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Dr. Ken “Doc” Cox was a legend of a man. He was a teacher, a coach, a mentor, a confidant, and a friend. He passed away on February 5, 2022 à l'âge de 88 ans, leaving a void in the hearts of all who knew him and loved him.
I’ve pondered over the last 24 hours how we are going to navigate through a world without Dr. Barreur, aka “Doc”, a man who coached us, taught us, pushed us, and mentored us. He was a man that could light up a room and command attention. He could leave you hanging on every word as he shared life experiences or he could have you rolling on the floor, laughing until it physically hurt.
While his passing last night was not unexpected, it still hurt with the force of a thousand sledgehammers. I know I will likely break down and sob or flat out cry several times while I am writing this piece. There is definitely crying in boxing and tonight the Lock Haven Boxing and our extended collegiate boxing families are all in mourning.
Dr. Cox came into my life in 1994 when I was a freshman at Lock Haven University. I decided to go to Lock Haven, in truth it was my only choice, because I had become so enamored with the dream of boxing. When I found out that Lock Haven had a nationally-ranked team with a well-known coach, I set my heart on attending.
When I arrived on campus that fall semester, my first point of business was to seek out and meet Dr. Barreur, armed with a list of excited questions. He agreed to meet with me a few weeks before he held the open meeting for prospective team members. I walked into the building where his academic office was located and it was then I saw a rotund man with white hair and a big smile on his round face walking towards me. I’m not sure who he was but it certainly couldn’t be this legendary coach. It was then he walked up to me and, in a voice that is so often imitated, he introduced himself. I did not realize then that I had just met a man who would so positively influence my life.
To know “Doc” was a true blessing in life. He could make you laugh or make you angry. He would call you out and put you on the spot. Being a professor, he valued education and he enforced that his student athletes, boxers at the time, and wrestlers before that, focused on their education. He would, without hesitation, withhold a competitor from a show or tournament if they were not keeping up with their academics.
He knew when to push you and exactly what buttons to push. He would bring the Lock Haven boxers to Rockview St. Penitentiary to train and spar with the inmates. The first time he brought me along, I was getting bullied and beaten up by an older and more experienced inmate. I was afraid and I kept looking over at him, in a way hoping that he would stop the sparring session. But he looked back and his eyes calmed me and I knew to throw a counter punch out of the corner. Dr. Cox believed in me at that moment when I didn’t believe in myself. A few years later, after me appointed me President of the Lock Haven Boxing Club, he asked me to submit the paperwork on which of his boxers he was selecting to compete in an upcoming show in New York. He also knew that I would see those papers so he wrote on there that I was “not nearly as talented” as another boxer on the roster. While we never spoke of it, he knew that he would ignite a fire in me to overcome my lack of natural ability through dedication and determination. It was just one of his many methods of motivation. As he would often say, he was “using a negative stimulus to produce a positive result.”
En essence, Dr. Cox was a giver. He shared his knowledge, his experience, and most importantly, his time to mold young men and women into competitive student athletes and decent human beings. He shared his family with us, including his wife Glenda, who was the driver (“the pilot”) of so many of our road trips. Those road trips, whether they were 45 minutes to Penn St. or several hours to Annapolis, were always entertaining life lessons. We were never allowed to sleep on those trips as “Doc” found this was the perfect time for education. He would discuss whatever topic hit his mind and they often came from left field. Those trips were never boring.
Dr. Cox always implored us to give back to the sport that gave us so much. He encouraged his student boxers to go into coaching and officiating, often allowing us to assist him in working the corner of one of our teammates, or setting up seminars so we could get our certification. He would, without question, gladly write a recommendation for a job or internship. He asked me to sit in his office while he wrote a letter of recommendation for me. He educated me on how to effectively communicate through the written word and focused on using “power” and “impact” words that would command attention and respect. He was always willing to be listed as a job reference because he wanted to see those who had trained and mentored become successful in life.
Since yesterday, I have been thinking a lot about my favorite “Doc” stories, the ones that I tell the most often. Of course, you can’t tell a Doc story without imitating his voice and mannerisms. Every year, when the LHU boxing alumni would gather for the annual boxing homeshow and after party, we would all tell our favorite stories while doing the Doc imitation. Sadly, the next time we gather will be for his funeral. This is a way for me to cope with his death and smile through the tears. These are in no particular order. For the most part, I will avoid using any names in the event someone doesn’t want to be called out.
First Roadtrip and “Barnyard Beef” – My first roadtrip with Doc and the LHU team was October 1994 to the US Naval Academy. It was the annual season kickoff meeting and a round of sparring sessions with boxers from Navy, VMI, Lock Haven, Shippensburg, and Mansfield. It was a relatively uneventful day except for one of the Haven’s novice boxers had taken a few solid punches and was now complaining how bad his jaw hurt. On our way home, we were expecting to make a quick dinner stop, likely a McDonalds, until Doc spotted a little shack-looking place on the side of the road called “Barnyard Beef.” Once he saw it, he implored Glenda to cut off the driver in the right lane so we could pull over as he boomed “Hun Hun… That’s where we need to stop. It’s called Barnyard Beef. It has to be good!” He gave us all a few dollars to order and we all went with roast beef sandwiches with Doc getting an extra-large selection which looked to be about as big as the moon. Our sulking boxer implored that his jaw was too sore to chew so he opted for a cup of soup. Doc took the first bite of his gigantic roast beef sandwich and rolled his eyes in delight “Oh My God! This is the BEST roast beef sandwich ever” and looking over at his lone soup-eating boxer, he followed with “You gotta get one of these! Forget about your jaw! Stop being such a pansy and get one!"
Mad in the Corner – As mentioned, Doc wanted to give his student boxers opportunities to learn to coach. There was a December card at Penn State my sophomore year where I and another teammate had our bouts canceled when our opponents from Buffalo were snowed in. Doc saw an opportunity to have us help in the corners with each of us taking two bouts and he would allow you to get in the ring and give the instructions. The first bout I worked with him was a clear Lock Haven victory. The second bout I worked with him did not go so well. The Lock Haven boxer was not doing well and certainly not up to his potential. Through the first round, I could tell Doc was getting angry. As the bell rang, he snarled “Let me have the ring” which was never a good thing. As I sat there, I made a vow that situation would never happen to me. Fast forward two months later, I am competing in that same PSU ring against a very sloppy and awkward opponent and the first round was going poorly, very poorly. The bell rung to end the first round and, as I started walking back to my corner, I saw Doc getting in the ring with a wild and angered look in his eyes. I almost considered walking to my opponent’s corner and asking if I could stay there for the next minute because I knew my corner was not going to be a fun place to be. In a crazy way, Doc’s unleashing on me actually forced me to refocus and allowed me to come back to win that one.
President’s Dinner – At the end of every year, the president of the university would have a dinner for the boxing team. As Doc had retired as a professor in 1996, they decided that year that the dinner would not just be for the current team but also for some selected alumni. After the boxing nationals had ended in April, Doc was flying to Fiji for a few weeks to participate in a boxing seminar. He was scheduled to return only a day before the dinner banquet. We were waiting for him at the gym so we could travel to the dinner as a team. When Doc walked through the doors, our collective jaws hit the floor. He was wearing a suit jacket and tie and a traditional Fijian sulu. In our eyes, he was wearing something that resembled a skirt. He just smiled back and said “These are so comfortable. I think I am going to start wearing them more often.” To say his attire was the talk of the dinner was an understatement for sure.
Pork & Beans – One of Doc’s defining characteristics in life was his generosity and willingness to help others. He had a close relationship with the local Salvation Army and every year, he would set up a day for the boxing team to ring the bells for the Salvation Army kettle. When Doc found out that one of his boxers was struggling financially and unable to afford food, he worked out a deal with the Salvation Army where they would donate some food for him. We were loading a box of groceries donated when this boxer who came from a Muslim family looked at the one item and declined it as it included pork. Doc picked up the can and said “Are you sure? How can you tell?” to which he was informed that it was a can of Pork & Beans. He pondered for a moment simply said “Hmmm… You know I never knew that had pork in it?"
Don’t Eat the Pizza – We were traveling to New York for the annual show at the New York Athletic Center a few days before Thanksgiving. This was a rare show with the weigh-in the day before the show and the whole ride to Manhattan, Doc was talking about how we were going out to eat after the weigh-in. Since it was my first year competing on the NYAC show, he allowed me to choose the ethnic food we would be indulging in later. Of course, I picked Italian. Doc had one more very important piece of advice. After the weigh-in, there would be pizzas there. Even though we were all hungry from making weight for the show, he advised that we do not eat the pizza because we were going out to dinner. The three Lock Haven boxers made weight and, after changing, we walked over to find Doc eating his third slice of pizza. A short while later, we are seated at the famed Luna’s restaurant in Little Italy and Doc is complaining that he shouldn’t have eaten that pizza and he was too full to order a meal. The legendary Dr. Barreur, the man who stories recount ate so much Chinese Food the year before, was reduced to ordering a side salad. As we were eating and laughing, Coach Ken Cooper made an astute observation. Doc had finished his salad and was now eating from his wife’s plate, all the while mentioning how he wasn’t hungry. Not missing a beat, Doc proceeded to take the extra meatballs from the one boxer’s meal.
Cigars and Vodka –This is one that I didn’t get to witness personally but he told it so often that I felt like I was there. As a highly-respected wrestling coach, Doc was often invited to wrestling seminars in Russia where that sport is God-like. Doc was often the recipient of many bottles of the finest Russian vodka. He would attend boxing seminars in Cuba. Before flipping truck tires became a trendy thing in most fitness centers, Doc borrowed the Cuban method and would have his fighters bounce on truck tires to increase leg strength and conditioning. He also came home from many of these trips with some authentic Cuban cigars. He would tell us how he would then go to the store and buy the cheapest cigars and vodka, only to switch the labels. He would then imitate those smoking the cheap cigars and drinking the cheap vodka thinking they were consuming the real goods. He would pantomime their sipping of the vodka and slow puffing of the cigars while commenting “how you can really taste the difference”, his whole time cackling at the knowledge that he knew they were really gushing over the lowest quality of both items.
Weight – It’s no secret, Doc wanted his boxers to compete in different weight classes. He also always envisioned a dominant heavyweight on his team and he would workout football players or wrestlers who had exhausted their eligibility in those respective sports. At the beginning of each school year, I would show up around 190-195 and Doc would envision me being his solution at heavyweight, despite the fact that I didn’t have the height, and once I started conditioning, the weight to sustain it. I still remember those conversations. “Ok Penecale, you weighed in at 185 for last week’s bout. What did you weigh today?” I would respond with “182” and he would shoot back “Ok, cette semaine, I am going to put you in with a ‘small’ heavyweight.” When he meant “small”, it was usually anyone under 235 and I would show up to weigh-ins with rocks in my pockets. Then one day, only a few days before regionals, he decided to try another avenue. I had been between 178-180 and fully expecting to compete at 180 in the regionals when he asked “Do you think you can make 165 by Friday?” It was already Tuesday afternoon. He felt that was my best path to the National tournament so I agreed. In spring 1997, between January 30 et avril 12, Doc had me compete in five separate weight classes.
My last homeshow – Fitting that this anniversary is tomorrow (Février 7) and I will be posting the Youtube video like I do every year. The homeshow was always a big event and Doc would want everything to be perfect. As Coach Coop would say to us, Doc would be very impatient or as so eloquently described “he would be a bear with a sore ass.” The last thing you wanted to do was annoy Doc before, pendant, or after the homeshow. My senior year, I was taking on a boxer from Army by the name of Michael Jordan. My friends and roommates showed up with custom signs and shirts and they were seated in the bleachers close to my corner. Earlier in the card, when I was getting changed, a boxer from Kentucky had knocked out an opponent from Penn State and drew the crowd’s ire by jumping on the ropes and showboating. I was unaware of this, so as the emotion hit me at the final bell, I banged my gloves and started a run to my corner to jump on the ropes and salute my cheering section. Doc read my mind and sternly said “NO!” which forced my momentum into an awkward gallop, looking like a bucking bronco that was just hit with a cattle prod.
The last two days have been emotional and difficult, from finding out that Doc was soon-to-be transitioning to the crushing news of his passing. Being an admin on the LHU Boxing Facebook page, one of the abilities is to approve posts. I saw so many posts submitted for approval from friends, famille, fellow alumni including so many photos. It was nearly impossible not to break down.
Dr. Cox was a coach, an educator, a mentor, and a friend. As I first said in the post after his passing, he taught me so many lessons in and out of the ring. He believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself. He pushed me to be better, a better boxer, a better student, a better son, a better friend, and a better human. Those life lessons still impact me every day and I find myself sharing them often.
Coach Cooper added in his tribute “He who is in the hearts of so many is never truly gone”. That is a true statement. Dr. Cox will live on through the positive impact that he has made through so many of his students, athlètes, famille, et amis.
You will certainly be missed, Dr. Cox. Thank you and We Love You!!!
Here is my review of the Rocky vs Drago movie plus a photo with the movie poster. Guess who walked out with it!
So I went to see the Rocky vs Drago Director’s Cut film last night.
Here are 2 spoilers that shouldn’t be spoilers. Apollo still dies and Rocky still wins.
So the movie had approximately 40 minutes of new footage. It also kept approximately the same run time so with 40 minutes of new footage, there is nearly 40 minutes of omitted footage.
Now for some spoilers. If you don’t want anything spoiled, I suggest you stop reading here.
There were two shots that I really hoped would have been edited out for this film but somehow still made it in. I’ll get to them later.
So I’ll breakdown some of the changes/additions/omissions and give my thoughts.
1) New opening. habituellement, it starts with the ROCKY title scrolling across the bottom to one of the series signature songs. Then it breaks into the last round of the previous movie. This movie starts with various clips from Rocky 3 including Rocky’s loss to Clubber Lang, Apollo talking him out of retiring, and the climatic fight scene. It completely omits the Rocky and Apollo sparring session. I was not a fan of the new opening. I am used to the normal movie openings that last 2-3 minutes and set the stage for the new installment. I wasn’t a fan of the song they used “Sweetest Victory” which is on the Rocky IV soundtrack but never used in the original.
2) No robot. While this was seen as a cross between corny and creepy (Paulie’s girlfriend?), the omission of the robot, likely due to licensing agreements, meant that many scenes with Paulie or Rocky Jr had to be cut including Paulie’s birthday scene.
3) The new Drago introduction press conference explains that they tried to arrange a fight with Rocky. I thought that was good but they cut out Drago’s wife comparing him to Popeye eating spinach. En fait, a lot of Brigitte Nielsen’s dialogue was cut. Could it be because of her “rocky” relationship with Stallone?
4) The reasoning for Apollo to take the fight was improved. Oui, he still shows up out of nowhere and part of the table scene had to be cut (no robot, remember) but they talked about how Rocky ignored the challenge and Apollo feeling the need to take it.
5) I thought the omission of the whole pre-fight dressing room scene with Rocky and Apollo was a mistake. Not only does it cut one of my favorite lines “I didn’t say anything about snails, I said Nails N-N-Nails” but it shows Apollo’s overconfidence and Rocky’s trepidation. The only part of the original dressing room scene that is preposterous is where Rocky was trying to convince Apollo to postpone. Seriously, who postpones 5 minutes before they are scheduled to walk to the ring?
6) The Creed-Drago fight was greatly improved. Except for the one shot they left in from the original where Apollo is clearly not wearing gloves. They missed that edit the first time. How did they miss it again? The fight was extended and Apollo got up after an early knockdown and kept trying to fight back.
7) Apollo’s funeral was extended and improved with his father-figure Duke giving a speech and Rocky giving a more emotional speech.
8) The scene with the boxing commission not sanctioning the fight between Rocky and Drago was included as it was shown in the original 1985 trailer but cut from that movie.
9) The scene of Rocky talking to his son before leaving was extended and improved.
10) The training montages were slightly changed and some edits to the scenes in Russia.
11) The final fight was still enjoyable. There were some added elements to it.
12) Two of the better movie speeches were changed to voiceovers. Apollo in the dressing room telling Rocky he would understand when it was over was changed to voiceover in Rocky’s head. The epic speech to Adrian where he said Drago would have to kill him to beat him was also changed to an inner-monologue voiceover. I definitely think that was a mistake because it takes the charm away from seeing the facial expressions of Apollo and Rocky respectively as they said those lines.
13) The moment before the final round when Drago’s manager ran from his balcony seat with the Kremlin to berate Drago in his corner. I was hoping that if any scene was cut, it would be that one. I would rather there be a scene of Paulie marrying the robot and announcing she was pregnant than this scene. I hated it in 1985 (quand j'étais 9 ans) and I hate it now. There is 60 seconds between rounds of a boxing match. This man ran from the balcony, through the crowd, got to Drago’s corner, and berated him in less than one minute. Drago, for having endured 14 punishing rounds, is able to stand up and lift him with one arm before dropping him off the apron. Talk about taking some serious liberties.
14) The fight end. You get used to the way a Rocky fight ends. He scores the big knockdown, his opponent struggles to get up, and ultimately falls back down as the count reaches 10. This one, Drago goes down, makes a move to get back up, a falls flat. The referee stops with no count at all. I also hated Rocky’s leap at the end. In the original, he was lifted in the air as he stood there exhausted by triumphant. This one looks like he is able to do a leaping swan dive into a pool.
15) The speech is different. He couldn’t reference his kid because showing him would show the robot. I was glad in a way they cut the scenes of the kids watching the fight. It always posed some serious questions to me. If Rocky, Adrian, and Paulie were all in Russia, who was watching the 9 year old kid? The robot? Who is going to let an unsupervised 9 year old watch a fight where there is a fear that his father could be killed? The part of the speech that was comical was Rocky’s talk about change. He mentioned his friend (Apollo) couldn’t change and now he’s dead. Wow. Way to perk up the crowd there, Roche!
Overall it was enjoyable. The changed scenes and alternate takes threw off the cadence so you were in truth watching a new movie. There were a lot of scenes in this film that I prefer to the original (the extended Creed-Drago fight, the extended funeral, Rocky meeting with the commission). There were some scenes that I think should have been kept (Rocky and Apollo in the dressing room, Mrs. Drago talking about her husband, etc). There were a few things that I definitely prefer the original, most notably the superior intro scrolling logo/final round of previous movie scene.
So in my conclusion, there needs to be a Director’s Cut of the Director’s Cut and combine the best of the original and the best of the new version.
We can call this one “Rocky IV Take III: The Tornado Cut”
Le championnat des poids lourds a toujours été le prix le plus remarquable du sport. Au cours des dernières années, l'intérêt pour les géants fistic a diminué. Cela a changé avec le pouvoir passionnant de Deontay Wilder et le sens du spectacle charismatique de Tyson Fury.
Avec leur première rencontre se terminant par un match nul controversé, ils se retrouvent à partager la bague. Les deux hommes avec des records invaincus et un seul match nul (l'un contre l'autre) sur leur grand livre.
Les grands hommes occupent le devant de la scène pour le prix incontesté. «Le bombardier de bronze» et «Le roi tsigane»…. Qui régnera en maître?
AGE, ENREGISTREMENT, ET STATS
Wilder: Age: 34 ans
Enregistrement: 42-0-1 (41 Knockouts)
Hauteur: 6'7"
Poids: 219 * * Poids pour dernier combat (11-23-19)
Atteindre: 83"
Fureur:Age: 31 ans
Enregistrement: 29-0-1 (20 Knockouts)
Hauteur: 6'9 "
Poids: 254 * * Poids pour dernier combat (9-14-19)
Atteindre: 85"
RÉALISATIONS RING
Wilder:
Champion WBC des poids lourds ('15 -Pres)
Fureur:
Champion poids lourd WBA ("15-"16)
Champion poids lourd WBO ("15-"16)
Champion poids lourd IBF ("15-"16)
Champion poids lourd IBO ("15-"16)
Champion poids lourd linéaire ('15 -Pres)
STYLE
Wilder:
Un swing sauvage, combattant souvent bâclé avec de longs bras et une puissance de changement de combat dans les deux poings, Wilder aime définir la gamme avec sa main de tête et la suivre avec une variété de coups de poing puissants. Il porte son pouvoir tard dans ses combats et est capable de marquer un KO à tout moment.
Fureur:
Un confiant, sûr de lui, et parfois un combattant arrogant, Fury a des mouvements agiles et une rapidité pour un si gros combattant. Il combine un bon jeu de jambes avec des mouvements du haut du corps et une capacité à boxer orthodoxe ou gaucher, déséquilibrer les adversaires et mettre en place sa propre attaque offensive.
LEUR PREMIER BOUT
Wilder-Fury I:Fury a ouvert le combat avec un mouvement efficace, garder Wilder déséquilibré et incapable de décrocher quoi que ce soit de significatif Wilder a réussi à décrocher plusieurs coups durs dans le 4e tour, du sang coulant du nez de Fury. Fury a passé du temps au milieu des tours en tant que gaucher et a trouvé le succès. Wilder a marqué un renversement dans le 9e rond mais son attaque de suivi l'a laissé fatigué, a permis à Fury de reprendre son élan grâce au 11e rond. Le mémorable 12e a vu Wilder percer et atterrir une combinaison de crochets droit et gauche. Fury est tombé dur sur la toile, à plat sur le dos. Il s'est étonnamment élevé au décompte de 9 et devançait Wilder à la fin du dernier tour. Alejandro Rochin a marqué 115-111 Wilder, Robert Tapper a marqué 114-112 Fureur, et Phil Edwards a marqué 113-113.
POINTS FORTS
Wilder:
* Puissance - La détonation au bout des poings de Wilder, est principalement la main droite, est de proportions nucléaires. Alors que sa main gauche porte un pop substantiel, c'est la main droite de Wilder qui est considérée comme peut-être le coup de poing le plus dévastateur de la boxe aujourd'hui. Il peut mettre fin aux combats en posant sa main droite au milieu, l'arc au-dessus, ou fendre la garde comme un uppercut.
* Conditionnement - Au début de sa carrière, quand il terminait tous ses combats en quelques rounds, il y avait des points d'interrogation si Wilder s'estomperait dans les derniers tours. Il a prouvé qu'il pouvait se battre tout aussi fort dans les derniers rounds et capable d'un KO jusqu'à la cloche finale.
* Athlétisme - Wilder combine un mélange rare de taille, vitesse, puissance, et la capacité athlétique où il est facile de l'imaginer dominant dans tout type d'environnement sportif.
Fureur:
* Mouvement - Pour un homme avec la taille et le physique qui ressemblent à un dos argenté, Fury se déplace avec la grâce et l'agilité d'un danseur de ballet. Il est léger sur ses pieds et possède un mouvement du haut du corps sournois qui est étrange pour quelqu'un d'aussi grand.
* Confiance - Fury est extrêmement confiant en lui-même et croit en sa capacité. Il montre peu ou pas de peur sur le ring. Sa nature charismatique assurée lui donne un avantage psychologique.
* Résilient - S'il grimpait de la toile contre Wilder, surmonter une horrible coupure contre Wallin, ou lutter contre la dépression et la toxicomanie, Fury a montré une dureté et une résilience qui doivent être admirées.
FAIBLESSES
Wilder:
* Sloppy - Wilder montre tellement de confiance en sa puissance qu'il est souvent sauvage et négligé avec ses coups de poing et son jeu de jambes. Il a souvent l'air très amateur sur le ring.
* Problème avec les boxeurs - Les combattants qui utilisent un bon mouvement et des capacités de boxe perturbent Wilder. Il a du mal à mettre ses pieds et est souvent un pas en arrière. Il suivait Luis Ortiz dans les deux combats et a été surclassé pour la plupart de son premier combat avec Fury.
* Chin - Les rares fois où Wilder a été sérieusement vérifié au menton, il a montré quelques défauts dans sa durabilité. Ortiz l'avait gravement blessé et près d'une défaite par élimination directe.
Fureur:
* Distractions - Fury adore sa nouvelle renommée et parle de la WWE et du MMA. Il s'est séparé de son entraîneur Ben Davidson et appelle ses propres coups. Fury a également des sorts dans le ring où il perd sa concentration et il s'est retrouvé sur la toile plus d'une fois lors d'un manque de concentration.
* Vie personnelle - Ce sont des démons personnels bien documentés de Fury souffrant de dépression et de toxicomanie, avec un gain de poids à plus 400 Kg. Alors que ses triomphes sur ces démons sont admirables, les effets physiques durables ne peuvent être niés.
* Peau - Cela ne fait que cinq mois que Fury a subi une terrible entaille à l'œil droit contre Otto Wallin, exigeant 47 des points de suture. Alors que les médecins ont jugé la coupure suffisamment guérie, sa peau tendre pourrait se rouvrir au moment le plus inopportun.
Combat précédent
Wilder: (11/23/19) - Wilder a de nouveau marqué un KO contre Luis Oritz. Après avoir été expédié pour la majorité des six premiers tours, Wilder a établi sa gamme contre un Ortiz fatigant et a décroché une main droite pulvérisatrice qui a abouti à un KO d'un coup de poing.
Fureur:
(9/14/19) - Fury a survécu à un combat sanglant avec Otto Wallin, invaincu mais inconnu. Fury a subi une coupure à l'œil droit dans le 3e rond et le sang affectait clairement sa vision. Malgré la déficience, Fury contrôlait toujours l'action et blessait Wallin plusieurs fois en route vers une victoire décisive.
3 Meilleures performances
Wilder:
* Arthur Pin (1/16/16) - Après avoir pris du retard tôt, Wilder a repris dans le 4e rond et a commencé à s'installer et à contrôler l'action. Une seule main droite dans le 9e round a envoyé Szpilka vers le bas et inconscient, la 2016 Knockout de l'année.
* Gold Cup (1/17/15) - Wilder a répondu aux questions sur son endurance en allant à fond 12 tours pour la première fois de sa carrière et remportant le titre WBC dans le processus. Wilder a utilisé son long jab et a tenu Stiverne à distance avec ses compétences sous-estimées.
* Luis Ortiz (3/3/18) - Wilder a survécu à des moments effrayants contre le vétéran cubain souvent évité avant de l'emporter par 10e KO rond. Wilder a été troublé par les compétences de boxe d'Ortiz tôt avant de le renverser dans le 5e rond. Un rallye Ortiz dans le 7e Wilder était gravement blessé mais Wilder a pu se regrouper et marquer le KO quelques tours plus tard.
Fureur:
* Wladimir Klitschko (11/25/15) - Fury est entré dans la cour arrière de Klitschko et a remporté les championnats unifiés et linéaires des poids lourds par décision unanime. Alors que le combat était une affaire prudente, Fury a pu surpasser Klitschko avec un jeu de jambes supérieur, mouvement, et une sortie de punch plus élevée.
* Derek Chisora (11/29/14) - Fury a dominé le match revanche avec son rival britannique, boxe à distance, basculement entre orthodoxe et gaucher, et punir son adversaire jusqu'à ce que le coin arrête le combat après 10 ronds unilatéraux.
* Deontay Wilder (12/1/18) - À l'exception de deux renversements et de quelques jugements curieux, Fury contrôlait la majeure partie du combat. Il a évité les coups de poing de Wilder et a décroché des compteurs efficaces, faisant de Wilder un aspect confus et déséquilibré dans le processus.
Clés de la victoire
Wilder:
* Utilisez son jab et annulez le style maladroit de Fury
* Gardez ses coups de poing courts et compacts
* Ne soyez pas hypnotisé par le mouvement du haut du corps de Fury
Fureur:
* Changez le rythme et laissez Wilder deviner
* Utilisez le mouvement latéral pour empêcher Wilder de poser ses pieds
* Ne soyez pas arrogant contre les cordes
DES QUESTIONS
Wilder:
* Wilder peut-il gérer le mouvement peu orthodoxe de Fury?
* Will Wilder utilisera un meilleur plan de jeu?
* Will Wilder deviendra frustré?
Fureur:
* Will Fury essaiera trop fort pour le KO?
* Fury est-il totalement concentré sur la boxe?
* Son œil coupé est-il susceptible de se blesser?
PENECALE PRÉVISION
Les deux combattants sont des showmen exceptionnels et leurs entrées de ring respectives feront vibrer la foule. L'électricité sera à son comble à la cloche d'ouverture. Avec leur familiarité, il y aura moins de sentiment de sortie que leur première rencontre. Fury sera sur ses gardes pour aller de l'avant et Wilder essaiera de chronométrer ses avances et de décrocher des coups de poing. À la fin de 1st tour, Fury se moquera de Wilder et il y aura un échange de mots.
Le mouvement constant de Fury et les coups simples troubleront Wilder car ses contre-coups trouveront principalement de l'air vide. Les tours suivants seront un jeu passionnant de chat et de souris avec le plus petit Wilder dans le rôle du chat, futilité d'essayer de coincer le plus grand Wilder.
Wilder trouvera le succès avec son jab dans le 6e et 7e des balles et une main droite en boucle attraperont Fury sur le dessus de la tête, le déséquilibrant sur la toile. La fureur montera, clin d'oeil à son coin, et reviens en action. L'excitation fera que Wilder se balancera sauvagement et tombera lui-même sur la toile après avoir manqué la main droite surexagérée.
Avec Wilder apparemment fatigué par son coup de poing du tour précédent, Fury tournera gaucher et atterrira plusieurs mains droites, puis rebondir hors de portée de tout contre-poinçon.
Le mouvement de Fury et sa vitesse de travail plus élevée porteront l'action tout au long des manches de championnat, le menant à nouveau à une avance apparente avant le tour final.
La décision cette fois sera unanime avec Dave Moretti et Glenn Feldman marquant tous les deux 115-112 et Steve Weisfeld un peu plus près à 114-113, tous en faveur de «The Gypsy King» Tyson Fury.
épreuve de force titre poids moyen de week-end dernier entre Canelo Alvarez et Daniel Jacobs a également présenté l'Expo Fan annuelle Box, tenue au Centre des congrès de Las Vegas. Les souvenirs étonnants sur l'affichage et l'action en direct de boxe amateur complété une série de combattants passés et présents champion du monde disponible pour répondre rapidement et Salue.
En tant que fan de boxe vie, il était dommage que je n'avais un peu plus de deux heures pour passer à l'événement avant de retourner à l'aréna T-Mobile pour le début des combats undercard. Le temps que j'ai pu passer était très agréable. Les prix étaient raisonnables pour répondre à ces légendes fistic et ont quelques instants pour parler et prendre des photos. La moyenne $20 -$25 Prix pour une séance photo était beaucoup moins que ce qui aurait été perdu au casino en un seul tour de roulette.
James Toney était là dans un costume, prouvant qu'il peut même faire élégant look à carreaux. Pour un gars connu pour une nature revêche, il était très accommodant et a dit qu'il sera à Philadelphie pour un spectacle en direct sur Juin 7 et l'espoir de me voir là-bas.
Dans le stand d'à côté était Hall of Fame diffuseur Al Berstein, qui j'ai eu le privilège d'interviewer en 2011. Quand on lui dit de mon admiration pour son travail de classe et d'être un fan depuis ses jours avec Barry Tompkins sur Combats jeudi soir ESPN, il était humble et reconnaissante.
La ligne de rencontrer Roy Jones Jr. était longue, mais la peine d'attendre. Alors que le temps de parler avec Roy était courte, J'ai pu mentionner quel honneur il devait rencontrer l'un des plus grands artistes de ma génération et comment je me suis assis à quelques pieds de lui quand il était sur le plateau Creed II.
Alors que la ligne de rencontrer le légendaire Sugar Ray Leonard était exceptionnellement longue, on pouvait voir qu'il était vraiment s'amuser, ce sourire clignotant millions de dollars et faire ses poings surelevees célèbre séance photo avec les fans. Malheureusement, avec peu de temps en cours d'exécution, Je n'ai pas eu l'occasion de rencontrer un de mes combattants préférés grandir. J'aurais aimé avoir montré une photo de lui quand j'étais âgé de quatre ans, se balancer loin sur le sac de boxe Sugar Ray Leonard m'a donné.
Quelques pieds était l'un des rivaux les plus célèbres de Sugar Ray, le grand Thomas « Hitman » Hearns. Alors que le Hitman a montré un certain ralentissement comme il a vieilli, il prouve encore être une figure imposante, mais il remplace maintenant que l'éblouissement redoutable avec un sourire chaleureux.
Également à venir pour rencontrer Thomas Hearns actuelle IBF des super-champion poids plume Tevin Fermier, un camarade Philadelphian, qui j'ai eu l'occasion de regarder passer d'un 7-4-1 à un boxeur journeyman 29-4-1 champion du monde.
Ma visite ne serait pas complète sans arrêter pour voir « Le diable Pazmanian » Vinny Paz, toujours l'un de mes combattants d'action favoris et des personnalités charismatiques. Au lieu d'une poignée de main, il m'a accueilli avec un gros câlin et a exprimé sa déception que mon père ne me joindre à l'expo.
Dans le court laps de temps, il était impossible de répondre à tous les grands combattants y compris Michael Spinks, Riddick Bowe, Errol Spence, Anthony Dirrell, et Rasoirs Earnie. Avec ce week-end étant Cinco de Mayo, les lignes pour quelques-unes des légendes mexicaines enroulé autour du rez-de-centre de congrès. Mikey Garcia, Marco Antonio Barerra, Erik Morales, et Juan Manuel Marquez tous prouvé être exceptionnellement populaire. Mais rien comparé au bruit de la foule pro-mexicaine quand le grand Julio Cesar Chavez a été introduit.
Assister à cet événement était un rêve devenu réalité et je ne pouvais voudrais avoir plus de temps pour passer à l'événement. Tout était si professionnellement fait et les personnes présentes étaient au-delà accueillir.
Kudos à Expo Fan Box pour un tel événement exceptionnel.
La plus grande semaine de boxe est à nos portes avec l'extravagance annuelle du week-end Cinco de Mayo à Las Vegas. La vedette mexicaine Saul «Canelo» Alvarez revient dans sa maison loin de chez elle pour relever le défi de ses camarades de poids moyen., Daniel «Miracle Man» Jacobs, qui a l'intention de gâcher le retour à la maison.
Canelo peut-il saupoudrer de cannelle supplémentaire lors d'une victoire explosive? Ou est-ce que ce sera Jacobs qui fournira un autre miracle dans son retour de livre d'histoire?
AGE, ENREGISTREMENT, ET STATS
Alvarez: Age: 28 ans Enregistrement: 51-1-2 (35 Knockouts) Hauteur: 5'9 " Poids: 167 * * Poids pour dernier combat (12-15-18) Atteindre: 70"
Jacobs: Age: 32 ans Enregistrement: 35-2 (29 Knockouts) Hauteur: 5"11" Poids: 159 * * Poids pour dernier combat (10-27-18) Atteindre: 73"
RÉALISATIONS RING
Alvarez: Champion WBC moyen junior ("11-" 13) Champion WBA moyen junior («13) Champion des poids moyens juniors de Ring Magazine ('13) Middleweight Champion WBC ('15 -Pres) Champion des poids moyens WBA ('18 -Pres) Ring Magazine Champion des poids moyens ('18 -Pres) Champion des super-moyens WBA ('18 -Pres) Ring Magazine Pound 4 Pound- #3 Boxeur
Jacobs: Champion des poids moyens WBA ('14 - '17) Champion des poids moyens IBF ("18-" Prs)
STYLE
Alvarez: Un agressive, combattant physique avec des compétences de boxe sous-estimées, Alvarez porte souvent adversaires vers le bas avec une pression constante et poinçons lourde. Utilisera des feintes et des compteurs pour lancer le timing de l'adversaire et créera des ouvertures pour une attaque corporelle mineure. Pouvoir comporte combattre évolution dans les deux mains, mais parfois ne lancent pas assez poinçons. Alors qu'il est plus connu pour ses habiletés offensives, Alvarez ont décent, mais pas génial, compétences défensives glissement et de blocage poinçons.
Jacobs: Un maigre, boxeur aux longues armes avec des compétences polyvalentes qui se bat souvent de manière agressive et n'a pas peur d'échanger des coups de poing. Jacobs associe de bonnes compétences de boxe et des fondamentaux avec une puissance KO dans les deux mains. Sera parfois trop offensif et est susceptible de contrer les coups de poing. Montre un cœur formidable face à l'adversité.
POINTS FORTS
Alvarez: * Puissance - Alvarez porte le tonnerre dans les deux poings. Il a un pouvoir KO dans les deux mains, mais son arme la plus dévastatrice réside dans son crochet gauche, surtout au corps. Il a trois candidats à élimination directe dans sa carrière.
* Force - Alvarez est un combattant physiquement maturation et densément construit avec une force surnaturelle. Il est efficace dans le soutien des combattants jusqu'à, même lorsque ne débarquant pas rincer poinçons. Il est passé de poids moyen junior et a récemment concouru au super-poids moyen.
* Expérience - Alvarez a parcouru un long chemin au cours de sa carrière professionnelle et a concouru contre certains des plus grands noms de la boxe. Il a été dans ce moment de nombreuses fois et l'atmosphère bruyante sera une seconde nature pour lui.
Jacobs: * Caractère - Jacobs a résisté et a vaincu l'adversaire le plus redoutable de sa carrière en surmontant un cancer des os en 2011. Son personnage apparaît sur le ring alors qu'il a relevé des défis difficiles dans sa carrière.
* Polyvalent - Jacobs possède de bonnes compétences de boxe et de mouvement, parfois basculer entre les positions orthodoxes et gauchistes. Si contre un autre adversaire agressif, Jacobs boxera sur son pied arrière et recherchera des opportunités de contre-coups. Il sait accélérer le rythme en cas de besoin.
FAIBLESSES
Alvarez: * Erreurs tactiques - Alvarez a commis des erreurs tactiques lors de certains combats précédents, y compris essayer de battre Floyd Mayweather Jr. en boxant avec lui à l'extérieur. Dans d'autres combats, il a permis à ses adversaires de contrôler le rythme et de voler des rounds.
* Facile à frapper - Alors que sa compétence offensive est sa carte de visite, Alvarez a une défense décente. Quand il perd sa concentration ou devient trop agressif, il est grand ouvert pour les mains droites droites et les contre-coups.
* Pieds lourds - Alvarez a une bonne capacité de boxe mais est souvent lent sur le ring. Lorsqu'il est associé à des combattants plus grands avec un bon mouvement latéral, il lutte fréquemment, as was the case in his bouts with Austin Trout and Erislandy Lara.
Jacobs: * Suspect Chin – Jacobs is no stranger to tasting the canvas. He was knocked out in devastating fashion by Dmitry Pirog in his first professional loss. He was also on the canvas against Gennady Golovkin and Sergio Mora.
* Reckless – In his first fight against Mora, Jacobs became overly aggressive after scoring a knockdown and left himself wide open for a counter punch that put him on the canvas. He was also off-balance and reckless again when he had Peter Quillin stunned.
* Atmosphere – Jacobs has fought in Las Vegas before and main-evented in Madison Square Garden. Cependant, this is his first marquee Las Vegas Cinco-de-Mayo weekend extravaganza.
Combat précédent
Alvarez: (12/15/18) – Alvarez made a successful super-middleweight debut by destroying the game but overmatched Rocky Fielding in three rounds. Alvarez punished Fielding’s body, marquant quatre passes rabattues, and finishing him with his signature left hook to the liver.
Jacobs: (10/27/18) – Jacobs had a tough encounter with undefeated but unknown Serhiy Derevianchenko, winning a 12-round split decision. Jacobs scored a 1st-round knockdown and landed more punches during the back-and-forth contest.
3 Meilleures performances
Alvarez: * James Kirkland (5/9/15) – The fireworks were on display from the opening bell as Kirkland engaged Alvarez with a kamikaze attack. Alvarez countered and scored a 1st-round knockdown and ended the fight in the 3eround with a picturesque right hand.
* Liam Smith (9/17/16) – Alvarez methodically broke down the previously-undefeated Smith, controlling the bout from the beginning. Alvarez scored knockdowns in the 7e et 8erounds before ending the show with his left hook to the liver in the 9e tour.
* Carlos Baldomir (9/18/10) – Alvarez was a 20-year-old prodigy facing a durable former world champion in Baldomir. Alvarez était la boxe succès précoce et en utilisant ses avantages de la vitesse et d'habileté pour balayer les cinq premiers tours. Mais il était son affichage dans le 6ème qui était mémorable. Alvarez a secoué Baldomir avant de finalement tomber avec un crochet gauche, le rendant inconscient avant il a frappé le tapis et lui portant sa seule perte d'arrêt dans une carrière de 16 ans.
Jacobs: * Sergio Mora (9/9/16) – Jacobs wiped away any controversy from their first fight, which ended with Mora injuring his ankle, by dissecting him in the rematch, culminating in an impressive 7e ronde TKO. Jacobs scored a knockdown each in the 4e et 5erounds before opening up and dropping Mora three times in the 7e tour, forcing the stoppage.
* Peter Quillin (12/5/15) – In a battle for Brooklyn Bragging Rights, Jacobs stunned the undefeated and favored Quillin with a 1st ronde TKO. Jacobs landed a right hand early, sending Quilling staggering into the ropes. A follow-up flurry sent Quillin across the ring where the referee stopped the fight.
* Caleb Truax (4/24/15) – Jacobs dominated Truax with a masterful performance over 11 tours, controlling the action with a heavy jab, and wearing his game opponent down. Comfortably ahead going into the final round, Jacobs unloaded on his weakened adversary until the referee saved him from further punishment.
Clés de la victoire
Alvarez: * Start fast and don’t allow Jacobs to become confident
* Cut off the ring and force Jacobs to fight in confined spaces
* Go to the body early and often
Jacobs: * Use a stiff jab and lateral movement to keep Alvarez off balance
* Land something to get Alvarez’s respect early
* Do not get reckless
DES QUESTIONS
Alvarez: * Will the move back to middleweight drain Alvarez?
* Is Alvarez overlooking Jacobs?
* Will Alvarez become frustrated if Jacobs uses effective lateral movement?
Jacobs: * Can Jacobs win a decision in Las Vegas?
* Will Jacobs be able to exploit Alvarez’s tactical shortcomings?
* How will Jacobs handle the pro-Alvarez atmosphere?
PENECALE PRÉVISION
The crowd will be buzzing at the opening bell. Alvarez will move forward, hands up, probing with his jab and trying to set his feet. Jacobs will be moving laterally, pawing a tentative jab and using head feints. The cautious 1stround will end with Alvarez stepping in and throwing a few hard body shots, causing the partisan crowd to erupt in cheers.
Alvarez will continue to apply pressure in the 2Dakota du Nord et 3erounds with Jacobs working to establish his jab with more authority. Jacobs will land a few heavy jabs to the face with Alvarez countering with right hands over the top. Jacobs will step to his left to avoid Alvarez’s left hook to the body.
The action will continue to intensify through the middle rounds. Jacobs will be following his jab with a straight right hand. Alvarez will be crouching and using his strength on the inside, using overhand rights and hooks to the arms and ribs.
Alvarez will sport some redness around his eyes and Jacobs will show welts across his torso. The pro-Alvarez crowd will gasp as Jacobs lands a series of hard right hands in the 6eround but will then erupt in the 7ewhen an exchange of left hooks sees Alvarez land first, sending Jacobs sprawling back to the canvas.
Jacobs will rise and affirm to referee Tony Weeks that he is okay to continue. Alvarez will attack, throwing his left hook to the body and head. Jacobs will stagger back, set his feet, and respond with a right hand and wild left hook. Alvarez will land a counter left hook to the head and Jacobs will clinch, with the bell ending the round.
The crowd will be wild with anticipation going into the 8e tour, sensing the Alvarez might be closing in on victory. Jacobs will use lateral movement while he clears his head, probing with his jab to keep Alvarez at bay. Alvarez will continue to look for the homerun punch, but Jacobs will stay out of range for the duration.
Tout au long de la 9e et 10e tours, Jacobs will be sufficiently recovered and willing to engage Alvarez, throwing more right hands, and increasing the tempo. Alvarez will land a series of thudding hooks to the body and Jacobs will counter with uppercuts on the inside.
Le 11eround will continue the intense action with both fighters having their moments. Alvarez will become inactive for stretches of the round, allowing Jacobs to again control the pace.
Going into the final round, Jacobs will know that he is in danger with the bout being so close. He will initiate the pressure on Alvarez and there will be some toe-to-toe exchanges. As Alvarez takes a deep breath, Jacobs will successfully back him on his heels with a jab, followed by a straight-right hand. Alvarez will roll with the punch and counter with his own right hand. The crowd will be on its feet as the fighters exchange punches and embrace the final bell.
The decision will be unanimous with Dave Moretti and Glenn Feldman both scoring 115-112 and Steve Weisfeld with a wider margin of 117-110, all in favor of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
Below you can access this week’s radio show where Tony , “Psychique” Tom Padgett and “Rabble Rousin '” Rich Bergeron discuss the fight.
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Cette semaine sur Fight Talk Unlimited, nous discutons d'un large éventail de sujets, commençant par la mort de trois lutteurs professionnels en un jour. Nous continuons à discuter des commentaires mordants de Cody Garbrandt sur la rémunération des combattants. Nous parlons de la résurgence des combats à nu (ajout de Shawne Merriman à la liste des combattants d'une organisation), et nous récapitulons un combat acharné entre Eddie Alvarez et Dustin Poirier le week-end dernier UFC sur la carte Fox. Nous avons également un aperçu de la deuxième bouchée de Garbrandt au TJ Dillashaw pomme ce week-end à l'UFC 227. Tony aide également à prévisualiser l'un des plus grands combats de la semaine à Kovalev vs. Alvarez, auquel il participera à Atantic City. Nous faisons un tour d'horizon des résultats et des aperçus de boxe, and then we end the show with an off-topic talk about nature
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