LHW SEASON WEEK 12 MATCHUPS *Return to Top week*

[Crease]

Welcome to Week 12. The Return to Top form week.
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

ARCHIE MOORE WILL DEFEND HIS WBC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST A CHALLENGER RANKED IN THE TOP 20 THIS WEEK, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT COMING OFF A LOSS.

DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI WILL DEFEND HIS WBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST MANDATORY CHALLENGER.

JOHN HENRY LEWIS 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 WBO WILL SANCTION 2 CHALLENGERS TO FIGHT FOR THEIR VACANT CHAMPIONSHIP. IT WILL BE DECIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF ITS BOARD, MR P4P1.
MANDATORY CHALLENGE IN WEEK 14.

OTHER TITLE NEWS

SAM LANGFORD 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 NON-MANAGED OPPONENT.

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UNMATCHED FIGHTERS
None.


ARRANGED FIGHTS

WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12 rounder)
TECHNO89 VS KEVO
ARCHIE MOORE VS TOMMY GIBBONS

WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12 rounder)
DRDUKE VS P4P1
DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI VS HARRY GREB

IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12 rounder)
CREASE VS ARMAGETO
JOHN HENRY LEWIS VS TOMMY LOUGHRAN

WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Whatever Mr P4P1 chooses)
KEVO VS ARMAGETO
MICHAEL SPINKS VS BOB FOSTER

IBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BELT (Whatever Mr Armageto chooses)
P4P1 VS BOXBUZZ
SAM LANGFORD VS JIMMY BIVINS

GILGAMESH VS NOSCOUTINGREPORTS
BOB FITZSIMMONS VS BERNARD HOPKINS

CREASE VS TECHNO89
color=#FF8000]BILLY CONN[/color] VS MICHAEL MOORER

GILGAMESH
EZZARD CHARLES VS IRAN BARKLEY

NOSCOUTINGREPORTS
ROY JONES JR VS MIKE MCCALLUM

DRDUKE
EDDIE MUSTAFA MUHAMMAD VS MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD

NAZNACI1
GENE TUNNEY VS MATE PARLOV

NAZNACI1
HAROLD JOHNSON VS BOBBY CZYZ

BOXBUZZ
MAXIE ROSENBLOOM VS ?

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? VS ?

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? VS ?

LINEAL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BELT
JOE KNIGHT VS ANTONIO TARVER

? VS ?

? VS ?

? VS ?

[DrDuke]

The Muhammad Gang announcement:

The Undisputed and almost Undefeated WBA Champion of the World Dwight Muhammad Qawi offers a shot to Michael Moorer.

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad will fight Matthew Saad Muhammad for the 2nd time, since the rematch was off on the previous week.

[Crease]

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad will fight Matthew Saad Muhammad for the 2nd time, since the rematch was off on the previous week.

Yeah, I noticed that too when I was typing up the results... I'll hold off before putting that bout in the card, Buzz may have removed MSM from the Fighters Pool...

1. Greb.............. ........ 1423
1. Moore...................1423.......WBC Champion
2. Charles................ 1369.... Not eligible
3. Rosenbloom...............1349....................................... Cheese Champ
4. Knight........................1334........LinealChampion
5. Loughran.........................1299........
6. RJJr................................1291.... Not eligible
7. Spinks............................1288........
8. Fitz...................................1276 Not eligible
9. H. Johnson......................1264 Not eligible
10. Tunney...........................1239
11. Bivins
12. Langford..... IBO
13. Moorer
14. EMM
15. Quawi.............WBA champ
16. JHL....................IBF Champ
17. Conn Not eligible
18. Gibbons
19. Foster
20. Hopkins Not eligible

[gilgamesh]

Coming off a loss Ezzard Charles needs to get back in the winning column this week so he'll fight Iran Barkley.

Bob Fitzsimmons would like a crack at Bernard Hopkins. Should Hopkins resist, we'll take on Jurgen Braehmer who recently beat him.

[NoScoutingReports]

Bob Fitzsimmons would like a crack at Bernard Hopkins. Should Hopkins resist, we'll take on Jurgen Braehmer who recently beat him.

Unsurprising, my grandmother even wants a crack at Bernard and she's been dead for 20 years! Sign it up!

[NoScoutingReports]

Stick RJJ in with Mike McCallum.

[p4p1]

The Muhammad Gang announcement:

The Undisputed and almost Undefeated WBA Champion of the World Dwight Muhammad Qawi offers a shot to Michael Moorer.

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad will fight Matthew Saad Muhammad for the 2nd time, since the rematch was off on the previous week.

Is this not the WBA mandatory week?
Surely Greb will be the #1 contender.

[DrDuke]

The Muhammad Gang announcement:

The Undisputed and almost Undefeated WBA Champion of the World Dwight Muhammad Qawi offers a shot to Michael Moorer.

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad will fight Matthew Saad Muhammad for the 2nd time, since the rematch was off on the previous week.

Is this not the WBA mandatory week?
Surely Greb will be the #1 contender.

The info is ambigous:

DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI 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.

[BoxBuzz]

The Muhammad Gang announcement:

The Undisputed and almost Undefeated WBA Champion of the World Dwight Muhammad Qawi offers a shot to Michael Moorer.

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad will fight Matthew Saad Muhammad for the 2nd time, since the rematch was off on the previous week.

Is this not the WBA mandatory week?
Surely Greb will be the #1 contender.

The info is ambigous:

DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI 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.

Not sure if this is mandatory week or not. Crease was in charge of those dates. Maybe the better question is, Is Qawi willing to face Greb? If it's not a mandatory week, it's going to be Qawi's call.

[BoxBuzz]

Bob Fitzsimmons would like a crack at Bernard Hopkins. Should Hopkins resist, we'll take on Jurgen Braehmer who recently beat him.

Unsurprising, my grandmother even wants a crack at Bernard and she's been dead for 20 years! Sign it up!

Sir...you are one forthright and honorable manager! Rarely seen.....without fear....or strategy.....lol

[BoxBuzz]

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad will fight Matthew Saad Muhammad for the 2nd time, since the rematch was off on the previous week.

Yeah, I noticed that too when I was typing up the results... I'll hold off before putting that bout in the card, Buzz may have removed MSM from the Fighters Pool...

No I believe the manager chose a lesser challenge after he observed his fighter over training......and obsessing over his upcoming fight with MSM. so it's legit....and the rematch is on.

[BoxBuzz]

Stick RJJ in with Mike McCallum.

This will be done....though McCallum is not in the LHW inventory. But he is a bona fide MW....so the match will be run. And Mike may be listed as a viable opponent in the future.....though "punching down" is always considered a form of lowful todying.

[armageto]

IBO rankings (first post in topic) up to date. Any special fight instructions this week in post #2 of IBO page.

[NazNaci1]

Gene Tunney will defend his NABO Title against Mate Parlov, as was suggested in Week 10.

Mr H Johnson will look to get back to some form after his tight loss to Qawi and will face Bobby Czyz.

PS DD, he is gunning for a return. Nobody has beaten him twice.

[Crease]

The info is ambigous:

Yeah, the WBA has to fight for the Mandatory Challenger this week. The highest ranked challenger is Harry Greb.

[Crease]

WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12 rounder)
DRDUKE VS P4P1?
DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI VS HARRY GREB?

This is the mandatory fight for the WBA this week... If Mr P4p1 wants it.

[BoxBuzz]

Gene Tunney will defend his NABO Title against Mate Parlov, as was suggested in Week 10.

Mr H Johnson will look to get back to some form after his tight loss to Qawi and will face Bobby Czyz.

PS DD, he is gunning for a return. Nobody has beaten him twice.

to be clear. The Tunney fight will be fought in the general week's fights and can be processed in any way the WBO subsidiary wishes.....but it will be considered a general fight. And will not enhance nor degrade Tunney's record in terms of his general competition. What the WBO or IBO does with managed fighters in terms of subtext is up to the independent organizations.

[NazNaci1]

Not a problem....sounds a bit more 'fluffy' when you attach a trinket to it, no matter how minor.

[BoxBuzz]

Not a problem....sounds a bit more 'fluffy' when you attach a trinket to it, no matter how minor.

By the way, Maxie rarely wanders into the path of managed fighters....however either this week or next....he'd be open to a fight with Harold.....he's currently on the Brother's Johnson "Stomp and Slap" tour. And well....your fighter has the Johnson and Johnson label. So he's invited.

[NazNaci1]

We would certainly entertain Maxie, should he have a title of some description.

As a former titlist, with several successful defences and a controversial loss of his beloved WBA strap, Mr Johnson feels the 'slap and stomp' tour should be reserved for those looking to 'work their way up' and not for those 'already there'.

Bob Stardust will be happy to take your calls, in due course as we would gladly look forward to relieving Maxie of any shiny, sparkly title belts, should he acquire said baubles in the coming weeks.

We'll 'watch this space'.

[BoxBuzz]

We would certainly entertain Maxie, should he have a title of some description.

As a former titlist, with several successful defences and a controversial loss of his beloved WBA strap, Mr Johnson feels the 'slap and stomp' tour should be reserved for those looking to 'work their way up' and not for those 'already there'.

Bob Stardust will be happy to take your calls, in due course as we would gladly look forward to relieving Maxie of any shiny, sparkly title belts, should he acquire said baubles in the coming weeks.

We'll 'watch this space'.

Well if HaroldJohnson is going to run like a rabbit.....Maxie will face Bunny Johnson this week........a rabbit with stones. Pull yourself to pieces and fight Maxie next week. He's rated above Harold for a reason........

[DrDuke]

The info is ambigous:

Yeah, the WBA has to fight for the Mandatory Challenger this week. The highest ranked challenger is Harry Greb.

No problem then. If Greb decines, the offer goes to Moorer.

[p4p1]

WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12 rounder)
DRDUKE VS P4P1?
DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI VS HARRY GREB?

This is the mandatory fight for the WBA this week... If Mr P4p1 wants it.

Greb wants it.

[Crease]

WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12 rounder)
DRDUKE VS P4P1?
DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI VS HARRY GREB?

This is the mandatory fight for the WBA this week... If Mr P4p1 wants it.

Greb wants it.

It's done. Good luck to both gents, should be a good'un.

[Crease]

Gentleman John Henry issues a challenge to Maxie Rosenbloom.
Old Slappy himself is seen as the champion of the cheese (Wisconsin?) and is currently highly ranked on the ladder (4th) and it's his turn to shoot the cannon...