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SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® WITH PAULIE AYALA-JOHNNY TAPIA I & II, PLUS ISRAEL VAZQUEZ-RAFAEL MARQUEZ I, II & III
UNRIVALED “RIVALRIES”
Spauskite ČIA to Watch Round 12 From Ayala-Tapia I & Tune-In Tonight To Re-Live The Full Fight (SHO EXTREME® į 10 p.m. IR/PT)
Nuotrauka kreditų: Tomas Kazino / Showtime
NEW YORK (Vasaris. 4, 2016) – Round 2 iš Showtime Sportas® 12-round celebration commemorating 30 years of Showtime ČEMPIONATO Boksas® continues in February with “Rivalries’’ onSHO EXTREME®.
This month will be highlighted by five of the most exhilarating and memorable fights in boxing history: the two Paulie Ayala-Johnny Tapiabattles and the first three Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez wars.
Ayala-Tapia I was 1999 Kova Metų; Ayala was 1999 Kovotojas Metų.
The initial three Vazquez-Marquez showdowns are universally acknowledged as among the best of all-time and were consensus Fight of the Year winners in 2007 and ’08. Be, the third round of Vazquez-Marquez II earned Round of the Year honors in ’07 while the fourth of Vazquez-Marquez III was 2008 Apvalaus Metų.
These epic rivalries will air on “Throwback Thursdays” all month long at10 p.m. IR/PT on SHO EXTREME and are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime ANYTIME® and via the network’s online streaming service. Each fight will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer.
Below is the schedule of SHOWTIME EXTREME premieres for the month of February:
- Today/Thursday, Vasaris. 4: Ayala vs. Tapia I
- Ketvirtadienis, Vasaris. 11: Ayala vs. Tapia II
- Ketvirtadienis, Vasaris. 18: Vazquez vs. Marquez man & II
- Ketvirtadienis, Vasaris. 25: Vazquez vs. Marquez III
In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Steve'as Farhood.
RIVALRIES
By Steve Farhood
Boxing without rivalries would be like elections without debates.
Rivalries are natural, especially in boxing. Who is the best prospect in the neighborhood?
Who is the best bantamweight in Mexico? Who is the best fighter in the entire world?
Fans want to know, and so do the fighters, especially if a one-on-one matchup is likely to provide a definitive answer.
The best example comes from the best rivalry in history, regardless of sport: When Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier clashed in their rubber match in Manila, they were fighting for something much greater than the world heavyweight title. They were fighting for the championship of each other.
Ali-Frazier … Robinson-LaMotta … Louis-Schmeling … Barrera-Morales … Mayweather-Pacquiao … Pep-Saddler … Leonard-Duran … Holyfield-Tyson: Boxing history has been told through its juiciest rivalries.
Į 30 years of memorable fighters and unforgettable fights, SHOWTIME boxing’s history can largely be told through its rivalries as well.
Dėl Showtime EXTREME, we’ll be focusing on two rivalries in particular: Rafael Marquez-Israel Vazquez and Paulie Ayala-Johnny Tapia.
Marquez-Vazquez is the equal of any pairing in recent history. So compelling were the battles, so consuming was the rivalry that many fans can’t tell you what the final scoreboard read. It didn’t matter all that much.
(Fittingly, the fighters split four bouts.)
What made Marquez-Vazquez different from most rivalries: They were defined more by similarities than differences. Most rivalries feature stark contrast. Think Borg-McEnroe. Or Bird-Magic. Or Evert-Navratilova. But Marquez and Vazquez were both classy champions from Mexico who needed each other to raise their profiles and all-time standings.
They gave us no trash-talking, no posturing, no hatred, real or imagined. Užuot, they punched and bled and fought proudly and at the highest level. And because of the classic ring drama they created, that was more than enough.
Suffice to say that two of their bouts were chosen as Fight of the Year. And Marquez-Vazquez III was surely among the best fights I’ve covered live in my 37 years in boxing.
It was a bit different with Ayala and Tapia. When they first fought, Ayala wasn’t a familiar name. Tapia, iš kitos pusės, was an undefeated and long-reigning champion with a unique personality and a distinctive ring persona.
A suitable rival is exactly what Tapia needed to fully realize the potential that we sensed when he soundly defeated New Mexico rival Danny Romero two years before.
A pair of controversial decisions, the contentiousness that marked the negotiations preceding the rematch, and Tapia’s raw emotion made Ayala-Tapia a particularly bitter rivalry.
It was a memorable rivalry as well.
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BELLATOR MMA INKS SERGEI KHARITONOV TO AN EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-KOVA PIRKIMĄ
SANTA MONICA (Vasaris 3, 2015) - Sergejus Kharitonov (23-5) is the newest free agent by Bellator MMA, with the news that the Russian heavyweight has been signed to an exclusive multi-year, kelių kova sutartis. A veteran of both Strikeforce and Pride Fighting Championships, Kharitonov remains on active duty with the Russian Airborne Troops.
Doubling as a kickboxer at different points throughout his combat sports career, “The Paratrooper” has decided to parlay his recent five-fight winning streak and focus purely on mixed martial arts. Kharitonov’s resume is extensive, with the 35-year-old scoring wins against some of the sport’s most notable names including UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum, Andrejus Arlovski, Pedro Rizzo, Murilo “Ninja” Rua, and Alistair Overeem.
“I have had the best seat in the house for some of Kharitonov’s heavyweight outings,"Bellator MMA prezidentas Scottas Coker sakė, “and I know Sergei [Kharitonov] can come in and make an immediate impact on our heavyweight division. He is an extremely skilled and experienced fighter who can end a fight in the blink of an eye, and we look forward to having him do just that inside the Bellator cage. Daugiau, he’s already competed at one ‘Dynamite’ event before, maybe he could do so again in the future!"
Kharitonov joins a division that is currently championed by fellow Russian fighter Vitalijus Minakov, other top names include Bobby Lashley, Cheick Kongo, Vinicius Queiroz, Kimbo Slice, Tonis Johnsonas, Justinas Wren, Danas Čarlzas, ir Jamesas Thompsonas.
Undefeated Alex Martin ready for first national television exposure on TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX DEPORTES
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ABNER MARES AND FERNANDO MONTIEL TO MEET IN ALL-ACTION SHOWDOWN OF THREE-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPIONS ON SATURDAY, KOVO 12, LIVE ON CBS®
NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS TO HOLD WEIGH-INS THIS FRIDAY AT LEWISTON RAMADA
Lewiston, Meino (Vasaris 3, 2016) - Naujosios Anglijos Kovų (NEF), Amerikos numeris vienas regioninis kova skatinimas, atliks savo renginį, “NEF 21: Nemirtingųjų” tai Šeštadienis, Vasaris 6, 2016 tuo Androscoggin Bank Colisée Lewiston, Meino. The event will feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Anksčiau šiandien, the promotion announced that it would hold the event weigh-in this Penktadienis, Vasaris 5, 2016, į 2:00 pm EST at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center. The Ramada is located at 490 Pleasant Street in Lewiston, Meino.
Weigh-ins are open to the public and free to attend. All of the fighters competing on Saturday night will be at the weigh-in, including MMA headliners Bruce “Gana Vaikinas” Boyington (12-8) and Jon Lemke (5-3), as well as boxing main event participants Brandon “Cannon” Uoga (10-1) and Tollison Lewis (2-0). Fans and press are encouraged to attend. For those unable to make it to the Ramada on Friday, weigh-ins will be streamed live on the NEF Youtube page at www.Youtube.com/nefmma.
The “NEF 21” Kova skyriaus:
PROFESINĖS Boksas
149 Svarų: Tollison Lewis vs. Brandon Uoga
147 Svarų: Evincii Dixon vs. Antonio Chaves Fernandez
175 Svarų: Crowsneck Boutin vs. Joel Bishop
PROFESINĖS MMA
155 POUND TITLE: Jon Lemke vs. Bruce Boyington (c)
145 Svarų: Derek Shorey vs. Josh Lange
185 Svarų: Zach Elkins vs. Mike Hansenas
155 Svarų: Zenon Herrera vs. CJ ewer
170 Svarų: Andrew Tripp vs. Alex Henry
125 Svarų: Norman Fox vs. Brandon Warne
MĖGĖJŲ MMA
205 POUND TITLE: Mike Williams vs. Ryanas Glover
170 POUND TITLE: Ricky Dexter vs. Kalebas Farrington
135 POUND TITLE: Henry Clark vs. Johnny amatų
145 Svarų: Rafael Velado vs. Mike Pietersen
120 Svarų: Erin Lamonte vs. Randi Bet Boyington
140 Svarų: Erik Nelson vs. Julio Martinez
265 Svarų: Gravin Guillen vs. Matt Glover
155 Svarų: Frank Johanson vs. Taylor Costantino
265 Svarų: Brendan Battles vs. Dave Smith
230 Svarų: Zak Bergeron vs. Ras Hylton
170 Svarų: Adam Nielsen vs. Ruben Redman
155 Svarų: Dustin Shorey vs. Juan Meneses
160 Svarų: Caleb Swoveland vs. Tom Burgess
155 Svarų: Tony Agust vs. Chad Murillo
125 Svarų: Justin Witham vs. Jake Denham
140 Svarų: Clifford Redman vs. Richmond Pierce Wiegman
135 Svarų: David Thompson vs. Caleb Costello
Naujosios Anglijos kovų "Kitas renginys, "NEF 21: Nemirtingųjų,” takes place this Saturday, Vasaris 6, 2016 tuo Androscoggin Bank Colisée Lewiston, Meino. Bell time is 7:00 PM EST. Tickets for “NEF 21” start at just $25 ir yra parduoti dabar www.TheColisee.com arba paskambinus COLISEE dėžutė biurą 207.783.2009 x 525. Daugiau informacijos apie renginį ir kovoti kortelių atnaujinimus, apsilankykite skatinimo tinklapyje adresu www.NewEnglandFights.com. Papildomai, Jūs galite žiūrėti NEF vaizdo įrašus www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, jų laikytis Twitternefights ir prisijungti prie oficialaus "Facebook" grupė "Naujosios Anglijos kovoja."
Tomas “Cornflake” Lamanna į antraštę šeštadienį, Kovas 19 at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City
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