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[seemorecizzy]

Dont change your words you said BETTER not close. Im good you can keep your opinion i have no desire to argue it.

i'm not backtracking
im laughing at you for acting like its not debatable one way or the other
carry on tho

 

[patscorpio]

@patscorpio yiu hey On Night of the living dead Oscar KOing Pac? Smh

it wasnt like the motherfukker couldnt rehydrate fight night lol...the problem was he didn't...he was drained at weigh in and came in drained fight night

regardless oscar was bigger than pac..a KO-TKO-DQ was the only bet worth a damn if i remembered and thats what i put it on..shyt happens

 

[Newzz]

The same luxuries wouldn’t be afforded to Mikey breh

huh?

 

[patscorpio]

lukie just posted about this...this is lowkey a dope ass ESPN card..in Philly...why can't CT/Mass get these level of cards at mininum?

Magdaleno vs. Dogboe, Jennings vs. Dawejko set for April 28th on ESPN

There will be no Brotherly Love when JESSIE MAGDALENO defends his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight title against No. 1 contender ISAAC DOGBOE on Saturday, April 28, at The Liacouras Center.

The Magdaleno-Dogboe fight will headline a card with plenty of local flavor, as Philadelphia heavyweights BRYANT “BY-BY” JENNINGS and JOEY DAWEJKO rekindle an old rivalry, and Philadelphia native JESSE “Hollywood” HART continues his drive back to a world title challenge when he faces DEMOND NICHOLSON in a super middleweight bout.

Appearing on the undercard will be 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson(5-0, 2 KOs) of Newark, N.J., in an eight-round featherweight bout against Roxberg Riley (12-0, 6 KOs) of Dallas, Ga.

Magdaleno-Dogboe, Jennings-Dawejkoand Hart-Nicholson will be televised LIVE on ESPN and stream in English and Spanish on the ESPN App at 7 p.m. ET. Undercard bouts will stream on the ESPN App beginning at 4 p.m. ET. ESPN Deportes will air the fight at 10 p.m. ET.

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Peltz Boxing, tickets, priced at $100 (ringside), $65 and $35, are ON SALE NOW and can be purchased at The Liacouras Center Box Office and www.liacourascenter.com, or by calling Peltz Boxing at 215-765-0922.

Magdaleno (25-0, 18 KOs), a southpaw from Las Vegas, won the world title with a unanimous decision over four-weight world champion Nonito Donaire on Nov. 5, 2016. Last April, he made quick work of Adeilson Dos Santos, stopping the Brazilian contender in the second round. He was scheduled to fight on Nov. 11, but an injury kept him out of action. Magdaleno rested and recovered, looks forward to defending his title.

Magdaleno and Dogboe, however, are not strangers. The two sparred years ago in Las Vegas, with each man claiming to have gotten the better of the sessions.

“I feel like this going to be a very exciting fight. I’m excited to be defending my title for the second time,” Magdaleno said. “All the fans are going to see a great fight from Jessie Magdaleno. I’m going to do things the fans have never seen from me. I have a great undefeated opponent in front of me. Someone’s ‘0’ has got to go, but mine isn’t going anywhere.”

Dogboe (18-0, 12 KOs), a 2012 Olympian from Accra, Ghana, won the interim WBO junior featherweight title on Jan. 6 in Accra, thrilling the hometown fans with a fifth-round TKO of former world title challenger Cesar Juarez. A sweeping left hook knocked Juarez down, and referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight. Dogboe has won four of his last five fights by knockout.

Jennings and Dawejko will battle it out in classic neighborhood battle, the likes of which hasn’t been seen in Philadelphia in decades.

“In my opinion, Dawejko vs. Jennings is the biggest Philly vs. Philly fight in 36 years,” said Hall of Fame promoter J Russell Peltz, president of Peltz Boxing. “I have to go all the way back to 1982 when Jeff Chandler defended his WBA world bantamweight title against former high school classmate Johnny Carter in a nationally televised fight from Pennsylvania Hall at the Civic Center. There have been other outstanding all-Philly fights since then, but they pale in comparison to Dawejko vs. Jennings. Plus, Dawejko beat Jennings in the amateurs, and that’s just one of several subplots in this matchup.”

“I’m very excited for this all-Philly battle, to get the opportunity to put on for my city,” Jennings said. “Hopefully, when this is a success, we’ll be able to bring boxing to the city on an even bigger scale. After I beat Joey Dawejko, I hope to one day fight for, and defend, the heavyweight title in Philadelphia.”

The rivals have come a long way since their amateur days when Dawejko defeated Jennings in Jennings’ third amateur fight.

“The judges said he won, but I really won,” Jennings said.

As for Dawejko, he remembers things differently.

“It was the last fight of my amateur career, and I know he felt he won,” Dawejko said. “I already knew I was turning pro. I didn’t care about the fight, and it was an easy win. If he feels he got hosed in our amateur fight, I’m gonna down that motherfu**er in our pro fight.”

Jennings (22-2, 13 KOs), born in North Philadelphia, didn’t start boxing until December 2008, when he was 24 years old. His amateur career spanned only 17 fights, but he found success rather quickly as a pro. He won his first 19 bouts before challenging heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko on April 25, 2015, at Madison Square Garden. Jennings gave Klitschko one of the toughest tests of his championship reign, ultimately dropping a unanimous decision. Following a seventh-round TKO loss to Luis Ortiz on Dec. 19, 2015, Jennings took a 20-month sabbatical from the ring. He signed with Top Rank and has won two fights in a row. In his last bout, on Feb. 16 in Reno, Nev., Jennings knocked down Akhror Muralimov five times en route to a third-round stoppage.

Dawejko (19-4-4, 11 KOs) is riding a seven-fight unbeaten streak dating back to May 8, 2015, when he lost a unanimous decision to Amir Mansour. He is no stranger to Philadelphia crowds, having fought there 10 times as a pro. In his last bout, on Dec. 1, he beat the previously undefeated Kelvin Nunez via eight-round decision to win the vacant WBC FECARBOX belt.

Hart (23-1, 19 KOs) is a former amateur standout, winning the 2011 National Golden Gloves and U.S. National championships at 165 pounds. A 2012 U.S. Olympic alternate, Hart turned pro in 2012 and won his first 22 bouts prior to challenging Gilberto Ramirez for the WBO super middleweight title on Sept. 22, 2017. He fought valiantly that night, ultimately dropping a close unanimous decision. Hart last fought on the Ramirez-Habib Ahmed undercard on Feb. 3, knocking out Thomas Awimbono in the opening round. Against Nicholson (18-2, 17 KOs), he is facing one of the division’s most fearsome punchers.

Hart is trained by his father, Philadelphia boxing legend Eugene ‘Cyclone’ Hart.

“I’m very excited to fight in front of my hometown people,” Hart said. “My dad will definitely be there, and even more exciting is my daughter, Halo, will be there. She hasn’t been to a fight since 2014, so this night will be extra special.”

Nicholson, a native of Laurel, Md., turned pro in 2013 after going 110-15 in the amateur ranks. Two fights ago, on June 9, 2017, he dropped a hotly contested eight-round split decision to the undefeated Steve Rolls but rebounded with a second-round stoppage of Josue Obando on Aug. 25. Nicholson has 10 first-round knockouts on his ledger and hopes to bring that power to the ring against Hart, the WBO’s top contender.

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[malbaker86]

The same luxuries wouldn’t be afforded to Mikey breh

huh?

y'all two when it comes to Mikey/Easter/Loma/etc always has me

I think Smoke saying...well i don't know what he tryna say but i'm here for the fukkery

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

Crawford goin be on his Thurman shyt...almost an entire year layoff

 

[mr. smoke weed]

Crawford goin be on his Thurman shyt...almost an entire year layoff

Taking 10 months off and going up into a new weight class, coming off an injury? If it was someone not as bad as Horn id say that’s a trap fight.

 

[FaTaL]

Whose spence fighting next?

 

[HeruDat1]

Crawford goin be on his Thurman shyt...almost an entire year layoff

June, Vegas...bornday month. Might make that.

Taking 10 months off and going up into a new weight class, coming off an injury? If it was someone not as bad as Horn id say that’s a trap fight.

Just go ahead and put some respek on Jeff Horn name. He ain't elite but people (not you) doing backflips to tear him down before Crawford beat him. Whether its believed he won the fight, he gave Pacquaio all kind of hell. Then soon as Horn have some success vs Crawford and touch him up, the same ones going to try to devalue and tear down Crawford for it. You don't win fights on paper. The factors you listed are legitimate to the fight itself.

I'm peeping the scene, early.

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

June, Vegas...bornday month. Might make that.



Just go ahead and put some respek on Jeff Horn name. He ain't elite but people (not you) doing backflips to tear him down before Crawford beat him. Whether its believed he won the fight, he gave Pacquaio all kind of hell. Then soon as Horn have some success vs Crawford and touch him up, the same ones going to try to devalue and tear down Crawford for it. You don't win fights on paper. The factors you listed are legitimate to the fight itself.

I'm peeping the scene, early.

I like to take my shots at buds resume

But If/when he beats Horn hell get his credit from me atleast... Horn is a big welter N lots of boxers (not media) but actual Boxers talk up Horn as a tough fight

Now if Bud all night

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

If Bud struggles with Horn's garbage ass (meaning if Horn wins more than 3 or 4 rds, since that's all he won against Pac imo) then I will rightfully shyt on that nikka an enjoy doing so.

It's one thing to struggle against quality fighters, but you can't be struggling with a dude who's signature punch is a fukking headbutt.

for the record I think Crawford decimates the kangaroo fukker, but I'm just saying.

 

[HeruDat1]

I like to take my shots at buds resume

But If/when he beats Horn hell get his credit from me atleast... Horn is a big welter N lots of boxers (not media) but actual Boxers talk up Horn as a tough fight

Now if Bud all night

Yep, most of us laughed at the Pac-Horn announcement and just wrote him off, cash grab for Pac. Pac went through hell in that fight, shyt wasn't easy at all even if you had him winning...he didn't even want to run it back.
Pac was getting handled.

Horn should get smoked on paper, I'm anticipating a good competitive scrap tho. I'm saying...If Crawford dominates/clearly wins, don't devalue Horn, give Crawford his props.

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

If Bud struggles with Horn's garbage ass (meaning if Horn wins more than 3 or 4 rds, since that's all he won against Pac imo) then I will rightfully shyt on that nikka an enjoy doing so.

It's one thing to struggle against quality fighters, but you can't be struggling with a dude who's signature punch is a fukking headbutt.

for the record I think Crawford decimates the kangaroo fukker, but I'm just saying.

I dont even care if its 8-4 7-5...I dont wanna see like the end of the Postol fight...

Act all vs the hank lundys of the world N claim you beat the shyt out at errybody on Twitter but sashay your way with Horn

 

[FreedMind]

Dog, Horn almost got knocked out by a washed ass Pacquiao. Horn was dirty against an old ass undersized fighter, and even then most felt he deserved to lose. Did he even hurt Pac at all??

The only reason he was gifted a belt was because Arum thought that a robbery and a rematch would be enough to goad the Filipino into renewing his contract with TR.

Crawford is going to pick him apart, and I hope all of Australia is a witness to their 'champ' getting exposed as a pure fraud.

 

[Yuzo]

I love seeing hand turning and follow through like that. If Wlad threw his right like that against AJ he would have KOd him. Shane could have KOd Floyd if he threw his right hand like that.

yup.