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Old 12-04-2005, 06:35 PM   #401
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Yeah, I have gotten about 300-400k for the last two years total. Not great, but its a start.
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Old 12-05-2005, 09:39 AM   #402
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Very nice win, there. Hopefully Lee can build on that win and end the year in style for the gym. With the recent run of losses, it was looking a bit iffy on how the end of the year would look in hindsight.

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Old 12-07-2005, 08:31 PM   #403
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Well, I couldn’t wait any longer. Melvin is not ready for his title shot, and aside from Essett, Whitaker, or Chavez there isn’t anyone ahead of him. I scheduled a fight between him and #15 Luis Valdez. Valdez finds himself out of the top 10 for the first time in three years. His back to back losses have humbled him a little, in fact, he has only won 1 in his last 4 fights. Melvin should be the favorite, I think that he is the better fighter all the way around. His fight will be in February, next year.

Fight of the week:

Former Heavyweight Champion Peter O’Connell #2 38-5-1(20) v. Muhammad Ali #3 61-6-0(39)

O’Connell is still trying to make a case for a third fight with Joe Louis, while Ali is still waiting for his title shot. Ali rebounded from his loss against Evander Holyfield, with a 5th round TKO over Michael Moorer. While O’Connell beat Anthony Wood in a points decision. Both men are similar in style, but Ali’s stamina is going to see him win this in the later rounds. He is the favorite at 1/3, while the odds on O’Connell are 11/4. If O’Connell wins, he should get that title shot again.
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Old 12-07-2005, 08:32 PM   #404
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A little speculation pays off every now and then. I figured that even though I though that Ali was going to win the fight, that a 2 v.3 fight with the odds that heavily weighted to one fighter, that it was worthwhile to bet on O’Connell. After all, he had been the champ, and he has reigned as one of the top heavies for a long time. So I laid 50k on him to win. Sure enough he snagged a 10 round unanimous decision over Ali. Surprising? Pleasantly so.
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Old 12-07-2005, 08:32 PM   #405
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Last week of December, 2007

Fight Night -

Lee Drydon has the last fight of the year for Punishment Inc, and it will signal the end of the third year since I started this little venture. Drydon is facing Bert De Costo. De Costo is ranked lower, considered a way past his prime fighter, and hasn’t won a fight in over a year. Even though at one time he was a competitive fighter at in the flyweight division, he has now fallen far from grace. Drydon is hoping that he can be the one who will finally end the career of a fighter who should have ended it on his own a long time ago. I expect De Costo to attack from the opening bell. That was always his MO. He has good power, and good all around skills, however, his stamina and his chin are both in question.

I have been working with Lee on maximizing his skill in the ring. He still hasn’t shown the ability to go to the next level, although he is pretty highly ranked for a guy with only 10 fights. He is a power puncher, and I feel that he should take out De Costo. Fortunately for me, the voice of public opinion says that De Costo is the better fighter, and that he is going to win. Odds are with him in this one. He is favored at 2/5, while Drydon is at 11/5. I am going to bet the farm here. I feel very confident, and I know that Lee is in a much better place professionally than De Costo is right now.

National Fight of the week:

Former Bantamweight Champion #3 Xavier Firth 22-8-1(9) v. #4 Hiroshi Nagase 33-9-0(12)

Firth, while being a very talented fighter, and a very underrated champion for his time, is on a slide, and his opponent isn’t going to make life any easier for him. He has not won in two fights with Reyes, and his other fight was recorded as a draw (Sandro Macias). Nagase, is now ranked in the top 10 for the first time in his career. A long winding road and a current 4 fight win streak have gotten him here. He is not great at anything, but gets by with a little bit of everything. Firth is the favorite here, he has earned his spot at the top, but will Nagase be able to dethrone him? Firth 4/11, Nagase 12/5.
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Old 12-07-2005, 08:39 PM   #406
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One more thing that I should report, and that is with my increased involvement in fof multiplayer leagues and this wonderful program that Vaughan and Co. put out (WWSM2006), my time on Punishment Inc has dwindled. So much that we have all but erased the large lead that I had on the updates. So far, there are about 275 pages of updates and the WP file is almost over 600kb. I do intend to continue the dynasty, but the speed of updates may slow some. I want to thank everyone that has kept up with it, as it has been the most successful and longest running dynasty that I have ever put together. It has only begun to take a life of it's own, and the future is still bright for it. There is another idea that I had for this or possibly another dynasty that I have talked to some of you about, and now that I am caught up, it may come to fruition. Time will tell.

Thanks again, and even though the pace may slow somewhat we are not done.

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Old 12-07-2005, 10:06 PM   #407
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I've enjoyed the read, PilotMan. Thanks for putting this together and I'll be anxious to see updates on this one if/when time permits. Good luck with your other efforts.
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Old 12-08-2005, 07:12 AM   #408
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I've certainly enjoyed the ride so far. Even if the pace slows, I'll still be reading along.


Oh yeah, go Lee!

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Old 12-08-2005, 02:38 PM   #409
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Definitely some good stuff here, great work PM.
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Old 12-10-2005, 10:51 PM   #410
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Here we go!

Lee Drydon 7-2-1(3) v. Bert De Costo 36-21-0(23)

This fight is scheduled for six rounds.

Round one is in the books, and it appeared to be a feeling out session for both fighters. Neither fighter looked especially good at any point in the round. Drydon jabbed well, but was unable to really land any serious punches. De Costo meanwhile, went to the body more, and moved better than a fighter his age should have. I still think that Lee won the round, but it was unimpressive.

I told Lee to keep using the jab and see what he could do with his right. Both men landed the jab well through the round, and De Costo proved that his strategy was to get inside and hold on. The ref was getting impatient and so was I. Drydon hit him with a big one-two that staggered him, but he stayed up. Toward the end of the round Drydon caught him coming in with another big one-two and this time he went down. Flat on his back all he could do was gaze up as the ref counted him out. This was the result that I expected, this is the result that I wanted.

Certainly, with the prefight odds the way they were, we did much more than just win a fight. I think that with the way the year has gone, the whole crew gets a night on the town at my expense. It has been a good year.







Xavier Firth and Hiroshi Nagase fought their way to a majority draw. Whoooopedeeedooo!

I have been propositioned for a rematch with Artemio Hinojosa for a fight in a couple of weeks. It is short notice, but Ismael is ready. It is the only fighter that he has lost too. A chance and redemption and a shot at a nice payday. They have already offered 242k to boost the purse. I know that he will likely be the underdog, but Hinojosa is quailty, and I still think that he can be beat by Ismael. I sign the fight.
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Old 12-10-2005, 10:52 PM   #411
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Current Stats for Punishment Inc.



Career Fights 52

Wins 43

Losses 6

Draws 3

By KO 22

Over the course of my three years I have won over 24 million from fights.

For 2007 I earned over 10.4 million from fights, and over 6.8 million in total profit. Not to shabby for a flabby old man, huh?

Here is a look at our financials

Cash

$3,543,732

Contracts(fights remaining on contract)

Melvin Horne 2.364 mil (6)

Lawrence McFarlane 1.477 mil (3)

Omar Acevedo 1.500 mil (3)

Lee Drydon 2.190 mil (5)

Andreas Ruelas .877 mil (3)

Ismael Gutierrez 3.340 mil (5)

Glenn Leeds .400 mil (3)

Tomoaki Watanabe .404 mil (7)

Total Contract Value

12.552 mil

Total Asset Value of Punishment Inc

16.096 mil

Not a bad return on investment in three years time.
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Old 12-10-2005, 10:53 PM   #412
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Current Rankings for Punishment Inc

Melvin Horne #4 (L)

Lawrence McFarlane #9 (M)

Omar Acevedo #37 (L)

Lee Drydon #62 (FY)

Andreas Ruelas #84 (M)

Ismael Gutierrez #98 (LH)

Glenn Leeds #114 (W)

Tomoaki Watanabe #137 (W)
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Old 12-11-2005, 05:12 PM   #413
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Nice to see McFarlane and Horne in top 10!
Any chace of title shot for Horne in near future?
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Old 12-12-2005, 08:43 AM   #414
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Nice win! And the rankings are looking good too. I'd love to see another heavyweight brought into the team sometime in the future.

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Old 12-13-2005, 08:50 AM   #415
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I can't wait to see who the first champ is going to be!
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Old 01-12-2006, 09:26 AM   #416
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End of 2007 Rankings

Heavyweight

CHAMP Joe Louis 73-5-0(59)

#1 Peter O’Connell 39-5-1(20)

#2 Colin Dibble 28-4-1(14)

#3 Richard Ferrier 25-9-1(14)

#4 Evander Holyfield 41-6-1(26)

#5 Muhammad Ali 61-7-0(39)

#6 Ralph Weymouth 20-8-2(15)

#7 Lennox Lewis 38-4-1(28)

#8 Max Watt 17-2-4(10)

#9 Michael Moorer 45-5-1(35)

#10 Daniel Doherty 24-3-1(7)

Light Heavyweight

CHAMP Bob Foster 67-8-1(53)

#1 Roy Jones 45-2-1(35)

#2 James Singleton 15-10-0(14)

#3 Will Cripps 20-3-3(11)

#4 Virgil Hill 49-5-2(25)

#5 Pat Olver 25-2-0(6)

#6 Derrick Scoulding 44-3-1(31)

#7 Julio Perez 17-4-0(6)

#8 Martin Kinnear 30-15-0(21)

#9 Richard Eyles 19-7-0(9)

#10 Roger Stewart 34-8-0(18)

Middleweight

CHAMP Leavander Nolan 21-0-0(6)

#1 George Kings 27-2-1(9)

#2 Anthony Hardy 48-4-0(16)

#3 Bill Neville 29-1-2(21)

#4 Wayne Wells 32-2-0(22)

#5 Roger Jennings 39-3-1(27)

#6 Carlos Monzon 100-9-11(66)

#7 Cedric Kaplan 25-3-1(16)

#8 Lawrence McFarlane 19-8-0(16)

#9 Jeff Larkin 24-5-0(24)

#10 Ad Webster 31-6-3(8)
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Old 01-12-2006, 09:26 AM   #417
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Welterweight

CHAMP Jose Napoles 85-8-0(58)

#1 Javier Quirino 45-5-0(32)

#2 Oscar De la Hoya 38-2-0(27)

#3 Wilfredo Benitez 60-10-1(33)

#4 Manuel Castillo 27-3-1(8)

#5 Jose Victor Lopez 26-1-0(17)

#6 Derrell Guyver 28-3-0(14)

#7 Andrey Romero 40-2-1(32)

#8 Mark Dibble 25-8-1(8)

#9 Kit Evans 23-1-1(6)

#10 Yoshiaki Kabayashi 34-3-0(21)

Lightweight

CHAMP Damian Essett 25-1-0(24)

#1 Julio Cesar Chavez 105-5-2(84)

#2 Pernell Whitaker 47-2-1(21)

#3 Melvin Horne 12-8-0(11)

#4 Jorge Reynoso 23-6-2(15)

#5 Sam Hughes 46-7-0(25)

#6 Benny Leonard 88-8-1(69)

#7 Raul Jimenez 26-1-0(11)

#8 Alejandro Mayorga 23-3-1(18)

#9 Marino Vargas 36-3-0(27)

#10 Enrique Frias 22-0-1(9)

Featherweight

CHAMP Wilfredo Gomez 49-5-2(44)

#1 Gary Jakeman 20-8-1(10)

#2 Calvin Calvert 23-4-0(16)

#3 Peter Badillo 24-7-0(17)

#4 Kevin Kelley 57-4-2(36)

#5 Armando Medina 22-3-1(5)

#6 Ricardo Sanchez 30-3-0(19)

#7 Juan Zamora 24-2-1(14)

#8 Satoshi Ohba 27-2-0(16)

#9 Kazuki Sugita 20-2-0(12)

#10 Azumah Nelson 48-6-3(31)
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Old 01-12-2006, 09:27 AM   #418
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Bantamweight

CHAMP Carlos Zarate 68-5-1(62)

#1 Job Reyes 23-1-2(14)

#2 Xavier Firth 22-8-2(9)

#3 Hiroshi Nagase 33-9-1(12)

#4 Joselito Pana 36-2-1(14)

#5 Sandro Macias 20-6-3(14)

#6 Eder Jofre 78-4-4(51)

#7 Enrique Grimaldo 44-2-0(30)

#8 Bimbo Melchor 22-2-1(12)

#9 Edel Milanes 22-6-2(13)

#10 Jimmy Barry 62-2-11(41)

Flyweight

CHAMP Rocky Cubillas 23-1-1(16)

#1 Gerardo Ramirez 29-2-0(13)

#2 Mauro Martinez 36-0-0(21)

#3 Colin Jolmers 22-3-1(12)

#4 Adam Napier 27-4-0(25)

#5 Lito Jamili 21-8-0(17)

#6 Hideki Nishizawa 23-3-1(10)

#7 Lito Mataganas 20-3-1(9)

#8 Geronimo Solorio 33-3-0(21)

#9 Ernesto Bantillian 16-7-0(11)

#10 Pancho Villa 81-9-6(26)
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Old 01-12-2006, 11:04 AM   #419
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You know, looking at Melvin's record, you really have to wonder how he got so high in the rankings in the first place with those 8 losses. Just wouldn't happen in real life like that, would it?

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Old 01-12-2006, 11:23 AM   #420
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You're right. I don't think that it would be possible at all. Especially with only 20 fights.
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Old 01-13-2006, 11:14 AM   #421
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2007 Fighter of the Year Awards

Flyweight - Rocky Cubillas 23-1-1(16)

Cubillas is now a two time fighter of the year. Last year, I didn’t think he was deserving, however, this year he made up for it. He still hasn’t fought Mauro Martinez yet, but that may change. He won all three of his fights, including the important one. He is the Flyweight Champion of the World. I am sure that he is looking over his shoulder. He has no future fight scheduled.

Bantamweight - Carlos Zarate 68-5-1(62)

Zarate didn’t fight that much. However, he managed to do something to that no other fighter has been able to do in three years. He was able to defeat Job Reyes for the title, and he did it in style. A first round knockout of the champion. He did win a fight earlier in the year, and that was by KO too. He has no opponent scheduled for his first title defense.

Featherweight - Kevin Kelley 57-4-2(36)

Kelley had a good year and won some very hard fights. He was ranked in the top 10 all last year and is currently the #4 contender to the title. He won fights against Ernesto Marcel, Joel Rodriguez, Eusebio Pedroza, and Armando Medina. His next fight is a little over a month away against Ricardo Sanchez, who is the #6 contender to the title, and lost to Medina in his last fight.

Lightweight - Damien Essett 25-1-0(24)

Essett is the one of the best pound for pound fighers in all of boxing. He has been the champ for almost two years and and has defended his title four times, winning all by KO or TKO except one, Julio Cesar Chavez. Three of those defenses were this year. The most rescent was a KO of former champ Jorge Reynoso, in a rematch of the fight where Essett won the title. He doesn’t have a fight scheduled yet.

Welterweight - Javier Quirino 45-5-0(32)

This selection confuses me a little. Quirino had a good year going, and got his title shot. However, he lost in his bid for the title. He did have three other wins this year. They were against Tommy Ryan, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Oscar De la Hoya. He beat them all by decision. He has no fights scheduled yet for this year.

Middleweight - George Kings 27-2-1(9)

I know Kings very well. He used the fight against McFarlane as a springboard for a fantastic year. Kings moved up to the #1 ranked contender spot in the Middleweight division. He beat a number of top Middleweights Jeff Larkin, Ad Webster, Mike McCallum, and Anthony Hardy. His last fight was a draw with another top ten fighter, Bill Neville. He has no fight scheduled yet for next year.

Light Heavyweight - Bob Foster 67-8-1(53)

Foster has spent the last three years ranked in the top 10 in the LH division. The last year was his best though. He is undefeated over this period with wins over some impressive fighters. Over the last year though, he was dominant. He knocked out Roy Jones in the first round, and Les Grant in the 8th. He scored a TKO in the second in his title fight against James Singleton. In his first defense of the title he beat Virgil Hill over 12 rounds. He has no fight scheduled yet for next year.

Heavyweight - Joe Louis 75-3-0(59)

Louis again continues his dominance of the Heavyweight division. He defended his title three times over the last year. He TKOed Max Watt in the second, and beat Peter O’Connell on points in 12. In his last fight he beat Evander Holyfield in 12 rounds. O’Connell has given him the most trouble, but can’t beat him, and right now, noone else has beated O’Connell. Louis could be at the top for a long time.





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the 2007 WCBM Fighter of the Year is.......................................................













Rocky Cubillas!!!!!



Cubillas is going to have to fight Martinez if he is going to be legit in my eyes. He has done a good job, but for some reason, I cannot accept that he is the best fighter over the last year. Louis, Essett, and Foster are all more deserving in my eyes.
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Old 01-13-2006, 02:00 PM   #422
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First week of January, 2008

I have signed another fight for welterweight Glenn Leeds. In two months he is going to face Jose Luis Garza. Garza is 2-2-1(1) in his last five fights, but he is 5-12-1(3) overall. He is an aggressive fighter, with a good punch. He has the power to knock a guy out early or it can go the other way. Defensively he doesn’t scare me much, and he doesn’t hold up well in a barrage of punches either. Still he will be a challenge for Leeds who can seem to beat anyone.

Also, I got on the phone with the manager for Frank Tate. Tate is a Middleweight slugger who is very experienced, but who also has lost 3 out of his last 4 fights. I was interested in striking a deal for him to face my rising, but inexperienced start Andreas Ruelas. It would be a tough challenge for him, but it is time for him to face some tougher competition. Tate sports a 44-10-1(27) record and is currently ranked #75. The fight is scheduled to take place a week after the Leeds - Garza fight.
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Old 01-13-2006, 07:50 PM   #423
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Third week of January, 2008

Fight Night -

Well, we find out how Punishment Inc is going to start the new year tonight. There are two fights for us this week. You could call this the night of revenge for us. Hopefully, it will be. The first fight features Omar Acevedo in a rematch against Barney Ross. I fully expect him to be vindicated for the draw that he earned in his last match. Ross is a tough fighter, who is solid all around. His power is only average, but Omar’s chin is only average so he will still need to be careful. If Omar is going to win this fight he will need to be consistent. He cannot afford a lapse in any round. Ross is 73-7-5(22), while Omar is 7-2-1(2). Ross is a heavy favorite at 1/4, while odds on Omar are 3/1.

The second fight for us tonight is a big fight between Ismael Gutierrez and Artemio Hinojosa. Hinojosa is the only fighter to beat Gutierrez. Since that win, a little over a year ago, he has a record of 2-2-1(0). He has good defense, but his weakness is his lack of power, and he so-so chin. He was good enough to beat Ismael the first time around. My plan for Gutierrez is to be patient about going in. He doesn’t want to be an easy target, and I want him to look for opportunities to land big punches. I know that he will be going forward anyway. I just don’t want him to be open to a barrage of counterpunches. Hinojosa has a record of 8-4-4(1), while Gutierrez is 6-1-0(3). Hinojosa is the favorite at ½, while Ismael is at 7/4.
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Old 01-15-2006, 12:36 AM   #424
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Here we go!

Omar Acevedo 7-2-1(2) v. Barney Ross 73-7-5(22)

This fight is scheduled for 8 rounds.

Omar is relaxed for this fight. He knows that he needs to be wary, but at the same time, he cannot relax too much. No real strategy for round one. Just fight his fight. It was a see saw round where it appeared that Acevedo’s jab and hook were going to be effective. Ross landed a number of punches. In the end it was hard to tell who really took the round.

Round two a couple of things became evident. Both men are good with the jab, and that this seems to be a personal fight. A lot of shoving and at time holding and hitting on the inside. Omar did a great job here with the jab. He stayed away when he needed to and really landed a couple of good flurries. He racked up a lot of points and didn’t get nearly what he gave. I will be leery though. The last fight looked like this too.

Round three was sloppy. Ross was holding a lot. A lot of punches missed by both men. Acevedo is landing the harder punches, but he just wasn’t busy enough for him to deserve to win the round. Ross is not able to land more than two punch combo’s while Omar seems to be loading up for the hooks and uppercuts. Omar is still in this fight. He needs to open a lead if he wants to open up offensively.

Round four Ross took charge. He landed a number of good punches and by the halfway point he had the round easily. Omar came back with a nice flurry of punches, but in the end, it appeared that Ross had clearly taken the round. I want Omar to move and use his accuracy advantage more. He needs to outpoint Ross. He can’t look for the KO, or he will get himself into trouble.

I told Omar to find the body more. He needed to go forward and land to the body to slow down Ross more. The plan worked very nice until the last :30 of the round. Ross landed a six punch combination and reeled Omar. I fear that with that, Ross stole the round.

The sixth was the best for Omar since the 2nd round. I told him it was time to attack. He has a good natural aggression and it helped him here. But I also told him I wanted it done carefully. He pressed Ross all over the ring, but it was an in and out pressure. He was not cautions about moving out of the way if he wasn’t landing. With Ross’ body still the primary target, Omar landed a lot of punches and easily won the round.

Round seven was more of the same for Omar. The attack from the 6th carried over here. He started with more hard punches to the body, and jabs to the head. Ross landed more here than he had in last round, but he was taking a beating. As the round progressed Ross became more desperate and Omar hit him with a driving combination. In the waning seconds of the round Ross was in all out cover up mode. The ref, which he failed to do in the first fight, recognized this and stopped the fight. Hell Yea!

The winner by TKO at 2:45 of round 7!

Omar Acevedo!

Omar did a fantastic job and took charge when he needed too. I applaud the ref for finally seeing the fight. A huge payday ensues from my bets on this fight. This fight will pay me 750k for the win! Not including the take from the purse. As an FYI, the judges had the fight like this:

J1: 57-57

J2: 57-57

J3: 58-57 Acevedo

I think that Omar would have won anyway, but I love making sure it happens for real.
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Old 01-15-2006, 08:35 AM   #425
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Nice to have the guys from Punishment Inc back in the rotation. Good first win for Omar.
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Old 01-16-2006, 05:34 PM   #426
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Artemio Hinojosa #100 8-4-4(1) v. Ismael Gutierrez #98 6-1-0(3)

This fight is scheduled for six rounds.

For round one I wanted Ismael to go out and feel his opponent out and see what would develop. I am not in a rush to see what Ismael can do here. I am more interested in vindication for me and my fighter. Ismael started off on a tear, and took the fight to Hinojosa early. It is obvious that his power has developed really nice at this point in his career. Hinojosa answerd with a run of nice shots, but the power of Gutierrez appears to be the factor in this round. A good run for Ismael in the last minute rocked back Hinojosa, although he was still fighting back, he was taking a lot of punishment. With the round winding down a couple more big shots and surprisingly the ref jumped in and waved the fight off. Giving Ismael the first round TKO.

The winner, by TKO, at 2:54 of round one......

Ismael Gutierrez!

I am stunned. Let me tell you that the Hinojosa corner from Artemio himself right down to his cutman were pissed off. They felt this should have been allowed to continue. I am not going to argue this. I do like the payday. They get what they deserve. And I get mucho dinero.

This fight will pay about 437k just in winnings from my bet, plus the near 1 mill from the purse of the two fighters. Hinojosa is a quality fighter. Just not a good as Ismael.
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Old 01-17-2006, 07:32 AM   #427
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What a way to start the New Year! Boom, down goes the opponent! Really nice to see Ismael coming into his own, hopefully his rise to stardom is about to take off!


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Nice start to the new year! Great to see the guys keeping up the good work.
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Old 01-19-2006, 07:48 PM   #429
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I got a surprise phonecall this week. It was from a former lightweight title contender. Pedro Carrasco, who lost by TKO to Damien Essett (doesn’t everyone?) almost two years ago. Since then, he had a bad string of fights. He lost his next three fights by KO or TKO and he fell in the rankings to #36. He recently won a fight, but perhaps the weight of 119 career fights is starting to get to him. He has only been beaten 7 times, and now he wants to fight Omar! Well, I have to tell you I was impressed. They were even willing to pay me an extra 180k or so for the fight. In the end I told them no. Mainly because I was unsure if Omar would be healed by the time the fight rolled around. Even though they want the fight in 9 weeks. You just can’t plan those things. Still, I was impressed. Omar did well against Ross. He is going to be moving up. That sort of scares me for a fighter who only has 11 career fights.

Not a whole lot going on this week. Next week is going to be very busy though.
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Old 01-19-2006, 07:49 PM   #430
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Fight Night -

This is one busy week of fights. There are a number of big name fights as well as an important fight involving Melvin Horne. I did get a message that Betillio Sanchez is interested in a fight with Lee Drydon. Both of these guys have fought almost 3 years ago. The fight was before I took Drydon under my wing and the fight was a draw. What makes things interesting is that Sanchez has grown as well. They are willing to pay me a little over 200k. The money is nice, but with over 6 million in the bank, it means less. It would pay for 5 or 6 weeks of training though. I was just looking at him as a possible fight. The problem is that the fight is in two weeks. It isn’t really a problem though. All of my guys are in good shape, and Drydon is healthy from his last fight. I signed the deal.

The new rankings came out. Here is where we stand:

Melvin Horne (L) #3

Lawrence McFarlane (M) #7

Omar Acevedo (L) #34

Lee Drydon (FY) #60

Andreas Ruelas (M) #85

Ismael Gutierrez (LH) #96

Glenn Leeds (W) #117

Tomoaki Wantanabe (W) #146

Tonight, Melvin Horne is fighting the 14th ranked fighter Luis Valdez. Valdez is trying to grab a win after losing two consecutive fights. Horne is newly ranked the #2 contender to the title. If he wants a title fight then he needs to win this fight. Valdez has a good chin and an accurate punch. Horne is going to need to take the fight to Valdez. He has been training well and is in great form. I want him to press the action, however, he has never had great stamina so he needs to be careful not to run out of steam. The oddsmakers have Valdez as the favorite at 3/5. Horne is listed at 11/8.

A very long list of great fights this week:

Featherweight Fighter of the Year Kevin Kelley #5 57-4-2 (36) v. Ricardo Sanchez #7 30-3-0(19)

We get our first look at Kelley. Will his chin hold up to the puching power of Sanchez? Will Sanchez be able to absorb the punishment that Kelley is likely to dish out? Both men fought Armando Medina in their last fights. Sanchez lost, while Kelley won on points. For this fight Sanchez is the favorite at 8/11, while Kelley isn’t getting respect at 6/5.

Former PI Fighter Niall Beaumont #101 8-1-0(3) v. Bill Allison #102 9-17-1(1)

Allison ½, Beaumont 7/4

Good luck, Niall.

Former Bantamweight Champion #2 Job Reyes 23-1-2(14) v.#5 Sandro Macias 20-6-3(14)

Job starts up the road to redemption. He has never fought Sandro, but Macias has been around. He has been ranked in the top 20 for over 4 years. He hasn’t won in his last two fights. Both fights were against good men, but he does have a win over Calos Zarate. Zarate is the one who stunned Reyes last month. Reyes is the heavy favorite at 1/4, while the odds are 11/4 on Macias.

Former Welterweight Champion #4 Wilfredo Benitez 60-10-1(33) v. #3 Oscar De la Hoya 38-2-0(27)

These two fought last year with De la Hoya winning by a KO in the 9th round. De la Hoya lost his next fight in a surprise decision against Javier Quirino. Both men are great fighters and this could really go either way. I would think that the winner could get a good look at a title shot. De la Hoya is the favorite at ½., while Benitez goes off at 5/3.

Former Welterweight Champion #5 Manuel Castillo 27-3-1(8) v. #6 Jose Victor Lopez 26-1-0(17)

Another battle at the top of the welterweight division. Lopez has been on a tear and his only defeat was almost two years ago against Oscar. While Castillo recently lost in his title shot with Jose Napoles. Lopez packs a huge punch while Castillo is a commanding boxer. Castillo is the narrow favorite at 4/5, while Lopez is at 11/10. Personally, I like Lopez.
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Old 01-20-2006, 03:16 PM   #431
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#3 Melvin Horne 12-8-0 v. #14 Luis Valdez 36-6-0(15)

This fight is scheduled for 10 rounds.

Long fights like this are wars of attrition. You can’t go out to fast or you will wear out. For Horne this is too true. Both men came out slow in the first round. Neither looking to take a whole lot of chances. The ref got on both fighters about cliching on the inside. Halfway I told Melvin to go to the body. A hook to the body and a hook to the temple put Valdez on the canvas. He was up at four, and finished the round. I would say that was a good way to start a fight.

Round two started well for Valdez and ended well for Melvin. The jab of Valdez is tough, and is right there, so far. However, the uppercut from Melvin is landing with fury and accuracy. It is doing good damage, and seems to be controlling the fight. Both men seem to be tiring at quick rates. Melvin can’t let this one go the distance.

Melvin is winning these rounds but at what cost? His power is there, but he doesn’t seem to be able to finish his man, or avoid the multitude of punches that he is taking. He needs to either lay back or go for broke.

Round four was even in my eyes. Melvin didn’t work as hard as he should have. Valdez easily could have stolen the round. His jab is driving and accuate. Melvin took a couple of 4 and 5 punch combinations. I need to figure out a way for him to avoid being hit more. His naturally aggressive style doesn’t like that though.

Round five had to go for Valdez. He worked very hard, and as Melvin was coming back he had that look. You know, that look that fighter get when they have tried it all and now they just don’t know what to do. I have had that look a time or two. Melvin is still in this fight. In fact I would say that Valdez is sucking wind pretty hard too. I think that if Melvin lands the right punch at the right time, this one would be over.

UNBELIEVABLE! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING! YOU DUMBASS REF! What a fantastic round for Melvin. That was absolute, pure domination. This fight should have been over. With over :30 left in the round Valdez was out on his feet and did nothing. Nothing at all. Melvin wailed and wailed, landed blow after blow, and still the ref didn’t stop it. This is good to see this late in the fight. I need to see more of this from Horne.

Valdez got back into it here. Power versus work. Valdez was all over the place, and his punches landed with good effect. Melvin found the uppercut again and his power was keeping Valdez honest. There are 3 rounds left. I want Melvin to either end it, or win them all. Valdez is gassed. He should be easy pickings. Right?

During the break I told Melvin what I thought. He could tell that Valdez was on his last leg, and hopefully if he got him reeling again the ref would stop it this time. He came out with guns blazing early. Too bad for him he didn’t hit anything. Valdez was cautious but still good with the jab. Halfway though the round Melvin took over. An uppercut, and a hook to the body. A slip and another hook. Soon Melvin could smell the blood again. Dominating as the round once again came to an end, I laid it on the ref. He glanced at me and looked at Valdez. He knew it was over.

Melvin Horne wins by TKO at 2:53 of round 8!

Fantastic!

A great job done by Melvin to win another convincing win against a top caliber opponent. Granted he is no Damien Essett, but top 20 is still top 20. This is a good fight to go with Melvin’s contract extension that we recently signed. Here is how the judges had the fight:

J1: 68-64 Horne

J2: 69-64 Horne

J3: 67-67

Melvin was certainly on his way, but I have no idea why judge three saw it that close. Another big payday for the group, Melvin’s stock can’t rise much higher. He may need to start thinking about a top contender fight or even a title fight. Time will tell.







Featherweight FOY Kevin Kelley fought to a 10 round draw with Ricardo Sanchez.

Niall Beaumont wins a split decision over Bill Allison.

Job Reyes gets back on the horse with a Unanimous decision win over Sandro Macias.

Oscar De la Hoya beats Wilfredo Benitez by Unanimous decision.

Jose Victor Lopez won by an 8th round TKO over Manuel Castillo.
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Old 01-20-2006, 03:25 PM   #432
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Very cool! I guess Melvin got rated that high from the beginning because he has skills. Perhaps the game goes by that more than it does the record at game start? He's always been rated way up there, as I recall.


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Old 01-20-2006, 03:46 PM   #433
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The game takes real fighters and what their records were during their careers and combines it with fictional fighters and assumed records so that everyone isn't starting at 0-0. The abilities are more important than rankings to start. As the game progresses, the fighters at the top don't have the records that the pros do because the top fighters are always fighting each other, which rarely happens in real life.
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Old 01-21-2006, 08:43 AM   #434
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It is a special time for me, an exciting time, an incredible time. It will mark the begining of a new era for Punishment Inc. There is a new fighter that has been signed to the stable. This is no ordinary fighter. He is The Greatest. There is only one fighter that can fill that bill. There is only one fighter big enough to live up to that title.

After a long negotiation I am pleased to announce the biggest signing for the gym. We are now a premiere gym. We are now a place that some of the greatest fighters will call their home. This starts with the signing of an aging fighter. Aging, but not old. Experienced but not washed up. A real, legitimate title contender, who has never gotten the chance to fight for the title. A fighter who will rely on me to get him to that level.

Punishment Inc is pleased to announce that Muhammed Ali, The Greatest, has signed a 10 fight contract with Punishment Inc. This contract is valued at over 4.7 million dollars, and will ensure that he will be part of the gym for at least the next two years.

Ali’s career record is 61-7-0(39). He is still recovering from his last fight, a unanimous decision loss against Peter O’Connell. He is in poor shape, and it could be months before he is ready to fight. In the meantime he will begin training with us, and hopefully we can get a feel for where his future is headed.
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Old 01-21-2006, 08:44 AM   #435
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Fight Night -

The troubled Tomoaki Wantanabe is set to face off against Faustino Virgen three weeks from now. They called me for a rematch of the fight the Wantanabe won. Virgen’s camp payed a little over 13k for the fight. Not really a tough decision for me. Wantanabe needed a fight and fighting a guy that he has already beaten is not a hard call.

Lee Drydon is set to fight for the second time this year. His last fight was so short that he needed another fight. This one will be much more of a challenge than the other was. Sanchez has been a very busy fighter and he currently has won three in a row. He is a very big puncher, who sacrifices his defense in order to land the big punch. His fight with Drydon was a long time ago, and both have made very good progress. He is aggressive, and he has a chin that helps him to be able to land the big punch. Drydon is a good puncher, and his goal will be to slow him down and take him to the later rounds. Drydon’s superior defense is going to be the key. He has to keep Sanchez off of him, and land the hard shots when he gets the chance. He should be able to absorb the blows and hopefully, get enough of his own in to decide the outcome of the fight. Sanchez is the favorite in this one, the odds on him are 8/15, while the odds on Drydon are 5/3.
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Old 01-22-2006, 09:06 AM   #436
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Here we go!

Lee Drydon 8-2-1(4) v. Betillo Sanchez 9-6-1(3)

This fight is scheduled for six rounds.

Round one was a great start for Lee. He was told to be cautious and look for opportunities to counterpunch. I was anticipating Sanchez really coming forward, and he needed to be able to see the openings. Drydon landed many more punches, and despite his power, Sanchez really didn’t look worse the wear. A few more like this and I would be happy.

Round two was pretty even. Sanchez was much more defensive and picked his spots. He was more effective at controlling the ring. Drydon may need to be a bit busier. So far noone has really landed any huge shots. This is a longer fight so there is still time. Drydon is not an aggressive fighter, however, I would like to see him land more shots. He is in great shape, and I am not worried about him tiring.

What a sloppy fight. Both men missed more punches than they landed. It was horrid. Drydon stood up a lot more in this round. Both men seemed to be comfortable trading jabs and not much more. A hook or an uppercut there. Neither was able to really control the round. Something needs to happen in the next round.

Another fairly messy round. Sanchez did his best, and boy is he a tough nut to crack. He isn’t phased by anything. Sanchez seemed to control most of the round, especially with the jab. Lee needs to find a solid round and turn this thing around. Have a round that stands out, and makes him look like the winner. Sanchez’s defense isn’t that great, we need to find a way to exploit that.

A war would be the best way to describe round five. Both men traded combinations, and both took the most damage that either had taken through the whole fight. Drydon is in danger of letting his streak fade away. This is a huge round. He has to prove that he is the better fighter. Sanchez is a tough fighter, he has not backed down and has controlled the last couple of rounds. What can Lee do to turn the tables?

Lee let it all hang out for round six. This was going to be the deciding factor. He didn’t force the pace but he did load up on as many shots as he could. Defense wasn’t much of an issue, but he avoided being hit by the combos that had plagued him most of the last 5 rounds. A number of huge shots landed and as the round progressed it looked like Sanchez was finally tiring. He absorbed a good jab-jab-hook and reeled back against the ropes. It was followed by a shot to the ribs that buckled his knees and sent him to the canvas. He struggled and managed to get up by the 5 count. He took the 8, but Lee pressed him and landed two more heavy blows before the end of the round. Sanchez was out. It was only the ropes and the bell that saved him from a TKO in this one. Now it goes to the judges. Here is how they scored it.
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Old 01-22-2006, 06:40 PM   #437
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Wow, you got Ali, that's awesome. Should be some great fights coming up with him I bet.
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J1: 59-55 Drydon

J2: 58-57 Drydon

J3: 58-56 Drydon

A unanimous decision win for Drydon, and his win streak is kept alive. Sanchez was a good challenge, and brought a nice payday for the group. It looks like had he not gotten the knockdown in the last round that he likely would have won, but only if he would have won the last round. It was really like I told him. He had to go out there and own it. He had to make it his. He did. He did it in style. Great job. I think we are going out to dinner. We are in the middle of a nice win streak for the boys. I am so excited by my newest fighter, and so is everyone else. It has changes the whole feel of the gym. We have made it. Now for that title.
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Old 01-23-2006, 03:22 PM   #439
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A week of rest for the crew before a couple of busy weeks. Ali is still recovering from his fight, and it will still be a few weeks before he gets back into regular training. There is only one good fight this week.

Former Flyweight Champion Adam Napier #5 27-4-0(25) v. #10 Geronimo Solorio 33-3-0(21)

Two little guys who are big punchers. Napier has lost his last three fights, but it was to some of the best in the division. His confidence is struggling, and his chin isn’t nearly as good as Solorio’s. However, Solorio just lost in his last fight. That was to Mauro Martinez. This should be good, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Solorio pulled it out. The favorite is Napier at 2/7, while Solorio is at 13/5.
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Old 01-23-2006, 09:27 PM   #440
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Congrats on Ali - very cool turn of events for Punishment, Inc.
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Fight Night -

Adam Napier got his groove back with a unanimous decision over Geronimo Solorio.

The new rankings are out. Here is where the fighters of Punishment Inc stand.

Melvin Horne (L) #3

Muhammad Ali (H) #6

Lawrence McFarlane (M) #6

Omar Acevedo (L) #29

Lee Drydon (FY) #58

Andreas Ruelas (M) #83

Ismael Gutierrez (LH) #93

Glenn Leeds (W) #113

Tomaki Watanabe (W) #146



This week Glen Leeds gets another opportunity to get his career on the right track. When Glenn first came here I saw the same potential that I saw in Lee Drydon. A guy with good skills that just needed a leg up in a business that was designed to suck the life out of guys so that the guys at the top could get theirs. I took him in, and he has been undefeated. However, he has only won once in three fights. He needs to find that winning feeling once again. He is fighting a journeymen in Jose Luis Garza. Garza fights often, and won two fights last year. He has only won five times in his 18 fight career. I expect that this will be an active four round fight where both men will have at it, and the last man standing will get the win. Leeds is a great puncher, and he should be able to land the lion’s share of the punches. Garza’s heel is his defense, or lack there of. He has a descent chin and has scored more KO’s than Leeds has in his career. Still, I have to believe that Glenn is going to get it done. His last fight was a draw with Virgen. A fighter that he clearly should have dominated. I know that I have felt that his time with us could be short, if he wants any shot to stay here, he needs to win this fight. Glenn is the favorite at 4/6, while Garza goes off at 5/4.

There is one, very big, important fight this week:

World Heavyweight Champion and Fighter of the Year Joe Louis 75-3-0(59) v. #3 Colin Dibble 28-4-1(14)

Louis has beaten everyone. Well....except my man Muhammad that is. He has been standing tall in the Heavyweight division, Having been the champ for two years now. This will be his 4th title defense. Dibble’s only loss over that time frame has been to Joe Frazier by KO in the 5th round. Dibble has been ranked in the top 10 for less than a year now. Louis is a favorite at 2/9 while Dibble is at 4/1. I really don’t think that Dibble has a chance at all.
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Old 02-07-2006, 12:43 PM   #442
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Here we go!

#113 Glenn Leeds 4-8-3(1) v. #117 Jose Luis Garza 5-12-1(3)

This fight is scheduled for four rounds.

No real instructions for Leeds, he has to want round one. It didn’t play out to anyone’s advantage though. The first half of the round was ugly, neither fighter really took advantage of the situation and there was a fair amount of holding. Garza landed a nice combo, but Leeds landed more punches and landed harder punches. I think that he needs to take the fight to Garza, and I don’t think that Garza can hurt him.

In between rounds I told Glenn that he needed to be more aggressive. Garza is nothing and that if he didn’t believe in himself then he wasn’t going to win. He attacked, but it was ugly. Leeds would move inside and hold on. And over and over again, he would hold on. A punch here and a punch there and nothing was really happening. Our of nowhere a right hook that Garza walked into, and he went to the canvas. Up at the six count and Leeds tried to keep the pressure but Garza simply covered up and no more damange was inflicted.

Round three saw Garza be more aggressive, and it was more sloppy fighting from Glenn. To many missed punches and Garza landing too often. As the round progressed Glenn caught him with a couple more combo’s but the round was boring. I think that Glenn just doesn’t have it in him to really control the fight. This was a close round, but he needs to finish strong to be assured of the fight result.

The focus for round for was to rack up points, and since Garza doesn’t have a prayer in the world of hurting Glenn. I told him to pressure the inside and work the body for the last round. He went out and worked and landed a lot of punches inside. Glenn seemed to really be winning the round, and enough combo’s landed that the head opened up a little. By the end of the round it was clear who the better fighter was going to be. Now, if the judges will see it that way I will be happy.
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Old 02-07-2006, 03:34 PM   #443
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J1: 39-36 Leeds

J2: 39-37 Leeds

J3: 40-36 Leeds

A solid win that will hopefully lead to bigger and better things for my struggling Welterweight fighter. This was a good show, although it was a sloppy one at times.
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Old 02-07-2006, 03:34 PM   #444
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When I got back to the office there was a note on my door about a possible matchup between Lawrence McFarlane and another top ton ranked fighter. That fighter is Cedric Kaplan. Kaplan reminds me of Omar, a guy who can hit, is pretty accurate, but has a poor chin. He has good endurace, but the fact that he is ranked lower must say something. Kaplan has only lost 3 fights in his career but his last loss was over 2 yrs ago. Since then he has been on the road up. They are offering pay me an additional 245k. Lawrence is almost trained up and really should be looking at another fight soon. At the top you need to be picky about who you get, since the number of challengers is pretty limited. I don’t think that he is ready for a title fight, but perhaps a win here might help that out. I booked it.

There is some pretty major fallout from the fights this week. The biggest up set of the year was saw relative unknown Colin Dibble win a points decision from Joe Louis and then in the ring during the post fight interview Louis announced his retirement from boxing. Louis was the three time Heavyweight Fighter of the Year, and a dominating fighter. He is also the first Champ to retire since I became a manager.
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Old 02-07-2006, 05:40 PM   #445
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Nice win for Leeds, and wow. Lewis retiring really opens it up at the top of the heavyweight division for other fighters. Maybe with one good win for Ali he could score a title fight soon. That'd be sweet!


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Old 02-09-2006, 04:43 PM   #446
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Fight Night -

I have two guys fighting tonight, one of the fights is Tomoaki Watanabe and the other is Andreas Ruelas. For Watanabe, he is fighting Faustino Virgen in a rematch of their fight last year, that Wantanabe won easily. Virgen still has yet to win a fight, and Wantanabe is coming off of a loss in his last fight, that he really needed. Watanabe is proving hard to motivate in the gym. I just can’t seem to reach him, and Leeds, his training partner is only faring marginally better. If Tomaki cannot win another fight, it is going to be very hard to find guys who will be willing to fight him. This fight really could go either way. Both men hit hard, but it was Tomoaki who won the first fight by knocking Virgen multiple times. Tonight, Tomoaki has to let it all hang out, because if he loses this fight, it will probably be his last fight for me. I just can’t make money with a guy who’s fights I don’t have any say over. For what it’s worth, Tomoaki is the favorite. He is at 8/11 while Virgen is 7/6. I will lay some money on him, but at those odds it won’t really be worth the risk.

The next fight is a middleweight fight with Andreas Ruelas. Ruelas is cut from the same mold that Lawrence McFarlane is in. In fact, I have been having the two of them spar together so that I can get a good look at both men. Ruelas has been merciless in his three fights for me. Winning them all easily. He faces a vet tonight who only has ten losses in his career, but who has lost three of his last four, and is rumored to be on the way out. Frank Tate can still lay some smack on people and his chin is still strong. We will find out tonight how well he can take a punch, because it is his body that is going to take the beating. Andreas is the favorite in this one too. The odds on him are 8/13, while the odds on Tate are 11/8.

There are two other fights worth mentioning this week as well:

Former Bantamweight Champion Xavier Firth #3 22-8-1(9) v. Denzil Ainsworth #12 41-2-1(26)

Firth has always been a tough customer, but he hasn’t won a fight in over a year and a half. During that span he lost twice to Job Reyes and drew with two other top ten fighters. Ainsworth is trying to get into the top ten and he will do that if he can beat the struggling Firth. Ainsworth may not be as good as his record would suggest, as some of the guys that he has beaten are not highly ranked. However, his last fight was against Victor Luna, a guy who was ranked in the top 10 for a while, and he won by KO in the 3rd. Oddsmakers like Ainsworth at 3/5, while Firth is at 11/8. I still like Firth

Former Welterweight Champion Sugar Ray Leonard #10 38-6-1(25) v. Ike Quartey #13 40-4-1(34)

Since Leonard lost the title over two years ago his star has been falling steadily. He did manage a win in his last fight but it was by split decision only. Both men are similar hitters, with Leonards skills being more attuned, however, he is struggling with his confidence. Quartey lost by KO in the first round in his last fight to Andrey Romero, but he has been pretty good otherwise. He seems to be in pretty good shape. Oddsmakers are really questioning Quartey’s loss and it has sent the odds through the roof. Leonard is the silly favorite at 1/7, while Quartey is at 11/2. Quartey will get my money here because this fight is much closer than this.
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Old 02-09-2006, 04:45 PM   #447
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Here we go!

#146 Tomoaki Watanabe 1-2-2(0) v. #145 Faustino Virgen 0-5-1(0)

This fight is scheduled for four rounds.

I gave him his ultimatum. He already knew it though. He really has no choice in the matter. He has to let it all hang out right here, and now. Round one saw Tomoaki press, the first few times he came in he was peppered with shots that forced him back. It didn’t take much time and he was soon able to exert himself the way he did in the first fight. BOOM! A left to the temple and Virgen found himself on the floor. He staggered up at 6 and bravely fought the round. He was able to avoid most of Wantabe’s shots until the end of the round, but survived to see the next one.

Round two was closer, and Virgen did much better and forcing the action and keeping my guy going backward. I still think that Watanabe did more damage, and it showed on the face of Virgen. Tomoaki has to go out and keep the pressure up. He should he up by three points by now, so if he does lose both rounds, he still should win. But with his career on the line, I won’t have him taking any chances.

I have never, I repeat never, seen a round like this one. Never, ever.....never. The first minute was all Watanabe. He landed some of the biggest shots of the fight. Virgen was stunned and reeling and looked like he was going to be out on his feet. The next Virgen land a left jab, followed by a short right hook that caught Tomoaki coming in. He shook and went down hard. He did get up by the six count, and didn’t look to bad. Both men went toe to toe for the last minute, with both men being dangerously close to finishing the other. I don’t know how it happened. Tomoaki still lost the round, but he did a fair bit of damage on Virgen too. He needs round 4.

Apparently the ref likes to see the guys duke it out. Tomoaki started this like last round. He really commanded the ring and landed a good number of power punches. Near the middle of the round he was doing well. An uppercut inside did the most damage though, and Virgen tasted the canvas again. He was up at the 7 count, but continued to take punishment until the end. I have see fight’s stopped for less. So this one will go to the cards. Here is the result.
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Old 02-11-2006, 10:58 AM   #448
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J1: 38-35 Watanabe

J2: 37-36 Watanabe

J3: 37-36 Watanabe

A unanimous decision win, but what is up with J2 and J3? I think they hit the crack pipe a little hard. You cannot tell me that rounds one and four were 10-9 and 10-8 rounds. Both were at least 10-8 and round three should only have been a 10-9 round for Virgen, that obviously wasn’t true either. Oh well. I will stop complaining now. Now I have to see if Tomoaki will parlay this one win into a string that he can use to move up the rankings.
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Old 02-11-2006, 11:00 AM   #449
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Here we go again!

Andreas Ruelas #83 13-9-3(10) v. Frank Tate #73 44-10-1(27)

This fight is scheduled for six rounds.

Round one was a slow starter. Not a whole lot of action early. Andreas looked a little sloppy and slow, and Tate looked to be dodging his punches with ease. Tate was quick with the jab and slipped well enough to really control the round. I would say that he too it easily. Andreas has to find a way to get inside. He has to force Tate backward.

Andreas was pickier with his movement and moved to press Tate backward. As he did so he moved so that he didn’t get hit as much. This was a successful strategy as Tate took a lot of shots to the head and body. It was clear as the round was winding down that this was a well executed plan. Tate went back to the corner shaking his head.

More of the same for Andreas. He really commanded the round, and Tate was confused. Tate would land a jab, and move to double up, then Andreas would move out of the way. As he pressed forward with jab’s of his own, he would follow hooks and crosses. That was the difference in the round. This was how the round continued. Tate tired much earlier and the punches piled up. Toward the end of the round Tate could take no more and the ref moved in between the two men.

That is a TKO win for Andreas Ruelas at 2:29 of round 3.

A fairly easy win for Andreas over a much more experienced and higher ranked fighter.

The judges has the fight even through 2, with Ruelas winning on J3's card.

I am happy with this result. He executed the plan well, and even though he was hit too much, he made sure that he stuck to the gameplan. His jab was the difference maker in the fight. It totally set the tone and allowed him to maintain the upper hand. Ruelas is certainly a fighter on his way up. Now he needs some wins against bigger named fighters.







Well crap, a good day at the fights followed by a bad day at the ticket window.

Denzil Ainsworth and Xavier Firth fought to a majority draw. (-50k)

and

Sugar Ray Leonard scored a 3rd round KO over Ike Quartey. This one was especially painful. (-150k)
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Old 02-11-2006, 05:42 PM   #450
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Oh, that looked like a really nice fight by Andreas. Being able to command the ring like he did in the last two rounds is something that can set him apart if he keeps it up. Hopefully his movement will pick up and he can avoid some of those hits in future fights against better opponents. Solid win!

Too bad about those bets, though. Can't pick them all.

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