How are you liking J-Dub's Calzaghe-Hopkins rant? Guy has a screw loose. I can hear the Welsh anthem everytime he posts D

I love it! hahaha. Gemini is putting him in his place though!!! LOL!

Jack

Clearly a very poor taste at sarcasm by Mr. Goldman, Many years ago, someone asked that same thing to me and I thought the same thing after cooling off. But it really should not have been published. Nigel Collins, whom I believe was head Editor at the time, should have said "No." It create...

In all these years,

Has it ever been determined what Duva was yelling to Taylor during Steele's manatory 8 count and his "Are you OK? Are you OK?" questions?

Jack

One of the most remembered fights was Chavez-Taylor I. Taylor out-boxed the Mexican legend with amazing jabs and counter-shots with incredible precision and footwork. But Chavez came on with hard body shots and pressure in the last 4 rounds of the fight. One of the most widely debated calls of all t...

It certainly would be the fight to talk about! If only we could turn back the clock about 5 years for Tito, what a great match that would have been! It's too bad that the fight last night didn't happen say 5 years ago with a prime Trinidad! In a dreamfight situation with Tito-Margarito, I would take...

I was very pleased that Showtime chose to rebroadcast Abraham-Miranda I. For those who haven't seen it, it is not the original German Broadcast, but with Al Bernstein and Steve Albert calling the action. I only wish that Showtime would have covered this fight live. I wonder why they did not at the t...

Please note,

BOX REC still lists judge Anek Hongtongkam's scorecard as 115-114 for Barrera when he actually carded 115-113 for Barrera. (It was judges Duane Ford and Ken Morita who submitted even 12th round scorecards for 115-114 Barrera (Morita) and 115-114 Juarez (Ford.)

Jack

Guys, The original announcement of the draw 114-114 (Morita), 115-113 Barrera ( Hontenkamn), 115-114 Juarez (Ford) was changed about 10 minutes later to: 114-115 Barrera (Morita) 115-114 Juarez (Ford) 115-113 Barrera (Hontenkamn) Now, Boxrec is reporting that Thi judge Anek Hontenkamn had scored the...

I did not know that the EBU was based in Italy. If so, this could have inflenced the outcome. Or could the officals, although none from Italy have gone so far in the opposite direction against Kelly to avoid hometown favoritism? It appears that these three saw a fight that no one else saw. I talked ...

Guys, Going on memory 116-112 Lennox Lewis. From what I could recall, the only clear round that Holyfield won was the 3rd. I think I also gave him three very close rounds, the 6th, 10th, and 11th. But I can't see him taking more than 4 rounds. Jeff Ryan of KO Magazine had it a draw and maybe 5 other...

Guys, I am from America, and this sounds like one of the worst verdicts since Holyfield-Lewis I. Having not seen the bout, I can not make a judgment, but does anyone know the nationality of the three judges concerning their respected countries as well as level of judging experieance? I am somewhat f...

Yes,

One of the worst decisions I have ever seen, and I have covered this sport for over 30 years.

Jack

Guys, Just saw Escalera-Everett for the first time. For years and years I thought it was the robbery of the century. Having just watched it however, amazingly the Philadelphia announcers and myself saw a MUCH closer fight than I had been led to believe for years and years. However, it was still a te...

Guys,

The date for Charlie "White Lightning" Brown's record is wrong with regards to the Frank Newton fight. This match was on the undercard of Hagler-Duran, which was on November 10, 1983. Box Rec has the match as having talken place that weekend.

Jack

Guys, What was that fight back in March of 1983 on ESPN that they featured on "ESPN 10 and Counting" that had some fighter go down at least 5 times. All the trips to the canvas were called "slips" by the hometown ref. Due to the fact that judges could not overturn the ref and sco...

Hi Guys Just a note that the Hagler-Hamsho II fight was scheduled for 15 rounds and not 12 rounds as the forum indicates. Recall that the WBA/IBF still had 15-rounds at that time. The WBC had 12 rounds since Jaunary of 1983, but was ammendable to a compramise when Hagler defended all three title bel...

Rocchigiani - Michalczewski I. Don't remember the ref's name, he was as fat as he was incompetent. Rocky hit Michalczewski after the "break" signal from the ref (which was indeed hard to hear) with a soft right hand. What followed was a Zab Judah-like dance performance of Michalczewski wh...

Guys, I read by all accounts that Deuk-Koo-Kim challenged Ray Mancini for the WBA Lightweight title and died within days of injuries suffered in the fight. Yet, former boxing writer Herbert G. Goldmen in his "Ask the Answerman" column ( Ring, December 1987) answers a question from a reader...

The point deduction did stand, but apparently one of the judges (the one who was read out as giving it to Chi by a round) docked TWO points of the Brit. Close...but not exactly. This is what I read happend: 1. A point deduction was called for a cut from an unintentional clash of heads leaving both ...

Greetings British Fight Fans, I have called for action from the WBC Board of Goveners to overturn the point deduction rule for accidental headbutts used in WBC title fights!!!! (Please see my response in the General Section and go to the WBC's website, click on "Contact Us" and show your d...

Questions regarding Brodie-Chi 1. Was there an actual error in how the judges scored the fight or was the Master Scoresheet simply added up wrong by Sulaiman? 2. Was the point deduction for the headbutt the result of the draw instead of the win for Chi? 3. Who were the judges for this fight? 4. Wha...

Guys,

The forum results for Byrd-Oquendo needs a mention of how aweful this decision was. IMHO, this decision ranks up there with the all-time worst. This was comperable to Holyfield-Lewis I and the fight result should reflect this in the database.

Jack

One other minor note. You have Spinks being stripped for giving Ali a rematch instead of fighting the WBC mandate against Norton, which is correct. But you have this information listed in the first fight (Spinks-Ali I) which was for the undisputed crown. You need to move your note about the strippin...

Guys,

Where is "Pretty Boy" Floyd Maywether's record in your database? I see Jeff and Roger in there but I don't see Floyd! I did a search for him/his record and nothing came up!

Jack

Hi! First post and glad to be aboard! Please check your information for Spinks-Ali I. You have Mills Lane working that fight. The coorect ref for that fight should be Davey Pearl. Also, why aren't even rounds listed for the results of either Ali-Norton I or II, which both took place in California? O...