Smoakhouse Forum Boxing/MMA http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:25:33 -0500 60 http://www.smoaky.com/images/utility/smoakyrss.gif http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103406
Instead White flew Tuesday to Bismarck, N.D., showed up at the local hospital and found Lesnar, in heavy post-op sedation, while family and friends fretted about the future.

Lesnar had surgery to help solve a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract that helped cause the postponement of Saturday’s fight against Shane Carwin and left his long-term future in doubt.

“The family was worried big time, they were freaking out,” White, the UFC president, said Wednesday. “Brock was in big pain, he was hurting.

“We don’t know if he’ll ever fight again.”

White cautioned that things could still go either way. He could fight. He could not. No one knows at this point. Lesnar was resting Wednesday at his home in Alexandria, Minn. and was scheduled to visit the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. early next week for a battery of tests.

“He had a hole in his intestine,” White said. “The (stuff) was leaking into his stomach. That’s what was causing him so much pain. That and he had abscesses.

“The doctor told him he hasn’t been right for a year. His immune system has been trying to fight this thing and that’s why he was susceptible to getting sick.”

That likely explains Lesnar’s original diagnosis of mono. He had been weakened to the point that he was unable to train for the Carwin fight for much of October. That prompted the original delay in the fight. Then last week, the intestinal problem flamed up and Lesnar was hospitalized.

“We’ll find out more next week,” White said. “We’re going to send him to the Mayo Clinic for a couple of days. I don’t know what to say. It’s looking better now than last week, but what that means, I don’t know.”

White said no decision would be made on setting up an interim heavyweight championship until he knew how long Lesnar might be out.

at first I thought he was just ducking carwin like tito tried to duck chuck for years, but now it sounds serious...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:29:36 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103406 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103381
Based on common opponets you might think Pac has the edge. Who knows, Floyd didn't look rusty against Juan Manuel by any means.

I think Floyd is the best fighter of the past 10 years, no one has accomplished more in my opinion. Pac no doubt is the best fighter the past 2-3 years. Can't wait for it to happen.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:20 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103381 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103346
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?]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:36:07 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103346 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103289 Pac-Man destroyed a legitimate Welterweight Champion in Miguel Cotto. This gives him 7 titles in 7 different weight divisions. I know the title picture is watered down with all of the belts in each class, but to start at 106 pounds and 13 years later win a title at 145 that is saying something. Manny will be ranked in the top 10 all time greatest boxers. What do you guys think? Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:59:48 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103289 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103178
Roli Delgado vs. Andre Winner
Jared Hamman vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Dennis Siver vs. Paul Kelly
Matt Riddle vs. Nick Osipczak
Shannon Gugerty vs. Terry Etim
John Hathaway vs. Paul Taylor
Aaron Riley vs. Ross Pearson
Matt Brown vs. James Wilks
Denis Kang vs. Michael Bisping
Dan Hardy vs. Mike Swick
Brandon Vera vs. Randy Couture

Maybe I will watch the mike swick fight i think he is from Texas.....]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:07:40 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103178 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=102414 Who ya got? Fedor by submission for me. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:51:25 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=102414 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=100874 Shogun for me, alot of people are underestimating him badly, and hes actually doing everything for this fight, finding a way to beat the counter anyways. Which I think is great for him if he can win this one. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:00:03 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=100874 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=100454
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Rampage says he's done with fighting

Craig Smoak

Smoaky.com Vice President
99.3 TALK FM Sports Department
csmoak@smoaky.com/craig@993talkfm.com


]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:00:42 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=100395 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=100393
Craig Smoak

Smoaky.com Vice President
99.3 TALK FM Sports Department
csmoak@smoaky.com/craig@993talkfm.com
]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:14:11 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=100393 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=100092 hoyce gracie is by far the badest dude!!]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:17:43 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=100092 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=99915
I'll take Rampage to win, and Kimbo to win or at least have a good showing. Kimbo and 2 of the other top prospects are on team Rampage, so Kimbo should at least win a fight or 2.]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:21:51 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=99915 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=99781
Thoughts?

Craig Smoak

Smoaky.com Vice President
99.3 TALK FM Sports Department
csmoak@smoaky.com/craig@993talkfm.com
]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:57:46 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=99781 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=98263 http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ki-f...o&type=lgns

It may be that Emelianenko doesn't want to fight Lesnar. What a shame.]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:52:34 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=98263 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=98064 http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/pro-boxer-...est-100822.html

Vernon was one of the good guys. He did a lot of good work for children, and he'll be missed.]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:06:28 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=98064 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97658 http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ap-g...p&type=lgns]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:03:50 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97658 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97647
Dan Henderson knocked Bisping into next month.

GSP totally dominated Thiago.]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:27:39 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97647 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97395

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Former world boxing great and Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello was found dead at his home Wednesday, prompting three days of official mourning for a rising star of the Sandinista party who once bitterly opposed the leftist movement.

Coroners were conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Sandinista Party Radio Ya and other local media were reporting it appeared to be a suicide. The La Prensa newspaper reported that Arguello — elected mayor of Nicaragua's capital last year — was found with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Arguello had spoken publicly of his struggle with depression, alcohol and drug use.

Presidential spokeswoman and first lady Rosario Murillo called Arguello "an example of forgiveness and reconciliation."

When Sandinista revolutionaries seized Arguello's bank accounts and homes in Managua in the 1980s, the boxer threw his support behind U.S.-backed Contra rebels and did not return to live in Nicaragua until after the 1990 electoral defeat of President Daniel Ortega.

Ortega called in 2005 to offer Arguello a spot on the Sandinista ticket as vice-mayor of Managua. He accepted and won. Relying heavily on his fame as a boxer, he went on to win November's mayoral election, though opponents alleged the vote was fraudulent.

On Wednesday, President Ortega announced he was canceling a trip to Panama's presidential inauguration because of the death.

Nicknamed "The Explosive Thin Man," Arguello retired from boxing in 1995 with a record of 82-8 with 65 knockouts and was a champion in three weight divisions. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992, where flags were flying at half-staff in his honor Wednesday.

Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran, a former welterweight world champion, expressed disbelief.

"I can't believe it. He was my friend, my brother," Duran said. "His death is a great loss for world boxing and a much greater loss for Nicaragua."

]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:44:53 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97395 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=96466 Associated Press Writer

PHOENIX (AP) -- Boxer Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter is on life support after she was found with her neck on a treadmill cable Monday, police said.

The girl's 7-year-old brother found her on a treadmill with her neck on a cable attached to the exercise machine at their Phoenix home, police Sgt. Andy Hill said, calling it a "tragic accident."

The boy told the girl's mother, who was in another room. She took the girl off the cable, called 911 and tried to revive her.

Responding officers and firefighters performed CPR on the girl as they rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was in "extremely critical condition" and on life support, Hill said.

"Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there's a cord that hangs under the console - it's kind of a loop," Hill said. "Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose, and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it."

Hill said former heavyweight champion Tyson had been in Las Vegas but flew to Phoenix immediately after learning of the accident.

Tyson could not immediately be reached for comment. Calls to three of his representatives were either not returned or not answered.

Hill said everything in the investigation pointed to an accident. "There's nothing in the investigation that revealed anything suspicious," he said.

He added that responding to calls involving children is an officer's most difficult duty.

"Those are the things that stay with you in your career," he said. "We always home for a miracle - not to have the worst happen to a child."


]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 21:43:54 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=96466 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=95590
We will find out how great both these fighters are. I am thinking if Silva takes care of Griffin there may be a 205 title shot in his near future.


http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AhSi...o&type=lgns]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:50:49 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=95590 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=95414 what are the big ones cant remember Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:48:37 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=95414 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=95094
Will Thales Leites give Anderson Silva any kind of fight?

Will the "Iceman" stop "Shogun" Ria?]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:31:42 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=95094 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=94841
The most ludicrous undefeated title belongs to Scott Daley. He ended his career with a record of 24-0-0 with all 24 wins coming by knockout. This got me wondering why I had never heard of him. He had only retired in 1998 so you would think his name would have been thrown around more often. I decided to do a a little research and found that of his 24 fights, none of his opponents had a winning record and the most mind boggling fact was that only one of his opponents had more than 1 win. That was Anthony Campbell at 25-43-2. Here are all of his opponents records:

0-9-0
25-43-2
1-8-0
0-0-0
0-1-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-3-0
1-2-0
0-17-0
0-10-0
1-26-0
0-0-0
0-3-0
0-7-0
0-0-0
0-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
1-3-0
0-0-0
0-0-0

20 of his opponents did not even have a win at the time of their fight with him.


Fights with date / opponent / weight / opp record / location / result


1998-08-15 James Hobart 154 0-9-0 Galatin, Tennessee, United States W KO 2
1992-10-17 158 Anthony Campbell 25-43-2 Des Moines, Iowa, United States W KO 8
1991-07-20 Burt McDuffy 1-8-0 Oakdale, Louisiana, United States W TKO 4
1990-03-05 Tyrone Hanchett 0-0-0 Sheraton Kensington Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States W KO 1
1989-09-01 Terry Miller 0-1-0 Mississippi, United States W KO 1
1989-04-01 Walter Jackson 0-0-0 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States W KO 1
1988-12-06 158 Ronnie Ramone 150 0-0-0 Omni-New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee, United States W KO 1
1988-04-14 150 Walter Fields 0-3-0 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States W TKO
1987-08-06 147 Charles Rice 1-2-0 Westlake Recreation Centre, Westlake, Louisiana, United States W TKO 3
1987-07-24 James Sanders 0-17-0 Knights of Columbus Hall, Deridder, Louisiana, United States W KO 3
1987-05-30 147 Carl Orville 0-10-0 St Joseph Bosco Center, Westlake, Louisiana, United States W KO 1
1987-05-21 Jimmy Mitchell 1-26-0 Garfields Lounge, Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States W KO 1
1987-02-17 James May 0-0-0 Franklin, Louisiana, United States W TKO 2
1987-01-29 Kevin Leggett 0-3-0 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States W KO 4
1986-11-13 Troy Handy 0-7-0 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States W KO 2
1986-11-08 Edward Watson 0-0-0 Greenville, Mississippi, United States W KO 3
1986-11-04 Marvin Freeman 0-5-0 Memphis, Tennessee, United States W KO 2
1986-09-23 Kevin Carr 0-0-0 Westwego, Louisiana, United States W KO 4
1986-08-05 147 Russell Branch 146 0-0-0 New Daisy Theatre, Nashville, Tennessee, United States W TKO 3 4
1986-08-02 Terry Romero 0-0-0 Tupelo, Mississippi, United States W KO 1
1986-07-25 Chris Vitatoe 0-0-0 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States W KO 2
1986-07-01 149 Herman Henderson 144 1-3-0 New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee, United States W KO 1 4
1986-04-15 Robert Corley 0-0-0 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States W KO 1
1986-04-05 Carl Pruitt 0-0-0 Birmingham, Alabama, United States W KO 2

Is this not the saddest thing you've ever seen?]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:07:31 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=94841 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=94668 i watched the premire last night and it was pretty good and was it me or was the americans lookin kind weak compared to the brits. i mean i hope an american wins but i dont think one will. that pearson dude from the uk is a beast. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:23:41 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=94668 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93843 Gabriel Gonzaga Vs. Shane Carwin
Pete Sell Vs. Matt Brown
Matt Hamill Vs. Mark Munoz
Gray Maynard Vs. Jim Miller
Tamdan McCrory Vs. Ryan Madigan *
Kendall Grove Vs. Jason Day *
Tim Boetsch Vs. Jason Brilz *
Brandon Vera Vs. Michael Patt *
Aaron Riley Vs. Shane Nelson *
* indicates fight may not be televised.

I see Jackson taking care of Jardine pretty quick. I won't get to see it but maybe can pick some of them up on line next week.]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:46:02 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93843 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93660 Is he the best fighter in the world or the best fighter thats ever been? some say he is. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:07:44 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93660 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=92118 Why, Sugar Shane looked really sharp tonight in a 9th round TKO. Great overhand right continued to land. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:44:17 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=92118 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=92006
I"m going with GSP in another split.


Thiago Silva vs Machida should be a great fight also. I'm picking Machida.

Anyone know the rest of the undercards?]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:25:50 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=92006 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=91071 I have already mentioned my feelings on Chuck. All these other guys have hit bumps in the road to the last couple of years. Just wondering who the people think has fallen off. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:52:02 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=91071 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=91070 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:40:05 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=91070 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90925 The next ufc event is around the corner Forrest/Rashad,Mir/Nagera, Rampage/Silva, who you got. I like Forrest, Mir, and Rampage myself. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:57:36 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90925 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90853 205: Forrest Griffin
185: Rich Franklin, if he'd decide which weight class he was going to be
170: Josh Koscheck
155: Kenny Florian]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:38:42 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90853 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90843 Dec. 19, 2008, 6:43 AM EST
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Mike "Mad Dog" Bell, a former professional wrestler whose struggle with substance abuse was featured in the documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster," has died. He was 37.

Bell was found Sunday at a Costa Mesa live-in rehabilitation facility, his family said.

An autopsy was conducted but investigators couldn't immediately determine the cause of death, said Dan Akin, a supervising deputy at the Orange County coroner's division. The coroner is awaiting the results of toxicology tests, he said.

Chris Bell, whose 2008 documentary examines the steroid use of his two brothers, said Mike Bell had long battled with his addictions to prescription painkillers and alcohol.

"He was always wrestling, he was a personal trainer, he was always pushing his body to the max," Chris Bell told the Orange County Register.

"You can't really blame wrestling, but it's kind of the lifestyle," he said. "You have a couple of painkillers to get to the next match, have a couple drinks night to night and it gets out of hand."

Bell wrestled on World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw" as a "jobber," a fighter who takes falls to promote others.

"Although Mr. Bell was never under a WWE contract, WWE extends its deepest condolences to the Bell family," the organization said.
]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:22:38 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90843 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90652 http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=3638757


Who you got?]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:45:44 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90652 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90467
Holy

wow.]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:54:18 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90467 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=89522 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:40:44 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=89522 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=89122
A Japanese gameshow where 100 contestants try to survive THE most challenging obstacle course in the world. Superior athletes are no match. Everyday people, Japanese celebrities, Olympic medalists, world champs in all types of sports ---track and field, martial arts, ( &weird Japanese sports like trampomine ) fall short.

only 2 (or3) men have finished all 4 stages in over 20 yrs. of competition.

This is a very entertaining show. My 1 1/2 yr. old likes watching them fall in the water when they can't make the obstacles....so do I.]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:14:54 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=89122 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=88966

Should be a good one.
]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:41:04 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=88966 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87989
All the undercard matches were dissappointing as well.]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:09:46 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87989 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87602
Joey Villasenor, who was slated to challenge Robbie Lawler for the EliteXC middleweight crown in Reno, was informed of the show's cancellation Monday evening.

TJ Thompson, a Pro Elite executive, said he'd been informed Monday morning by the company that it was closing its doors for good this week and that bankruptcy paperwork had already been filed. Thompson's Hawaii-based Icon Sport promotion was purchased by EliteXC's parent company, Pro Elite, in 2007.

As of Monday afternoon, Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer said he had not received word that the event had been cancelled.

A notice posted Monday evening at graciefighter.com read, “We are confirming that EliteXC has folded. What this means for our fans and supporters is that there will not be a Nick Diaz vs. Eddie Alvarez fight on November 8th.”

Graciefighter.com is operated by representatives of Diaz’s camp, who was slated to face Alvarez for the vacant EliteXC 160-pound title.

Representatives from Pro Elite did not return calls Monday.

Pro Elite, which has accrued $55 million deficit during its two years of operation, had been in need of a helping hand in recent months.

On Sept. 17, Showtime Networks filed public notice with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announcing its intention to enter preliminary negotiations for the purchase of the fledgling company.

Showtime, a subsidiary of the parent conglomerate CBS Corporation, already has broadcasting deals with the Los Angeles-based company on both its premium cable channel and CBS. Showtime also has a 20% ownership stake in Pro Elite.

Discussions of Pro Elite’s purchase were said to have gone well and a deal looked imminent as of two weeks ago when EliteXC held its third installment of “Saturday Night Fights” on CBS. The Oct. 4 event, which was funded entirely by Showtime, drew 4.56 million viewers and almost matched their initial May offering on the network.

But negative press surrounding questionable conduct before the main event between Seth Petruzelli and Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson have overshadowed the ratings success. Petruzelli, who stepped into the headlining bout on an hour's notice and beat Slice in 14 seconds with a short right jab, intonated afterward on a Monday morning talk show that promoters had given him added monetary incentive to stand with the less ground-savvy Slice.

Pro Elite officials later denied any wrongdoing, calling the pre-fight locker room discussion a "knockout bonus" offer, but public outcry led the Florida State Boxing Commission to open an investigation on the matter.]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:24:43 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87602 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87475 ARTICLE...

Brandon Vera is coming off a life-changing experience, but right now he doesn't have the time to focus on or think about it.

On Oct. 4, while at the home of his grappling trainer, Lloyd Irvin, in Accokeek, Md., Irvin's home was broken into by two gunmen at 4:30 a.m.

The gunmen pointed their weapons at Vera, Irvin, along with Irvin's wife and young son, while demanding cash and jewelry.

While one gunmen focused on Vera, the other forced Irvin to go into the bedroom to get the family jewelry. While in the bedroom, feeling he was far enough away that he wouldn't be putting his family in jeopardy, Irvin made a move and disarmed the gunman.

The intruder ran off, screaming to his partner that the guy had got the gun, and his partner then also ran off.



]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:16:09 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87475 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87301
Rest in peace, JYD!!!


]]> Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:49:21 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87301 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87013
Would love to know what you all think.]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:53:36 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87013 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=86767 somebody tell me this was a freak accident Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:28:40 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=86767 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=86051
http://www.youtube.com/user/STARSNSTRIPESTKD]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:08:52 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=86051 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=85660
Anyway, i would just like to hear some thoughts by other people. I hope I'm not alone in my feelings.]]> Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:45:55 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=85660 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=85395 Recent Deaths in SportsZuma Press63 photos Evan Tanner, Sept. 8: The former UFC middleweight champion, seen here in 2006, went missing in a California desert and was found dead by the Imperial County Sheriff Department. He was only 37.(Note: Please disable your pop-up blocker)
Sports Deaths in 2008
Evan Tanner, Sept. 8: The former UFC middleweight champion, seen here in 2006, went missing in a California desert and was found dead by the Imperial County Sheriff Department. He was only 37.


Sheriff's Lt. George Moreno says the 37-year-old Tanner was found Monday about two miles from his campsite in a remote area of the Palo Verdes Mountains, where temperatures had reached 110 degrees. Moreno says a preliminary coroner's report suggests Tanner died of heat exposure.
Tanner left for the desert last week to go camping and motorcycle riding.
His agent, John Hayner, says Tanner called a friend on Wednesday to say the dirt bike had run out of gas. He was about 100 miles from the nearest town.
Tanner is a former UFC champion middleweight. He lost his last bout in June.
]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:00:39 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=85395 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84698 take 2 who can take a whoopin and keep on tickin Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:17:03 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84698 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83582
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f2Z-xwRDdA

Many do not know that Vai had already trained in his early days as a boxer, when he performed in a Golden Gloves tournament that was eventually won by "Sugar" Ray Leonard.

The best video of the fight that I can include is this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_KDkGPifY8.

I think this is hilarious, way to go Vai.]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:44:17 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83582 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83308 Anyways, im pretty sure I'd give this one to the UFCer's.
After all, look what happened to the "great pro wrestler" Brock Lesner after he stepped outta the squared circle and into the octagon.
Frank Myr had him tappin like morse code, and cryin the whole time lol.]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:34:07 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83308 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=81526 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:27:24 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=81526 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=82483 instruction? It is supposedly Gracie certified.]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:47:44 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=82483 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=79699
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtm...2/uoboxx122.xml

i don't get it. i am only 6 ft but i would take 'em on with at least a commitment.
how does it happen that dudes that train 24-7 can't crap the russians out?

maybe we should resurrect herb brooks.

]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:10:56 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=79699 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=78996 ]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:26:37 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=78996 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=78603 not stand a chance against Mir.

It's gonna be fun to watch.]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:41:41 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=78603 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=78055 do we think that chuck in the frame of mind and physical cindition to make a run for the title? Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:06:14 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=78055 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76849
Soon afterward, Mayweather knocked Hatton down again, and the fight was stopped.

Mayweather remains unbeaten.

This was one of Mayweathwer's best moments.

Smoaky



]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:00:15 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76849 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76669 Possibly the biggest fight in the last cuple decades, both undefeated and fighting for world supremacy in their weightclass, who wins this fight??? im for hatton the whole way, he fights for a much bigger purpose than money which is what mayweather is all about Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:03:28 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76669 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=72492
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetai...ard&eid=758

Cro Cop and Rampage and Hamill(the deaf kid) v Bisping. That is worth the price
of admission.

This will have to do till the 22nd of Sept when Forrest Griffin faces Mauricia Rua
at the Duck Pond in Anaheim. Now that WILL be a war.

]]> Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:56:39 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=72492 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=72207 Fights that took place before the show

- Clay Guida def. Marcus Aurelio via Split Decision

- Thales Leities def. Ryan Jensen via Submission (armbar) in Round 1

- Frank Mir def. Antoni Hardonk via Submission (kimura) in Round 1

- Renato "Babalu" Sobral def. David Heath via Submission (choke) in Round 2

Fights that took place on the PPV:

- Patrick Cote def. Kendall Grove via TKO (strikes) in Round 1

- Joe Stevenson def. Kurt Pellegrino via Unanimous Decision

- Roger Huerta def. Alberto Crane via TKO (strikes) in Round 3

- Georges St. Pierre def. Josh Koscheck via Unanimous Decision

- Randy Couture def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (strikes) in Round 3 to retain his UFC Heavyweight title]]> Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:30:27 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=72207 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=72034
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g7FS1gyxx0]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:27:24 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=72034 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=71258
But WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, along with his wife and son, were found dead. Police are investigating their deaths as homicides.]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:25:04 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=71258 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70541 who wins the rematch? This saturday it will be in the octagon. A little different feel for rampage. Wed, 23 May 2007 03:11:05 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70541 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70531
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/ne...tory?id=2878507

I have officially lost all respect for George Foreman. 33 years and still bitter over his loss.]]> Tue, 22 May 2007 15:50:09 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70531 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70147 It seems to me wrestling fans that Vinnie Mac has lost his creativity in developing big time stars. The current roster has to the thinnest and weakest I have seen since being a wrestling fan. What do you guys think??????????????? Thu, 10 May 2007 15:15:16 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70147 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70076
LAS VEGAS - Diego "Chico" Corrales, who won titles in two weight classes and won one of the most exciting boxing matches in recent years, died in a high-speed motorcycle crash. He was 29.

Corrales was riding a new motorcycle Monday evening when he ran into the back of a car while trying to pass at high speed on a busy residential street about 7 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip, police said Tuesday.

Corrales was thrown from the motorcycle, which collided with an oncoming car, and pronounced dead at the scene of the 7:22 p.m. crash.

His promoter, Gary Shaw, said Corrales, whose career had faltered the past two years, recently bought a racing motorcycle and was riding it when he was killed.

"He fought recklessly and he lived recklessly," Shaw said. "That was his style."

Las Vegas police blamed speed and inexperience for the crash, saying it appeared Corrales did not have a valid Nevada driver's or motorcycle license.

"We're trying to calculate the speed," Sgt. Tracy McDonald said. "It appears he was well above the posted speed limit" of 35 mph.

McDonald said it will take about two weeks for investigators to receive results of drug and alcohol tests on Corrales, who was wearing a helmet.

A Florida man who was driving the oncoming car escaped injury and a 39-year-old Las Vegas woman driving the car that Corrales tried to pass reported a minor shoulder injury, McDonald said.

Corrales, who fought most of his career at 130 pounds, was a big puncher best known for getting up after two 10th-round knockdowns to stop Jose Luis Castillo on May 7, 2005, in what the Boxing Writers Association of America and numerous boxing publications called the fight of the year.

Corrales, though, was knocked out by Castillo in the rematch and then had three straight fights undermined at the weigh-in.

Castillo couldn't make weight twice against Corrales, and the second time Corrales refused to fight him at the higher weight, costing himself a $1.3 million payday. And then Corrales came in over the weight limit for his WBC 135-pound title defense against Joel Casamayor, and went on to lose the fight.

He lost his last three fights, including his final one April 7 against Joshua Clottey in Springfield, Mo. He had moved up two weight divisions to welterweight for that fight.

Corrales was born in Sacramento, Calif., and lived in Las Vegas in recent years. He won his first 33 fights and held a piece of the 130-pound title before he was stopped by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a unification fight in January 2001.

Corrales was sent to jail on a domestic abuse charge after that fight, and didn't fight again for two years. He came back to fight a trilogy against Casamayor, losing two of the three fights, and split a pair of fights with Castillo.

"He always cared about the fans and gave them their money's worth," Shaw said. "He was a true warrior. He was what boxing stood for, and what boxing is all about."]]> Tue, 08 May 2007 14:32:18 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70076 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70028
Mine would have to be Foreman-Frazier. Cosell made this fight a great one with his ringside commentary.

Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!

Howard was the heart and soul of boxing.............................]]> Mon, 07 May 2007 11:09:23 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70028 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=69961 Who is gonna win? Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:01:59 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=69961 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=69355 Even tough it is staged and all for good entertainment you cant tell me that these guys arent athletic and that these matches are not as much a sport as UFC or professional boxing. Come on guys......lets hear it!!!!!!!!!! Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:42:52 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=69355 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=69287 It's sure not like the old days.]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:08:37 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=69287 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68980 ]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:34:29 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68980 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68978
1. Anyone else seen this clip?

and 2. What is this style called?


Best entertainment I had seen in quite a while...]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:08:24 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68978 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68935 Matt Serra Def. GSP by TKO in the first round to become the new Welterweight Champion of the UFC. Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:33:24 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68935 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68415 Source: UFC buys Pride for less than $70M Associated Press


NEW YORK -- The majority owners of Ultimate Fighting Championship have agreed to buy their biggest mixed martial arts rival, Pride Fighting Championships, in a deal that will establish megafights among the outfits' titleholders and possibly attract huge pay-per-view audiences.

Company executives declined to comment on the sales price, but a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press that brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta will purchase the Japan-based Pride for less than $70 million. The person was not authorized to speak to reporters and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The deal was completed Tuesday and was announced during a news conference in Tokyo, where Lorenzo Fertitta has been negotiating with Nobuyuki Sakakibara, the majority owner and chief executive of Dream Stage Entertainment Inc., Pride's owner.

"We have been talking to Pride for probably about 11 months," Lorenzo Fertitta said. "It's been a long, drawn-out process but we finally were able to put the two brands together."

To buy the company, the brothers created a new entity called Pride FC Worldwide Holdings LLC. The newly formed company will take over Pride assets, including its trademarks, video library and valuable roster of fighters, from Dream Stage. The Fertitta brothers, who own Las Vegas-based Zuffa LLC, the parent company of UFC, intend to keep the well-known Pride name and promote fights under that brand.

The acquisition marks a new phase in the brothers' quest to dominate the burgeoning world of mixed martial arts since they bought the struggling UFC in 2001.

"This is really going to change the face of MMA," Lorenzo Fertitta said. "Literally creating a sport that could be as big around the world as soccer. I liken it somewhat to when the NFC and AFC came together to create the NFL."

The deal allows the Fertitta brothers to broker the biggest MMA fights possible in the near future, increasing their influence in this sports entertainment business.

"We will be able to literally put on the fights that everyone wants to see," Lorenzo Fertitta said. "It will allow us to put on some of the biggest fights ever."

In the past, there has been at least one case in which Pride and UFC couldn't hammer out a deal to put their top fighters in the ring together. With Pride in their pocket, the Fertitta brothers intend to ensure that never happens again.

The sale gives Pride more financial backing to expand the business internationally after suffering a recent financial blow.

Major sponsor Fuji Television Network Inc. dropped Pride in June after a tabloid linked Pride to the Japanese mob -- something Sakakibara has denied vigorously. To help bolster Pride, the company staged two PPV fights in Las Vegas. Neither was a financial success. The fights gained exposure for Pride but lost money, making the sale of Pride more likely.

"I think it certainly weakened their position," Lorenzo Fertitta said. "One of our goals is to get back on a major platform back here in Japan."

Lorenzo Fertitta said he'll be looking to expand Pride internationally.

Buying Pride is the latest in a series of acquisitions that the brothers have made in the last six months. Zuffa snapped up World Extreme Cagefighting and World Fighting Alliance last year.

Similar to Pride, buying WFA gave UFC the rights to a popular fighter named Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Jackson will face UFC's most popular fighter, Chuck Liddell, the current light heavyweight champ in Las Vegas, on May 26 on PPV.

In the combat world, the Pride deal leaves a fragmented group of upstarts and K-1, another Japanese company that promotes fighters skilled in various forms of kick boxing.

Thanks to a surge in popularity, the brothers' investment in UFC and MMA in general has begun to pay off.

Last year, UFC cracked $200 million in PPV revenue, putting it on par with World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

UFC stages fights in arenas across the country and airs a clutch of successful television shows on Spike TV. It has also opened an office in London, looking toward establishing itself internationally.

The brothers also run Station Casinos Inc. in Las Vegas. Lorenzo Fertitta is president and Frank Fertitta is chairman and chief executive of Station Casinos, a public company that was recently agreed to be purchased by a private equity investor group that includes key members of the Fertitta family.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:08:07 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68415 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67386
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PyD79cpjdt4]]> Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:26:21 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67386 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67204
First, Rulon Gardner has his snow mobile accident and loses three toes to frost bite.

This past weekend, an airplane he is in crashes near the Arizona/Utah border in a lake that's 40 degrees. He spends all night in near freezing weather with the other two passengers, and survives.

I thought it was an amazing story.]]> Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:33:34 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67204 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67020
Cotoure, Sylvia, Hughes and Franklin.

Anyone else gonna blow the 39.95?!]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:14:44 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67020 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=66033 Are these available online? Is the High School division still around? It looks like novice and open. Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:55:48 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=66033 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=65868 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:51:30 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=65868 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=65108
"The Maine-iac" TIM SYLVIA - Current UFC World Heavyweight champion.

WOW. Couture retired at 205 lbs. and fighting in the Light Heavyweight division. Sylvia is at least 265 lbs.

The fight has been signed for UFC 68 - "The Uprising" on March 3 from the Nationwide Arena in Ohio. This card will also feature former Welterweight champ Matt Hughes and former Middleweight champion Rich Franklin whose opponents have yet to be determined.]]> Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:30:43 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=65108 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64629 http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/ne...tory?id=2713735]]> Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:27:09 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64629 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64004
CANASTOTA, N.Y. - Roberto Duran, a world champion in four weight divisions over a career that spanned five decades, and Olympic gold medalist Pernell Whitaker, another four-division champion, were voted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Duran and Whitaker were chosen from the modern era, along with undefeated Mexican strawweight champion Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, who held his world crown for more than a decade with a string of 21 successful defenses.

Artist Leroy Neiman topped the list of old-timers, pioneers, non-participants and observers. Other living inductees who will be enshrined June 10 were Argentine trainer Amilcar Brusa and longtime WBC president Jose Sulaiman.

Honored posthumously were heavyweight George Godfrey, lightweight Pedro Montanez, light heavyweight Kid Norfolk, manager/matchmaker Cuco Conde, newspaper cartoonist TAD Dorgan, and 19th century boxers Young Barney Aaron and Dick Curtis.

All three modern era fighters were chosen in their first year of eligibility following a minimum five-year retirement. Members of the Boxing Writers Association and a panel of international boxing historians chose the inductees.

Duran, now 55 and a boxing promoter, once declared, "I was born to be champion of the world."

Duran grew up poor in Panama with little education. He started boxing for money and turned professional in 1967 at age 16 and fought until he was 50, finally forced to stop by injuries from a 2001 car accident. Over five decades, "Hands of Stone" Duran compiled a 103-16 record, with 70 knockouts, and won world titles in four divisions: lightweight (1972-1979), welterweight (1980), junior middleweight (1983), and middleweight (1989-1990).

A ferocious but untrained fighter, Duran quickly became a fan favorite as he ran off 21 straight victories as a professional. Mostly a brawler who overwhelmed opponents in his early fights, Duran then came under the guidance of Hall of Fame trainer Ray Arcel.

"He was a complete fighter," said trainer Angelo Dundee, a 1992 inductee. "He could beat you with strength. He could outsmart you. He did so much, he made it look easy."

Although Duran's opponents included a half-dozen Hall of Famers, his most famous fights were with Sugar Ray Leonard, whom he fought three times in the 1980s.

Duran defeated an unbeaten Leonard in Montreal in June 1980 to claim the WBC welterweight title. He lost to Leonard in a rematch five months later in the infamous "No Mas" fight, in which Duran inexplicably quit before the eighth round. Leonard also won a rubber match in 1989.

Whitaker was a southpaw with a stinging right jab who won more than 200 amateur fights before capturing a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics and turning professional. "Sweet Pea" won the IBF lightweight world championship in 1989 with a 12-round decision over Greg Haugen, and later that year added the WBC belt by beating Jose Luis Ramirez. He unified the championship by taking the WBA title from Juan Nazario in August 1990.

Whitaker, now 42, also captured world titles as IBF light welterweight champion (1992), WBC welterweight champion (1993-1997) and the WBA light middleweight champion (1995). Whitaker retired in 2001 with a 40-4-1 record, with 17 KOs.

The Mexican-born Lopez was one of the most dominant champions in ring history, finishing with a career record of 51-0-1, with 38 KOs. The only blemish on his record was an eighth-round technical draw against Rosendo Alvarez in March 1998, an outcome he avenged in a rematch eight months later.]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2006 21:35:00 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64004 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=63539 I am pretty sure I heard this on channel 56, but it might have been 19. But anyway, i just caught the last part of it and was wondering what time it all got started, and what it cost to go watch and where the gym is? Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:59:40 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=63539 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=63496

DETROIT -- The Kronk Gym, the dingy basement that helped produce world champions Evander Holyfield and Oscar De La Hoya, has closed.

Champions Thomas Hearns and Lennox Lewis also trained at Emanuel Steward's gym, which had been struggling after thieves stole copper pipes in September, cutting off its water supply.

Steward had been paying to keep the Kronk running for months after Detroit shut down the recreation center that houses it because of a budget shortfall.

The cost of fixing the plumbing and making other major repairs led officials to decide to make the gym's shutdown permanent, said the Recreation Department's deputy director, Lawrence Hemingway.

"It's the oldest rec center in the city. It has lived a useful life," he told the Detroit Free Press in Wednesday's edition.

Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:48:52 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=63496 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=63074 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:33:48 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=63074 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62962 In my opinion the reasons are because everytime you want to watch a fight its on pay per view, and if you ever wath the old espn classic fights there were more punches thrown in a 15 round bout than todays 12 rounders. The only fights worth watching are the little guys welterweights, lightweights, etc... The heavyweight division is killing boxing its run by bohemeth easter europeans who all they do is just lean on people and jab. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:29:34 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62962 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62677 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:41:00 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62677 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62509 Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:15:51 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62509 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62191 I think this fight is December 30th? Correct me if I am wrong. What will be the outcome? I say Liddell 2nd round KO. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:38:11 -0500 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62191 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=61394
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick was found dead in a church courtyard Saturday with chop wounds to his head in a suspected homicide.

Berbick, who was believed to be 52 and was beset by legal problems following his retirement from the ring, lost his heavyweight title to Mike Tyson and was the last boxer to fight Muhammad Ali.

Berbick's body was discovered about 6:30 a.m. in his hometown parish of Portland, constable Beverly Howell said. He was pronounced dead by a local doctor in the courtyard. Police are treating Berbick's death as a homicide, Inspector Victor Henry said.

Police have no word yet on what kind of weapon was used or how many people were involved in Berbick's death, Howell said.

After beating Ali in 1981 in a unanimous decision in the Bahamas, Berbick went on to win the WBC heavyweight title four years later in a decision over Pinklon Thomas. His reign was short, however, as a 20-year-old Tyson knocked Berbick out in the second round of their bout on Nov. 22, 1986, to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history.

In his loss to Tyson in Las Vegas, Berbick was knocked down twice in the second round. After trying to get up from the second knockdown he fell another two times.

Berbick fought from 1976 to 2000, finishing with a 50-11-1 record, including 33 knockouts. He also fought for Jamaica at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. He was a strong puncher who moved well and had the potential to be a lasting force in the heavyweight division before the emergence of Tyson.

In spanning the Ali and Tyson eras, Berbick beat such fighters as Iran Barkley, Greg Page and John Tate. Among his losses were those to Buster Douglas, Renaldo Snipes and Larry Holmes.

Berbick's career soured following the loss to Tyson and he began to run into legal trouble.

In 1991, Berbick was convicted of misdemeanor assault for attacking his former business manager, who testified the boxer put a gun to her head and accused her of stealing money from him.

The following year, he was convicted in Florida of raping a family baby sitter and was sentenced to four years in prison. He also was convicted in 1992 of second-degree grand theft for forging his ex-wife's signature to get a mortgage on a home.

After serving 15 months in prison, Berbick was deported from the United States. He went to Canada, where he lived for a time following the 1976 Olympics. He eventually moved back to the U.S., but was deported a second time.

He had been living in Portland parish since 2002. Recently, he had been coaching boxing at clinics in Trinidad.

Though Berbick was believed to be 52, according to boxing records, other reports said he was as old as 56 or as young as 49.

"Legally, I'm a spirit," he once said. "I have no age."]]> Sat, 28 Oct 2006 18:42:44 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=61394 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=60998 Heavyweight (over 205 pounds)

1. Fedor Emelianenko

2. Mirko Cro Cop

3. Josh Barnett

4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

5. Tim Sylvia

6. Andrei Arlovski

7. Aleksander Emelianenko

8. Fabricio Werdum

9. Mark Hunt

10. Sergei Kharitonov

Light Heavyweight (205 pound limit)

1. Chuck Liddell

2. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua

3. Wanderlei Silva

4. Ricardo Arona

5. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

6. Renato "Babalu" Sobral

7. Tito Ortiz

8. Quinton Jackson

9. Alistair Overeem

10. Kazuhiro Nakamura

Middleweight (185 pound limit)

1. Matt Lindland

2. Anderson Silva

3. Rich Franklin

4. Paulo Filho

5. Dan Henderson

6. Denis Kang

7. Jeremy Horn

8. Kazuo Misaki

9. Nathan Marquardt

10. Amar Suloev

Welterweight (170 pound limit)

1. Matt Hughes

2. Georges St. Pierre

3. BJ Penn

4. Diego Sanchez

5. Karo Parisyan

6. Jake Shields

7. Jon Fitch

8. Akira Kikuchi

9. Nick Diaz

10. Joe Riggs

Lightweight (160 pounds or lower)

1. Takanori Gomi

2. Hayato Sakurai

3. Tatsuya Kawajiri

4. Joachim Hansen

5. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto

6. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro

7. Marcus Aurelio

8. Mitsuhiro Ishida

9. Sean Sherk

10. Gilbert Melendez]]> Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:57:40 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=60998 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=59396 If you wanted could you just go to a tournament and sign up without being registered at a gym somewhere? I think boxing would be a serious rush. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:13:31 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=59396 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38992 The UFC is becoming a very popular and fun sport to watch these days . What do you all think? Mon, 04 Jul 2005 02:26:01 -0400 http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38992