CBZ News Archives: November 2004
Darwish Brothers' Press Conference Rescheduled!
Due to a schedule conflict we have re-scheduled our original pre-fight press conference for the upcoming Darwish Brother’s Knockout Promotions event. The press conference will now take place at the Robert Treat Hotel located at 50 Park Place in Newark, on Tuesday December 7, at 12:00 pm.
Posted by juan @ 03:32 PM EST [Link]
Michalczewski Preps for Tiozzo, Poses for Poster!
Hamburg - In three months former longtime WBO light heavyweight champion Dariusz Michalczewski, 48-1 (41), will challenge current World Boxing Association title holder Fabrice Tiozzo, 46-2 (30), on February 26, 2005, at Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
The 36-year-old German-Pole, who is coming back from a one year layoff, already started training at the Universum gym. Yesterday Michalczewski was the leading actor in a photo shooting for his fight poster.
An extensive photo gallery of that photo shooting is now published on http://www.boxing.de .
Posted by juan @ 12:46 AM EST [Link]
Expansive Photo Selection Now Up for Jakubowski, White Pre-Thanksgiving Showdown!
The pictures are now posted! To see them, click on:
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/news/archives/00000579.htm
Posted by juan @ 07:28 PM EST [Link]
Oscar de la Hoya-Bernard Hopkins Press Conference Cancelled Till Further Notice!
The Oscar de la Hoya / Bernard Hopkins press conference that was scheduled to take place at the Beverly Hilton – Versailles room on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at 11:30am has been cancelled until further notice. Previous publicity suggested that they had exciting news for boxing fans.
Posted by juan @ 03:55 PM EST [Link]
Byrd has Big Time Weight Disadvantage
When defending IBF heavyweight champ, Chris Byrd steps into the ring at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night against the giant Jameel "Big Time" McCline, he will be outweighed by some 56 pounds, the 4th great weight differece in world title bout. Incidentally, of the previous 12 fights of fighters who weighed lighter than their opponent, the little big guys are 6-5 with 1 no decision. Here's a historical listing of these fights.86 lbs: Primo Carnera (270) W15 Tommy Loughran (184), 3/1/34
59 ½ lbs: Primo Carnera (260 ½) KO6 Jack Sharkey (201), 6/29/33
58 lbs: Jess Willard (245) TKO by 3 Jack Dempsey (187), 7/4/19
56 lbs: Chris Byrd (214) Scheduled 12 Jameel McCline (270), 11/13/04
53 ¾ lbs: Primo Carnera (263 ¼) TKO by 11 Max Baer (209 ½) 6/14/34
52 ½ lbs: Abe Simon (254 ½) TKO by 13 Joe Louis (202), 3/31/41
52 lbs: Jim Jeffries (219) KO8 Bob Fitzsimmons (167) 7/25/1902
49 lbs: George Foreman (257) L12 Evander Holyfield (208), 4/19/91
44 lbs: Jack Johnson (205) ND6 Jack O'Brien (161) 5/19/09
43 ¼ lbs: Buddy Baer (250) KO by 1 Joe Louis (206 ¼)
39 lbs: Jim Jeffries (206) KO11 Bob Fitzsimmons (167) 6/9/1899
35 lbs: Jack Johnson (205) KO12 Stanley Ketchell (170) 10/16/1909
33 lbs: John Ruiz (226) L12 Roy Jones, Jr. (193) 3/1/2003
Posted by jdvena@cyberbozingzone.com">jdvena@cyberbozingzone.com">jdvena @ 12:24 PM EST [Link]
MEMORIAL FOR MIKE "MOTORMOUTH" MORTON
A gathering in memory of boxing manager Michael "Motormouth" Morton will take place Sunday, Nov. 14 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Matt Dishman Community Center (77 NE Knott St) of Portland, Oregon. Ray Lampkin and other fighters and friends of Morton are organizing the event. Mike Morton died Oct. 11, 2004 at the age of 92. Over a long lifetime of managing boxers, Morton represented hundreds of boxers ranging from bantam Jesus Pimentel to light heavyweight contender Andy Kendall, lightweight Ray Lampkin, and many other notables.
Posted by kkdunn0@yahoo.com">kkdunn0@yahoo.com">kdunn @ 03:07 PM EST [Link]
