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WILDER VS. FURY PPV UNDERCARD PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & FOTKY

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Unified 154-Pound Champion Jarrett Hurd, Cuban Heavyweight Slugger Luis Ortiz & Rising Heavyweight Joe Joyce Talk Respective Showdowns This Saturday, December 1 Live v SHOWTIME PPV® od Staples Center v Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES (November 29, 2018) – Fighters competing on Saturday’s PPV undercard headlined by the heavyweight championship showdown between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury went face-to-face on Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring on SHOWTIME PPV® from STAPLES Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The PPV undercard begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m.. PT and features unified 154-pound world champion Jarrett Hurd defending against the U.K.’s Jason Welborn, Cuban heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz in a 10-round showdown against rugged veteranTravis Kauffman and rising heavyweight Joe Joyce prevzatie Joe Hanks v 10-okrúhle heavyweight atrakciu.
Vstupenky na akcie, which is promoted by BombZquad Enterprises and Queensberry Promotions, in association with TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, are on sale now and are available via AXS.com. Wilder vs. Fury will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV. The suggested retail price (SRP) for the pay-per-view telecast is $64.99 for standard definition.
Here is what the press conference participants had to say Thursday from Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites Los Angeles:
JARRETT HURD
“Everything that my team and I have spoken about has come to pass. I’m here as the co-main of a massive card and I’m just really appreciative of everyone who believed in me and helped push me to this moment.
“Saturday night I want to show my versatility. Everyone has seen that I’m electrifying. I bring the action. But I want to show that I am swift and I do have defense. I know how to use my height and range. I’m still going to bring the action on Saturday, so you have to make sure to tune-in.
“We don’t think of Welborn as a tune-up fight. Jason Welborn is a British champion for a reason. We just want to go out there and establish the game plan we worked on in camp.
“I want to show my defensive side and show that I can box and move. I want to show that I don’t have to just keep coming forward. I’m going to be able to do that and start to break him down and get him out of there.
“Everybody sees my demeanor, and they know that I carry that to the ring. My composure is my biggest attribute. Bez ohľadu na to, čo kto hovorí,, I’m always going to be me.
“I’m number one in the division and things are going to play out how I want them. We’ve had three tough camps training for southpaws. When I eventually fight (WBC champion) Jermell Charlo, I’m going to be ready because of all the work on my versatility and defense. I’ll be ready for Jermell Charlo.
“I want to be an active champion because I didn’t have a lot of amateur fights. I need to stay in the ring and get all the experience I can. I want to get these good fights in while I’m still young and healthy.
“I’m back from my surgery and we’re going to get back to the old Jarrett Hurd. I’m going to show everyone all that I can do. Everyone knows that there’s always going to be action. It’s going to be a wonderful fight on a wonderful card. Don’t blink during this one.”
JASON WELBORN
“This is a dream come true to be here today. Hurd has worked his way up to get here just like I have. Práve teraz, he’s in my way. I hope everyone enjoys what I bring to the table on Saturday night.
“I have the belief that I’m born and bred for this game and I’m going to show it to the whole world on Saturday night. I always prove people wrong.
“The last two years I’ve become the best in Britain and beaten everyone they put in front of me. When people doubt me, I train even harder. I’m coming to win and I’ve got nothing to lose.
“I have to get what I deserve and I’ll do it on Saturday night. I’ve already been through the storm. He’s got what I want.
“I’ve got to enjoy the fight and get what I want. He can look past me all he wants, but once he feels what I bring to the table, we’ll see how he reacts. I’m ready for whatever he’s going to bring to the table.”
LUIS ORTIZ
“I want to thank everyone who has helped me get this opportunity. I like to do my talking in the ring, but I’m happy that Travis Kauffman stepped up. A lot of heavyweights haven’t done that and I’m glad we can make this fight happen.
“I’m coming to do my job. This is a heavyweight fight and we know that means one punch can change everything. It’s not going to end well for Travis on Saturday night.
“Tu sú 10 rounds to get the job done, and three minutes per round. I’m going to get my job done. The job is to seek and destroy. So I hope that Travis is very prepared to give the fans a great show. Saturday night you’ll see ‘King Kong’ v kruhu.
“I’ve pushed myself even harder than ever in training camp. We’re sticking with the same game plan of family first and I believe I will be rewarded. My five-year-old boy reminds me that I have a loss and that motivates me to train harder and harder.
“I expect Travis to have the great confidence he’s showing. It’s a great chance for him and I’m sure he’ll be motivated. I’m motivated for every fight, because it’s not just about my opponent. My goal is to provide for my family and Travis is in the way. I’ve never deterred from that mentality and it’s got me ready for Saturday night.”
TRAVIS Kauffman
“I’m thankful to Luis Ortiz for taking this fight. Everybody is afraid to fight him, but I’m not afraid of anyone. We all know that Luis Ortiz can punch, but I don’t care about any of that. It’s my time. I come from a rough background and I won’t back down.
“To je môj čas. There’s nothing that’s going to stop me from taking this guy down. He’s so worried about Deontay Wilder, but he has to worry about me before he gets any rematch.
“You might not know who I am right now, but you will after Saturday night. I’m going to make sure people remember my name.
“Luis Ortiz is very skilled, but if you want to be the best you have to fight the best. No one actually wants to step up and take this fight, but I really believe this is my time. I bring some heat in the ring and I come to fight every time.”
JOE JOYCE
“I’m excited to be on this massive card. I’m going to give the whole world a treat as part of a great event. You have to tune-in and watch me start the show off right on Saturday night.
“Training in Big Bear has been a perfect environment for me. It’s in the mountains, it has the altitude and it’s secluded. I’ve seen what goes into their training camps and worked alongside the best in the world. They’ve helped me install the kind of style that will have me at my best.
“I have the Olympic pedigree, but now it’s about advancing the brute strength and really getting the perfect snap on my shots.
“Sparring against Tyson Fury was really top-level work. I know that it’s made me a better fighter. He’s looking fit and strong and it shows when you’re in the ring with him.
“To je skvelá príležitosť. Abel Sanchez has done a tremendous job getting me ready for this position. I’m excited to show everyone my skills and everything I’ve learned.
“I’m glad that Joe Hanks decided to take this fight. I can’t wait to lace up the gloves and get the party started. I’m going to keep my knockout streak going and I guarantee it’s going to be exciting”
JOE HANKS
“It’s been a long time coming for this moment. I’m thankful to my team and I’m excited to be on this card with other great heavyweights. It’s a great time to be a heavyweight. I’m ready to put my name in the ring to have the chance to really do something special with a great performance Saturday.
“The work has been done. I did everything that I had to do. I’ve done more than I did preparing for my past fights. Being the underdog doesn’t mean much to me. I’m from Newark, New Jersey, and we’re all underdogs there.
“I’ve put the time in and I’ve had everyone supporting me and pushing me and I think it’s going to get me over the hump. I’m just really excited to get in there.”
STEPHEN Espinoza, President Sports & Programovanie Event, Showtime Networks Inc.
“When we talk about Jarrett Hurd, he’s a fighter who has seemingly come out of nowhere and has had an incredibly rapid rise to the top. He was not a decorated amateur. He has learned on the job. All he has done since beating Oscar Molina in 2016 is impress. He is recognized as one of the bright young stars in boxing. He has been off due to injury and certainly could have taken an easier fight than Jason Welborn, who is a British Commonwealth champion. We’re expecting an action fight there.
“Luis Ortiz is one of the top heavyweights in the world. He has one blemish on his otherwise perfect record, a loss to Deontay Wilder. Perhaps Ortiz was just seconds away from victory. We talk about a slim margin in fights, that was the slimmest of margins. I think he is going to be trying to make a statement on the undercard that he deserves a rematch against Deontay Wilder. Standing in his way will be Travis Kauffman. This is another all-action fight filled with big punchers.
“In our opening bout, we have one of the most talked-about rising young heavyweights in the sport – Joe Joyce, who is taking on a tough veteran in Joe Hanks. As we know, the heavyweight division has been the focus more in the last six to nine months than we’ve seen in the last couple decades. Joe Joyce is at the top of the list on the potential next wave of future stars. He is certainly not wasting any time taking on a fighter of Joe Hanks’ caliber.
“When you look at the card overall, you’ve got some of the biggest punchers in boxing. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see several knockouts on this card. Don’t miss the action.”
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Boxing’s Best Heavyweights Past and Present Give Their Thoughts and Predictions On Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Blockbuster as Fight Week Begins in Los Angeles

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Sobota, December 1 Live v SHOWTIME PPV® od
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LOS ANGELES (November 27, 2018) – As fight week in Los Angles kicks off, heavyweights of the past and present have spoken, and the majority believe Deontay Wilder’s pure punching power will be enough to defeat the highly-skilled Tyson Fury v sobotu, December 1 on SHOWTIME PPV®.

 

 

 

Some of the greatest heavyweight names in the history of boxing weighed-in on what will be the biggest heavyweight title fight in the U.S. since Mike Tyson took on Lennox Lewis in 2002. The SHOWTIME PPV begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m.. PT from STAPLES Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

 

 

 

Vstupenky na akcie, which is promoted by BombZquad Enterprises and Queensberry Promotions, in association with TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, are on sale now and are available via AXS.com. Wilder vs. Fury will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV. The suggested retail price (SRP) for the pay-per-view telecast is $64.99 for standard definition.

 

 

 

Here is what the current and former heavyweight greats had to say about the Wilder vs. Fury matchup:

 

MIKE TYSON:

 

 

“Although Wilder’s punch is strong, nothing can compare to the mental strength Fury has shown both in and out of the ring. It’ll be a close call, but I think Fury’s got a true fighting chance.”

 

EVANDER HOLYFIELD:

 

 

“Je to veľký boj. Fury’s got a lot of skills, he’s awkward and he has long arms. He has good reflexes and is a strong counter-puncher. Deontay needs to be first and he can’t wait on Tyson. Tyson’s always been the bigger fighter. In fighting Deontay it’s the same case. If things get difficult, on je (Zúrivosť) got more experience and a lot of tricks. I think with Deontay’s power, he might be able to end it early, but if Tyson can frustrate him and it goes the distance, then it could go his way.”

Lennox Lewis:

 

 

“If it goes the distance then it belongs to Tyson Fury. If it’s a short fight it will belong to Deontay Wilder. This is an epic and most-unpredictable showdown. I can’t wait for this fight.”

GEORGE FOREMAN:

 

 

“I am a big fan of Deontay Wilder and I was impressed with Tyson Fury and how he avoided the big shots against Wladimir Klitschko. I can see him going 12 rounds with Wilder because of his height and reach.

 

 

 

“The great thing about this fight is that we’re all talking about it. I think Wilder wins a close decision.”

 

RIDDICK BOWE:

 

 

“If Wilder comes out and means business then he should beat Fury with ease. My prediction is Wilder by knockout!”

 

GERRY COONEY:

 

 

“Deontay Wilder vs.. Tyson Fury is a very interesting fight. I love Tyson Fury. I think he’s a remarkable self-promoter, and he did a great job with Wladimir Klitschko, using his feints and throwing Klitschko off his game plan. Deontay is a different kind of fighter, hoci. Fury fights at 30 míle za hodinu. Deontay fights at 100 míle za hodinu. Tak, when Deontay catches Fury and gets ahold of him I think it’s going to be over. I admire Fury, but I think he’s barking up the wrong tree with this fight. I think the bottom line is that Deontay is a whole different type of beast. He comes in aggressive and finishes his opponents. I hate to pick, but somebody has to lose. I’m picking Deontay by knockout and I think it ends inside of four or five rounds.”

 

LUIS ORTIZ

 

 

“If Fury decides he wants to dip and dive and move, then he can extend the fight. But it’s all up to Wilder. If Fury decides he wants to come to the middle of the ring and fight, then it’s going to be over quick. Wilder is going to catch him. Predpoveď: Wilder by KO.”

CHRIS Arreola:

 

 

“I think Wilder fighting Ortiz and now Fury back-to-back gives the fans exciting fights. I like both Wilder and Fury, but for this fight I am leaning slightly toward Wilder to win.”

 

 

 

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ABOUT WILDER vs. FURY

 

 

Deontay Wilder vs.. Tyson Fury pits the WBC Heavyweight World Champion Wilder against the lineal heavyweight champion Fury on SHOWTIME PPV® Sobota, December 1 from STAPLES CENTER in Los Angeles and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The PPV undercard begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m.. PT and will featureunbeaten unified super welterweight world champion Jarrett Hurdreturning to take onJason Welborn, Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis Ortizfacing-off against Travis Kauffmanand rising undefeated heavyweight Joe Joycebattling Joe Hanks.

 

 

 

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Trieda 2018 uvedený do New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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NYSBHOF Trieda 2018: (L-R) sediaci: Charley Norkus, Jr. (prijíma pre Charley Norkus), Melvina Lathan, Herb Goldman, Bob Goodman a Jake Rodriguez; stojaci: joe Mesi, cole, Ron Scott Stevens, Pete Brodsky a Joseph McAuliffe (prijímať Jacka McAuliffe)
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NEW YORK (Máj 1, 2018) — Dvadsaťtri členov triedy 2018 bol uvedený do New York Stare Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), Tento rok v nedeľu popoludní v priebehu siedmej výročnej NYSBHOF indukčné večeri, v Russo je na Bay v Howard Beach, New York.

 

 

 

“Tie sú dnes poctil pokorní, čestní ľudia,” NYSBHOF prezident Bob Duffy povedal. “Robíme to ako akt lásky. Mnoho z inductees tu dnes a tie už nie je medzi nami sú zastúpené členmi rodiny. To je náš spôsob, ako povedať ďakujem všetkým v inductees za to, čo urobili pre boxu v New Yorku.”

 

 

 

Trieda 2018 žijúci boxeri uvedený mieri do NYSBHOF zahrnuté (Long Island) WBA svetlo heavyweight lou “Honey Boy” Dolina (36-6-2, 22 KO), (central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight majster sveta jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KO), (Brooklyn) world ľahký titul challenger Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KO), neporazený, Nie.; 1 heavyweight uchádzač “Dieťa” joe Mesi (byvol) a bývalý majster sveta Cruiserweight Al “ľad” Cole (Rockland County).

 

 

 

Posmrtná účastníci uvedení boli NBA & NYSAC World Champion mušia (Manhattan) Dieťa “Kubánska Bon Bon” čokoláda (136-10-6, 51 KO), (New York City) 20thstoročia v ťažkej váhe James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KO), (Williamsburg) Svet Ľahká Champion Zdvihák “Napoleon výhry Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KO), (maják) NYSAC Light preborníka v ťažkej váhe World mALI Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KO), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) world-class middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KO) a (port Washington) heavyweight uchádzač Charley “Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KO).

 

 

 

Žijúci nezúčastňuje teraz v NYSBHOF sú (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-vyhrávať sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) tréner / poradca pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) box historik / editor Herb Goldman, (Bronx) dohadzovač bobby Goodman, (Ardsley) NYSAC predseda / sudcu Melvina Lathan, a (Brooklyn) NYSAC predseda / dohadzovač / promótor Ron Scott Stevens.

 

 

 

Posmrtná non-účastník inductees boli (Brooklyn) ring hlásateľ Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) dohadzovač Johnny Bos, (Bronx) box publicista Murray Goodman, (New York City) box spisovateľ / historik Bert Randolph Sugar a (Lower East Side) rádio & televízny hlásateľ / novinár Sam Taub.

 

 

 

Každá ošetrujúci inductee (alebo priamy potomok) dostala zákazku navrhnutý pás značiaci jeho alebo jej uvedenie do NYSBHOF.

 

 

 

The 2017 inductees boli vybrané členmi vymenúvajú výboru pre NYSBHOF:Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeský, ron McNair, a neil Terens.

 

 

 

Všetky boxeri potrebovali byť neaktívny po dobu najmenej troch rokov, aby boli oprávnené na NYSBHOF indukciu, a všetky inductees musia mať bydlisko v New Yorku štátu na podstatnú časť svojej boxerskej kariéry alebo pri rozkvetu svojich kariéry.

 

 

Boxeri, ktorí sa zúčastnili siedmy ročník NSBHOF zahrnuté NYSBHOF okolo inductees Irán Barkley, Junior Jones, Mustafa Hamsho, Bobby Cassidy, Sr., bobby Bartels, a Renaldo “Pán.” Snipes, ako aj monte Barrett, Ray Mercer, Dennis Milton, richard Kiley, Scott Lopez, michael Corleone, Tommy Rainone, Kevin Collins, Cletus Seldin, james Duran, victor Paz, a Jaime Dugan. Iné pozoruhodné účastníci zo sveta boxu zahrnuté mike Reno (FDNY Boxing), Darryl Peoples (IBF), medzinárodný rozhodca steve Wesisfeld a John MacKay, a NYSBHOF inductees Tommy Gallagher a bobby Miller, a Emmy-ocenený producent Bobby Cassidy, Jr.

 

David Diamante slúžil opäť ako ceremoniár. Špeciálne prezentácie boli robené s dcérou neskoré Steve Acunto, Acunto Žena, a Millerovho blízky priateľ, Dave Wojcickája.

 

Quotes & Obrazy z NYSBHOF inductees

 


(L-R) – ron McNair, Jake Rodriguez a Bob Duffy
JAKE RODRIGUEZ: “Chcem poďakovať Ring 8 za príležitosť, aby som bol tu. Taktiež by som rád poďakoval svojej žene za tu vždy bola pre mňa, a môj tréner.”

(L-R) – Herb Goldman, Don Majeský a Bob Duffy
HERB Goldman: “Či som urobil nejaké príspevky do boxu – Dúfam, že mám – Aj urobil na základe prehodnotenia vedenia záznamov a vytvoriť nový pohľad na boxerské histórie. Som hrdý, že, ale nechcel som to urobiť sám.”
(L-R) – joe Mesi, Jack Hirsch a Bob Duffy
JOE MESIACOV: “Mám toľko ľudí, aby poďakoval za túto poctu. som Buffalonian. Nie je nikto viac v prospech jedného New York, ale to nie je. To je zvláštne pre mňa, pretože to je New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. Tento tuhne ma a je pre mňa myslím, že nie som len miestny chlapec. Tam bol obrovský nevýhodu pochádza z malého mesta, sparring nebol rovnaký ako v telocvičniach v New Yorku, ale mal som výhodu pochádzajúce zo západného New Yorku. Nikto nebol vytryskne von ako sme to urobili v Buffalo s 10,000, potom 16,00 a nakoniec 18,000 ľudia. Boli vždy za mnou a ja zdieľať to s nimi, pretože ich podpora ma urobil. Mojím snom bolo bojovať v Buffale a pokračovať tam v boji.
“Jedným z vrcholov svojho života bojoval Monte Barrett na HBO v Madison Square Garden. Bol to jeden z najväčších bojovníkov na svete, ktorí bojovali o svetový titul. Vždy som chcel, aby mi svetový titul strieľal, ale nikdy som ho. To je v poriadku, Bol som trochu horké za chvíľu, ale nemohol som byť šťastnejší s mojou kariérou. Najlepšia časť boxu je bratstvo zdieľame.

(L-R) – Randy Gordon, Ron Scott Stevens a Bob Duffy
RON Scott Stevens: “Viem, že ľudia to vždy hovoria, ale je to pravda: Dlhujem toľko ľudí, ktorí ma podporovali počas celej svojej kariéry. Boxu bola vždy domovom ďaleko od domova pre mňa a dnes mám pocit, že som doma.
“Bol som 30, žijúci v Brooklyn Heights, a späť jazdia s taxíkom, ktorý čaká na stoloch. Ľahký odišiel v mojej hlave: box je šport outsidera a som smoliar. išiel Druhý deň som sa Gleasona fitness – stredom vesmíru. Urobil som svoju cestu okolo všetkých telocvičniach, v meste, predkladatelia spĺňajúce, manažéri a tréneri. Začal som robiť zápasoch za promotérov a Cedric Kushner najal ma od 1980-2002. V 2002, Dostal som výzvu k práci pre New York State atletickej komisie ako jej spoločenstva koordinátor a riaditeľ boxu. Potom, I vykoná predsedom a slúžil som dva termíny. Dnes, Som nesmierne hrdý na to byť súčasťou New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

(L-R) – Bob Duffy, Henry Hascup, Bob Goodman a Tommy Gallagher
BOB GOODMAN: “Nemôžem uveriť, že tento dav. Aby bolo možné robiť to, čo robíme, obete a podporujú sa dostanete z vašej rodiny je tak dôležité a (v prípade, že Goodman) bol po mnoho rokov. Oni nám dovolené robiť to, čo robíme. Každý z nás milujú box!”

(L-R) – Ray Mercer, Penny Allen, cole, Clay Jenkins a Bob Duffy
cole: “Myslel som, že box bol najhlúpejší a najhlúpejší športové niekedy. Kto sa chcel dostať päsťou do tváre? Začal som box neskoro. Hral som asi trochu a ľudia hovorili, že som celkom dobrý. Začal som s boxom, keď mi bolo 20, v armáde, umiestnený u Ft. kapucňa. O štyri roky neskôr, Bol som na olympijského tímu. Dôvodom, prečo sa ja sme mali skvelú sparing partnera, Ray Mercer. Keby som chcel byť v krúžku každý deň s Rayom, Bol som buď dostane zmlátil, alebo lepšie.
“Spomínam Bob Arum, že mi dal svoju vizitku. Ja ho nepoznal. Vedel som len, z troch ľudí v boxe: Don King, Muhammad Ali a Sugar Ray Leonard. Aj nenasledoval boxu a jediný dôvod, prečo som v krabici bol by som musel spať v lese, keby som to neurobil (v armáde). boxu je: udrel ho, Než ma udrie.”

(L-R) – Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Jaime Drubin a Pete Brodsky
pete Brodský: “Chcem poďakovať dosku. ja budem 70 a bola zahájená v boxe, keď som bol 18. To vytvorilo nový smer v mojom živote. Som tak hrdý na to, vo firme s mužmi, ktorí nemali jednoducho hovoriť, oni to páčilo. Ak máte naozaj rád tento šport, je to skutočne potrebné učiť. Každý muž, ktorý vstúpil do ringu, plus všetky roadwork, čas v posilňovni a obetuje, čo jedia, to, aby to bolo to najlepšie, čo môže byť.
“v boxe, vy nebudete vyhrať každý boj, ale či bojovník vyhrá alebo prehrá, keď dáva 100 percent, on je víťaz. pracujú prácu, bežať päť míľ deň, cvičenie v posilňovni, a potom šiel domov tráviť čas so svojou rodinou. Priatelia a rodina majú vždy chrbát.”

(L-R) – Darryl Peoples & Melvina Lathan
Melvina LATHAM: “Som nemý. To je nádherné. Chlipný (bývalý predseda Gordon NYSAC), spomínaš si tento príbeh? Boli tam len tri sudcovia a, bohužiaľ, kto volal, že je chorý. Sedel som v ringu so žiadnymi povinnosťami. Randy povedal, že som sa do prácednes večer. Povedal som, že som nebol licencovaný a nemohol urobiť. Randy hovorí, Zdvihni pravú ruku ', a to bolo na. Aj bol hodený tam, ale to bolo v poriadku.
“Moje najväčšie úspechy sú moje deti a manžel. Nemohol som si priať lepšieho stavu. A Ralph Petrilli je súčasťou mojej rodiny; bol to môj druhý vo velení. Tiež som mal najlepší úradníkmi: námestníci komisári, inšpektori, sudcovia a rozhodcovia. Nebol by som tu sa bez nich. Bob Duffy dať celú vec dohromady. Ja osobne si myslím, že je úžasné,. Moja cesta pokračuje, Som požehnal.”
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Trieda 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Cukor” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo a Arthur Mercante, Sr.
Trieda 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Sedlář, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Irán Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Kámoš” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard a Don Dunphy.
TRIEDA 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan Laporte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon a Tom O'Rourke.
TRIEDA 2015: Saul MAMBA, joey Giambi, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon a Al Weill.
TRIEDA 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, poručníkovat “Macho” Camacho, rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, joe Miceli, ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein a Jimmy Jacobs.
TRIEDA 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Pán.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Bronx Bomber” alex Ramos, dick Tiger, jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeský, ron Katz, stan Hoffman, bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan a Dan Parker.
O RING 8: Tvoril v roku 1954 v ex-profesionálny boxer, Jack Grebelsky, Krúžok 8 sa stal ôsmym dcérskou spoločnosťou, čo bol potom známy ako Národná Veteran boxeri Združenia – preto, RING 8 – a dnes motto organizácie zostáva: Boxeri Pomoc boxery.
RING 8 je plne odhodlaná podporovať menej šťastným ľuďom v boxe komunity, ktorá si môže vyžiadať pomoc, pokiaľ ide o nájomnom, liečebných nákladov, alebo čokoľvek odôvodnená potreba.
Prejsť na riadku www.Ring8ny.com Pre viac informácií o RING 8, najväčšou skupinou svojho druhu v Spojených štátoch s viac ako 350 Členovia. Ročné členské príspevky iba $30.00 a každý člen má právo na večere formou bufetu v RING 8 mesačné stretnutia, s výnimkou júla a augusta. Všetky aktívne boxerky, amatérske a profesionálne, majú nárok na bezplatnú RING 8 ročné členstvo. Hostia Ring 8 členovia sú vítaní v cene len $7.00 za osobu.
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Syn / otec Bob & Murray Goodman byť uvedený do triedy 2018 New York State Boxing Sieň slávy

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Nedeľa, Apríl 29, indukčné Večera
Kid Chocolate, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe a Sam Taub hlavou novú triedu

(L-R) – Bob a Murray Goodman
NEW YORK (Marec 26, 2018) – boxerské lifers bob Goodman a jeho otec, neskoro Murray Goodman, patrí 23 Členovia triedy 2018 je uvedený do New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) na Nedeľa popoludní (12:30-5:30 p.m. A), Apríl 29.
Siedmy ročník NYSBHOF indukcia večera sa bude konať opäť v Russo je na Bay Howard Beach, New York.
Legendárny boxu publicista, Murray Goodman (Bronx) priviedol svojho syna do sladkého vedy, kedy Bob bolo iba osem rokov. Zvyšok bol historický pre GOODMANS, ktorí sú obaja inductees v niekoľkých Siení slávy, vrátane Medzinárodnej boxerskej Siene slávy.
“Je to veľká pocta pre mňa a môjho otca,” bob povedal. “Prial by som si, že bol nažive, aby sa tam. Som boxu odsúdenec na doživotie. Bol som osem rokov sa všetky výcvikové tábory so svojím otcom, kto bol v boxe spisovateľ a športový redaktor pre INS (Hearst News Service) služba. Vtip je som bol počatý v Grossinger je (Catskill Resort Hotel sústredenie). Boxing práve vstúpil do môjho života. Môj otec a ja sme mali nejaké podnikania v propagáciu a public relations, všetky rôzne druhy podnikov týkajúcich sa športu, ale tam bolo vždy v boxe.
“Som ten najšťastnejší človek na svete. Bol som vychovaný robiť práve tie veci, ktoré som miloval. Koľko ľudí môže povedať, že? Stretol som sa a stal sa priateľmi s Joe Louis, marcel Cerdan, Sugar Ray Robinson, rocky Graziano, Rocky Marciano, a tak mnoho ďalších. Ja by som zostať v táboroch pre týždňov. Ja by som vstať bežať s boxerov a dostal šancu byť okolo moji hrdinovia. Tiež som sa dozvedel, trénermi a ďalší v boxe a novšie fanúšikov. Aj poznal každého. Bol som vychovaný v boxe, Celý môj život bol box, 65 rokov v podnikaní.”
Bob je, možná, najlepšie známy ako viceprezident a Dohadzovač na Madison Square Garden (1985-1994), rovnako ako o štvrť storočia slúžil ako viceprezident boxu operácií, Dohadzovač a riaditeľ pre vzťahy s verejnosťou pre Dona Kinga Productions. On tiež podporoval mnoho majstrov sveta ako prezident svoje vlastné firmy, Garden State Boxing.
“Spomínam si, že odchádzam do výcvikových táborov za niekoľko týždňov,” 78-ročný Goodman láskavo si pamätal. “Ja by som fotiť, písať príbehy každý deň a používať svoj faxom poslať ich do AP a UPI. Ja som toľko vychovávaný OSN o obchode, rovnomerné zaťaženie nákladné automobily s stoličkami, kruh, reproduktory a ďalšie. Môj otec bol Publicita riaditeľ pre medzinárodné Boxing Clubu v Madison Square Garden. Pracoval som tam, keď som bol teenager.
“Som poctený byť uvedený do štátu New York boxovej siene slávy s otcom a toľkými boxu chlapci. Sú odlišné od ľudí v iných športoch. Jedným z ocenenia Vyhral som, že som najviac pyšný je James J. Walker Memorial Award pre Long a zásluhy na Boxing (BWAA v 1960).
“Som šťastný, že prekonal rôznych epoch v boxe. Bol to iný svet vtedy, mali sme 20-30 spisovatelia zostať niekoľko týždňov v sústredení. Musím vedieť, old-time boxerov a školiteľa.”
bob Goodman (L) kontrola Muhammada Aliho váhu a na pravej Rocky Marciano
Dobrý človek, ktorý slúžil v U.S.. Coast Guard od 1958-62, zostáva aktívny dnes spolupracuje s veteránmi’ skupiny. On je predseda kolégia Weymouth Township Veteránov, a tiež aktívny s americkým légie a časť čestné stráže s kórejskou vojnou spolku veteránov.

bob Goodman (krajnej pravice) bol uvedený do IBHOF v 2009, otec Murray 1999
Medzi majstrami sveta Bob pracoval sú Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Ken Norton, Felix Trinidad, Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Bob Foster, salvador Sanchez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Wilfredo Gonez, Ricardo Lopez, Bernard Hopkins, a tak mnoho ďalších.
Žijúci boxeri mieri do NYSBHOF zahŕňajú (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight majster sveta Al “ľad” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KO), (Long Island) WBA svetlo heavyweight lou “Honey Boy” Dolina (36-6-2, 22 KO), (central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight majster sveta jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KO), (Brooklyn) world ľahký titul challenger Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KO), a (byvol) neporazený world-class heavyweight “Dieťa” joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KO).
Posmrtná účastníci sú uvedení sú NBA & NYSAC World Champion mušia (Manhattan) Dieťa “Kubánska Bon Bon” čokoláda (136-10-6, 51 KO), (New York City) 20thstoročia v ťažkej váhe James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KO), (Williamsburg) Svet Ľahká Champion Zdvihák “Napoleon výhry Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KO), (maják) NYSAC Light preborníka v ťažkej váhe World mALI Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KO), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) world-class middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KO) a (port Washington) heavyweight uchádzač Charley “Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KO).
Žijúci nezúčastňujú mieri do NYSBHOF sú (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-vyhrávať sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) tréner / poradca pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) box historik / editor Herb Goldman, (Ardsley) NYSAC predseda / sudcu Melvina Lathan, a (Brooklyn) NYSAC predseda / dohadzovač /podporovateľ Ron Scott Stevens.
Posmrtná non-účastník inductees sú (Brooklyn) ring hlásateľ Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) dohadzovač Johnny Bos, (Bronx) box spisovateľ / historik Bert Randolph Sugar a (Lower East Side) rádio & televízny hlásateľ / novinár Sam Taub.
Každá ošetrujúci inductee (alebo priamy potomok) obdrží zákazku navrhnutý pás označujúci svoju uvedenie do NYSBHOF.
The 2017 inductees boli vybrané členmi vymenúvajú výboru pre NYSBHOF: Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeský, ron McNair, a neil Terens.
Všetky boxeri potrebovali byť neaktívny po dobu najmenej troch rokov, aby boli oprávnené na NYSBHOF indukciu, a všetky inductees musia mať bydlisko v New Yorku štátu na podstatnú časť svojej boxerskej kariéry alebo pri rozkvetu svojich kariéry.
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Trieda 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Cukor” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo a Arthur Mercante, Sr.
Trieda 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Sedlář, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Irán Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Kámoš” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard a Don Dunphy.
TRIEDA 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan Laporte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon a Tom O'Rourke.
TRIEDA 2015: Saul MAMBA, joey Giambi, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon a Al Weill.
TRIEDA 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, poručníkovat “Macho” Camacho, rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, joe Miceli, ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein a Jimmy Jacobs.
TRIEDA 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Pán.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Bronx Bomber” alex Ramos, dick Tiger, jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeský, ron Katz, stan Hoffman, bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan a Dan Parker.
Vstupenky sú ceny v $150.00 za dospelú osobu a $70.00 pre deti (pod 16),obsahovať kompletné neskoré raňajky a večerné hodinu pri vstupe, počnúc 12:30 p.m. A, ako aj večera (prime rib, ryby alebo hydinu) a otvorený bar po celý deň. Vstupenky sú k dispozícii na kúpu kontaktovať NYSBHOF / Ring 8 prezident Bob Duffy na 516.313.2304 alebodepcomish@aol.com. Reklamy na programe NYSBHOF sú k dispozícii, od $80.00 na $200.00, kontaktovaním Duffy. Go on-line na www.Ring8ny.com Ďalšie informácie o New York State boxovej siene slávy.
O RING 8: Tvoril v roku 1954 v ex-profesionálny boxer, Jack Grebelsky, Krúžok 8 sa stal ôsmym dcérskou spoločnosťou, čo bol potom známy ako Národná Veteran boxeri Združenia – preto, RING 8 – a dnes motto organizácie zostáva: Boxeri Pomoc boxery.
RING 8 je plne odhodlaná podporovať menej šťastným ľuďom v boxe komunity, ktorá si môže vyžiadať pomoc, pokiaľ ide o nájomnom, liečebných nákladov, alebo čokoľvek odôvodnená potreba.
Prejsť na riadku www.Ring8ny.com Pre viac informácií o RING 8, najväčšou skupinou svojho druhu v Spojených štátoch s viac ako 350 Členovia. Ročné členské príspevky iba $30.00 a každý člen má právo na večere formou bufetu v RING 8 mesačné stretnutia, s výnimkou júla a augusta. Všetky aktívne boxerky, amatérske a profesionálne, majú nárok na bezplatnú RING 8 ročné členstvo. Hostia Ring 8 členovia sú vítaní v cene len $7.00 za osobu.
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Evander Holyfield & Luis Collazo Ring 8’s Special Guest Speakers

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Utorok, November. 21 at O’Neill’s Restaurant
In Maspeth, NY
NEW YORK (November 15, 2017)) – Sieň slávy Evander “Real údel” Holyfield and former world welterweight champion Luis Collazo will be special guest speakers at Ring 8’s next monthly meeting,Utorok noc, November 21, at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53rd Drive) in Maspeth, New York,
Because a large crowd is expected, only Ring 8 members will be allowed to attend this meeting, but membership may be obtained at the door for those interested in joining Ring 8.
“Evander Holyfield is one of the few living legends in our sport,” Krúžok 8 prezident Jack Hirsch povedal. “Tak, you can imagine how thrilled we are to have him as a guest speaker. We had planned to present Holyfield with the Ring 8 Legends Award at our holiday banquet, but a lucrative business opportunity will prohibit him from being there that afternoon. Namiesto toho, we will present him with that award at O’Neil’s. It says a lot about Evander that he adjusted his schedule to remain in New York to attend our meeting.
“Luis Collazo is a terrific fighter in his own right, having been a former world champion. His career seems to be on an upswing once again and we are anxious to hear about his future plans.”
Holyfield has retired as a boxer with an outstanding 44-10-2 (29 KO), but this past year he has operated a New York City-based promotional company, Real Deal Boxing. A U.S. Olympian, Holyfield is the only unified world cruiserweight champion, as well as a four-time heavyweight champion of the world.
He had a 16-7-2 record in world title fights and won 19 na 30 fights with two draws against past or present world champions, defeating a Who’s Who list of all-time greats such as Dwight Muhammad Qawi, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Riddick Bowe a Mike Tyson (dvakrát), Medzi viac notables.
Born in Brooklyn and now a resident of Queens, Collazo (37-7. 20 KO) dobyli Svetovú boxerskú asociáciu (WBA) welterweight world title on April 2, 2005, winning a 12-round split decision over hometown favorite and defending champion Jose Antonio Rivera Worcester, Massachusetts.
The 26-year-old Collazo, who has also defeated world champions Miguel Angel Gonzalez a Victor Ortiz, remains a world title contender having upset 21-1 Sammy Vasquez in his last action by way of a sixth-round knockout last February.
O RING 8: Krúžok 8 sa stal ôsmym dcérskou spoločnosťou, čo bol potom známy ako Národná Veteran boxeri Združenia – preto, RING 8 – a dnes motto organizácie zostáva: Boxeri Pomoc boxery.
RING 8 je plne odhodlaná podporovať menej šťastným ľuďom v boxe komunity, ktorá si môže vyžiadať pomoc, pokiaľ ide o nájomnom, liečebných nákladov, alebo čokoľvek odôvodnená potreba.
Prejsť na riadku www.Ring8ny.com Pre viac informácií o RING 8, najväčšou skupinou svojho druhu v Spojených štátoch s viac ako 350 Členovia. Ročné členské príspevky iba $30.00 a každý člen má právo na večere formou bufetu v RING 8 mesačné stretnutia, s výnimkou júla a augusta. Všetky aktívne boxerky, amatérske a profesionálne, s aktuálne licenciou boxu alebo v knihe, majú nárok na bezplatnú RING 8 ročné členstvo. Hostia Ring 8 členovia sú vítaní v cene len $7.00 za osobu.
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Houston’s Historic George Foreman Youth and Community Center to Host 2016 Gulf Boxing Association Regional Championships

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Premier event – Gulf LBC selects team to travel to USA BOXING Elite National Championships in conjunction with the Selection and Announcement of the First Inaugural George Foreman Youth and Community Center Elite International Travel Team!!
HOUSTON, TX (Október 10, 2016) -Starting with the ring of the bell on October 22nd, local area boxers will be fighting for a spot to represent the Gulf Coast Region na USA Boxerské Národné majstrovstvá & v International Travel.
Weight categories will include: Pee Wee 8-9, Bantam 10-11, Intermediate 12-13, Juniors 14-15, Youth 15-16, & Elite 18-40 in both Open and Novice divisions. Winners will represent the Gulf area at the 2016 USA Boxing Elite, Youth and Junior National Championships to be held in Kansas City Missouri December 4-10, 2016. This tournament is a sanctioned event through USA Boxing the National Governing Body of Amateur Boxing and is a feeder to National and Olympic recognition.
The George Foreman Youth and Community Center was founded 32 years ago in 1984 by Olympic Gold Medalist and 2-time heavy weight champion George Foreman. The GFYCC is dedicated to providing a safe and secure location for youth to participate in sports and after school activities.
“This year for the first time in Houston boxing history, we are developing an elite international youth boxing team,” said George Foreman, IV. “The team will be selected for the sole purpose of training and traveling to other countries to gain experience on an international platform and promote cultural diplomacy! Utilizing grant and donor funding this team will be representing the George Foreman Youth and Community Center and will be announced Saturday October 22, at the Gulf Region’s Boxing Championship. The team will be reviewed by my father, 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist and 2-Time Heavyweight Champion, George Foreman Sr. The first international trip for this new Houston team is scheduled for Jan. 2017.”
Doors open for the Gulf Gloves Championships on Saturday October 22nd at 11:00 am with announcements and the presentation of the colors by the United States Army Houston Recruiting Command Baytown Beaumont Company at 12:45 popoludní. The national anthem will be performed by the internationally acclaimed Houston Brass Quintet! Boxu začne v 1:00 popoludní. Championship finals will begin at 1:00 popoludní na Sunday October 23rd.
Media open workouts for Houston amateur standout boxers will be held Wednesday October 19th at the George Foreman Youth and Community Center at 2202 Lone Oak Road Houston, Texas 77093 na 4:00 popoludní.
Confirmed attendees for interviews will be:

George Edward Foreman IV: Son of 2 Time Heavy Weight Champion, President of Foreman Public Relations

Marlen esparza: 2012 Olympijské hry bronzový medailista, 2014 Amateur World Champion, 2006 & 2016 Amateur World Championships Bronze Medalist, Nine-Time USA Boxing National Champion.

Rocky Juarez: 2000 Olympic Games Silver Medalist, 1999 Amateur World Champion, WBC Silver Featherweight World Champion.

Raul Marquez: 1988 Amateur World Championships Bronze Medalist, 1992 Olympic Games Quarter-finalist, IBF Light Middleweight World Champion.

Frank Tate: 1984 Olympic Games Gold Medalist, IBF Middleweight World Champion, NABF Light Heavyweight Champion.

Juan “Detská Bull” Diaz: WBA Lightweight World Champion, WBO Lightweight World Champion, WBA Super-Lightweight World Champion, IBF Lightweight World Champion.

“Sweet” Reggie Johnson: WBA Middleweight majster sveta, IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion.

In addition to many Houston area professional boxers and Gulf Boxing Association alumni. Event is sanctioned by USA Boxing – Gulf LBC: 16-25-14268

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KEITH THURMAN OUTPOINTS SHAWN PORTER IN FIGHT OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE SATURDAY IN PRIMETIME ON CBS

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Jarrett Hurd Knocks Out Oscar Molina In Opening Bout Of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® na CBS, Predstavovaný Premier majstrov v boxe, From Barclays Center In Brooklyn

Kliknite na tlačidlo TU for Photos From Esther Lin/Tom Casino/SHOWTIME

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Kliknite na tlačidlo TU U fotografií z Ed Diller / DiBella Entertainment

 

BROOKLYN (Jún 26, 2016) – Prizefighting returned to CBS v sobotu with a Fight of the Year candidate as undefeated welterweight world champion Keith Thurman edged former world champion Shawn Porter in a close but unanimous decision scored 115-113 by all three ringside judges.

 

The 12,718 fans in attendance at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the viewers across the U.S. watching the first primetime boxing event on CBS since Muhammed Ali-Leon Spinks in 1978 were treated to a slugfest between two of the brightest stars in boxing’s glamour division.

 

Thurman (27-0, 22 KO) and Porter (26-2-1, 16 KO) combined to throw over 1200 punches in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS event, v podaní Premier Boxing Champions. The marquee showdown was a story of accuracy vs. activity, as Thurman landed 50 percent svojich energetických striel, v porovnaní s 38 percent for Porter, a 44 percent of his total punches compared to just 36 percent for the challenger. While Thurman landed at a higher percentage, Porter was the busier fighter, throwing over 100 more punches across 12 kolesá.

 

“One Time” and “Showtime” delivered as advertised, with the powerful sharpshooter buckling Porter multiple times, while the swarming and smothering Porter barreled forward to bully Thurman into the ropes. And while there were no knockdowns, the back-and-forth blockbuster never lacked action and culminated in a standing ovation in the second-highest attended boxing event in Barclays Center history.

 

“I want to thank Shawn Porter for a tremendous fight. He’s a great warrior,” said Thurman. “Defense is the key to victory. He smothers his punches a lot and makes it difficult for the judges to score. I was able to rock him with clear, effective blows and I believe that was the difference today.

 

“I would give him a rematch. It was great fight. He was a great opponent. Everyone was saying would he be my toughest opponent to date. I wasn’t able to drop him but I did buckle him a few times.”

The former world champion Porter, a perennial underdog but consummate gentleman, didn’t complain about being on the losing end of his second close decision in a title bout.

 

“We worked hard, Keith is a great champion,” Porter said. “My dad says to keep your head up. I think I won the fight, but I’m satisfied because the competitor came out dnes večer.

 

“We need that rematch. I know the fans want that rematch. If he gives me another chance, I’m going to work hard in the ring and leave with his title.”

 

The opening bout of the CBS telecast featured a matchup of undefeated super welterweights as Jarrett Hurd graduated from prospect to legitimate contender in the stacked 154-pound class with a dominating 10th round TKO over Oscar Molina.

 

Hurd (18-0, 12 KO) got to work early, flooring Molina for the first time in his career in the opening round with a powerful counter right uppercut. The bigger and taller Hurd was the more active fighter from the outset, dismantling the previously unbeaten Mexican Olympian with a supremely effective inside game. Hurd threw nearly 750 punches over 10 kolesá, v porovnaní s len 376 for Molina, pripojenie na 220 power shots at a nearly 40 percent clip.

 

Hurd put a stamp on his performance in the final round, closing the show by out landing Molina 33-7 in the final round. With Molina taking a brutal beating and seemingly defenseless in the final minute of the final round, Ricky Gonzalez stepped in to halt the contest at 2:02.

 

“This is definitely a big win for my career,” Hurd said. “He was taking a lot of shots, but he knew how to survive. It was a big uppercut that knocked him down in round one. People know from my last fight that I have a great right uppercut. He was hurt a couple of times. I don’t think it was a bad stoppage. Molina is a very tough guy who just kept coming through.

 

“This fight here puts me up with the top contenders in the division. I felt like I could have gone three or four more rounds. I was getting stronger as the fight went on. We’re going right back to the gym so we can get in there again.”

 

Molina (13-1-1, 10 KO) protested, but barring a stunning knockout he was just seconds away from suffering the first loss of his career via a unanimous decision.

 

“I felt like Hurd was throwing a lot of punches in the tenth round but they weren’t really hurting me,” Molina said. “He was staying busy but he was never really hurting me.

 

“I went low and I had my head down and he caught me with that uppercut in the first round. He got me with a shot I wasn’t expecting but it was definitely a flash knockdown. I wasn’t hurt.

 

“I was supposed to use my footwork a lot more but I ended up smothering my shots. He had an awkward defense with a lot of bending down and I couldn’t get into a rhythm.

 

“This was a big opportunity for me and I felt like I fought a good fight. I’m going to come back stronger. We’re going to work on a lot of things and get back in there.”

 

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, v podaní Premier Boxing Champions, was promoted by DiBella Entertainment.

 

Earlier in the evening on SHOWTIME, undefeated heavyweight sensation Anthony Joshua successfully defended his IBF Heavyweight World Championship for the first time with a seventh round knockout of previously unbeaten American Dominic Breazeale at The O2 in London. VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/28VGgsa

 

Below are quotes from Joshua after Sobotné win on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL:

 

Many thought that Dominic Breazeale wouldn’t be able to stand up to your power and speed, but were you grateful for the opportunity to work a little bit more of your boxing skills?

"No.", it’s hard because you can see they’re hurt with every shot – well not every shot – but when you start catching them flush, they can feel the shots with these ten ounce gloves on. Tak, it’s just a matter of time, but in the process I didn’t want to be receiving any haymakers on the way back.

 

“It’s been tough I had two weeks off after my last fight, and got straight back in the gym so it was tough. I get a nice little break for once and then I can come back with recharged batteries.”

 

We know Deontay Wilder was watching the fight. Have you got a message for him, the WBC Champion?

“Unbelievable inspirational person. He was patient, 30-odd fights [a] got his hands on the WBC [belt]. I’m following suit. I’m making my way into the U.S. with SHOWTIME backing me as well. Tak, he watched that.

 

“He can pick up whatever he wants to pick up from that, but it’s so different when you’re in the ring with each other. So one day we’ll get to experience what each other’s about.”

 

Who do you want to fight next?

“Well I think it’s gonna have to be the likes of [Joseph] Parker. I was really looking at Fury… I hope he gets better soon. He hurt his ankle unfortunately, which has postponed it because I was hoping to get that some time in the winter if everything went well July 9th like it diddnes večer, but we’re gonna have to reschedule that and in the meantime, we can look at other opponents like Parker, if he’s vacant, or anyone else that the people want.”

 

What do you think that you still need to work on?

“Rest. I need to rest. I’m tired, I’m working hard and as I said, now i can get

 

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ANTHONY JOSHUA vs. DOMINIC BREAZEALE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPTHIS SATURDAY LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

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“You’re in my jungle now” – Anthony Joshua

“I came across the pond to get my belt and take it back home with me” – Dominic Breazeale

 

Kliknite na tlačidlo TU Pre fotografie; Credit Lawrence Lustig/Matchroom Sport

 

LONDÝN (Jún 23, 2016) – Undefeated IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KO) and fellow unbeaten American challenger Dominic Breazeale (17-0, 15 KO), participated in the final press conference vo štvrtok at Sky Sports Studios in London, just two days before their showdown túto sobotu.

 

The British sensation and 2012 Olympic Games Gold Medalist, Joshua will make the first defense of his title against Breazeale, a 2012 U.S.. Olympian from Upland, Calif., to Sobota, Jún 25 na SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® from a sold-out The O2 v Londýne, žiťSHOWTIME® on at 5:15 p.m. A/2:15 p.m. PT.

 

Fellow heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder, the undefeated WBC titleholder, will join the SHOWTIME announce team as an in-studio guest analyst for coverage of Joshua-Breazeale from New York.

 

A few hours later Sobota, in primetime on CBS (9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT), Keith “One Time” Thurman will defend his WBA Welterweight World Title against former champ Shawn “Showtime” Porter in a welterweight blockbuster that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING na CBS, v podaní Premier Boxing Champions.

 

Below is what the fighters had to say at the final press conference, followed by some recent fight week quotes. (Courtesy Sky Sports and Matchroom Sport)

 

ANTHONYJOSHUA:

 

“You’re in my jungle now. Neexistuje žiadny tlak na mňa.

 

“Once that bell goes, you can’t hide the instinct, the instinct that you want to get someone out of there. I hope I can go in there, stay relaxed and do what I planned to do. But once that bell rings something just comes over you and you want to get him out of there ASAP.

 

“There will always be pressure. But look, it’s always been the same concept: Train hard – it’s the same ring. It hasn’t changed.

 

“I’ve got nothing to lose. I’ve always explained let’s get rid of the belts, the atmosphere, because when the bell goes it’s just me and him in the ring. Two gladiators, two respectful warriors coming together. We’re going to slug it out and put our 0s on the line.”

 

“I’m prepared, Dominic is prepared well, and one of us has to take a loss.

 

“Each fight is a stepping stone to the big tests. I want to look like the real deal.”

 

“I think we’re in the golden era of boxing again.”

 

Dominica Breazeale:

“I respect you as a fighter, but I’m going to beat you. I’ve got to beat the best of the best.”

 

“Už sa nemôžem dočkať, it’s been an opportunity I’ve been waiting eight years for this. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime and I’m ready for this.

 

“Očakávajte ohňostroje. We’ll be going round for round, punch for punch and I expect to knock out Joshua.”

 

“I got a big right hand, I have a big left hook. I stand 6-foot-7, 255 libier. I’m unorthodox – I’m a guy that can fight on the inside, I’m a guy that can take a punch, I’m a guy that can give a punch. So if any one of those given things show up v sobotu night I’m getting a knockout, zaiste.

 

“It’s a major advantage just for me to have Anthony Joshua the whole time. I don’t want him at any given point for him to feel like he’s in his comfort zone, his own backyard or his own little lion’s den.

 

“That’s what I came across the pond to do. I came across the pond to get my belt and take it back home with me.

 

“It’s my Super Bowl. Being a former football player, this is my Super Bowl.”

 

“Everybody keeps comparing me to Charles Martin, the only thing that we have in common is that we’re both American. We have a completely different fight style, different goals in life.

 

“I’m a big puncher, so is Anthony Joshua. He has the belt and I intend to have it v sobotu noc.

 

ADDITIONAL FIGHT WEEK QUOTES:

 

ANTHONY JOSHUA

 

"Ja som 16 boja, 16 vyhráva, Dominic is 17 boja, 17 vyhráva. We’ve been pro for the same amount of time, amateurs for the same time so we’re at a similar level on paper.

 

“People think this will end in two rounds? Brilliant. I am winning fights early because of my talent and hard work. Where I am in my career, it’s a perfect fight.

 

“I don’t overlook anyone. People talk and talk, that’s irrelevant. It’s all about whether he can fight. I think he believes in himself, but he knows what’s in store here, he needs to know I’m serious about this boxing. He thinks he’s going to KO me, he’s dismissed Charles Martin — sometimes you just have to humble somebody and show levels, let them know it’s not that easy.

 

“The second I stepped in to the pros it was ‘Boom!' — Anthony Joshua – headlining. That’s not down to me, its media channels and people wanting to get to know the guy behind the gloves. So it’s been hard to build a career at the right pace without criticism because people want to see me in massive fights right now.

 

“You can’t jump from hero to zero, there are people guiding us over a long and a dangerous career. People have to understand that it’s a development of a career, and if I ever train a fighter, I’ll tell them the same thing.”

 

On fellow heavyweight world champions Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury:

“This won’t be my only defense, I want there to be lots and lots, and at the right time I will fight David Haye, Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder and the rest. We’re in an era now where we have to fight each other. There’s never been an era when the best don’t fight the best at heavyweight — but they have to happen at the right time, and they will.

 

“We are all world champions as we hold all the belts that are available. We’re all talented. Deontay has defended his title multiple times so you have to give him credit for that. Tyson and I haven’t defended yet, so I put Deontay at the top. But Tyson beat Wladimir Klitschko who reigned for such a long time.

 

“I am happy because I became a world champion in my 16th fight and they won theirs later in their careers. But Tyson beat the main man in the division, and Deontay has defended his belt lots of times, so I am in third right now, but I am building my way up.

 

“Put the belts to one side, they don’t give you magical powers. A lot of fighters lose their belt in their first defense. It’s about developing your raw talent and making sure you keep on an upward curve because there’s hungry young challengers snapping at your heels all the time, ready to expose you – and I refuse that to happen to me.”

 

On Charles Martin:

“Before the fight, no one criticized (Charles) Martin. He was undefeated, knocking guys out, tall southpaw, dangerous. Bookies were taking a lot of bets on him knocking me out. Tyson Fury backed him to do just that and a lot of people thought it would be tricky. Up until I beat him, he was seen as a worthy fighter. I figured him out quickly and I made him look bad. He didn’t look like the champion people thought he was, but you have to respect him.”

 

On thinking about losing:

“I think about losing all the time, I’m scared of it. That keeps me humble and working hard. I don’t think people are going to beat me or anything, but I don’t want to lose, and I know that if I work hard and keep improving, I won’t lose.

 

“I get enough attention from this job. Tu sú 20,000 fans at the fights, millions watching on TV around the world. I don’t need to seek attention. I’m not a trash talker because the fists do the talking.’’

 

On being a role model:

“I know that there are a lot of kids watching me now and their parents say ‘my son loves you’ and that’s in my mind.

 

“I’ll be myself all the time, but that sense of being a role model and having kid’s look up to you, that checks the emotions that could come out if you get wound up. You have to conduct yourself.’’

 

On Tyson Fury:

“Tyson talks a lot. I hear so many different things, if he was consistent with what he says then maybe I’d think he was digging a bit, but it’s just water off a duck’s back. I don’t know him, but as long as people are saying ‘when are you going to fight him?’ then I like him because he is relevant.

 

“It would be such a huge fight and one that would be part of my legacy. I think because he’s beaten Wladimir once he can do it again. I didn’t think he’d win the first fight, but he pulled it off.

 

“I’d love to fight Tyson – it’s a match-up that needs to happen. There have been talks, whether they are a quick chat or serious negotiations, but you can’t click your fingers and come up with a mega fight. It takes time, but they are in the pipeline and we’re building towards them, and in the meantime I want to test myself and learn my craft. I need to perform well to prove that I can handle the massive fights.’’

 

On fellow British heavyweight David Haye:

“David is running the show and people know it, so when he goes in against soft opponents, he’s putting his neck on the line to get the stick. Fans expect more from him and he’s not meeting those levels, and that’s where the backlash comes from. The people he’s calling out versus the two guys he has fought, they just don’t add up, and that’s what people are frustrated about.

 

“I don’t think you can knock the Shannon Briggs fight. He’s made a lot of noise, he’s old school and it’s a good fight for David to take, win and move upwards. Shannon had made noise and he’s got his moment and who knows? Maybe he can shock the world. He’s old, but he trains hard and he’s in great condition, and that’s why people love the heavyweights because it’s that one shot.

 

“A fight with Fury and I is the biggest fight in British boxing in my opinion. The Haye fight is big too; there’s enough media interest for it to be big. It’s already big and we’re not even fighting yet, so imagine how big it would be once we get in there. It’d be unbelievable and that’s why I am so interested in the fights.”

 

Dominica Breazeale:

“I plan on putting on some extreme pressure and taking Joshua to places he’s never been. We’ll find out if he can handle it.

 

“Do I want to see him go into uncharted territory? Samozrejme, bezpochyby.

 

“I’ve been there, I know what it feels like and I’ve done it several times now. Súčasne, I’m not going to let an opportunity pass me. If I see something I can take in the first or second round, I’m definitely going to get him out of there.

 

“I’ve sparred guys that are bigger than me, I’ve sparred some guys smaller than me. I’ve been the tallest thus far (z jeho odborných oponentov), but I don’t think the difference in a matter of inches is going to make that big of a difference. The guys I’ve sparred with are 10 times better than Anthony Joshua.

 

“I think that it’s going to be one of those situations that it is not going to be a difference of size or weight. It’s going to be the difference of skill and experience.

 

“When you think of a heavyweight champion you want to make sure he’s fought the best, and I think that’s why Joshua has chosen me as his opponent to defend against. That’s what he plans on getting out of the situation if he can make it through the 12 kolesá.

 

“I think Joshua’s thinking of me as a stepping stone and he’s going to be sorry about that. He’s just wrong. He’s fighting a guy at 6-foot-7, 255 pounds that brings the pressure and a great pace from round-to-round.

 

“I’m one of those guys that I might take a shot, I might work some defense or I might work a strong jab. Tak aj tak, I’m going to make it a fight. All of my opponents have been down on the canvas and I don’t think Joshua is going to come shy of that as well.

 

“I’ve been picked as the smaller guy in the ring, by the IBF as a stepping stone and I feel like my back is against the wall. I’m going to come out fighting.

 

“To come here and win the IBF title in London is a major thing for me that I plan to achieve. Then I want to continuing to go after all the titles.

 

“My mind set has definitely changed. The situation that I’m in mentally is just different compared to some of my fights in the past. My confidence level is through the roof and physically I feel great.

 

“I think the heavyweight division is getting ready to change. With individuals like myself, Deontay and Tyson, we have guys who are characters who bring a lot of charisma to the division. That’s something that we need. Áno, we are athletes but in the end we are entertainers and we want to see a show. I’m the type of guy that brings a show every single time I fight. It’s action-packed from the opening bell to the end, and fight fans are looking for that. That’s what is going to resurrect the heavyweight division.’’

 

On his win over Amir Mansour:

“That was another confidence booster for me. It’s one thing to finish a guy in the first round with three punches or something like that. It’s another thing to finish a guy in the sixth, seventh round with a combination of shots.

 

“Amir put me down on the canvas in the second, I battled back and ended up breaking the man’s jaw.

 

“It gives me something to work on. I know I was able to come back and be very successful from it. Anytime you get a win of that matter where you get a guy, break him down, break him down where he quits on the stool, it’s a huge confidence booster. It makes you understand as an athlete or as a professional boxer that you’ve got punching power, you just broke another man’s jaw.’’

 

On returning to London after the 2012 Olympijské hry:

“I think it’s going to beautiful. It’s going to be great to go back to where my amateur career ended and beat the guy who won the gold medal. That’s going to be great. A potom, on top of that, take away more hardware with the IBF Heavyweight title. You couldn’t ask for anything better.

 

“Then again I do understand and believe I’m a completely different fighter — not only am I a professional but I no longer fight an amateur style. I would consider myself a knockout artist with some pretty good punching power and that’s what I plan on showing the UK fans and my U.S. following. It’s a chapter that needs to be closed and I plan on doing that.’’

 

On the state of the heavyweight division:

“I believe that we’ve got a lot of heavyweights who are doing real well and are real successful in their situations, some being titleholders, some not. But I think it’s going to be a revolving circle. Me fighting Anthony Joshua, then going on to Deontay and Fury, Wladimir Klitschko might even hang around for a while. Will it ever be compared to the Ali days or Riddick Bowe and the Evander Holyfield days? I don’t know. Bowe and Holyfield had one great trilogy and I study it all the time. So it all depends on how much each fighter has left in him.’’

 

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Unbeaten IBF World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua, Neporazený, World-Ranked Challenger Dominic Breazeale International Media Conference Call Highlights

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“That’s what the Americans love. They like knockouts and I won’t let them down” – Anthony Joshua

“I can’t wait to get in the ring and shock the world” – Dominic Breazeale

Breazeale Challenges Joshua This Sobota, Jún 25,
On SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL Live on SHOWTIME®
From The O2 in London

NEW YORK (Jún 20, 2016) – Undefeated IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KO) will make the first defense of his title against fellow unbeaten Dominic Breazeale (17-0, 15 KO) of Upland, Calif., toSobota, Jún 25 na SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® od The O2v Londýne, žiť SHOWTIME® on at 5:15 p.m. A/2:15 p.m. PT.

Just a few hours later in Primetime on CBS (9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT), Keith “One Time” Thurman will defend his WBA Welterweight World Title against former champ Shawn “Showtime” Porter in a welterweight blockbuster that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING na CBS, v podaní Premier Boxing Champions.

Both Joshua and Breazeale participated in an international media conference call v pondelok. Also taking part were Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports; Eddie Hearn, Managing Director of Matchroom Sport and Brittany Goossen of TGB Promotions introducing Breazeale.

Below are highlights of what the principals had to say on the conference call. A full transcript will be available in the coming days.

ANTHONY JOSHUA

Thoughts on his preparation for the fight:

“I feel great condition wise, and mentally I’m in a good place. I’ve never felt so relaxed because I just know I’m capable of doing it. I’ve trained weeks and years and it’s just about getting it right on the night of the fight. My tactics and my mind have not let me down so far, so that’s why I don’t want to change anything.

“I’m not putting too much pressure on myself. I’m going to attack the fight the same way I have my last 16 and put on an explosive show. That’s what the Americans love. They like knockouts and I won’t let them down.

“Every fight can be my last fight. As much as I would like to tell you I’m confident and ‘I’m going to do this, I’m going to do that’ I do understand I have to approach this as if it could be my last fight.

“I know he can hang around, he doesn’t go down easy. He’s a big guy, he can eat shots. The Dominic Breazeale I’m used to watching on YouTube and I’m reading about is the enhanced Dominic Breazeale – the Dominic Breazeale that is 50 percent better because I think he knows he wants to come prove himself on a global stage. And this is his chance come Sobota, so I need to prepare for the best of Breazeale.”

On going from being the hunter as a challenger to being the hunted as a champion:

“I’m not the cream of the crop in the gym. I’m around guys that are achieving things on the same level so I’m still hunting. I still have that mentality as if I’m a main killer in the jungle. I haven’t lost that hunger.

On potential to fight in the US in the future:

“I just keep on hearing the United States is where it’s happening. And if I come to the U.S., I’m going to shut it down.”

Thoughts on Breazeale’s performance against Amir Mansour:

“He’s a tough guy. He managed to go out there and break Mansour’s jaw and capture a win, which has led him into where he is now. Whichever angels were floating in the ring with him that day have led him to this point, so I’ve got to put an end to his dream.”

On winning a piece of the heavyweight championship in just his 16th pro fight:

“It didn’t mean much. I still have another couple titles I need to get my hands on. I’m still hunting. There’s still work to be done. So it only ticked one of the boxes on my to-do list.”

Dominica Breazeale

“I’m out here very excited. I can’t wait to get in the ring Jún 25 and shock the world, to je isté. I’ve been lucky enough to prepare for the biggest fight of my life and I’m really super excited about it.”

On why he thinks he was selected for this matchup:

"Úprimne, the way I see it is that someone didn’t do their research. They didn’t look deep enough. They didn’t find out enough about me and maybe they’re looking at me as just another football player that transitioned into boxing. And I’m hoping they’re overlooking me. It definitely can be a situation where they’re just watching one fight, especially my last fight. But there’s been a lot of tough ones. If they’re looking at that one situation, I’m glad because that’s to my liking.”

On his feelings about fighting overseas:

“The way I’m thinking about it is, Jún 25, I gain 20,000 Fanúšikovia. I’m in a situation where I’m very confident going into this fight and I know for sure I’m going to put on a great show, come out victorious and go back to the U.S. s 20,000 UK fans.

“I definitely believe [Joshua] realizes; he understands that he’s got a big test in front of him. He’s got a big fighter in front of him. He’s got a guy that’s going to break him down, test his will and see if he is a true champion.

“I am coming into this fight very confident and I’ve got some things that I know are going to work for me, as well as some things that I plan on exploiting out of Joshua.

“I’m blessed to have been picked for this fight and am thankful for this opportunity. The way I look at it, and the way I look at every fight that I go into, is that as long as I do everything that I need to do in the gym as far as sparring, preparation and training, running my miles, sleeping right and eating right – I’ve crossed all of my T’s and dotted all of my I’s. I’ve got nothing to worry about. I’ve got nothing to second-guess. I’ve done everything I’m supposed to and I just can’t wait to shine.”

STEPHEN Espinoza, Vice President a výkonný riaditeľ, Showtime Sports

“Anthony quickly went from a diamond in the rough to really one of the foremost stars in the UK and Europe, and we are happy to be his partner as he establishes his presence in North America.

“We are particularly excited about this bout because we have, pardon the phraseology, two behemoths. There are two skilled boxers, really the epitome of what heavyweight boxing should be – veľký, strong athletes skilled in their sport, with amateur pedigree, meeting on the afternoon here in the US, evening in the UK to determine who is the best fighter.”

EDDIE HEARN, Prezident, Matchroom Šport

“Over here, the feeling is that it’s going to be quite a routine defense, but Anthony hasn’t trained like that. He is not expecting that. He knows the background and roots of Dominic Breazeale. He knows his skill, and he knows how dangerous he can be and he knows how hungry he is as well. I think you’re going to get a different kind of fight than the Charles Martin fight. I think you’re going to get a guy that’s not afraid to let his hands go. He’s not going to wait and the sold out O2 Arena is going to be an electric place to be.”

“SHOWTIME is a deal we are very excited about. To link up with an American broadcaster for us was an obvious move, but it was a move we had to choose carefully. And I think we chose very, very well in SHOWTIME.”

BRITTANY GOOSSEN, TGB Promotions

“Over here in the U.S. we have gotten to see Dominic grow before our eyes. We know he is definitely capable of challenging for the world title. V sobotuwe expect him to be victorious and bring that back to America.”

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WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Sees Anthony Joshua-Dominic Breazeale Fight as 50-50

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Breazeale Challenges Joshua This Sobota, Jún 25,
On SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL Live on SHOWTIME®
From The O2 in London

NEW YORK (Jún 22, 2016) – Unbeaten WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder can’t pick a clear winner for túto sobotu noc je Anthony Joshua-Dominic Breazeale world title clash.

The undefeated IBF Heavyweight World Champion Joshua (16-0, 16 KO) will make the first defense of his title against fellow unbeaten Dominic Breazeale(17-0, 15 KO) of Upland, Calif., na SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL®od The O2 v Londýne, žiť SHOWTIME® na 5:15 p.m. A/2:15 p.m. PT.

Just a few hours later in Primetime on CBS (9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT), Keith “One Time” Thurman will defend his WBA Welterweight World Title against former champ Shawn “Showtime” Porter in a welterweight blockbuster that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING na CBS, v podaní Premier Boxing Champions.

Wilder, who will be part of the in-studio SHOWTIME announce team covering the fight from New York City, is torn on who will triumph when Joshua makes the first defense of the world title he landed in April with a devastating second-round KO win over Charles Martin.

“I definitely see the fight as a 50-50,” said Wilder. “You’ve got two big heavyweights, and the challenger wants what the champion has, and the champion wants to keep what he has.

“It’s going to be interesting because we’ve seen Breazeale in a lot of wars. He’s almost been taken out by some of the smaller heavyweights. He’s been punched around, but he has always survived.

“We’ve seen Joshua (get) busted up as well, but he has kept his composure, and this fight is in his backyard amongst his people.

“I don’t put anything past Breazeale because he’s coming in hustlers’ territory. I think that it’ll be a good fight because of Breazeale – I think he really wants it.”

Wilder makes the fourth defense of his WBC strap on Júl 16 against Chris Arreola in his hometown of Alabama. The 30-year-old says that Joshua will feel like a different fighter as he goes into his first fight as world champion – but that there’s now an even bigger target on his back.

“Once you’ve got that belt, you feel like ‘I’m the man,’ ” said Wilder. “After the first fight, that’s when you really feel confident. You really feel you’re the man, you’re the champ. You’re the ruler once you’ve had your first defense.

“For Joshua, this is his first title defense, so he should feel some kind of security about himself and confidence about himself. But he’s going to find out that to continue his career and defend that title, these guys aren’t going to lay down after one punch or after two punches.

“They’re going to keep taking punches, they’re going to keep getting knocked down and they’re going to keep getting up. This is for a world title. This can bring you out of poverty, you know what I mean? Z tohto dôvodu, these challengers are hungry. That’s one of the things that I had to realize.

“I put myself in their position. When I was a challenger, I was hungry and I already had the mentality that ‘you’re going to really have to kill me or hurt me bad to get me out of this ring.’ So that’s the mentality that these challengers have.

“It’s going to be interesting when you have a guy with a big heart that really, really wants it and I think Breazeale really wants it. We’re going to see where his heart is. I can’t say what kind of heart he has, but we’re going to see.”

Breazeale is following compatriot Charles Martin into Joshua’s Greenwich home area. “It takes a lot of courage, will and heart to fight in someone’s backyard,” said Wilder. “It takes someone that has confidence in themselves. And not to mention going to someone else’s country, because then the environment has completely changed. It’s a big difference and not a lot of guys are willing to travel outside of their country where they would be uncomfortable.

“Only a very few that really want to build their legacy, such as myself, will travel and have no problem. I don’t like to worry about judges or nothing. You go do what you have to do. That’s just my philosophy and mentality as a champion now. When you say the Heavyweight Champion of the World, that’s why this is tough, we travel all over the world.”

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