Rob Calloway record
BTW, the best I've seen Calloway listed is 42-2 before his matchup with Tue Bjorn Thomsen in an interview with Thomsen... which can be found here: http://www.danish-boxing.dk/Thomsen-interview.htm
Then again, on the wba europe site, I'v seen him as 44-3 (although WBA can't be trusted as a good source)
http://www.wbaeurope.com/per_ake_persso ... r_2001.htm
Where they say:
Sep 21, Vejle, Denmark:
Tue Bjorn Thomsen, 22-1, retained the IBC supercruiser title with a hardfought unanimous decision over strong, but crude Rob Calloway, 44-3. Thomsen, with Al Larsien and Virgil Hill, in the corner was hurt in the sixth but dug deep for a close but clear win. Calloway picked up a bad cut on the bridge of the nose in the ninth but sucked it up and gave it his best shot.
http://www.wbaeurope.com/per_ake_persso ... r_2001.htm
Where they say:
Sep 21, Vejle, Denmark:
Tue Bjorn Thomsen, 22-1, retained the IBC supercruiser title with a hardfought unanimous decision over strong, but crude Rob Calloway, 44-3. Thomsen, with Al Larsien and Virgil Hill, in the corner was hurt in the sixth but dug deep for a close but clear win. Calloway picked up a bad cut on the bridge of the nose in the ninth but sucked it up and gave it his best shot.
Actually the No-Decision are quasy-exhibitions that states like Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri, will actually sanction so that the fighter doesn't risk a loss, yet he will get paid. Buck Smith used these to fight a guy like Harold Brazier. Since neither guy wanted a loss on their record, they would fight a No-Decision.
Other times it happens when there are fallouts in a fight. Like when some professional loser gets put in with a guy he outweighs by 30 pounds.
I've tried to include NSF's as results, with notation when I can tell who won with high probablity (which is the case for most NSF's).
I do not have a problem with NSF's when they are fights taken from managers, and not commissions or press reports. It's very risky to take stuff from managers.
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Other times it happens when there are fallouts in a fight. Like when some professional loser gets put in with a guy he outweighs by 30 pounds.
I've tried to include NSF's as results, with notation when I can tell who won with high probablity (which is the case for most NSF's).
I do not have a problem with NSF's when they are fights taken from managers, and not commissions or press reports. It's very risky to take stuff from managers.
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The following fights are either missing or need to be corrected on Rob Calloway's record:
5/6/93-Arron Platt-St. Louis,MO-WKO1
10/23/93-Kenny McCurdy-St. Joseph,MO-W6
10/9/97-Daniel Salcedo-Altoona,IA-WKO3
12/12/97-Zennie Reynolds-Mason City,IA-WKO2
9/30/98-Jason Nicholson-Kansas City,MO-W6
10/10/98-Dominick Carter-St. Joseph,MO-WKO2
2/19/99-Shawn Clarkson-Burlington,IA-WKO1
7/10/99-Dan Kosmicki-St. Joseph,MO-WKO6
3/31/00-Troy Weida-Burlington,IA-WKO1
5/6/93-Arron Platt-St. Louis,MO-WKO1
10/23/93-Kenny McCurdy-St. Joseph,MO-W6
10/9/97-Daniel Salcedo-Altoona,IA-WKO3
12/12/97-Zennie Reynolds-Mason City,IA-WKO2
9/30/98-Jason Nicholson-Kansas City,MO-W6
10/10/98-Dominick Carter-St. Joseph,MO-WKO2
2/19/99-Shawn Clarkson-Burlington,IA-WKO1
7/10/99-Dan Kosmicki-St. Joseph,MO-WKO6
3/31/00-Troy Weida-Burlington,IA-WKO1
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what other types of sources would you need?On 2002-04-05 07:48, tegenm wrote:
If the commission calls them a ND they are a No-Decision. I hate no decisions, but we should go from what the official result is.
I see the 1993 fights, in my 1994 American Boxing Record Book, and the dates show activity at those locations, though Fight Fax does not report them. Other sources?
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The fights were not exhibitions. I'm one of Calloway's trainers and Have been with him his whole career. What other info can i give you so that his record will be complete?On 2002-04-09 00:56, tegenm wrote:
I'm leaning towards adding the two 1993 fights, with a notation of source. My concern would be if they were exhibitions maybe. Which could explain the ommission later on in Fight Fax.
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You can find:
7/10/99-Dan Kosmicki-St. Joseph,MO-WKO6
3/31/00-Troy Weida-Burlington,IA-WKO1
to verify at the following web site.
http://us.share.geocities.com/mgpaul2/Fights.txt
7/10/99-Dan Kosmicki-St. Joseph,MO-WKO6
3/31/00-Troy Weida-Burlington,IA-WKO1
to verify at the following web site.
http://us.share.geocities.com/mgpaul2/Fights.txt
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You can find:
7/10/99-Dan Kosmicki-St. Joseph,MO-WKO6
3/31/00-Troy Weida-Burlington,IA-WKO1
to verify at the following web page:
http://us.share.geocities.com/mgpaul2/Fights.txt
of this web site:
http://geocities.com/mgpaul2/
7/10/99-Dan Kosmicki-St. Joseph,MO-WKO6
3/31/00-Troy Weida-Burlington,IA-WKO1
to verify at the following web page:
http://us.share.geocities.com/mgpaul2/Fights.txt
of this web site:
http://geocities.com/mgpaul2/
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Some missing or incorrect Calloway fights
St. Joseph News-Press
St. Joseph boxer Rob Calloway had a successful tune-up to his October 25 title defense in St. Joseph with a third-round knockout of Dino Salcedo in the main event at the Palace Ballroom in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday night.
With the win, Calloway raised his record to 24-2 overall, 17 wins by knockout. Salcedo falls to 9-2 overall.
"It went great," Calloway said, "The crowd was really behind me."
Salcedo outweighed Calloway by close to 20 pounds in the bout. But, Calloway knocked down Salcedo twice in the second round.
"He (Salcedo) was strong," Calloway said, "I kind of boxed him and worked the body in the first and second rounds. I was able to get to him with some good blows there in the third."
Calloway is ranked eighth in the WBA rankings in the United States and No. 19 in the world. He is also ranked No. 6 in the world in the WAA.
Calloway will fight later this month at the St. Joseph Civic Arena when he defends both of the World Athletic Association titles against Rich Wilson.
"I am going to get keyed up and ready for it (St. Joseph)," Calloway said, "I was hearing that some folks up here (Des Moines) have bought tickets for St. Joseph."
St. Joseph News-Press
MASON CITY, Iowa -- Light heavyweight Rob Calloway of St. Joseph scored a second-round knockout of Zinnie Reynolds Friday night to improve to 26-2.
A series of hard body shots and a right uppercut finished the fight and gave Calloway his 19th knockout.
"This was a little tuneup," Jerry Redmond, his corner man, said. "We wanted more rounds, but you have to take what you get."
Calloway will defend his WAA World Lightheavyweight championship against Mike Pearman on Feb. 10 at the St. Joseph Civic Arena. Pearman is ranked 12th by the WAA.
By EVAN BLACKWELL
evanbnpgco.com
St. Joseph News-Press
KANSAS CITY -- Rob Calloway was already nervous before his tuneup fight on Wednesday night at the Station Casino and watching the undercard didn't settle his nerves. After watching two earlier fights ended on head butts, Calloway danced his way to a six-round unanimous decision over Jason Nicholson of Tulsa, Okla.
Calloway improved to 30-2 and now moves on to his shot at former light heavyweight champion Dominic Carter on Oct. 10 in St. Joseph.
To make matters worse for Calloway, the rugged 200-pound Nicholson was a last-minute replacement for John Moore, who backed out of the fight at the last minute. The only thing Calloway knew was that Nicholson had two decision losses to cruiserweight champions, Torsten May and Arthur Williams. "I didn't find out until today when we got down here that I was fighting this guy," Calloway said. "There was some anxiousness there." Calloway danced and stayed away from Nicholson for most of the fight, keeping his opponent at arms length with numerous left jabs. Neither man landed many power punches through the first three rounds. Calloway picked up his pace in the fourth round, finally dropping Nicholson to a knee for a knockdown after a hard right body shot. It was the only knockdown of the fight as Calloway won easily on all three judges score cards. "I just kept my game plan," Calloway said. "I wanted the six rounds of work." Another relieved soul after the fight ended was Calloway's promoter, Danny Campbell. "This wasn't the fight we wanted at all," Campbell said. "This was a tough guy." The main event featured former three-time world champion Iran Barkley, who scored a technical draw with Dan Kosmicki of Lincoln, Neb. The fight was stopped after Kosmicki sustained a deep cut from a unintentional head butt. Ira Humm of Lincoln, Neb., a recent heavyweight sparring partner of Calloway, won a unanimous decision over Lorenzo Boyd of Kansas City. The fight, scheduled for six rounds, went to the scorecards in the fifth round after Humm sustanined a cut over the left eye on what was ruled an unintentional head butt. Also on the undercard, heavyweight Steve Earls of Kansas City scored a unanimous decision over Kenny Sparks from Rolla, Mo., and middleweight Jesse Aquino of Kansas City scored a six-round unanimous decision over Kim Jackson of Elkhart, Ind. Super welterweight Kelley Downey won the women's fight over Lori Domagala of Springfield, Mo. with a first round TKO.
By EVAN BLACKWELL
evanbnpgco.com
St. Joseph News-Press
ob Calloway knew there was a fierce battle coming his way on Saturday night at the Civic Arena.
Not only did Calloway survive that cruiserweight battle with Dominic Carter, he brought it to a crashing end with a powerful left hook that knocked Carter out at 2:02 of the second round. Calloway improved to 31-2, while Carter dropped to 27-6.
The 23rd, and biggest, knockout of Calloway's career came after he picked himself up from a knockdown earlier in the same round.
"I hurt him with a right, but it was the left hook that finished him," Calloway said. "I knew that if I hit anybody with a good shot, I've got enough power to knock him out."
The second round turned into a fierce exchange of punches after Carter put Calloway on the canvas by catching him with a right hand while Calloway was backpedaling.
"It was a good clean shot. He caught me," Calloway said. "I knew I was OK because my head was clear. By the time I stood up, I was fine."
Just as expected, Carter tried to brawl with Calloway through the two rounds. According to Carter's trainer Jesse Reid, the knew the fight wouldn't be going the distance.
"We didn't come here to get a decision, not in the guy's hometown," Reid said. "We came here to fight."
After putting Calloway on the floor, Carter said he thought he could take Calloway out. One wild exchange saw Carter end up on the ground from a push.
"I knew he was hurt," Carter said. "These things just happen in boxing."
Calloway spent most of the first round dancing away from Carter and peppering him with jabs and straight left hands before the second round turned into a war.
"This is the greatest feeling of my life, athletically anyway," Calloway said. "I'm so grateful for all the support from my St. Joe fans."
The highlight of the undercard came when legendary referee Mills Lane stepped in the ring for the Jesse Aquino-Francisco Hernandez Middleweight fight. The crowd roared with approval when Lane took a point away from Hernandez for hitting on the break for the second time in the second round.
Lane became part of the action again in the sixth round of the wild fight, taking a point away from Aquino for a low blow. Aquino, fighting out of Kansas City, won a majority decision. In earlier bouts, Lee Cargyle from Indianapolis, won a majority decision over Kenny Manuel in a four round bout of Lightweights. In a battle of Middleweight in the second bout on the card, Buck "Tombstone" Smith won a majority decision over Ronnie Warrior Jr.
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP
St. Joseph News-Press/The Hawk Eye
Rob Calloway was hoping to get in some work in Friday's "Rumble on the River III" at Memorial Auditorium.
He didn't get it.
Calloway knocked out Shawn Clarkson of Elkhart, Ind., in the first round of a scheduled six-round cruiserweight fight.
A right jab sent Clarkson plunging to the canvas and the fight immediately was stopped.
"I would have liked to have had a few rounds of work," said Calloway, who is 33-1 with 25 knockouts. "I saw kind of early on I could get the right jab in. I wanted a few rounds, but I guess I can't complain about a short fight."
Calloway, ranked sixth in the world in the IBA cruiserweight division, has an IBA elimination fight coming up against Darryl Spinks on April 3 at the St. Joseph Civic Arena. He hoped Clarkson would provide a good tuneup.
Calloway came at Clarkson early with jabs and combinations. He had Clarkson pinned against the ropes when he knocked him out.
"I wanted to see what I could do against him," Calloway said. "I wanted to see how much work I could get in."
Calloway was part of the undercard for the main event that featured former heavyweight champion James "Buster" Douglas. Douglas won by technical knockout over Andre Crowder.
"This is a pretty good venue," Calloway said. "We had a few fans come up (from St. Joseph) for the fight. I want to come here some time and be in the main event."
By EVAN BLACKWELL
evanbnpgco.com
St. Joseph News-Press
Rob Calloway vowed he would make heavyweight Dan Kosmicki respect his power. That's exactly what the St. Joseph boxer did on Saturday night at Civic Arena.
Calloway rocked Kosmicki with a thunderous three-punch combination late in the sixth round, then floored him with a straight right hand. Kosmicki barely beat the count of 10 before the fight was stopped for a technical knockout.
"I wasn't out there trying to knock him out. I was just trying to box," said Calloway. "But I was going to make him respect my punch. I showed that."
Calloway will now hop on a plane, possibly as early as Monday morning, and fly to Germany for a shot at WBC cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez. The fight will take place on July 17. Calloway needed to avoid a loss, or a cut on Saturday night to clinch the fight.
"We both knew what was at stake in this fight," said Calloway's trainer Steve Homan. "We both knew this would be tough, because we've been focused on other things this week."
For a fighter with a wandering mind, Calloway made his victory over Kosmicki look easy. After using the first round to feel Kosmicki out with his left jab, Calloway picked up the pace in the second round. Calloway knocked Kosmicki down for the first time when he landed a right hook in the last 10 seconds of the round.
In the third round, Calloway had to shake off a hard right hand by Kosmicki midway through the round. He then opened up a nasty cut above Kosmicki's left eye with a combination.
After Kosmicki's corner closed up the cut, Calloway spent the next two rounds working to open it back up. Another quick combination late in the fifth round got the blood running down Kosmicki's face again.
"I give him credit," Calloway said. "He came to fight, and took a lot of good punches."
Even though Calloway kept Kosmicki on his heels for most of the night, the lumbering heavyweight did manage to get through Calloway's defenses with a couple of shots. Calloway passed his first heavyweight test without staggering.
"I didn't think Rob could knock him out," said Homan. "I know Robbie hits hard, but I've seen Kosmicki take shots from some real heavyweights before."
By HOLGER STOLZENBERG
holgersnpgco.com
St. Joseph News-Press
BURLINGTON, Iowa It was good the referee stopped the fight when he did, because Rob Calloway was just getting started.
The St. Joseph boxer needed just 1 minute 10 seconds to score a first-round knockout of Troy Weida and take home the IBA Continental Super Cruiserweight title Friday at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Iowa.
"When I begin to hurt someone, that's when I'm most dangerous,"said Calloway, who will now vacate his IBA Continental Cruiserweight belt. "I just refused to lose this fight."
The 204-pound Calloway came out fast and powerfully slammed four quick punches at Weida's head in the first few seconds. Calloway connected on another group of jabs to his waist before Weida even threw his first punch.
The next punch by Calloway knocked Weida off balance, and sensing an opportunity, Calloway rushed in for the kill. Two quick blows to the head sent Weida to the canvas.
The fight continued after a three-second count and once again Calloway wouldn't let up. Three punches later, Weida went down again. This time, the match was stopped.
The match marked the end of a vicious war of words between the two boxers. Weida called Calloway out, claiming the local boxer had no respect for him. He said Calloway was quick, but lacked the power to take on a heavyweight.
"People think that I'm all speed, but I think I proved tonight that I can hit with any heavyweight," said Calloway. "Speed makes power and I was ready to fight tonight. I was planning to come out and fight hard for three rounds, but I was expecting a hard, 12-round fight."
Calloway said he was surprised at how quickly the bout was over.
"I certainly wasn't thinking I would get a first-round knockout. I was real surprised that he went down that quickly," Calloway said.
"I was so surprised that he came out that fast and that first hit he gave me surprised me even more," said Weida. "I just don't think they should have stopped it when they did."
The fight, originally scheduled as an IBA Continental Heavyweight bout, was changed earlier this week.
A somewhat disappointed Calloway said before the fight that he was alerted five days ago by the IBA that he and Weida would instead fight for a newly created Super Cruiserweight belt (nicknamed Junior Heavyweight) for fighters 210 pounds and lighter. Weida (36-6-2), who said he weighs about 225 pounds, was allowed to fight for the open title because of the late change as long as Calloway (40-2, 28 knockouts) consented, which he did.
"I'm never going to complain about a heavy knockout," said Calloway about the late change. "I know that I'm a legitimate heavyweight candidate and I want to add 10 pounds to do that, but it will take time. But I love my belt and I want to get a world title shot."
Calloway said he felt vindicated, but had no hard feelings about the Indianapolis, Ind., boxer.
"I never disliked him as a person," said Calloway about Weida. "But he disrespected me and called me out. I respect any fighter that gets into the ring with me."
Weida's feelings didn't change much, however.
"I still can't stand the guy," he said. "It was a title fight. I still feel that they shouldn't have stopped the fight when they did."
St. Joseph News-Press
St. Joseph boxer Rob Calloway had a successful tune-up to his October 25 title defense in St. Joseph with a third-round knockout of Dino Salcedo in the main event at the Palace Ballroom in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday night.
With the win, Calloway raised his record to 24-2 overall, 17 wins by knockout. Salcedo falls to 9-2 overall.
"It went great," Calloway said, "The crowd was really behind me."
Salcedo outweighed Calloway by close to 20 pounds in the bout. But, Calloway knocked down Salcedo twice in the second round.
"He (Salcedo) was strong," Calloway said, "I kind of boxed him and worked the body in the first and second rounds. I was able to get to him with some good blows there in the third."
Calloway is ranked eighth in the WBA rankings in the United States and No. 19 in the world. He is also ranked No. 6 in the world in the WAA.
Calloway will fight later this month at the St. Joseph Civic Arena when he defends both of the World Athletic Association titles against Rich Wilson.
"I am going to get keyed up and ready for it (St. Joseph)," Calloway said, "I was hearing that some folks up here (Des Moines) have bought tickets for St. Joseph."
St. Joseph News-Press
MASON CITY, Iowa -- Light heavyweight Rob Calloway of St. Joseph scored a second-round knockout of Zinnie Reynolds Friday night to improve to 26-2.
A series of hard body shots and a right uppercut finished the fight and gave Calloway his 19th knockout.
"This was a little tuneup," Jerry Redmond, his corner man, said. "We wanted more rounds, but you have to take what you get."
Calloway will defend his WAA World Lightheavyweight championship against Mike Pearman on Feb. 10 at the St. Joseph Civic Arena. Pearman is ranked 12th by the WAA.
By EVAN BLACKWELL
evanbnpgco.com
St. Joseph News-Press
KANSAS CITY -- Rob Calloway was already nervous before his tuneup fight on Wednesday night at the Station Casino and watching the undercard didn't settle his nerves. After watching two earlier fights ended on head butts, Calloway danced his way to a six-round unanimous decision over Jason Nicholson of Tulsa, Okla.
Calloway improved to 30-2 and now moves on to his shot at former light heavyweight champion Dominic Carter on Oct. 10 in St. Joseph.
To make matters worse for Calloway, the rugged 200-pound Nicholson was a last-minute replacement for John Moore, who backed out of the fight at the last minute. The only thing Calloway knew was that Nicholson had two decision losses to cruiserweight champions, Torsten May and Arthur Williams. "I didn't find out until today when we got down here that I was fighting this guy," Calloway said. "There was some anxiousness there." Calloway danced and stayed away from Nicholson for most of the fight, keeping his opponent at arms length with numerous left jabs. Neither man landed many power punches through the first three rounds. Calloway picked up his pace in the fourth round, finally dropping Nicholson to a knee for a knockdown after a hard right body shot. It was the only knockdown of the fight as Calloway won easily on all three judges score cards. "I just kept my game plan," Calloway said. "I wanted the six rounds of work." Another relieved soul after the fight ended was Calloway's promoter, Danny Campbell. "This wasn't the fight we wanted at all," Campbell said. "This was a tough guy." The main event featured former three-time world champion Iran Barkley, who scored a technical draw with Dan Kosmicki of Lincoln, Neb. The fight was stopped after Kosmicki sustained a deep cut from a unintentional head butt. Ira Humm of Lincoln, Neb., a recent heavyweight sparring partner of Calloway, won a unanimous decision over Lorenzo Boyd of Kansas City. The fight, scheduled for six rounds, went to the scorecards in the fifth round after Humm sustanined a cut over the left eye on what was ruled an unintentional head butt. Also on the undercard, heavyweight Steve Earls of Kansas City scored a unanimous decision over Kenny Sparks from Rolla, Mo., and middleweight Jesse Aquino of Kansas City scored a six-round unanimous decision over Kim Jackson of Elkhart, Ind. Super welterweight Kelley Downey won the women's fight over Lori Domagala of Springfield, Mo. with a first round TKO.
By EVAN BLACKWELL
evanbnpgco.com
St. Joseph News-Press
ob Calloway knew there was a fierce battle coming his way on Saturday night at the Civic Arena.
Not only did Calloway survive that cruiserweight battle with Dominic Carter, he brought it to a crashing end with a powerful left hook that knocked Carter out at 2:02 of the second round. Calloway improved to 31-2, while Carter dropped to 27-6.
The 23rd, and biggest, knockout of Calloway's career came after he picked himself up from a knockdown earlier in the same round.
"I hurt him with a right, but it was the left hook that finished him," Calloway said. "I knew that if I hit anybody with a good shot, I've got enough power to knock him out."
The second round turned into a fierce exchange of punches after Carter put Calloway on the canvas by catching him with a right hand while Calloway was backpedaling.
"It was a good clean shot. He caught me," Calloway said. "I knew I was OK because my head was clear. By the time I stood up, I was fine."
Just as expected, Carter tried to brawl with Calloway through the two rounds. According to Carter's trainer Jesse Reid, the knew the fight wouldn't be going the distance.
"We didn't come here to get a decision, not in the guy's hometown," Reid said. "We came here to fight."
After putting Calloway on the floor, Carter said he thought he could take Calloway out. One wild exchange saw Carter end up on the ground from a push.
"I knew he was hurt," Carter said. "These things just happen in boxing."
Calloway spent most of the first round dancing away from Carter and peppering him with jabs and straight left hands before the second round turned into a war.
"This is the greatest feeling of my life, athletically anyway," Calloway said. "I'm so grateful for all the support from my St. Joe fans."
The highlight of the undercard came when legendary referee Mills Lane stepped in the ring for the Jesse Aquino-Francisco Hernandez Middleweight fight. The crowd roared with approval when Lane took a point away from Hernandez for hitting on the break for the second time in the second round.
Lane became part of the action again in the sixth round of the wild fight, taking a point away from Aquino for a low blow. Aquino, fighting out of Kansas City, won a majority decision. In earlier bouts, Lee Cargyle from Indianapolis, won a majority decision over Kenny Manuel in a four round bout of Lightweights. In a battle of Middleweight in the second bout on the card, Buck "Tombstone" Smith won a majority decision over Ronnie Warrior Jr.
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP
St. Joseph News-Press/The Hawk Eye
Rob Calloway was hoping to get in some work in Friday's "Rumble on the River III" at Memorial Auditorium.
He didn't get it.
Calloway knocked out Shawn Clarkson of Elkhart, Ind., in the first round of a scheduled six-round cruiserweight fight.
A right jab sent Clarkson plunging to the canvas and the fight immediately was stopped.
"I would have liked to have had a few rounds of work," said Calloway, who is 33-1 with 25 knockouts. "I saw kind of early on I could get the right jab in. I wanted a few rounds, but I guess I can't complain about a short fight."
Calloway, ranked sixth in the world in the IBA cruiserweight division, has an IBA elimination fight coming up against Darryl Spinks on April 3 at the St. Joseph Civic Arena. He hoped Clarkson would provide a good tuneup.
Calloway came at Clarkson early with jabs and combinations. He had Clarkson pinned against the ropes when he knocked him out.
"I wanted to see what I could do against him," Calloway said. "I wanted to see how much work I could get in."
Calloway was part of the undercard for the main event that featured former heavyweight champion James "Buster" Douglas. Douglas won by technical knockout over Andre Crowder.
"This is a pretty good venue," Calloway said. "We had a few fans come up (from St. Joseph) for the fight. I want to come here some time and be in the main event."
By EVAN BLACKWELL
evanbnpgco.com
St. Joseph News-Press
Rob Calloway vowed he would make heavyweight Dan Kosmicki respect his power. That's exactly what the St. Joseph boxer did on Saturday night at Civic Arena.
Calloway rocked Kosmicki with a thunderous three-punch combination late in the sixth round, then floored him with a straight right hand. Kosmicki barely beat the count of 10 before the fight was stopped for a technical knockout.
"I wasn't out there trying to knock him out. I was just trying to box," said Calloway. "But I was going to make him respect my punch. I showed that."
Calloway will now hop on a plane, possibly as early as Monday morning, and fly to Germany for a shot at WBC cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez. The fight will take place on July 17. Calloway needed to avoid a loss, or a cut on Saturday night to clinch the fight.
"We both knew what was at stake in this fight," said Calloway's trainer Steve Homan. "We both knew this would be tough, because we've been focused on other things this week."
For a fighter with a wandering mind, Calloway made his victory over Kosmicki look easy. After using the first round to feel Kosmicki out with his left jab, Calloway picked up the pace in the second round. Calloway knocked Kosmicki down for the first time when he landed a right hook in the last 10 seconds of the round.
In the third round, Calloway had to shake off a hard right hand by Kosmicki midway through the round. He then opened up a nasty cut above Kosmicki's left eye with a combination.
After Kosmicki's corner closed up the cut, Calloway spent the next two rounds working to open it back up. Another quick combination late in the fifth round got the blood running down Kosmicki's face again.
"I give him credit," Calloway said. "He came to fight, and took a lot of good punches."
Even though Calloway kept Kosmicki on his heels for most of the night, the lumbering heavyweight did manage to get through Calloway's defenses with a couple of shots. Calloway passed his first heavyweight test without staggering.
"I didn't think Rob could knock him out," said Homan. "I know Robbie hits hard, but I've seen Kosmicki take shots from some real heavyweights before."
By HOLGER STOLZENBERG
holgersnpgco.com
St. Joseph News-Press
BURLINGTON, Iowa It was good the referee stopped the fight when he did, because Rob Calloway was just getting started.
The St. Joseph boxer needed just 1 minute 10 seconds to score a first-round knockout of Troy Weida and take home the IBA Continental Super Cruiserweight title Friday at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Iowa.
"When I begin to hurt someone, that's when I'm most dangerous,"said Calloway, who will now vacate his IBA Continental Cruiserweight belt. "I just refused to lose this fight."
The 204-pound Calloway came out fast and powerfully slammed four quick punches at Weida's head in the first few seconds. Calloway connected on another group of jabs to his waist before Weida even threw his first punch.
The next punch by Calloway knocked Weida off balance, and sensing an opportunity, Calloway rushed in for the kill. Two quick blows to the head sent Weida to the canvas.
The fight continued after a three-second count and once again Calloway wouldn't let up. Three punches later, Weida went down again. This time, the match was stopped.
The match marked the end of a vicious war of words between the two boxers. Weida called Calloway out, claiming the local boxer had no respect for him. He said Calloway was quick, but lacked the power to take on a heavyweight.
"People think that I'm all speed, but I think I proved tonight that I can hit with any heavyweight," said Calloway. "Speed makes power and I was ready to fight tonight. I was planning to come out and fight hard for three rounds, but I was expecting a hard, 12-round fight."
Calloway said he was surprised at how quickly the bout was over.
"I certainly wasn't thinking I would get a first-round knockout. I was real surprised that he went down that quickly," Calloway said.
"I was so surprised that he came out that fast and that first hit he gave me surprised me even more," said Weida. "I just don't think they should have stopped it when they did."
The fight, originally scheduled as an IBA Continental Heavyweight bout, was changed earlier this week.
A somewhat disappointed Calloway said before the fight that he was alerted five days ago by the IBA that he and Weida would instead fight for a newly created Super Cruiserweight belt (nicknamed Junior Heavyweight) for fighters 210 pounds and lighter. Weida (36-6-2), who said he weighs about 225 pounds, was allowed to fight for the open title because of the late change as long as Calloway (40-2, 28 knockouts) consented, which he did.
"I'm never going to complain about a heavy knockout," said Calloway about the late change. "I know that I'm a legitimate heavyweight candidate and I want to add 10 pounds to do that, but it will take time. But I love my belt and I want to get a world title shot."
Calloway said he felt vindicated, but had no hard feelings about the Indianapolis, Ind., boxer.
"I never disliked him as a person," said Calloway about Weida. "But he disrespected me and called me out. I respect any fighter that gets into the ring with me."
Weida's feelings didn't change much, however.
"I still can't stand the guy," he said. "It was a title fight. I still feel that they shouldn't have stopped the fight when they did."
All the other fights that you mentioned above are in there, but they will stay as No-Decisions if that's what the commission ruled them as being. The Kosmicki fight was also a No-Decision according to Missouri Commissioner Tim Lueckenhoff.
With everything added/ammended his record will now be 40-3 (29 KO) 4 ND. If the 4 ND's were counted, he would be 44-3 (32 KO) as you said initially at the top.
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With everything added/ammended his record will now be 40-3 (29 KO) 4 ND. If the 4 ND's were counted, he would be 44-3 (32 KO) as you said initially at the top.
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you just prove why people still RELY on FIGHT FAX,and not you because you refuse to research current fighters records to keep them updated.I know fighters on this board you have as inactive but i have seen and been to alot of fights where these guys fought.If you are not going to update ALL fighters and not just popular ones then please delete the guy i have been posting abouts record because you do not give him credit for what he has done
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You've got a hell of a lot of nerve coming on to a FREE site and bashing people who spend their own time (for FREE) helping to keep it updated. I don't ever recall anyone here claiming we were a replacement for FIGHTFAX. No one here is refusing to do anything - there are countless boxers past and current still needing to be updated. We get to who we can, when we can. If you have so much info, why don't you quit your griping, sign up as an editor and give us a hand.
Friggin' ingrate.
You've got a hell of a lot of nerve coming on to a FREE site and bashing people who spend their own time (for FREE) helping to keep it updated. I don't ever recall anyone here claiming we were a replacement for FIGHTFAX. No one here is refusing to do anything - there are countless boxers past and current still needing to be updated. We get to who we can, when we can. If you have so much info, why don't you quit your griping, sign up as an editor and give us a hand.
Friggin' ingrate.
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You've got a hell of a lot of nerve coming on to a FREE site and bashing people who spend their own time (for FREE) helping to keep it updated. I don't ever recall anyone here claiming we were a replacement for FIGHTFAX. No one here is refusing to do anything - there are countless boxers past and current still needing to be updated. We get to who we can, when we can. If you have so much info, why don't you quit your griping, sign up as an editor and give us a hand.
Friggin' ingrate.
You've got a hell of a lot of nerve coming on to a FREE site and bashing people who spend their own time (for FREE) helping to keep it updated. I don't ever recall anyone here claiming we were a replacement for FIGHTFAX. No one here is refusing to do anything - there are countless boxers past and current still needing to be updated. We get to who we can, when we can. If you have so much info, why don't you quit your griping, sign up as an editor and give us a hand.
Friggin' ingrate.