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mikehoudini · 11-26-2007, 05:50 PM

This is my first thread, and, as it involves a universe of heavyweight tomato cans, and a limited one at that, it’ll probably be of interest only to a few viewers.

I have been doing some surfing on Boxrec, and found a number of legitimate tomato cans. I looked at Bear’s Parade of the Tomato Cans thread, and found some viable tomato cans, and found others on posts by Chris Conn, Rocco and others. Soon, I hope to post some of my non-duplicative finds on Bear’s thread.

In any event, I put all of my heavyweight level 1 boxers into a separate database on Thanksgiving morn, found I had 130 boxers, and decided it would be appropriate to have a Tournament of the Turkeys with this esteemed body of fighters, to see who the top level 1 fighter is (and, as an old board gamer, I’ll be rooting for Mel Turnbow

). 130 is just over the magical 128 number, but I’ll find a way (draws, box-offs) to get things to the right multiple of 2.

The first two sets of matches are being held at the Mohegan Casino in Connecticut, then the venue may change to Massachusetts. The first two sets will be 8 round fights, then probably going up to 10 rounds (can a tomato can last 10 rounds?). The winner, in addition to the prestigious Campbell’s TC Belt and a frozen turkey and a dozen cases of Campbell’s finest, will get to challenge boxers in the next higher flights such as Chuck Wepner or James J. Beattie. And the winner must grant Mr. Turnbow a shot at the title. The losers get to feed at the turkey buffet offered at each venue.

Will football players who masqueraded as boxers such as Mark Gastineau or Too-Tall Jones win the belt? Doubtful. Will Mel Turnbow reign supreme? Doubtful, but I’ll be pulling for him. Will Dangerous Danny Wofford emerge triumphant? I’m sure he’ll have his fan contingent rooting for him. And I have to root for my namesake, Sam O’Leary, but only after Mel. So let the games begin!

Round 1 Matchups to follow.

11-26-2007, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
mikehoudini All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Catonsville, MD Posts: 1,192 Thanked 28x in 28 posts	Thanksgiving Tournament of the Turkeys This is my first thread, and, as it involves a universe of heavyweight tomato cans, and a limited one at that, it’ll probably be of interest only to a few viewers. I have been doing some surfing on Boxrec, and found a number of legitimate tomato cans. I looked at Bear’s Parade of the Tomato Cans thread, and found some viable tomato cans, and found others on posts by Chris Conn, Rocco and others. Soon, I hope to post some of my non-duplicative finds on Bear’s thread. In any event, I put all of my heavyweight level 1 boxers into a separate database on Thanksgiving morn, found I had 130 boxers, and decided it would be appropriate to have a Tournament of the Turkeys with this esteemed body of fighters, to see who the top level 1 fighter is (and, as an old board gamer, I’ll be rooting for Mel Turnbow). 130 is just over the magical 128 number, but I’ll find a way (draws, box-offs) to get things to the right multiple of 2. The first two sets of matches are being held at the Mohegan Casino in Connecticut, then the venue may change to Massachusetts. The first two sets will be 8 round fights, then probably going up to 10 rounds (can a tomato can last 10 rounds?). The winner, in addition to the prestigious Campbell’s TC Belt and a frozen turkey and a dozen cases of Campbell’s finest, will get to challenge boxers in the next higher flights such as Chuck Wepner or James J. Beattie. And the winner must grant Mr. Turnbow a shot at the title. The losers get to feed at the turkey buffet offered at each venue. Will football players who masqueraded as boxers such as Mark Gastineau or Too-Tall Jones win the belt? Doubtful. Will Mel Turnbow reign supreme? Doubtful, but I’ll be pulling for him. Will Dangerous Danny Wofford emerge triumphant? I’m sure he’ll have his fan contingent rooting for him. And I have to root for my namesake, Sam O’Leary, but only after Mel. So let the games begin! Round 1 Matchups to follow.