2009 Golden Gloves Predictions

[Legend616]

Predict the winners of your Golden Gloves franchise and that will represent your franchise in Salt Lake City

Im a Michigan guy but I usually only see the guys during the GG's so I am not sure what weights some will go and if some have turned pro but this is what I have:
112-119 Ernie Garza, Tyler James, Joe Bermudez, Joel Ramos, Javier Mendez
125-132 Joel Florez, Richard Munoz, Raeese Aleem, James Thomas, Ryan Schmidt, Vincent Jennings
141-152 Johnny Garcia, Javonn Barnes, Jose Bernal, William Height, Tyler Fish, Neil Shimmell, Arnold Smith, Morris Young, Adrian Castanon
165 Ben Williams, Casey Cunningham, Germaine McKinney, Nick Kline, Vernon Washington
178-201 Jordan Shimmell, Jarvis Edwards, Kyle McNutt, Stacey Harrington, Alious Griffin
201 plus Ryan O'Neal, Dalshawn Tyler

Im sure I missed some and there is some that will fly under the radar I know that I can't wait for the Gloves to start.

[Kolya]

Rocky Mountain Franchise:

Dont know much about our two littler guys at 106 and 112, but from 119 up:

119-Jose Haro (if he's still an amateur; if not, then Vincent Montoya)
125-Depends who's there, I think Matt Ludwig could win it though.
132-Duran Caferro (if he's still at 132, if he's not, then Anthony Lapier)
141-Anthony Lapier (unless Caferro's at 141)
152-Logan Swallow
165-Probably Wesley Padilla or Miguel Flores/Aaron Corona
178-Alex Lopez
201-Sifo Sua
201+-Adrian Farmer

[Dennis]

Predict the winners of your Golden Gloves franchise and that will represent your franchise in Salt Lake City

Im a Michigan guy but I usually only see the guys during the GG's so I am not sure what weights some will go and if some have turned pro but this is what I have:
112-119 Ernie Garza, Tyler James, Joe Bermudez, Joel Ramos, Javier Mendez
125-132 Joel Florez, Richard Munoz, Raeese Aleem, James Thomas, Ryan Schmidt, Vincent Jennings
141-152 Johnny Garcia, Javonn Barnes, Jose Bernal, William Height, Tyler Fish, Neil Shimmell, Arnold Smith, Morris Young, Adrian Castanon
165 Ben Williams, Casey Cunningham, Germaine McKinney, Nick Kline, Vernon Washington
178-201 Jordan Shimmell, Jarvis Edwards, Kyle McNutt, Stacey Harrington, Alious Griffin
201 plus Ryan O'Neal, Dalshawn Tyler

Im sure I missed some and there is some that will fly under the radar I know that I can't wait for the Gloves to start.

Not a bad list. 201+ - You forgot Matt Maciag. 201 - Stacy and/or Jarvis might box at 178. 178 - D'Qwan Harper (possibly moving down to 165); 165 - Casey Cunningham is now coaching and not competing. You also forgot about Chris Mason, Robbie Wright, and Brandon Lavardaine (sp?). Probably a Walker from Benton Harbor too. I think you will have a couple of other boxers from Battle Creek at 152/165. 152 - Ali Desouky (sp?); I'm sure I'm missing plenty too. If you really can't wait until the gloves start, you should come to Bay City on January 31st. Jordan and Jarvis are scheduled to box each other. There will be other good bouts too. Quite a few good open class clashes. Several that you may see repeated at the GG.

[jriley1974]

have you guys heard of Garret Simon from Puyallup, WA? I beleive he is around 190lbs.

[Dennis]

have you guys heard of Garret Simon from Puyallup, WA? I beleive he is around 190lbs.

He won the 2008 Nat'l JO at 201 pounds. Some nat'l JO champs struggle in their first year or two in the open class when they get to the national tournaments and face the elite boxers in their weight class.

[adaboxer150]

Dang nobody from TEXAS wrote in this one!!!!
i think texas is gonna have a pretty good team this year

who do u think will be on the texas team?


extra:new york metro has the best uniforms and warm ups.haha

[Kolya]

Dang nobody from TEXAS wrote in this one!!!!
i think texas is gonna have a pretty good team this year

who do u think will be on the texas team?


extra:new york metro has the best uniforms and warm ups.haha

That's what happens when you have the most money. Our cheap Ringside uniforms didn't stop one of our guys from Rocky Mountain making it to the finals last year though.

[rocabye]

not only will Jordan and Jarvis go down on Jan. 31 st
also javonn pinkie barnes return to the ring to fight Johnny Garcia. so it should be a night of good golden gloves preview.

and Adrian Castanon is not around no more he move to Fl.

141 johnny Garcia
152 Pinkie
champs for michigan no ( ?)

[Dennis]

It sounds like the Bay City Show is going to have a lot of good bouts. If anyone wants to box Ernie Garza, they need an opponent for him. The opponent would need to be an open class boxer in the 120-132 pound range.

[mr. detroit]

i would love to see ernie garza vs. james "red" smith 3. so far there 1 and 1 i believe. there last bout was last year in kalamazoo and it was non stop bombs from bell to bell. probely the best fight i saw all year.

[Kolya]

It sounds like the Bay City Show is going to have a lot of good bouts. If anyone wants to box Ernie Garza, they need an opponent for him. The opponent would need to be an open class boxer in the 120-132 pound range.

Would they be willing to pay travel for this opponent?

[Dennis]

They were willing to pay some travel money for his opponent. Kolya, who do you have in mind?

[Dennis]

i would love to see ernie garza vs. james "red" smith 3. so far there 1 and 1 i believe. there last bout was last year in kalamazoo and it was non stop bombs from bell to bell. probely the best fight i saw all year.

Is James Smith willing to box him on the 31st?

[rocabye]

rocabye wrote:
not only will Jordan and Jarvis go down on Jan. 31 st
also javonn pinkie barnes return to the ring to fight Johnny Garcia. so it should be a night of good golden gloves preview.

and Adrian Castanon is not around no more he move to Fl.

141 johnny Garcia
152 Pinkie
champs for michigan no ( ?)


it seems johnny not going to take fight now so no one in michigan at 141-152 will fight Javonn pinkie barnes untill GG
i still will be there to see the great fight between Jordan and Jarvis

[Dennis]

rocabye wrote:
not only will Jordan and Jarvis go down on Jan. 31 st
also javonn pinkie barnes return to the ring to fight Johnny Garcia. so it should be a night of good golden gloves preview.

and Adrian Castanon is not around no more he move to Fl.

141 johnny Garcia
152 Pinkie
champs for michigan no ( ?)


it seems johnny not going to take fight now so no one in michigan at 141-152 will fight Javonn pinkie barnes untill GG
i still will be there to see the great fight between Jordan and Jarvis

My understanding is Antonio Urista is willing to box him. They boxed during the 2008 West MI GG. I'm sure Leandre White is willing to box him again too. I don't think Johnny Garcia should move up a weight class to box Pinkie.

They are still looking for an opponent for Ernie Garza.

[Kolya]

They were willing to pay some travel money for his opponent. Kolya, who do you have in mind?

Duran Caferro may be willing to do it just to get a decent match; he went out to Oregon and fought Troy Wohosky in Medford back in '07.

[Dennis]

They were willing to pay some travel money for his opponent. Kolya, who do you have in mind?

Duran Caferro may be willing to do it just to get a decent match; he went out to Oregon and fought Troy Wohosky in Medford back in '07.

You can have his coach contact Bob Arsenault who is the host of the show. Here is the show info and contact info:

13th Annual Greater Bay/A.B.A.A. Boxing Inv. - Jan. 31, 2009

"13th Annual Greater Bay/
A.B.A.A. Boxing Invitational"
-----------------------------------------------------------
Site: Prime Event Center
1201 N. Washington
Bay City, MI 48706

Level of Competition: Senior / J.O. (Joint)
Weigh-in: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Show Time: 8:00 pm
For pre-match or more information, please call Bob Arsenault at (989) 686-2190 or (989) 450-6560

[Kolya]

They were willing to pay some travel money for his opponent. Kolya, who do you have in mind?

Duran Caferro may be willing to do it just to get a decent match; he went out to Oregon and fought Troy Wohosky in Medford back in '07.

You can have his coach contact Bob Arsenault who is the host of the show. Here is the show info and contact info:

13th Annual Greater Bay/A.B.A.A. Boxing Inv. - Jan. 31, 2009

"13th Annual Greater Bay/
A.B.A.A. Boxing Invitational"
-----------------------------------------------------------
Site: Prime Event Center
1201 N. Washington
Bay City, MI 48706

Level of Competition: Senior / J.O. (Joint)
Weigh-in: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Show Time: 8:00 pm
For pre-match or more information, please call Bob Arsenault at (989) 686-2190 or (989) 450-6560

I passed it along. Caferro just fought last night so I'm not sure if they'll want one again next weekend, and it's kind of short notice, but we'll see.

[Dennis]

Kolya - that is all we can do.

[NYY2424]

out of the whole state of NY... who are the top guys in each division?

Empires had some tough guys...aer any of them pro yet?

this GG is a great thing for boxers!

[ringsidemike]

Hi guys!

Last night was Day 1 of the SE TX GG. We had just a few prelims. Mostly was debutants and Novice matches..

Open (17-34 years old) 3-3 minute rounds
125 lbs - Calvin Shepherd (Lion Hearted) over Daniel Guerrero (Bryan C/S)
141 lbs - Roscoe Hill IV (Boss Boxing) over Gustavo Alarcon (Savannah)
141 lbs - Ramiro Esquivel (Lion Hearted) over Rafael Munoz (Puro Azteca)
152 lbs - Damazo Tello (Ray’s) over Rege Harrison (Prince)
152 lbs - Daniel Chacon (Main Gym) over Regis Progias (Savannah) by walkover
152 lbs - Adam Ealoms (Bryan C/S) over Jerry Tristan (Savannah)
152 lbs - Rogelio DeLa Torre (Elite) over Steven Jones (Lion Hearted)

Shepherd returned home from Iraq recently and was stationed at Fort Polk.
Both 141 & 152 are very deep for us locally.
Roscoe was Under-19 national champion and has great height and looked decent last night. Alarcon is cousin of Juan Diaz and should be fighting lighter when in top shape.
Esquivel lost to national USA's runner up Manriquez last year at local GG.
Tello won local USA's last year at 165. Is trained by Ray Ontiveros, and looked MUCH improved.
Chacon is son of pro Fernando Chacon.
Ealoms looked impressive over a seasoned Tristan who quit.
DelaTorre lost to Charlo twin last year at local GG.

At 119 is returning champ Eric Manriquez who'll be challenged by Miguel Flores who is the brother of pro Benjamin Flores.
At 125 is Mercy Manriquez who'll be challenged by Jarren Cochrane. Cochrane's first senior open tournament.
At 132 Eric Fowler is the class but should get stiff test from Darryl Hayes from Savannah gym.
At 141 in addition to Hill, we have Casey Martinez and Hakim Bryant. IMO, our most competitive division.
At 178 we have Cliff Newton as well as Robert Sherman, a Canadian National champion, who now lives in Houston and trains with Kenny Weldon.
At Super Heavy we have Darlington "Cheek" Agha.

Juan Leija is missing the tournament due to injury but should be ready for USAs, and plans to stay amateur through the next Olympic Trials. He lost to Raushee in 2007 in Houston.

SE TX has won TX region GG tournament six years running.. Errol Spence from Dallas area should be the one to beat at 152 in state.

Having graduated some outstanding amateurs recently, Yanez, Belmontes, Perales, Marroquin, Hylon Williams, Hatley, Orozco, Lanard Lane, Charlo brothers, Omar Henry, Gerardo Ibarra, Craig Baker, Josh Garza, the state is still very deep in amateur talent.

Tournament runs through Sunday.

Here's some local coverage, including full results:
http://www.BS.com/espanol.htm

[ringsidemike]

Thursday scheduled bouts

Open (17-34 years old) 3-3 minute rounds
Darryl Hayes Savannah 132# Jake Sinson Championship
Rogelio Moreno Savannah 132# Henry Hernandez El Campo
Eric Fowler H.I.T. Gyms 132# Gil Garcia Ray’s
Chester Albert Lion Hearted 152# Damazo Tello Ray’s
Juan Lopez Savannah 165# Michael Jarow Savannah
Gilbert Gomez Savannah 165# Dane Shannon Soldiers for Christ
Ezikel Rivera Angleton 178# Jermall Pickett Savannah
Robert Sherman Galena Park 178# Roy Cortez 409 Boxing
Clifton Newton Lopez 178# Miguel Toothacre Savannah

[Dennis]

RingsideMike - Are there any bouts at 201 Open?

[ringsidemike]

Dennis,

Probably not until Friday. Last year only 3 entered, and two are now pro, Craig Baker and Quantis Graves. The other was from Galveston and as far as I've seen, they dont have a club entered this year, understandable after the year they've had..

-M

[Dennis]

Dennis,

Probably not until Friday. Last year only 3 entered, and two are now pro, Craig Baker and Quantis Graves. The other was from Galveston and as far as I've seen, they dont have a club entered this year, understandable after the year they've had..

-M

My son boxed both Craig and Q. They are both good guys. He might box the next guy to win your GG too. I would rather get a different draw though as the Texas GG champs are usually tough.