Page 1 of 1
Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 22 Nov 2009, 11:00
by ryan711
From The Daily Telegraph
HE HAS talked the talk and now Carl Webb will walk the walk when he makes his professional boxing debut next month.
Webb, one of the most feared men in the NRL, has landed a fight on a Foxtel promotion and will jump in the ring at the University of NSW Roundhouse on December 11.
The 114kg Cowboy has been training under the watchful eye of former Australian champion Billy Johnston, now the Cowboys' head fitness man.
Webb is still searching for an opponent but we hear the man Sonny Bill Williams knocked out is keen to have a crack at the former Kangaroo. Gary Gurr lasted just over three minutes against Williams and we are told the man nicknamed the "baboon" may have an even shorter night against Webb. The Cowboys hardman was an amateur boxing champion and is rated by many experts as the rugby league player most likely to have a career with the gloves.
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 22 Nov 2009, 17:39
by Marlin
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 22 Nov 2009, 19:32
by Soundkamp
anyone know what his AM record is?
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 22 Nov 2009, 23:30
by AntonS
I just updated the card
http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=589168
Running order atm :-
Whaley (pre telecast bout)
Mahmudov
Paulley
Brunker
Ganoy
St Clair
Webb
Mitrevski
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 22 Nov 2009, 23:34
by Marlin
damn, how did Asswin get another TV fight
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 22 Nov 2009, 23:39
by toppity
Why did I think St Clair had retired?
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 22 Nov 2009, 23:53
by Marlin
because it would have been the sensible thing to do...
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 00:00
by toppity
i knew I had read it
St. Claire retires!
By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
Former IBF world 130 pound champion Gairy St Clair (41-10-2, 18 KOs) contacted Fightnews today to advise he has officially retired as a boxer. He will continue to stay in boxing as a trainer. “I had a very good career boxed several world champions and was world champion in 2006 after beating Cassius Baloyi in South Africa,” said St. Claire. “Other world champions I boxed were Vivian Harris who later became world 140 pound champion. I also boxed the great Diego Corrales in 1998 losing a twelve round decision.” St Claire was stopped for the first time in his career recently by hard punching IBF#14 Jackson Asiku in nine rounds. In 2008 he had taken the much bigger Amir Khan twelve rounds in London, England.
from fightnews.com
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 00:01
by toppity
that was short lived
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 00:40
by AntonS
Retired boxer only needs this waved in front of him.
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 06:55
by smedley
Some of these rugby blokes don't have much heart do they, they like the safe fights
i don't care about webb vs a bloke off the street called baboon
they like to fight guys of the street or 50 year olds
Frankly the powers that be in aussie boxing are dickheads for letting it happen
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 06:59
by Hounddawg
smedley wrote:Some of these rugby blokes don't have much heart do they, they like the safe fights
i don't care about webb vs a bloke off the street called baboon
they like to fight guys of the street or 50 year olds
Frankly the powers that be in aussie boxing are dickheads for letting it happen
So.. Carl Webb should fight Vatali Klitschko in his debut fight then to prove he has heart?
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 07:07
by smedley
Hounddawg wrote:smedley wrote:Some of these rugby blokes don't have much heart do they, they like the safe fights
i don't care about webb vs a bloke off the street called baboon
they like to fight guys of the street or 50 year olds
Frankly the powers that be in aussie boxing are dickheads for letting it happen
So.. Carl Webb should fight Vatali Klitschko in his debut fight then to prove he has heart?
Don't be stupid
He should fight a pro boxer not a guy off the street
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 07:09
by Hounddawg
smedley wrote:Hounddawg wrote:smedley wrote:Some of these rugby blokes don't have much heart do they, they like the safe fights
i don't care about webb vs a bloke off the street called baboon
they like to fight guys of the street or 50 year olds
Frankly the powers that be in aussie boxing are dickheads for letting it happen
So.. Carl Webb should fight Vatali Klitschko in his debut fight then to prove he has heart?
Don't be stupid
He should fight a pro boxer not a guy off the street
I feel ya, no walkover fighters for the footy boys, unlike Hoppa and Solo, but who do you have in mind?
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 07:10
by smedley
Hounddawg wrote:
I feel ya, no walkover fighters for the footy boys, unlike Hoppa and Solo, but who do you have in mind?
richard tutaki
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 07:11
by Hounddawg
smedley wrote:Hounddawg wrote:
I feel ya, no walkover fighters for the footy boys, unlike Hoppa and Solo, but who do you have in mind?
richard tutaki
Nice, it's a smidge better than the baboon.
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 17:17
by Marlin
Yeah because thefooty blokes are the only ones who have a few soft touches first up
If you want to be serious mate you need to look a lot wider than just the footy blokes.
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 19:28
by Brute
ryan711 wrote:From The Daily Telegraph
HE HAS talked the talk and now Carl Webb will walk the walk when he makes his professional boxing debut next month.
Webb, one of the most feared men in the NRL, has landed a fight on a Foxtel promotion and will jump in the ring at the University of NSW Roundhouse on December 11.
The 114kg Cowboy has been training under the watchful eye of former Australian champion Billy Johnston, now the Cowboys' head fitness man.
Webb is still searching for an opponent but we hear the man Sonny Bill Williams knocked out is keen to have a crack at the former Kangaroo. Gary Gurr lasted just over three minutes against Williams and we are told the man nicknamed the "baboon" may have an even shorter night against Webb. The Cowboys hardman was an amateur boxing champion and is rated by many experts as the rugby league player most likely to have a career with the gloves.
When did Billy Johnstone win the Australian title? I know he was Queensland middleweight champ, but I am pretty sure he did not win a national title.
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 19:34
by Marlin
looks like he fought for it a few times but never won it...
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 19:44
by Brute
Soundkamp wrote:anyone know what his AM record is?
5-0 and Queensland under 15 champion.
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 08:55
by Hounddawg
I seen one of those title fights and i thought he won.
Re: Carl Webb take 2
Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 23:43
by fox
Billy could have won Australian Amateur title but fell just short in the pros. Watched Webb fight at Dalby when he was a 15yo kid. He beat a 22yo that night as there we not many kids to fight at that weight. Dont expect too much from him but he will come to fight.