The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
So, James DeGale says he will fight GGG at 160 huh?
what
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can't help but every time I see dude's name I'm thinking about Charles de Gaulle
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Blackwell Wakes From Coma After Having Part Of Skull Removed
By Elliot Foster
Nick Blackwell has regained consciousness after doctors told his family he might never wake up after an ill-advised sparring session.
The former British middleweight champion, who was put into an induced coma in March after collapsing following a defeat at the hands of Chris Eubank Jr., was forced to give up boxing in the wake of that incident.
But Trowbridge man Blackwell didn’t heed the warning and stepped into the ring for a four-round sparring session in November. He was taken ill and forced back into hospital where he was put into another coma.
After the first incident, the 26-year-old made a full recovery and although he was forced out of the ring as a fighter, the British Boxing Board of Control gave him a trainer’s licence, enabling him to train fighters and work in the corner with his own former trainer Gary Lockett among others.
This time, though, the outlook was much more bleak. His family were told that he may not wake up and if he did there was a good chance he would be paralysed.
Doctors removed part of his skull to relieve the pressure from a brain bleed after the sparring session and it was revealed on Thursday night that he had defied the odds once more.
"A few days ago we had the Christmas miracle we've been wanting so badly to happen,” his friend Chantelle Spong wrote on Facebook.
"We walked into the hospital expecting to see Nick staring blankly at us but instead he was watching telly and really trying to get words out to talk to people now that his breathing ventilator has been taken out completely.
"He looks just like himself again and is very smiley.
"We knew he could hear us talking to him when he was asleep and this is the one thing we kept saying - 'just wake up before Christmas'.
"He's still got a very long way to go to recover to his full potential but we know he will do it."
Blackwell sparred with Hasan Karkardi on that fateful day and the fighter and his trainer, Liam Wilkins, have been suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control.
"We don't know what was going through Nick's mind at the time,” Spong continued, “but we do know boxing was Nick's life and full-time job for 10 years.
"It was all he ever knew and it got ripped away from him. If Nick thought for one second that he didn't feel 100 per cent, we know in our hearts he would of never stepped foot in that ring to spar.
"His family and friends are his world and we know he never wanted us to go through this again but he genuinely thought he was at full health."
The news of Blackwell waking up from his coma comes just hours after former foe Chris Eubank Jr. described his decision to step back in the ring as “madness.”
Further details regarding Blackwell’s recovery will be revealed in due course.
- See more at: Blackwell Wakes From Coma After Having Part Of Skull Removed - Boxing News
Amare's Right Hook
Southeast World Champion
HARLEM AL
Your broad loves me.....
Y'all heard this shyt
nikka gives no fukks about his fellow Brooklyknight :
nikka gives no fukks about his fellow Brooklyknight :
Amare's Right Hook
Southeast World Champion
El Terrible
Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
How he used that punch to neutralize Manny in their first fightEl Terrible
When talking about boxer’s signature punches, his mastery and effectiveness with that right to the body has to be mentioned. The motion was wonderful. So many times his opponent threw their hands up to block a right to the dome piece when he wound that one up.
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
edit: too painful to wtch
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The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
How he used that punch to neutralize Manny in their first fight
When talking about boxer’s signature punches, his mastery and effectiveness with that right to the body has to be mentioned. The motion was wonderful. So many times his opponent threw their hands up to block a right to the dome piece when he wound that one up.
@MIAlien don't they already have a date?
Not according to team koalev.
CHRIS ALGIERI TO JOIN DANNY JACOBS CAMP AS NUTRITIONIST
PHOTO BY: NAOKI FUKUDA
22
DEC
BY MITCH ABRAMSON
Danny Jacobs is likely going to be guzzling a lot of avocados and smoothies as he preps for Gennady Golovkin on March 18 at Madison Square Garden.
RingTV.com has learned that Jacobs has added former titleholder Chris Algieri to his camp as a full-time nutritionist to help in making weight and also in the mental aspects of preparing to face Golovkin over a 10-week camp. Algieri has a Master’s degree in clinical nutrition and often posts videos of his favorite recipes to social media, which have in the past included avocados and smoothies.
Algieri, who will accompany Jacobs for the full duration of his training camp, will be tasked with cooking his meals and helping to make sure he is eating properly and on target to make weight for the middleweight fight for Golovkin’s WBA/WBC/IBF titles on HBO PPV. Algieri will not be in the corner on March 18. Algieri also plans to serve in a similar role in former two-division champion Paulie Malignaggi’s upcoming fight.
“We felt it was a good idea to bring Chris on board because of his knowledge of nutrition and because of his experience at the highest levels of the sport,” Keith Connolly, an advisor to Jacobs, told RingTV.com on Thursday. “We think Chris will be a valuable addition to the team. He knows what it’s like to prepare for big fights and will also be able to help with the psychological aspects, as well.”
Jacobs, who holds a secondary title, is regarded as a big middleweight and making weight for him is usually a struggle. Algieri is noted for his tip-top conditioning and his expertise on nutrition, though he did have trouble making weight in his bout with Manny Pacquiao in 2014, weighing under the catch-weight limit of 144 pounds on his second try. He said he miscalculated by eating a meal before the initial weigh-in and returned just an hour later to safely weigh-in.
But Algieri (21-3, 8 knockouts) is lauded for his training and eating habits and also his toughness in the ring. Algieri works as an Athletic Performance Nutrition Coach for Stony Brook University, where he graduated from with a Bachelor’s degree in health care science in 2007. Algieri listed on his bio that he is also a “Certified Sports Nutritionist by The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) and a Fitness Nutrition Coach through the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA).”
“I have dedicated my life to the study of the human body and what makes a person feel and perform better,” he wrote on his linkedin.com profile. “I have trained with and formulated diet & exercise programs for athletes from a number of disciplines including boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, MMA, swimming, football, hockey, track and basketball.”
Algieri won a 140-pound title in 2014, upsetting Ruslan Provodnikov after rising from a pair of first-round knockdowns. He recently took on Errol Spence Jr. in April and was surprisingly stopped in the fifth round, heralding Spence as one of the top talents in the sport. Algieri has not fought since. Now, he will have another challenge in preparing Jacobs for the biggest test of his career
This is really dope.
I think he can really be successful in this role, he just has a really tough first time assignment.
I can see JDJ hollaring at him for the Ward-KKK rematch
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Kov is gonna dump JDJ breh. Im happy for Algeri i think he'll do better at this than actually boxing.
GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
Dan Rafael chat 12/23:
- Best division in boxing? Welterweight.
- Joe Smith was a strong consideration for FOTY.
- Likes the idea of Smith vs. Monaghan next.
- Prime Matthysse vs. Spence? If Garcia could outbox him, Errol would run him out of the ring.
- Has no issue with the WBO moving Canelo ahead of Khurtsidze as a mandatory. One they followed their rules properly, two it is a business and Canelo is better business, and three Canelo's resume is better than Khurtsidze's.
- Jacobs team did him a disservice having him fight Pirog when he did. He wasn't ready professionally and personally was in a very bad place. Does not put much thought into how that fight turned out.
- Loeffler wants Chocolatito and Usyk on the GGG-Jacobs undercard.
- Expects that the PPV numbers for GGG-Jacobs will be a little better than vs. Lemieux, and the gate will be a lot bigger.
- Will BJS fight Canelo? Doubts it.
- Does not think people are writing Wlad off vs. Joshua.
- Wlad is a top 10-12 all-time HW. He certainly could move up higher if he has more big wins.
- Suspects Povetkin has been dirty his entire career, including when he won Olympic gold.
- Brook vs. Spence or Khan? Khan, because it is a bigger event.
- Garcia vs. Thurman will be at Barclay's.
- Who has breakout years in 2017? Spence and Valdez.
- Morales vs. JMM at 126? One of the fights he most wishes would have happened. JMM wins, but could see more than one rematch.
- Thought Usyk's performance was disappointing in general, but at least he got the KO.
- Zero chance of GGG fighting on Canelo's undercard like Hopkins did with ODH. Not enough money to make it happen and Hopkins was not a big attraction, GGG is a bigger attraction now then Bernard ever was.
- Would like to see Barrera vs. Pascal.
- Thoughts on Hopkins defeat? Boxing is unforgiving. Most great fighters end their career with a loss, often with a KO loss.
- Does he regret recommending Smith as an opponent to Hopkins? Not at all, that was the right fight for the type of opponent Hopkins was looking for.
- The other fighter he suggested Hopkins fight was Monaghan.
- Had Smith ahead 67-66 at the time of the stoppage.
- Buy or Sell that Fury fights in 2017? Guesses he will fight.
- It is clear that Canelo will not fight in February and will wait until May. Opponent still TBD.
- Schaefer is talking with Haymon about making Rios vs. Ortiz, but it is not a done deal.
- The Wilder vs. Wawrzyk fight is what it is. Look down the list of WBC ranked fighters who are available, there isn't anyone any better.
- Quigley looked good last week and is getting better.
- Hughie Fury is an okay prospect. Would heavily favor Parker if they ever fought.
- Rob Brant is a very good prospect.
- Arum is confident that Lomachenko vs. Salido 2 gets done. All that needs to happen is for HBO to commit a date and money to the fight.
- Asked Peter Nelson why HBO is aligning themselves with the Cotto-Kirkland fight and he declined to comment.
- Worse loss to end a career, Hopkins or SRL? SRL was a calf injury, Hopkins got blasted out. So Hopkins.
- Has no issues with Easter vs. Cruz. He is going home, it is his first defense, and it is on Bounce which doesn't give a huge budget.
- The WBC is figuring what is next for Stiverne. Likely it will be an eliminator to become the mandatory for Wilder.
- Shawn Porter should be fighting again in the next few months. A fight he would like to see is Porter vs. Berto.
- Jarell Miller is in talks to fight Joseph Parker on April 8.
- Is Lara serious about all the names he drops? He is fighting Foreman next, that says it all.
- Probably no news on what is next for Pacquiao for another month or two.
- Azumah Nelson vs. MAB at 126? That would be a great one, Azumah was a bad man.
- Showtime is making good fights, but HBO is better at marketing fights and fighters.
- Best division in boxing? Welterweight.
- Joe Smith was a strong consideration for FOTY.
- Likes the idea of Smith vs. Monaghan next.
- Prime Matthysse vs. Spence? If Garcia could outbox him, Errol would run him out of the ring.
- Has no issue with the WBO moving Canelo ahead of Khurtsidze as a mandatory. One they followed their rules properly, two it is a business and Canelo is better business, and three Canelo's resume is better than Khurtsidze's.
- Jacobs team did him a disservice having him fight Pirog when he did. He wasn't ready professionally and personally was in a very bad place. Does not put much thought into how that fight turned out.
- Loeffler wants Chocolatito and Usyk on the GGG-Jacobs undercard.
- Expects that the PPV numbers for GGG-Jacobs will be a little better than vs. Lemieux, and the gate will be a lot bigger.
- Will BJS fight Canelo? Doubts it.
- Does not think people are writing Wlad off vs. Joshua.
- Wlad is a top 10-12 all-time HW. He certainly could move up higher if he has more big wins.
- Suspects Povetkin has been dirty his entire career, including when he won Olympic gold.
- Brook vs. Spence or Khan? Khan, because it is a bigger event.
- Garcia vs. Thurman will be at Barclay's.
- Who has breakout years in 2017? Spence and Valdez.
- Morales vs. JMM at 126? One of the fights he most wishes would have happened. JMM wins, but could see more than one rematch.
- Thought Usyk's performance was disappointing in general, but at least he got the KO.
- Zero chance of GGG fighting on Canelo's undercard like Hopkins did with ODH. Not enough money to make it happen and Hopkins was not a big attraction, GGG is a bigger attraction now then Bernard ever was.
- Would like to see Barrera vs. Pascal.
- Thoughts on Hopkins defeat? Boxing is unforgiving. Most great fighters end their career with a loss, often with a KO loss.
- Does he regret recommending Smith as an opponent to Hopkins? Not at all, that was the right fight for the type of opponent Hopkins was looking for.
- The other fighter he suggested Hopkins fight was Monaghan.
- Had Smith ahead 67-66 at the time of the stoppage.
- Buy or Sell that Fury fights in 2017? Guesses he will fight.
- It is clear that Canelo will not fight in February and will wait until May. Opponent still TBD.
- Schaefer is talking with Haymon about making Rios vs. Ortiz, but it is not a done deal.
- The Wilder vs. Wawrzyk fight is what it is. Look down the list of WBC ranked fighters who are available, there isn't anyone any better.
- Quigley looked good last week and is getting better.
- Hughie Fury is an okay prospect. Would heavily favor Parker if they ever fought.
- Rob Brant is a very good prospect.
- Arum is confident that Lomachenko vs. Salido 2 gets done. All that needs to happen is for HBO to commit a date and money to the fight.
- Asked Peter Nelson why HBO is aligning themselves with the Cotto-Kirkland fight and he declined to comment.
- Worse loss to end a career, Hopkins or SRL? SRL was a calf injury, Hopkins got blasted out. So Hopkins.
- Has no issues with Easter vs. Cruz. He is going home, it is his first defense, and it is on Bounce which doesn't give a huge budget.
- The WBC is figuring what is next for Stiverne. Likely it will be an eliminator to become the mandatory for Wilder.
- Shawn Porter should be fighting again in the next few months. A fight he would like to see is Porter vs. Berto.
- Jarell Miller is in talks to fight Joseph Parker on April 8.
- Is Lara serious about all the names he drops? He is fighting Foreman next, that says it all.
- Probably no news on what is next for Pacquiao for another month or two.
- Azumah Nelson vs. MAB at 126? That would be a great one, Azumah was a bad man.
- Showtime is making good fights, but HBO is better at marketing fights and fighters.
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GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
Been meaning to comment on that article all day. I think that is a great career move for Algieri. Dude knows how to fight and what it takes to make weight in camp, with his educational background, he could niche out a career for decades doing that.