We are starting to get details on the undercard for the "Capital Showdown" card at the Washington Convention Center on Saturday, December 10.
DC lightweight Anthony Peterson (30-1, 20 KO's) is slated to be in a 10-round contest against Sergio "Pollero" Rivera of Mexico (25-8-2, 16 KO's). This will be Peterson's first bout since his seventh-round disqualification loss to Brandon Rios on September 11, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. Rivera has lost three straight including an eight-round unanimous decision to Tim Coleman on April 29 in Las Vegas.
DC welterweight Dusty Harrison (2-0) has an opponent in fellow DC boxer Terrell Davis (0-4) who will be looking for his first win and has not fought since being stopped by Jermall Challo at the Washington Convention Center in June of 2009.
Also on the card will be White Plains, MD junior welterweight Terron "The Kid" Grant (1-0) who will face the debuting Dashawn Autry.
Undefeated Fort Washington, MD light heavyweight Thomas "Top Dog" Williams, Jr. (5-0, three KO's) has also been added to the card in a scheduled four-round contest.
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The Harrison kid can fight a little bit so why give him an outright bum to fight.
This is pathetic and the rest of the card doesn't look much better.
I will stay at home for this one
Yea stay home haters. They fighting and you watching LOL
They both train at Old School!!! Buddy don't know which corner to work!!
The guy been in there with some vets!! Del Hatchett, K Kompa, and Martin Luther King when he boxed amateur back in the day. He also use to spar with Juice back in the day.
he just said hes NOT watching
Did he give Juice that wonky eye?
The young one trains at Old School, the older gentleman trains at Benning park. However, I do think that Mr. Davis came to Old School for sparring. He was helping the Peterson brothers in prior camps. According to DC Boxing Commission that particular bout is now a six rounder.
Darrett Crockett was scheduled to fight Harrison, but chose to fight Tony Jeter instead on December 17th. Perhaps they should switch oppenants. Or even better, they should fight eachother. From what I gather, Josh Hall did the match-making for the entire under-card.
STAY HOME HATERS! THEY ARE SOLD OUT ANYWAY.
Sergio rivera was knocked out in his last 3 bouts. I think I will also stay home.
Dusty Harrison vs. Tony Jeter
WOAT Championship
Stay the Hell home then. This is going to be a great night of boxing. No haters allowed. If you not coming to the fights then don't come. After the fight we going to straight to the bank!!!!
I got Ringside Tickets! Sucker! Stay home with your broke self. LMAO
It's time I put the rumors to rest regarding the announcing situation. My mentor Michael Buffer is not available Dec 10th, neither is Jimmy Lennon, Jr. In a fair world, the job should be mine but Golden Boy Promotions is bringing in their own Ring Announcer, Joe Martinez, and I will handle the undercard for him.
At first I had a real problem with this, as anyone would who has been preparing for this very moment.. for the past 22 yrs.. as I have. I read where a blogger on BATB questioned if I was qualified to be on HBO but of course he/she didn't have a clue of my body of work, or that I've become THE MOST PROMINENT African-American Ring Announcer in the ENTIRE HISTORY of pro boxing! Strange to say but completely true.
Race has always been a factor when it comes to the position of ring announcer. If not, there would certainly have been someone of note before and after me. 99.9 % of the boxing fans will not even be able to name another Black Ring Announcer...and don't think it's a mere coincidence. I have documented stories of discrimination that will blow your mind but I'll save those for my Documentary. This latest slight, with me handling the undercard for someone who should really be announcing it for me, is just the most recent. I have it on record with the DC Boxing Commission how I am "taking one for the team ONCE AGAIN" just so we can get BIG TIME BOXING back to the Nations Capital. It will be the absolute last time I get disrespected without retaliating. I've devoted almost a quarter of a century of MY LIFE to announcing, and forgive me if I sound immodest, but I've become pretty good at it too. I refuse to wait another 22 yrs for another opportunity.
I'm all too aware a Promoter has the prerogative to hire whomever they want, as long as the network deems the person as competent. In the court of Public Opinion, it just doesn't make good sense -or dollars- in this situation to bring in someone over me who is not as accomplished and does not enhance the card. I've personally sold over $21,000 worth of tickets. No other ring announcer will, or can, do that!
I was in between wanting to cry and/or kill when I first got hit with this news, and neither is a good place to be. It really made me draw on my spirituality -and sense of practicality too. Don't get it twisted, the money I am being compensated to, in essence "step aside", will be more than decent; but I'd give it up in a hearbeat to announce the regular HBO telecast. Local fight coordinator, Jeff Fried, Esq, has really been a strong advocate for me, negotiating on my behalf to get me paid for the undercard, securing one bout which will be a live International feed, in addition to me getting a % of my ticket sales.
There are scores of persons and groups very upset about me not being allowed to announce the whole card and who have threatened to be disruptive and boo the other ring announcer. I appreciate your support of me but please don't so at the expense of someone else, no matter how wrong this is. We have enough OCCUPY DC movements already going on. Let's show that the boxing community has real class.
If there's one thing I've learned in my middle age of life now, it's that EVERY DELAY IS NOT A DENIAL. I continue to have Faith that no man can stop what GOD has in store for me, they can only postpone it.
Golden Boy/HBO/ any other promoter will see for themselves that they can leave another ring announcer at home, when and if they return to DC...because TRUST ME...I'm going to leave a REAL HARD ACT for Joe Martinez to follow. Success is always the best revenge and I'm going to serve it up real cold!
If anyone is in need of tickets, contact me at kokid2@verizon.net.
To the BATB fight fans, I hope to see your face in the place. Thanks for your support and GOD Bless.
Joe Martinez has nothing to do with this. You are are a very good announcer, but you probably should have not insulted him the way you did. The man most likely is trying to get ahead just like you are. He does speak four different languages and he maight have had a tough time too. I think you would do much better with your profession if you stop playing the race card and keep doing what you do. I see Emenuel Stewart, Roy Jones Jr., Lenox Lewis, George Foreman, Antonio Tarver any many more doing a great job on television. I do not think they got there by complaining. Trust me, people get tired of hearing those type of excuses. Pick yourself up and move on. You will never get ahead by such complaining. Your words most likely hurt you than help you. Good Luck Mr. Jones!
Joe Martinez
(2006) American ring announcer who has traveled the country and showcased his talents in 48 different states in the U.S. Martinez, born in 1975, began announcing baseball professionally in 1996 and soon after put a face to his voice as he stepped into the boxing ring as an emcee. He has appeared on several boxing telecasts worldwide, including Oscar De La Hoya's Fox reality television series, "The Next Great Champ."
ARE YOU READY?!" "ESTAN LISTOS?!" Sports fans have been hearing Joe Martinez use the phrase at events for more than 16 years now. A lifelong resident of Southern California and graduate of Cal State Fullerton Joe Martinez has dedicated his last 18 years to his love of announcing sporting events. In that timespan,
he has toured the country on three separate occasions - twice as the announcer for the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters and once as the voice of the 2000 U.S. Olympic gold medal winning softball team.
Joe has been using his voice as a profession since 1996, when he began his career as the public address announcer for the San Diego Padres' minor league affiliate Lake Elsinore Storm professional baseball team. Two years later, he was contracted to announce the Women's College Softball World Series in Oklahoma City before beginning his boxing ring announcing career in January of 2000. As a boxing announcer Joe has traveled the country and several times ventured south of the border, showcasing his bilingual ability inside the ring.
After announcing boxing events on a one-fight-per-month schedule, he caught a break in 2004 when he was contracted to ring announce and color commentate for Oscar De La Hoya's, Fox reality television series, "The Next Great Champ." Shortly after the show's debut, he inked a two-year deal with Guilty Boxing and immediately began announcing the promotion company's 48 show per year schedule on ESPN Deportes.
In March of 2007, Joe signed a multi-year contract to announce for World Extreme Cagefighting and worked with the organization until he resigned in May of 2010, promptly signing with Golden Boy's, "Solo Boxeo-Tecate" boxing series for 98 fights through 2011. In his 12th year as a ring announcer, Joe has announced over 300 professional fight cards and has worked with the likes of Versus, HBO, Telefutura, Ringside Ticket, ESPN, Fox Networks, CSI Sports, Televisa and HDNET to name a few. He was also the featured voice of "King of the Diamond," on MLB '06 The Show as well as the 2007 edition for Sony Playstation. Joe, with GBP, is frequently seen in action on Telefutura.
Who doesn’t love great ring announcers? They’re an important part of any great boxing promotion.
Whenever a classic fight is broadcast with Jimmy Lennon Sr. doing the introductions it’s a special treat. And let’s face it, a big time fight isn’t truly a big time fight until Michael Buffer utters those five words that get the adrenaline pumping and the butterflies in your stomach stirring. “Let’s get ready to rumble!.”
Incredibly, Buffer is only a few years shy of seventy. The great Jimmy Lennon Jr. isn’t exactly a youngster either. That leaves two major players in the announcing fold. Lupe Contreras of Top Rank and Joe Martinez who currently works with Golden Boy Promotions. If you were paying attention to the pre-fight announcements for the card headlined by Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana on HBO, it was Martinez who was there in place of Buffer. A sign of future things to come?
According to many boxing observers, it’s Martinez who’ll eventually be tapped to introduce the new wave of warriors into the ring. “It was like a dream come true,” he reflected on his first HBO appearance. “I was a little nervous but mostly I was excited that something I’ve envisioned for so long is becoming a reality.”
He‘s been at it for almost a decade. His first gig as a boxing orator was at the Maywood activity Center in 2001.
But it was in 2004 when Martinez made his first serious foray into the ring announcing world at a small club show promoted by Bobby D. Presents.
It wasn’t exactly Vegas or Reno or even Laughlin for that matter. It was in the small border-town of Imperial Beach, California. The venue, Blanca’s Bazaar, was usually reserved as a reception hall for quinceanera’s and other festive occasions.
Its ceilings were much too low and the acoustics were even worse. But this was a crowd full of true and loyal boxing fans. Fans that had no problem enduring tough parking on the street during Friday rush hour traffic. They were enthusiastic and happy to have boxing back in San Diego after a long drought.
Ultimately, the surroundings didn’t matter to Martinez either. He was just glad to be announcing for pay. “I didn’t know what it would lead to but I was happy to have the exposure and I was getting paid to improve my abilities,” remembers Martinez. “Once I was in the ring I was hooked.”
A crowd of about 800 were some of the first to hear the Barstow, California native on the microphone. His resounding voice brought a touch of elegance to the humble venue which sits about ten minutes from Tijuana, Mexico.
It was a nice change from Martinez’s job as a sports editor at the local paper in his desert hometown. It paid the bills but left the 35 year old unsatisfied. “I felt like I could do more. I really wanted to give myself a shot at becoming a ring announcer. Announcing has always been a passion of mine.”
After much trial and tribulation, Martinez eventually landed the gig he thought would propel him to the top. He was cast as the ring announcer of the Oscar De La Hoya driven television series “The Next Great Champ”. Unfortunately, it was competing against the much better funded and better produced “The Contender”.
“The Next Great Champ” was KO’d in its initial season. Martinez was naturally disappointed. “I felt bad but I wasn’t going to give up. I looked at the positive side of things. The experience was tremendously helpful. Eventually I realized that this was only the beginning.”
It was the start of a journey that led to different announcing gigs in different parts of the world. “I went anywhere I could find work,” he remembers. “The goal was to keep busy as an announcer.”
The next few years were a rollercoaster with Martinez having to support himself with odd jobs. “I did everything short of selling vacuum cleaners door to door,” Martinez said. “I felt like I had talent yet I wasn’t getting work. It was frustrating. I was beginning to doubt myself at times.”
His next break materialized in 2007 when the World Extreme Cage-fighting promotional company came calling with a contract. “I felt like this was going to be it for me,” Martinez said. “This was the kind of exposure I was looking for. Working for a great company like the W.E.C. was a major development in my career.”
Things went relatively well at the W.E.C. The gigs with the thriving minor league branch of the U.F.C. were sparse but steady. It was during this time that De La Hoya’s promotional company was starting their L.A. based boxing series: “Nokia Fight Club“. Martinez was brought in to fine tune the show and the relationship with Golden Boy Promotions became cemented.
Some tough choices followed. He could either stay exclusively with the W.E.C. for a few guaranteed shows a year or go with Golden Boy. “Golden Boy offered more gigs and a steady income which I really needed,” he said. The timing couldn‘t have been better. Martinez’s wife, Lena, had recently given birth to his son Drew. He also had daughter Dani to think about. “I would’ve liked to have worked with both Golden Boy and the W.E.C. but the W.E.C. wanted exclusivity,” Martinez stated. “In the end, the decision to go with Golden Boy made more sense.”
Is Joe Martinez the next Michael Buffer? He’s heard the comparisons in the past but his goal is to create something unique. “To be compared to Michael Buffer is a compliment of course. But I’m definitely going to do everything I can to carve out my own identity," Martinez stated. “Michael is a legendary ring announcer and he’s achieved a lot. He‘s become an integral part of boxing. He‘ll be remembered by many generations.”
His goals for the next few years are concrete. “I’m a lot like the fighters I get to introduce. I’m always looking to evolve and I’ll continue to work on my craft until I get to be one of the best in the world,” Martinez said. “In five years, I’d like to be firmly established as one of the premier announcers in the business. I know it takes a lot patience and passion but I plan on giving all of myself to achieve those goals.”
Spoken like a future champion.
Henry Jones is one of the best around and yes I do understand more now after reading Joe's struggles.
Aint nobody disrupting nothing. We aint cry-babys like you. Stop having people think we are all immature.
Not trying to hate but did anyone think Jones was going to get the main event gig? Cry race all you want to, your just not that good and I have seen you at least 20 times perform. You are a good local performer
"Are you ready to do this, then lets step to this." Announcer Jones does his thing a level in competence with anyone in the world. Some may not find him as good as another but, that is a matter of individual taste. Some prepare Elvis Presley and some don't. Personally I would not let Elvis shine my shoes. I will take James Brown any day. No disrespect to you Elvis lovers, that is just my perspective. Mr. Jones is a man who can move the crowd and bring the excitement to a boxing event. I have seen him do so on many occasions. However in the nation's capitol, Mr. Jones" ability is without compare and given the opportunity Mr. Jones would gain the same response in the national spotlight. The man who has the gold makes the rules and in this case it's golden boy. Still in my humble opinion, no one can do it in DC like Mr. Jones. Bro Chin from the honeycomb boxing gym...
Horse shit Henry
quit with the race shit.
If you ain't made it by now then your not going too.
You obviously are a racist or you wouldn't bring it up.
You are a ticket salesman at best
and shouldn't try this shit with the rascisim.There is alot more I could say but then I would sound like you.
Signed
Buster Douglas
lol
Henry Jones has now landed a job at Ticket Masters. He has sold over $2,100 in tickets.
Terrel, Please retire after this one. We love you when you come to DC jail.
Gay Boy Dusty
Is Dusty really gay? Doesn't matter, but I keep hearing it and then this post above appears.
Ask your sister!
That was not nice what you meant by "ask your sister" it was uncalled for. You need to correct and ask them to ask their daughter.
LMAO Hater in the house! Get paid youngin!
Henry moves me too. To take a good shit Get off the racecard stuff already! You are not that good, but in your mind, you think you are the GOAT..
Sit down and retire with the gay guy in your book..
Henry Jones is a great ring announcer. If you deny that then you don't know what you're talking about. There are only two announcers that I can think of that have "made it" and they are Michael Buffer and Jimmy Lennon, Jr. Buffer was very fortunate to have become associated with the big fight. Many casual boxing fans will expect a "Let's Get Ready To Rumble" catchphrase for every Main Event.
Jimmy Lennon, Jr. is the son of another famous ring announcer Jimmy Lennon, Sr. and as a result he no doubt had the rails greased for entrance to the top level of the sport and appearances on TV. But Lennon is also a full time high school principal. Buffer is the only announcer I can think of that does what he does as a full time job. So the chances of making a career as a Professional Boxing Announcer are even more slim than the chances of making it as a Professional Boxer.
Henry has no doubt endured racism in his life and in his career. He is obviously still carrying the scars of that battle with him. But thankfully I think for the most part those days are over. We only have to look to the White House to see how far we've come as a nation. Not to mention a black Republican candidate in Herman Cain that made one heck of a run until accusations about his personal life brought him down. The times they are a changin'.
Henry Jones hasn't made "it" because there is no "it" to make. Only ONE person in HISTORY has enjoyed financial success as a ring announcer. But he has made "it" if you consider that he is a world class ring announcer who is truly great at what he does. I've promoted some shows that I thought were great with evenly matched and competitive fights in every fight on the show, yet turned out to be losses at the box office. Yet I'm not a full time boxing promoter. I still took pride in those shows and looked upon them as successful.
I'm reminded of a number of great jazz musicians who are extremely talented at what they do, are the best at what they do, yet they never sell any records and never achieve financial success as a musician. Perhaps that's a good analogy for Jones.
Hang in there Henry, keep plugging away and Kill 'Em Saturday Night!
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