Hunter "The Jewish Dragon" Sundberg controlled a rough bout against Lamar Charlton at the Miami Jai Alai Fronton in Miami, Florida tonight. The junior welterweight fight included takedowns, low blows, and rabbit punches.
Sundberg won a unanimous decision with each of the three judges scoring the contest 40-35. Sundberg, who grew up in nearby Coral Springs, raises his record to 3-0 with one KO. Chartlon is now 1-3-1 with one KO.
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
Foreman Moves Smoothly in Outboxing King
Yuri Foreman won his second fight in a row by outboxing Gundrick King at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, New York earlier tonight. He used fluid movement and a stiff jab to neutralize the shorter southpaw's offense. All three judges awarded Foreman a 60-54 victory.
King, wearing white trunks with black fire on the bottom, did not possess the ability to get inside Foreman's long jab and thus he rarely threw. When he did, it was almost exclusively with his left. He landed three crisp lefts on Foreman's face during the fight, but that was hardly enough to win even a round.
Foreman, wearing black trunks with a yellow Star of David over his left leg, occasionally added a left hook or a straight right to his jab, but it wasn't enough to excite the crowd. An usher wearing a DiBella Entertainment shirt said that Foreman's style was boring, "That's why his fight is the last one of the night, so it will put his fans to sleep."
Foreman has been called Yuri "Boreman" because of a perceived lack of action in his fights. It's an unfair characterization. Yuri glided around the ring with the grace of a dancer doing the lindy hop and without a knee brace on his surgically repaired right leg. His punches, though too infrequent for those who yearn for blood, were picturesque. The fact is, he did only what he needed to do to win the fight, often coming forward as King retreated. He punctuated the contest with a hard lead right in the sixth round.
It was a weird night at Roseland that involved the fire alarm ringing before Foreman's fight. During his match, a Foreman fan pounded on a table up in the balcony in hopes of cheering on her man, but the sound was vaguely reminiscent of the ten second warning, which may have distracted the boxers.
Foreman moves his record to 30-2 with 8 KOs while King tumbles to 18-10 with 11 KOs. After the bout, when commentator Steve Farhood asked Yuri what he got out of this fight, Foreman said it was just another step towards achieving his dream of recapturing a world title.
King, wearing white trunks with black fire on the bottom, did not possess the ability to get inside Foreman's long jab and thus he rarely threw. When he did, it was almost exclusively with his left. He landed three crisp lefts on Foreman's face during the fight, but that was hardly enough to win even a round.
Foreman, wearing black trunks with a yellow Star of David over his left leg, occasionally added a left hook or a straight right to his jab, but it wasn't enough to excite the crowd. An usher wearing a DiBella Entertainment shirt said that Foreman's style was boring, "That's why his fight is the last one of the night, so it will put his fans to sleep."
Foreman has been called Yuri "Boreman" because of a perceived lack of action in his fights. It's an unfair characterization. Yuri glided around the ring with the grace of a dancer doing the lindy hop and without a knee brace on his surgically repaired right leg. His punches, though too infrequent for those who yearn for blood, were picturesque. The fact is, he did only what he needed to do to win the fight, often coming forward as King retreated. He punctuated the contest with a hard lead right in the sixth round.
It was a weird night at Roseland that involved the fire alarm ringing before Foreman's fight. During his match, a Foreman fan pounded on a table up in the balcony in hopes of cheering on her man, but the sound was vaguely reminiscent of the ten second warning, which may have distracted the boxers.
Foreman moves his record to 30-2 with 8 KOs while King tumbles to 18-10 with 11 KOs. After the bout, when commentator Steve Farhood asked Yuri what he got out of this fight, Foreman said it was just another step towards achieving his dream of recapturing a world title.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Isaac Chilemba vs. Tony Bellew
March 30, 2013
Echo Arena
Liverpool, England
Chilemba: red and gold trunks
Bellew blue and silver trunks
Echo Arena
Liverpool, England
Chilemba: red and gold trunks
Bellew blue and silver trunks
Monday, April 1, 2013
Chilemba-Bellew Post Fight
Isaac Chilemba and Tony Bellew fought to a disputed draw Saturday night at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. In the aftermath, both fighters have expressed interest in a rematch. Chilemba wrote to Bellew on Twitter, "Don't wait too long for the rematch, [the] world might think you're scared." Bellew responded, "[I'll] do it straight away. The next available bill! The sooner the better!" Isaac wrote back, "Let's do it[.] I'm ready and waiting."
At the post-fight press conference, Chilemba's trainer, Buddy McGirt, revealed that Isaac was suffering from the flu and had trouble breathing the day of the fight. McGirt also addressed Bellew's claim that Chilemba's trainer told him that he thought Bellew had won the fight. McGirt called it a misunderstanding.
Looking tired and ill, Chilemba reiterated his belief that he won the fight and said that this was the most disappointing decision of his career. He also stated that he doesn't want the rematch to take place in the United Kingdom.
Here is the video of the press conference:
At the post-fight press conference, Chilemba's trainer, Buddy McGirt, revealed that Isaac was suffering from the flu and had trouble breathing the day of the fight. McGirt also addressed Bellew's claim that Chilemba's trainer told him that he thought Bellew had won the fight. McGirt called it a misunderstanding.
Looking tired and ill, Chilemba reiterated his belief that he won the fight and said that this was the most disappointing decision of his career. He also stated that he doesn't want the rematch to take place in the United Kingdom.
Here is the video of the press conference:
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