There is other action involving Beltway Boxers tonight. Embattled Baltimore heavyweight Jed "The Punisher" Phipps is in action at the Connecticut Expo Center in Hartford, CT. Phipps (17-6, 10 KO's) will be facing undefeated prospect Tony Grano of Hebron, CT (9-0-1, eight KO's) in a main event bout.
Phipps has lost three straight including his last outing, a first-round knockout loss to veteran Ralph West on December 7 in Pikesville, MD. By the way, that was the last win West has had. West was knocked out in his next three bouts.
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As always you put a negative with everything.
Did you really have to say that West was KO'd in his next three fights? As if Phipps is a bum!
Hell! Phipps might get lucky and win one!
In all honestly, I hope Phipps wins tonight. But the facts are the facts and if you saw the way Phipps was KO'd that night, you'd understand why it was a little bit on the negative side.
The fact is that Phipps has not lived up to the hoopla that surrounded him in his pro debut. I got a lot of email about Jed when he turned pro.
He has been knocked out by boxers who don't truly have the physical tools he does.
Truly, I hope he can turn it around tonight. It would be great to have another decent heavyweight in the area.
Phipps:
Good punch, no chin, no heart
End of story.
Hell, I'd like him to win too but those are the facts.
Major difference:
Nicklow and Deitrich have heart and solid chins.
How about this fact. Jake didnt Build Jeds record up, Jed fought for Scott Wagnor.
Nicklow and Dietrich both have extreemly solid hearts, and they both have chins, and can fight. Do not compair Jed with Jakes fighers.
Bmore do you know boxing Nicklow as not fought any body but 1 guy with a winning record , Mike was ready to go with Felton hurting him and that fight.
Phipps is an F'ing bum! He just got knocked out and maybe should take a job writing for G Dog on the blog here.
Stick and Move Steve
Anonymous---As you were, Nicklow has fought fighters with winning records, check box rec. He fought and beat DC's own Jason Champion, and beat previously undefeated Matt Bershire who was 8-0. He just desctroyed a very good veteran in Martinus Clay, who has fought some very very tough fighters and just went 7 with Olympian Andre Berto. (check Clay's rap sheet, it has some very impresive fighters on it).
"Mike was ready to go"...common now, this was Mike's first fight back since the life-changing-stabbing over a year ago, and he was only back in the gym 2 months before that fight, and still won, so that says alot about Mike.
Why is this site more like Hating Along The Beltway. I dont hear Bmore hating on DC or VA, and that door is there to open, but we dont go there.
Trust me I know boxing, do your homework bro
I agree with the last post. Nicklow can really fight, Phipps cannot. I' from VA and got nothing but love for DC, MD, and B-More fighters.
Appreiate that last poster. Nicklow is a beast. I was never impressed with Jed, i would like to see him win, but after the last several devastating loss' he should retire.
Hey could you please refrain from calling Jed a bum...he trains hard, has his heart and will into the fight...has wanted to a profesional boxer since he was 12 years old. I'm not sure what his problem is at the moment...only he can work that out...he needs to keep his gloves up for one thing...he still has time to prove himself ...you can call him a bum after YOU get in the ring and try to fight- that alone takes guts...let's see what he does next...maybe he will quit, maybe he will try again... Phipps' mother
I will second the fact any-1 who steps into the ring has brass balls. 90% of the people who are on here talking trash will never ever try to spar some1.
I do think Jed should retire, i thought he should have a couple fights ago, either or his record is what 17-6, no bum 2 me.
This is anonymous from 2-3 posts back. Jed is a nice and humble guy. I am critical of his fighting ability, not him as person. Mama, assuming you really love your son, you should tell him to retire or at least take a very long break to evaluate whether he wants to be a fighter or not.
You can say what you want about Jed's losses, but atleast they were to apponents with solid records and the ability to fight. To compaire Jed to Dietrich is funny, all Dietrich's apponents were either TRUE BUM's, midgets or maybe even drunk in the ring with him. Hell anyone can get a win when you're fighting who Dietrich is fighting, lets see him with a TRUE Fighter. Than you can say what you want about Jed....
WOW now leave Mike out of this. And hey there are no names on Jed's first 8 fighters either so whats your point. Dietrich has nothing to do with this
Hey now alot of people are catching on to what Jake is doing running show's and putting the same bum-ass fighter's on his show's Nicklow, and Mike people are not coming out too those fight's Jake keep it up you are doing a good job building these lackluster fighter's up but your fan's will not be coming out I give you a yr of this and you would n't have 200 people at your show's It's clear that you don't like black kid's on your show and yes am White my self White men can't jump.
of coarse I love my son - he has a lot to be proud of and he has a new baby on the way too. I don't want his 8 yr old daughter to hear or read that her father is a bum...Jed loves the sport of boxing...the whole family has talked to him and everytime he gets into the ring we are quite concerned for him. Jed will have to determine if he should retire or not - the sport is dangerous and with a beautiful wife and daughter and now a new baby you bet he has a lot to think about.
I'm sure it is very hard when you have a dream and it's not working out for you...even George Forman lost a few...mom
BMore, The reason I said a comment about Dietrich is because someone said he can fight and Jed was a bum, so I was just stating the truth about the people that he fights. Jed fights good fighters and that is the truth. So someone can make a comment about him but I can't, I don't think so.
I just read a comment that Jed fought for Scott Wagner. That's not a fact, He fought at Scott's shows as well as Jake's shows, he doesn't have a promoter. I love how people think they know the facts, but they don't and I agree with whoever said that Jake's fighters haven't fought legitimate fighters. So True...
Jed foughtt on like 3 of Jakes shows, and most of his fights in the ballroom. Jed is not signed, and is self managed.
All these VA fighters fight bums too dont single Jake out. Nicklow is fighting tougher fighters every time, Dietrich just came back from a life threatning stabbing.
It is time for Jedd to walk away from boxing. He had a pretty good run.
Move on!
Good Luck!
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