Boxing results from San Antonio:
Rocky Juarez TKOs Antonio Escalante in 8. Didn't get to see the fight, but supposedly it was a good one.

From El Paso:
Alejandro Lopez pulls the upset over Takalani Ndlovu by unanimous decision

From Mexico:
Sergio Thompson KOs Luis Juarez in 5
Roberto Ortiz wins UD against Jhean Carlo Aparicio

FYI - USA Boxing has been reinstated to compete again, per an AIBA ruling. Weird stuff.

Former world champion from Puerto Rico Ivan "Iron Boy" Calderon (35-3-1) has announced his retirement from the sport of boxing.

Bellator event this Friday night at the Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada on MTV2:

- HWT - Thiago Silva (Brazil; 11-1) vs. Richard Hale (Arizona; 20-4-1) *Heavyweight tournament semifinal fight
- 145 lbs.- Mike Richman (Minnesota; 13-1) vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev (Russia; 10-1-1) *Featherweight tournament semifinal
- 170 lbs.- Douglas Lima (Brazil; 21-5) vs. Kobe Ortiz (Arizona; 13-3)
- 170 lbs.- Ryan Ford (Canada; 18-4) vs. Kyle Baker (Virginia; 12-6)
- HWT - Vitaly Minakov (Russia; 9-0) vs. Vladimir Starchenkov (Russia; 2-0)
- HWT - Alexei Kudin (Belarus; 14-4) vs. Kevin Asplund (Minnesota; 15-2)
- 170 lbs.- Marcus Arelio (Brazil; 6-1) vs. Chris Franck (Canada; 3-3)
- 145 lbs.- Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (Russia; 17-5) vs. Josh Pulsifer (Oklahoma; 17-7)

MMA this Saturday night on NBC Sports from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV:

- HWT - Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski (Belarus; 17-9) vs. Devin Cole (OR; 20-9-1)
- 205 lbs.- Anthony "Rumble" Johnson (GA; 13-4) vs. D.J. Linderman (CA; 13-3)
- 135 lbs.- Miguel Torres (IN; 40-5) vs. Marlon Moraes (FL; 8-4-1)
- 185 lbs.- Gerald "Hurricane" Harris (OK; 21-4) vs. Josh Burkman (UT; 23-9)
- 170 lbs.- Gregor Gracie (Brazil; 7-2) vs. Tyson Steele (Canada; 9-1)
- 205 lbs.- Tyrone Spong (Suriname; 0-0) vs. Travis Bartlett (ME; 7-2)

I'm told that the previously reported promotional team of TMT Promotions (Floyd Mayweather and Curtis Jackson) is no more. Jackson has gone on his own after a falling out with Mayweather.

slickrick00 wrote: I'm told that the previously reported promotional team of TMT Promotions (Floyd Mayweather and Curtis Jackson) is no more. Jackson has gone on his own after a falling out with Mayweather.

yeah, they're not friends any more - I heard 50 is working with Manny now.

Some said 50 wasn't enough of a "yes man" for Floyd & another was that Floyd didn't want to put any of his own $ into their joint venture.

slickrick00 wrote: I'm told that the previously reported promotional team of TMT Promotions (Floyd Mayweather and Curtis Jackson) is no more. Jackson has gone on his own after a falling out with Mayweather.

Somebody can't get along with Floyd Mayweather??

No way...

Bellator results from last night:

- 170 lbs.- Richard Hale (Arizona; 21-4-1) def. Thiago Santos (Brazil; 11-2) by TKO in the 1st
- 145 lbs.- Shahbulat Shamhalaev (Russia; 11-1-1) def. Mike Richman (Minnesota; 13-2) by TKO in the 1st
- 170 lbs.- Douglas Lima (Brazil; 22-5) def. Jacob Ortiz (Arizona; 13-4) by TKO in the 3rd
- 170 lbs.- Ryan Ford (Canada; 19-4) def. Kyle Baker (Virginia; 12-7) by Unanimous Decision
- HWT - Vitaly Minakov (Russia; 10-0) def. Vladimir Starcenkov (Russia; 2-1) by TKO in the 2nd

Couple of fight cards tonight for anyone interested:

WealthTV has Lucian Bute (30-1) against Denis Grachev (12-0-1). Grachev is a rugged, but limited guy who scored his best win last time out when he took a beating from Ismayl Sillakh before rallying late and stopping the prospect in round 8. Bute is a former world champion who is coming off his first defeat when Carl Froch stopped him in 5. The fight is for the NABF belt.
WealthTV is supposedly airing the entire 8 fight card from Montreal starting at 7pm. The co-feature is Allan Green (31-4) against Renan St. Juste (23-3-1). Green was in the super 6 and was a very solid contender for a while, but since having some medical issues he has not ever gotten back to his former form. He showed up to this fight overweight, however St. Juste is 40 and coming off a stoppage loss to Anthony Dirrell. Overall, a toss-up fight (although Green has the better skills).

Fox Sports has a card on at 10pm featuring Fernando Guererro (24-1) against JC Candelo (32-11) at middleweight. Guererro was a solid prospect before being derailed by Grady Brewer who knocked him out in 4 rounds. Candelo is long in the tooth at 38, but always shows up to win. He last fought in March and dropped a somewhat disputable decision to Raul Caserez. He had won 5 straight prior to that. The undercard features J'Leon Love (13-0) against Tyronne Selders (8-3). Selders represents a decent test for Love who has a somewhat bloated record.

I am not a hardcore MMA fan, but do have an interest in the sport.
I pose the question to slickrick, blackrazor and anyone else:

If and when Jon Jones moves to heavyweight, will he continue to dominate?

I think he can control some of the smaller guys, but dont know how he would fair against a true, big, strong, dominate fighter. Jones has the frame to bulk up considerably, but would the added weight take away from his overall ability?

Jon Jones vs Dos Santos is a fight I would love to see

That's good question, I hate the boring ground & pound aspect of MMA but when I 1st saw Bones fight, I thought that guy is different. He's much more exciting, a freak of nature - in a good way. I think that guy has a chance against anyone with his unique skill set. He might not dominate @ HW but he'd be a tough fight for anyone. I'd heard Dana wants him to fight Anderson in the next year or so.

I think he beats Silva now, dont know about Silva 3 years ago. I think the Spider is starting to slip just a little bit and if you slip a little against Bones, its over.

dunlow66 wrote: I am not a hardcore MMA fan, but do have an interest in the sport.
I pose the question to slickrick, blackrazor and anyone else:

If and when Jon Jones moves to heavyweight, will he continue to dominate?

I think he can control some of the smaller guys, but dont know how he would fair against a true, big, strong, dominate fighter. Jones has the frame to bulk up considerably, but would the added weight take away from his overall ability?

Jon Jones vs Dos Santos is a fight I would love to see

Good question. It's one that we will likely have an answer to in the coming 18 months. Jon has had more trouble making 205 lbs. lately. My guess is that the going will be tougher for him at heavyweight but, then again, the talent depth isn't as great either. He learns things very quickly. Combined with his physical gifts and natural instincts that makes him a threat to anyone.

Tonight in Germany, Marco Huck (Serbia; 35-2-1) def. Firat Arslan (Germany; 32-6-2) in a hard fought unanimous decision. The bout was really competitive.

In Montreal, Denis Grachev (Russia; 12-1-1) gave former world champion Lucien Bute (Romania; 31-1) all he could handle in a unanimous decision win for Bute. Very competitive fight.

If you have FUEL TV you can catch the UFC's first event in China next Saturday. Because it's shown live over there it will air at 9:00 AM in the U.S. and be replayed again on FUEL TV later that night.

UFC live from the Cotai Arena in Macau, China on FUEL TV:

- 185 lbs.- Rich "Ace" Franklin (Ohio; 29-6) vs. Cung Le (Vietnam; 8-2)
- 205 lbs.- Stanislav Nedkov (Bulgaria; 12-0) vs. Thiago Silva (Brazil; 14-3)
- 170 lbs.- Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim (Korea; 15-2-1) vs. Paulo Thiago (Brazil; 14-4)
- 155 lbs.- "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi (Japan; 33-8) vs. Mac Danzig (Ohio; 22-9-1)
- 135 lbs.- Motonobu Tezuka (Japan; 19-4-4) vs. Alex Caceres (Florida; 7-5)
- 155 lbs.- Tiequan Zhang (China; 18-3) vs. Jon Tuck (Guam; 6-0)
- 125 lbs.- Yasuhiro Urushitani (Japan; 19-5-6) vs. John Lineker (Brazil; 19-6)
- 185 lbs.- Tom DeBlass (New Jersey; 7-1) vs. Riki ******* (Japan; 18-6)
- 170 lbs.- Hyun Gyu Lin (Korea; 10-3-1) vs. David Mitchell (California; 11-2)
- 135 lbs.- Takeya Mizugaki (Japan; 15-7-2) vs. Jeff Houghland (California; 10-5)

slickrick00 wrote: In Montreal, Denis Grachev (Russia; 12-1-1) gave former world champion Lucien Bute (Romania; 31-1) all he could handle in a unanimous decision win for Bute. Very competitive fight.

It was a good fight.  On the undercard, Allan Green defeated Renan St. Juste by TKO in round 7.  Green was knocked down hard in round 4, but was able to recover and get back on track.

Other boxing results from Saturday:

From Humble, Texas, Fernando Guererro (25-1) stopped JC Candelo (32-12) at the beginning of round 6. In the co-feature, J'Leon Love (14-0) stopped Tyrone Selders (8-4). Card was televised on Fox Sports.

From Anaheim, California, Frankie Gomez (13-0) stopped Manuel Leyva (21-9) in round 3. On the undercard, Jamie Kavanagh (12-0) won a unanimous decision over Ramon Valdez (11-3). Card was televised on Telefutura.

A few days ago on Twitter, rapper turned promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. had a war of words. During the tweeting battle between the former best friends, Jackson took an unexpected shot at WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (26-0, 14KOs). Besides tweeting out "**** Andre Ward" - he also said Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14KOs) was ready to take Ward's titles. Dirrell is promoted by Jackson's promotional company, SMS Promotions.

Prince is willing to match Jackson's bet of $20 million dollars. If Jackson puts the $20 million on the table, Ward vs. Dirrell could easily be made, says Prince.

"I hear there is $20 million being thrown around with betting on Gamboa. But since Andre Dirrell is with him, and he proved on there how strongly he feels about Dirrell - I just want him to know if he brings $20 million to the table - I'll fade his bet for that fight, with Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell," Prince said.

"As a matter of fact, if he's feeling that good he can bring that bet to the table and we can execute that real soon. I just want him to know that his bet, that believes in one of his fighters with...if he believes in the other one, as he quoted [he does] and he should - I'll fade that bet for him. It don't have to take no long time. It can be the next fight if he's feeling real good. It can be done tomorrow if he wants. They don't need no warmups and all that kind of stuff. It can be made ASAP - if he believes in his fighter."

Boxing scheduled for Friday, November 9th (top ten world ranked boxers indicated in bold):

From the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore:

-126 lbs.- Chris John (Indonesia; 47-0) vs. Chanlatarn Piriyapinyo (Thailand; 44-0)

From the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California on SHOWTIME:

-126 lbs.- Gary Russell Jr. (DC; 20-0) vs. Roberto Castoneda (Mexico; 20-2-1)

Boxing scheduled for Saturday, November 10th (top ten world ranked boxers indicated in bold):

From the O2 Arena in Hamburg, Germany:

-HWT – Wladimir “The Steelhammer” Klitschko (Ukraine; 58-3) vs. Mariusz Wach (Poland; 27-0)

From the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on HBO:

-154 lbs.- Vanes Matirosyan (Armenia; 30-0) vs. Erislandy Lara (Cuba; 17-1)

From the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on SHOWTIME:

-120 lbs.- Abner Mares (Mexico; 24-0) vs. Anselmo Moreno (Panama; 33-1-1)
-117 lbs.- Leo Santa Cruz (Mexico; 21-0) vs. Victor Saleta (Mexico; 20-2-1)
-175 lbs.- Nathan Cleverly (U.K.; 24-0) vs. Shawn Hawk (South Dakota; 23-2-1)

^ yeah slick, those are some good fights!

Vanes & Lara should be fun & the one I'm most looking forward to seeing.

Also saw Alfredo Angulo opens the fights on Showtime - a tough Mexican 154 pound fighter - his fights are not boring!

Although there are a lot of obstacles to overcome before it happens, WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28KOs) could very well defend his title against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KOs) in a rematch next fall - according to multiple sources who spoke with BoxingScene.com.

They clashed on September 15 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The event itself was one of the most successful shows of the year. The fight broke the attendance record at the Thomas & Mack Center with 19,186 seats, eclipsing the prior record of 19,151 for the Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield rematch. The HBO pay-per-view numbers were equally impressive. The event was able to exceed expectations by generating an estimated 475,000 pay-per-view buys and $24 million in revenue.

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Stories like this prove the sport isn't dead as some like to claim - boxing fans are just picky, they know the fights they like & are willing to pay to see.

BlackRazor wrote:

Although there are a lot of obstacles to overcome before it happens, WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28KOs) could very well defend his title against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KOs) in a rematch next fall - according to multiple sources who spoke with BoxingScene.com.

They clashed on September 15 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The event itself was one of the most successful shows of the year. The fight broke the attendance record at the Thomas & Mack Center with 19,186 seats, eclipsing the prior record of 19,151 for the Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield rematch. The HBO pay-per-view numbers were equally impressive. The event was able to exceed expectations by generating an estimated 475,000 pay-per-view buys and $24 million in revenue.

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Stories like this prove the sport isn't dead as some like to claim - boxing fans are just picky, they know the fights they like & are willing to pay to see.

I'd definitely pay to see that matchup again. That was an exciting event.

^ yeah, the 12th round alone was something else - it appeared Sergio might lose it right there.

slickrick00 wrote: Boxing scheduled for Friday, November 9th (top ten world ranked boxers indicated in bold):

From the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore:

-126 lbs.- Chris John (Indonesia; 47-0) vs. Chanlatarn Piriyapinyo (Thailand; 44-0)

From the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California on SHOWTIME:

-126 lbs.- Gary Russell Jr. (DC; 20-0) vs. Roberto Castoneda (Mexico; 20-2-1)

Boxing scheduled for Saturday, November 10th (top ten world ranked boxers indicated in bold):

From the O2 Arena in Hamburg, Germany:

-HWT – Wladimir “The Steelhammer” Klitschko (Ukraine; 58-3) vs. Mariusz Wach (Poland; 27-0)

From the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on HBO:

-154 lbs.- Vanes Matirosyan (Armenia; 30-0) vs. Erislandy Lara (Cuba; 17-1)

From the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on SHOWTIME:

-120 lbs.- Abner Mares (Mexico; 24-0) vs. Anselmo Moreno (Panama; 33-1-1)
-117 lbs.- Leo Santa Cruz (Mexico; 21-0) vs. Victor Saleta (Mexico; 20-2-1)
-175 lbs.- Nathan Cleverly (U.K.; 24-0) vs. Shawn Hawk (South Dakota; 23-2-1)

Definitely a good weekend for boxing.  The Friday show on Showtime also features the pro debut of several members of the 2012 USA Men's Olympic boxing team including 3 time Olympian Rau'shee Warren.  Also the Klitschko fight is being televised on Epix at 4:30pm (you can get a free trial on their website and you can connect that up to a Roku box if you have one to watch it on a television if you prefer).

BlackRazor wrote: ^ yeah, the 12th round alone was something else - it appeared Sergio might lose it right there.

Chavez Jr. is such an arrogant blowhard and I am glad he lost. He was very close to getting than KO he wanted but looked to be a little overmatched from a technical standpoint to me.

You guys on this thread do an awesome job of keeping the casual fan like myself up to date and I offer a sincere Thank You for that.

dunlow66 wrote: I am not a hardcore MMA fan, but do have an interest in the sport.
I pose the question to slickrick, blackrazor and anyone else:

If and when Jon Jones moves to heavyweight, will he continue to dominate?

I think he can control some of the smaller guys, but dont know how he would fair against a true, big, strong, dominate fighter. Jones has the frame to bulk up considerably, but would the added weight take away from his overall ability?

Jon Jones vs Dos Santos is a fight I would love to see

Haven't paid attention to this thread that much lately and missed this.  As others have said, its a good question.  I have a group of friends that watch MMA, and we've often speculated on whether or not there should be two heavyweight classes.  Heavy and Super Heavy. 

Personal opinion is that Jones will continue to dominate guys up to about 240lb.  Above that will be dependent on whether or not he maintains a quickness advantage.  Some of those guys, Carwin for example, can knock out anybody if they catch them with a punch. 

I think Jones HAS to go up for more competition, he's dominating 205, like a younger Anderson Silva dominated and like a healthy GSP dominates. 

Jones is a freak of nature, if he can add weight without affecting his quickness, there's a possibility he could rule heavyweight, as long as somebody doesn't catch him with a lucky one.

Its fun to speculate - but I have no idea. 

I think when Anderson Silva goes up to 205, he looks more beatable.  I think as much as I'd love to see GSP and Anderson Silva fight - GSP wouldn't be the same fighter at a higher weight class and its not fair for Anderson to have to come all the way down.

dunlow66 wrote:

BlackRazor wrote: ^ yeah, the 12th round alone was something else - it appeared Sergio might lose it right there.

Chavez Jr. is such an arrogant blowhard and I am glad he lost. He was very close to getting than KO he wanted but looked to be a little overmatched from a technical standpoint to me.

You guys on this thread do an awesome job of keeping the casual fan like myself up to date and I offer a sincere Thank You for that.

yes he is, he sure acts like the son of a rich man @ times. I have to hand it to him though that he's willing to step in the ring & fight. He also showed his father's heart because Sergio was giving it to him for most of those 1st 11 rounds.

Boxing results from Friday night:

From the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore (top ten ranked boxers indicated in bold):

-126 lbs.- Chris John (Indonesia; 48-0-2) def. Chanlatarn Piriyapinyo (Thailand; 44-1) by Unanimous Decision


From the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California on SHOWTIME:

-126 lbs.- Gary Russell Jr. (DC; 21-0) def. Roberto Castoneda (Mexico; 20-3-1) by KO in the 3rd
-154 lbs.- Daquan Arnett (Florida; 9-0) def. Jeremiah Wiggins (Virginia; 10-1-1) by TKO in the 4th
-168 lbs.- Terrell Gausha (Ohio; 1-0) def. Dustin Caplinger (Ohio; 2-4) by KO in the 2nd
-118 lbs.- Rau'shee Warren (Ohio; 1-0) def. Luis Rivera (Puerto Rico; 1-3) by Unanimous Decision
- HWT - Dominic Brezeale (California; 1-0) def. Curtis Tate (Tennessee; 4-4) by KO in the 1st
-154 lbs.- Errol Spence (Texas; 1-0) def. Jonathan Garcia (Puerto Rico; 3-4) by KO in the 3rd
-175 lbs.- Marcus Browne (New York; 1-0) def. Codale Ford (Oklahoma; 2-1) by KO in the 3rd

slickrick00 wrote: 

-126 lbs.- Gary Russell Jr. (DC; 21-0) def. Roberto Castoneda (Mexico; 20-3-1) by KO in the 3rd

Russell really needs to step up against a decent opponent, or he needs to stop being featured on Showtime.

UFC live from the Cotai Arena in Macau, China on FUEL TV:

- 185 lbs.- Cung Le (Vietnam; 9-2) def. Rich "Ace" Franklin by KO in the 1st
- 205 lbs.- Thiago Silva (Brazil; 15-3) def. Stanislav Nedkov (Bulgaria; 12-1) by Submission in the 3rd
- 170 lbs.- Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim (Korea; 16-2-1) def. Paulo Thiago (Brazil; 14-5) by Unanimous Decision
- 155 lbs.- "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi (Japan; 34-8) vs. Mac Danzig (Ohio; 22-10-1) by Split Decision
- 135 lbs.- Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres (Florida; 8-5) def. Motonobu Tezuka(Japan; 19-5-4) by Split Decision
- 155 lbs.- Jon Tuck (Guam; 7-0) def. Tiequan Zhang (China; 18-4) by Unanimous Decision
- 125 lbs.- John Lineker (Brazil; 20-6) def. Yasuhiro Urushitani (Japan; 19-6-6) by Unanimous Decision
- 185 lbs.- Riki Fyukuda (Japan; 19-6) def. Tom DeBlass (New Jersey; 7-2) by Unanimous Decision
- 135 lbs.- Takeya Mizugaki (Japan; 16-7-2) def. Jeff Houghland (California; 10-6) by Unanimous Decision

Overall this was a very successful first outing in The People's Republic of China for the UFC. The crowd at the Venitian Hotel and Casino area was really into the show and the local media reception for a first venture in the region was solid. Expect this to be a spot that they'll visit again later in 2013.

Results from Hamburg, Germany:

Wladimir Klitschko (59-3) dominated Mariusz Wach (29-1) and scored a 12 round UD to keep the heavyweight championship. Scores were 120-107, 120-107, and 119-109. Wach landed one good shot in the 5th round that shook Wlad up, but other than that Klitschko gave Wach a beating although he could not put him down despite landing some big shots.

From Helsinki, Finland:

The "Nordic Nightmare" Robert Helenius (18-0) defeated Sherman "The Tank" Williams (35-12) in a 10 round heavyweight fight in a very boring performance. Scores were 99-91, 99-93, 98-93. The only eventful part of the fight was in the 6th when Williams landed a big overhand right that had Helenius wobbled badly. Unfortunately, the 40 year old journeyman couldn't capitalize on it. Helenius may be next in line for Wlad.

Good stuff! I was shocked that they didn't stop that Klitschko fight. That's the kind of matchup that causes longstanding damage to someone. Round after round of repeated powerful shots to the head. Props to Mariusz, though, on his toughness and grit. Just outmatched, but a tough guy. And nice job by Wladimir in his first fight without Emanuel. I was concerned about his mindset heading into tonight.

Zhuge1 wrote: Results from Hamburg, Germany:

Wladimir Klitschko (59-3) dominated Mariusz Wach (29-1) and scored a 12 round UD to keep the heavyweight championship. Scores were 120-107, 120-107, and 119-109. Wach landed one good shot in the 5th round that shook Wlad up, but other than that Klitschko gave Wach a beating although he could not put him down despite landing some big shots.

From Helsinki, Finland:

The "Nordic Nightmare" Robert Helenius (18-0) defeated Sherman "The Tank" Williams (35-12) in a 10 round heavyweight fight in a very boring performance. Scores were 99-91, 99-93, 98-93. The only eventful part of the fight was in the 6th when Williams landed a big overhand right that had Helenius wobbled badly. Unfortunately, the 40 year old journeyman couldn't capitalize on it. Helenius may be next in line for Wlad.

I am so glad to see Cung Le get some publicity, I love his style and wish he had been in the UFC much earlier in his career. He is a thrill to watch , win or lose


Can any boxer beat Klitschko when he is properly prepared. His jab is so quick and stiff that no one can really get close to him, and the straight right hand is a weapon in the later rounds. Glad to see he suffered no ill effects from the huge loss of Emanuel Stewart(a truly great man)
Klitschko finally fought someone taller than he is and still dominated the fight.