Travis Peterkin

[skept]

travis peterkin fought luis arias tough in the national golden gloves, scored 2 knockdowns only to lose a tough decision.

[skept]

[big ed]

dont feel bad! last year golden gloves eddie alicea beat the garbage out of Sammy Vasquez badly in the semi, announce Eddie the winner and then when both fighters are leaving the ring, they reversed the call! making Sammy the Winner! that was pure B.S big time!!

[skept]

in 2004, travis peterkin was beating eddie alicea in the pal nationals in the 13-14 age group before the ref involved himself in the match and added 4 points to alicea score. alicea won 12-9. without the 4 point swing, peterkin should have won 9-8, but you know what it is. fight was closer than many thought.

[big ed]

are u serious! wow!! but that was a long time ago, now these guy's are older in there natural wight class now, these guy's wrk too hard to be getting robbed!!!

[skept]

this is not about bragging about travis peterkin. this is about a kid that is being wronged. people look beyond his boxing skills. whoever dont like him may be the reason. never mind this kid is in college, works, dont be in the streets, and trains everyday. thats not enough. his mom and dad fight hard for their family because they know the odds are stacked against them. thats what keeps this kid going. kids like arias and alicea is already in. they dont have to worry. peterkin maybe never had a chance. thats why in the pros many amateur stars get ko'd early, like aaron williams, jaidon codrington, malcolm tann. because they cant be spoiled in a mans game. look at paul williams. never had a chance in the amateurs. record like 10 wins, 20 losses. librado andrade, 3 wins 16 losses. i seen people try to rescue kids from the ghetto, but i never seen people try to return kids back to the ghetto. and in peterkins case, i hope the latter isnt true. did peterkin beat arias? doesnt matter, its over now. lets watch it on youtube. but, the kid did well. THATS WHAT COUNTS.

[terrencej]

You finally gave him his own thread. You've been posting him up on other threads.

[big ed]

what does that mean?

[JOEY DAWEJKO]

ok relax! u act like this doesnt happen to everybody! everyone works and goes to school and stays off the street! it happens to everyone! nobody is doubting travis' skills. just relax and relize it does happen to everyone!

[hbomb2]

this is not about bragging about travis peterkin. this is about a kid that is being wronged. people look beyond his boxing skills. whoever dont like him may be the reason. never mind this kid is in college, works, dont be in the streets, and trains everyday. thats not enough. his mom and dad fight hard for their family because they know the odds are stacked against them. thats what keeps this kid going. kids like arias and alicea is already in. they dont have to worry. peterkin maybe never had a chance. thats why in the pros many amateur stars get ko'd early, like aaron williams, jaidon codrington, malcolm tann. because they cant be spoiled in a mans game. look at paul williams. never had a chance in the amateurs. record like 10 wins, 20 losses. librado andrade, 3 wins 16 losses. i seen people try to rescue kids from the ghetto, but i never seen people try to return kids back to the ghetto. and in peterkins case, i hope the latter isnt true. did peterkin beat arias? doesnt matter, its over now. lets watch it on youtube. but, the kid did well. THATS WHAT COUNTS.

How can you put Malcolm Tann name in there, obviously you do not know Malcolm. Malcolm was no amateur star as he only boxed a few years. His manager and Goosen/Tudor moved him too fast and fed him to the wolves when he was a sheep. No boxer should be thrown into the pro game with wolves after only three years of amateur boxing at 22/23 years of age. These young kids don't understand. I was at the GG and saw Peterkin's bout. The referee decided that bout and it is sad. On the video tape it showed that Peterkin did hit Arias with a low blow in which a point was taken and also a point for holding was taken. Peterkin is a strong awkard southpaw and he is going to be trouble for a lot of guys. I am rooting for him as he seems to be a very respectful young man.

[DCAmateurBoxing]

this is not about bragging about travis peterkin. this is about a kid that is being wronged. people look beyond his boxing skills. whoever dont like him may be the reason. never mind this kid is in college, works, dont be in the streets, and trains everyday. thats not enough. his mom and dad fight hard for their family because they know the odds are stacked against them. thats what keeps this kid going. kids like arias and alicea is already in. they dont have to worry. peterkin maybe never had a chance. thats why in the pros many amateur stars get ko'd early, like aaron williams, jaidon codrington, malcolm tann. because they cant be spoiled in a mans game. look at paul williams. never had a chance in the amateurs. record like 10 wins, 20 losses. librado andrade, 3 wins 16 losses. i seen people try to rescue kids from the ghetto, but i never seen people try to return kids back to the ghetto. and in peterkins case, i hope the latter isnt true. did peterkin beat arias? doesnt matter, its over now. lets watch it on youtube. but, the kid did well. THATS WHAT COUNTS.

Jaidon was KO'd by Allan Green in his 10th fight. Green was no slouch in the amateurs and beat Revelo and went 12 with Edison MIranda. Jaidon also lost to Bika. Paul didn't find hardly anyone with a winning record for his first 4 years as a pro - that was his amateur experience, he was just getting paid for it. Andrade, same thing. . .4 years of losing-record opponents.

[skept]

this just in: peterkin vs arias is on youtube.

[primp]

Hard to really tell from the video, cuz both fighters were active. Arias had a great body attack going in the 2nd. Peterkin threw very few body shots and a lot of his head shots that were landing on glove. But again, it's on video. Can't tell what the judges seen.

[DCAmateurBoxing]

Hard to really tell from the video, cuz both fighters were active. Arias had a great body attack going in the 2nd. Peterkin threw very few body shots and a lot of his head shots that were landing on glove. But again, it's on video. Can't tell what the judges seen.

I finally just watched this bout and I think it was close but Arias won. Peterkin landed some good shots, but a lot were blocked by Arias' shell in the first two rounds. Arias landed cleaner shots that seemed to be more effective as Peterkin started holding and had his hands on his hip a lot during the breaks and point deductions throughout the bout. The low blow by Peterking was clearly low in the video that I saw. Peterkin did score some clean shots at the very end of the bout. I think the cards may have had it close, but the pt deductions may have been the difference in Arias getting the fight. I didn't have the scores from day 1 but I had the rest of the scores. Peterkin did well, but I think the deductions really hurt him in this bout. Without them, it could have gone either way. It's my experience though that judest at natl tournaments give a boxer with a good shell the credit against a busier boxer - I think this was the case in this bout. I would really like to see if they meet again in Denver.

[ddmanning]

The ref confused me during that fight. on the low blow by peterkin he took a point away from him for hitting low but still gave luis arias an 8 count after he fell. I dont know if anyone else noticed it but it confused me.

[DCAmateurBoxing]

The ref confused me during that fight. on the low blow by peterkin he took a point away from him for hitting low but still gave luis arias an 8 count after he fell. I dont know if anyone else noticed it but it confused me.

Even on a low blow, refs give an 8 count before taking a point when the low blow resulted in a "downed boxer". In the rulebook:

If a boxer is down as the result of a low blow, the referee will begin a count (the same as in any knockdown). At the end of
the eight count, if the boxer is ready to continue, the referee will issue a warning to the offending boxer and give the
command “box” to continue the bout. A count, as a result of a low blow, will not be included in the “compulsory count” for
terminating a bout.

It's a good rule to help a boxer that has received a low blow to get extra time to recooperate. . . I've actually seen this occur twice in the last few months.

[Dennis]

Even on a low blow, refs give an 8 count before taking a point when the low blow resulted in a "downed boxer". In the rulebook:

If a boxer is down as the result of a low blow, the referee will begin a count (the same as in any knockdown). At the end of
the eight count, if the boxer is ready to continue, the referee will issue a warning to the offending boxer and give the
command “box” to continue the bout. A count, as a result of a low blow, will not be included in the “compulsory count” for
terminating a bout.

It's a good rule to help a boxer that has received a low blow to get extra time to recooperate. . . I've actually seen this occur twice in the last few months.

This happens with all harm fouls such as hitting after the ref says stop or the round ends, hitting in the back of the head, body slams, etc. It happens failry frequently.

[skept]

to travis peterkin: i didnt mean to put you out there, but you fought a great fight vs arias. i watched you as a little boy come to tournaments with your dad many years ago. i remember you won your first national title at the ringside in 03, i believe. i also seen you lose funny type fights also. you kept your head high, you never questioned anything out loud i like that. kids like you and many more been around a long time, and your rough experiences got you through. you showed class after the bout, didnt pout, showed arias love and left with your head high. you must know the game in a way arias will never know, because you fought well against the #1 boxer in the nation in a bout many thought you had no chance. i watched you grow. a lot of us did. you always had potential. i also liked the way you thanked all your coaches and teammates, and also, saa boxing, your lbc, recieved respect from you on your youtube comment. keep showing the class you have always shown travis. stay good. you have a blessing coming. good luck with your future kid. no disrespect. enjoy your view topic.

[usaboxing123]

travis stop trying to make yourself famous please. Skept=Travis Peterkin. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure that out. You type the words "seen" instead of saw on both your youtube account and on "skept" your forum account. And you don't ever capitalize your words after a period, like your supposed to on both accounts. You use the same type of writing which is the same on both your youtube account and your boxrec forum account, and i thought you were a college student.

Also this account was made by you on youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/dawwndawn, notice the date created of the account and how it was only used to post comments about yourself. See your the only one who believes you won. Travis stop being a crybaby, you and your daddy.

[skept]

easy usa123, this isnt travis. his daddy neither. who is dawndawn? u figure. just making a point about a kid. i mean no harm to u and no one else. travis never said he won on his comment. its for the judges to decide. enjoy the topics. if im wrong, let me know. and i will do the same for u.

[skept]

its all good.

[Travis Peterkin]

yo this is Travis right here, i see people leaving comments on the topic and its all good i have no ill feelings.If somebody else started a thread they started a thread. Im just training hard and getting ready. Thanks to SAA boxing and DC

[skept]

well put travis. not only did you show class on the comments but after the arias bout as well. stay good. your day will come.

[Travis Peterkin]

Thankyou skept but I moved on from the arias bout. Its over and done with, but the support has been appreciated. Just staying out of trouble and getting ready. Yeah i fought alicea in 04 but that was 5 years ago. he is a good person. I have no problems with usa boxing. This sport gave me an idenity. I love it.

[skept]

good job, travis. you a soilder in boxing