LHW SEASON WEEK 9 MATCHUPS

[Crease]

Welcome to Week 9.
Please match your fighters against a managed fighter, or select a CPU opponent (first come, first served).
This card will be run within the next seven days or so.

WORLD TITLE NEWS

EZZARD CHARLES WILL DEFEND HIS WBC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST A CHALLENGER RANKED IN THE TOP 20 THIS WEEK, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT COMING OFF A LOSS.
MANDATORY CHALLENGE IN WEEK 11.

HAROLD JOHNSON WILL DEFEND HIS WBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST A CHALLENGER RANKED IN THE TOP 20 THIS WEEK, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT COMING OFF A LOSS.
MANDATORY CHALLENGE IN WEEK 12.

TOMMY LOUGHRAN WILL DEFEND HIS IBF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST A CHALLENGER RANKED IN THE TOP 20 THIS WEEK, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT COMING OFF A LOSS.
MANDATORY CHALLENGE IN WEEK 13.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WBO BOARD, MISTER P4P1 HAS DECIDED THAT AN IMMEDIATE REMATCH WILL BE SANCTIONED BETWEEN MICHAEL SPINKS AND BILLY CONN.,

OTHER TITLE NEWS

ARCHIE MOORE WILL DEFEND THE IBO TITLE, AGAINST AN OPPONENT TO BE DECIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF ITS BOARD, MR ARMAGETO.

JOE KNIGHT WILL DEFEND HIS LINEAL TITLE AGAINST A FIGHTER TO BE DECIDED.

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UNMATCHED FIGHTERS
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ARRANGED FIGHTS

WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12 rounder)
GILGAMESH VS ?
EZZARD CHARLES VS EZZARD CHARLES

WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12 rounder)
NAZNACI1 VS CREASE
HAROLD JOHNSON VS JOHN HENRY LEWIS

IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12 rounder)
ARMAGETO VS DRDUKE
TOMMY LOUGHRAN VS EDDIE MUSTAFA MUHAMMAD

WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (Whatever Mr P4P1 chooses)
KEVO VS CREASE
MICHAEL SPINKS VS BILLY CONN

IBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BELT (Whatever Mr Armageto chooses)
TECHNO89 VS BOXBUZZ
ARCHIE MOORE VS JIMMY BIVINS

ARMAGETO
BOB FOSTER VS JULIO GONZALEZ

NAZNACI1
GENE TUNNEY VS GUS LESNEVICH

NOSCOUTINGREPORTS
BERNARD HOPKINS VS JURGEN BRAEHMER

NOSCOUTINGREPORTS
ROY JONES JR VS DARIUSZ MICHALCZEWSKI

P4P1
HARRY GREB VS THOMAS HEARNS

DRDUKE
DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI VS VICENTE RONDON

TECHNO89
MICHAEL MOORER VS PAUL BRIGGS

GIGLAMESH
BOB FITZSIMMONS VS CHAD DAWSON

KEVO
TOMMY GIBBONS VS SUGAR RAY LEONARD

P4P1
SAM LANGFORD VS CLINTON WOODS

LINEAL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BELT
JOE KNIGHT VS Haxi (Robin) Krasniqi

? VS ?

? VS ?

? VS ?

[Crease]

1. Charles................ 1421....WBC Champion
2. Greb.............. ........ 1311
3. H. Johnson......................1271.....WBA Champion
4. Rosenbloom*..................1270........ World Cheese Champ 9 fights must stand down event#9
5. Loughran.........................1263........IBF Champion
6. RJJr................................1232
7. Moore............................1222.......IBO Champion
8. Tunney..........................1216
9. Spinks............................1193
10. Fitz...................................1172
11. Knight..........LinealChampion
12. Bivins
13. EMM
14. Conn
15. Gibbons
16. Langford
17 Moorer
18. JHL
19. Foster
20 Hopkins
21. Qawi
Patterson
Michalczewski
Carpentier
Hearns
SRL
Bozo
Delaney
Tiger Jack Fox
Mauro Mina

[armageto]

The top 10 won't necessarily work this season. Since we don't have the belt org rankings, where other champs are excluded, there aren't going to be enough options weekly, aside the same guys recycling for title shots. I already have to offer a guy coming off a loss, in a title fight, just for lack of options in the top 10.

As for the IBO, Steve ShuffleShits has said Archie Moore can fight anybody in the top 12 of the soon to be released updated IBO Rankings.

As for IBF champion Tommy Loughran, he offers a title shot to any of the following guys:

BoxBuzz - Maxie Rosenbloom (IF he fights weekly as a champion, should he win)
DrDuke - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
NazNaci1 - Gene Tunney
Techno89 -Michael Moorer



Foster would like to rematch Julio Gonzalez. Not sure if Gonzalez is set to rematch for the linear belt? If so, he will then take on Otis Griffin.

[armageto]

IBO rankings have been updated, which will always be an update to the first post on the IBO page.

IBO fight option for the champ has been updated, which will always be an update to the second second post on the IBO page.

[armageto]

Figuring once the belts are sorted out, plus the IBO champ might not want to give up his IBO belt in case he did win a major title, it pretty much takes 5 fighters off the board, most of which will probably be in the top 10. Since we don't have individual org rankings and only a generalized top rankings for the season, it seems we should have available title shots be for the top 15 fighters? Everybody should find a suitable opponent that way and we aren't recycling the same guys weekly.

[BoxBuzz]

The top 10 won't necessarily work this season. Since we don't have the belt org rankings, where other champs are excluded, there aren't going to be enough options weekly, aside the same guys recycling for title shots. I already have to offer a guy coming off a loss, in a title fight, just for lack of options in the top 10.

As for the IBO, Steve ShuffleShits has said Archie Moore can fight anybody in the top 12 of the soon to be released updated IBO Rankings.

As for IBF champion Tommy Loughran, he offers a title shot to any of the following guys:

BoxBuzz - Maxie Rosenbloom
DrDuke - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
NazNaci1 - Gene Tunney
NoScoutingReports - Roy Jones Jr


Foster would like to rematch Julio Gonzalez. Not sure if Gonzalez is set to rematch for the linear belt? If so, he will then take on Otis Griffin.

Maxie would love this shot.....however we have stipulated to stand down this week for taking two slices of the pie last week. But such opportunities are rare......so if we did and we happened to win, we would have to stand down for the following week. At some point we need to abstain for a week. So we do agree....and his management team would allow it, and apparently the IBF champion is willing to take such a risk......so Crease will need to rule on this. If Maxie wins, he must stand down for week 10......champ or no champ.

[BoxBuzz]

Figuring once the belts are sorted out, plus the IBO champ might not want to give up his IBO belt in case he did win a major title, it pretty much takes 5 fighters off the board, most of which will probably be in the top 10. Since we don't have individual org rankings and only a generalized top rankings for the season, it seems we should have available title shots be for the top 15 fighters? Everybody should find a suitable opponent that way and we aren't recycling the same guys weekly.

they are in order of performance points. It just takes too long to manuallly insert them....as the cut and paste features are limited due to software limitations. And yes, the champ fight options should include anyone in the top 20 maybe even 25. Commissioners would only insert themselves into proposed matches or challenges if they somehow fail the smell test for some reason. Except for mandatory weeks.

[armageto]

The top 10 won't necessarily work this season. Since we don't have the belt org rankings, where other champs are excluded, there aren't going to be enough options weekly, aside the same guys recycling for title shots. I already have to offer a guy coming off a loss, in a title fight, just for lack of options in the top 10.

As for the IBO, Steve ShuffleShits has said Archie Moore can fight anybody in the top 12 of the soon to be released updated IBO Rankings.

As for IBF champion Tommy Loughran, he offers a title shot to any of the following guys:

BoxBuzz - Maxie Rosenbloom
DrDuke - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
NazNaci1 - Gene Tunney
NoScoutingReports - Roy Jones Jr


Foster would like to rematch Julio Gonzalez. Not sure if Gonzalez is set to rematch for the linear belt? If so, he will then take on Otis Griffin.

Maxie would love this shot.....however we have stipulated to stand down this week for taking two slices of the pie last week. But such opportunities are rare......so if we did and we happened to win, we would have to stand down for the following week. At some point we need to abstain for a week. So we do agree....and his management team would allow it, and apparently the IBF champion is willing to take such a risk......so Crease will need to rule on this. If Maxie wins, he must stand down for week 10......champ or no champ.

We rescind the offer to Maxie. The belts should be defended every week. Slap elsewhere...

[BoxBuzz]

The top 10 won't necessarily work this season. Since we don't have the belt org rankings, where other champs are excluded, there aren't going to be enough options weekly, aside the same guys recycling for title shots. I already have to offer a guy coming off a loss, in a title fight, just for lack of options in the top 10.

As for the IBO, Steve ShuffleShits has said Archie Moore can fight anybody in the top 12 of the soon to be released updated IBO Rankings.

As for IBF champion Tommy Loughran, he offers a title shot to any of the following guys:

BoxBuzz - Maxie Rosenbloom
DrDuke - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
NazNaci1 - Gene Tunney
NoScoutingReports - Roy Jones Jr


Foster would like to rematch Julio Gonzalez. Not sure if Gonzalez is set to rematch for the linear belt? If so, he will then take on Otis Griffin.

Maxie would love this shot.....however we have stipulated to stand down this week for taking two slices of the pie last week. But such opportunities are rare......so if we did and we happened to win, we would have to stand down for the following week. At some point we need to abstain for a week. So we do agree....and his management team would allow it, and apparently the IBF champion is willing to take such a risk......so Crease will need to rule on this. If Maxie wins, he must stand down for week 10......champ or no champ.

We rescind the offer to Maxie. The belts should be defended every week. Slap elsewhere...

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Did you imagine we actually thought you'd go through with such a risky option? Bluffers abound!

[NazNaci1]

So what are the eligible options for title shots?

Top 10? 15? or 20?

[Crease]

We'll open it up to the top 20... But NOT if you're coming off a loss for the WBC, WBA & IBF.

Armageto was quite right, this is why he is such a valued member of our Sim. The WBO & IBO can do whatever they so wish.

[armageto]

Top 20 it is, I will adjust my call outs to fight in some more options. Not coming off a loss makes sense, as we had that rule implemented at some point previously.

As far as Knight, can champs challenge him? Is he fighting Gonzalez two weeks in a row?

[Crease]

As far as Knight, can champs challenge him? Is he fighting Gonzalez two weeks in a row?

No no that was a copy and paste error on my part. Bob got the fight.

[armageto]

As far as Knight, can champs challenge him? Is he fighting Gonzalez two weeks in a row?

No no that was a copy and paste error on my part. Bob got the fight.

Hopeful revenge for Foster...

If not, this might be the unemployment line.

Can champions challenge Knight, or is it just a computer thing for this season?

[BoxBuzz]

As far as Knight, can champs challenge him? Is he fighting Gonzalez two weeks in a row?

No no that was a copy and paste error on my part. Bob got the fight.

Hopeful revenge for Foster...

If not, this might be the unemployment line.

Can champions challenge Knight, or is it just a computer thing for this season?

We will get there.....I'd like some time to consider how we introduce it. Probably a lottery of some sort in week 13. where the winner of the lottery between champs gets to face the Lineal Fella. How does that sound?

[NazNaci1]

The top 10 won't necessarily work this season. Since we don't have the belt org rankings, where other champs are excluded, there aren't going to be enough options weekly, aside the same guys recycling for title shots. I already have to offer a guy coming off a loss, in a title fight, just for lack of options in the top 10.

As for the IBO, Steve ShuffleShits has said Archie Moore can fight anybody in the top 12 of the soon to be released updated IBO Rankings.

As for IBF champion Tommy Loughran, he offers a title shot to any of the following guys:

BoxBuzz - Maxie Rosenbloom (IF he fights weekly as a champion, should he win)
DrDuke - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
NazNaci1 - Gene Tunney
Techno89 -Michael Moorer



Foster would like to rematch Julio Gonzalez. Not sure if Gonzalez is set to rematch for the linear belt? If so, he will then take on Otis Griffin.

Appreciate the offer, Geto. Want to test Tunney a little more yet, start to turn up the heat, so to speak after a couple of pretty straightforward wins.......

Gene Tunney will take on the stocky, sturdy ex- Champ, Gus Lesnevich.

'His Badness Himself' Harold Johnson offers a shot at the WBA Title to the only man to defeat him, in a fight he was winning, 'Ruby' Rob Fitzsimmons.

If this offer is declined then the offer and shot goes to John Henry Lewis.

[Crease]

We will get there.....I'd like some time to consider how we introduce it. Probably a lottery of some sort in week 13. where the winner of the lottery between champs gets to face the Lineal Fella. How does that sound?

Or the Champ with the highest ranking gets first refusal...

[BoxBuzz]

We will get there.....I'd like some time to consider how we introduce it. Probably a lottery of some sort in week 13. where the winner of the lottery between champs gets to face the Lineal Fella. How does that sound?

Or the Champ with the highest ranking gets first refusal...

Well the best will eventually obtain it. A game of chance has some drama.

[BoxBuzz]

Rosenbloom will face the Music....or the Wayward Wind this week. Since he is not allowed into a squared circle

Bivens...Will take on Carpentier......Unless of course a manager has the Cajones to allow one of their fighters to face him.. And even then he may take on Carpentier. It depends on who steps up. If it's a slacker, we may not be interested.

[armageto]

No no that was a copy and paste error on my part. Bob got the fight.

Hopeful revenge for Foster...

If not, this might be the unemployment line.

Can champions challenge Knight, or is it just a computer thing for this season?

We will get there.....I'd like some time to consider how we introduce it. Probably a lottery of some sort in week 13. where the winner of the lottery between champs gets to face the Lineal Fella. How does that sound?

Fine by me, I was just curious....

[armageto]

The top 10 won't necessarily work this season. Since we don't have the belt org rankings, where other champs are excluded, there aren't going to be enough options weekly, aside the same guys recycling for title shots. I already have to offer a guy coming off a loss, in a title fight, just for lack of options in the top 10.

As for the IBO, Steve ShuffleShits has said Archie Moore can fight anybody in the top 12 of the soon to be released updated IBO Rankings.

As for IBF champion Tommy Loughran, he offers a title shot to any of the following guys:

BoxBuzz - Maxie Rosenbloom (IF he fights weekly as a champion, should he win)
DrDuke - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
NazNaci1 - Gene Tunney
Techno89 -Michael Moorer



Foster would like to rematch Julio Gonzalez. Not sure if Gonzalez is set to rematch for the linear belt? If so, he will then take on Otis Griffin.

Appreciate the offer, Geto. Want to test Tunney a little more yet, start to turn up the heat, so to speak after a couple of pretty straightforward wins.......

Gene Tunney will take on the stocky, sturdy ex- Champ, Gus Lesnevich.

'His Badness Himself' Harold Johnson offers a shot at the WBA Title to the only man to defeat him, in a fight he was winning, 'Ruby' Rob Fitzsimmons.

If this offer is declined then the offer and shot goes to John Henry Lewis.

No problem man, wanted to make sure you get the rematch. We'll definitely get it done before it's over.

As for Fitz, he's coming off a loss, so can't fight for a title, unless basically no other options. So Lewis might be a better bet.

[NazNaci1]

Yes, missed that.....If JHL wants it, he got it.

Otherwise, another big puncher, Michael Moorer can have it.

For sure Geto, Tommy and Gene will meet again.

[DrDuke]

The top 10 won't necessarily work this season. Since we don't have the belt org rankings, where other champs are excluded, there aren't going to be enough options weekly, aside the same guys recycling for title shots. I already have to offer a guy coming off a loss, in a title fight, just for lack of options in the top 10.

As for the IBO, Steve ShuffleShits has said Archie Moore can fight anybody in the top 12 of the soon to be released updated IBO Rankings.

As for IBF champion Tommy Loughran, he offers a title shot to any of the following guys:

BoxBuzz - Maxie Rosenbloom (IF he fights weekly as a champion, should he win)
DrDuke - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
NazNaci1 - Gene Tunney
Techno89 -Michael Moorer



Foster would like to rematch Julio Gonzalez. Not sure if Gonzalez is set to rematch for the linear belt? If so, he will then take on Otis Griffin.

Eddie 'Always Ready' Mustafa Muhammad accepts.

Qawi faces CPU Vicente Rondon.

[armageto]

The top 10 won't necessarily work this season. Since we don't have the belt org rankings, where other champs are excluded, there aren't going to be enough options weekly, aside the same guys recycling for title shots. I already have to offer a guy coming off a loss, in a title fight, just for lack of options in the top 10.

As for the IBO, Steve ShuffleShits has said Archie Moore can fight anybody in the top 12 of the soon to be released updated IBO Rankings.

As for IBF champion Tommy Loughran, he offers a title shot to any of the following guys:

BoxBuzz - Maxie Rosenbloom (IF he fights weekly as a champion, should he win)
DrDuke - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
NazNaci1 - Gene Tunney
Techno89 -Michael Moorer



Foster would like to rematch Julio Gonzalez. Not sure if Gonzalez is set to rematch for the linear belt? If so, he will then take on Otis Griffin.

Eddie 'Always Ready' Mustafa Muhammad accepts.

Qawi faces CPU Vicente Rondon.

Best of luck......

[armageto]

On a side note, what ruling do we have on champion unification fights this year? Might have to have a different approach without having all the org rankings. Once a belt gets unified, it would probably remain with one fighter. We'd want unification at some point, but not 3 of 4 belts, or all, remaining with one various boxer.