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Всі повідомлення FNU47
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”
Натисніть ОСЬ to Watch Round 12 From Ayala-Tapia I & Tune-In Tonight To Re-Live The Full Fight (ШО EXTREME® на 10 p.m. І/PT)
Фото кредит: Tom Казино / Showtime
НЬЮ-ЙОРК (Лютого. 4, 2016) – Round 2 з Showtime спорту® 12-round celebration commemorating 30 years of SHOWTIME ЧЕМПІОНАТ БОКС® continues in February with “Rivalries’’ onШО 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 Бій року; Ayala was 1999 Винищувач року.
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. Додатково, the third round of Vazquez-Marquez II earned Round of the Year honors in ’07 while the fourth of Vazquez-Marquez III was 2008 Круглий року.
These epic rivalries will air on “Throwback Thursdays” all month long at10 p.m. І/PT on SHO EXTREME and are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME У БУДЬ-ЯКИЙ ЧАС® 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, Лютого. 4: Ayala vs. Tapia I
- Четвер, Лютого. 11: Ayala vs. Tapia II
- Четвер, Лютого. 18: Васкес проти. Маркес Я & II
- Четвер, Лютого. 25: Васкес проти. Маркес III
In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Стів 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.
В 30 years of memorable fighters and unforgettable fights, SHOWTIME boxing’s history can largely be told through its rivalries as well.
На 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. Замість, 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 років у боксі.
It was a bit different with Ayala and Tapia. When they first fought, Ayala wasn’t a familiar name. Тапіа, з іншого боку, 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-FIGHT КОНТРАКТ
SANTA MONICA (Лютого 3, 2015) - Сергій Харитонов (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, Договір мульти-бой. 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, Андрій Арловський, Педро Ріццо, Murilo “Ninja” Rua, and Alistair Overeem.
“I have had the best seat in the house for some of Kharitonov’s heavyweight outings,"Сказав президент Bellator MMA Скотт Кокер, “and I know Sergei [Харитонов] 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. Більше, 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 Віталій Мінаков, other top names include Боббі Лешли, Шейх Конго, Вініцій Кейруш, Кімбо Slice, Тоні Джонсон, Джастін Рен, Ден Чарльз, і Джеймс Томпсон.
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ABNER MARES AND FERNANDO MONTIEL TO MEET IN ALL-ACTION SHOWDOWN OF THREE-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPIONS ON SATURDAY, МАРТА 12, LIVE ON CBS®
NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS TO HOLD WEIGH-INS THIS FRIDAY AT LEWISTON RAMADA
Льюїстон, Мен (Лютого 3, 2016) - New England Бої (NEF), Номер один Регіональне просування боротьба Америки, проведе свій наступний подія, “NEF 21: Безсмертні” це Субота, Лютого 6, 2016 в Androscoggin банку Colisée в Льюїстон, Мен. 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. Раніше сьогодні, the promotion announced that it would hold the event weigh-in this П'ятниця, Лютого 5, 2016, на 2:00 pm EST at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center. The Ramada is located at 490 Pleasant Street in Lewiston, Мен.
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 “Pretty Boy” Boyington (12-8) and Jon Lemke (5-3), as well as boxing main event participants Brandon “Гармата” Ягода (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” бій карти:
Професійний бокс
149 ФУНТІВ: Tollison Lewis vs. Брендон Беррі
147 ФУНТІВ: Evincii Dixon vs. Antonio Chaves Fernandez
175 ФУНТІВ: Crowsneck Boutin vs. Joel Bishop
ПРОФЕСІЙНИЙ ММА
155 POUND TITLE: Jon Lemke vs. Брюс Boyington (з)
145 ФУНТІВ: Derek Shorey vs. Josh Lange
185 ФУНТІВ: Zach Elkins vs. Майк Хансен
155 ФУНТІВ: Zenon Herrera vs. CJ Ewer
170 ФУНТІВ: Andrew Tripp vs. Alex Henry
125 ФУНТІВ: Norman Fox vs. Brandon Warne
ЛЮБИТЕЛІ ММА
205 POUND TITLE: Mike Williams vs. Райан Гловер
170 POUND TITLE: Ricky Dexter vs. Калеб Феррінгтон
135 POUND TITLE: Henry Clark vs. Джонні ремесла
145 ФУНТІВ: Rafael Velado vs. Майк Пітерсен
120 ФУНТІВ: Erin Lamonte vs. Ренді Бет Boyington
140 ФУНТІВ: Erik Nelson vs. Julio Martinez
265 ФУНТІВ: Gravin Guillen vs. Matt Glover
155 ФУНТІВ: Frank Johanson vs. Taylor Costantino
265 ФУНТІВ: Brendan Battles vs. Дейв Сміт
230 ФУНТІВ: Zak Bergeron vs. Рас Хілтон
170 ФУНТІВ: Adam Nielsen vs. Рубен Redman
155 ФУНТІВ: Dustin Shorey vs. Juan Meneses
160 ФУНТІВ: Caleb Swoveland vs. Tom Burgess
155 ФУНТІВ: Tony Agust vs. Chad Murillo
125 ФУНТІВ: Justin Witham vs. Jake Denham
140 ФУНТІВ: Clifford Redman vs. Richmond Pierce Wiegman
135 ФУНТІВ: David Thompson vs. Caleb Costello
Наступна подія Нової Англії Поєдинки ", "NEF 21: Безсмертні,” takes place this Saturday, Лютого 6, 2016 в Androscoggin банку Colisée в Льюїстон, Мен. Bell time is 7:00 PM EST. Tickets for “NEF 21” start at just $25 і вже у продажу в www.TheColisee.com або зателефонувавши за телефоном каси Colisee на 207.783.2009 х 525. Для отримання більш детальної інформації про новинки карт подій і боротися, будь ласка, відвідайте веб-сайт просування за адресою www.NewEnglandFights.com. На додаток, Ви можете дивитися NEF відео в www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, слідувати за ними на Twitternefights і приєднатися до офіційній групі Facebook "New England бої."
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