Antonio Tarver vs Johnathon Banks in the RGV South Texas welcomes Monday night boxing with an epic heavyweight showdown between two veterans at the State Farm Arena on Monday, September 29th, 2014. Former Light Heavyweight World Champion Antonio "Magic Man" Tarver is going up against top contender Johnathon Banks. Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions, Tarver vs. Banks is featuring a 10-round heavyweight fight. FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes are scheduled to broadcast the showdown live at 10:00 PM ET/9:00 PM CT/7:00 PM PT. "This is a great matchup between two veteran heavyweights who can show a lot of the younger kids how it's done," said Oscar De La Hoya, president and founder of Golden Boy Promotions. "I'm really looking forward to this one and as far as picking a winner, it's a toss-up." …show more content…
A new heavyweight contender, Tarver hopes to move closer to a world title shot in his next match. As one of the premier light heavyweights of his time, he has outmatched Roy Jones, Jr., Glen Johnson, Montell Griffin and Eric Harding, all on his way to a world title and a spot on the pound-for-pound list. Originally from Tampa, Florida, Tarver remained unbeaten in his last four fights, the last of which he won in just four rounds against Mike Sheppard. "I'm happy to be back in the ring and fighting in Texas for the first time," Tarver said. "A win over Johnathon Banks is just what I need to get my shot at the heavyweight title. To come back to boxing on the same day that my son, Antonio Jr., makes his pro-debut, that's even more
This is a fight that UFC fans have been dreaming about the second their first match ended.
“My partner (Casey Sparkman), he’s already stepped up this year and won big duals,” Miller said. “He’s a guy that’s going to step up. (Jairod James), he’s going to step up. He’s won two out of the three of his MAC starts. Our heavyweight, (Devin Nye), he’s gotten some big wins when we needed them.”
Less than one month later, Oscar knocked-out Cliff Hicks to improve his professional record to 2-0. Oscar continued his busy schedule over the next few years, fighting a total of eighteen times. He made positive progress in 1993, as he quickly climbed the ranks and turned into as a top boxing star. His biggest victory came against former champion Troy Dorsey, with a knock-out in the first round.
Truly, Ali was a heavyweight warrior, and Jones is a light heavyweight. In any case, Jones' strolling weight is sufficiently close to Ali—and Jones is likely nearly a heavyweight move at any rate—that we're happy with pulling the trigger on this.
While he may still be called for tune up fights with come-backing boxers or turning point matches with rising stars like Garcia, the best place for Malignaggi now is behind the microphone at ringside.
Tommy Burns was the new heavy weight champion and like Jefferies, he to was denying Johnson a shot at the title. This time Johnson was not having it. He followed Burns for two years from San Francisco to New York from Paris to London, mocking him to fight him. Burns would just state that Johnson was yellow, eventually it was said that King Henry himself called Burns a bluffer, I guess this got to Burns for in the end he agreed to fight Johnson for 30,000 dollars win, lose, or draw. This
2. Excited about the grand theatrical season and a whole crop of great young light heavyweights.
What he does next was all his idea. Tare grabs his tail and climbs over his body right as we’re about to cross the finish line. We’re inches away when I yell, “Tare, you need to jump!” Tare jumps off of Blade and flies through the air across the finish line. “Did we make it?”
Even though he is just 3-3 in his last six bouts, Berto promises to knockout the undefeated champion. "I am coming to kick Floyd's ass on September 12th. Best believe that I plan to bring it to Floyd and I'm not concerned about what forty-eight other fighters have been unable to do," Berto body stated. He continued,"Somebody is getting knocked out, and it won't be me. You don't want to miss this."
Another legendary fight, against undefeated champion George Foreman, took place in 1974. the fight was called "Rumble in the Jungle." He won that and reclaimed the heavyweight
On a sunny day at the merciless boxing gym his sweat coming flowing down his face, the sound of the punches hitting the mitts, and the ring of the bell to end the round. Edgar Delgadillo is the head coach at the gym preparing his fighters for Golden Gloves that occurs once a year, he recalls his past experiences when his fighters winning at the event last year.
The seconds ticked down, and junior Romelle Person knew it was now or never. He lunged over, swinging his leg for leverage, and pressed as hard as he could. As the clock ran out, Person heard the swat of the referee’s hand on the mat. He knew he’d won, and with that, Person became the first grappler in 22 years to win state for MRH.
directs, and stars in this war between nations in which the only battle is fought in a boxing ring. Rocky must defend his honor,
* After learning some of the history, some of the major rules, and the organizations associated with MMA I hope that you will be watching my favorite fighter George St. Pierre defend his title on December 11, 2010.
The Date is October 29th, 1974, 60,000 spectators are packed into a stadium in Zaire with the hopes to bear witness to something amazing. Two titans in one ring with the same goal as each other. As history shows, those who went in anticipation of a spectacle were not disappointed for they had seen arguably the greatest fights of The Greatest himself, Muhammad Ali.