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The legend that is Jersey City's Tommy Martin

4-2 record, then evidently realised he was going to get nowhere.

This might sound odd, but I am starting to hope Gereev actually goes somewhere with his career. It would be funny to see a fighter who has spent his time fighting pro debutantes and for meaningless titles actually get a shot at a big title - of course, given Gereev's current standard of opposition, ...

Even if he was a good kickboxer, it was still a ridiculous match. When I've seen Muay Thai on TV, and the match is a Thai against a Western fighter, the advantage the Western fighter has is superior boxing skills and punch power, while the Thais go for techniques like elbows, kicks etc. Take away th...

Here's a question I need answering, hopefully somebody more knowledgeable about boxing than I am can help me out. Why are the Universal Boxing Council champions all from Earth? I can only imagine that planets with intelligent life are so far away, all their number 1 contenders must have died during ...

Never mind the Chi fight, I'm wondering what the hell the undercard was all about? Two experienced Japanese fighters get fed a four-fight novice and a pro debutant, then when they invariably win, the crowd reacts like they've just seen a new undisputed world champ being crowned? What benefits do fig...

From his record, it looked like this guy was being fast-tracked up the world rankings, and then he loses to a fighter making his pro debut!

Did anyone see the Nielsen-Hugger fight?

Surely nobody expected this result?

Sting is WBE champ?

He must be the first boxer ever to fight for a WBU belt, and then manage to sink to something even lower.

Isn't there also a system in countries like France, where amateur boxers can have a few pro fights, then if they decide the pro game is not for them, they can revert back to being amateur?

I think it's called "neo-pro" or something like that. Could this be classed as semi-pro?

No Force, judging from his punching power against Williams.

I was rooting for Alejandro Berrio in the Stieglitz fight. I'd never heard of him before, but he looked great. As for the ref, it reminded me of Ottke-Reid. Although some of Berrio's shots were low, he got warnings he didn't deserve IMO. Just out of interest, what was the nationality of the referee?

What happened with ITV's commentary on the Khan fight?

I could have sworn that I heard Khan was going for his "4th professional defeat", and when he landed a good shot it was described as "a good right hand from Hamed"!

Or have I just gone insane?

This could be a very clever money-making scheme - now they can sue all the promoters who announce a card featuring their fighters vs. "TBA" for unauthorised use of their name.

Maybe he can go for a unification bout and end up holding the GBC, WBE, WBN and WBB titles? Actually, here's a question - has any fighter actually tried to "unify" these minor titles? I know you would need about 20 fights a year just to get the mandatory defences out the way, but think abo...

Whenever I see records like Crumble's, I have to ask, why are these fighters still boxing? You'd think they would have had their licence taken away or been suspended before they got the chance to rack up so many losses (especially KO losses). How do they carry on without coming under scrutiny from t...

Given the plethora of alphabet organisations and all the various International/Inter-Continental belts out there, who would you rate as the worst holder of a title belt, or the worst opponent ever allowed to fight for a title? To start off... Kreshnick Qato - managed to get his hands on the WBA Inte...

Gereev's record is unbelievable, it makes Butterbean's opposition look world-class.

I always thought the next step up for a prospect was to fight somebody with a winning record, but in Gereev's case it will be to fight somebody with a win.

What do you think would happen if Skelton ever lost a fight? Seeing as he's 38, he doesn't have much time left, and he can't spend his time chasing after titles like the EU belt or WBU/WBF "world" titles. I get the feeling that he might simply retire if he picks up a few losses, because I ...

Danny Williams can be installed as the number 1 contender for the new Whaleweight class!

Maybe he can have a title fight with Butterbean.

Is Bobby Banghar British Asian?

Also, Mauritius is classed as part of Africa

This was one bill where I enjoyed every single fight. Symonds-Minter was a tear-up, although as already mentioned, you have to wonder how Symonds got so many wins with his (lack of) defence. Mitchell-Chakim was OK because it looks like Mitchell is actually thinking about what he does now, instead of...

Has anyone seen John Ibbotson's previous fights? Obviously with a record of only 3-0 it's hard to say what his potential is, but he looked good in this fight. Teasdale didn't know what hit him! Speaking of which, was it just the constant pressure that Ibbotson gave Teasdale that caused him to fall a...

Just a personal opinion: IBF - corrupt WBA - corrupt, plus John Ruiz is officially the world's best heavyweight WBC - corrupt, but it's arguably the most sought-after "alphabet" title IBO - in a perfect world, we'd have one champion per weight, but if we're stuck with sanctioning bodies, t...

I remember a fight report in Boxing News from one of the small US shows about a boxer who (I believe) was called Frankie Gonzales. His record was something like 0-1 and his dad was his cornerman. Anyway, if I remember correctly, midway through the second round his oponent just started landing combin...

It probably stands for Carribbean Boxing Federation.

Is the Fecarbox title still going? Perhaps Cabofe is another sanctioning body's version of a Carribbean title.

As long as this doesn't turn into a one or two round blast-out then I'll be happy, and wasn't Skelton supposed to fight Cole anyway before injury or illness ruled him out? Look at it this way, Skelton gets a name on his record, he gets to keep busy, and he won't be fighting for any kind of bogus &qu...