Thursday, February 28, 2008

Scale Watch for Pikesville and Montreal!

Here are the weights for tomorrow night's Baltimore Pro Boxing card at the Pikesville National Guard Armory in Pikesville, MD:

Jessie Nicklow 152 3/4 vs. Richard Hall 151 1/4

Mark Tucker 179 vs. Walter Edwards 178 1/2

Shelly Seivert 163 1/2 vs. Leslie Lubaczewski 160

Seth Mitchell 244 1/4 vs Maurice Winslow 210 1/4

Lenwood Dozier 149 3/4 vs Louechie Wiggins 145 1/4

Marcos Hernandez 148 3/4 vs. Richard Abril 144 1/2


In Montreal, Canada, former world champion William Joppy weighed in at 167.8 pounds for his IBF Super Middleweight title try against champion Lucian Bute, who tipped the scales at 167.4. The bout will be at the Bell Centre in Montreal, where they will be fighting in front of 14,000 fans.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Go Joppy!

Bo

Anonymous said...

There are a few Lucian Bute fights up on Youtube and he used to carry his hands very low. He has decent power, balance and ability to let go combinations. he throws a straight jab but mostly punches wide. Joppy sometimes punches wide, too. I didn't see much inside fighting from Bute. He appears comfortable stalking, pressuring, punching - carrying the fight. He appeared well-conditioned. Joppy should be prepared to go twelve to deal with this guy. The title defense is an optional one by Bute, so, as you can imagine, Joppy is virtually handpicked. In brief conversation, Joppy appeared revitalized and focused after such a tough road. We'll see -- well, not see because there is no television -- if there is any firepower left. The 8-1 line appears a bit steep and value players should shop their bookies (does anyone have a bookie anymore?) accordingly. -- J.S.