By Lem Satterfield, FanHouse
The path of attorney Judd Burstein was laid by his mother Beatrice, who was a judge in New York, and his father Herbert, a former labor lawyer. With the exception perhaps of permitting their son to attend Woodstock -- "They should never have let me go" -- Burstein's parents were fairly strict, even as they allowed room for expression and growth.
A 56-year-old New York-based trial lawyer, Burstein's past clients have included boxers Manny Pacquiao, Oscar de la Hoya and Lennox Lewis, and promoters Don King and Lou DiBella.
Among Burstein's current charges are WBA welterweight (147 pounds) champion Shane Mosley, who is involved in a libel and defamation of character suit against BALCO founder Victor Conte; and Golden Boy Promotions' CEO Richard Schaefer against Pacquiao in the latter's defamation of character filing that also names as defendants de la Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Sr., and Roger Mayweather, the latter of whom trains boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In this, his second Q&A with FanHouse, the 56-year-old Burstein admits that he sometimes pushes the envelope when trying a case and dealing with the press.
FanHouse: Picking up where we left off in the last interview, can you discuss how you could go from suing to representing Don King?
Judd Burstein: You know, I have such a bizarre relationship with Don King, of whom I've grown to be very fond. And I think that I've learned some lessons about over-lawyering from dealing with him.
I don't know if some of the positions I took for boxing clients in relationship to King were, in retrospect, were necessarily the right decisions. Or I may have been overly-assuming that Don King was looking to screw somebody.
That wasn't always the case. It was almost an insult to King.
So given your relationship with Don King, have you amended your previous statement about him?
Yes, I have. 'Don King has been a cancer in boxing, and I've been the chemotherapy.' But today, I would add, that 'When he finally hired me, I helped the cancer go into remission.'
Have you ever been told or do you think that you push the envelope with some of your methods and strategies?
I think that it's a lawyer's job to push the envelope. I know that people thought that my recent comments to the New York Daily News reporter pushed the envelope. But I felt that the threat that I made, which was only to his career, of course, was the product of almost two years of trying to get this guy to write a fair story about Shane Mosley.
I've never dealt with a reporter who, if he did get around to calling me, called me with like 15 minutes left before the deadline when it was something that he had been working on all day and could have called me earlier.
I felt that, at that point, he already had slanted everything that he wrote. He just can't write anything that is remotely fair. Although the statement that I made about him was extreme, it was the result of what I believe was a reporter going one step too far, yet again.
What can you say about Shane Mosley's case against Victor Conte?
All of that is off the table for discussion, although I've already said that my dog could win that case for Shane.
Can you shed light on what it is like to be representing Richard Schaefer in a case against a former client of yours, Manny Pacquiao, and how you reconcile that?
That's a fair question. There are very strict ethical rules that govern when a lawyer can represent someone against a former client. I'm paraphrasing, but, the rule is that the cases can't, in any way, be related.
I represented Manny Pacquiao when he was fighting, I think, at 126 pounds, only on the issue of whether or not he had been defrauded and was entitled to get out of a contract with Murad Muhammad. And this happened five years ago.
Manny Pacquiao is now suing Richard Schaefer for things that were supposedly said in 2009, which bares absolutely no relation to my representation of Manny back in 2005. But I will say this: There are lots of cases in boxing that I turn down not because there are the ethical rules for lawyers barring it, although that is sometimes the case.
But it's been because I generally don't believe in suing former clients.
Are there any conditions under which you would sue former clients?
I make an exception for people who I do not believe treated me in an equitable manner. And I don't really want to go into the details, but I don't think that Manny Pacquiao treated me in an equitable manner. That was, to me, the reason I felt no bar to representing someone against him.
People have come to me and asked me, 'Would you sue Don King?' And I've said, 'No.' I mean, not that I couldn't. I just, you know, I think that Don, when we were together, was treating me fairly. And there's no reason for me to then go after him. It just makes me uncomfortable.
Are there others that fall under the same situation as Don King?
On a friendship basis, there are guys like Lou DiBella, Gary Shaw, who I would never sue in a million years. Not that I couldn't, but I just wouldn't. It just goes against what I believe I would do to somebody.
In my mind -- and I don't want to use the phrase, 'double-cross' -- but when somebody breaches the relationship on their end, then I then would say, 'Okay, all bets are off.' Other than that, it would be going against what I believe to be the ethical rules concerning my conduct as a lawyer.
Can you comment on Manny Pacquiao's case against Richard Schaefer?
The cases that I've really focused on are the cases against Richard and Oscar, because we're working together on this. I don't think that Jesus Christ could come down off of the cross and win Manny's case against Richard and Oscar.
You're saying that Manny's case has no roots or legs to stand on?
It's a shockingly stupid case. Suing two people for only expressing an opinion, and it's not that anyone else hasn't expressed similar opinions. That's an opinion that half of the people in boxing have expressed. And they [Schaefer and de la Hoya] never said, as a fact, that Pacquiao was using performance enhancing drugs.
What they said was ...given a whole host of factors that are public, that, you know, this is why they have an opinion. And the opinion is only that there's a reason to ask questions about Manny. This is America. They have a right to express their opinion.
On the other hand, I think that Manny has been very, very poorly advised. And I think that it's a shame. I think that he's throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars down the tubes on a case that can't be won and that is then going to make him look terrible when he loses it.
But if, as you say, it's such an open and shut ruling for Richard and Oscar, why would someone with the reputation of a Daniel Petrocelli -- who got a conviction against O.J. Simpson on that civil suit -- why would he take on a case such as this?
Let me say this, because I try not to develop adverse relationships with other lawyers. So let me say this about my view of Daniel Petrocelli's ethics and talent: He dresses very well.
What is your reaction concerning Shane Mosley's recent retaliatory statements about Floyd Mayweather and his security guards, implying steroid use on their part?
I don't think that it makes a difference. I think that it's a lot about nothing.
But didn't you laugh at Shane's statements and think that they were funny?
I did think that it was funny. And knowing Shane well enough, I know that he was just fooling around with them on it. You know, frankly, Shane doesn't care. Shane believes that if the guy [Mayweather] were cheating that he'd still win. So it doesn't make a difference to him.
But I will tell you that, I mean, those guys, those security guards, they do look like they could be on steroids. Floyd had better hope that you can't, you know, go and get a bad test just through osmosis.
Are you now a boxing fan and absorbed by the culture?
I have always been a huge boxing fan. Going back to the days before pay-per-view, and, going to closed circuit events to see Muhammad Ali and to see Larry Holmes and to see Sugar Ray Leonard. I was just always in love with boxing.
And boxing is the only area of business in my life that I've actually gone out and pursued and had dinners with people and stayed in touch with people. I mean, you can't get me to have lunch with people in New York. It's a joke. I'm not interested. And I don't need to schmooze people to get business.
But I loved the sport of boxing, and I made an effort to get into it. There are things that I love about it and there are things that I hate about it. I think there are some really good people in the sport, and there are some really terrible people in the sport.
I think that it's going through a transition period now, in terms of the new stars that are going to be coming in. But, at it's best, while an incredibly cruel sport at times, it has a unique beauty to it, in terms of, you know, conditioning, courage, skill, speed, and all of those factors.
It can be a real thing of beauty. And I don't necessarily think that a great fight has to be a fight that ends in a knockout. You can just look at two guys who are spectacular fighters engaged in a tactical battle and who maybe the casual fan won't appreciate it. But the more knowledgeable fans really get what that's about.
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
Minggu, 25 April 2010
Big stage awaits unbeaten teen -- Las Vegas Review-Journal
By STEVE CARP, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
He might be only 19 years old, but Saul Alvarez is ready to take a big step in his professional boxing career.
Golden Boy Promotions has Alvarez, a welterweight from Guadalajara, Mexico, who is 31-0-1 with 23 knockouts, slotted to fight in one of the main undercard bouts on the card headlined by the welterweight showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand Garden on Saturday. Alvarez will face Jose Miguel Cotto in a scheduled 10-round bout that will be televised on the HBO pay-per-view portion of the card.
"It's very important that I perform well because this is my first time fighting in Las Vegas and I want to make a good showing," Alvarez said through an interpreter. "I'm facing the best fighter I have ever fought."
Alvarez, who is nicknamed "Cinnamon" because of his red hair and freckles that give him the appearance of a Latino Huckleberry Finn, has become something of a teen idol in Mexico. In his five-year professional career, he has generated crossover appeal with women, and word is some of his female fans have taken off their tops and flung them at the ring.
"Yes, I have seen that," Alvarez said sheepishly. "But people are starting to recognize me, and I've been getting endorsement offers. Movies and television, too."
Alvarez began boxing at age 13 when he found his way into Jose "Chepo" Reynoso's gym in Guadalajara. Two years later, Alvarez turned pro, saying he needed to face stiffer competition in order to improve.
"I'm pleased with the progress I've made, but I still have a lot of work to do so I can be the best fighter possible," Alvarez said. "This fight (against Cotto) will be my biggest challenge."
Cotto, the older brother of former world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, is 31-1-1 with 23 KOs.
■ CLOSED-CIRCUIT TICKETS -- In addition to pay per view on HBO, the Mayweather-Mosley fight will be available in Las Vegas on closed-circuit TV. The MGM Grand, Mirage, Mandalay Bay, Bellagio, Luxor, Monte Carlo and Circus Circus will show the fight.
Tickets are $50 and are on sale at each property's box office as well as through Ticketmaster and online at mgmgrand.com and ticketmaster.com.
■ HOLYFIELD-BOTHA NUMBERS -- The Nevada Athletic Commission released figures for the April 10 Evander Holyfield-Frans Botha heavyweight fight at the Thomas & Mack Center, and the numbers weren't good for Crown Boxing promoter Frank Luca.
According to the NAC, only 1,173 tickets were sold, producing a live gate of $58,695. There were 1,000 complimentary tickets distributed, and 6,975 tickets went unsold. Luca announced after the fight that the attendance was 3,127.
The gate barely covered rental of the Thomas & Mack, which according to director Daren Libonati was $50,000. The commission said that Holyfield earned $150,000 and Botha $100,000 for the fight, which Holyfield won by technical knockout in the eighth round of their scheduled 12-round bout.
■ CHARLES SETBACK -- Just when broadcaster Nick Charles appeared to be winning his eight-month battle with bladder cancer, he suffered a setback with the cancer spreading to his lungs.
Once again, Charles, 63, will have to take time away from the microphone, where he has been working on Showtime's fight cards, to deal with his health issues.
Charles was in Las Vegas in February, working the Top Rank card at the Las Vegas Hilton that Nonito Donaire headlined. But in March, when he went to his doctors for a checkup, Charles learned the cancer had spread.
He is about to begin another round of chemotherapy in an attempt to stop further spread of the cancer. He said he hopes to return to work this summer.
Contact reporter Steve Carp at scarp@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2913.
Source: lvrj.com
He might be only 19 years old, but Saul Alvarez is ready to take a big step in his professional boxing career.
Golden Boy Promotions has Alvarez, a welterweight from Guadalajara, Mexico, who is 31-0-1 with 23 knockouts, slotted to fight in one of the main undercard bouts on the card headlined by the welterweight showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand Garden on Saturday. Alvarez will face Jose Miguel Cotto in a scheduled 10-round bout that will be televised on the HBO pay-per-view portion of the card.
"It's very important that I perform well because this is my first time fighting in Las Vegas and I want to make a good showing," Alvarez said through an interpreter. "I'm facing the best fighter I have ever fought."
Alvarez, who is nicknamed "Cinnamon" because of his red hair and freckles that give him the appearance of a Latino Huckleberry Finn, has become something of a teen idol in Mexico. In his five-year professional career, he has generated crossover appeal with women, and word is some of his female fans have taken off their tops and flung them at the ring.
"Yes, I have seen that," Alvarez said sheepishly. "But people are starting to recognize me, and I've been getting endorsement offers. Movies and television, too."
Alvarez began boxing at age 13 when he found his way into Jose "Chepo" Reynoso's gym in Guadalajara. Two years later, Alvarez turned pro, saying he needed to face stiffer competition in order to improve.
"I'm pleased with the progress I've made, but I still have a lot of work to do so I can be the best fighter possible," Alvarez said. "This fight (against Cotto) will be my biggest challenge."
Cotto, the older brother of former world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, is 31-1-1 with 23 KOs.
■ CLOSED-CIRCUIT TICKETS -- In addition to pay per view on HBO, the Mayweather-Mosley fight will be available in Las Vegas on closed-circuit TV. The MGM Grand, Mirage, Mandalay Bay, Bellagio, Luxor, Monte Carlo and Circus Circus will show the fight.
Tickets are $50 and are on sale at each property's box office as well as through Ticketmaster and online at mgmgrand.com and ticketmaster.com.
■ HOLYFIELD-BOTHA NUMBERS -- The Nevada Athletic Commission released figures for the April 10 Evander Holyfield-Frans Botha heavyweight fight at the Thomas & Mack Center, and the numbers weren't good for Crown Boxing promoter Frank Luca.
According to the NAC, only 1,173 tickets were sold, producing a live gate of $58,695. There were 1,000 complimentary tickets distributed, and 6,975 tickets went unsold. Luca announced after the fight that the attendance was 3,127.
The gate barely covered rental of the Thomas & Mack, which according to director Daren Libonati was $50,000. The commission said that Holyfield earned $150,000 and Botha $100,000 for the fight, which Holyfield won by technical knockout in the eighth round of their scheduled 12-round bout.
■ CHARLES SETBACK -- Just when broadcaster Nick Charles appeared to be winning his eight-month battle with bladder cancer, he suffered a setback with the cancer spreading to his lungs.
Once again, Charles, 63, will have to take time away from the microphone, where he has been working on Showtime's fight cards, to deal with his health issues.
Charles was in Las Vegas in February, working the Top Rank card at the Las Vegas Hilton that Nonito Donaire headlined. But in March, when he went to his doctors for a checkup, Charles learned the cancer had spread.
He is about to begin another round of chemotherapy in an attempt to stop further spread of the cancer. He said he hopes to return to work this summer.
Contact reporter Steve Carp at scarp@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2913.
Source: lvrj.com
Mayweather eager to pad his legacy -- Las Vegas Review-Journal
By STEVE CARP, Las Vegas Review-Journal
You need not be a boxing fan to know that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a special talent.
Just look at the record, and pay attention to the right side of the ledger.
Mayweather is 40-0, and that 0 looms bigger and bigger with each fight the 33-year-old, six-time world champion takes on. But as he prepares for what many believe is his biggest test yet when he faces Shane Mosley on Saturday in a 12-round welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand Garden, Mayweather's focus isn't on perfection.
"I don't think about the 0," Mayweather said. "I think about winning. Everything takes care of itself if you win."
Several fighters went through their careers unscathed, most notably heavyweight Rocky Marciano, who was 49-0 during a career which spanned 1947 to 1955. More recently, super middleweight and light heavyweight Joe Calzaghe left the sport 46-0. However, Calzaghe, who retired in 2008, is considering a return to the ring.
Yet Mayweather, a student of boxing history, claims he's not obsessing over finishing his career without a blemish.
"Of course it's a great thing to be undefeated," Mayweather said. "But I don't consciously think about it when I'm preparing for the next fight."
His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., said: "No one wants to lose their 0. I'm sure he thinks about it, and it motivates him. Fortunately for my son, it's so far, so good, and I don't see anyone taking that 0 away from him."
His son is quick to point out that some of boxing's legendary figures did not go undefeated.
"Sugar Ray Robinson lost. Muhammad Ali lost," Mayweather said. "They're still great fighters, aren't they?"
On the HBO reality television series "24/7," Mayweather recently boasted he was better than Ali and Robinson. He stood by his statements of a week ago.
"Why not?" he said. "I take my hat off to them. I've got respect for Sugar Ray Robinson. I've got respect for Muhammad Ali. But I'm a man like they're men. I put on my pants just like they put on their pants. What makes them any better than I am? Because they fought a thousand fights?
"In my era, it's totally different. It's pay per view now, so things change. It's out with the old and in with the new. Like I said, Muhammad Ali is one hell of a fighter. But Floyd Mayweather is the best. Sugar Ray Robinson is one hell of a fighter. But Floyd Mayweather is the best."
Mayweather likes to say about his legacy that 40 fighters all had a game plan to defeat him and none have succeeded. He doesn't see why 38-year-old Mosley, who is 46-5 with 39 knockouts, would be any different.
"Shane's talented," said Mayweather, who has 25 knockouts. "But I'm gifted. God-gifted. I don't have to shut nobody up. They can say what they want to say. I fight for me and my family."
And his legacy.
Mayweather is considered one of the greatest defensive fighters of all time. His ability to avoid getting hit and effectively counterpunch has allowed him to remain perfect in the ring. His recent 21-month hiatus from boxing didn't seem to hurt him. He was flawless in beating Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19 at the Grand Garden.
But Mayweather has had a couple of close calls during his 15-year career. His 2007 win over Oscar De La Hoya was a 12-round split decision. His rematch against Jose Luis Castillo in 2002 that he won by unanimous decision had him winning by just two points on two of the judges' scorecards.
Yet he remains undefeated, and he doesn't allow thoughts of "What if?" to creep inside his head.
"I take every fight seriously," Mayweather said. "Shane Mosley is a solid welterweight with great accomplishments. But I have been fighting these kinds of fighters my whole career without much appreciation. No one gives me credit for who I have fought during my career.
"From early to now, look at the opponents I have faced and see where they were when they faced me in the ring."
But when Mayweather was asked to rate his best performances, he declined.
"I don't rate myself," he said. "I just go out and do my job. I'm a harsh critic of myself. I always think I could have done better."
Yet he believes facing Mosley on Saturday will grow his legacy rather than merely preserving it.
"Every fight at this point is about enhancing it," Mayweather said. "I've done a lot of things in this sport. I've done a lot of things that a lot of fighters weren't able to do in this sport and didn't do in this sport.
"Shane Mosley's been around this sport for a long, long time, and he's done some things in this sport. I think with Shane Mosley, it's going to enhance my legacy."
Contact reporter Steve Carp at scarp@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2913.
Source: lvrj.com
You need not be a boxing fan to know that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a special talent.
Just look at the record, and pay attention to the right side of the ledger.
Mayweather is 40-0, and that 0 looms bigger and bigger with each fight the 33-year-old, six-time world champion takes on. But as he prepares for what many believe is his biggest test yet when he faces Shane Mosley on Saturday in a 12-round welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand Garden, Mayweather's focus isn't on perfection.
"I don't think about the 0," Mayweather said. "I think about winning. Everything takes care of itself if you win."
Several fighters went through their careers unscathed, most notably heavyweight Rocky Marciano, who was 49-0 during a career which spanned 1947 to 1955. More recently, super middleweight and light heavyweight Joe Calzaghe left the sport 46-0. However, Calzaghe, who retired in 2008, is considering a return to the ring.
Yet Mayweather, a student of boxing history, claims he's not obsessing over finishing his career without a blemish.
"Of course it's a great thing to be undefeated," Mayweather said. "But I don't consciously think about it when I'm preparing for the next fight."
His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., said: "No one wants to lose their 0. I'm sure he thinks about it, and it motivates him. Fortunately for my son, it's so far, so good, and I don't see anyone taking that 0 away from him."
His son is quick to point out that some of boxing's legendary figures did not go undefeated.
"Sugar Ray Robinson lost. Muhammad Ali lost," Mayweather said. "They're still great fighters, aren't they?"
On the HBO reality television series "24/7," Mayweather recently boasted he was better than Ali and Robinson. He stood by his statements of a week ago.
"Why not?" he said. "I take my hat off to them. I've got respect for Sugar Ray Robinson. I've got respect for Muhammad Ali. But I'm a man like they're men. I put on my pants just like they put on their pants. What makes them any better than I am? Because they fought a thousand fights?
"In my era, it's totally different. It's pay per view now, so things change. It's out with the old and in with the new. Like I said, Muhammad Ali is one hell of a fighter. But Floyd Mayweather is the best. Sugar Ray Robinson is one hell of a fighter. But Floyd Mayweather is the best."
Mayweather likes to say about his legacy that 40 fighters all had a game plan to defeat him and none have succeeded. He doesn't see why 38-year-old Mosley, who is 46-5 with 39 knockouts, would be any different.
"Shane's talented," said Mayweather, who has 25 knockouts. "But I'm gifted. God-gifted. I don't have to shut nobody up. They can say what they want to say. I fight for me and my family."
And his legacy.
Mayweather is considered one of the greatest defensive fighters of all time. His ability to avoid getting hit and effectively counterpunch has allowed him to remain perfect in the ring. His recent 21-month hiatus from boxing didn't seem to hurt him. He was flawless in beating Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19 at the Grand Garden.
But Mayweather has had a couple of close calls during his 15-year career. His 2007 win over Oscar De La Hoya was a 12-round split decision. His rematch against Jose Luis Castillo in 2002 that he won by unanimous decision had him winning by just two points on two of the judges' scorecards.
Yet he remains undefeated, and he doesn't allow thoughts of "What if?" to creep inside his head.
"I take every fight seriously," Mayweather said. "Shane Mosley is a solid welterweight with great accomplishments. But I have been fighting these kinds of fighters my whole career without much appreciation. No one gives me credit for who I have fought during my career.
"From early to now, look at the opponents I have faced and see where they were when they faced me in the ring."
But when Mayweather was asked to rate his best performances, he declined.
"I don't rate myself," he said. "I just go out and do my job. I'm a harsh critic of myself. I always think I could have done better."
Yet he believes facing Mosley on Saturday will grow his legacy rather than merely preserving it.
"Every fight at this point is about enhancing it," Mayweather said. "I've done a lot of things in this sport. I've done a lot of things that a lot of fighters weren't able to do in this sport and didn't do in this sport.
"Shane Mosley's been around this sport for a long, long time, and he's done some things in this sport. I think with Shane Mosley, it's going to enhance my legacy."
Contact reporter Steve Carp at scarp@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2913.
Source: lvrj.com
Tomasz Adamek defeats Cris Arreola by majority decision -- Los Angeles Times
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times
The long-stagnant heavyweight division sprang to life Saturday as Riverside's Cris Arreola and Poland's Tomasz Adamek engaged in a compelling battle of slugging versus boxing, with the lighter Adamek edging out a majority decision.
Adamek was awarded a 115-113 advantage by judge Barry Druxman, a 117-111 score by Joseph Pasquale and judge Tony Crebs scored the bout 114-114.
Adamek (41-1) delivered a swollen face with his precision blows on Arreola's head, even as the Southern Californian's relentlessness and brawn proved impressive in the entertaining clash in front of 6,256 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario.
Arreola (28-2) hurt Adamek in the rounds he won, stunning the former two-division champion with an uppercut in the 10th, and twice in the fifth round, backing up the Pole with a hard left and right.
In the end, Arreola said he agreed with the decision, applauding as the final score was read.
"I had him in the fifth round," Arreola said. "I hurt my left hand in the fifth, but I kept going, but it hurt real bad. He has a hard head."
Arreola also said he endured some head butts and joked he "feels like … Shrek now."
Adamek's superior boxing ability allowed him to connect on 70 more punches than Arreola, snapping a scoring left to the face and consecutive combinations in the first and repeating the effort often through exchanges that elicited roars from a crowd thrilled not to be subjected to another one-sided Klitschko-involved bout.
"This was the toughest fight I've ever had," Adamek said in his third bout as a heavyweight after previously winning world light-heavyweight and cruiserweight belts. "This is why I feel I can be world champion."
Adamek dedicated the bout to his country's president and 95 others who perished in an airline crash this month.
Arreola consistently fought like he knew he could take the other guy's best punch, charging ahead in the second and hitting Adamek in the head with some big punches.
Adamek withstood the 33-pound weigh-in disadvantage by landing quick combinations, ducking out immediately afterward as Arreola charged forward in the third.
Adamek was showing pride in taking Arreola's punches until the fifth, when Arreola flung a left that sent Adamek reeling backward and clearly left him on guard. A big right by Arreola again backed up Adamek, but the ex-champ rallied by the bell with a good combination.
The scoring deserved questions. Judge Pasquale surprisingly differed with his peers in the sixth and 10th and Druxman surprisingly gave Adamek the first five rounds. Most ringside reporters had the fight scored as a draw, or a narrow margin either way.
The crowd booed Adamek before the sixth when he took an extended break to adjust his left shoe after being battered.
Arreola, vowing a renewed focus on fitness would help him better chase down Adamek, fulfilled his promise and forced the action, even if Adamek would meet him with scoring combinations at times. Arreola's faith in his chin was on display, and he even took to dancing a bit at the height of his success in the 11th.
In the co-main event, Coachella's Alfredo Angulo produced a superb effort in a tough WBO interim junior-middleweight fight against Colombia's Joel Julio, dropping Julio with a straight right he leaned into in the 11th round for a technical knockout triumph. Julio's right jaw and nose were belted by the blow, and when he struggled to get up, referee Raul Caiz Sr. stopped the bout at the 1:39 mark.
The three judges each had Angulo (18-1, 15 knockouts) ahead on their scorecards at the stoppage, although Angulo said afterward he thought he was trailing, and Julio said he believed he was winning.
"I made a mistake and I paid for it, but I was going to get up," Julio (35-4) said. "It was only one more round.
"They stopped the fight because this was [Angulo's] backyard."
Angulo disagreed: "If the referee let him continue, it'd be the same result."
Angulo started as the aggressor, sticking Julio with jabs, and delivering a hard combination and tough hook that backed up the Colombian. Angulo showed little bother to a nice combination by Julio in the second, backing him up again with a straight right.
Julio scored more in the third, and the fourth had moments of a slugfest, as each delivered one of their finest rights. Julio was showing more swagger, smiling at the bell after a scoring left.
Angulo's right eye started swelling in the fifth, and Julio landed a stinging left, but Angulo's determination remained strong.
The fight appeared dead even after six, as Angulo belted Julio on the ropes, flinched through a sensational exchange of combinations, then ended the round with two hard blows to Julio's body and two more to the head.
The pair swapped rounds again in the seventh and eighth, but Angulo's power edge defined the action, as he rocked Julio early in the eighth.
Julio sustained a cut over his right eye in the ninth, and started to look less energized after a nice left by Angulo and more scoring combinations. Julio's fresher 10th was muted by the deciding blow.
Earlier, Covina lightweight John Molina knocked out Mexico's Jose Antonio Izquierdo in the second round to improve to 20-1 with 16 KOs, saying "the internship is over, now I want to get to the top."
lance.pugmire@latimes.com
Copyright © 2010, The Los Angeles Times
Source: latimes.com
The long-stagnant heavyweight division sprang to life Saturday as Riverside's Cris Arreola and Poland's Tomasz Adamek engaged in a compelling battle of slugging versus boxing, with the lighter Adamek edging out a majority decision.
Adamek was awarded a 115-113 advantage by judge Barry Druxman, a 117-111 score by Joseph Pasquale and judge Tony Crebs scored the bout 114-114.
Adamek (41-1) delivered a swollen face with his precision blows on Arreola's head, even as the Southern Californian's relentlessness and brawn proved impressive in the entertaining clash in front of 6,256 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario.
Arreola (28-2) hurt Adamek in the rounds he won, stunning the former two-division champion with an uppercut in the 10th, and twice in the fifth round, backing up the Pole with a hard left and right.
In the end, Arreola said he agreed with the decision, applauding as the final score was read.
"I had him in the fifth round," Arreola said. "I hurt my left hand in the fifth, but I kept going, but it hurt real bad. He has a hard head."
Arreola also said he endured some head butts and joked he "feels like … Shrek now."
Adamek's superior boxing ability allowed him to connect on 70 more punches than Arreola, snapping a scoring left to the face and consecutive combinations in the first and repeating the effort often through exchanges that elicited roars from a crowd thrilled not to be subjected to another one-sided Klitschko-involved bout.
"This was the toughest fight I've ever had," Adamek said in his third bout as a heavyweight after previously winning world light-heavyweight and cruiserweight belts. "This is why I feel I can be world champion."
Adamek dedicated the bout to his country's president and 95 others who perished in an airline crash this month.
Arreola consistently fought like he knew he could take the other guy's best punch, charging ahead in the second and hitting Adamek in the head with some big punches.
Adamek withstood the 33-pound weigh-in disadvantage by landing quick combinations, ducking out immediately afterward as Arreola charged forward in the third.
Adamek was showing pride in taking Arreola's punches until the fifth, when Arreola flung a left that sent Adamek reeling backward and clearly left him on guard. A big right by Arreola again backed up Adamek, but the ex-champ rallied by the bell with a good combination.
The scoring deserved questions. Judge Pasquale surprisingly differed with his peers in the sixth and 10th and Druxman surprisingly gave Adamek the first five rounds. Most ringside reporters had the fight scored as a draw, or a narrow margin either way.
The crowd booed Adamek before the sixth when he took an extended break to adjust his left shoe after being battered.
Arreola, vowing a renewed focus on fitness would help him better chase down Adamek, fulfilled his promise and forced the action, even if Adamek would meet him with scoring combinations at times. Arreola's faith in his chin was on display, and he even took to dancing a bit at the height of his success in the 11th.
In the co-main event, Coachella's Alfredo Angulo produced a superb effort in a tough WBO interim junior-middleweight fight against Colombia's Joel Julio, dropping Julio with a straight right he leaned into in the 11th round for a technical knockout triumph. Julio's right jaw and nose were belted by the blow, and when he struggled to get up, referee Raul Caiz Sr. stopped the bout at the 1:39 mark.
The three judges each had Angulo (18-1, 15 knockouts) ahead on their scorecards at the stoppage, although Angulo said afterward he thought he was trailing, and Julio said he believed he was winning.
"I made a mistake and I paid for it, but I was going to get up," Julio (35-4) said. "It was only one more round.
"They stopped the fight because this was [Angulo's] backyard."
Angulo disagreed: "If the referee let him continue, it'd be the same result."
Angulo started as the aggressor, sticking Julio with jabs, and delivering a hard combination and tough hook that backed up the Colombian. Angulo showed little bother to a nice combination by Julio in the second, backing him up again with a straight right.
Julio scored more in the third, and the fourth had moments of a slugfest, as each delivered one of their finest rights. Julio was showing more swagger, smiling at the bell after a scoring left.
Angulo's right eye started swelling in the fifth, and Julio landed a stinging left, but Angulo's determination remained strong.
The fight appeared dead even after six, as Angulo belted Julio on the ropes, flinched through a sensational exchange of combinations, then ended the round with two hard blows to Julio's body and two more to the head.
The pair swapped rounds again in the seventh and eighth, but Angulo's power edge defined the action, as he rocked Julio early in the eighth.
Julio sustained a cut over his right eye in the ninth, and started to look less energized after a nice left by Angulo and more scoring combinations. Julio's fresher 10th was muted by the deciding blow.
Earlier, Covina lightweight John Molina knocked out Mexico's Jose Antonio Izquierdo in the second round to improve to 20-1 with 16 KOs, saying "the internship is over, now I want to get to the top."
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Tomasz Adamek Out-Boxes Chris Arreola For Majority Decision -- FanHouse
By Lem Satterfield, FanHouse
Polish-born former light heavyweight (175 pounds) and cruiserweight (200 pounds) champion, Tomasz Adamek, of Jersey City, earned his 10th consecutive victory, and only his third as a heavyweight by majority decision in defense of his IBF International crown against Chris Arreola in Saturday night's HBO-televised main event at Citizen's Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif.
The 33-year-old, 6-foot-2, Adamek improved to 41-1, with 27 KOs against the 6-4, 29-year-old Arreola (28-2, 25 KOs), of Riverside, Calif, who represented Adamek's most difficult challenge to date.
Joe Pasquale and Barry Druxman had it for Adamek, 117-111, and, 115-113, while judge Tony Crebs had it even at 114-114.
FanHouse had it for Adamek, 116-112.
"It was a tough fight. Chris Arreola prepared very good. He had good conditioning, but I was smarter, and I was faster, and that's how I won," said Adamek, who was out-weighed, 217-to-250, by Arreola, a man who tipped the scales at a career-high, 263-pounds for his last bout. "I was never hurt. I'm too quick. I have a tough chin."
Adamek had dedicated Saturday's bout to the 96 passengers and crew who died in last Saturday's plane crash in Russia near Smolensk, including Polish President, Lech Kaczynski, and several political, military and religious leaders.
Arreola was coming off of December's fourth-round knockout of Brian Minto (34-3, 21 KOs), whom he stopped for the first time in the latter's career. In September, Arreola, himself, was KO'd in the 10th-round by WBC champion, Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KOs).
Arreola was gracious in defeat, agreeing that the judges scored the fight correctly.
"First of all, I want to thank all of the Polish fans who came out to see the fight. You guys are great fans, and you have a great fighter in Tomasz Adamek," said Arreola. "And all of my Mexican fans, you have to give it up for Tomasz Adamek. He's a great [fighter.] But I came out and I blew my opportunity."
Adamek suffered his only loss in February 2007, when he was dethroned as WBC light heavyweight (175 pounds) champion by Chad Dawson.
"I didn't plan for this guy to beat my a**, but he beat me, man, he beat me," said Arreola. "He did what he wanted to do in the ring, and you know, everybody's got to be proud of him, and my hat's off to him."
Arreola said that he fought with an injured leftt hand in the fifth round, but fought on. He showed no signs of pain, however, until the 10th round, when his straight right hand landed on the crown of Adamek's head.
"It started earlier in the fifth round, but I kept going and going. But then, finally, in the 10th round, I hurt it really bad," said Arreola. "But in all honesty, man, he was the better fighter tonight, and he fought his gameplan to perfection."
Adamek debuted in boxing's largest division with October's fifth-round knockout of former world heavyweight title contender, Andrew Golota (41-8-1, 33 KOs), whom Adamek dropped in the first, and, fifth rounds, despite being out-weighed, 214-to-256.
"My dream is to win a championship in a third weight category, and I know that I will," said Adamek, who was a career-high 220 for his last fight, a Feb. 6, 12-round, unanimous decision over over former U.S. Olympian, Jason Estrada.
"My boss will enter into negotiations for a title fight, so, tomorrow, I'll think about that. But tonight, I won," said Adamek, who was out-weighed, 237-to-220.5, by Estrada. "I'm happy. And I want to thank all of the people who came to watch my fight. Thank you to everybody."
Adamek's 10-bout run includes six knockouts.
Arreola vs. Adamek
Round 1: The 6-foot-2 Adamek weighed in at 217 pounds -- 33 pounds less than the 250-pound, 6-4 Arreola. Adamek comes forward, jabbing lightly to the body. Arreola reaches with a jab and lands. Adamek tags Arreola twice to the body. Arreola backs up, which is not what he should be doing. Arreola reaches and misses with a right. Adamek clinches. Adamek jabs to the body. Tentative round by both fighters. Arreola misses with a right. Arreola fires three times to the body. Arreola moves in behind his jab. Adamek lands a right as does Arreola. A left lifts Adamek. Adamek jabs nicely. Adamek closes with a nice combination. Adamek's round, 10-9.
Round 2: Arreola still gives ground as Adamek paws with his jab. Arreola steps forward with his jab but they fall short. A left hook counters Adamek, and they trade right hands. Adamek's speed is apparent. Arreola tries and misses an overhand right over the jab. Arreola lands a nice right to the head, but Adamek comes back with his own. Adamek doubles on the jab. A nice, long right lands for Arreola, and another. Arreola's hard jab moves Adamek. The power of Arreola is apparent. Adamek lands a three-punch combination and moves away. A left hand by Arreola snaps back Adamek's head. Arreola's round, 10-9; Even, 19-19.
Round 3: Adamek stands his ground and lands three jabs. Adamek continues to out-speed Arreola, ending with a nice right to the body. Arreola lands one of two attempted jabs but takes a right. Arreola takes a one-two over his jab. Two jabs land for Arreola but Adamek moves away. Adamek's jab and a followup right land. Adamek clinches. A left lands for Adamek. Arreola is following. Arreola lands a left hook that moves Adamek, but Adamek gets off more. Arreola lands a nice left hook to the body, but Adamek, yet again, closes by out-working him with a three-punch combination. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 29-28.
Round 4: Adamek continues to get in and out, getting off and moving away. Arreola comes on with a nice right that may have hurt Adamek. Adamek takes another right hand. Adamek jabs and come with a three-punch combination. A nice right hand swivel's Arreola's head. A doluble-left hook lands for Adamek. Adamek is without his mouth piece, yet remains elusive. Adamek beats Arreola with a four-punch combination, but he takes three right hands before the bell, moving backward. Adamek may be shaken, even as he won the round. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 39-37.
Round 5: Adamek may be tempting fate by dropping his hands, even as Arreola's right eye is red and may be bleeding. Adamek continues to double and triple jab to the head and also to reach Arreola's body. Adamek wins an exchange against the slower Arreola. Adamek jabes twice but takes a right that forces him to clinch. Arreola clubs with two right hands that appear to hurt Adamek and have him trying to clinch. Adamek drives home a right cross but takes a left. Adamek clinches. Arreola's round, 10-9; Adamek 48-47.
Round 6: Adamek gets a respit as his corner is allowed about an extra minute to repair the sole of his apparently dislodged left shoe. Arreola presses, but Adamek moves away, jabbing as he goes. Adamek lands a one-two and escapes harm. A left hand lands for Arreola, who then, takes a three-punch combination. A right hand over the top lands for Adamek. There is a low blow warning given to Adamek. Adamek lands a left to the body and moves away. Referee says Arreola's left eye was cut by a head butt. Arreola steps up the pressure and lands through Adamek's combination, driving a right uppercut home in a neutral corner. Arreola's round, 10-9; Even, 57-57.
Round 7: Arreola's pressure is starting to pay off. Adamek peppers three shots to the body, but Arreola jabs and loads up and misses the right. A short left lands for Adamek, but he takes a right. Arreola's jab finds it's mark, as does a left over Adamek's left. A lull in the action. Arreola takes a left uppercut. Arreola may have given the round away based on inactivity, as Adamek closes strong. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 67-66.
Round 8: Adamek out-landed Arreola, 15-7, in round No. 7. Another clash of heads. Adamek fires a four-punch combination to the body and clinches. Adamek is out-landing Arreola, but not hurting him. He's simply out-working the larger man. A nice left-right jiggles Arreola's midsection. Arreola isn't getting off in close. Arreola jabs three times, missing twice, and also, failing to follow up with a right. Adamek is content to jab from a distance. A left hook lands for Adamek, as does a jab to the body. Inactivity, yet again, has allowed Adamek to pocket another round. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 77-75.
Round 9: Flurries and movement have given Adamek the edge over the larger man. Adamek takes a hard right early. He looks shaken, but he bravely continues to out-land Arreola, even though the blows are light but crisp. Another three-punch combination to the body by Adamek. Adamek clinches. Adamek jabs and moves away, then, lands an overhand right to the eye of Arreola. a nice jab to the body by Adamek, who then clinches. Adamek is simply out-boxing Arreola. Adamek's jab splits Arreola's guard. Arreola stops and stands in the final seconds, frustrated that Adamek won't stand and fight. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 87-84.
Round 10: Adamek has out-landed Arreola, 22-5, in power shots over the last three rounds. Arreola lands a solid hand that hurts Adamek. Another right hand shakes Adamek again. Referee warns for head butts. Adamek clinches. Still another right hand lands, forcing Adamek to clinch. Arreola winces as if he hurts his right hand and he backs off. arreola jabs and moves forward, landing a left-right combination. Arreola has stopped throwing the right hand,having hurt it on the top of Adamek's head. A jab lands for Arreola, but no right hand follow up is there. Adamek steps in and lands a right hand. Adamek fires a left and a right, but Arreola finally throws a left-right combination. Arreola's round, 10-9; Adamek, 96-94.
Round 11: Arreola shakes Adamek early with his right hand, pushing, apparently through the pain. Arreola has indicated to his corner that it is his right bicep, not his fist, that is hurting. Arreola catches Adamek with a right-left combination. A left hook lands for Arreola, who then backs off apparently in pain. Adamek steps in and lands to the body, but later, takes a left uppercut from Arreola. Adamek lands a three-punch combination. Arreola's right eye is cut, as is his left. Adamek surges late with a number of shots, and, enthusiastically raises his right hand skyward triumphantly. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 106-103.
Round 12: Adamek is on his bicycle to start the round and circles and jabs. Arreola lands a left, but Adamek fires a one-two over the top. Adamek digs three times to the body and clinches. Arreola can't catch the smaller man. A right hand over the top lands for Adamek, who then clinches. Adamek ducks under a right hand and clinches. Adamek fireds a right over the top and moves away. They clinch. Adamek will not engage over the final 28 seconds, even as Arreola beckons him forward. Bell sounds, both fighters raise their hands as if in victory. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 116-112.
ADAMEK WINS A MAJORITY DECISION, 117-111, 115-113, AND, 1114-114, RESPECTIVELY, ON THE CARDS OF JOE PASQUALE, BARRY DRUXMAN, AND, TONY CREBS.
FanHouse has it for Adamek, 116-112.
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
Polish-born former light heavyweight (175 pounds) and cruiserweight (200 pounds) champion, Tomasz Adamek, of Jersey City, earned his 10th consecutive victory, and only his third as a heavyweight by majority decision in defense of his IBF International crown against Chris Arreola in Saturday night's HBO-televised main event at Citizen's Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif.
The 33-year-old, 6-foot-2, Adamek improved to 41-1, with 27 KOs against the 6-4, 29-year-old Arreola (28-2, 25 KOs), of Riverside, Calif, who represented Adamek's most difficult challenge to date.
Joe Pasquale and Barry Druxman had it for Adamek, 117-111, and, 115-113, while judge Tony Crebs had it even at 114-114.
FanHouse had it for Adamek, 116-112.
"It was a tough fight. Chris Arreola prepared very good. He had good conditioning, but I was smarter, and I was faster, and that's how I won," said Adamek, who was out-weighed, 217-to-250, by Arreola, a man who tipped the scales at a career-high, 263-pounds for his last bout. "I was never hurt. I'm too quick. I have a tough chin."
Adamek had dedicated Saturday's bout to the 96 passengers and crew who died in last Saturday's plane crash in Russia near Smolensk, including Polish President, Lech Kaczynski, and several political, military and religious leaders.
Arreola was coming off of December's fourth-round knockout of Brian Minto (34-3, 21 KOs), whom he stopped for the first time in the latter's career. In September, Arreola, himself, was KO'd in the 10th-round by WBC champion, Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KOs).
Arreola was gracious in defeat, agreeing that the judges scored the fight correctly.
"First of all, I want to thank all of the Polish fans who came out to see the fight. You guys are great fans, and you have a great fighter in Tomasz Adamek," said Arreola. "And all of my Mexican fans, you have to give it up for Tomasz Adamek. He's a great [fighter.] But I came out and I blew my opportunity."
Adamek suffered his only loss in February 2007, when he was dethroned as WBC light heavyweight (175 pounds) champion by Chad Dawson.
"I didn't plan for this guy to beat my a**, but he beat me, man, he beat me," said Arreola. "He did what he wanted to do in the ring, and you know, everybody's got to be proud of him, and my hat's off to him."
Arreola said that he fought with an injured leftt hand in the fifth round, but fought on. He showed no signs of pain, however, until the 10th round, when his straight right hand landed on the crown of Adamek's head.
"It started earlier in the fifth round, but I kept going and going. But then, finally, in the 10th round, I hurt it really bad," said Arreola. "But in all honesty, man, he was the better fighter tonight, and he fought his gameplan to perfection."
Adamek debuted in boxing's largest division with October's fifth-round knockout of former world heavyweight title contender, Andrew Golota (41-8-1, 33 KOs), whom Adamek dropped in the first, and, fifth rounds, despite being out-weighed, 214-to-256.
"My dream is to win a championship in a third weight category, and I know that I will," said Adamek, who was a career-high 220 for his last fight, a Feb. 6, 12-round, unanimous decision over over former U.S. Olympian, Jason Estrada.
"My boss will enter into negotiations for a title fight, so, tomorrow, I'll think about that. But tonight, I won," said Adamek, who was out-weighed, 237-to-220.5, by Estrada. "I'm happy. And I want to thank all of the people who came to watch my fight. Thank you to everybody."
Adamek's 10-bout run includes six knockouts.
Arreola vs. Adamek
Round 1: The 6-foot-2 Adamek weighed in at 217 pounds -- 33 pounds less than the 250-pound, 6-4 Arreola. Adamek comes forward, jabbing lightly to the body. Arreola reaches with a jab and lands. Adamek tags Arreola twice to the body. Arreola backs up, which is not what he should be doing. Arreola reaches and misses with a right. Adamek clinches. Adamek jabs to the body. Tentative round by both fighters. Arreola misses with a right. Arreola fires three times to the body. Arreola moves in behind his jab. Adamek lands a right as does Arreola. A left lifts Adamek. Adamek jabs nicely. Adamek closes with a nice combination. Adamek's round, 10-9.
Round 2: Arreola still gives ground as Adamek paws with his jab. Arreola steps forward with his jab but they fall short. A left hook counters Adamek, and they trade right hands. Adamek's speed is apparent. Arreola tries and misses an overhand right over the jab. Arreola lands a nice right to the head, but Adamek comes back with his own. Adamek doubles on the jab. A nice, long right lands for Arreola, and another. Arreola's hard jab moves Adamek. The power of Arreola is apparent. Adamek lands a three-punch combination and moves away. A left hand by Arreola snaps back Adamek's head. Arreola's round, 10-9; Even, 19-19.
Round 3: Adamek stands his ground and lands three jabs. Adamek continues to out-speed Arreola, ending with a nice right to the body. Arreola lands one of two attempted jabs but takes a right. Arreola takes a one-two over his jab. Two jabs land for Arreola but Adamek moves away. Adamek's jab and a followup right land. Adamek clinches. A left lands for Adamek. Arreola is following. Arreola lands a left hook that moves Adamek, but Adamek gets off more. Arreola lands a nice left hook to the body, but Adamek, yet again, closes by out-working him with a three-punch combination. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 29-28.
Round 4: Adamek continues to get in and out, getting off and moving away. Arreola comes on with a nice right that may have hurt Adamek. Adamek takes another right hand. Adamek jabs and come with a three-punch combination. A nice right hand swivel's Arreola's head. A doluble-left hook lands for Adamek. Adamek is without his mouth piece, yet remains elusive. Adamek beats Arreola with a four-punch combination, but he takes three right hands before the bell, moving backward. Adamek may be shaken, even as he won the round. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 39-37.
Round 5: Adamek may be tempting fate by dropping his hands, even as Arreola's right eye is red and may be bleeding. Adamek continues to double and triple jab to the head and also to reach Arreola's body. Adamek wins an exchange against the slower Arreola. Adamek jabes twice but takes a right that forces him to clinch. Arreola clubs with two right hands that appear to hurt Adamek and have him trying to clinch. Adamek drives home a right cross but takes a left. Adamek clinches. Arreola's round, 10-9; Adamek 48-47.
Round 6: Adamek gets a respit as his corner is allowed about an extra minute to repair the sole of his apparently dislodged left shoe. Arreola presses, but Adamek moves away, jabbing as he goes. Adamek lands a one-two and escapes harm. A left hand lands for Arreola, who then, takes a three-punch combination. A right hand over the top lands for Adamek. There is a low blow warning given to Adamek. Adamek lands a left to the body and moves away. Referee says Arreola's left eye was cut by a head butt. Arreola steps up the pressure and lands through Adamek's combination, driving a right uppercut home in a neutral corner. Arreola's round, 10-9; Even, 57-57.
Round 7: Arreola's pressure is starting to pay off. Adamek peppers three shots to the body, but Arreola jabs and loads up and misses the right. A short left lands for Adamek, but he takes a right. Arreola's jab finds it's mark, as does a left over Adamek's left. A lull in the action. Arreola takes a left uppercut. Arreola may have given the round away based on inactivity, as Adamek closes strong. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 67-66.
Round 8: Adamek out-landed Arreola, 15-7, in round No. 7. Another clash of heads. Adamek fires a four-punch combination to the body and clinches. Adamek is out-landing Arreola, but not hurting him. He's simply out-working the larger man. A nice left-right jiggles Arreola's midsection. Arreola isn't getting off in close. Arreola jabs three times, missing twice, and also, failing to follow up with a right. Adamek is content to jab from a distance. A left hook lands for Adamek, as does a jab to the body. Inactivity, yet again, has allowed Adamek to pocket another round. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 77-75.
Round 9: Flurries and movement have given Adamek the edge over the larger man. Adamek takes a hard right early. He looks shaken, but he bravely continues to out-land Arreola, even though the blows are light but crisp. Another three-punch combination to the body by Adamek. Adamek clinches. Adamek jabs and moves away, then, lands an overhand right to the eye of Arreola. a nice jab to the body by Adamek, who then clinches. Adamek is simply out-boxing Arreola. Adamek's jab splits Arreola's guard. Arreola stops and stands in the final seconds, frustrated that Adamek won't stand and fight. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 87-84.
Round 10: Adamek has out-landed Arreola, 22-5, in power shots over the last three rounds. Arreola lands a solid hand that hurts Adamek. Another right hand shakes Adamek again. Referee warns for head butts. Adamek clinches. Still another right hand lands, forcing Adamek to clinch. Arreola winces as if he hurts his right hand and he backs off. arreola jabs and moves forward, landing a left-right combination. Arreola has stopped throwing the right hand,having hurt it on the top of Adamek's head. A jab lands for Arreola, but no right hand follow up is there. Adamek steps in and lands a right hand. Adamek fires a left and a right, but Arreola finally throws a left-right combination. Arreola's round, 10-9; Adamek, 96-94.
Round 11: Arreola shakes Adamek early with his right hand, pushing, apparently through the pain. Arreola has indicated to his corner that it is his right bicep, not his fist, that is hurting. Arreola catches Adamek with a right-left combination. A left hook lands for Arreola, who then backs off apparently in pain. Adamek steps in and lands to the body, but later, takes a left uppercut from Arreola. Adamek lands a three-punch combination. Arreola's right eye is cut, as is his left. Adamek surges late with a number of shots, and, enthusiastically raises his right hand skyward triumphantly. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 106-103.
Round 12: Adamek is on his bicycle to start the round and circles and jabs. Arreola lands a left, but Adamek fires a one-two over the top. Adamek digs three times to the body and clinches. Arreola can't catch the smaller man. A right hand over the top lands for Adamek, who then clinches. Adamek ducks under a right hand and clinches. Adamek fireds a right over the top and moves away. They clinch. Adamek will not engage over the final 28 seconds, even as Arreola beckons him forward. Bell sounds, both fighters raise their hands as if in victory. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 116-112.
ADAMEK WINS A MAJORITY DECISION, 117-111, 115-113, AND, 1114-114, RESPECTIVELY, ON THE CARDS OF JOE PASQUALE, BARRY DRUXMAN, AND, TONY CREBS.
FanHouse has it for Adamek, 116-112.
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
Adamek beats Arreola by majority decision in Ontario -- Los Angeles Daily News
By Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News
ONTARIO - Dan Goossen and Kathy Duva, the respective promoters of Chris Arreola and Tomasz Adamek, agreed this week that the loser of Saturday's showdown between the heavyweight contenders would not be out of the title picture.
But a victory was probably more necessary for Arreola than for Adamek because Arreola already lost one bid for a championship when he was stopped after 10 rounds by Vitali Klitschko last September.
Adamek could afford a loss more because the former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion only had two heavyweight fights going in.
Well, after 12 thrilling rounds, Adamek won a majority decision, much to the chagrin of thousands of Arreola fans at Citizens Business Bank Arena who roundly booed the decision. Tony Crebbs scored it even, 114-114; Barry Druxman gave it to Adamek, 115-113; and Joseph Pasquale had Adamek winning, 117-111.
Arreola's face did appear more battered than Adamek's. He was also cut over the left eye with an accidental head-butt.
There were no knockdowns.
"I agree with the decision," Arreola said. "Adamek did what he wanted, I did what I wanted. I thought I had him in the fifth round (when he sent Adamek reeling with a stiff jab).
"He head-butted me a lot. I got buzzed by his head-butts. He beat me. I hurt my hand in the fifth round, my left hand. But I kept going. After the ninth or 10 th, I hurt it real bad again."
Adamek dedicated this fight to Polish president Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria and several other of the country's high-ranking politicians who lost their lives in a plane crach April 10.
"This was for me the toughest fight I ever fight," said Adamek, who had hundreds of Polish fans in the stands. "This is why I believe I can be world champion."
Through nine rounds, the fight appeared very close, although Arreola had twice sent Adamek reeling with tremendous jabs.
Adamek (41-1) had fought plenty through six rounds, but he spent much of rounds 7, 8 and 9 running quite a bit. He landed punches, but his antics caused Arreola to stop and shake his head as if to say, 'Come on."
Arreola (28-2) came charging at Adamek in the 10 th and landed several hard punches to the head. An uppercut seemed to make Adamek's eyes go funny, but he stayed on his feet. Adamek fought back gallantly, but it was Arreola's round.
Arreola stunned Adamek again in the 11 th round, but Adamek - showing uncanny mettle - definitely won the second half of the round over an Arreola that appeared very tired.
At round's end, the hundreds of Polish fans and thousands of Arreola's fans cheered wildly as they were being treated to a rare spectacular fight in what used to be boxing's bread-and-butter division.
The first two rounds appeared very close, but Adamek seemed to be the clear winner in the third round. He would land a clean right cross, then quickly get out of harm's way. Adamek landed a couple of crisp jabs and a short left hook. Arreola countered with a right-left combination, but it was not enough to steal the round.
Arreola came back and seemed to win the fourth round, although it was close. He landed a couple of hard punches early in the round, but Adamek came back and landed three shots to the face of Arreola. Arreola was not fazed, but Adamek was boxing well.
Arreola sent Adamek reeling across the ring and into the ropes with a Larry Holmes-type left jab midway through the fifth round. Arreola went after Adamek, but wasn't able to do much more damage. Adamek, showing significant courage, came back in the tail end of the round to land a couple of solid blows.
Arreola again hurt Adamek with two telephone-pole jabs in the sixth, sending Adamek stumbling in reverse and Arreola's fans into a frenzy. Adamek, however, retailiated with a nice combination to the head.
Adamek was warned for hitting low in the round, and Arreola sustained a cut near his left eye as the result of an acccidental head-butt.
Arreola wasn't able to get much going in the seventh round and Adamek landed a clean left hook to the head. It didn't bother Arreola, but it scored.
robert.morales@presstelegram.com
Source: dailynews.com
ONTARIO - Dan Goossen and Kathy Duva, the respective promoters of Chris Arreola and Tomasz Adamek, agreed this week that the loser of Saturday's showdown between the heavyweight contenders would not be out of the title picture.
But a victory was probably more necessary for Arreola than for Adamek because Arreola already lost one bid for a championship when he was stopped after 10 rounds by Vitali Klitschko last September.
Adamek could afford a loss more because the former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion only had two heavyweight fights going in.
Well, after 12 thrilling rounds, Adamek won a majority decision, much to the chagrin of thousands of Arreola fans at Citizens Business Bank Arena who roundly booed the decision. Tony Crebbs scored it even, 114-114; Barry Druxman gave it to Adamek, 115-113; and Joseph Pasquale had Adamek winning, 117-111.
Arreola's face did appear more battered than Adamek's. He was also cut over the left eye with an accidental head-butt.
There were no knockdowns.
"I agree with the decision," Arreola said. "Adamek did what he wanted, I did what I wanted. I thought I had him in the fifth round (when he sent Adamek reeling with a stiff jab).
"He head-butted me a lot. I got buzzed by his head-butts. He beat me. I hurt my hand in the fifth round, my left hand. But I kept going. After the ninth or 10 th, I hurt it real bad again."
Adamek dedicated this fight to Polish president Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria and several other of the country's high-ranking politicians who lost their lives in a plane crach April 10.
"This was for me the toughest fight I ever fight," said Adamek, who had hundreds of Polish fans in the stands. "This is why I believe I can be world champion."
Through nine rounds, the fight appeared very close, although Arreola had twice sent Adamek reeling with tremendous jabs.
Adamek (41-1) had fought plenty through six rounds, but he spent much of rounds 7, 8 and 9 running quite a bit. He landed punches, but his antics caused Arreola to stop and shake his head as if to say, 'Come on."
Arreola (28-2) came charging at Adamek in the 10 th and landed several hard punches to the head. An uppercut seemed to make Adamek's eyes go funny, but he stayed on his feet. Adamek fought back gallantly, but it was Arreola's round.
Arreola stunned Adamek again in the 11 th round, but Adamek - showing uncanny mettle - definitely won the second half of the round over an Arreola that appeared very tired.
At round's end, the hundreds of Polish fans and thousands of Arreola's fans cheered wildly as they were being treated to a rare spectacular fight in what used to be boxing's bread-and-butter division.
The first two rounds appeared very close, but Adamek seemed to be the clear winner in the third round. He would land a clean right cross, then quickly get out of harm's way. Adamek landed a couple of crisp jabs and a short left hook. Arreola countered with a right-left combination, but it was not enough to steal the round.
Arreola came back and seemed to win the fourth round, although it was close. He landed a couple of hard punches early in the round, but Adamek came back and landed three shots to the face of Arreola. Arreola was not fazed, but Adamek was boxing well.
Arreola sent Adamek reeling across the ring and into the ropes with a Larry Holmes-type left jab midway through the fifth round. Arreola went after Adamek, but wasn't able to do much more damage. Adamek, showing significant courage, came back in the tail end of the round to land a couple of solid blows.
Arreola again hurt Adamek with two telephone-pole jabs in the sixth, sending Adamek stumbling in reverse and Arreola's fans into a frenzy. Adamek, however, retailiated with a nice combination to the head.
Adamek was warned for hitting low in the round, and Arreola sustained a cut near his left eye as the result of an acccidental head-butt.
Arreola wasn't able to get much going in the seventh round and Adamek landed a clean left hook to the head. It didn't bother Arreola, but it scored.
robert.morales@presstelegram.com
Source: dailynews.com
Brähmer punishes Plotinsky -- FightNews
By Karl Freitag, FightNews.com
WBO light heavyweight world champion Jürgen Brähmer (36-2, 29 KOs) dominated #8 rated Mariano Nicolas Plotinsky (16-4, 8 KOs) and got the stoppage in round five on Saturday night’s “Universum Champions Night” event at the Sporthalle Hamburg. Brähmer floored Plotinsky at the end of round one and battered Pliotinky mercilessly until the bout was waved off by referee Paul Thomas at 2:36 of the fifth. It was Brähmer’s second successful world title defense.
In an all action female world title fight, undefeated WBA, WBO and WIBF flyweight champion “Killer Queen” Susi Kentikian (27-0, 16 KOs) won a controversial split decision over previously unbeaten WIBA titleholder Nadia “The Beauty Beast” Raoui (11-1-1, 3 KOs). Kentikian was ahead 96-94, 96-95 on two cards, Raoui was ahead 96-94 on the other card.
Amateur world champion “Golden Jack” Culcay moved to 3-0 with 2 KOs as a pro with an impressive first round demolition of late sub Sylvestre Marianini (8-22-3, 2 KOs) in a jr middleweight bout. A barrage of punches prompted the stoppage at 2:27.
Olympic gold medalist Rakhim Chakkiev (5-0, 5 KOs) continued his rapid rise with an explosive 82-second annihilation of Slavomir Selicky (15-7-1, 6 KOs) in a cruiserweight clash. Selicky was remained on the canvas some time.
In a shocker, journeyman jr middleweight Jurijs Boreiko (17-21-1, 13 KOs) stopped previouly unbeaten Arthur Matern (4-1, 3 KOs). Boreiko floored Matern hard at the end of round two and Matern remained on his stool when the next round began.
In a clash of heavyweight prospects, Christian Hammer (6-1, 3 KOs) won a six round unanimous decision over (6-2, 3 KOs) by scores 58-56, 59-57, 58-56.
Unbeaten welterweight Antonio Moscatiello (8-0, 7 KOs) needed just 71 seconds to demilish Yacine Medjou (4-5-2, 2 KOs).
Source: fightnews.com
WBO light heavyweight world champion Jürgen Brähmer (36-2, 29 KOs) dominated #8 rated Mariano Nicolas Plotinsky (16-4, 8 KOs) and got the stoppage in round five on Saturday night’s “Universum Champions Night” event at the Sporthalle Hamburg. Brähmer floored Plotinsky at the end of round one and battered Pliotinky mercilessly until the bout was waved off by referee Paul Thomas at 2:36 of the fifth. It was Brähmer’s second successful world title defense.
In an all action female world title fight, undefeated WBA, WBO and WIBF flyweight champion “Killer Queen” Susi Kentikian (27-0, 16 KOs) won a controversial split decision over previously unbeaten WIBA titleholder Nadia “The Beauty Beast” Raoui (11-1-1, 3 KOs). Kentikian was ahead 96-94, 96-95 on two cards, Raoui was ahead 96-94 on the other card.
Amateur world champion “Golden Jack” Culcay moved to 3-0 with 2 KOs as a pro with an impressive first round demolition of late sub Sylvestre Marianini (8-22-3, 2 KOs) in a jr middleweight bout. A barrage of punches prompted the stoppage at 2:27.
Olympic gold medalist Rakhim Chakkiev (5-0, 5 KOs) continued his rapid rise with an explosive 82-second annihilation of Slavomir Selicky (15-7-1, 6 KOs) in a cruiserweight clash. Selicky was remained on the canvas some time.
In a shocker, journeyman jr middleweight Jurijs Boreiko (17-21-1, 13 KOs) stopped previouly unbeaten Arthur Matern (4-1, 3 KOs). Boreiko floored Matern hard at the end of round two and Matern remained on his stool when the next round began.
In a clash of heavyweight prospects, Christian Hammer (6-1, 3 KOs) won a six round unanimous decision over (6-2, 3 KOs) by scores 58-56, 59-57, 58-56.
Unbeaten welterweight Antonio Moscatiello (8-0, 7 KOs) needed just 71 seconds to demilish Yacine Medjou (4-5-2, 2 KOs).
Source: fightnews.com
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