Some rumored matchups...
by Brickhaus on Jan 28, 2010 6:31 PM EST
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Print- Riddick Bowe versus Juan Carlos Gomez. Big Daddy, please, just don't. I find it hard to believe that anyone would even sanction Bowe to fight in the condition that he's in. Still, the man needs a paycheck. It might be interesting to see which one would be lazier and less motivated - both are notoriously unmotivated. Bowe's been rumored to come back about 20 times now in the last decade, but he's only actually fought three times, and he reportedly looked pretty bad against Billy Zumbrun about five years ago.
- Steve Forbes versus Gavin Rees, on the Alexander-Urango undercard. You could think of this one as a poor, poor man's version of Floyd Mayweather versus Ricky Hatton (or as Taco Pal said, "a starving refugee's Mayweather-Hatton". Tim Coleman, realizing that nobody cares about his regional title, is also calling out Forbes, who is probably the biggest payday reasonably available for him.
- Rodel Mayol versus Omar Nino. This one's been on again, off again. Nino is Mayol's mandatory, but at first Mayol refused to make the fight. Then he agreed to the fight, but pulled out because the fight was to be in Mexico. Now it appears this will get done, since the WBC has threatened to strip Mayol if he doesn't sign a contract in the next week.
- Artur Grigorian versus Matt Zegan II. Speaking of the seniors tour, it looks like Grigorian, former longtime lightweight titlist who feasted on creampuffs in Europe for 17 defenses, may rematch Zegan, who he controversially beat in 2003. Zegan is 3-4 in his last 7 fights, and the 43 year old Grigorian has fought only once (against a club fighter) in the last six years. File this one under 'long overdue rematches I couldn't care less about.'
- Marco Huck versus Adam "Swamp Donkey" Richards. If it happens, this looks like a fight of the year candidate on paper. Richards recently dropped to cruiserweight and supposedly looks good there after spending most of his career as a heavyweight, with a weight as high as 256 pounds. Both guys are offense first fighters, although Huck is a little less prone to block punches with his face.
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Taco Pal's comment
Since I deleted the earlier fanshot:
Good analogy but I don’t know if two "poor"s is enough. It more like the starving refugee’s Mayweather-Hatton.
Bowe vs. Gomez might be fun if it were a pie-eating contest.
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“Swamp Donkey.” Anyone called that you gotta like.
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Jan 28, 2010 6:41 PM EST reply actions
Artur Grigorian versus Matt Zegan II is like Maske-Hill two
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Jan 28, 2010 6:44 PM EST reply actions
haha that's the same thought I had
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Jan 28, 2010 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
BOWE????
Riddick was in Vero Beach at Buddy McGirts gym some 6 mos. ago, again, (he had been there previously), and sparred with the re-invented Mike Marrone, I say re-invented b/c he has been training with Eddie Chambers Sr. anyway Bowe was floored by Marrone,and not by Mike’s right, but by Mikes newly found JAB. Riddick said on his last visit," that ain’t the same guy I sparred with before". No commission should allow RB in the ring, esp. with Gomez. Marrone makes his first comeback fight March 6th on the undercard of a Spadafora fight in Ft.Lauderdale. He’s workin’ hard with ECsr. and Buddy McGirt, I’ve seen the transformation in person and its exciting. Stay tuned. Peace!!
OK, Beach. Thanks for the info.
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Jan 29, 2010 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
Pretty incredible that Bowe still only has 1 loss on his record (from the Fan Man fight vs. Holyfield).
Oh no, I just had a horrible thought. Are we going to see Bowe-Holyfield IV?
You know what? I don’t think Evander would fight him. Holyfield’s a bit punch drunk, but can still shoot a Taco Bell commercial. Riddick is a mess.
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Jan 28, 2010 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
Billy Zumbrun got robbed!!!
Brian Russell would bite on play-action despite the QB being in an empty backfield.
When?
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Jan 29, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Haha I meant to say Zumbrun got robbed of a decision win in that fight.
Brian Russell would bite on play-action despite the QB being in an empty backfield.
by SSreporters on Jan 29, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
I saw the “Swamp Donkey” fight Chazz Witherspoon in Nashville on the Jermain Taylor-Jeff Lacy undercard. It was an awesome fight. The crowd really got behind him too, everybody chanting “SWAMP SWAMP SWAMP!” HBO should have televised that one instead of Taylor-Lacy. He’s got a fan friendly style.
Surely,
“Swamp Donkey” has to be up there with “Keep ’Em Sleepin” as one of the wierdest nicknames ever! We all know what “Keep ’Em Sleepin” is supposed to suggest, but I just imagine rows of people sleeping while Stevenson edges a decision.
Steve Forbes vs. Gavin Rees is very random don’t you think? I don’t see that happening.
I think my favorite
is Mitch “Hold my Beer” Hicks (i.e., like when a redneck gets into a brawl, he tells his buddy to hold his beer). Andrew “Six Heads” Lewis (he’ll hit you so hard that you see six heads) is a good one too.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
As far as stupid names is concerned
What the hell is “sugar poo” meant to mean? I don’t know about America but in Britian that just means sugary shit.
"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey
by Drunken cutman on Jan 29, 2010 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
Darnell “Ding ’a Ling Man” Wilson is a weird one too. I’ve heard there’s a really odd story behind it.
"And so, as, uh, Heavyweight Champion recognized by nine of the fourteen sanctioning bodies, I sincerely urge you all to stay in school." -Drederick Tatum, The Simpsons
by BloodMeridian on Jan 29, 2010 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
That's what it means here too
The explanation was something like “my style is so sweet that even my shit smells like sugar”
“Ding a Ling Man” means exactly what you think it would mean, by double entendre. He’ll ring your bell, but it’s also a nickname for the ladies.
Jason “Big Six” Estrada is the most embarrassing one I’ve heard. I’ve heard he picked up the nickname while on Team USA because he was trying to pick up a girl by bragging about his you know what…
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
What happened to Tarver vs. Toney?
I know Toney’s being taking the piss out of Dana White by faking he wants to join UFC, but is there any life in this fight?
I doubt it
I mean, who would pay to see it? I’m sure Tarver will fight again, but he should be able to get another title shot pretty easily, since he’s about as big of a name as there is in the division.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
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