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PRESS RELEASE
The contracts are signed, the boxers have been seeded.
Here are the boxers who will take part in the sixteen man tournament to crown the first GBA World Champion.
Boxers in order of seeding.
1. Riddick Bowe
2. Larry Holmes
3. Evander Holyfield
4. Mike Tyson
5. Greg Page
6. James 'Buster' Douglas
7. Pinklon Thomas
8. Tony Tucker
9. Tim Witherspoon
10. Trevor Berbick
11. Michael Dokes
12. Tony Tubbs
13. James 'Bonecrusher' Smith
14. John Tate
15. Mike Weaver
16. Gerrie Coetzee
When asked by Dan Rafael of USA TOday who he thought would win the tournament, Iggy Lord blew his cheeks out and shook his head.
"That's a toughie," he replied. "I think it will be a bit of a four horse race between the top four seeds, but if I have to pick one, I'd go for Holmes. He may not be the most exciting of the four, but I think his sound boxing skills will see him through. I don't know why, but I also fancy Pinklon Thomas as a bit of a dark horse. We'll see."
We definately will see. Iggy Lord and his team are close to finalising the first show, and they've promised us it will be a scorcher.
I will be posting up the tournament lay out soon along with a few rules I will be using.
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