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Larry Holmes vs. Eric Esch

2014-06-01T21:46:15Z

Jcs:

[[File:Holmes-Butterbean.jpg|right]]
<fight>356559</fight>

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) When Larry Holmes entered the ring, the stereo boomed "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" and the crowd roared its approval. It was just like old times for Holmes.

But it didn't take long for the 52-year-old Holmes to show his age against Eric "Butterbean" Esch on Saturday night.

When Holmes danced in his corner during introductions, his flabby midsection jiggled. When he fired off his once-lethal left jab, his opponent shook it off as if his nose itched.

And when he sat on the stool in his corner between rounds, he panted like a dog in afternoon heat, his stomach jutting out, the sweat pouring off his brow.

Yet, there was no stopping the former champion.

He won a unanimous decision over Esch in a 10-round sideshow that pitted a graying grandfather against a blubbery, baldheaded brawler who had never fought more than four rounds.

If boxing had a senior tour, Holmes would be a champion again.

But it doesn't, so the proud, paunchy former heavyweight will just have to keep beating up on has-beens, never-weres and oddities like Esch, a 334-pound former Toughman champion who's made a name for himself in boxing as "the king of the four-rounder."

It was the first fight for Holmes in nearly two years - since he beat 49-year-old Mike Weaver. His rust was surpassed only by his slow feet, wooden gait and timid approach to the wild-swinging Esch.

He opened the fight with 10 consecutive jabs, but none did any damage. Both fighters seemed afraid of each other: Esch refusing to attack until Holmes did, and Holmes circling while he gathered the energy to punch again.

By the end of the round, the crowd of 7,097 at Norfolk Scope arena was booing the lack of action. The boos continued through the fifth round.

Neither fighter was ever in trouble. By the sixth round, Esch was bleeding from a cut over his left eye, but it wasn't serious.

In the 10th, a haymaker by Esch knocked Holmes backward and he appeared to trip, falling into the ropes in the corner. Referee Chris Wollesen gave him a standing eight-count, though, and he finished strong.

== Notes ==
*Betting odds varied greatly for this fight. Holmes was favored between 2-to-1 and 6-to-1, depending on sportsbook and timing.

Tony Jeffries

2013-10-09T20:44:13Z

Jcs: Please do not revert - The accented 'A' in Alvarez is causing a database error.

<boxer>484413</boxer>
== Amateur career ==
Jeffries whose nickname is "Jaffa" started to box at the age of 10, inspired by his uncle [[Billy Bryce]], a former pro boxer. He joined Sunderland ABC and in 1999 won the school boys championships and Gold in the European Cadets (U-17) in 2001.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he lost to Scottish winner [[Kenny Anderson]] at light-heavy. Jeffries did win the [[ABA]] title at Light heavy in 2006.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat [[Christopher Downs]] and [[Ramazan Magomedov]], but lost to Kazakhstan southpaw [[Yerkebuian Shynaliyev]]. He did, however, qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

== Olympic games results ==
'''2008''' (as a Light heavyweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Eleider Alvarez]] (Colombia) 5-5
*Defeated [[Imre Szellő]] (Hungary) 10-2
*Lost to [[Kenneth Egan]] (Ireland) 3-10

== World amateur championships results ==
'''2007''' (as a Light heavyweight)
*Defeated [[Daniel Kooij]] (Netherlands) 13-6
*Defeated [[Christopher Downs]] (United States) 18-9
*Defeated [[Ramazan Magomedov]] (Belarus) 16-8
*Lost to [[Yerkabulan Shinaliev]] (Kazakhstan) 9-20

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffries, Tony}}
[[Category:Olympic Bronze Medalists]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:British Olympians]]
[[Category:ABA Champions]]

Tony Jeffries

2013-10-09T12:35:12Z

Jcs:

<boxer>484413</boxer>
== Amateur career ==
Jeffries whose nickname is "Jaffa" started to box at the age of 10, inspired by his uncle [[Billy Bryce]], a former pro boxer. He joined Sunderland ABC and in 1999 won the school boys championships and Gold in the European Cadets (U-17) in 2001.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he lost to Scottish winner [[Kenny Anderson]] at light-heavy. Jeffries did win the [[ABA]] title at Light heavy in 2006.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat [[Christopher Downs]] and [[Ramazan Magomedov]], but lost to Kazakhstan southpaw [[Yerkebuian Shynaliyev]]. He did, however, qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

== Olympic games results ==
'''2008''' (as a Light heavyweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Eleider Alvarez]] (Colombia) 5-5
*Defeated [[Imre Szellő]] (Hungary) 10-2
*Lost to [[Kenneth Egan]] (Ireland) 3-10

== World amateur championships results ==
'''2007''' (as a Light heavyweight)
*Defeated [[Daniel Kooij]] (Netherlands) 13-6
*Defeated [[Christopher Downs]] (United States) 18-9
*Defeated [[Ramazan Magomedov]] (Belarus) 16-8
*Lost to [[Yerkabulan Shinaliev]] (Kazakhstan) 9-20

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffries, Tony}}
[[Category:Olympic Bronze Medalists]]
[[Category:British Olympians]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:ABA Champions]]

Tony Jeffries

2013-10-09T02:08:35Z

Jcs:

<boxer>484413</boxer>
== Amateur career ==
Jeffries whose nickname is "Jaffa" started to box at the age of 10, inspired by his uncle [[Billy Bryce]], a former pro boxer. He joined Sunderland ABC and in 1999 won the school boys championships and Gold in the European Cadets (U-17) in 2001.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he lost to Scottish winner [[Kenny Anderson]] at light-heavy. Jeffries did win the [[ABA]] title at Light heavy in 2006.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat [[Christopher Downs]] and [[Ramazan Magomedov]], but lost to Kazakhstan southpaw [[Yerkebuian Shynaliyev]]. He did, however, qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

== Olympic games results ==
'''2008''' (as a Light heavyweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Eleider Álvarez]] (Colombia) 5-5
*Defeated [[Imre Szellő]] (Hungary) 10-2
*Lost to [[Kenneth Egan]] (Ireland) 3-10

== World amateur championships results ==
'''2007''' (as a Light heavyweight)
*Defeated [[Daniel Kooij]] (Netherlands) 13-6
*Defeated [[Christopher Downs]] (United States) 18-9
*Defeated [[Ramazan Magomedov]] (Belarus) 16-8
*Lost to [[Yerkabulan Shinaliev]] (Kazakhstan) 9-20

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffries, Tony}}
[[Category:Olympic Bronze Medalists]]
[[Category:British Olympians]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:ABA Champions]]

Fight:22489

2013-10-09T01:23:46Z

Jcs:

[[File:WildeMoore.jpeg|right|thumb|400px]]
<fight>22489</fight>

This was a great fight, filled to the brim with action. In general, Americans seem to have seen Moore as the winner and the British favored Wilde. According to the British, Moore did not "hit correctly," by which they meant that he tended to use the open glove, and this must have cost him points with the British referee. Wilde was in serious trouble in rounds 16 and 17 but came back with a fast finish.
 
== Comment(s): ==
- Wilde was a 5-2 betting underdog. [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70813FF3D5C147A93CAA8178CD85F4D8185F9] 
- Fight was set at a weight of 116lb. [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70813FF3D5C147A93CAA8178CD85F4D8185F9] 
- Purse was $25,000. [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70813FF3D5C147A93CAA8178CD85F4D8185F9]

Fight:22489

2013-10-09T01:21:16Z

Jcs:

Fight:22489

2013-10-09T01:20:32Z

Jcs:

[[File:WildeMoore.jpeg|right|thumb|400px]]
<fight>22489</fight>

This was a great fight, filled to the brim with action. In general, Americans seem to have seen Moore as the winner and the British favored Wilde. According to the British, Moore did not "hit correctly," by which they meant that he tended to use the open glove, and this must have cost him points with the British referee. Wilde was in serious trouble in rounds 16 and 17 but came back with a fast finish.
 
== Comment(s): ==
- Wilde was a 5-2 betting underdog. Fight was set at a weight of 116lb. [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70813FF3D5C147A93CAA8178CD85F4D8185F9].

Fight:22489

2013-10-09T01:19:19Z

Jcs:

[[File:WildeMoore.jpeg|right|thumb|400px]]
<fight>22489</fight>

This was a great fight, filled to the brim with action. In general, Americans seem to have seen Moore as the winner and the British favored Wilde. According to the British, Moore did not "hit correctly," by which they meant that he tended to use the open glove, and this must have cost him points with the British referee. Wilde was in serious trouble in rounds 16 and 17 but came back with a fast finish.
 
== Comment(s): ==
- Wilde was a 5-2 betting underdog [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70813FF3D5C147A93CAA8178CD85F4D8185F9].

Fight:1748121

2013-08-17T19:11:15Z

Jcs:

<fight>1748121</fight>

* In a televised bout, ESPN commentators [[Teddy Atlas]] and [[Joe Tessitore]] believed Usmanee deserved the decision, but Barthelemy unanimously won the bout on the cards. Clean but hard fought bout, in which Usmanee outlanded Barthelemy 282-238, but at a slightly lower connect percentage (Barthelemy 29%, Usmanee 26%).

Fight:1748121

2013-08-17T19:10:52Z

Jcs: Incredibly biased -- was a close fight.

Edison Miranda vs. Kariz Kariuki

2011-12-18T21:35:33Z

Jcs:

<fight>1633693</fight>

==Miranda Versus Kariuki==

Miranda and Kariuki fought a back and forth bout at the light heavyweight limit. Kariuki used solid jab and body work throughout, and his best round was the even second round in which he managed to stagger Miranda. However, Kariuki was standing straight up and not moving his head coming forward, and the more experienced Miranda used his power right to win rounds on points, exploiting Kariuki's style flaw.

In the fifth, Kariuki opted to slug it out with Miranda, and got knocked down by a vicious Miranda right hand during the exchanges.
Kiriuki got up, but his mouthpiece was out, and he waited for the referee to replace it. In what commentator [[Barry McGuigan]] called "a horrible piece of refereeing," the referee waived Miranda at Kariuki, who nearly got decked by a right with his hands down waiting for his replacement mouthpiece. Kariuki got up, and this time the referee did replace the mouthpiece, but Kariuki's legs were gone and the fight was stopped shortly thereafter when a Miranda right staggered a helpless Kariuki across the ring, out on is feet.

Yohei Tobe

2011-12-12T16:45:31Z

Jcs:

<boxer>562998</boxer>

== Japan national championship amateur results ==
'''2009''' (54kg)
*Defeated [[Yusuke Suzuki]] by PTS
*Defeated [[Koichi Shindo]] by PTS
*Lost to [[Katsuaki Susa]] by PTS

Yohei Tobe

2011-12-12T16:43:37Z

Jcs: Created page with "<boxer>562998</boxer>"

Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson

2011-12-11T14:54:24Z

Jcs:

<fight>1617284</fight>

==Lamont Peterson Versus Amir Khan, WBA and IBF World Light Welterweight Championship==

* Khan took the early points lead when he knocked down Peterson on the ropes with a left hook in the first round for a 10-8 round
* Khan incurred point deductions in rounds seven and twelve for excessive pushing, costing him the fight
* Without the point deduction in the twelfth and final round, the fight would have been scored a draw: 116-110, 113-113, 113-113
* Even with the point deductions by referee Joseph Cooper, many of the press at ringside saw the close bout as a 113-113 draw.
* Peterson wins Khan's WBA and IBF Light Welterweight titles, earning a possible lucrative chance in mid-2012 against [[Floyd Mayweather]]
* Khan appeared to win rounds 1, 2, 5, 6, and 9, Peterson appeared to win rounds 3, 7 (10-8), and the all important 11th and 12th (10-8) rounds. Rounds 4 and 10 appeared close.
* Khan dominated the rounds he won with his jab, while Peterson threw and landed more effective body shots when he pinned Khan along the ropes throughout the contest
* Peterson defeats Khan, the Boxrec # 2 ranked Light Welterweight in the world, to rise in the rankings. Peterson's sole loss was a decision to Boxrec # 1 [[Timothy Bradley]]
* Billed by promoter [[Oscar De La Hoya]] as the 'Capital Showdown. On staging this Golden Boy Promotion on HBO in Washington D.C., De La Hoya stated "We will be (coming) back to D.C."
* Peterson versus Khan press conference clip on Youtube [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9t33MKLLic]]

Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson

2011-12-11T14:53:56Z

Jcs: fixed bad math

<fight>1617284</fight>

==Lamont Peterson Versus Amir Khan, WBA and IBF World Light Welterweight Championship==

* Khan took the early points lead when he knocked down Peterson on the ropes with a left hook in the first round for a 10-8 round
* Khan incurred point deductions in rounds seven and twelve for excessive pushing, costing him the fight
* Without the point deduction in the twelfth and final round, Khan would have won a majority decision 116-110, 114-112, 113-113
* Even with the point deductions by referee Joseph Cooper, many of the press at ringside saw the close bout as a 113-113 draw.
* Peterson wins Khan's WBA and IBF Light Welterweight titles, earning a possible lucrative chance in mid-2012 against [[Floyd Mayweather]]
* Khan appeared to win rounds 1, 2, 5, 6, and 9, Peterson appeared to win rounds 3, 7 (10-8), and the all important 11th and 12th (10-8) rounds. Rounds 4 and 10 appeared close.
* Khan dominated the rounds he won with his jab, while Peterson threw and landed more effective body shots when he pinned Khan along the ropes throughout the contest
* Peterson defeats Khan, the Boxrec # 2 ranked Light Welterweight in the world, to rise in the rankings. Peterson's sole loss was a decision to Boxrec # 1 [[Timothy Bradley]]
* Billed by promoter [[Oscar De La Hoya]] as the 'Capital Showdown. On staging this Golden Boy Promotion on HBO in Washington D.C., De La Hoya stated "We will be (coming) back to D.C."
* Peterson versus Khan press conference clip on Youtube [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9t33MKLLic]]

Herbie Hide vs. Damon Reed

2011-07-16T21:38:00Z

Jcs:

<fight>12494</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defence of Hide) 
*Weights: Hide 219 lbs, Reed 206 lbs

== Comment ==
- Hide breaks a record for the fastest KO in heavyweight title history, at 0:52. 
- On the telecast, it was mentioned that Reed weighed in with clothes and boots on.

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Herbie Hide vs. Damon Reed

2011-07-16T21:37:50Z

Jcs:

<fight>12494</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defence of Hide) 
*Weights: Hide 219 lbs, Reed 206 lbs

== Comment ==
- Hide breaks a record for the fastest KO in heavyweight title history, at 0:52.
- On the telecast, it was mentioned that Reed weighed in with clothes and boots on.

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Chantel Cordova vs. Unity Young

2011-03-04T19:01:14Z

Jcs:

<fight>1097467</fight>

* Chantel Cordova (4-0-0) weighs in at 102 1/2 lbs.
* Unity Young (0-2-0) weighs in at 98 1/4 lbs.

* The fight was not scheduled to be televised, making on the air only due to the quick stoppages in the previous bouts.
* Chantel Cordova is the sister of welterweight fighter [[Marvin Cordova Jr.]], also on the night's fightcard.

*Cordova landed several solid punches early in the first round.
*Young looking completely unskilled as a boxer, eventually ended up with her back to Cordova while not landing any of her wildly thrown punches.
*Young's corner [[throw in the towel|throws in the towel]] 1:06 into the first round.

*[[ESPN Wednesday Night Fights]] commentators [[Teddy Atlas]] and [[Joe Tessitore]] remarked on the danger Young faced having been placed in a professional boxing match by her trainer and handlers, while being entirely ill equipped for the fight.

* Although these two fighters fought before (with a similar outcome), the prior match-up was never mentioned by Atlas or Tessitore.

Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman

2011-01-25T17:01:49Z

Jcs:

[[File:F8888.JPG|right|250px|thumb]]
<fight>8888</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Moorer defending) 
*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (Moorer defending) 
*[[:Image:George Foreman - Michael Moorer.jpg|Photo #2]]; [[:Image:Moorer-Foreman.Program.jpg|Program cover]]
== Comment(s): ==
- Shortly after this fight, Foreman was stripped by the WBA for refusing to face [[Tony Tucker]]. 
- Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]]. 
- Foreman becomes the oldest boxer in history to win the heavyweight title at age 45. 
- Foreman regained the title he lost 20 years earlier. 
- Moorer was a 3-to-1 betting favorite [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005936/index.htm].

Chris Arreola vs. Tomasz Adamek

2011-01-24T20:35:08Z

Jcs:

<fight>1488119</fight>

*'''[[IBF]] International Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense of Adamek)
*'''[[NABO]] Heavyweight Title''' (Vacant Title)
*'''Aired on:''' ''[[HBO Boxing After Dark]]''

== Notes ==
[[File:Chris Arreola vs. Tomasz Adamek (poster).jpg|right|300px]]
*NABO title had been vacated by [[Brian Minto]].
*Adamek trained for this bout in Houston with [[Ronnie Shields]], former trainer of [[Evander Holyfield]] and [[Mike Tyson]].
*Adamek bloodied Arreola's face in the later rounds.
*Adamek took this bout near Arreola's home town, gave away three inches in height and 33 pounds in weight, but many Polish fans were in the house cheering for Adamek.
*Adamek circled Arreola and countered him for most of the bout, landing three or four punches to every punch thrown by Arreola, building an early lead on points, never trying to overpower him.
*Emotional bout for Adamek, who dedicated his performance to the 96 Polish lives lost in the recent plane crash in Western Russia, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and many members of the Polish government.
*Arreola stunned and staggered Adamek a number of times in the middle rounds.
*Adamek used superior hand speed and foot movement to win the last four rounds.
*Arreola landed some big combinations in round 10, but both of his eyes were badly swollen.
*Post fight comments by Arreola: "I thought I had him in the fifth round. He head butted me a lot. He beat me. I hurt my (right) hand in the fifth round, but kept going."
*Arreola knocked out Adamek's mouthpiece with a right hand in the fourth, with Adamek pinned on the ropes. Adamek warned by referee Jack Reiss for a low blow in the sixth.
*COMPUBOX statistics:
**Total punches thrown and landed: Adamek 197 of 631, Arreola 127 of 532.
**Power punches thrown and landed: Adamek 128 of 309, Arreola 67 of 213.

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Chris Arreola vs. Tomasz Adamek

2011-01-24T20:34:39Z

Jcs: Removed some obvious bias.

<fight>1488119</fight>

*'''[[IBF]] International Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense of Adamek)
*'''[[NABO]] Heavyweight Title''' (Vacant Title)
*'''Aired on:''' ''[[HBO Boxing After Dark]]''

== Notes ==
[[File:Chris Arreola vs. Tomasz Adamek (poster).jpg|right|300px]]
*NABO title had been vacated by [[Brian Minto]].
*Adamek trained for this bout in Houston with [[Ronnie Shields]], former trainer of [[Evander Holyfield]] and [[Mike Tyson]].
*Adamek bloodied Arreola's face in the later rounds.
*Adamek took this bout near Arreola's home town, gave away three inches in height and 33 pounds in weight, but many Polish fans were in the house cheering for Adamek.
*Adamek circled Arreola and countered him for most of the bout, landing three or four punches to every punch thrown by Arreola, building an early lead on points, never trying to overpower him.
*Emotional bout for Adamek, who dedicated his performance to the 96 Polish lives lost in the recent plane crash in Western Russia, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and many members of the Polish government.
*Arreola stunned and staggered Adamek a number of times in the middle rounds, and appeared close to a stoppage on more than one occasion.
*Adamek used superior hand speed and foot movement to win the last four rounds.
*Arreola landed some big combinations in round 10, but both of his eyes were badly swollen.
*Post fight comments by Arreola: "I thought I had him in the fifth round. He head butted me a lot. He beat me. I hurt my (right) hand in the fifth round, but kept going."
*Arreola knocked out Adamek's mouthpiece with a right hand in the fourth, with Adamek pinned on the ropes. Adamek warned by referee Jack Reiss for a low blow in the sixth.
*COMPUBOX statistics:
**Total punches thrown and landed: Adamek 197 of 631, Arreola 127 of 532.
**Power punches thrown and landed: Adamek 128 of 309, Arreola 67 of 213.

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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Montell Griffin (1st meeting)

2010-10-19T12:45:20Z

Jcs:

{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Jones || Griffin
|-
| Landed || 113 || 141
|-
| Thrown || 372 || 298
|-
| Pct. || 30% || 47%
|}
<fight>11502</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Light Heavyweight Title''' (1st defending of Jones) 
*'''Time:''' 2:27 
*'''Weights:''' 175 lbs (each)
*Promoter: Square Ring, Inc
 
== Comment(s) ==
- Jones was disqualified for hitting Griffin while he was down on a knee. 
- HBO's official scorer, Harold Lederman, had Jones ahead 76-75 prior to the start of round 9.

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Montell Griffin (1st meeting)

2010-10-19T12:45:07Z

Jcs:

{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Jones || Griffin
|-
| Landed || 113 || 141
|-
| Thrown || 372 || 298
|-
| Pct. || 30% || 47%
|}
<fight>11502</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Light Heavyweight Title''' (1st defending of Jones) 
*'''Time:''' 2:27 
*'''Weights:''' 175 lbs (each)
*Promoter: Square Ring, Inc
 
== Comment(s) ==
- Jones was disqualified for hitting Griffin while he was down on a knee.
- HBO's official scorer, Harold Lederman, had Jones ahead 76-75 prior to the start of round 9.