In an interesting update, the March 15 bout between undefeated Juan Carlos Robles and Rob Calloway in Allentown, PA will now be a 10-round contest for Calloway's WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight title.
A couple of Beltway Boxers were also on last Friday's card in Dover, DE. Baltimore lightweight Derrell Martin won a four-round unanimous decision over Milo Miles. Martin is now 2-1.
Hagerstown, MD super lightweight Henry Goss was stopped in the third round by the debuting Bryne Green. Goss falls to 1-3-2, one KO.
Also John Mackey of Montgomery, AL (by way of DC) remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Alex Mancera. Mackey is now 9-0, three KO's.
Calloway is currently
ReplyDeleteWBC CONTINENTAL AMERICAS CHAMPION
WBA NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION
IBF INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION
His Closet holds 14 Belts he has collected over his Professional Career.
I expect to see him win a World Cruiser weight title in 2008
Is that Rob Calloway chiming in on BATB?
ReplyDeleteIf Robles wins this fight, it should change the way every beginning fighter is brought along in the game. He has fought the weakest competition available and is now fighting a decent opponent. If Robles wins, it shows that boxers don't need to fight good competition.
ReplyDeleteTo the previous post, why don't you make up your mind? It looks like you're going to criticize Robles either way. It's the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" argument. He's fought a bunch of bums, now he's being put in too tough. Robles has fought competition very similar to many other cruiserweight and heavyweight prospects from the region. Look up the earlier fights of Mike Dietrich, Emmanuel Nwodo, Steve Cunningham, Simon Carr, David Williams, Hasim Rahman, Jed Phipps, Ray Grant, Tony Thompson, Scott Buchanan, and Mark Brown. Very similar because these guys are taking fights (and probably have people around them as well) that they think are good for their career. Conversely, look up Gary Lavendar, Marion Wilson, and William Bailey. Good fighters all but with bad records. I read recently that Marion Wilson estimates he's made about $100,000 for his entire boxing career! Now think abou that: he's been boxing since 1989, that's 19 years people! That's a yearly average of just over $5,000 per year! He hasn't made any money in the sport at all! And that's because he's got a bad record! YES, he's a warrior in the truest definition of the word! YES, he's got the best chin of ALL time. YES, he's fought the best competition of any heavyweight in history! But, he's only made about $5,000 per year doing it. That's reality people! Same way with Gary Lavendar and William Bailey. They've never had an easy fight. They won't ever make any real money because they have lousy records. TV won't take people like them. And those guys can fight, they are not bums at all. It's just the reality of the boxing game. Robles and his people aren't the only ones that move fighters a certain way. They are just following a tried and true pattern that has been in the pro game for about the last 40 years. Now they are "stepping up". But who are they stepping up to really? Who has Rob Calloway fought? A bunch of opponent types just like Robles. The only step up Robles is making by fighting Calloway is the number of rounds. If he can go ten rounds, he'll outhustle this guy Calloway. What are you going to say then? He beat a bum in Calloway? You'd probably be right about that one. This is the amateurs people. You get to pick who you fight!
ReplyDeletemeant to say NOT the amateurs!
ReplyDeleteJuan,
ReplyDeleteGo out there and crush this fool!
We got your back!