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Miguel Cartagena becomes a National Champion at 16 years old!

Congrats go out to Miguel Cartagena and the Philly Rumblers Boxing Club on their recent accomplishments in Salt Lake City Utah where Cartagena became the first Philly 16 year old to become a national champion since Meldrick Taylor did it 25 years ago. Trainer by Javier Varella, the team now has their eyes on the 2012 Olympics in London. Ken Hissner checks in with rundown of the Utah tournament along with some quotes from the winning team which can be read here!

Eddie Chambers granted WBO title eliminator fight for July 4th in Germany!

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“Fast” Eddie Chambers (34-1, 18 KOs) has been granted the opportunity to fight the WBO #1 ranked heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko (29-0, 19 KOs) in a title eliminator for July 4th in Germany to determine the mandatory challenger to belt holder Wladimir Klitschko. The fight headlines a “Universum Champions Night” card at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg. More info to come soon.

Mike Jones fight on June 6th scrapped due to a bicep injury!

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Peltz Boxing card at Bally's in Atlantic City on June 6th just took a hit as the world rated Philly welterweight Mike Jones (18-0, 16ko's) strained a muscle in his bicep two weeks before the fight and will not make his long awaited NABA welterweight title defense against LA's Larry Mosley on this night. MJ is expected to be out of action until at least mid July.

The new main event is still a good one as Teon Kennedy takes on Lucien Gonzalez of Reading in a fight many have wanted to see for some time now. This will be an 8 round super bantamweight contest.

The co-feature is now a battle between undefeated Philly Jr. Middleweight Latif Mundy who will take on undefeated Atlantic City Jr. Middleweight Pat Majewski for an 8 rounder that could produce a lot of shrapnel.

Heavyweight "Big" John Poore returns to the ring to face Jermell Barnes of Rochester, NY in a 6 rounder.

More info to come as it is made available. Get tickets by calling 215-765-0922

Kauffman vs. Castillo, Pasley vs. Matthews in Reading May 30th!

Marshall Kauffman's Kings Promotions returns to Reading, PA on May 30th with a boxing / MMA event at the Sovereign Center for a night being billed as "Pain on Penn Street".







The main event will be feature "The Great White Hope" Travis Kauffman (16-0, 13ko's) of Reading taking on Livan Castillo (14-6, 9ko's) of Atlantic City via Ecuador for an 8 round heavyweight match up. The Kauffman team has billed GW Hope as the best heavyweight prospect in the business. That remains to be seen but the 23 year old does posses an excellent set of boxing skills and was a highly decorated amateur, one time ranking as high as #3 in the country by USA boxing. As a pro they have taken the slow and steady approach in developing Kauffman into a contender. The highlight to date has been a one sided KO over Chicago's Malachy Farrell within 2 rounds on ShoBox. Moving forward, he should have no trouble against the fading Castillo, a fighter who has been KO'd in all 6 of his losses.

After quite a few false starts, Philly cruiserweight Kamarah Pasley (4-3, 2ko's) and the undefeated Julio Caesar Matthews (7-0, 5ko's) of Reading will finally get it on in the co-feature for what should be a very competitive 6 round southpaws battle.
Pasley's career started slow, losing three closely contested matches out of the gate but things have turned around big time in 2009 and he now looks to make it 5 wins in a row, this time against the toughest challenge of his career. His most recent activity has been his finest as Pasley convincingly defeated former amateur standout Pedro Martinez and followed up with a KO win as an impromptu headliner on a card in Atlantic City.

His opponent Mathews is not one to be taken lightly. The 39 year old rough man returned from an 11 year layoff with a vengeance, knocking out his first 4 foes until recently going the distance in a win against journeyman Wil Gill. Matthews looks to be the stronger of the two and is not afraid to make it a firefight. He also has the home field advantage as he is from Reading and is trained by the promoter. But you can throw all of that out the window because in the ring it will be puncher vs. counter puncher, a formula that usually leads to excitement for the fans! Interview with Pasley to be posted soon!
Craig Tomlinson of Reading, Ronald Cruz of Bethlehem, Esteban Rodriguez of Lebanon and Travis Thompson of Pottstown will also be on the card.



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Simon Carr has a message for his haters!

Gee Cullmer post fight Video 5-15-09

Joey Abell post fight video 5-15-09

"The Return of Bert Cooper" by Ken Hissner!

Back in 1984 there was a kid out of Sharon Hill PA being hailed as the “next Joe Frazier”. Though Bert Cooper was really only a cruiser weight at the time, with only a 9-1 amateur record "Smokin' Bert" went on to accomplish many great things in his career which include but is not limited to being the first man to knock Evander Holyfield down in a fight.

Philly fight game connoisseur Ken Hissner recently talked to the former world title challenger about his career and more. Smokin' Bert says he still wants to get in there and mix it up as a pro! Read the article in its entirety here

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Peltz Boxing comes to Atlantic City on June 6th!

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Peltz Boxing will come to Bally's in Atlantic City on June 6th with a card that promises fireworks. On top of the bill Mike Jones (18-0, 16ko's) will make his long awaited NABA welterweight title defense against LA's Larry Mosley in a 12 round main event. This is a re-take of their originally scheduled February 1st match which was canceled at the last minute due to a back injury sustained to Mosely while training.

Jones has been knocking them silly since turning pro but Mosley his most decorated opponent to date as the LA native has an extensive amateur career and has fought and occasionally beaten fringe contenders.

The co-feature is looking good too as Teon Kennedy is scheduled to take on Lucien Gonzalez of Reading in a fight many have wanted to see for some time now. This will be an 8 round super bantamweight contest.

It doesn't stop there because undefeated Philly Jr. Middleweight Latif Mundy will take on undefeated Atlantic City Jr. Middleweight Pat Majewski for an 8 rounder that could produce a lot of shrapnel.

Heavyweight "Big" John Poore is threatening Ric Flair's record for most career comebacks and on this night he rumored to be preparing for a 6 rounder against an opponent TBA.

Garrett Wilson, Philadelphia, PA, vs. Louis Robinson, Philadelphia, PA, 4, light-heavyweights;

Eliud Torres, Allentown, PA, vs. Gerald Smith, Philadelphia, PA, 4, lightweights;

Osnel Charles, Atlantic City, NJ, vs. Luquan Lewis, Wyandanch, NY, 4, lightweights;

Rashad Bogar, Newark, NJ, vs. Ardrick Butler, Philadelphia, PA, 4, welterweights.

More info to come as it is made available. Get tickets by calling 215-765-0922

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Minnesota Ice hammers out Willis in 3, Gee Cullmer pulls out a split decision win!

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The big lumberjack from Minnesota, Joey Abell (24-4, 23 KO’s) did it again, pleasing the crowd with 3 rounds of target practice which led to a stoppage over Houston's Billy "The Kid" Willis (12-14-1, 9ko's). Abell looks to have added a jab to his arsenal, a punch he threw a lot of in the 1st which would set up that wrecking ball of a left hand. Give Willis credit, he ate some SCUD missiles and still had the audacity to connect with a strong right hook as round 1 ended, a punch that surely caught Abell's attention. The fight continued and it was more of Abell hammering the concerete head of Willis. The first knockdown came early in the 3rd which from my vantage point actually looked like a slip. Willis jumped right up but was attacked on the ropes and referee Blair Talmedge jumped right in to stop what could have been a severe beating. Video with Abell below.

In the co-feature, the State Athletic Commissions # 1 ranked super middleweight Gee Culmer once again wins a close decision at The Blue, this time by way of split decision over Clarence "Sonny Bono" Taylor in their 6 round rematch from a fight that took place in 2004. Call this one "The Battle of the Free Hand" as the amount of work done in clinches were the most telling source of scoring in rounds 2 - 5. From my vantage point there were only two clear cut rounds to award, Bono getting the 1st as he set the pace and landed some solid right hands to open the contest. Cullmer came on very strong in round 6, walking forward and connecting with a steady diet of combos, sensing that he needed a big round to secure the victory. It went to the cards which read 59 - 55 for Cullmer, 59 - 55 for Bono and the third judge seeing it 58 - 55 for Cullmer. Video with Gee is below.

Jose Tiburcio, now training at The Oven Gym under the eye of Billy Briscoe, scored two knockdowns en route to a unanimous decision win over Frankford's Julius "Marvel" Edmunds in their 4 round lightweight match. Tiburcio started strong with the knockdowns but faded late as Edmunds came on down the stretch but it wasn't as Tiburco won on all 3 scorecards in his first fight in 2 years.

Queen's lightweight Joselito Collado is quickly becoming a house favorite and once again he impresses with a win over Darrell Martin who preferred to showboat, clown and dance rather than fight hard. 60 - 54 across the board for Collado.

Taneal Goyco (3-0, 1 KO) again gets the win over Davit Davitshvili (0-3) this time by unanimous decision in their cruiser weight fight.


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"Minnesota Ice" returns to The Blue on May 15th!

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A Philly favorite, Joey Abell (23-4, 22 KO’s) of Minnesota is returning to The Blue so you can bet your bottom dollar that someone is going to get KTFO on Broad Street May 15th! The opponent is Billy "The Kid" Willis (12-13-1, 9ko's) of Houston in a scheduled 8 round heavyweight matchup. Chances are, this one won't go 3 based on Joey's track record in this building regardless if he wins or loses.

The undercard is still being worked out but sources point to a match between the State Athletic Commissions # 1 ranked super middleweight Gee Culmer taking on Clarence "Sonny Bono" Taylor in an 8 round rematch of their 2004 fight in which Culmer pitched a shutout.

Julius "Marvel" Edmunds looks to follow up on a marvelous performance in March, this time against Jose Tiburcio of MA in a lightweight matchup.

Taneal Goyco (2-0, 1 KO) and Davit Davitshvili (0-2) have a rematch of their Cruiserweight slugfest from March

Ronald Cruz gets a breather against Jesse Gomez (1-4) of New York in a 4 round welterweight bout. More updates on this Elbaum / Michael collabo to come soon.

Philly Trainers Speak Out! by Ken Hissner

Philly fight game old timer Ken Hissner checks in once again with a piece titled "Philly Trainers Speak Out". In this article, Hissner talks to 13 well known trainers from out area. The theme is simple, according to this report, many are in agreement that the fighters today aren't as hungry as they were back in the 80's & 90's. Hissner also give some background info on these men who don't get the glory but are always work hard behind the scenes to prepare their boxers for an upcoming fight. Read the article in its entirety and see if you agree with what the writer has to say. All opinions on the story can be sent to the author Ken Hissner at kenhissner@yahoo.com

http://phillykeith.com/PHILLY%20TRAINERS%20SPEAK%20OUT.htm


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PA Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Dinner May 17th @ Romano's!

On Sunday, May 17 the Veterans Boxing Association will welcome nine new members into the PA Boxing Hall of Fame during the 2009 annual banquet dinner. The event will be held at Romano's Catering at Castor Avenue & Wingohocking Street in Philadelphia (1523-63 Wingohocking Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19124), 4:00 PM. The 2009 class of inductees include Sidney "Sweat Pea" Adams, Cut man Eddie Aliano, Henry "Toothpick" Brown, Calvin Grove, Garnet "Sugar" Hart, Robert "Bam Bam" Hines, Charley Scott, Dave Tiberi & trainer & cut man Jimmy Wilson (Vincent Silvano)

Tickets for the event are priced at $50 each and can be purchased by contacting the Veteran Boxers Association - Ring One at 1-215-465-1778. All the living inductees are expected to attend, as well as many other from the Philly boxing community.

Click the below link for details about the careers of each inductee http://www.phillyboxinghistory.com/fight_stories/stories/2009/20090303_2009_pa_hof_announce

Xtreme Productions returns to The Arena May 7th

Xtreme Productions returns to The Arena this Friday in South Philadelphia with a card featuring talent that is brand new to pro ranks. While none of this is confirmed, sources indicate that the main event is possibly a 6 rounder between Isaac Suarez (6-0, 3ko's) of Lancaster and Ikeem Orji of Maryland (5-1, 1ko). The co-feature is a Super Middleweight rematch between Khalil Farrah (4-3, 1ko) of the Oven Gym against the Gonzalez Jones of Akron who sports a heinous 1- 12 record. The initial match up ended in a disputed split decision win for Farrah.

The undercard features quite a few fighters either making their pro debut or have one pro fight under their belt along with a women fight between "Mighty" Ivan Robinson's protégé Jacqui Davis (1-0, 1ko) of Philly who will go in against Rachel Clark (2-1, 2ko's) of South Carolina in a 4 rounder. Not much is known about the under card contestants but they all have an opportunity to impress and make a name for themselves . For tickets call 215-336-2000 or 609-871-3552

NOTE: The original main event between Kamarah Pasley vs. Julio Caesar Matthews has been moved to May 31 in Reading.

Rogers Mtagwa outwings Ricardo Medina @ The Blue!

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With swine flu, rain & The Kentucky Derby all in the air, the boxing fans of Philadelphia stayed true to their roots and came out in solid numbers for a sweaty night on North Broad Street as Peltz Boxing returned for Act III at Legendary Blue Horizon on May 1, 2009. This date has a bit of significance to it, not only because of the action in the ring but it also marks the half way point of a surprise partnership with the landmarks proprietors. After relinquishing my spot in press row for a night of talking to ticket paying fans, many are happy that consistent competitive match making has returned to the city’s most recognizable venue and they also seem to be impressed with the personalized service they get when making arrangements to come to the fights. After a wildly successful return to the building in February and a solid follow up with the Golden Gloves finals a month later, promoter J. Russell Peltz put together a card that I would like to call a “midterm” for the participants that are currently signed to fight exclusively under this promotional banner. I say that meaning all of the “house” fighters were clear but favorites but each “opponent” had their own special purpose to test the level of progress in the invested boxer. Inside of the ring, the night started off strong with solid action through the main event but faded down the stretch as the final run of bouts failed to produce many fireworks before the curtain closed for the evening.

While there was a healthy amount to write out from action in the ring, there was some dirt from beneath the mat flying around as well which suggests that not everything is roses behind the scenes of this impromptu tag-team of promoters. Due to rumored restrictions regarding telecasts and seating capacity limitations along with and differences of opinion levied by the deed holders, some get the feeling that this partnership between Peltz Boxing and building owner Vernoca Michael will not reach the full six card agreement which is scheduled to run through the end of this year. None of this is verified and where I come from they say talk is cheap so stay tuned. On the other hand, what isn’t cheap at The Blue is the price of beer. The biggest knockout of the night didn’t come in the ring, but instead came at the concession stand when the Philadelphia liquor control board knocked out all the beer drinkers in hopes of having a cold bottle of suds on this steamy night. Within minutes, the dusty refrigerators went from being fully stocked to looking like an Al Bundy bare-bones replica as the LCB came through and seized every drop of alcohol from premises for the buildings lack of owning a liquor license. With the booze going for a reported $7 a pop, not many were complaining though it is rumored that there was possibly one arrest of an unhappy objector.

Now that the BS and drama portion is out of the way, let’s get to the real action. This card was led by the world rated featherweight Rogers "The Tiger" Mtagwa (26-12-2, 18ko's) of South Philly via Tanzania, the action packed little scrapper who gives you a lot of bang for your buck. On this night he would go in at a much higher than usual weight of 128 lbs against tough Mexican journeyman Ricardo Medina in a stay busy but potentially exciting 10 rounder. Mtagwa is fresh off a 2008 national fight of the year candidate when he pulled an Evel Knevel like stunt in the form of a late, dramatic, come-from-behind knockout over the world rated Tomas Villa. Medina on the other hand was suddenly being mentioned in the same breath as the great Bennie Briscoe and is speculated to have won an award baring the 70’s icon image for participating in the cities fight of the year for 2008 in a match against Lenny DiVictoria. While I feel that whoever voted for that fight as the year’s best should have their media pass revoked, Medina does deserve credit as a durable fighter who will take on anyone and brings his best to win every time out. Mtagwa is a high wire act in more ways than one and Medina hasn’t lost in Philly over the past few years, in the end this formula produced an entertaining fight that was close down the stretch.

The under card to me lacked a real threat of an upset but I did feel it would give a good measure of where certain fighters are in terms of progress and readiness to “step up”. There were some pleasant surprises, some disappointments, a great action fight and a stinker. All in a nights work I guess. Scroll down to get a full recap of this night at the fabled ballroom in North Philly.

Rogers Mtagwa vs. Ricardo Medina

The evenings main event brought about the return of popular Philly transplant Rogers “The Tiger” Mtagwa, a world rated featherweight with a tendency to live dangerously in the ring. Mtagwa, at 26 – 12 -2, 18ko’s always seems to be at the “do or die” point in his career. Just when you think he is done, he comes out of nowhere and pulls off a shocker. Just when you think he is in position to secure a big money fight, he drops the ball. Case and point, his career was left for dead after losing the USBA title in a split decision to Martin Honario in 2006. He quickly rebounded to win the NABF title in an excellent fight against Aldo Valtierra at the New Alhambra less than a year later. With the momentum seemingly on his side, it turns out Mtagwa had his win changed to a No Contest after the commission revealed that Mtagwa tested positive for ephedrine, a weight loss supplement that is banned. He was still given a shot soon after and traveled to Madison Square Garden to face the undefeated Billy Dib of Australia. With a prime opportunity to shine, he “stunk out the joint” according to members of his team en route to losing a very wide unanimous decision. Fast forward to November of 2008, Mtagwa travels to Arizona to take on the world rated Tomas Villa in a high stakes featherweight matchup to be televised on the now defunct Spanish speaking Telefutura “Solo Boxeo” series. This one turned out to be a fight for the ages with Mtagwa pulling a comeback that was compared to that of Diego Corrales in his first war against Jose Luis Castillo.

Now, Mtagwa is back in the picture has a world ranking and many supporters screaming for him to get a money opportunity against a big name on television. The only problem this time is weight as it is reported that the 30 year old may need to make a full time jump up to the 126 lb neighborhood from here on out.

Enter Ricardo Medina, a Mexican roughneck now living in Delaware who has come to this area before as the “opponent” yet pulled off victories against the promoters guy. His record of 31-33-5, 17 ko’s doesn’t impress many but if anything you must give the man credit for the level of opposition he faces. At 38 years old and a pro since 1988, El Rayo has gone the distance with former world champions Paulie Ayala, Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson & Enrique Sanchez (this fight was a draw). His ledger also includes Zahir Raheem and thousands of miles traveled as he has laced up his gloves all across the world which includes stops in Mexico, USA & Japan.

Stylistically both match up well Mtagwa throws lots of punches and Medina only knows one direction, forward. Both men have another common trait, zero defense. When this fight started, both men stayed true to form and were in each others chests, bombing away causing a wildy sloppy, yet entertaining contest that was pretty close until the final rounds until Mtagwa stepped up his pace and outworked his foe down the stretch to secure his victory by unanimous decision. The final scorecards read 98-92 x 2, and 97-93 respectively.

Kaseem Wilson vs. Louis Leija

The co-feature pitted Kaseem Wilson of Philadelphia, PA, against Louie Leija of San Antonio, TX in an 8 round welterweights match up. Wilson, who has fought under the Peltz Banner in 2006 has yet to make a real statement to show he has what it takes to go to the next level. For this fight Wilson dropped down to the 147 lb class for this fight after competing at Jr. Middleweight his entire career. His reputation is that of a slick southpaw but on this night Wilson was no cutie, more like a blood thirsty killer cutie making initial results from his decision to drop in weight fantastic.

Leija came into this fight not having won since the 1990’s though he has taken on some of the world best which include Floyd Mayweather Jr, Ben Tackie, Emmanuel Augustus just to name a few, all fights he was knocked out in.

Inside of the ring, “The Nightmare” was on Leija like a cheap suit as soon as the opening bell started and after getting nailed repeatedly, Lejia went down and the ref waved it off sensing that things wouldn’t get any better for the Texas man. With the win Wilson reels off his 3^rd in a row and seems to be ready for a step up fight, hopefully against another Philly based prospect who can really test him out.

Jamaal Davis vs. Ellis

The nights most evenly contest match on paper was a Jr. Middleweight matchup between hard scrabble journeyman Jerome Ellis of Paterson, NJ and Jamaal Davis of Philadelphia, PA for a scheduled 8 rounder. In a nutshell, there was no fancy business here, this was two tough SOB’s who were going to meet in the middle of the ring and bang away on each other.

Davis is known around these parts not only for what he does in the ring but also for how he carries himself outside of it. Known as “Da Truth” he is heavily involved in cancer research after watching his wife Patrilla battle the ugly disease for years. Patrilla unfortunately passed in late 2007 but Jamaal still carries on the fight, always spreading with word of to raise awareness. A hard working man who is a single parent to two young children, Davis still finds the time to be a regular at Shulers Gym in West Philly. He recently signed to Peltz Boxing, a move that would give his career some much needed direction after spending time wandering the country in matches he probably shouldn’t have taken. In the ring, he can be a fierce body puncher with a right that can put anyone out if it connects.

Ellis who is originally of the Bahamas is a 7 year pro with a tendency to pull the rug from under the “house” fighter. He has done his best work under the bright lights of TV as he burst on the scene in 2006 with a stunning KO of much hyped Irishman Neil Sinclair on ESPN, then later returned to those airwaves to score a disputed draw against Richard Gutierrez and then lose a majority decision to Antwon Smith in a fight everyone thought Ellis won.

As expected, most of the fight was spent in the trenches with Ellis landing some hard right hands to the head while Davis land consistently found a home for his left hook on Ellis chin. Both fighters landed good, clean hard shot and neither budged an inch through the duration. The score cards were all over the place as one judge saw it 80-72 for Ellis, another saw it 79-73 for Davis but the third and final tally read 77 -75 for Ellis in a fight that could have gone either way.

Victor Vasquez vs. Linwood Hurd

The boxing barber Victor Vasquez of Philadelphia, PA keeps his streak of having the nights most entertaining fight intact and this time he won a clear cut 6 round unanimous decision over Linwood Hurd of Atlantic City, NJ in a 6 round junior welterweights affair. Vasquez was sharp as he consistently landed clean, crisp punches and took a few himself only to get back inside and land more, much to the delight of the crowd. All three judges saw it 59 - 54 in favor of the guy who is arguably the towns most entertaining ring man. A fight against Julias Edmunds has to be in the works sometime soon! That one could blow the roof off an arena.

Flores vs. Diaz

Anthony Flores of Philadelphia, PA stays Flawless as he smoked out Carlos Diaz of Tampa, FL who showed nothing in this scheduled 6 round junior lightweight fight. From the opening bell, Flores was all over his opponent and sealed the deal 2:54 mark with a variety of hard shots which Diaz would not recover from.

Ferrante vs. Pietrantonio

Mayfair's Tony Ferrante, Philadelphia, PA won the battle of Italians when he knocked out Anthony Pietrantonio of Youngstown, OH in the 5th round of their 6 round light-heavyweight match. It was a good fight early with Ferrante in control at most times though Pietrantonio would have some spurts. It became a slugfest near round 4 with both fighters throwing one punch bombs from a short distance in a spot that saw the Youngstown native get rocked and Ferrante suffer a cut under his eye. It all came to an end in round 5 when Ferrante finally decided to step on the gas peddal which led to a heavy barrage on the ropes which made the ref step in to stop the contest at the :45 second mark of the round.

Frankie Trader of West Philadelphia won a 4 round majority decision over Luis Esquilin of North Philadelphia, PA in a closely contested junior lightweight fight.

Welterweight Ardrick Butler of Philadelphia, PA won his second straight fight when he took a 4 round majority decision over Dontre King who should pursue a new career as a marathon runner.

Here are some pics of the night from Anthony Gargano. http://pixgargano.com/bh5dec.aspx

Here is a sky cam slide show taken by me from the balcony. http://picasaweb.google.com/keithfmt3/PeltzBoxingTheBlueHorizon5109#slideshow/5332075144403579730

Peltz Boxing returns to action June 6 in Atlantic City with a potentially lights out card.

April 2009 Philly Top 10 Pound for Pound Lists!

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photo by Mike "Teek" McGuigan

It has been a while since I put together a Philly top 10 list and in that time it is still pretty obvious who is #1 in the town, that would be B-Hop. But in the past year there has been a lot of activity amongst the rank and file who made moves to get to the top. Some succeeded, some failed, some have rebounded and others are on their way.

This time around I give you two lists. First is a national Philly top 10 pound for pound which gives my ranking to those from this area who are either champions, within title contention or TV fighters. These guys are all over the world and are known industry names.

The next list is themed "21 & Under" ranking the Philly pros with 21 pro fights or less. These fights can take place anywhere in the world. This list tracks the activity of the young pros who seem to be on their way to making big moves in the boxing circuit within the next few years. These rankings are based on pro performance and potential, not solely on amateur career.

This was done as a replacement for the local top 10 list that ranked boxers competing within city limits. There was just not enough activity to compile one. Take a look and feel free to send any feedback to me via email.

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