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DEONTAY WILDER VS. ARTUR SZPILKA MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & FOTOS
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BROOKLYN (Januarie 12, 2016) – A huge fight week featuring the first two heavyweight world title fights in Brooklyn in 115 years kicked off Dinsdag with media workouts at world famous Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn.
Dit Saterdag, Januarie 16 by Barclays Center, WBC swaargewig-wêreldkampioenDeontay Wilder will make the third defense of his title against Polish bruiser Arthur Pin while unbeaten heavyweights Charles Martin en Vyacheslav Glazkov battle for the vacant IBF Heavyweight World Championship. The doubleheader will air live on SHOWTIME® by 10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. PT.
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Also in attendance at Dinsdag se workout were local favorites and featured undercard fighters Julian Sosa (3-0-1, 1 KO), Ivan Golub (9-0, 7 Uitklophoue) en Amanda Serrano (26-1-1, 19 Uitklophoue),who will fight Erika Kalderas (11-1, 4 Uitklophoue) in a vacant WBO Female Featherweight World Title fight Saterdag nag.
Hier is wat die vegters te sê gehad het Dinsdag:
DEONTAY WILDER
“I’m just happy to be here in New York. There’s so much great history, especially in the heavyweight division, in this city so I’m really happy about the opportunity. It’s the media capital of the word and I get to fight at Barclays Center. It’s an exciting time.
“2016 is going to be a huge year for Deontay Wilder. The fans are going to be very excited and impressed with what I do this year. I’m not playing around. My goal is to be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and whoever has those belts is going to have to deal with me.
“We’re on a mission. Everything that has happened has been planned. Everything seems to happen at the right time in my career and my life. I was meant to do this. Boxing was my calling in life.
“I consider myself the most athletic heavyweight in the division today. I’ve surrounded myself with good people and they’ve helped me get to this place where I am now. I’m happy for it.
“I’m from Tuscaloosa just like the Alabama Crimson Tide and they call Tuscaloosa ‘Home of the Champions.’ There’s no better place to be a champion and I’m very proud of the National Champs.
“I’m happy that Szpilka got this opportunity. I’m sure he’s excited and overwhelmed. Most fighters don’t get this kind of chance. At the end of the day though, he’s never faced a fighter like me.
“I’m mobile and agile. My accuracy and my power is the best out there. Artur Szpilka is in for a world of pain.
“2016 is my jaar. I mean what I say. I feel it inside of me. Szpilka says he’s ready but he’s just trying to promote himself. I really mean what I say.
“This is big for me. Being in New York and making history, that’s a dream come true. I’ve been looking to come to Brooklyn for a long time to display my talent. Barclays Center needs a face and I’m looking to make it a home away from home.”
Artur PIN
“I want to be the first Polish heavyweight champion of the world. Ek is gereed. This is important for Poland and my Polish fans.
“Wilder is very tough. He’s tall and strong. This is boxing. He’s human. I know I can beat him. He makes mistakes and I know what I have to do. I know him. I’ve studied him and I see what he does badly.
“Ek kan nie wag. This is so important because the Polish people have supported me so well. I know I will be a hero after the fight. I know it and I believe it. Only four days.
“This opportunity to fight for a title and on SHOWTIME is something great. I’m here to make history.”
CHARLES MARTIN
“Getting to this point is very exciting but it will feel even sweeter when I walk out of that ring with the belt Saterdag. Heavyweight boxing is back.
“I’m going to go out there on my A-game. I’m going to box and I’m going to show off my power for everyone.
“We want to go in there and figure this guy out. We’re going to break through the barrier and end up on the other side a world champion.
“I’ve been doing my normal work in camp. We had some great sparring that got me ready for Saterdag nag.
“I’m not one to talk except when the media brings it out of me, but I definitely prefer to let my hands do the talking.
“Ek voel regtig 'n goeie. Ek is gereed. My body is coming back stronger after training in Big Bear, Kalifornië.
“This is the heavyweight division. One punch can change anything. I’m coming to be the IBF World Champion.”
VYACHESLAV GLAZKOV
“I’m only going to pay attention to what’s going on in the ring. If I relax I will be successful.
“I would like to take care of this bout and then work on unifying all the titles.
“My opponent has some skills but I have faced the better opposition. Power alone does not win a fight.
“I was always more successful fighting the bigger guys, so I am not worried about his size.
“My sparring partners were all perfect in preparing me for this fight. I am very confident in my preparation and it will show Saterdag nag.
“I’ve seen some video of him. He’s definitely a tall guy. I’ve prepared especially for my opponent and anything he can do in the ring.”
AMANDA SERRANO
“I don’t care who I’m fighting. I want that belt. No one is going to take it away from me. I’m promising a night of fireworks.
“Ek sal enige iemand veg. I’m a fighter at heart. I want all the world titles. I want to be an undisputed champion. Whoever they put in front me, I’m taking down.
“It’s an honor to fight at Barclays Center. I’m so thankful to have this opportunity. 2016 is going to be the year of Latino boxing.
“I’m thankful for everyone who has supported me and if you stay with me I promise you’ll never be disappointed.”
JULIAN SOSA
“Dit is 'n groot geleentheid vir my Saterdag night and I’m really looking forward to fighting on a big stage like at Barclays Center.
“I have big goals in this sport and I know that every single fight is very important to do your best. I’ve trained very hard to get into this position and I’m not going to let it slip by me.
“No matter who is put in front of me, I want to excite the fans. I’m going to come forward and get the knockout.”
IVAN Golub
“I’m very excited to fight on such a big card at Barclays Center. It’s the first heavyweight title fights in Brooklyn in 115 years and I’m proud to be a part of that night.
“I think I’m going to have to box this guy. Everyone wants to win by knockout and if all goes to plan, that’s what we’ll see.”
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ARTUR SZPILKA AIMS TO BECOME FIRST POLISH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, REFLECTS ON SOCCER HOOLIGAN DAYS
Szpilka Challenges WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder
This Saturday Live on SHOWTIME® Van Barclays-sentrum in Brooklyn
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Polish heavyweight challenger Arthur Pin is a reformed man – both in and out of the ring – since joining renowned trainer Ronnie Shields at his gym in Houston. Pin, who was in a “soccer gang” in his native Poland, started working with Shields after suffering the only loss of his career in 2014 and together the team has rallied to score knockouts in all three of their fights. Check out this video to hear Szpilka and Shields explain their plan to make history Saterdag when they challenge undefeated knockout artist and WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder woon op Showtime (10 namiddag. ET / 7 pm. PT) uit Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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Wilder vs. Pin, a 12-round bout for Wilder’s WBC Heavyweight title taking place on Saterdag, Jan. 16 by Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Warriors Boxing and Sferis Knockout Promotions and sponsored by Corona. Opening the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGÒ doubleheader, Charles Martin and Vyacheslav Glazkov will battle for the vacant IBF Heavyweight World Championship. The event will be televised live on SHOWTIMEÒ (10 namiddag. ET / 7 pm. EN) and it will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
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DEONTAY WILDER VS. Artur PIN & CHARLES MARTIN VS. VYACHESLAV GLAZKOV MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
Lou DiBella
Thank you very much and welcome to the, final conference call for the SHOWTIME Championship Boxing show, Januarie 16 of this new year at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The show will begin at 10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. PT op Showtime. It’s a world championship, heavyweight championship doubleheader.
These are the first two heavyweight title fights in over 100 years in Brooklyn on the same night, 115 years since the last heavyweight title fight in Brooklyn. And there’ll be two on the same night on Januarie 16 op Showtime.
The first bout will be for the vacant IBF Heavyweight World Championship between Charles Martin and the highest ranked contender in the IBF, former Olympic Bronze Medalist, Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov. The main event will be Deontay Wilder, the Heavyweight Champion of the World of the WBC who is defending his title against the very colorful and exciting Artur Szpilka.
We’re going to start with Stephen Espinoza, the man who runs SHOWTIME Boxing and who has put together this great card for us.
Stephen Espinoza
Dankie, Lou. As some of you know, 2016 represents the 30th anniversary of SHOWTIME Championship Boxing. The very first fight at SHOWTIME was telecast on March 10, 1986 and featured Marvelous Marvin Hagler versus John Mugabi. We’ve had a variety of high-profile fighters and fights since.
To kick off our 30th anniversary year, I can’t think of a better way to do it than at Barclays Center in Brooklyn with a doubleheader of heavyweight title fights. There is going to be some explosive action. We have some really entertaining, interesting personalities. In werklikheid, I can’t wait to see what the rest of this all holds.
L. DiBella
I’m going to start with the man who is the leading available contender in the IBF, and he is going to fighting Charles Martin for the IBF Heavyweight Championship. Czar Glazkov, 21-0-1, 13 KOs from the Ukraine originally, now fighting out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He’s a 2007 Silver Medalist at the World Amateur Boxing Championship and a 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist at Super Heavyweight.
Manager extraordinaire, Egis Klimas is on the call, and he will do the translating for Czar Glazkov. Czar is promoted by Main Events and Kathy Duva of Main Events will be co-promoting this fight with us.
Egis klimaat
Hallo, almal. This is Egis, manager of Vyacheslav Glazkov. We’re very happy to have a title shot, the world title of the IBF. We wanted to thank our promoter Main Events for doing such a good job for bringing Glazkov to this opportunity. I am very fortunate to represent Mr. Glazkov. I’ve been doing it for four years, and this is a big shot for him to become the world champion.
I would like to introduce to you, Vyascheslav Glazkov, the contender for the IBF Title.
Vyaschelav Glazkov
Ja. Hallo, almal. This is Vyacheslav Glazkov. This is a great opportunity for me and a really good chance for me to win the World Championship.
L. DiBella
Charles Martin, 22-0-1 met 20 Uitklophoue, born in St. Louis, Missouri, now from Carson, Kalifornië. Charles is a huge physical specimen at 6’5″. The 29-year-old knockout artist was an accomplished amateur. He won the 2012 National PAL Championship. Charles is something of an unknown commodity to a lot of people. He is the number three-ranked IBF contender and is looking forward to his opportunity and what he thinks is going to be a knockout win against Vyacheslav Glazkov.
Charles, sou jy graag 'n paar woorde te sê, please?
Charles Martin
Ja. I’m so thankful to be in this position and blessed to get a world title shot, and that’s what all boxers dream of. It’s finally becoming a reality to me. I’m not going to let anything stand in front of me of receiving this IBF title. So I will be prepared on 16 Januarie.
I’m up in high altitude right now. I’m in the snow. I’m running in the snow. I’m getting it, grinding with it, and it’s going to all show in the rings.
L. DiBella
Dankie, Charles. Charles is promoted by Warriors Boxing in Florida, so they will also be a co-promoter of this title fight.
I would open it up now to questions for Vyacheslav Glazkov and Charles Martin.
Q
Can you take me through the decision-making process of dropping out of your fight with Dominic Breazeale in December?
C. Martin
I’m glad you asked that because I wanted to do both of the fights. My team is the one that talked me out of it. I was up here making plans to do both. They’re like, Ja, Ja, jy weet, that’s right, that’s right. With the conversation with my coaches, I’m like, I can do this fight. I can get this another way. Then I’m lined up right here.
My manager and everybody else, they’re like, “Hey, this is a world title opportunity. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. You fight for a world title. So we’re pulling out. You’re going to back to camp and get this belt.” I guess after a while it sunk in and it started to make sense. And I said, “Hey, jy weet, watter. Let’s just do it.” Because anything could happen.
You could get cut or something, any kind of crazy stuff that could have pulled me out of this fight. But I guarantee I was going to knock Dominic out. That’s automatic, you know what I mean? Ons ken mekaar. I would have knocked him out, vir seker.
Q
You’re talking about Breazeale, who you know?
C. Martin
Ja, Dominic Breazeale. I would have knocked him out.
Q
When you did make that decision to withdraw from the fight, did you stay straight through in camp. Did you at least take a couple of days off? Did you do anything over the holidays? Or did you just basically stay in camp and just work all the way through it?
C. Martin
Ja, I took a week off. I took that week off and then we got back to camp. I started back training when I was in L.A.. I live in North Hollywood, so we have a gym right there. These guys they sponsor me and I got a gym right there. Me and my coaches got in there and we were hitting pads and we’re doing workouts, doing pushups and callisthenic-type of movements.
Then we got right back up here into the high altitude, een. We are in Big Bear right now. We’ve been here for a few weeks now. We’ve been up here grinding, een. We’re getting it in. I’m in perfect shape. I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in my life. Ek is gereed om te veg.
Q
When you look at the record of Glazkov, does it make you think to yourself, I better really get rid of this guy because I cannot leave it in the hands of the judges?
C. Martin
I don’t even take the time to think about those kind of things because he’s never been in the ring with a fighter like me. I’m no Cunningham. I’m no Tor Hamer. I’m none of these guys that he fought.
I’m totally a different fighter than he’s ever seen. So come fight night, I’m ready to prove it to the whole wide world. I’m ready to be that superstar. We train like superstars. If you’re going to train mediocre, you’ll be mediocre, and that’s what I see out of a lot of fighters, swaargewigte, especially. But we train to be a superstar and that’s what you guys are going to see.
Q
Has everything changed in the mindsets for a fighter like yourself after Klitschko’s loss?
C. Martin
It was going to open up eventually. Klitschko had a very good run. His whole career was outstanding. He’s an awesome fighter. But it’s our time now. There are new fighters on the map. We had big plans to knock him out as well. We wanted to knock him out and become superstars overnight. Everybody got the dream.
It’s here now, een. I get to fight for the IBF World Title. I can’t believe it. Every day I wake up. I think I’m freaking blessed. I’m fighting for a world title. This is crazy. Sometimes it doesn’t even sound right, but it’s real. So I’m going to seize the moment, beslis.
Die. Glazkov
Wel, I think right now the heavyweights are going to be very interesting because of all the titles getting a split around. There is going to be more champions, and that’s what the fan always like because for many years it was all one person. I’m looking forward to see what is going to be happening in the heavyweight division.
Q
This is for both fighters. I just want to know if one of you, unless there is a draw, wins this title next weekend, are you anxious to unify with either the WBC champion or with Tyson Fury?
Die. Glazkov
Ja, natuurlik. This is the dream of every fighter to get all the titles because I truly believe the real champion is whoever is holding all four titles.
C. Martin
Ja, I want it all. As soon as I get this belt, I want to unify. I want everything. I want all the hardware. Look out for “Prince” Charles Martin. I’m here to make a statement and you guys are going to see, finally. I’ve been under wraps a long time but now the world can see me display my skill. Ja, I can’t wait to unify. I want everything.
Q
Charles, do you think that Glazkov is a pretty decent step up in competition on paper from who else you fought? I’d like your assessment of him as a boxer and what you think he brings to the table.
C. Martin
Ja. He’s definitely a step up on paper. His resume reads well. Hy is 'n goeie vegter. He’s technical, keeping his hands up and stuff like that, has a pretty nice hook. But I got to give you the ups and the downs. He’s a little guy. I’m massive, sterk, kragtige, elusive. He’s definitely going to be in there for the hardest fight of his life that he’ll ever have.
Q
Czar, you heard what Charles said. He called you a little guy. I’d like your reaction to and what you think of Martin technically. Have you seen tape on him? What do you think of him as a fighter?
Die. Glazkov
I respect all of my opponents. Anybody who steps into the ring is doing a very good job. As far as him as a boxer, wat kan ek sê? He’s a big dude. He’s a southpaw. I soak up all of his videos. He’s not the standard guy. He’s not a normal guy, but that’s why I’m picking up my sparring partners. That’s why I’m working and preparing for the fighting.
Q
Czar, What’s your prediction for this fight?
Die. Glazkov
I’m not going to be saying that I’m going to knock him out. I’m not going to be aiming to knock him out. I’m just going to be fighting and showing everybody my good skills with boxing. If it’s a knockout coming, it’s going to come.
L. DiBella
This is a significant fight. There is a belt at stake. There is an Olympic Medalist fighting a massive American heavyweight, as Charles accurately described himself, and also extremely charismatic and English-speaking American heavyweight that this fight can bring in major new player to the forefront in the heavyweight division. So it’s a very significant fight.
I thank you guys for joining us, and we’ll see you next week.
Now we’re going to move on to the main event of the evening, Deontay Wilder’s third defense of his WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World against Artur Szpilka, who is promoted by Warriors Boxing. If you’ve been following this promotion or listened to our first call, you’ll know that Artur’s English has gotten much better and he’s never at a loss for words nor is he at a loss for confidence.
I know that Deontay is looking forward to fighting a guy that’s looking to bring the fight and is this confident in his own skills and his ability.
Artur, would you like to say a few words to start?
A. Pin
Welcome to everybody. The new heavyweight champion is here. You’ll see. I wait for questions.
L. DiBella
Wel, the man who believes he is going to be the new heavyweight champion just said a couple of words. Now we’re going to go to the Heavyweight Champion, undefeated Deontay Wilder.
Deontay Wilder
Good evening everyone. Happy New Year. We’re headed into a new year. It’s going to be a hell of a year this year for not only myself but a lot of other fighters as well. There are a lot of things going on in the heavyweight division. The division is definitely alive, and I’m looking to claim it all.
I wish all the heavyweights in the division good luck on their up and coming journeys. And I definitely wish my opponent good luck on becoming the first Polish champion. That is something that has been a hard task to complete for many Polish guys.
He’s not the first to come. It’s going to be difficult for him as well, but I wish him luck. He should be proud that he made it this far, and got this opportunity. So I’m looking forward to Januarie 16, to conquering the world.
Q
How’s training going, Deontay? How’s camp been? How’s your training? Same question for Artur.
D. Wilder
Camp has been wonderful. We’ve had a lot of wonderful guys that come in camp. I’ve always been in shape. That’s always been my motto, that I’m never out of shape. To not have fought a southpaw in drie jaar, and to have a great camp like I’ve had, it’s been crazy.
It reminded me of why I enjoy and love fighting southpaws. I definitely had fun in this camp. I’m looking forward to the fight. I really am. This is my statement year, the start of the year. I’m looking forward to make a statement on Szpilka’s face.
A. Pin
Alles is groot. Everything is fine. Om eerlik te wees, I cannot wait to start this whole commotion. Especially I am waiting for the moment that I will be able, vir die eerste keer, to look in Deontay’s eyes, and be in the middle of this whole fight week preparation, and fight week craziness.
Q
For each fighter, what is difficult about preparing for the other guy? For Deontay, how different is it facing a southpaw, especially one that kind of fights out of a crouch? And for Szpilka, how difficult is it to prepare for someone who is so tall, and with such reach?
D. Wilder
It’s different levels of what you look at as difficult. Southpaws are my fun people to fight. Jy weet, southpaws are people that pressure me. They are the ones I enjoy the most in sparring and actual fights and stuff like that.
There’s nothing, difficult about the southpaw, other than you’re switching sides with fighters. What you’re used to seeing is just backwards. That’s about it. Everything else is all about your feel, your determination, your IQ in the ring, and what you’re able to do with your ability.
I could put everything I got in the bank on my abilities and skill and will, and what I’m capable of doing in the ring. There’s no other heavyweight in the division like me, especially when it comes into the athletic department. I’m the most athletic heavyweight in the division.
There comes a point in time where it’s enough talking and it’s time to fight, which is what we’re doing now. We’re in the last few couple of words here, and a couple of more days. Then it’ll be time to fight. Dat die manier, every fighter has something to say about what they’re going to do.
There comes a time when you have to put forth the action, and actually see whether you’re really just talking to promote yourself, just to sell yourself, or to build your confidence, or build confidence around you, the people that you have inside, or are you the real deal. And I’m pretty sure that I can put every penny on it that I’m the real deal, and what I talk about, I put full action in.
What I’m saying I’m going to, I’ll do it. Everybody that knows me personally knows that if Deontay says he’s going to do something, it’s going to be done. So it’s exciting times, en ek kan nie wag. I really can’t. I’m in love with boxing. I’m in love with the sport. Ek is mal veg. I love every bit of it and this is just a part of it.
This is the part I hate, just the waiting. And I’ll be so anxious to beat somebody up, just look at their face. This is the part that I hate — the waiting part. I’m ready for the fight. Ek is gereed om te veg. Training is enough. I could have taken off that last little week of training, I didn’t need it.
Ek is gereed. I didn’t need the last week of training. I didn’t need the last week of strength training. I don’t need that. These guys could have went home. If I wasn’t paying my sparring partners, I would have sent them home.
But I don’t believe in giving out free money, so they had to stay and they had to spar — not to the point that they didn’t give me no work, because they gave me great work. It’s just to the point where I am super-ready. I’m just done, gereed.
I’m looking forward to it, and I hope everybody is and everyone who is going to be attending this fight, who all’s going to be attending it or watching it on TV. They’re in for a treat. They’re in for a huge treat, just to start the year off.
I’m excited about the new year, that we get to start it off, make a statement. I want this fight to be already the fight of the year, and this is just the beginning of the year. So that’s what excitement I’m trying to bring to this fight. I’m trying to bring a severe knockout.
I want to get back to my knockout days. My hands were still out of all this time, last year my hand was about 85% when I defended my title. Now it’s, looking back, strong as ever. It’s back to 100%, and I’m looking to go back to where I used to be — four rounds or under.
A. Pin
For now I’m just ready to step into the ring. I also like to fight taller fighters. All the time when I’m spending time in Houston with my trainer, this is what we train for. I understand the training is not the actual fight. But I always liked the taller fighters.
Whatever Deontay is saying just makes no sense. I don’t believe in his words, and I will be able to prove it in the ring on the 16th. But for now, it’s just talk by Deontay.
Q
Everybody was just really looking forward to 2016’s Klitschko against Wilder. How disappointed were you when Klitschko just didn’t show up?
D. Wilder
I was very disappointed that Klitschko didn’t show up and do the things that we expected of him and what he was capable of doing. It could be many reasons why that Klitschko didn’t show up, because that wasn’t him as a fighter. Klitschko as a person, his body was there, but as a fighter, something was missing. That isn’tt what we’re used to seeing out of Wladimir Klitschko.
I think Father Time has knocked on his door, and he don’t want to let him in yet. Maar, I think it’s knocking at his door, and that fight proved it.
There’s talk of a rematch, and I’m going to see the second time around. So some people are still in daze of belief, because they can’t believe what they’ve seen.
Just like my career, many times, people make excuses for me. They say different things; even criticize me because they can’t understand why I’m able to do what I do, and how I do it when I do it. So, it’s the same thing as Klitschko. So we’re going to see the second time around, was this real?
Q
Does it mean extra to you to be fighting in such a new arena in the borough of Brooklyn?
D. Wilder
I’m very happy and honored to be able to be able to fight in Brooklyn. Barclays Center as well with so much rich heavyweight history throughout the state of New York. I’m so looking forward to finally putting my name down in history.
I definitely want to come in in the new year, and not only put history down, but in a great fashion; make a great statement to all the others that are in the division. This is a fine time for me. 2016 is going to be a starting time as well, so just making the whole division back and exciting again.
It’s definitely an exciting time and I’m just happy to be a part of it, and bringing that excitement truly back to the heavyweight division. I may be a country boy, but I don’t think the city’s ready for this boy right here.
Q
My first question is to Szpilka. Where are you guys at right now with the drug testing?
A. Pin
I’m still waiting. I’m still waiting. I don’t know why.
D. Wilder
Well I don’t know what he’s talking about. I just went to LabCorp yesterday and got blood drawn for the fight. So this is a championship fight. You’re not going to have a championship fight without being drug-tested. Period. So whether the test is happening before the fight, or whether the test happens after the fight, there will be a drug test.
Q
Is this camp different compared to all the other camps that you guys went through?
D. Wilder
This camp has been one of the most fun camps for the simple fact that I haven’t been involved with a southpaw in like three years. To get my brain back in functioning how to defeat a southpaw, it has been fun. I can’t say challenging, because I had too much fun doing it.
I can’t wait to show you everything that I have to offer. Just as I developing my skill, I develop everything I’ve learned over the years, and apply them in the ring.
Soos ek gesê het voor, I keep saying that I want it to be embedded in you guys’ brains that 2016 belongs to Deontay Wilder, where he will unify the division. There hasn’t been one since 1999. That was Lennox Lewis. Now I must make history. I can’t let any man get in my way from that.
If any man feels that I’m just talk, like Szpilka says, he thinks I’m just talk. There’s never been anything I said that I haven’t done. But we’ve seen him, many times, talk. We’ve recently seen him say the same shit he’s talking about now. And what happened? He ended up becoming the loser.
Everything I’ve said I’ve backed up. That’s why I’m still the champ. That’s why I am a winner. And the thing about it, my 10,000 hours is coming up – of training is coming up (onverstaanbaar). So now I’m coming up four complete fighters now. I understand my abilities and skills inside that ring, and those 10,000 hours is definitely approaching.
I’m looking forward to the world embracing me, and to continue being the heavyweight champ of the world, soon to be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
A. Pin
Just like I said before, and just like Deontay said before, I also could have skipped the last week of training. Everything is done. Everything is prepared. Right now it’s just waiting. So we’re going to find out who is who on Januarie 16.
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I wonder what you think about the fact that you’re fighting in Deontay’s home country, but chances are you’re going to be the one that everybody’s cheering for?
A. Pin
There is no doubt that my crowd, the Polish crowd, will be predominant on Januarie 16 in Barclays Center. They will be like additional gloves in the ring for me. They’re going to carry me to be a winner, to be a champion, something special. I’m going to fight also for them.
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What would it mean to you to become the first Polish heavyweight to win a world title?
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This is the most important part of this fight for me, not even to become a world champion. It’s not about that. It’s about to be part of the history; becoming the first Polish heavyweight champion; to be the one when, even after I’m going to be dead, people are going to say, oh, this was the Szpilka guy, the guy who was the first Polish heavyweight champion. This is what I want to do, and this is what I’m going to prove to everybody onJanuarie 16.
L. DiBella
Well thank you, Artur, and thank you, Deontay. That’ll be our last question. Weer, the Showtime telecast will begin at 10:00 EN/7:00 PT. But there are tickets still available at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and we urge people to come out.
This is a rare opportunity to see the heavyweight champion of the world defend his title, and to see another heavyweight championship contested — two heavyweight title fights in one night, Barclays Center, Januarie 16, on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing.
Tickets again are at Ticketmaster.com, by calling Ticketmaster; Barclays Center.com; by going to Barclays Center box office. We hope to see you in Brooklyn. Deontay and Artur, we’ll see you next week in Brooklyn, and we look forward to a great event on Januarie 16. Thank you all for joining us.
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AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER OPENS UP ON THE STATE OF THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
Wilder Defends His Title Next Saterdag, Jan. 16,
Woon op Showtime® Van Barclays-sentrum in Brooklyn
Sports Emmy® Award-Winning Writer Mark Kriegel meets in New York with undefeated WBC World Champion Deontay Wilder, as the American heavyweight champ looks to continue his path to heavyweight history by putting his imprint on the division one step at a time.
“I’m just a different fighter than these guys in the heavyweight division. My athletic skills, the way I move in the ring, my spoed, the power that I have, the awkward style that I have. Do I need to say more? These guys know I am very serious about this. Nobody wants to fight [my], they already know what the results will be.’’
Wilder is determined to prove he’s the No. 1 in die wêreld. His current focus is his third title defense against Polish brawler Arthur Pin, but he doesn’t dismiss the constant chatter about title unification.
“Keep fighting, sooner or later celebrate. Keep fighting, keep winning, keep knocking guys out. Once you keep doing those things, you can’t be denied, maak nie saak wat nie. I think unifying the titles … Once you have that strong American heavyweight to unify the division, to hold all the titles, that’s when I feel true stardom will come. Once I unify the division, I think it’ll be a dramatic change.’’
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Wilder vs. Pin, a 12-round bout for Wilder’s WBC Heavyweight title taking place on Saterdag, Jan. 16 by Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Warriors Boxing and Sferis Knockout Promotions and sponsored by Corona. Opening the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGÒdoubleheader, Charles Martin and Vyacheslav Glazkov will battle for the vacant IBF Heavyweight World Championship. The event will be televised live on SHOWTIMEÒ(10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. EN) and it will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
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HEAVYWEIGHT SLUGGERS DOMINIC BREAZEALE & AMIR MANSOUR SQUARE-OFF IN PRIMETIME IN PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON FOX BATTLE ON SATURDAY, Januarie 23 BY STAPLES CENTER in Los Angeles
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SHOBOX: Die nuwe generasie skop af 2016 MET QUADRUPLEHEADER VAN CASINO DEL SOL in Tucson, Ariz.
Onoorwonne Middelgewig Rob Brant Faces Decarlo Perez in Main Event; Harmonito Dela Torre, Jarrell Miller & Bakhtiyar Eyubov
Risiko hul onbevlekte Records In Ander Televisie Veg
Vrydag, Jan. 22 Op 10:35 namiddag. EN/PT
Woon op Showtime®
NEW YORK (Desember. 28, 2015) - ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie begin sy 15ste jaar op Showtime® met 'n plofbare quadrupleheader op Vrydag, Jan. 22, 2016 live vanaf Sun Casino in Tucson, Ariz. (10:35 namiddag. EN/PT, vertraag op die Weskus).
In die belangrikste gebeurtenis van die aand, onoorwonne middelgewigtitel Rob "Bravo" Brant (18-0, 11 Uitklophoue, 0-3 in World Series of Boxing) van St. Paul, Van., maatreëls teen Atlantic City se Decarlo Perez (15-3-1, 5 Uitklophoue) in 'n 10-ronde matchup.
In mede featured aanvalle, onoorwonne Harmonito "Hammer" Dela Torre (17-0, 12 Uitklophoue), van Las Vegas deur middel van die Filippyne, makes his United States debut against Rafael Guzman (16-1-1, 10 Uitklophoue), van Ensenada, Mexico in an eight-round super featherweight bout and undefeated heavyweight Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller (15-0-1, 13 Uitklophoue) van Brooklyn, N.Y.. faces southpaw Donovan Dennis (14-3, 11 Uitklophoue, 2-1 in WSB) van Cleveland, Ohio in an eight-round scrap.
Die opening van die ShoBox uitsending, hard-hitting Bakhtiyar Eyubov (9-0, 9 Uitklophoue), van Brooklyn, N.Y.. by way of Kazakhstan, voldoen aan Jared Robinson(16-2-1, 7 Uitklophoue), of Sumter, S.C. in an eight-round super lightweight tiff.
The event is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions.
Boxing historian and expert ring analyst Steve Farhood has called every fight on ShoBox since it premiered in 2001. He anticipates another year of excellent, competitive matchups in 2016.
“In 2015, we had eight fighters who appeared on ShoBox en hy het op die wêreld titels te wen. That means the average number of shows in which you’ll see a future world champion is one out of four,"Sê Farhood.
“We saw some fantastic prospects last year, insluitend Erickson Lubin en Regis Prograis and fresh faces like Jarrett Hurd, Rob Brant—and a fighter who almost seems ready to fight for a title now—SergeyDerevyanchenko. Given Shobox’s 15-year history, I’m fully expecting that we will have more of the same in 2016.’’
Brant, Perez and Miller will be making their second consecutive appearances on ShoBox. Brant and Miller were victorious last Oktober. 23, Perez last Augustus. 28. Robinson will also be making his second ShoBox start; the four other boxers will be making their debuts.
“Both Brant and Perez won their most recent appearances on ShoBoxand both were impressive,'' Farhood gesê. “Brant took a big step up and outpointed Louis Rose in October and Perez pulled off the upset over the previously unbeaten Juan Ubaldo Cabrera in Augustus. So it makes all the sense in the world to match them against each other. On Jan. 22, we’re going to find out just how hot Rob Brant is.’’
Twenty-six-year-old Brant will be headlining his second consecutiveShoBox. In his first, he captured a hard-fought 10-round majority decision over Rose. Gaan 10 rondes vir die eerste keer, Brant triumphed in an entertaining tight fight.
Voor die draai pro in November 2010, Brant was a 2010 Nasionale Golden Gloves Kampioen 178 pond en 'n lid van die U.S. national boxing team pro. He currently trains in Dallas alongside top prospect Errol Spence Jr.
“I’m really excited about this fight and I’ve been training hard for several weeks now,’’ Brant said. “I’ve got a very serious opponent in front of me. He rates about a 7.7 at everything, which doesn’t leave a whole lot of weaknesses. I’ve got to go back to pure boxing for this one. I have to be better in every department. It’s my second time headlining ShoBox and I plan on improving from the first time, so viewers can chart my progress. This is my time to show my growth.’’
Perez, who hails from a fighting family, het vier reguit en nege van sy laaste gewen 10. Hy het 'n verrassende, omgekrap, 'n 10-ronde eenparige besluit oor Cabrera (23-0 gaan in) in sy laaste uitstappie. Perez, wat die stryd op 'n week kennis geneem, outpointed die tweemalige Dominikaanse Republiek Olimpiese deur die tellings van 98-91 twee keer en 97-92.
"Ek is so opgewonde ek is die belangrikste gebeurtenis op nasionale televisie,'' Perez gesê. "Ek weet nie baie oor my opponent, maar ek is goed voorbereid, beide geestelik en fisies. Ek is van plan op te gee die ondersteuners 'n opwindende aand.
"Camp is baie goed gaan. My bestuurspan gebring in top sparring met al onoorwonne boksers, een wese Julian Williams. Ek is opgewonde dat my afrigter is die feit dat ek die meerderheid veg, indien nie almal van hierdie stryd, in die hotklou houding. Ek is regtig 'n hotklou, maar ek het geveg regshandige meeste van my loopbaan. "
Perez se laaste verlies kom op 'n split agt-ronde besluit om wêreldtitel uitdager Wilky Campfort in Januarie 2014. Buite die ring, Perez is 'n apteek tegnikus by 'n Atlantic City hospitaal.
Miller, 'n voormalige New York Golden Gloves-finalis wat pro draai in Julie 2009, is 'n selfversekerde, power-pons swaargewig wat kom by jou uit te klop. Hy het sy ShoBox debuut, stop Akhror Muralimov met 'n verwoestende regterhand na die ken op 1:03 in die derde ronde.
"Ek voel asof ek hier twee jaar gelede moes gewees het,'' Miller het gesê. "Ek is nie kom om vriende te maak. Ek is hier om uit te wis en vernietig die hele swaargewig-afdeling. On Jan. 22, Ek gaan Donovan Dennis sit om te slaap. Ek is nie op die oomblik hoor, so ek het myself bekend te maak. Na hierdie stryd en wat doen ek aan Dennis, Dinge sal regtig, werklik begin om af te haal. Ek is gereed om te vernietig. ''
Behalwe dat 'n harde slaner, Miller het 'n goeie algehele vaardighede en beweging vir 'n groot man wie se gewig wissel van stryd om stryd. Hy het sy laaste vier deur uitklophou, al binne drie rondes.
Bekend vir 'n aggressiewe styl, Miller is nou ten volle gefokus op 'n fistic loopbaan, maar hy kom van 'n MMA en skopboks agtergrond. Vir 'n paar jaar, Hy het deelgeneem aan K-1, histories die wêreld se voorste skopboks organisasie, en twee keer geveg die legendariese Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic.
"Dit lyk of daar 'n nuwe energie en entoesiasme op die Amerikaanse swaargewig toneel wees,'' Farhood gesê. "Deel van wat verklaar word deur die val van 'n dominante kampioen in Wladimir Klitschko en 'n deel van dit word verklaar deur die opkoms van Deontay Wilder, en selfs Travis Kauffman. So vir 'n jong swaargewig soos Jarrell Miller, die tyd blyk te ideaal om veilige TV blootstelling wees en maak 'n naam vir homself. ''
Dennis, 28, gebore en getoë in Davenport, Iowa. Voordat hy pro in Junie 2010, Hy was 'n top-vlak amateur: 11-tyd Iowa State Kampioen, 2011 Nasionale Golden Gloves naaswenner in en 2012 Die. S. Olimpiese Spele Proewe deelnemer.
Die 6-voet-4 Dennis beskik goeie vaardighede, beweging en pons krag om te gaan met sy sterk amateur agtergrond. Sy swakheid is duursaamheid; hy is uitgeskakel in al sy verliese.
"Ek is gereed om te veg,'' Dennis gesê. "Ek het al die opleiding baie hard en ek sien daarna uit om die stryd. Ek wil net hierdie oorwinning te kry en aan te beweeg as ek 'n groot jaar sal in 2016 ''
Dela Torre, beskou as een van die top jong talente in die Filippyne, sal veg buite Asië vir die eerste keer. 'N Groot ponser en wenner van sewe reguit deur uitklophou, die 5-voet-8, 21-jaar-oue kom af athird-ronde TKO oor Ricard Betos laaste November. 14.
"Dit is droom elke bokser se om te veg op groot kaarte in Verenigde State van Amerika. Dit is die volgende stap in my pad na besig om wêreldkampioen,'' Dela Torre sê. "Ek kan nie wag. Dit is 'n geleentheid wat ek sal voordeel te trek uit en wys almal ek is gereed om te stap tot. Ek laat my span konsentreer op my teenstanders en slaag my instruksies. Ek weet net ek sal gereed en in staat is om enige teenstander te stop nie. ''
Voordat hy professioneel op 17, Dela Torre was 'n top lid op die Filippynse Nasionale Amateur Boxing Team. As a pro, Hy het 'n "naam" vir homself gemaak nadat 'n indrukwekkende oorwinning oor Jason Butar-Butar op die undercard van 'n Manny Pacquiao-opskrif stryd in November 2013.
Guzman, 'n 5-voet-8½-duim 20-jarige, sal wees om sy VS. debut and initial start outside of Mexico since turning pro at 16 in Julie 2011. In Dela Torre, Guzman will be taking a significant step up in class. Hy behaal 'n derde ronde TKO oor Pedro Lopez on his last start in Oktober. 9.
“I’m feeling very strong and ready for the challenge of this fight,’’ Guzman said. “Fighting on SHOWTIME is a huge opportunity for me. I hear my opponent is a good fighter, but I am ready for anything he can throw. Everybody is going to be talking about me after this fight.”
Yeyubov, 29, who could be on the fast track to stardom, is regarded by many to be the second-hardest Kazakh hitter in boxing, ranked only behind Gennadi Golovkin. Since his days as an amateur when he won more than 150 gevegte, a vast majority by knockout, Eyubov geleef het tot sy reputasie as 'n vreesaanjaende hollander wat lyk na die regters van die vergelyking te verwyder.
Hy is oorweldig sy eerste nege teenstanders as 'n pro, wen ses deur uitklophou in die eerste ronde en twee deur uitklophou in die tweede. Die verste hy weg in 'n geveg het in sy tweede begin toe hy 'n drie gedruk derde ronde TKO (2:57) oor Jhaquis Davis. In sy laaste uitstappie op Oktober. 29, Hy behaal 'n 1:27, eerste ronde TKO oor Antonio Chaves Fernandes in Brooklyn.
Robinson, 'n pro sedert Augustus 2009, veg uit Charlotte, N.C. 'N veteraan van verskeie geskeduleer 10-ronde gevegte, hy onteenseglik die mees ervare bokser Eyubov is ooit die gesig gestaar. 'N Natuurlike 140-blok,Robinson het sy aanvanklike 14 begin voordat verloor op 'n vierde ronde TKO om destydse onoorwonne Amir Ek op ShoBox in 'n bout het hy op kort kennisgewing op Februarie. 21, 2014.
Twee begin gelede, Robinson geveg om 'n betwiste agt-ronde split gelykop uitslag teen die destydse onoorwonne Haskell Rhodes (23-0 gaan in) Junie 21, 2015. 'N uitstekende bokser met 'n goeie vaardighede en beweging, die 5-voet-9-duim Robinson, 33, kom af 'n eensydige 10-ronde besluit oorChristen Dominguez laaste Sewe. 26. Buite die ring, Robinson is amassage terapeut.
Barry Tompkins roep die ShoBox optrede van ringside met Farhood en voormalige wêreldkampioen Raul Marquez dien as deskundige ontleders. Die uitvoerende vervaardiger is Gordon Hall met Richard Gaughanvervaardiging en Rick Phillips regie.
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Oor ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie
Sedert sy ontstaan in Julie 2001, die krities bekroonde Showtime boks reeks, ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie featured jong talent wat ooreenstem taai. Die ShoBox filosofie is om die beeldradio opwindende, skare-verblydend en mededingende wedstryde, terwyl die verskaffing van 'n bewys grond vir gewillig vooruitsigte vasbeslote om te veg vir 'n wêreld titel. Sommige van die groeiende lys van die 65 vegters wat verskyn opShoBox en gevorderde wêreld titels te skuur sluit: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams en meer.
TWO HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ONE NIGHT; CHARLES MARTIN vs. VYACHESLAV GLAZKOV ADDED TO DEONTAY WILDER vs. ARTUR SZPILKA FOR HISTORIC HEAVYWEIGHT EVENT AT BARCLAYS CENTER; Woon op SHOWTIME®
BROOKLYN (Desember. 22, 2015) – Four heavyweights will meet in two world title fights for one history-making night in Brooklyn.
Undefeated heavyweight challengers Charles Martin en Vyacheslav Glazkov will battle for the vacant IBF World Championship on Saterdag, Jan. 16, by Barclays Center, woon op Showtime®. Glazkov vs. Martin joins the previously announced main event featuring undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 Uitklophoue), van Tuscaloosa, Ala., making the third defense of his title against confident Arthur Pin (20-1, 15 Uitklophoue), van Wieliczka, Pole.
“There has not been a heavyweight title fight in Brooklyn in 115 jaar. Op Jan. 16, there will be two,” said Promoter Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment.
Kaartjies vir die lewende gebeurtenis, wat bevorder deur DiBella Entertainment in samewerking met Warriors Boxing en Sferis Knockout Promotions, begin by $25, nie, insluitend toepaslike gelde, en is nou op die rakke. Kaartjies kan aanlyn gekoop word deur 'n besoek www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.comof deur te bel 1-800-745-3000. Kaartjies is ook beskikbaar by die American Express Box Office by Barclays Center. Aankoop voor Januarie 1 en kry 'n 10 percent discount. Groep afslag is beskikbaar deur te bel 844-afrit vir Brooklyn-GP.
“I’m feeling really blessed to get this opportunity,” sê Martin. “I want to become world champion so I can go down in history as a top heavyweight. Glazkov is a great fighter. Hy is onoorwonne, so ek weet dit gaan 'n taai stryd wees, but I’m coming to be victorious. I’m getting ready and training hard so I can go out there and get that win.”
“I am looking forward to getting back in the ring and finally getting my opportunity to fight for a world title,” said Glazkov. “I want to thank everyone who helped me get to this place in my career.”
“It’s an honor to promote a dynamic young champion like Deontay Wilder against a tough threatening opponent like Szpilka. What would have been the first heavyweight title fight in Brooklyn in 115 years is now one of the first two. Martin versus Glazkov should be an extremely competitive fight and fans will be treated to the rarity of being able to see two world heavyweight championship fights on the same card.”
“I am excited to be involved in this historic event involving two heavyweight world titles fights, contested on the same evening,” gesê Leon Margules, President van Warriors Boxing. “Having worked with Artur Szpilka since he began his career, I know he is more than ready for this challenge. Artur and Charles Martin both have all the tools necessary to win heavyweight world title in Brooklyn onJanuarie 16.”
“Januarie 16 will be our best card yet,” gesê Brett Yormark, CEO van Brooklyn Sport & Vermaak. “We’re excited to host two heavyweight world title fights in one night and continue to make Brooklyn the center of boxing.”
Martin (22-0-1, 20 Uitklophoue), of Carson, Kalifornië., by way of St. Louis, is 22-0-1 met 20 KOs and is rated fourth by the IBF. The Ukrainian Glazkov, die No. 1-ranked IBF contender, is 21-0-1 met 13 uitklophoue.
The unbeaten Martin has stopped his last 12 teenstanders. The 6-foot-5, 29-year-old southpaw is coming off a third round TKO of Vicente Sandez in September. Martin, a top-level amateur, has maintained a busy schedule since turning professional – he fought four times in 2015 and five times in 2014. Martin is trained by U.S. Olimpiese Henry Tillman in Big Bear, Kalifornië.
Die aggressiewe-minded, 6-foot-3 Glazkov has won seven consecutive fights, including both his outings in 2015. Glazkov, wat nog nooit platgeslaan, owns victories over former champions Steve Cunningham en Tomasz Adamek. The win over Cunningham this past March earned him the No. 1 spot in the IBF. Before turning pro in July 2009, Glazkov was an amateur standout in the Ukraine – he won the bronze medal at super heavyweight at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and was a silver medalist at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships. The 31-year-old will make his U.S. debut fighting for the IBF belt that was recently vacated by Tyson Fury.
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BILLY JOE SAUNDERS DETHRONES ANDY LEE SATURDAY TO BECOME 12th CURRENT BRITISH WORLD CHAMPION ON SHO EXTREME® FROM MANCHESTER,ENGLAND
NEW YORK (Desember. 19, 2015) – Billy Joe Saunders dethroned WBO Middleweight World Champion Andy Lee with a 12-round majority decision Saturday on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL van Manchester, Engeland.
Die stryd, wat behaal 115-111, 114-112 en 113-113, will re-air tonight at 9 namiddag. EN/PT op SHO EXTREME.
In a matchup of tactical southpaws, an explosive third round from Saunders (23-0, 12 Uitklophoue) was the difference. The British challenger floored Lee twice – first with a big right hook and again with a counter right just 30 seconds later – and a dazed Lee somehow survived the 10-7 ronde. HOOGTEPUNTE VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/1OfibYe
The Irish Lee (34-3-1, 24 Uitklophoue) fought his way back and was the more aggressive fighter in the championship rounds, but it wasn’t enough to make up for a slow start and the two knockdowns.
Met die oorwinning, Saunders became the 12ste current British world champion.
“I’m world champion,” Saunders said. “I beat a good champion today, a good sturdy champion. I used his power against him. When I was boxing he got a little bit careless and dropped his lead hand and I caught him with the hook.
“I’m not going to start running my mouth, but it was a good shot. With someone as fast as me you have to keep your hands up. I’m not the biggest puncher in the world, but I showed you there that I can punch.”
WBA Middelgewig wêreldkampioen Daniel Jacobs, fresh off a first round knockout of Peter Quillin two weeks ago on SHOWTIME, was a guest analyst Saterdag from New York.
“I thought he was going to be a big brawler, I thought he had better assets,” Jacobs said of Lee. “He didn’t do enough for me. He was too complacent and after the knockdown you didn’t see that sense of urgency that a fighter has to have on the comeback trail.
“All credit due to Billy Joe, but it wasn’t an impressive victory.”
After watching the fight, Jacobs wasn’t ready to commit to a unification showdown in 2016 with the winner.
“We’ll do whatever makes sense,” Jacobs said. “I think it’s time to sit-down and figure what makes sense. Obviously it’s a good time to be a middleweight champion.”