apollo creed wrote: ↑04 May 2019, 03:02
Don't twist the things. That dude must fight some decent opponents. Half trained Korobov drowned him in deep waters.
I don't think he was drowned. Korobov faded in the second half. I felt Charlo deserved a close decision.
Charlo can get by fighting 2nd and 3rd tier guys. Few are clamoring for him to step up against big names.
Charlo really doesn't have a big time reputation so most who tune in to watch him are pretty indifferent about who he fights.
Charlo showed against Korobov that he's still green. So I wouldn't expect PBC to endanger him for the foreseeable future.
Charlo is still a work in progress and it would be unwise at this time to put him in with anyone who could actually drown him.
SenorPipino wrote: ↑04 May 2019, 09:39
I don't think he was drowned. Korobov faded in the second half. I felt Charlo deserved a close decision.
Charlo can get by fighting 2nd and 3rd tier guys. Few are clamoring for him to step up against big names.
Charlo really doesn't have a big time reputation so most who tune in to watch him are pretty indifferent about who he fights.
Charlo showed against Korobov that he's still green. So I wouldn't expect PBC to endanger him for the foreseeable future.
Charlo is still a work in progress and it would be unwise at this time to put him in with anyone who could actually drown him.
Since 2008 as a pro he is "a work in progress". And now we are in May of 2019! lol Always he is gonna be "a work in progress".
But he calls himself a 'lion'? Or a kitty?! If he's green at 28y/o then boxing is not his sport. Canelo is 28 y/o and he's fighting at a top level since 2013! He is a true lion.
As I said: Rematch Korobov then go for guys like Derevo and Brant. No one is gonna give him a big payday based on that mandatory status.
Jermall is in no way a "work in progress". He's 28 years old with an 11 year, 28 bout pro career. He's considered top 5 in the MW division by many if not most. Talking about him like a prospect is silly.
jujigatame wrote: ↑04 May 2019, 13:30
Jermall is in no way a "work in progress". He's 28 years old with an 11 year, 28 bout pro career. He's considered top 5 in the MW division by many if not most. Talking about him like a prospect is silly.
Yeh. He been a world champion already. Didn’t lose it either.
Adams lost by UD vs Monroe Jr in 2014 then lost by TKO in 2015 vs a guy named John Thompson who after got TKO'd by Liam Smith.
Imagine if this cherrypick goes wrong or partially wrong for Mall. He fights a bunch of stiffs. Even Hassan N'Dam, Murata or maybe Horn would've been better picks.
I don't care how many years Charlo has been a pro or how many fights he's had. Or how old he is.
It's all about getting the experience against proper opponents to prepare you to excel at the highest level.
Charlo hasn't had enough of that.
Korobov's smart boxing skills and movement baffled Charlo, until his gas tank ran low.
Charlo didn't know how to handle someone who offered footwork and a snappy right hand.
He's green. Needs to learn. Even 10 years after turning pro.
Adams won't help. He's an aggressive fighter who Charlo can find and easily deal with. What Charlo instead needs is some smart boxers in the opposite corner who can prepare him for the top guys.
And Charlo's qualifications as some sort of "world champion" should hardly be taken all that seriously. He wears some glittery but bogus interim belt that might have importance in boxing's Twilight Zone but matters little anyplace else.
SenorPipino wrote: ↑04 May 2019, 15:16
I don't care how many years Charlo has been a pro or how many fights he's had. Or how old he is.
It's all about getting the experience against proper opponents to prepare you to excel at the highest level.
Charlo hasn't had enough of that.
Korobov's smart boxing skills and movement baffled Charlo, until his gas tank ran low.
Charlo didn't know how to handle someone who offered footwork and a snappy right hand.
He's green. Needs to learn. Even 10 years after turning pro.
Adams won't help. He's an aggressive fighter who Charlo can find and easily deal with. What Charlo instead needs is some smart boxers in the opposite corner who can prepare him for the top guys.
And Charlo's qualifications as some sort of "world champion" should hardly be taken all that seriously. He wears some glittery but bogus interim belt that might have importance in boxing's Twilight Zone but matters little anyplace else.
Yeah u right. Till 40 he's gonna still learn and from green is gonna become brown.
Unbeaten WBC Interim Middleweight Champion and Houston-native Jermall Charlo will return to his hometown to defend against middleweight contender Brandon Adams Saturday, June 29 live on SHOWTIME from NRG Arena in Houston and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features hard-hitting super welterweight Erickson "Hammer'' Lubin taking on French contender Zakaria Attou in a 12-round WBC title elimination bout in the co-main event. Opening the telecast is a WBA featherweight title eliminator between slick Mexican southpaw Eduardo Ramirez and power-punching Dominican Claudio Marrero.
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Lions Only Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale Monday, May 13 at 12 p.m. CT and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. Charlo vs. Adams is promoted in association with Banner Promotions and The Tournament of Contenders.
Houston-native Miguel Flores will return to the ring to fight in his hometown against Mexico's Luis May Saturday, June 29 in a 10-round super featherweight fight that highlights an action packed night of undercard attractions from NRG Arena in Houston.
The event is headlined by another Houston-native, unbeaten WBC Interim Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo, who will face middleweight contender Brandon Adams in the main event live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Lions Only Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. Charlo vs. Adams is promoted in association with Banner Promotions and The Tournament of Contenders.
Undercard bouts also feature unbeaten Brownsville, Texas-native Omar Juárez in a four-round welterweight attraction against Pennsylvania's Seifullah Wise, undefeated Mycheal Teal of St. Petersburg, Florida taking on Mark Beuke for a four-round middleweight affair and unbeaten San Antonio-native Raymond Guajardo facing Compton, California's Jaime Meza in a four-round middleweight fight.
Rounding out the action is undefeated Weslaco, Texas-native César Cantústepping in for a four-round super featherweight clash against North Carolina's Chante Bowens, a six-round lightweight bout between McAllen, Texas-native Nelson Hampton and West Virginia's Dakota Linger and the pro debut of Zamy Larry in a four-round super middleweight showdown versus North Carolina's Carlos Umanzor.
Born in Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico and living in Houston, Flores (23-2, 11 KOs) will return to the ring for the first time since April 2018, when he stopped Raul Chirino in two rounds. The 26-year-old was scheduled to challenge Leo Santa Cruz for his featherweight world title in February before suffering an ankle injury in training. He looks to get one step closer to regaining a title opportunity when he faces the 35-year-old May (21-14-1, 8 KOs) from Yucatan, Mexico.
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“It’s an amazing feeling to be fighting in Houston. A lot of people think the pressure is on me, but the pressure is just there period. I’m ready to fight in Houston, I’m ready to show the world a new Jermall Charlo and I’m doing it right here at home.
“Everywhere I go people tell me they can’t wait for me to fight. I’m starting to notice more people are catching on that boxing is about to be here in Houston and it’s going to be here for a long time because I plan on fighting here a lot more often.
“I got a game opponent in Brandon Adams. He’s going to come out to fight. Everything is on me, so I have to provide and put Houston on my back. I’ve been training well so I’m ready to go out and do what I do.
“This guy is coming to my hometown to fight me, so he’s going to prepare himself well and be at the top of his game. This makes me have to train a lot harder to do what I have to do.
“Ronnie Shields has done a great job of keeping me composed and I’m ready to build my legacy up just as well as his. He has a stable full of champions and I’m one of them.
“Ronnie is like a treasure to boxing, especially in the city of Houston. He’s trained here all of his career and I’ve done the same. I’ve gotten to see Ronnie train world champions, and now getting to be the world champion that he’s training, I know I’m in good hands for sure. He’s got my back and he’s like a father, coach and teacher to me.
“My family plays a big part in my career. They put a lot of pressure on me, so if the pressure is there, it’s coming from my family. I’m happy to be here, I’m happy to be in my home city, I’m happy to be fighting in front of Houstonians and giving them another world champion. We haven’t had one since the George Foreman days, so now it’s a new era of boxing and I want to be the face of it.
“I’ve worked so hard to get here from the amateurs, to winning the world title, to defending the world title. Now I’m back in the city of Houston getting the chance to put my career on the line and do it right here, it means more to me now than it ever has in my career.
“You always see me in hard fights that I dominate. I don’t take any competitor lightly. I’m out here training like I’m training for Canelo. Brandon Adams is going to be on his A-game. If he makes a wrong move, it’s going to be a short night for him. He’s going to bring the best out of me.
“The division is mine as long as I continue to do what I’m doing. I’m in a good place. I’m a force to be reckoned with in the 160-pound division.”
RONNIE SHIELDS, Charlo’s Trainer
“Mentally I go over the game plan every day and every night. I still watch a lot of film and a lot of different fights. I’m focusing on all of the technical stuff that I know we have to do in the ring. Although we’re close to the fight, just a week left, we are just trying to make sure we are doing all the right things that it will take to make Jermall successful.
“The routine is basically the same every day. We have different techniques we work on. We are getting ready to go to Las Vegas for a couple days because I have other guys fighting as well as his brother. So we are going to continue training in Las Vegas just like we are doing here. Nothing stops. We are going to continue going over the game plan consistently and making sure he knows every aspect of what he is supposed to do.”
BRANDON ADAMS (21-2, 13 KOs)
“Everything is going good and this camp has been very solid,” said Adams. ”I feel good and I am very excited to get in there and fight. I know that I have a great team that are preparing me to be the best Brandon Adams possible.
“The combination of Dub and Freddie really gives me everything I could ever need for a fight like this. They teach me something new every day and I’m going to be confident in my abilities on fight night.
“Houston was not as hostile as I thought it would be,” said Adams. “There was a lot of mutual respect between Jermall and I. I know the fans will be rooting for him, but it’s just the two of us in the ring. I’m just focused on what I have to do to get the win.
“I always knew the road to the top wouldn’t be easy. Nothing in boxing has been for me. I’ve always been ready to do whatever I had to do.”
“I feel this opportunity is the biggest one in my career to this point,” said Adams. “This will set me up for much more, and I am ready to face the challenge. I couldn’t be more prepared or focused. I am very dedicated to this fight and everything it’s going to take to reach my dream. I am looking to put on a tremendous performance on June 29.”
The 6-feet Charlo came in slightly lighter, 159½ pounds, than the 5-feet-9 Adams when he stepped on the Texas Combative Sports Program’s scale at NRG Center. Adams officially weighed exactly 160 pounds.
Lubin (20-1, 15 KOs), of Orlando, Florida, officially weighed 153¾ pounds. The southpaw was 154¼ pounds when he first stepped on the scale, but he was 153¾ pounds on his second attempt shortly thereafter.
Attou (29-6-2, 7 KOs), of Paris, France, initially stepped on the scale at 154¼ pounds as well, also slightly over the limit for their WBC eliminator. He stripped naked and officially weighed in at 153¾ pounds, too.
HOUSTON – Deontay Wilder’s younger brother successfully continued his comeback Saturday.
Marsellos Wilder beat Tyler Vogel by unanimous decision in a four-round cruiserweight fight on the Jermall Charlo-Brandon Adams undercard at NRG Arena.
Wilder won for the second time since suffering a surprising fourth-round, technical-knockout defeat to journeyman William Deets on January 26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The 30-year-old Wilder (5-1, 3 KOs), of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, won by the score of 40-36 on all three scorecards. The 26-year-old Vogel (3-3, 2 KOs), of Bozeman, Montana, has been knocked out twice, but he was able to withstand Wilder’s power and finished the fight on his feet.
Wilder wobbled Vogel with a right hand in the third round. Vogel moved around and avoided getting hurt again before the bell sounded to end that round, though.
Vogel didn’t land any shots that seemed to affect Wilder.
Wilder bounced back from his loss to Deets (8-13, 3 KOs) on March 16. The former Jackson State wide receiver stopped Mark Sanchez in the first round of that fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Before Wilder’s win Saturday, super welterweight prospect Leon Lawson III easily out-boxed Evan Torres to win an eight-round unanimous decision. Lawson won all eight rounds on each of the three judges’ scorecards and won by the same score, 80-72, on each card.
The 19-year-old Lawson, of Flint, Michigan, remained unbeaten (11-0) and won by decision in a fifth straight fight. The 23-year-old Torres (7-8, 5 KOs), of El Paso, Texas, has been stopped inside the distance just once in four-plus years as a pro, but he is 1-6 in his past seven fights.
Torres spent much of the fight trying to bull his way inside to get past the taller, longer Lawson’s jab, yet he had little success and often smothered himself. He caught Lawson with a solid right hand just before the fifth round ended, but Lawson took it well.
Lawson let his hands go early in the seventh round and backed up Torres. He used his jab effectively and drilled Torres with a right hand.
Lawson landed several power punches in the eighth round as well, though Torres never appeared hurt.
Following Lawson’s win, Nelson Hampton defeated Dakota Linger in a sloppy but action-packed six-round lightweight bout.
Linger gave Hampton everything he could handle, but Hampton won a majority decision (59-55, 59-55, 57-57). Hampton (6-2, 4 KOs), of Edinburg, Texas, battled through a bloody nose and had to fend off a relentless Linger in the second half of their bout.
Linger (11-2-2, 7 KOs), of Buckhannon, West Virginia, has lost two of his past three fights.
Hampton stung Linger with right hands, a left uppercut and a left hook during the second round, but Linger never stopped moving forward. A determined Linger was more competitive during the third and fourth rounds, and bloodied Hampton’s nose.
Linger kept pressing the action in the fifth and sixth rounds and landed his fair share of punches. Two of the judges favored Hampton’s accuracy, however, and scored five of the six rounds for him.
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In the opening bout Saturday, super featherweight Cesar Cantu knocked down Chante Bowens three times before their four-round fight was stopped just one minute and 12 seconds into it.
Cantu, of Weslaco, Texas, improved to 2-0 and recorded his first knockout as a pro. Bowens (0-3), of Wilson, North Carolina, has lost each of his professional bouts by knockout.
Jermall Charlo retained the WBC middleweight title by defeating Brandon Adams by unanimous decision Saturday night at the NRG Arena in Houston, Texas. All three judges scored the fight for Charlo of 119-109 and 120-108 (twice). Charlo controlled the action throughout against Adams, who happy just to survive the 12 rounds.
Junior middleweight contender, Erickson Lubin made quick work of the over-matched Zakaria Attou at the NRG Arena in Houston, Texas, stopping the Frenchman in four rounds. Lubin dominated from the start and after Attou -- who looks to have suffered a torn right bicep -- was knocked down after a barrage of punches in the fourth, the towel was thrown in by his corner.
In the Showtime opener at NRG Arena in Houston, Texas, Claudio Marrero defeated Eduardo Ramirez in a 12 round unanimous decision by the scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 118-110. This bout was billed as a WBA elimination bout at featherweight. The WBA champion is Leo Santa Cruz.
All three judges – Don Griffin (120-108), Steve Morrow (120-108) and David Sutherland (119-109) – scored their fight for Charlo (29-0, 21 KOs) by huge margins. Griffin and Morrow scored each of the 12 rounds for Charlo, whereas Sutherland credited Charlo for winning 11 of the 12 rounds before a capacity crowd of 6,408.
“I ain’t stop him, something y’all are used to seeing,” Charlo said during the post-fight press conference. “But, you know, styles make matchups. You stick and move – that’s the part of boxing. I won the fight. No excuses, man. No excuses.”
Los Angeles’ Adams (21-3, 12 KOs) was a huge underdog and a much smaller man who appeared reluctant to engage early in their fight. Once he got comfortable, though, the 5-feet-9 Adams landed occasional clean shots on the 6-foot champion, showed some defensive skill that made it tough at times for Charlo to hit him and was able to take the bigger, stronger Charlo’s power all the way until the final bell.
“He was tough,” Charlo said. “It was like he trained to, you know, like take punches or something. He took some shots. He was tough, man. He was strong. He had a chin. He was a tough guy. I fought hard, he made some great adjustments – great opponent.”
No one is gonna give him a big payday based on that mandatory status.
