Here is your second poll for our end-of-year celebration: Who is the Beltway Boxing Prospect of the Year? The one boxer who has made the biggest strides toward being a contender for world title honors.
Here are the nominees in alphabetical order:
Tim "Pit Bull" Coleman, junior welterweight, Baltimore, MD (3-0, in 2009, USBA Junior Welterweight champion, overall record: 17-1-1, four KO's)
Fernando Guerrero, middleweight, Salisbury, MD (5-0, in 2009, NABO Middleweight champion, overall record: 17-0, 14 KO's)
"The Mongolian Mongoose" Bayan Jargal, lightweight, Arlington, VA (5-0-1 in 2009, overall record: 14-0-2, nine KO's)
Alexander "The Great" Johnson, light heavyweight, Oxon Hill, MD (3-0 in 2009, overall record: 8-0, one NC, three KO's)
Cecil McCalla, middleweight, Baltimore, MD (6-0 in 2009, overall record: 9-0, four KO's)
Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell, heavyweight, Brandywine, MD (7-0, in 2009, overall record: 15-0-1, nine KO's)
Mike "The Persecutor" Paschall, super middleweight, Baltimore, MD (1-1 in 2009, overall record: 19-2-1, four KO's)
Scott "Cujo" Sigmon, light heavyweight, Bedford, VA (4-0 in 2009, overall record: 7-1, three KO's)
James "Keep 'Em Sleepin'" Stevenson, welterweight, Baltimore, MD (7-0 in 2009, won three regional titles. Overall record: 12-0, 10 KO's)
Mark "TNT" Tucker, light heavyweight, Eldersburg, MD (7-0, in 2009, USBO Light Heavyweight champion. Overall record: 13-0, seven KO's.)
This poll has an "Other" feature as well. Once again, please vote with your heads, not your hearts. The Rookie of the year poll will stay up until Christmas Day.
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I can tell it Won't be Mark TNT Tucker. His real record should be 12-1 I saw him get beat at his last fight and steal a win from Armenta. Up against other fighter like El Gallo in a neutral environment and un-bias judges, he won’t stand a chance.
I am not a boxing expert, just a new fan of the sport. I watched the Tim Coleman fight recently and thought he lost. I also have seen James fight and not really that impressed by him either. The boy Jesse didn't wanna take the challenge when somebody suggested on here about him & Cecil McCalla fighting but then turned around and got beat up. I think some of these over promoted boxers haven't earned their spot b/c they keep fighting bums. Where as good and up & coming talent like Cecil McCalla can't get his shine b/c the babied boxers wanna turn him down. If people like James and Jesse think they are as good as they claim they are why don't one of them fight these up & coming boxers like Cecil. Put ur money & ur belt where ur mouth is.......
Thanks for the comment but me and pete(james) are good friends and I hope we make it together, but on the other hand I would love to fight jesse, snyder, and rivera.
Cecil McCalla.
I THINK THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT WITH ALL THE FIGHTERS SO IF I HAD TO PICK ONE IT WOULD BE HARD. PROSPECT OF THE YEAR SHOULD INCLUDE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE RING.
Gary you must have fell and bumped your head.Where is Jimmy Langes name.How could you possibly have Sigmon above Lange?
Lange is not a prospect he has been around for years.
On pure talent you have to give it to Guerrero. Tucker has potential and is still improving but he hasn't fought stiffs.
Emmanuel Taylor looks good too but he hasn't even been challenged one bit. He is due for a step up to me because of his amateur background.
Stevenson too.
That was exactly why I did not put Lange on this poll. He is far from a prospect now, if nothing else, because of his length of time in the ring. He is much closer to a contender.
I understand your reasoning now
Mr Williams.Forgive me if I have offended you.
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i just would like to say to all boxers, managers, promoters, and fans out there that i Joshua Snyder The Berlin Bomber aka The O.C. Bomber will get in the ring with anybody at anytime! im am so tired of being ducked by these undefeated fighters! i have only 5 amateur fights and a record of 8-4-1 as a pro but i will give anybody the business in the ring! check my opponents records! i cant get easy fights so i go out there give hard fights to whoever u put in front of me! no promoter here so that means i have to prove myself over and over again and thats what i do and will keep doing. in my short career i have been ducked so many times im startin to feel like i am a beast. my manager and head coach Rick Sanabria will put me up against anyone cuz he knows what i can do.....why wont your coaches and managers? anyway if u want to fight me just talk to all your managers and promoters and we will take it to your backyard in front of your home crowd and see if your record is true or not!
Guerrero beat a 19-1 and Cujo beat a 14-2 guy those are both tough.
fernando lets see if you can fool the people an salisbury again josh synder...your a fake,a fraud,a phony.thats why hal crys to all the judges.s t o p fighting bums ..
How come Gary Russell isn't on the list, or Dominic Wade. Those are the two best prospect's in the area. Both have had promising start's to thier career's, and by far they have the most skill out of the bunch.
I dare someone to say that Sigmon can beat Ridgeway. How is he a prospec of the year canidate when he ducks someone with one fight?
Green River all day long. he ain't afraid of you wanna be prospects.
to all you fighters who think your being ducked. LEARN HOW TO SELL TICKETS AND PUT ASSES IN SEATS.YOU WILL GET WHAT EVER YOU WANT!!!!!
I would give it 2 alexander the great even tho he really hasn't been challenged but know one will fight him
Gary Russell and Dominic Wade are not on this list because they are first-year boxers. They are, obviously, on the rookie list.
More than likely, they will be on the prospect list next year, based on how they have progressed.
I'll tell you who the baddest dude on this list is and that's CUJO. You can question his skills but you can't question his heart. If you fight him you better bring your breakfast, lunch, and dinner with you because you're going to have a real fight on your hands!
Whoever posted that comment about Josh Snyder, and signed my name to it is a fool. I don't know who Josh is and would have no reason to exchange words with him. Cujo on the other hand is still avoiding me like the swine flu. He has pulled from every agreed upon date to fight me. I am not worried though he knows his place and that's running his mouth and signing other people's name on a blog.
Justin Ridgway
Lets not give this sigmon guy all this publisity,it's all he wants.he uses this blog like it is expressly for him and how in the hell can you put this guy on the list when he has fought nothing but literal BUMS.the 14 and 2 guy was the worst for that kind of record I've ever seen,and the last guy he fought looked like the scarecrow.This is just obviously the buddy system again.
Sigmon is on the list because he did have an undefeated year. I was in attendance at his fight against Toris Brewer and actually I thought he looked pretty good especially against a guy who had that many fights.
Based solely on the year he had, Sigmon, in my opinion, deserves to be on the list.
Y'all talking about ppl complaining should sell tickets but 1/2 of the fighters that get on Jake card sell tickets or they have fans that pay at the door. I was at a fight and was in line behind a group of African American kids wanting to get the ringside seats to see that Mcalla guy and a guy that didn't even fight that night for some reason. I even sat close to a section of their fans and had never heard of the local boxers they were their to see. Ticket sales don't make u a good fighter or prospect it the show you give us fans when you get in the ring. I say that these young black boxers get so under rated because their friends and family don't support their careers as much but they give all their heart so I say I give it to the guy that has a good record with the rapper guy, or the Mcalla guy because he gave a good fight to the Mackey guy, or Fernando because he did a dominating job on his fight.
Sarah P.
Mark Tucker a prospect? That’s a Joke!! He is no prospect. He more of his fathers little project. Anyone thinking of fighting him in Westminster should runaway because they will be in for a big surprise when they lose due to poor bias judging. I think that Cujo and Fernando are real fighters and show what real boxing is about. Unlike a certain fixed fight I saw about 2 weeks ago that was promoted by “TNT promotions”.
cujo has no boxing skills. he is a prospect as to who is going to get fed the most bums and then get ktfo!
Undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is ready to step in against Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao should their fight against each other fall through. “Timothy is happy to defend his world title or move up to welterweight to challenge Pacquiao or Mayweather should their fight fall through,” stated Gary Shaw, Bradley’s co-promoter with Thompson Boxing Promotions. “There isn’t an active world champion who has been seen more on premium TV than Timothy. Since the day he won his first world title he has proven he is the goods. The shellacking he gave undefeated interim champion Lamont Peterson earlier this month proved Timothy is one of boxing’s elite fighters and a Top-10 pound for pounder. He’s ready, willing and able to fill the breach.” Bradley (25-0, 11 KOs) said he’s willing to take any random drug tests and is ready to fight in March, April or May next year.
My vote is for Stevenson. McCalla is good as well. McCalla vs Rivera would be a good fight, but McCalla seems physically much bigger and it depends what Rivera decides to show up, but would probably end up a win for McCalla. Snyder does deserve some decent fights. Snyder vs. Stevenson would be worth watching, but I would lean towards Stevenson. Haven't seen Coleman or Mitchell but I know Mitchell has a better shot at making it than Tucker. Tucker has been given two fights already. Cujo belongs on the list but cannot be picked over any of these guys. He fights on heart, but that only goes so far. He'll end up hurt.
thank c your boy pete
Noxious,
Correction! Cujo fights on more than just heart, he has an incredible chin and conditioning that is better than everyone else on the list. Question his skills if you want but he can take a shot and he doesn't get tired. He reminds me a lot of a former world champion Gene Fullmer. They called Gene crude too, some even said he couldn't fight. But he beat the fighter that is universally hailed as the best of all time, the great Sugar Ray Robinson, two out of the four times they fought. Cujo will fight you tooth and nail and will test you in ways that you probably have never been tested before, particularly in a long fight. He still has a long way to go, as do most of the fighters on this list, but don't kid yourself, he's dangerous as hell.
Anonymous,
Cujo is conditioned. Cujo does take shots well, but his game plan is to take shots. There's no way that game plan works. It'll get you to a certain point, it'll sell tickets, but there's always a point where that chin will break. Cujo could reach a decision Paschall and maybe Alexander Johnson. But Cujo can't go eight rounds with Tucker. Cujo can't beat Fernando Guerrero if that fight could be made. The heart and chin style always loses to superior technique. Rocky was only a movie!
Cujo is no Gene Fulmer. Sugar Ray was the greatest but Fulmer fought him closer to the end of his legendary career. Not knocking Cujo just can't say he's anywhere near the top of this list.
Noxious,
Cus D'Amato when asked if he preferred a fighter with skill or preferred a fighter with will, he said he preferred a fighter with will. Cujo has the will and he's gotten considerably better since turning pro, so he's acquiring the skill. But as far as the list goes, there are fighters who are further along than him at this point in his career, so we are of like mind on that subject. And yes, he is a lot like Fulmer, go back and watch some old tapes of Fulmer, and I think you will see a lot of Fulmer in Cujo. Just my opinion.
Too bad Tyson didn't have will, and D'Amato knew this from a very early point. He could have meant a number of things by this comment. I'm not a Cujo hater, I enjoy the fights of his that I've seen. He's a crowd pleaser. Just not much more than that in my opinion. Most guys who brag about their chins usually have little else to brag about. Set Cujo vs Johnson up! That fight is fair, worthwhile and intriguing.
Jake LaMotta,Rocky Mraciano,Joe Frazier all guys that survived on heart,conditioning,will,and chin.I guess Cujo should be honored to be in such company.But according to Noxious these guys are nothing!!
Propaganda that's all this talk is. free publicity.
Joe is at it again
Every other fighter on this list is at least three timeas better than the big dog with no bite.
Gary obviously Mark Tucker Sr. has found a way to run up the vote!!!Maybe you should just have a panel of 5 respected boxing people from around the area pick.
anomonymus obviouslly team tucker has just found out about the poll and theyre fans are voting
Dont hate obviously this is a popularity contest. Some fighters that are better than others have less votes. I think Stevenson has as much potential as any of these guys but I guess he doesnt have the fans on the internet voting for him. Tucker is still a work in progress but I looked at his record he has at least beat some tough guys, which most of the others havent.
Most athletes who are popular,are because they are very good at their sport and are fun to watch. Micheal Jordon,Tiger Woods , Peyton Manning,Pac Man, Ali,ect. ect..... So being popular at ones sport = a high level of proficioncy
Yes?
cujo doesn't deserve to be mentioned on this list! if justin ridgeway were to have called out any of the other fighters on this list the way he did sigmon, they would have fought him in a heartbeat. cujo is a fake and was punked out by somebody in his "hometown"!!!!!!
Nice try jeter, don't think I forgot about you yet...cujo
Who is Cudjos manager I might have a fight foe him?
What!!! Tucker is up on the vote? WTF? TNT promotions must be up to there tricks again. Tucker has only won the last 5 fight because his father running and promoting the entire event. He's not a real fighter just dady's little pet. I can't wait until he makes it on to TV fights away from Maryland Boxing club and commission. He will definitely lose.
WHAT!! is right, mark tucker is on the poll wtf. anonymous your correct i cant wait till he makes it away from the md commision. go to boxrec.com it shows mark has fought in florida, vegas, and massachutess i belive thats it, theyre might be 1 more place so i dont think he has trouble away from md
The criteria cited is "The one boxer who has made the biggest strides toward being a contender for world title honors."
I'm not going to argue the point of who would beat whom, who is the better boxer, etc...
By the criteria listed it is Fernando Guerrero hands down.
Boxing is a business and being able to garner press attention as well as put people in the seats is an important element (sadly) in getting a fighter a title shot. I don't think anyone on this list is close to the momentum Guerrero is riding right now BY THE CRITERIA LISTED.
Guerrero's sustained fan base, victory on ShoBox and appearances in virtually every respected boxing publication put him above the others.
Why do you all continue to talk about this justin ridgway guy? He has one fight vs a winless opponent and I would have never heard of him if it wasnt for this site. Maybe he sould earn his stripes before getting mentioned?
Based on criteia of who has made the biggest gains towards a World Title....
The three I beleive that have made the biggest strides are
Tim "Pitbull" Coleman
Fernando Guerrero
Mark "TNT" Tucker
Tim has fought opposition with a record of 44-39-7 in 2009 avg 15-2-1 he has won a regional belt and after defending it will put him in position for a world title shot. He has had an outstanding year
Fernado has fought opposition with a record of 80-25-4 over five fights avg record 16-5-1 he has also won a regional belt and did not defend it yet but has had a awesome year
Mark has fought opposition with a record of 129-60-8 avg 18-9-1 he has also won a regional belt and defended it once. As the year began he was the least experienced and was the busier fighter who took the most risk, as I and others thought that Ross thompson would beat him in only his 9th fight as Ross has never lost to anyone with less then double digit wins, and most certanly Rubin Williams would destroy him in only his 11th fight. I think the Williams fight was his best against the most experienced and best fighter he has faced. he showed that he can rise to the occasion
Fernando and Tim have had the television exposure and all three are worthy of praise and accolades from the area which they all represent... My hat is off to them and to all of the other area boxers who keep working hard to fulfill thier dreams.
I hope we all come togeather to support them as they are truly worthy of support & respect and not bitter hate and jelousy and envy.
So lets all support the home team!!!
Justin
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Tucker only recently started fighting good real fighters, like the last 4 fighters. Unfortunately, they all have been by decisions fighting in his own living room in Westminster. I saw his last 2 and he clearly lost those fights. I'm not a fan over either fighter and I can say he obviously lost. Anyone who say's differently are bias and are most likely a Tucker fan from the Westminster area. I guess it pays off wen your father is your trainer, manager, promoter, event holder, and well known boxer. He is far from a prospect more of a robber.
hey gary, whens the poll end?
Probably this Wednesday.
ok, are you using the results from the poll, or are you using your own opionion?
"Tucker only recently started fighting good real fighters, like the last 4 fighters. Unfortunately, they all have been by decisions fighting in his own living room in Westminster. I saw his last 2 and he clearly lost those fights. I'm not a fan over either fighter and I can say he obviously lost. Anyone who say's differently are bias and are most likely a Tucker fan from the Westminster area. I guess it pays off wen your father is your trainer, manager, promoter, event holder, and well known boxer. He is far from a prospect more of a robber."
If you say Tucker lost the fight against Jim Strohl you have no right to even talk.
The funniest thing about all of this hate for TNT is that in the fights you are crying he lost most of the media said he won as well.
to all the people that believe being a good fighter means u sell alot of tickets...well ur either uninformed or your a small promoter who promotes fighters regardless of their skills as long as they can sell alot of tickets so in turn you set your fighters up with bums to fight so they can build their records up and once they get their shot at a big fight they usually fail miserably. im not bustin on anyone who has that oppurtunity to move forward like that.. i wish i had that chance now but i know i will have that chance in the future. there have been fights in my area of the eastern shore, showtime fights but my team was not allowed to be on the cards due to the conflict between hal chernoff and rick sanabria my coach. the only time we got a chance was to fight on the cards is when the opponent for derek ennis fell through the night before and then they wanted us to " save their show". again i will say it..." i will fight anyone, anywhere, anytime. i like tough fights . anybody out there with a minor or major belt book me for your next fight cuz on paper it should be an easy day for you. im just waitin for one of you to make that mistake. and i like to add that i dont have to sell tickets to fight your prize fighters. he is the ticket seller, the big draw. im just the opponent, right! anyway to all of you who believe in me...thanks! for those that dont, well you will! joshua snyder
Josh Snyder said:
"well ur either uninformed or your a small promoter who promotes fighters regardless of their skills as long as they can sell alot of tickets so in turn you set your fighters up with bums to fight so they can build their records up and once they get their shot at a big fight they usually fail miserably"
Yep, I would say that sums it up for every promoter who consistently puts on shows in Maryland and Virginia. You hit the nail right on the head!
In addition to the last post I would like to add this: RE: Boxers selling tickets, don't give away all of our secrets! I realize most people out there think a Promoter makes a ton of money on every show. Usually, we lose a ton of money and if we make a profit it's hardly any money at all. The fact of the matter is that if the fight is not televised on at least the ESPN level, you have to have ticket sellers to even have a chance in hell of getting EVEN on a show. And to the fighters out there that say "I'm not selling tickets, that's the Promoter's job to promote and sell tickets" -- you are right to a degree. And that degree is this -you better be one BAD MOTHERFUCKER because you're going to be like Josh Snyder, Bobby Jordan, Jr., Stephon Alexander, and many other good (and possibly great) local and national fighters too numerous to mention. You're going to have nothing but tough, hard fights in another fighter's hometown. And if you don't win, you may wind up with too many losses so that when a Promoter does get a rare TV date, and he submits your name to a TV executive, they may just say "Nah, too many losses, we don't want him on TV." And if you don't make it on TV, you're not going to make any money. I would like to say to every fighter out there, good luck to you all, I love what you do in the ring! I wish there were millions of people out there that were just like me because if there were, every arena would be sold out and every Fighter and every Promoter would be rich! The sad truth is that our sport is becoming extremely marginalized and is a very, very tough sell. Unfortunately, most of the sports fans out there don't really care about boxing. We're down there with bowling, the WNBA, and beach volleyball (unless it is a HUGE mega fight). Boxing is a niche sport. We have our hardcore fans and then people that watch the megafights. 99.9% of the people that will order Pacquaio-Mayweather would never even consider going to a non-televised boxing show (i.e. a club show) and watch a live card, where ironically half of the fights on the show will be better than anything they will ever watch on TV. It's a sad and harsh reality, but unfortunately it is true.
are paid attendance figures public info
Don't know.
Guerrero was featured by ESPN as one of boxing's best prospects
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4777491
I know ticket sales have a lot to do with judging officials decisions that determine their record. Look at Mark Tucker for example. He's a good fighter and won some good matches, but his last fight was just sad. It wasn’t his best fight and in any other environment, he would have lost that fight, but since the event was held in his hometown and with a good attendance in the crowd, he won. Then you got real fighters like Fernando Guerrero who doesn’t get much recognition due to poor promotions, but he is a far better fighter. It’s sad, but business plays a major role in this sport and I can say it is far from a fair sport. This is why MMA is doing a whole lot better than boxing.
Rod,
Did you really just say this?
"Then you got real fighters like Fernando Guerrero who doesn’t get much recognition due to poor promotions" --
Are you serious? You think Guerrero doesn't get much "recognition" due to "poor promotions"?
He's been on Showtime like 5 times! The only area fighters that have been on TV more in the past few years are The Peterson Brothers. Guerrero fights seemingly every month, that's his Promoter's job and they're doing a damn good job, and you say it's "poor promotions"?
I'll give you a chance to reconsider your poor choice of words. Fernando is probably the best promoted, best moved, and receives the most recognition of any fighters in the area -- by far!
"I know ticket sales have a lot to do with judging officials decisions that determine their record. Look at Mark Tucker for example. He's a good fighter and won some good matches, but his last fight was just sad. It wasn’t his best fight and in any other environment, he would have lost that fight, but since the event was held in his hometown and with a good attendance in the crowd, he won."
Rod are you kidding? I love how everyone is saying Tucker won by robbery decision but Armenta didn't do enough to win the fight anywhere. He had some moments of success but Tucker controlled the pace of the fight for the most part.
The majority of the media had Tucker winning the fight too so it was far from a robbery to anyone but Armenta's fans.
It could have gone either way it wasn't a shut out but I had Armenta winning. With that being said Tucker was never in control of the action. Armenta definitely landed the harder more effective punches.
"to all the people that believe being a good fighter means u sell alot of tickets"
I don't recall anyone stating this. What we are stating is that selling tickets and being a draw (again, sadly) is an important step toward making "the biggest strides toward being a contender for world title honors". Which is the criteria for picking the winner here.
Floyd Mayweather didn't even sell out in his hometown of Grand Rapids, MI, when he defended his WBC lightweight title against Phillip N'Dou in 2003. Obviously, his supreme talent didn't translate into ticket sales until later in his career.
But I think most people would agree with me that having a following in addition to world class talent really makes a boxer a can't miss prospect. That kinda fighter HBO, Showtime and the big boy promoters like Don King, Arum, Golden Boy, etc... are willing to do business with them knowing they are more likely to make a larger profit than an excellent fighter with no following.
It sucks. It doesn't happen that way in baseball, basketball, football, etc.. but in boxing it does. I wish it didn't.
What? Ticket sales? Ridgeway can sell out any phonebooth from here to amsterdam. Oh and can you get him a free ticket for his one fan? Don't make me laugh who cares about him at least Cujo has fans who care when he fights.
How would Joe Hensley feel if
Scott Farmer or Johnny Lange or even His buddy Lionel Royer went to Lynchburg and promoted a fight.
It would just be Carma.
Remember,what goes around comes around.
i wish people would stop avoiding josh snyder. i never thought professional boxers would act like cowards. you dont have to fight him but quit pulling out of fights with him. salisbury maryland is the biggest little city for boxing pay attention
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