BoxRec - User contributions [en]

Kubrat Pulev

2016-12-05T10:37:48Z

Asenkonchev007:

[[File:KubratPulev.jpg|280px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>511850</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Otto Ramin]]<br>
[[:Image:Kubrat Pulev.jpg| Photo #2]]
<br clear=all>
== Olympic results ==
Pulev represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg). His results were:

*Round of 16 - Lost to [[Oscar Rivas]] (Colombia) 5-11

== Other amateur achievements ==
*'''1999''' Gold Medalist Olympic Ring in Sofia, Bulgaria, boxing as a Light Heavyweight (81 kg).

*'''2001''' Silver Medalist Strandjata Tournament, in Bulgaria, boxing as a Light Heavyweight (81 kg):
**Final - Lost to [[Emil Krastev]] (Bulgaria) WO

*'''2001''' Gold Medalist Bulgarian National Championships, in Burgas, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Iwan Atanasov]] WO

*'''2001''' competed at the World Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg). His results were:
**Quarterfinal - Lost to [[Sultan Ibragimov]] (Russia) PTS

*'''2002''' Gold Medalist Strandjata Tournament, in Bulgaria, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Odlanier Solis]] (Cuba)

*'''2002''' Bronze Medalist Chemie Pokal in Halle, Germany, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg).

*'''2002''' Gold Medalist Gee-Bee Tournament, in Helsinki, Finland, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Alexander Alexeev]] (Russia) 22-21

*'''2003''' Gold Medalist Bulgarian National Championships in Pleven, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Iwan Ignatov]] RSC 1

*'''2003''' Gold Medalist Box-Am Tournament in Sevilla, Spain, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Christophe Dettinger]] (France) PTS

*'''2003''' competed at the World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg). His results were:
**Round of 32 - Lost to [[Odlanier Solis]] (Cuba) 7-12

*'''2003''' Gold Medalist Albena Tournament in Bulgaria, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Denis Rehin]] (Russia)

*'''2003 (for 2004)''' Gold Medalist Bulgarian National Championships, in Pleven, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Plamen Nedialkov]] 20-3

*'''2004''' Gold Medalist Gothenburg Tournament (olympic qualifications), in Gothenburg, Sweden, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Andreas Gustafsson]] (Sweden) 34-25

*'''2004''' Gold Medalist European Union Championships in Madrid, Spain, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Vitaljus Subacius]] (Lithuania) 29-11

*'''2004''' Gold Medalist Golden Gloves in Kraljevo, Serbia and Montenegro, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Alen Bogdanovic]] (Serbia and Montenegro) RSCO 3

*'''2005''' Gold Medalist Strandja Memorial in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Semifinal - Defeated [[Rustam Rygebayev]] (Kazakhstan) RSCO 2
**Final - Defeated [[Islam Timurziev]] (Russia) 26-15

*'''2005''' competed at the Chemie Pokal in Halle, Germany, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg). His results were:
**Quarterfinal - Lost to [[Sebastian Kober]] (Germany) PTS

*'''2005''' Silver Medalist European Union Championships in Cagliari, Italy, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Quarterfinal - Defeated [[Grzegorz Kielsa]] (Poland) 30-11
**Semifinal - Defeated [[Csaba Kurtucz]] (Hungary) 33-9
**Final - Lost to [[Roberto Cammarelle]] (Italy) 18-24

*'''2005''' Gold Medalist Bulgarian National Championships in Sliven, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Valentin Georgiev]]

*'''2005''' Gold Medalist Grand Prix in Ostrava, Czech Republic, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Semifinal - Defeated [[Csaba Kurtucz]] (Hungary) 21-9
**Final - Defeated [[Mohamed Samoudi]] (France) AB 3

*'''2005''' Bronze Medalist World Championships in Mianyang, China, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Round of 16 - Defeated [[Steven Rudic]] (Australia) RSCO 2
**Quarterfinal - Defeated [[Alen Beganovic]] (Serbia and Montenegro) RSCO
**Semifinal - Lost to [[Odlanier Solis]] (Cuba) 11-25

*'''2006''' Gold Medalist Strandja Memorial in Pleven, Bulgaria, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Final - Defeated [[Vyacheslav Glazkov]] (Ukraine) WO

*'''2006''' Gold Medalist Gee-Bee Tournament in Helsinki, Finland, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Semifinal - Defeated [[Zhang Zhilei]] (China) 15-6
**Final - Defeated [[Modo Sallah]] (Sweden) 20-10

*'''2006''' Bronze Medalist European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Round of 16 - Defeated [[Vyacheslav Glazkov]] (Ukraine) 28-11
**Quarterfinal - Defeated [[Csaba Kurtucz]] (Hungary) RSCO 2
**Semifinal - Lost to [[Islam Timurziev]] (Russia) RSCO 3

*'''2007''' Gold Medalist Bulgarian Selection Tournament in Burgas, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Round of 16 - Defeated [[Denis Demiryan]] (Bulgaria)
**Quarterfinal - Defeated [[Yordan Popov]] (Bulgaria)
**Semifinal - Defeated [[Yanko Dimitrov]] (Bulgaria)
**Final - Defeated [[Miroslav Hristov]] (Bulgaria)

*'''2007''' competed at the Beogradski Pobednik in Belgrade, Serbia, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg). His results were:
**Quarterfinal - Lost to [[David Arshba]] (Russia) 13-14

*'''2007''' Bronze Medalist Gee-Bee Tournament in Helsinki, Finland, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Quarterfinal - Defeated [[Edvards Krasnevics]] (Latvia) 20-6
**Semifinal - Lost to [[Cathal McMonagle]] (Ireland) 14-17

*'''2007''' competed at the Grand Prix in Usti, Czech Republic, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg). His results were:
**Round of 16 - Defeated [[Krzysztof Glowacki]] (Poland) 22-8
**Quarterfinal - Lost to [[Daniel Beahan]] (Australia) RSCI 2

*'''2007''' Silver Medalist Golden Belt Tournament in Constanta, Romania, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Quarterfinal - Defeated [[Bogdan Dinu]] (Romania) 14-4
**Semifinal - Defeated [[Erkan Teper]] (Germany) 13-6
**Final - Lost to [[Razvan Cojanu]] (Romania) WO

*'''2007''' competed at the World Championships in Chicago, USA, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg). His results were:
**Round of 64 - Defeated [[Beka Lobzhanidze]] (Georgia) 12-2
**Round of 32 - Defeated [[Vladimir Prusa]] (Czech Republic) 21-3
**Round of 16 - Lost to [[Roberto Cammarelle]] (Italy) 5-12

*'''2008''' Gold Medalist Strandja Memorial in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Semifinal - Defeated [[Georgios Hotz]] (Greece) AB 1
**Final - Defeated [[Robert Alfonso]] (Cuba) 20-9

*'''2008''' Gold Medalist European Olympic Qualifications in Pescara, Italy, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Round of 16 - Defeated [[Stefan Koeber]] (Germany) 25-12
**Quarterfinal - Defeated [[Raitis Ritenieks]] (Latvia) 15-8
**Semifinal - Defeated [[Jaroslavas Jaksto]] (Lithuania) 14-6
**Final - Defeated [[Marko Tomasovic]] (Croatia) AB 2

*'''2008''' Gold Medalist Bulgarian National Championships in Pleven, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Round of 16 - Defeated [[Petar Ivanov]]
**Quarterfinal - Defeated [[Ivaylo Boyanov]]
**Semifinal - Defeated [[Ivan Ivanov]]
**Final - Defeated [[Stanislav Spasov]] WO

*'''2008''' Gold Medalist European Championships in Liverpool, England, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
**Round of 16 - Defeated [[Primislav Dimovski]] (Macedonia) +2-2
**Quarterfinal - Defeated [[Marko Tomasovic]] (Croatia) RSC 2
**Semifinal - Defeated [[Roman Kapitonenko]] (Ukraine) 6-4
**Final - Defeated [[Denis Sergeyev]] (Russia) 9-2

*'''2009''' competed at the World Championships in Milan, Italy, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg). His results were:
**Round of 32 - Defeated [[Nelson Hysa]] (Albania) RSC 3
**Round of 16 - Defeated [[Yousef Abdelghani]] (Israel) 8-2
**Quarterfinal - Lost to [[Roberto Cammarelle]] (Italy) 6-12

== Titles Held ==
*[[EBU]] (European) Heavyweight Title (2012-present)
*[[IBF]] International Heavyweight Title (2011-present)
*[[WBA]] Inter-Continental heavyweight Title (2016)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pulev, Kubrat}}
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:Bulgarian Olympians]]

Fight:1452840

2016-12-05T10:26:11Z

Asenkonchev007:

Kubrat Pulev earned 300 000 euro – 25% by tickets and other from the contract.

Samuel Peter earned 140 000 euro.

Former heavyweight world title challenger Kubrat Pulev (24-1, 13 KOs) defeated former WBC heavyweight title challenger Samuel Peter (36-5, 9 KOs) by a 4th round TKO to win the vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title on Saturday night in a mismatch in front of 15,000 boxing fans at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The fight was stopped after round three after the badly out of shape looking Peter appeared to hurt his right arm while throwing a wild shot. Peter bent over the ropes after the round ended. He appeared to be in pain and was leaning towards his right side, as it to show that he had hurt his right arm. Moments later, the fight was halted by the referee.

It’s just as well. The fight was a mismatch, as Peter was slow, fat and missing badly with every punch he threw. It was target practice for the 6’4 ½” Pulev, who jabbed Peter nonstop in rounds one through three. It was too easy for Pulev.

The Bulgarian heavyweight only rarely threw right hands in the fight, because he didn’t need to. Peter wasn’t able to block his jabs, so Pulev didn’t need to throw his right hands too often. On the occasions that Pulev would use his right, he would miss and get countered by Peter. Pulev’s ability to land right hand has always been a problem for him in his fights, but especially tonight. Pulev was coming up short right his right and falling into Peter for a clinch.

Peter was able to land shots when he was being held by Pulev. The only time Peter had any real success in hitting Pulev was when the two of them were clinching. Peter would reach around and hit Pulev with a looping shot. Peter likely learned how to hit his opponents while being held from his two fights against former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who held him frequently in their two fights together. Peter lost both of them, but he learned how to hit while being held.

In the 1st round, Pulev set the pace of the fight by jabbing Peter frequently with head-snapping jabs as he waddled forward. Peter, 36, missed a number of wild left hooks and right hands in the round. Peter wasn’t letting himself get close enough before throwing his shots. Instead of using head movement to get close enough to hit the taller, leaner Pulev, Peter was throwing wild shots from the outside. Those punches had no hope of landing.

If Peter was lean, young and in top shape, he might have landed his punches from the outside, but not in the shape he was in tonight. Peter looked like he’d been training for the fight at the kitchen table with a knife and fork rather than in the boxing gym. He was just way too fat. You’ve got to give Pulev’s promoters at Sauerland Events credit for selecting the out of shape Peter to fight tonight rather than someone that could potentially beat him like Luis Ortiz. You can argue that Pulev won the fight the moment the contract was signed for tonight’s fight, because Peter was too heavy to do anything inside the ring.

The 2nd round was embarrassing, as Pulev landed jab after jab to the head of Peter without coming back at him. I counted 20 consecutive jabs thrown from Pulev in the round that hit Peter in the head before he finally answered back with a right hand. It was completely one-sided in the 2nd round. Pulev landed one right hand in the entire round, and that was in the last seconds before the bell. Pulev didn’t need to use his right, because Peter had no defense for the jabs he was getting hit with. After the round ended, Peter walked slowly back to his corner in a way that suggested that he was not motivated. Peter looked totally defeated. It would have been a good idea for the fight to have been stopped at that point in between rounds, because Peter was just getting hammered by Pulev and not doing anything. I’m sure Peter wanted to make it competitive, but his poor conditioning and his bad flight strategy wasn’t going to lead to him winning the fight. I think a flabby heavyweight could beat Pulev if they fought with the right game plan by attacking him and getting close enough to land, but Peter wasn’t doing that tohnight.

Pulev landed everything but the kitchein sink on Peter in the 3rd round. It wasn’t until the last seconds of the round that Peter woke up and tried to attack Pulev with some meaningful punches. But to Peter’s bad luck, he appeared to injure his right arm as the round ended. The fight was then stopped in between rounds.

Samuel Peter looked very overweight for the fight. His midsection was that of someone who hadn’t trained enough. Peter didn’t look like an athlete tonight. He weighed in at 271lbs for Friday’s weigh-in, which is around 30 pounds over his best fighting weight. Peter definitely looked 30 pounds overweight. But even if Peter did come into the fight in top shape, he would have had problems getting to the taller Pulev, because he getting jabbed and picked off each time he would come forward to land anything. The only heavyweight that has done well against Pulev is the taller 6’6” Wladimir Klitschko, who used his left hook to drop him over and over again before stopping him in the 5th round in their fight in 2014. Incidentally, that was the only real quality heavyweight that Pulev has fought during his seven-year pro career. Most of Pulev’s other fights have come against weak heavyweights.

With the win, Pulev, IBF #2, WBC #3, WBO #10, WBA #11, stays in position for another world title shot against one of the champions in the division. Pulev’s promoters at Sauerland Events are hoping that he can get a title shot in 2017. However, Pulev may need to go the WBO route if he wants a shot next year at a title, because World Boxing Council champion Deontay Wilder has other plans for big fights. The same goes for IBF champion Anthony Joshua, who is facing Wladimir in early 2017, and then likely a unification match against Deontay later on in the year. It would be better for Pulev if he fights the winner of the Joseph Parker vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. fight for the WBO belt. He has a better chance of beating one of those guys than he would if he fought Joshua or Wilder for their titles.

Pulev looks he’s a good heavyweight, but I don’t think he can beat any of the top heavyweights in the division. With Pulev’s lack of punching power and his inability to land right hands, he would have no chance against heavyweights like Joshua, Wilder, Ruiz Jr., Ortiz and Parker. Those guys can all throw power shots, and they’re not going to be beaten by a heavyweight that only throws jabs like Pulev.

The 35-year-old Pulev doesn’t have the youth to find some power. At his age, Pulev is the finished product pretty much, and he’s not going to be able to suddenly develop the power he would need for him to beat the top heavyweights in the division. If Pulev’s management wants him to fight guys like Samuel Peter for the remainder of his career, I think he can win those fights every time, but I don’t see him being able to beat the top guys in the division without power and a right hand.

Source by www.boxingnews24.com

Fight:1452840

2016-12-05T10:25:23Z

Asenkonchev007:

Kubrat Pulev earned 300 000 euro – 25% by ticket and other from the contract.

Samuel Peter earned 140 000 euro.

Former heavyweight world title challenger Kubrat Pulev (24-1, 13 KOs) defeated former WBC heavyweight title challenger Samuel Peter (36-5, 9 KOs) by a 4th round TKO to win the vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title on Saturday night in a mismatch in front of 15,000 boxing fans at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The fight was stopped after round three after the badly out of shape looking Peter appeared to hurt his right arm while throwing a wild shot. Peter bent over the ropes after the round ended. He appeared to be in pain and was leaning towards his right side, as it to show that he had hurt his right arm. Moments later, the fight was halted by the referee.

It’s just as well. The fight was a mismatch, as Peter was slow, fat and missing badly with every punch he threw. It was target practice for the 6’4 ½” Pulev, who jabbed Peter nonstop in rounds one through three. It was too easy for Pulev.

The Bulgarian heavyweight only rarely threw right hands in the fight, because he didn’t need to. Peter wasn’t able to block his jabs, so Pulev didn’t need to throw his right hands too often. On the occasions that Pulev would use his right, he would miss and get countered by Peter. Pulev’s ability to land right hand has always been a problem for him in his fights, but especially tonight. Pulev was coming up short right his right and falling into Peter for a clinch.

Peter was able to land shots when he was being held by Pulev. The only time Peter had any real success in hitting Pulev was when the two of them were clinching. Peter would reach around and hit Pulev with a looping shot. Peter likely learned how to hit his opponents while being held from his two fights against former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who held him frequently in their two fights together. Peter lost both of them, but he learned how to hit while being held.

In the 1st round, Pulev set the pace of the fight by jabbing Peter frequently with head-snapping jabs as he waddled forward. Peter, 36, missed a number of wild left hooks and right hands in the round. Peter wasn’t letting himself get close enough before throwing his shots. Instead of using head movement to get close enough to hit the taller, leaner Pulev, Peter was throwing wild shots from the outside. Those punches had no hope of landing.

If Peter was lean, young and in top shape, he might have landed his punches from the outside, but not in the shape he was in tonight. Peter looked like he’d been training for the fight at the kitchen table with a knife and fork rather than in the boxing gym. He was just way too fat. You’ve got to give Pulev’s promoters at Sauerland Events credit for selecting the out of shape Peter to fight tonight rather than someone that could potentially beat him like Luis Ortiz. You can argue that Pulev won the fight the moment the contract was signed for tonight’s fight, because Peter was too heavy to do anything inside the ring.

The 2nd round was embarrassing, as Pulev landed jab after jab to the head of Peter without coming back at him. I counted 20 consecutive jabs thrown from Pulev in the round that hit Peter in the head before he finally answered back with a right hand. It was completely one-sided in the 2nd round. Pulev landed one right hand in the entire round, and that was in the last seconds before the bell. Pulev didn’t need to use his right, because Peter had no defense for the jabs he was getting hit with. After the round ended, Peter walked slowly back to his corner in a way that suggested that he was not motivated. Peter looked totally defeated. It would have been a good idea for the fight to have been stopped at that point in between rounds, because Peter was just getting hammered by Pulev and not doing anything. I’m sure Peter wanted to make it competitive, but his poor conditioning and his bad flight strategy wasn’t going to lead to him winning the fight. I think a flabby heavyweight could beat Pulev if they fought with the right game plan by attacking him and getting close enough to land, but Peter wasn’t doing that tohnight.

Pulev landed everything but the kitchein sink on Peter in the 3rd round. It wasn’t until the last seconds of the round that Peter woke up and tried to attack Pulev with some meaningful punches. But to Peter’s bad luck, he appeared to injure his right arm as the round ended. The fight was then stopped in between rounds.

Samuel Peter looked very overweight for the fight. His midsection was that of someone who hadn’t trained enough. Peter didn’t look like an athlete tonight. He weighed in at 271lbs for Friday’s weigh-in, which is around 30 pounds over his best fighting weight. Peter definitely looked 30 pounds overweight. But even if Peter did come into the fight in top shape, he would have had problems getting to the taller Pulev, because he getting jabbed and picked off each time he would come forward to land anything. The only heavyweight that has done well against Pulev is the taller 6’6” Wladimir Klitschko, who used his left hook to drop him over and over again before stopping him in the 5th round in their fight in 2014. Incidentally, that was the only real quality heavyweight that Pulev has fought during his seven-year pro career. Most of Pulev’s other fights have come against weak heavyweights.

With the win, Pulev, IBF #2, WBC #3, WBO #10, WBA #11, stays in position for another world title shot against one of the champions in the division. Pulev’s promoters at Sauerland Events are hoping that he can get a title shot in 2017. However, Pulev may need to go the WBO route if he wants a shot next year at a title, because World Boxing Council champion Deontay Wilder has other plans for big fights. The same goes for IBF champion Anthony Joshua, who is facing Wladimir in early 2017, and then likely a unification match against Deontay later on in the year. It would be better for Pulev if he fights the winner of the Joseph Parker vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. fight for the WBO belt. He has a better chance of beating one of those guys than he would if he fought Joshua or Wilder for their titles.

Pulev looks he’s a good heavyweight, but I don’t think he can beat any of the top heavyweights in the division. With Pulev’s lack of punching power and his inability to land right hands, he would have no chance against heavyweights like Joshua, Wilder, Ruiz Jr., Ortiz and Parker. Those guys can all throw power shots, and they’re not going to be beaten by a heavyweight that only throws jabs like Pulev.

The 35-year-old Pulev doesn’t have the youth to find some power. At his age, Pulev is the finished product pretty much, and he’s not going to be able to suddenly develop the power he would need for him to beat the top heavyweights in the division. If Pulev’s management wants him to fight guys like Samuel Peter for the remainder of his career, I think he can win those fights every time, but I don’t see him being able to beat the top guys in the division without power and a right hand.

Source by www.boxingnews24.com

Fight:1452840

2016-12-05T10:23:46Z

Asenkonchev007:

• Kubrat Pulev earned 300 000 euro – 25% by ticket and other from the contract.
• Samuel Peter earned 140 000 euro.

Former heavyweight world title challenger Kubrat Pulev (24-1, 13 KOs) defeated former WBC heavyweight title challenger Samuel Peter (36-5, 9 KOs) by a 4th round TKO to win the vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title on Saturday night in a mismatch in front of 15,000 boxing fans at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The fight was stopped after round three after the badly out of shape looking Peter appeared to hurt his right arm while throwing a wild shot. Peter bent over the ropes after the round ended. He appeared to be in pain and was leaning towards his right side, as it to show that he had hurt his right arm. Moments later, the fight was halted by the referee.

It’s just as well. The fight was a mismatch, as Peter was slow, fat and missing badly with every punch he threw. It was target practice for the 6’4 ½” Pulev, who jabbed Peter nonstop in rounds one through three. It was too easy for Pulev.

The Bulgarian heavyweight only rarely threw right hands in the fight, because he didn’t need to. Peter wasn’t able to block his jabs, so Pulev didn’t need to throw his right hands too often. On the occasions that Pulev would use his right, he would miss and get countered by Peter. Pulev’s ability to land right hand has always been a problem for him in his fights, but especially tonight. Pulev was coming up short right his right and falling into Peter for a clinch.

Peter was able to land shots when he was being held by Pulev. The only time Peter had any real success in hitting Pulev was when the two of them were clinching. Peter would reach around and hit Pulev with a looping shot. Peter likely learned how to hit his opponents while being held from his two fights against former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who held him frequently in their two fights together. Peter lost both of them, but he learned how to hit while being held.

In the 1st round, Pulev set the pace of the fight by jabbing Peter frequently with head-snapping jabs as he waddled forward. Peter, 36, missed a number of wild left hooks and right hands in the round. Peter wasn’t letting himself get close enough before throwing his shots. Instead of using head movement to get close enough to hit the taller, leaner Pulev, Peter was throwing wild shots from the outside. Those punches had no hope of landing.

If Peter was lean, young and in top shape, he might have landed his punches from the outside, but not in the shape he was in tonight. Peter looked like he’d been training for the fight at the kitchen table with a knife and fork rather than in the boxing gym. He was just way too fat. You’ve got to give Pulev’s promoters at Sauerland Events credit for selecting the out of shape Peter to fight tonight rather than someone that could potentially beat him like Luis Ortiz. You can argue that Pulev won the fight the moment the contract was signed for tonight’s fight, because Peter was too heavy to do anything inside the ring.

The 2nd round was embarrassing, as Pulev landed jab after jab to the head of Peter without coming back at him. I counted 20 consecutive jabs thrown from Pulev in the round that hit Peter in the head before he finally answered back with a right hand. It was completely one-sided in the 2nd round. Pulev landed one right hand in the entire round, and that was in the last seconds before the bell. Pulev didn’t need to use his right, because Peter had no defense for the jabs he was getting hit with. After the round ended, Peter walked slowly back to his corner in a way that suggested that he was not motivated. Peter looked totally defeated. It would have been a good idea for the fight to have been stopped at that point in between rounds, because Peter was just getting hammered by Pulev and not doing anything. I’m sure Peter wanted to make it competitive, but his poor conditioning and his bad flight strategy wasn’t going to lead to him winning the fight. I think a flabby heavyweight could beat Pulev if they fought with the right game plan by attacking him and getting close enough to land, but Peter wasn’t doing that tohnight.

Pulev landed everything but the kitchein sink on Peter in the 3rd round. It wasn’t until the last seconds of the round that Peter woke up and tried to attack Pulev with some meaningful punches. But to Peter’s bad luck, he appeared to injure his right arm as the round ended. The fight was then stopped in between rounds.

Samuel Peter looked very overweight for the fight. His midsection was that of someone who hadn’t trained enough. Peter didn’t look like an athlete tonight. He weighed in at 271lbs for Friday’s weigh-in, which is around 30 pounds over his best fighting weight. Peter definitely looked 30 pounds overweight. But even if Peter did come into the fight in top shape, he would have had problems getting to the taller Pulev, because he getting jabbed and picked off each time he would come forward to land anything. The only heavyweight that has done well against Pulev is the taller 6’6” Wladimir Klitschko, who used his left hook to drop him over and over again before stopping him in the 5th round in their fight in 2014. Incidentally, that was the only real quality heavyweight that Pulev has fought during his seven-year pro career. Most of Pulev’s other fights have come against weak heavyweights.

With the win, Pulev, IBF #2, WBC #3, WBO #10, WBA #11, stays in position for another world title shot against one of the champions in the division. Pulev’s promoters at Sauerland Events are hoping that he can get a title shot in 2017. However, Pulev may need to go the WBO route if he wants a shot next year at a title, because World Boxing Council champion Deontay Wilder has other plans for big fights. The same goes for IBF champion Anthony Joshua, who is facing Wladimir in early 2017, and then likely a unification match against Deontay later on in the year. It would be better for Pulev if he fights the winner of the Joseph Parker vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. fight for the WBO belt. He has a better chance of beating one of those guys than he would if he fought Joshua or Wilder for their titles.

Pulev looks he’s a good heavyweight, but I don’t think he can beat any of the top heavyweights in the division. With Pulev’s lack of punching power and his inability to land right hands, he would have no chance against heavyweights like Joshua, Wilder, Ruiz Jr., Ortiz and Parker. Those guys can all throw power shots, and they’re not going to be beaten by a heavyweight that only throws jabs like Pulev.

The 35-year-old Pulev doesn’t have the youth to find some power. At his age, Pulev is the finished product pretty much, and he’s not going to be able to suddenly develop the power he would need for him to beat the top heavyweights in the division. If Pulev’s management wants him to fight guys like Samuel Peter for the remainder of his career, I think he can win those fights every time, but I don’t see him being able to beat the top guys in the division without power and a right hand.

Source by www.boxingnews24.com

Fight:2121491

2016-12-04T23:48:41Z

Asenkonchev007: kubrat pulev vs samuel peter

Former heavyweight world title challenger Kubrat Pulev (24-1, 13 KOs) defeated former WBC heavyweight title challenger Samuel Peter (36-5, 9 KOs) by a 4th round TKO to win the vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title on Saturday night in a mismatch in front of 15,000 boxing fans at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The fight was stopped after round three after the badly out of shape looking Peter appeared to hurt his right arm while throwing a wild shot. Peter bent over the ropes after the round ended. He appeared to be in pain and was leaning towards his right side, as it to show that he had hurt his right arm. Moments later, the fight was halted by the referee.

It’s just as well. The fight was a mismatch, as Peter was slow, fat and missing badly with every punch he threw. It was target practice for the 6’4 ½” Pulev, who jabbed Peter nonstop in rounds one through three. It was too easy for Pulev.

The Bulgarian heavyweight only rarely threw right hands in the fight, because he didn’t need to. Peter wasn’t able to block his jabs, so Pulev didn’t need to throw his right hands too often. On the occasions that Pulev would use his right, he would miss and get countered by Peter. Pulev’s ability to land right hand has always been a problem for him in his fights, but especially tonight. Pulev was coming up short right his right and falling into Peter for a clinch.

Peter was able to land shots when he was being held by Pulev. The only time Peter had any real success in hitting Pulev was when the two of them were clinching. Peter would reach around and hit Pulev with a looping shot. Peter likely learned how to hit his opponents while being held from his two fights against former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who held him frequently in their two fights together. Peter lost both of them, but he learned how to hit while being held.

In the 1st round, Pulev set the pace of the fight by jabbing Peter frequently with head-snapping jabs as he waddled forward. Peter, 36, missed a number of wild left hooks and right hands in the round. Peter wasn’t letting himself get close enough before throwing his shots. Instead of using head movement to get close enough to hit the taller, leaner Pulev, Peter was throwing wild shots from the outside. Those punches had no hope of landing.

If Peter was lean, young and in top shape, he might have landed his punches from the outside, but not in the shape he was in tonight. Peter looked like he’d been training for the fight at the kitchen table with a knife and fork rather than in the boxing gym. He was just way too fat. You’ve got to give Pulev’s promoters at Sauerland Events credit for selecting the out of shape Peter to fight tonight rather than someone that could potentially beat him like Luis Ortiz. You can argue that Pulev won the fight the moment the contract was signed for tonight’s fight, because Peter was too heavy to do anything inside the ring.

The 2nd round was embarrassing, as Pulev landed jab after jab to the head of Peter without coming back at him. I counted 20 consecutive jabs thrown from Pulev in the round that hit Peter in the head before he finally answered back with a right hand. It was completely one-sided in the 2nd round. Pulev landed one right hand in the entire round, and that was in the last seconds before the bell. Pulev didn’t need to use his right, because Peter had no defense for the jabs he was getting hit with. After the round ended, Peter walked slowly back to his corner in a way that suggested that he was not motivated. Peter looked totally defeated. It would have been a good idea for the fight to have been stopped at that point in between rounds, because Peter was just getting hammered by Pulev and not doing anything. I’m sure Peter wanted to make it competitive, but his poor conditioning and his bad flight strategy wasn’t going to lead to him winning the fight. I think a flabby heavyweight could beat Pulev if they fought with the right game plan by attacking him and getting close enough to land, but Peter wasn’t doing that tohnight.

Pulev landed everything but the kitchein sink on Peter in the 3rd round. It wasn’t until the last seconds of the round that Peter woke up and tried to attack Pulev with some meaningful punches. But to Peter’s bad luck, he appeared to injure his right arm as the round ended. The fight was then stopped in between rounds.

Samuel Peter looked very overweight for the fight. His midsection was that of someone who hadn’t trained enough. Peter didn’t look like an athlete tonight. He weighed in at 271lbs for Friday’s weigh-in, which is around 30 pounds over his best fighting weight. Peter definitely looked 30 pounds overweight. But even if Peter did come into the fight in top shape, he would have had problems getting to the taller Pulev, because he getting jabbed and picked off each time he would come forward to land anything. The only heavyweight that has done well against Pulev is the taller 6’6” Wladimir Klitschko, who used his left hook to drop him over and over again before stopping him in the 5th round in their fight in 2014. Incidentally, that was the only real quality heavyweight that Pulev has fought during his seven-year pro career. Most of Pulev’s other fights have come against weak heavyweights.

With the win, Pulev, IBF #2, WBC #3, WBO #10, WBA #11, stays in position for another world title shot against one of the champions in the division. Pulev’s promoters at Sauerland Events are hoping that he can get a title shot in 2017. However, Pulev may need to go the WBO route if he wants a shot next year at a title, because World Boxing Council champion Deontay Wilder has other plans for big fights. The same goes for IBF champion Anthony Joshua, who is facing Wladimir in early 2017, and then likely a unification match against Deontay later on in the year. It would be better for Pulev if he fights the winner of the Joseph Parker vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. fight for the WBO belt. He has a better chance of beating one of those guys than he would if he fought Joshua or Wilder for their titles.

Pulev looks he’s a good heavyweight, but I don’t think he can beat any of the top heavyweights in the division. With Pulev’s lack of punching power and his inability to land right hands, he would have no chance against heavyweights like Joshua, Wilder, Ruiz Jr., Ortiz and Parker. Those guys can all throw power shots, and they’re not going to be beaten by a heavyweight that only throws jabs like Pulev.

The 35-year-old Pulev doesn’t have the youth to find some power. At his age, Pulev is the finished product pretty much, and he’s not going to be able to suddenly develop the power he would need for him to beat the top heavyweights in the division. If Pulev’s management wants him to fight guys like Samuel Peter for the remainder of his career, I think he can win those fights every time, but I don’t see him being able to beat the top guys in the division without power and a right hand.

Source by www.boxingnews24.com

Fight:1452840

2016-12-04T23:46:16Z

Asenkonchev007: Kubrat Pulev vs Samuel Peter

Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley

2016-10-24T21:08:01Z

Asenkonchev007:

<fight>9778</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] Productions
*[[:File:F9778P.jpg|Poster]]

== Notes ==
*Mike Tyson's first fight in 4 years due to his prison sentence. This bout was highly anticipated and set a new pay-per-view sales record.
*McNeeley was down twice when his manager, Vinny Vecchione, entered the ring, forcing Referee Mills Lane to disqualify him.
*Paid Attendance: 16,113

Background

Tyson had twice defeated the number two ranked heavyweight, Donovan "Razor" Ruddock, in 1991. Shortly after his second victory over Ruddock, a blockbuster deal was made that would see Tyson face the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield on November 8, 1991. Before this match could take place, however, Tyson was arrested for the rape of 18-year-old Desiree Washington. He was subsequently convicted on February 10, 1992, and then sentenced to six years in prison on March 26.[1] After serving three years, Tyson was paroled on March 25, 1995 and on March 29, he would hold a short press conference that would announce his return to boxing as well as that Don King would remain his promoter.[2] After much debate over who would be Tyson's first opponent in his comeback, including talks about a potential superfight with George Foreman,[3] it was announced that Tyson would face little-known Peter McNeeley on August 19, 1995.[4]

The Fight

The fight lasted only 89 seconds with Tyson earning an easy victory via disqualification. McNeeley started the fight by aggressively attacking Tyson as soon as the opening bell rang. Tyson was able to avoid McNeeley's wild punches and land a right hook that dropped McNeeley to the canvas less than 10 seconds into the fight. After taking referee Mills Lane's standing eight count, McNeeley was allowed to continue and again would continue his aggressive assault on Tyson. The two men would exchange punches in the corner as the first minute of the round passed. Less than 20 seconds later, Tyson would land a right uppercut that again sent McNeeley down. With McNeeley clearly hurt from the exchange, his manager Vinnie Vecchione entered the ring to prevent McNeeley from taking any more damage, causing Lane to end the fight and award Tyson the victory by disqualification.[5]

Aftermath

Highly anticipated, the fight was an overwhelming financial success, grossing $96 million worldwide, including a then-record $63 million in Pay-per-view buys with the fight being purchased by 1.52 million American homes. Tyson would eclipse this figure with three fights; two in 1996 1996 fight against Frank Bruno and 1996 fight aganist Evander Holyfield and then the subsequent 1997 rematch between Tyson and Holyfield.

Undercard

WBA Heavyweight Championship bout: United States Bruce Seldon vs. United States Joe Hipp
Seldon defeats Hipp by technical knockout in round tenWBC Lightweight Championship bout: Mexico Miguel Ángel González vs. United States Lamar Murphy
González defeats Murphy by majority decisionWBC Light-middleweight Championship bout: Dominican Republic Luis Santana vs. United States Terry Norris
Norris defeats Santana by technical knockout in round twoWBC Middleweight Championship bout: United States Virgin Islands Julian Jackson vs. United States Quincy Taylor
Taylor defeats Jackson by technical knockout in round six

References

1. Tyson Gets 6-Year Prison Term For Rape Conviction in Indiana, N.Y. Times article, 1992-03-27, Retrieved on 2013-05-07.
2. Mike Tyson To Return To Boxing, Chicago Tribune article, 1995-03-30, Retrieved on 2013-05-07.
3. A Foreman-Tyson Bout: Just A Heavyweight Pipe Dream?, N.Y. Times article, 1995-04-02, Retrieved on 2013-05-07.
4. Report: Tyson To Face McNeeley On Aug. 19, Philadelphia Daily News article, 1995-04-27, Retrieved on 2013-05-07.
5. Con Job, Sports Illustrated article, 1995-08-28, Retrieved on 2013-05-07.

Source by Wikipedia

Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley

2016-10-24T21:05:42Z

Asenkonchev007:

<fight>9778</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] Productions
*[[:File:F9778P.jpg|Poster]]

== Notes ==
*Mike Tyson's first fight in 4 years due to his prison sentence. This bout was highly anticipated and set a new pay-per-view sales record.
*McNeeley was down twice when his manager, Vinny Vecchione, entered the ring, forcing Referee Mills Lane to disqualify him.
*Paid Attendance: 16,113

Background

Tyson had twice defeated the number two ranked heavyweight, Donovan "Razor" Ruddock, in 1991. Shortly after his second victory over Ruddock, a blockbuster deal was made that would see Tyson face the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield on November 8, 1991. Before this match could take place, however, Tyson was arrested for the rape of 18-year-old Desiree Washington. He was subsequently convicted on February 10, 1992, and then sentenced to six years in prison on March 26.[1] After serving three years, Tyson was paroled on March 25, 1995 and on March 29, he would hold a short press conference that would announce his return to boxing as well as that Don King would remain his promoter.[2] After much debate over who would be Tyson's first opponent in his comeback, including talks about a potential superfight with George Foreman,[3] it was announced that Tyson would face little-known Peter McNeeley on August 19, 1995.[4]

The Fight

The fight lasted only 89 seconds with Tyson earning an easy victory via disqualification. McNeeley started the fight by aggressively attacking Tyson as soon as the opening bell rang. Tyson was able to avoid McNeeley's wild punches and land a right hook that dropped McNeeley to the canvas less than 10 seconds into the fight. After taking referee Mills Lane's standing eight count, McNeeley was allowed to continue and again would continue his aggressive assault on Tyson. The two men would exchange punches in the corner as the first minute of the round passed. Less than 20 seconds later, Tyson would land a right uppercut that again sent McNeeley down. With McNeeley clearly hurt from the exchange, his manager Vinnie Vecchione entered the ring to prevent McNeeley from taking any more damage, causing Lane to end the fight and award Tyson the victory by disqualification.[5]

Aftermath

Highly anticipated, the fight was an overwhelming financial success, grossing $96 million worldwide, including a then-record $63 million in Pay-per-view buys with the fight being purchased by 1.52 million American homes. Tyson would eclipse this figure with three fights; two in 1996 1996 fight against Frank Bruno and 1996 fight aganist Evander Holyfield and then the subsequent 1997 rematch between Tyson and Holyfield.

Undercard

WBA Heavyweight Championship bout: United States Bruce Seldon vs. United States Joe Hipp
Seldon defeats Hipp by technical knockout in round tenWBC Lightweight Championship bout: Mexico Miguel Ángel González vs. United States Lamar Murphy
González defeats Murphy by majority decisionWBC Light-middleweight Championship bout: Dominican Republic Luis Santana vs. United States Terry Norris
Norris defeats Santana by technical knockout in round twoWBC Middleweight Championship bout: United States Virgin Islands Julian Jackson vs. United States Quincy Taylor
Taylor defeats Jackson by technical knockout in round six

References

1.Jump up ^ Tyson Gets 6-Year Prison Term For Rape Conviction in Indiana, N.Y. Times article, 1992-03-27, Retrieved on 2013-05-07.
2.Jump up ^ Mike Tyson To Return To Boxing, Chicago Tribune article, 1995-03-30, Retrieved on 2013-05-07.
3.Jump up ^ A Foreman-Tyson Bout: Just A Heavyweight Pipe Dream?, N.Y. Times article, 1995-04-02, Retrieved on 2013-05-07.
4.Jump up ^ Report: Tyson To Face McNeeley On Aug. 19, Philadelphia Daily News article, 1995-04-27, Retrieved on 2013-05-07.
5.Jump up ^ Con Job, Sports Illustrated article, 1995-08-28, Retrieved on 2013-05-07.

External links[edit]
Sports Illustrated Article on the fight

Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne

2016-10-24T21:01:07Z

Asenkonchev007:

<fight>521635</fight>
*'''Commission:''' Tennessee Boxing & Racing Commission
*[[:Image:Program22Feb2003.jpg|Program Cover]]

Background

In his previous fight on June 8, 2002, Mike Tyson had met WBC and IBF heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. In what would prove to be the final title match of Tyson's career, he was thoroughly outboxed by Lewis, who from the second round on, won every round on the judge's scorecards before knocking out Tyson in the eighth. Though Tyson's plans were not immediately known after his defeat, he announced in November that he would return to boxing on February 22, 2003 to take on fringe contender Clifford Etienne, with the fight taking place at the site of his previous fight with Lewis, the Pyramid Arena in Memphis.[1] Etienne's began his professional career with 19 consecutive victories and was named 2000's "Most Exciting Fighter to Watch" by The Ring magazine, but a loss to Fres Oquendo, in which Etienne was knocked down seven times in eight rounds, halted his progress. Only days before the fight was to take place, however, Tyson's new trainer Freddie Roach announced that he didn't think Tyson was ready for the fight and advised him to not go through with it, citing Tyson's lack of condition, as well as the fact that a loss to a journeyman like Etienne could end Tyson's career.[2] Two days later, the fight was cancelled after both the fight's promoters and Tyson's team failed to hear back from Tyson about whether or not he would go through with the fight.[3] However, Tyson arrived in Memphis the following day, seemingly putting the fight back on, but the fight was again held up as Etienne pulled out because several members of his camp had already left Memphis after the first cancellation.[4] The following day, Etienne had a change of heart and stated "This morning, I woke up and I thought about it. I realized that I've worked all these weeks for this. I weighed everything out again. The fight is on."[5]

The Fight

Despite concerns about Tyson's condition, the fight would prove to be one of his quickest victories. Tyson would start the match aggressively by throwing powerful combinations at Etienne, causing Etienne to clinch with Tyson, though the combined momentum of the two fighters caused both men to stumble to the mat and the referee then called a brief timeout to allow the fighters to regroup from the fall. After the fight was resumed, Tyson continued to throw wild power punches at Etienne, though none connected. Etienne responded by throwing several power punches of his own which caused Tyson to clinch. After being separated, Etienne missed Tyson with a left jab–right hand combination. Tyson then missed with a left hook, but rebounded with a strong right hand that sent Etienne down. Etienne laid flat on his back and made no attempt to get back up as the referee counted him out. Tyson was then awarded the knockout victory at 49 seconds of the first round. The victory would be the 50th and final one of Tyson's professional career.[6]

The Fight

Despite concerns about Tyson's condition, the fight would prove to be one of his quickest victories. Tyson would start the match aggressively by throwing powerful combinations at Etienne, causing Etienne to clinch with Tyson, though the combined momentum of the two fighters caused both men to stumble to the mat and the referee then called a brief timeout to allow the fighters to regroup from the fall. After the fight was resumed, Tyson continued to throw wild power punches at Etienne, though none connected. Etienne responded by throwing several power punches of his own which caused Tyson to clinch. After being separated, Etienne missed Tyson with a left jab–right hand combination. Tyson then missed with a left hook, but rebounded with a strong right hand that sent Etienne down. Etienne laid flat on his back and made no attempt to get back up as the referee counted him out. Tyson was then awarded the knockout victory at 49 seconds of the first round. The victory would be the 50th and final one of Tyson's professional career.[6]

Aftermath

Prior the fight, there had been preliminary discussions about a possible rematch between Lewis and Tyson that would take place during June of 2003 depending on how well Tyson performed against Etienne.[7] Immediately after his impressive victory over Etienne, Jim Gray conducted an interview with Tyson and asked him if the rematch with Lewis was next. However, after being dominated by Lewis in the previous fight, Tyson was reluctant to face Lewis so soon and said he would need at least two more tuneup bouts before he would consider fighting Lewis again. However, with both men in their late 30s and at the end of their careers, Lewis insisted that the match take place in June and gave Tyson an April 15 deadline to accept the match, but Tyson passed on the match and instead agreed to face Oleg Maskaev on the undercard of Lewis' title defense against Vitali Klitschko, which was scheduled for June 21.[8] However, Tyson pulled out of the deal and would not fight for the remainder of 2003 due in large part to Tyson filing for bankruptcy and subsequently filing a $100 million lawsuit against Don King. After a 17-month layoff, Tyson would finally return to boxing on July 30, 2004 to take on Danny Williams. Though he came into the fight as a 9–1 underdog, Williams would upset Tyson by knocking him out in the fourth round.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson_vs._Clifford_Etienne

File:Tyson vs Etienne.jpg

2016-10-24T20:43:51Z

Asenkonchev007:

Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne

2016-10-24T20:38:19Z

Asenkonchev007:

Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne

2016-10-24T20:37:36Z

Asenkonchev007:

<fight>521635</fight>
*'''Commission:''' Tennessee Boxing & Racing Commission
*[[:Image:Program22Feb2003.jpg|Program Cover]]
[[Media:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/Tyson_vs_Etienne.jpg]]

Background

In his previous fight on June 8, 2002, Mike Tyson had met WBC and IBF heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. In what would prove to be the final title match of Tyson's career, he was thoroughly outboxed by Lewis, who from the second round on, won every round on the judge's scorecards before knocking out Tyson in the eighth. Though Tyson's plans were not immediately known after his defeat, he announced in November that he would return to boxing on February 22, 2003 to take on fringe contender Clifford Etienne, with the fight taking place at the site of his previous fight with Lewis, the Pyramid Arena in Memphis.[1] Etienne's began his professional career with 19 consecutive victories and was named 2000's "Most Exciting Fighter to Watch" by The Ring magazine, but a loss to Fres Oquendo, in which Etienne was knocked down seven times in eight rounds, halted his progress. Only days before the fight was to take place, however, Tyson's new trainer Freddie Roach announced that he didn't think Tyson was ready for the fight and advised him to not go through with it, citing Tyson's lack of condition, as well as the fact that a loss to a journeyman like Etienne could end Tyson's career.[2] Two days later, the fight was cancelled after both the fight's promoters and Tyson's team failed to hear back from Tyson about whether or not he would go through with the fight.[3] However, Tyson arrived in Memphis the following day, seemingly putting the fight back on, but the fight was again held up as Etienne pulled out because several members of his camp had already left Memphis after the first cancellation.[4] The following day, Etienne had a change of heart and stated "This morning, I woke up and I thought about it. I realized that I've worked all these weeks for this. I weighed everything out again. The fight is on."[5]

The Fight

Despite concerns about Tyson's condition, the fight would prove to be one of his quickest victories. Tyson would start the match aggressively by throwing powerful combinations at Etienne, causing Etienne to clinch with Tyson, though the combined momentum of the two fighters caused both men to stumble to the mat and the referee then called a brief timeout to allow the fighters to regroup from the fall. After the fight was resumed, Tyson continued to throw wild power punches at Etienne, though none connected. Etienne responded by throwing several power punches of his own which caused Tyson to clinch. After being separated, Etienne missed Tyson with a left jab–right hand combination. Tyson then missed with a left hook, but rebounded with a strong right hand that sent Etienne down. Etienne laid flat on his back and made no attempt to get back up as the referee counted him out. Tyson was then awarded the knockout victory at 49 seconds of the first round. The victory would be the 50th and final one of Tyson's professional career.[6]

The Fight

Despite concerns about Tyson's condition, the fight would prove to be one of his quickest victories. Tyson would start the match aggressively by throwing powerful combinations at Etienne, causing Etienne to clinch with Tyson, though the combined momentum of the two fighters caused both men to stumble to the mat and the referee then called a brief timeout to allow the fighters to regroup from the fall. After the fight was resumed, Tyson continued to throw wild power punches at Etienne, though none connected. Etienne responded by throwing several power punches of his own which caused Tyson to clinch. After being separated, Etienne missed Tyson with a left jab–right hand combination. Tyson then missed with a left hook, but rebounded with a strong right hand that sent Etienne down. Etienne laid flat on his back and made no attempt to get back up as the referee counted him out. Tyson was then awarded the knockout victory at 49 seconds of the first round. The victory would be the 50th and final one of Tyson's professional career.[6]

Aftermath

Prior the fight, there had been preliminary discussions about a possible rematch between Lewis and Tyson that would take place during June of 2003 depending on how well Tyson performed against Etienne.[7] Immediately after his impressive victory over Etienne, Jim Gray conducted an interview with Tyson and asked him if the rematch with Lewis was next. However, after being dominated by Lewis in the previous fight, Tyson was reluctant to face Lewis so soon and said he would need at least two more tuneup bouts before he would consider fighting Lewis again. However, with both men in their late 30s and at the end of their careers, Lewis insisted that the match take place in June and gave Tyson an April 15 deadline to accept the match, but Tyson passed on the match and instead agreed to face Oleg Maskaev on the undercard of Lewis' title defense against Vitali Klitschko, which was scheduled for June 21.[8] However, Tyson pulled out of the deal and would not fight for the remainder of 2003 due in large part to Tyson filing for bankruptcy and subsequently filing a $100 million lawsuit against Don King. After a 17-month layoff, Tyson would finally return to boxing on July 30, 2004 to take on Danny Williams. Though he came into the fight as a 9–1 underdog, Williams would upset Tyson by knocking him out in the fourth round.

Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne

2016-10-24T20:35:36Z

Asenkonchev007:

<fight>521635</fight>
*'''Commission:''' Tennessee Boxing & Racing Commission
*[[:Image:Program22Feb2003.jpg|Program Cover]]
[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/Tyson_vs_Etienne.jpg]]

Background

In his previous fight on June 8, 2002, Mike Tyson had met WBC and IBF heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. In what would prove to be the final title match of Tyson's career, he was thoroughly outboxed by Lewis, who from the second round on, won every round on the judge's scorecards before knocking out Tyson in the eighth. Though Tyson's plans were not immediately known after his defeat, he announced in November that he would return to boxing on February 22, 2003 to take on fringe contender Clifford Etienne, with the fight taking place at the site of his previous fight with Lewis, the Pyramid Arena in Memphis.[1] Etienne's began his professional career with 19 consecutive victories and was named 2000's "Most Exciting Fighter to Watch" by The Ring magazine, but a loss to Fres Oquendo, in which Etienne was knocked down seven times in eight rounds, halted his progress. Only days before the fight was to take place, however, Tyson's new trainer Freddie Roach announced that he didn't think Tyson was ready for the fight and advised him to not go through with it, citing Tyson's lack of condition, as well as the fact that a loss to a journeyman like Etienne could end Tyson's career.[2] Two days later, the fight was cancelled after both the fight's promoters and Tyson's team failed to hear back from Tyson about whether or not he would go through with the fight.[3] However, Tyson arrived in Memphis the following day, seemingly putting the fight back on, but the fight was again held up as Etienne pulled out because several members of his camp had already left Memphis after the first cancellation.[4] The following day, Etienne had a change of heart and stated "This morning, I woke up and I thought about it. I realized that I've worked all these weeks for this. I weighed everything out again. The fight is on."[5]

The Fight

Despite concerns about Tyson's condition, the fight would prove to be one of his quickest victories. Tyson would start the match aggressively by throwing powerful combinations at Etienne, causing Etienne to clinch with Tyson, though the combined momentum of the two fighters caused both men to stumble to the mat and the referee then called a brief timeout to allow the fighters to regroup from the fall. After the fight was resumed, Tyson continued to throw wild power punches at Etienne, though none connected. Etienne responded by throwing several power punches of his own which caused Tyson to clinch. After being separated, Etienne missed Tyson with a left jab–right hand combination. Tyson then missed with a left hook, but rebounded with a strong right hand that sent Etienne down. Etienne laid flat on his back and made no attempt to get back up as the referee counted him out. Tyson was then awarded the knockout victory at 49 seconds of the first round. The victory would be the 50th and final one of Tyson's professional career.[6]

The Fight

Despite concerns about Tyson's condition, the fight would prove to be one of his quickest victories. Tyson would start the match aggressively by throwing powerful combinations at Etienne, causing Etienne to clinch with Tyson, though the combined momentum of the two fighters caused both men to stumble to the mat and the referee then called a brief timeout to allow the fighters to regroup from the fall. After the fight was resumed, Tyson continued to throw wild power punches at Etienne, though none connected. Etienne responded by throwing several power punches of his own which caused Tyson to clinch. After being separated, Etienne missed Tyson with a left jab–right hand combination. Tyson then missed with a left hook, but rebounded with a strong right hand that sent Etienne down. Etienne laid flat on his back and made no attempt to get back up as the referee counted him out. Tyson was then awarded the knockout victory at 49 seconds of the first round. The victory would be the 50th and final one of Tyson's professional career.[6]

Aftermath

Prior the fight, there had been preliminary discussions about a possible rematch between Lewis and Tyson that would take place during June of 2003 depending on how well Tyson performed against Etienne.[7] Immediately after his impressive victory over Etienne, Jim Gray conducted an interview with Tyson and asked him if the rematch with Lewis was next. However, after being dominated by Lewis in the previous fight, Tyson was reluctant to face Lewis so soon and said he would need at least two more tuneup bouts before he would consider fighting Lewis again. However, with both men in their late 30s and at the end of their careers, Lewis insisted that the match take place in June and gave Tyson an April 15 deadline to accept the match, but Tyson passed on the match and instead agreed to face Oleg Maskaev on the undercard of Lewis' title defense against Vitali Klitschko, which was scheduled for June 21.[8] However, Tyson pulled out of the deal and would not fight for the remainder of 2003 due in large part to Tyson filing for bankruptcy and subsequently filing a $100 million lawsuit against Don King. After a 17-month layoff, Tyson would finally return to boxing on July 30, 2004 to take on Danny Williams. Though he came into the fight as a 9–1 underdog, Williams would upset Tyson by knocking him out in the fourth round.

Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne

2016-10-24T20:33:44Z

Asenkonchev007:

File:Tontcho Tontchev.jpg

2016-10-21T20:41:29Z

Asenkonchev007: Asenkonchev007 uploaded a new version of "File:Tontcho Tontchev.jpg"

File:Tontcho Tontchev.jpg

2016-10-21T20:40:26Z

Asenkonchev007: Asenkonchev007 uploaded a new version of "File:Tontcho Tontchev.jpg"

File:Ssg-umt-16e.jpg

2016-10-21T20:30:46Z

Asenkonchev007:

File:Norris sited after fight.jpeg

2016-10-21T20:03:58Z

Asenkonchev007: Tyson accused Norris of faking his knee injury in order to get out of the fight without recording an official loss

Tyson accused Norris of faking his knee injury in order to get out of the fight without recording an official loss

Mike Tyson vs. Orlin Norris

2016-10-21T19:56:37Z

Asenkonchev007: /* Notes */

[[File:Mike Tyson vs. Orlin Norris . Fasan.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
<fight>33395</fight>

== Notes ==
Norris was hit and knocked down after the bell, injuring his knee during the fall, resulting in [[no contest]].

The fight would only last one round. Tyson was clearly the aggressor for the fight's first and only round, constantly having Norris on the defensive and throwing several power punches during the round. Norris offered little offense during the round, only landing a few jabs while mostly attempting to avoid trading blows with the stronger Tyson. At the very end of the round, Tyson and Norris were engaged in a clinch. Just after the bell sounded, Tyson landed a left hand that dropped Norris to the mat. As a result, referee Richard Steele deducted two points from Tyson on the judge's official scorecards. Both Norris and Tyson then proceeded to their respective corners, but after the bell rang to signify the start of the second round, Norris remained seated on a stool in his corner as Steele granted him extra time. Norris then notified the official ringside doctor Flip Homansky that he had injured his knee following the fall and as a result, could not continue with the fight, which was stopped and ruled a no-contest. A disappointed Tyson had to be restrained by his corner from confronting Norris.

Aftermath

Tyson accused Norris of faking his knee injury in order to get out of the fight without recording an official loss and publicly announced his intentions to meet Norris in a rematch in December of that same year. Norris, however, maintained his innocence, stating that he "just went down the wrong way on my right knee."[10] Because of his illegal punch, Tyson's $8.7 million purse was temporally withheld from him by the Nevada State Athletic Commission as they reviewed whether or not he had intentionally hit Norris after the bell, but they chose not to punish him further and granted him his full purse only a week after the fight.[11] Tyson then chose not to proceed with a rematch with Norris and instead agreed to face British journeyman Julius Francis in Manchester in January 2000. Norris then filed a $2 million lawsuit against Tyson, claiming that Tyson had broken an agreement that the two had made for the rematch in which Norris was reportedly promised a $2 million payday. However, Norris' request was denied by a Manhattan judge who stated that he did not think Norris argument would prevail in court

Source by Wikipedia.

Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock (2nd meeting)

2016-10-12T22:31:46Z

Asenkonchev007: /* Notes */

<fight>5314</fight>

== Notes ==
*Ruddock down in 2nd and 3rd rounds.
*Tyson had one point deducted in the 4th, 9th, and 10th rounds for fouls.
*Ruddock lost a point in the 8th round for hitting after the bell.

Mike Tyson vs. Alex Stewart

2016-10-12T21:40:07Z

Asenkonchev007: /* Notes */

<fight>4801</fight>
*[[:Image:F4801P.jpeg|Program cover]]

== Notes ==
*Tyson had Stewart down three times. After the fight, [[Larry Merchant]] criticized the fight and Mike Tyson for fighting Stewart.
*This would be Mike Tyson's last fight with [[HBO]]. Tyson and Don King had stated that they would not renew their contract with HBO unless HBO would get rid of Larry Merchant. Since HBO kept Merchant, Tyson signed a deal with [[Showtime]].

Fight:362993

2016-09-18T13:11:12Z

Asenkonchev007:

1:49 before end to 6th round Tonchev made a huge right hook and then Villalta was went to knockdown so after big power hIts by Tonchev then Villalta was a suffered a cut in his right eye with blooding. 1:14 Villalta is went to secoud knockdown after combination by Tonchev so after that refer counts that. It is went so ugly because Villalta was deducted 2 points for body slamming Tontchev on 0:10. Refer decided to stop the fight by doctor advised him. Toncho Tonchev has been winner by TD.

Fight:362993

2016-09-18T12:40:46Z

Asenkonchev007:

Fight:362993

2016-09-18T12:37:48Z

Asenkonchev007: Toncho Tonchev vs Luise villalta

1:49 before end to 6th round Tonchev made a huge right hook and then Villalta was went to knockdown so after big power hIts by Tonchev then Villalta was a suffered a cut in his right eye with blooding. 1:14 Villlta is went to secoud knockdown after combination by Tonchev so after that refer counts that. It is went so ugly because Villalta was deducted 2 points for body slamming Tontchev on 0:10. Refer decided to stop the fight by doctor advised him. I think that Toncho Tonchev was winner by TKO.

File:C66108cf8275d94e063a835ea94c464a.jpg

2016-07-27T17:45:22Z

Asenkonchev007: Win IBF title on 2011-10-22

Win IBF title on 2011-10-22