Essential The Official Boxing Random Thoughts Thread...All boxing heads ENTER.

[theflyest]

One thing in Tanks favour over the other two is that he knocks a lot of opponents out aka one punch power.

That always brings a lot of people along for the ride, always has.

*Not saying the other two aren’t elite, but it’s a lot easier to promote a knock out artist.

Well of course

he has a more fan friendly style

I wasn’t comparing them, just saying they would be bigger on Mayweather promotion imo

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

The same Tim Bradley nikkas that claimed Tank was ducking N needed to fight on DAZN… is the Same Tim Bradley nikkas that said it was reasonable for Tevin Farmer not to accept 3 TIMES HIS CAREER HIGH PAYDAY to fight Tank… is the same Tim Bradley nikkas who think TR could’ve made Tank a star even tho they’ve failed over N over again to do just that.

TR had THE “Top P4P” fighter in the world w ESPN & Boxing Media dikk riding couldn’t sell a PPV can’t sell outside of Nebraska … but somehow Bob would’ve steered Tank into A hood superstar

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

Tank Davis has more PPVs Sold than … Bud Crawford…Loma… Teo … Jose Ramirez… Valdez…Beterbeiv…Joe Smith COMBINED

“Bu Bu Bu BuT t0p RaNk c0uLd 3aSiLy PuLl iT 0fF… y0u KaNt B3 0bJ3cTiV3”

 

[reservoirdogs]

Seems like I hurt some feelings
You gassing up Mayweather Promotions over one fighter, have at it

I've been called both the hater and the stan of all these promotional outfits on different twitter threads and here over the years, depending on the topic and the ruling bias in the thread/community. Here on the Coli Top Rank is the main villain, in some other places it's PBC or Hearn, etc... but it's common that when I point out bias I get called a fan of the hated on promotion, nothing new, really.

 

[reservoirdogs]

Bob Yalen Resigns As CEO Of MTK Global

Bob Yalen Resigns As CEO Of MTK Global

BY JAKE DONOVAN
Published Tue Apr 19, 2022, 08:15 AM EDT
A key figure in the rebranding of a global managerial outfit has decided to part ways with the company.

International Boxing Hall of Fame-elected Bob Yalen announced his resignation as CEO of MTK Global. The announcement comes in the wake of a growing scandal surrounding company co-founder Daniel Kinahan, who was named by the U.S. government and the High Court of Ireland before them as continuing to play an integral role in the Kinahan Organized Crime Group (KOCG).

"We regret to announce that Bob Yalen has today stepped down as CEO of MTK Global for personal reasons," MTK Global revealed Tuesday in a press statement. "We would like to thank him for all of his efforts on behalf of the business and his leadership of our team."

Yalen joined the managerial conglomerate in 2018, serving as president of the company beginning October 2018—roughly one year after the company changed its name from MGM (Macklins Gym Marbella—named after co-founder and former middleweight title challenger Matthew Macklin) as part of a rebranding process. The move to MTK came after Yalen made his mark in the sport as a television executive with ABC Sports and ESPN, while having also produced the boxing coverage for NBC Sports during the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.

The longtime industry executive has also acted as a consultant for Showtime, CBS Sports and Fox Sports, is a six-time Sports Emmy winner and long regarded as a leading boxing historian. His body of work was well represented by Hall-of-Fame electors during the 2021 voting season, with Yalen to gain enshrinement in June.

MTK announced Yalen as its new CEO in June 2020, replacing company owner Sandra Vaughan—who purchased MTK from Macklin in 2017— during what was described at the time as a 'transitional phase in the business.' The move came during the last round of consistently negative press surrounding the company, on the heels of lineal/WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury—the centerpiece attraction of MTK Global. Fury publicly confirmed in a viral video that Kinahan served as his adviser and who inform allegedly finalized a deal for an undisputed heavyweight championship showdown with then-WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO titlist Anthony Joshua.

Less than two years later, Yalen has opted to move on to the next phase of his Hall of Fame career.

"I am incredibly proud of the success of MTK Global and I feel privileged to have served as President and CEO since 2018," Yalen said in the company statement. “However, the pressure of the last few weeks has been particularly intense.

"I need to consider the impact on myself and my family. So after four years leading MTK, I think it's time for me to step aside to take on new challenges."

The move comes just five days after MTK released a statement insisting that the company "parted ways with Mr Kinahan in February 2017. He has had no interest in the business since then, and will have no future involvement with us."

The claim was made in the wake of the U.S. Department of Treasury issuing sanctions on Kinahan and six other individuals named as key figures of the KOGC, complete with a reward of up to $5,000,000 for information leading to the financial disruption of the crime group, or the arrest and/or conviction of Kinahan, father Christy Kinahan Sr. and brother Christy Jr.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox

Incredible that it really took the US government bounty to start this domino, all these guys who did business with Kinahan already knew what's he about and now they act surprised. They didn't give a fukk when the Irish government warned about him.

 

[patscorpio]

Bob Yalen Resigns As CEO Of MTK Global



Incredible that it really took the US government bounty to start this domino, all these guys who did business with Kinahan already knew what's he about and now they act surprised. They didn't give a fukk when the Irish government warned about him.

youve been on this from the beginning

 

[reservoirdogs]

youve been on this from the beginning

Boxing was always a shady place but I guess it was too much that one of the biggest management in 2022 is this mob, using the sport to launder money

 

[reservoirdogs]

Who did this

 

[patscorpio]

BEST I FACED: RAZOR RUDDOCK

PHOTO BY THE RING/ GETTY IMAGES
19
APR

BY ANSON WAINWRIGHT
Big-punching heavyweight contender Donovan “Razor” Ruddock was a serious player in boxing’s glamor division in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

Ruddock was born in St. Catherine, Jamaica, the middle child of five, on December 21, 1963.

“Growing up in Jamaica is different – it’s a paradise, it’s beautiful,” Ruddock told The Ring. “I used to fight a lot in school. I was the baddest in my neighborhood.”

His parents wanted more for their children. Ruddock’s mother moved to Canada to live with her sister and work as a dressmaker, and his father, who was a barber, a butcher and also dabbled in boxing, looked after the children back in the Caribbean. The family was split for three years before his parents had saved enough money to reunite in 1975.

When they moved to Canada, Ruddock attended J.R. Wilcox community school, Emery Collegiate Institute and Westview Centennial Secondary School, but a few issues led to him turning to boxing at 15.

“It was so different; it was a culture shock,” he said. “In Jamaica, there are a lot of colored people. I brought the attitude to Canada and was fighting with all the kids.

“My friend said, ‘Donovan, why don’t you go do boxing?’ I was getting too rough with the kids in school. I said, ‘You’re smart’ and went from there.”

Although Ruddock didn’t have an extensive amateur career, he did win a Canadian national title, the Golden Gloves in Canada and the AAU in America.

Interestingly, as a teenager, he edged past future undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis at the Ontario Junior Boxing Championships in March 1980.

“I wasn’t supposed to beat him, but I knew I was going to win,” said Ruddock, who claimed a 3:2 decision at 165 pounds. “We didn’t get a lot of attention. It was amateur and we were young.”

After going 17-1 in the unpaid ranks, Ruddock turned professional in March 1982. He went 9-0-1, but then lost his unbeaten record to David Jaco when his corner retired him due to breathing problems that also threatened his career.

“I had an asthma attack and the doctor stopped the fight,” Ruddock explained. “The doctor told me I couldn’t fight anymore because I had exercise-induced asthma. When you start to exercise it appears.

“I tried to get a job driving a truck, but after a while, I realized they had this new medication, Ventolin, that can help you. I resumed my career and started to use Ventolin before every fight. It gave me a two-hour window – [where I could] count my punches, not throw too many [that could lead to me having] an asthma attack.”

Following a 10-month hiatus, Ruddock resumed his career with great success. He notably beat former heavyweight titlists Mike Weaver (SD 10) and Bonecrusher Smith (KO 7) over the next couple of years and became a top contender.

“When I fought Mike Weaver, I knew I could not knock him out,” said Ruddock, who won a 10-round split decision. “In the fourth round, he dropped his shoulder like he was going to the body and then he came over the top with a left hook. I held on and recovered and went on to win the fight.”

Ruddock had been scheduled to face then-undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in November 1989, but the fight was canceled.

“I was looking forward to that fight with Mike Tyson in Edmonton, (Canada),” Ruddock said. “I was training, I was in good condition, and Mike Tyson said he wasn’t going to tackle with me at that time. [He] went and fought Buster Douglas in Tokyo, but ran into a brick wall down there.

“I had to fight the leftovers, the nobody wants, the more dangerous fighters. If no one fights them, they call me in. I’m what they call, ‘a closer.'”

Ruddock blasted out former world titleholder MIchael Dokes. Photo by The Ring Magazine/ Getty Images

Ruddock stopped another former titleholder Michael Dokes (TKO 4) in spectacular fashion. He was still unable to secure a title shot, but did face a comebacking Tyson in March 1991.

“It was an experience fighting Mike Tyson the first time,” he said. “When you walk in the ring it’s like going into hell and seeing the devil (Laughs).

“I knew that the odds were against me. He had Don King, the ref (Richard Steele), he had everyone there. Tyson’s strength was stopping you on the ropes and beating the crap out of you. I realized I’m going to have to outsmart him. Every time he came too close to me, I made a move back, so I don’t give him a target. I don’t stay in one place, I move all over the place.

“What he did, he stepped on my toe and hit me and they called it a knockdown. I waved at Richard Steele, I had my hands up, Richard Steele turned his back on me, grabbed Tyson and waved the fight off [in Round 7]. He didn’t want to see me wave my hands.”

Due to the controversial nature of the stoppage both teams agreed to a direct rematch three months later.

“We didn’t get clarity in the [first] fight,” said Ruddock in relation to accepting the rematch. “[Tyson] was devastating, he was knocking everyone out in the first round, and because I stood up, people respected me.

“The second fight, I bust his eardrum and he still came at me. He broke my jaw and we still went 12 rounds. We never really clarified that much, so I think we want to do it a third time.”

Ruddock blasts Mike Tyson with “the smash” in their 1991 rematch. Photo by The Ring Magazine/ Getty Images

Despite the defeats Ruddock, who made career high paydays against Tyson, had cemented his position in the division. He returned with wins over former WBA heavyweight titleholder Greg Page (RTD 8) and rising contender Phil Jackson (KO 4).

Those victories saw Ruddock lined up to meet childhood rival Lennox Lewis in a de facto WBC eliminator. The winner would fight for the undisputed title, which was set to be decided between then-champion Evander Holyfield and Riddikk Bowe.

“I decided to take a vacation in Puerto Rico with my family. They called me in the middle of my vacation and asked me if I wanted to fight Lennox Lewis,” recalled Ruddock, who was stopped in two rounds. “I said, ‘No.’ I wasn’t ready for this because I’m trying to relax. My brother said, ‘It’s a $2 million dollar fight.’ We don’t get $2 million, at that time, so rapidly from anyone.

“So we went into training. I was number one in the world and they wanted to get that position. They decided to sweeten the path. They put me on a concord to take me to London and paid me a lot of money.

“I knew I could have beat Lennox. I used to spar with him every week. I knew I could go over there and deal with him, but it didn’t work out that way. There’s reasons I don’t want to discuss.”

After some time off, Ruddock returned with a lower-level win before meeting fellow gunslinger Tommy Morrison in June 1995.

“I was off a year after the Lewis fight,” said Ruddock. “I had to analyze that fight to see what went wrong because I’m beating up this kid in the gym all the time.

“You can’t take nothing from away Tommy. He’s very strong, his punches are very strong, he hit hard. He reminds me of Tyson; similar style and power as Tyson. I put him down with an uppercut and went in too fast to finish him. I went in carelessly and got clipped. That’s the way it is – he caught me with a good left hook.”

Ruddock beat several lesser-known fighters before drifting away from boxing in the early 2000s. He returned almost 15 years later and still has aspirations of fighting again.

“I am not finished,” argued Ruddock. “It’s not a young man’s game. It’s an experienced man’s game. It’s a well-trained man’s game. There’s no young man on the planet who can stay with me. People will say, ‘No.’ It’s OK, I will show them.”

Ruddock, now 58, is married and lives in Toronto. He has seven children and four grandchildren. During his time away from boxing, he invented a garbage compactor.

The former No. 1 contender graciously took time to speak to The Ring about the best he faced in 10 key categories.

BEST JAB
Lennox Lewis: Lewis’ variation of the jab was disruptive because it was forceful and maintained distance. Usually a jab doesn’t have much force. However, with Lewis, his jab was very fast and powerful.

BEST DEFENSE
Michael Dokes: Even though we only went four rounds, his defense was impeccable. [He was] extremely slippery, feinting the entire fight without a hiccup. He was constantly moving his head, making it difficult to connect. Very good at escaping punches and responding with combinations.

FASTEST HANDS
Dokes: His hands were quick and he was exceedingly experienced. He had lightning speed that you would not see coming. At the end of Round 2 he stunned me with his sharp left hook and I knew I had to keep my cool because he was going to keep coming at me. There is a reason his nickname was “Dynamite”.

BEST FOOTWORK
Greg Page: He sprouted from Muhammad Ali’s backyard (Louisville, Kentucky) and sparred with the icon on a regular basis. Imagine fighting a younger Ali. He was exceptionally light on his feet and knew how to work the ring. Page would be moving constantly but instead of jumping around like Dokes, Page would glide. He did a great job at controlling the space.

SMARTEST
Mike Weaver: He has explosive brute force with his punches but he doesn’t neglect his defense. I remember he was labeled a slow starter, but I think he was just studying his opponent. When we fought, I could feel him studying my movement and adjusting for the following round. He was always thinking three-four moves ahead. After he deceived me with that deceptive shoulder drop, I was not going to allow him to bait me. Instead of brawling and looking for a knockout, I decided to maintain distance by being quick on my feet and outpointing him.

STRONGEST
James “Bonecrusher” Smith: At the weigh in, I tried to feel his strength. I leaned on him and it was like leaning on a wall. He was fukking unbelievably strong. He was terrifying and embodied what it meant to be a slugger. Bonecrusher would punch through you. I tell you, when he punched me it felt like an earthquake. Every inch of your body felt that power.

BEST CHIN
Mike Tyson: I consider myself a hard puncher. I hit this man with some haymakers and he shook it off, like, ‘Is that all you got?’ They called him “Iron” Mike Tyson, and that was not a joke. He was iron-chinned. I ruptured his ear-drum and he still came back.

BEST PUNCHER
Tyson: Tommy Morrison had a very good left hook; he caught me and dropped me. Lennox is a strong puncher. Weaver’s punch was a single-punch that would be a devastating knockout. Tyson’s punch was a series of powerful punches, like a submachine gun looking to annihilate you. Tyson has a punch to remember.

BEST BOXING SKILLS
Page: He was so crafty because he came from the Muhammad Ali camp. He was very slippery. He had good skills; he was champion of the world. I would have him on the ropes and his hand and footspeed would work in tandem to comfortably dodge a wave of punches and dance away. He would then continue to dance around the ring. Page was a superior fighter with a remarkable uppercut that tagged me several times. It was an all-out war between us from beginning to end. When I landed, he would absorb the blow and just continued to move his head despite the punishment. He just kept bouncing around exhausting my energy as I threw power punches. He had great stamina with a lot of heart. It was remarkable.

BEST OVERALL
Tyson: I’d have to go with Tyson. He’s very good at his job. There’s different levels to boxing and Mike Tyson fluctuated in levels. When he’s training and [switched] on, it’s hard to beat him. I shared a ring with him for 19 rounds. Tyson had good defense – he was always slipping punches and had great head movement. He made it difficult to land power shots as he was maneuvering inside. At the same time, he applying constant pressure, not giving you any time to recover or breathe. Tyson was also quick but had unbelievable power for his size. He also had good timing and coordination, where he was throwing punches from all angles. You never knew what to expect and when he connected you felt the damage. He broke my jaw in the second round [of the second fight]. He had that killer instinct. When he went in the ring, you knew he had the desire to try to kill you and not hurt you. When he said, “If Razor Ruddock doesn’t die, it doesn’t count,” he meant that.

this was a good one

 

[patscorpio]

 

[patscorpio]

 

[patscorpio]

 

[FreedMind]

To be expected coming off fighting Saunders, Plant, Bivol, and Golovkin.

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

Tank Davis has more PPVs Sold than … Bud Crawford…Loma… Teo … Jose Ramirez… Valdez…Beterbeiv…Joe Smith COMBINED

“Bu Bu Bu BuT t0p RaNk c0uLd 3aSiLy PuLl iT 0fF… y0u KaNt B3 0bJ3cTiV3”

Facts

Top Rank couldn't even make Loma a bigger star then GGG or even paid more even tho they both came out around the same type with the same HBO hype. Yet euro twitter always acts like Loma is some international big money fight like he Pac. Hell even with Bud, dude literally just had his most significant fight just last year.

There's no way TR would have made Tank into the attraction he is today. Nah, I seen them fumble too many times with guys with better head starts then Tank. They pretty much killed all the buzz Inoue had too. nikka has to fight Donaire again in order to be relevant and they barely hyping that up.

None of these promoters are perfect and they all have flaws, but that's a glaring one for TR, just like PBC's inactivtiy for their roster and the inability to build up compelling B sides is a glaring flaw for them.

and we all know DAZN can't make a big in house fight to save their life.

 

[patscorpio]

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Former Business Partner of Mike Tyson and CEO of Iron Mike Productions Launches ProBox TV in Partnership with Roy Jones Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Antonio Tarver, and Paulie Malignaggi


All-boxing streaming platform now available at www.ProBoxTV.com, on the RokuⒸ platform, and in app stores worldwide

TAMPA, Fla., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ProBox TV ("ProBox" or the "Company") launched today as the first and only global sports streaming and media company dedicated exclusively to the sport of professional boxing. ProBox is founded by Garry Jonas—who previously was the founder and CEO of Iron Mike Productions working alongside Mike Tyson—in partnership with the legendary Roy Jones Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Antonio Tarver, and Paulie Malignaggi. ProBox's mission is to deliver real boxing fans an improved experience when watching and following the sport—all for a nominal monthly fee of $1.99.


"The sport of boxing in its current state is underachieving, as witnessed by the decline of the sport's audience and comparative popularity of the UFC," said Jonas. "Our goal is to deliver boxing fans what they want, which is better content and pricing. Fans have been without a 'boxing channel' that is 100% dedicated to the sport and ensures consistent high-quality content. With the introduction of ProBox, we are demonstrating our dedication to solving these issues on an unprecedented global scale."

Through the ProBox app and website (www.ProBoxTV.com), subscribers can stream evenly matched and high-action, live boxing events and access a wide range of premium supporting content. ProBox's live content menu will initially include a Future Stars (or prospects) and a Contenders series, as well as one-off premiere and championship-level events. ProBox's supporting content library will initially offer podcasts, news and talk shows, as well as ProBox Originals, which will include behind the scenes and 'in the gym' content, plus documentaries and other productions developed in-house at ProBox's studios in Tampa, Florida. All ProBox's live and supporting content will feature commentary from the Company's founders: Roy Jones, Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Antonio Tarver, and Paulie Malignaggi.

"Real boxing fans gotta check out ProBox," said former world champion Roy Jones Jr. "Our events feature top, high-action prospects and contenders from around the world that actually FIGHT. With me, Juan, Tarver, and Paulie all ringside calling the action, and then taking fans behind the scenes, subscribers of ProBox can expect a whole new experience watching and following the sport."

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"We are dedicated to the best interests of the fans, so our philosophy with quality control is simple: only good fighters in great fights," added Jonas. "Runners, holders, and strictly low-volume punchers are not welcome at ProBox. We demand evenly-matched action fights, and we insist on offering this high-quality content to boxing's millions of fans around the world for a nominal monthly price that is affordable to all."

The ProBox app is available worldwide in all major app stores across all major devices, as well as on the RokuⒸ platform. Please visit www.ProBoxTV.com for more information, or follow us on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Reddit.

ABOUT PROBOX TV
ProBox TV is the first and only global sports streaming and media company dedicated exclusively to the sport of professional boxing. Founded by former CEO of Iron Mike Productions Garry Jonas in partnership with the legendary Roy Jones Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Antonio Tarver, and Paulie Malignaggi, ProBox TV's mission is to deliver real boxing fans an improved experience when watching and following the sport—all for a nominal monthly fee of $1.99. Download the ProBox TV app or visit www.ProBoxTV.com to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Reddit.