World Wide Boxing Union

[Gunsmoke]

Other Results of Note
LHW Jacob Mofokeng #2 19-2-0 KO11 Marcus Antill

MW Mike O’Dowd #1 27-1-1 UD12 Rocky Graziano 16-4-1 (O’Dowd knocks Graziano down in the first and cruises from there)
MW Daniel Santos #5 18-4-0 KO3 Charley Burley 17-1-0 (Santos has Burley in trouble in the third round and pummels till he falls)

WW Felix Trinidad #1 23-2-0 TKO4 Reuben Shank #3 16-5-1 (Trinidad dominant, 2 KDs in round 4)
WW Vince Martinez #5 17-2-0 UD12 Marvin Wood

FW Floyd Robertson #4 16-3-0 UD12 Gerardo Espinoza 15-3-0

BW Jiro Watanabe #1 22-1-0 TKO2 Johnny Frederickson
BW Ruben Olivares #3 18-1-0 KO3 Steve Spinks
BW Felix Friedemann #4 19-7-0 UD12 Danny Rodgers
BW Baltazar Sangchili 13-0-0 UD10 Israel Contreras 14-6-0

FLY Rosendo Alvarez #3 19-4-0 KO1 Bobby Ligon

Retirees
None

Current Rankings and Analysis

Heavyweight Division
Champ – Alfio Righetti
1. Greg Page
2. Audley Harrison
3. Rex Layne
4. Frankie Daniels
5. Jimmy Clark
6. Walter Neusel
7. Kevin Isaac
8. Tom Kennedy
9. Denver Ed Martin
10. Duncan Dokiwari

Page rises to #1 with win over Maurice Harris (#13).

Light Heavyweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Michael Bennett
2. Jacob Mofokeng
3. Don LaLonde
4. George Nichols
5. Leslie Stewart
6. Victor Robledo

Nichols debuts in rankings at #4.

Middleweight Division
Champ – George Abrams
1. Mike O’Dowd
2. Daniel Santos
3. Eric Lucas
4. Rocky Mosley Jr.
5. Robin Reid
6. Denny Moyer
7. Esteban Cervantes
8. Rocky Graziano
9. Vergil Cooper
10. Charley Burley

Santos rises to #2 with win over Burley who falls to #10. Graiano falls to #8 after loss to O’Dowd who retains #1.

Welterweight Division
Champ – Packy McFarland
1. Felix Trinidad
2. Sharmba Mitchell
3. Billy Backus
4. Reuben Shank
5. Vince Martinez
6. Paul Fugii
7. Lefty Flynn
8. Jimmy Leto
9. Jimmy Doyle
10. Bruce Finch

Shank falls to #4 after loss to Trinidad who retains #1. Doyle debuts at #9 and Finch debuts at #10.

Lightweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Isaac Hlatshwayo
2. Jack McAuliffe
3. Mario Trigo
4. George Lavigne
5. Wallace Smith
6. Tyrone Crawley
7. Larry Boardman
8. Tracy Harris Patterson
9. Mel Middleton
10. Courtney Burton

Hlatshwayo retains #1 with win over Boardman who falls to #7. McAuliffe takes #2 with win over Patterson who falls to #8. Crawley debuts at #6.

Featherweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Jaime Garza
2. Vuyani Bungu
3. Ricardo Cardona
4. Baby Arizmendi
5. Floyd Robertson
6. Gerardo Espinoza
7. Kid Tano

Arizmendi debuts at #4.

Bantamweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Jiro Watanabe
2. Ruben Olivares
3. Felix Friedemann
4. Mark Johnson

Olivares moves to #2 and Friedemann moves to #3 with wins over tomato cans.

Flyweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Little Dado
2. Rosendo Alvarez
3. Tancy Lee
4. Betulio Gonzalez
5. Yul-Woo Lee

Alvarez moves to #2 with win. Gonzalez debuts at #4 and Yul-Woo Lee debuts at #5.

Coming Next Month

Alfio Righetti v Audley Harrison
WWBU Heavyweight Title Fight

George Abrams in action in a Non-Title MW bout.

[Gunsmoke]

WWBU Monthly,
Volume 19, October 1903

After his taunts of the last month, Harrison and Righetti finally agreed on a date and purse for the challenge from the Mandatory challenger for the world crown. Audley Harrison has been vocal in recent times about Righetti avoiding him, but Righetti’s camp had been intimating that the delay was caused by Harrison’s money demands. The fight will take place on the 13th of the month and the two fighters have entered training camp. Unusually Righetti has taken to a closed camp after being open and very public in previous defenses.

George Abrams will fight this month, but because he was not pleased with his choice of challenger he will not be defending his title. The word around the traps is that none of the top Middleweights want to risk their reputation with a loss in boring affair. Abrams though is the world champion in his division so their reluctance seems hard to understand and should change soon.

Welterweight champion Packy McFarland is in camp at the moment readying himself for his second defense of his crown. This time he will be facing little regarded contender Vince Martinez.

[CONN CHRIS]

Good universe Mark, you have several fighters that I currently have active so it's fun to compare (Mofokeng, Graziano and others).

Have you ever found a photo of Righetti? I have searched high and low to no avail since he debuted in my fake little world.

[bigMatt]

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Have you ever found a photo of Righetti? I have searched high and low to no avail since he debuted in my fake little world.

Nothing earth shattering Chris, but this one might do.

[bigMatt]

If you prefer, here is a recent photo.

[CONN CHRIS]

Originally Posted by bigMatt

Nothing earth shattering Chris, but this one might do.

That's great Matt! Thanks a bunch.

[Gunsmoke]

Thanks Matt, I had been looking for a photo of Righetti for a while as well.

[Gunsmoke]

06-10-1903 MW Non-Title Fight, Abrams (c) v Pasko
None of the Middleweight contenders were prepared to pony up for a fight with the champ this month, so Abrams (champ, 24-4-1) decided he would fight regardless putting on an exhibition for the fans against the lowly Greg Pasko. Pasko proved to be nothing other than a punching bag as Abrams did nothing but land blows on the poor sap throughout the “contest” till the referee stopped the bout in the sixth round.

Undercard
WW Jimmy Doyle #9 16-0-0 UD12 Travis Bash
LW Courtney Burton #10 16-3-2 UD12 Tyrone Crawley 15-1-0
LHW Fred Lenhart 11-1-0 UD10 Frank Bullard 12-5-1
BW Edison Torres 10-0-1 UD10 Billy Peacock 14-5-1
LW Masa Ito 15-1-1 UD10 Alan Newell

[bigMatt]

Originally Posted by Gunsmoke

Thanks Matt, I had been looking for a photo of Righetti for a while as well.

You guys are truly welcome. I was lucky to run across it.

[Gunsmoke]

13-10-1903 WWBU HW Title, Righetti (c) v Harrison
Alfio Righetti (champ, 25-0-1) and Audley Harrison (#2, 25-6-0), Mandatory Challenger finally got together to make the fight that Harrison had earned in the ring in June. Harrison became the mandatory challenger by defeating Rex Layne in June in impressive fashion. Harrison is much bigger than the tall but angular Righetti, but some pundits question Harrison’s ability to stay the distance in a fifteen round contest. This is mitigated by Righetti’s questionable chin early in contests and Harrison’s undeniable power. Based on work rate and endurance Righetti goes in as the favourite, but is a far from certain affair. Surprisingly enough on the day of the fight it was clear that the champ had not been spending his time in the gym during the break in fights, while Harrison looked trim and fighting fit.

The first round saw Righetti take the fight to Harrison successfully as the big Britton struggled for timing and time; however by the second Harrison was in control and landing some hard right hands to establish his control of the stanza. The third round was quite slow with Righetti successfully tying up Harrison on the inside while winning the battle of the long range jabs on the outside.

With the bell to start the fourth round both fighters seemed re-energized as both seemed ready to throw serious leather. Righetti was like a prowling hunter however the first two times he tried to open up Harrison caught him with hard right hands that backed him off. After the second right Harrison wanted to follow up with some attack of his own however an ill timed left hand left him open and Righetti landed a flush overhand right that sent Harrison stumbling back into the ropes and looking in some trouble. The crowd roaring in his ears Righetti approached foxily and landed a hard left to the body and then doubled up with a nice left hook to the head. Harrison was in serious trouble at this point and only ropes bouncing him back into the ring saw him stay in the fight. A half hearted left jab from Harrison was easily avoided and then countered with crashing right – left combo that floored him. Harrison rolled onto his stomach at the count of seven, but never appeared to be likely to regain his feet. Righetti retains his title with a stunning fourth round KO over Harrison.

Undercard
WW Billy Backus #3 19-2-2 TKO8 (Cuts) Lefty Flynn #7 15-4-0
FW Victor Callejas 12-0-0 UD10 Vic Foley 11-7-0
WW Teddy Reid 15-1-2 UD10 Johar Abu-Lashin 9-3-1
WW Tommy Cross 14-6-2 SD10 Eddie Flynn 11-2-0
LHW Tony Anthony 10-0-0 UD8 Pete McIntyre 13-6-1

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Other Results of Note
HW Walter Neusel #6 17-4-1 KO10 Frankie Daniels #4 25-6-1 (Neusel out of condition but too much for Daniels who is knocked down in round 7, twice in round 8 and KO’d in the tenth)

HW Duncan Dokiwari #10 16-2-0 KO10 Karl Mildenberger #16 15-2-2 (Mildenberger knocked down 5 times)

HW Al Fay #12 17-4-2 KO12 Amos Lincoln #15 15-3-0

LHW Michael Bennett #1 25-1-0 KO6 Jacob Mofokeng #2 19-3-0

MW Robin Reid #5 19-2-0 UD12 Rocky Mosley Jr. #4 18-5-3 (Mosley Jr. completely out of shape, minor miracle to last the distance)

MW Esteban Cervantes #7 16-4-0 TKO4 (RSC) Glenn Sudduth (Cervantes down in third)

FW Jaime Garza #2 22-1-1 KO2 Peter Bourne

FW Ricardo Cardona #3 18-2-2 TKO7 Peter Bourne

FW Kid Tano #7 16-7-1 TKO4 Bobby Sotheren

BW Ruben Olivares #2 19-1-0 DQ12 Mark Johnson #4 19-1-0 (Johnson slightly ahead on scorecards when he is disqualified for a dubious low blow)

FLY Little Dado #1 24-1-0 TKO11 (RSC) Yul-Woo Lee #5 15-4-1 (Dado down in round six)

FLY Rosendo Alvarez #2 20-4-0 UD12 Betulio Gonzalez #4 15-1-0 (Gonzalez knocked down in 4th, 5th and 11th rounds)

Retirees
None

Current Rankings and Analysis

Heavyweight Division
Champ – Alfio Rigetti
1. Greg Page
2. Rex Layne
3. Walter Neusel
4. Audley Harrison
5. Jimmy Clark
6. Frankie Daniels
7. Kevin Isaac
8. Tom Kennedy
9. Duncan Dokiwari
10. Denver Ed Martin

Neusel climbs to #3 with win over Daniels who falls to #6. Harrison falls to #4 after loss to champion Righetti. Dokiwari moves to #9 with win over Mildenberger (#16).

Light Heavyweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Michael Bennett
2. Don LaLonde
3. George Nichols
4. Leslie Stewart
5. Victor Robledo
6. Jacob Mofokeng
7. Danny Nardico

Mofokeng falls to #6 with loss to Bennett, #1. Nardico debuts at #7.

Middleweight Division
Champ – George Abrams
1. Mike O’Dowd
2. Daniel Santos
3. Robin Reid
4. Eric Lucas
5. Johnny Wilson
6. Esteban Cervantes
7. Denny Moyer
8. Rocky Graziano
9. Rocky Mosley Jr.
10. Vergil Cooper

Reid moves to #3 with win over Mosley Jr. who fell to #9 with the loss. Wilson debuts at #5. Cervantes moves up to #6 with win.

Welterweight Division
Champ – Packy McFarland
1. Felix Trinidad
2. Sharmba Mitchell
3. Billy Backus
4. Reuben Shank
5. Vince Martinez
6. Paul Fugii
7. Jimmy Doyle
8. Jimmy Leto
9. Lefty Flynn
10. Teddy Reid

Doyle moves up to #7 with win, Flynn falls to #9 after loss to #3 Backus. Reid debuts at #10.

Lightweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Jack McAuliffe
2. Isaac Hlatshwayo
3. Mario Trigo
4. George Lavigne
5. Wallace Smith
6. Larry Boardman
7. Tracy Harris Patterson
8. Mel Middleton
9. Courtney Burton
10. Tyrone Crawley

Burton moves to #9 with over Crawley who falls to #10.

Featherweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Jaime Garza
2. Vuyani Bungu
3. Ricardo Cardona
4. Baby Arizmendi
5. Yankee Schwartz
6. Floyd Robertson
7. Gerardo Espinoza
8. Kid Tano

Schwartz debuts at #5 to be eighth ranked FW. FW Title Tourney will begin in December with Garza v Arizmendi (#1 v #4) and Bungu v Cardona (#2 v #3).

Bantamweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Ruben Olivares
2. Jiro Watanabe
3. Felix Friedemann
4. Mark Johnson

Olivares gets #1 ranking after dubious DQ win over Johnson who remains #4.

Flyweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Rosendo Alvarez
2. Little Dado
3. Tancy Lee
4. Betulio Gonzalez
5. Yul-Woo Lee
6. Duke McKenzie

Alvarez takes #1 with win over Gonzlez who retains #4. Dado falls to #2 despite win over Yul-Woo Lee who retained #5. McKenzie debuts at #6.

Coming Next Month

Packy McFarland v Vince Martinez
WW WWBU Title Defense

[bigMatt]

Hard to imagine a title holder being such a boring draw that none of the contenders want to fight him! That's a new strategy on me - if you can't intimidate them with power, do it with boredom.

[Gunsmoke]

Yeah, that didn't come accross the way I intended. Basically all the top guys are resting at the moment, after either bouts or rolled to avoid tough fights stranding the champ...

[Gunsmoke]

WWBU Monthly,
Volume 20, November 1903

Welterweight WWBU champion Packy McFarland will take on the tough Victor Martinez in a title defense this month. Martinez has shown some boxing ability so far in his career, however he has never defeated another member of the top ten. That fact coupled with his lack of power (4 stoppages in 17 wins), leads experts to predict McFarland to retain comfortably.

On the under card of that match however the still agitating Sharmba Mitchell is looking to push for a rematch with McFarland with a bout against the eighth ranked Jimmy Leto. Mitchell has been vocal in his desire to get the reigning champ back in the ring and has stated that should he get the chance he would dance rings around McFarland. Leto is no push over, but does not seem to have the class or skill to truly test Mitchell.

The WWBU Lightweight Title Tournament final has been delayed to December to allow Hlatshwayo to recover from his grueling match with Larry Boardman. Hlatshwayo suffered a knock down and 2 nasty cuts above both eyes before knocking out Boardman in the seventh round of the bruising encounter. McAuliffe is said to have been disappointed in the decision to delay the bout but is said to be as prepared for this bout as he has been for any other bout in his career.

[bigMatt]

Originally Posted by Gunsmoke

Yeah, that didn't come accross the way I intended. Basically all the top guys are resting at the moment, after either bouts or rolled to avoid tough fights stranding the champ...

Oh I truly understand - just giving you a hard time.

[CONN CHRIS]

It's good to see Audley Harrison does about as well as I would expect

Seriously, nicely done universe Mark.

[Gunsmoke]

Oh I truly understand - just giving you a hard time.

Nice

Seriously, nicely done universe Mark.

Thanks Chris (and Matt), just wish I had a bit more time to devote to the universe.

[Gunsmoke]

22-11-1903 WWBU WW World Title, Packy McFarland (champ) v Vince Martinez
Packy McFarland (Champ, 21-3-0) makes his second Welterweight title defence against Vince Martinez (#5, 17-3-0). Most judges are wary of Martinez’s rankings as he has yet to defeat any fighters of note and carries two losses to Sid Barbarian on his record. Martinez is a boxer-puncher with no real power in either fist, as attested by his knockout rate of 4 stoppages in 17 victories. McFarland in contrast is in career best form and is expected by all experts to retain his crown comfortably.

The crowd was restless after the first two rounds of non action provided by these two fighters, with Martinez proving his shell is very hard to crack. The third saw McFarland find the chink in Martinez’s armour as he landed blows from all angles though Martinez was never in any real trouble. The fourth and fifth were once again more subdued with McFarland edging the advantage in each round. They would be the last competitive rounds. The sixth saw McFarland confuse Martinez with slick ring movement and clever feints, allowing him to land a staggering number of blows. The trend would continue in the seventh with the bout stunningly ended at the start of the eighth. After a minute of inaction, McFarland landed a thudding left hook had Martinez on floor and receiving the full count. McFarland retains his title impressively with the eighth round KO.

Undercard
WW Sharmba Mitchell #2 18-1-0 MD12 Jimmy Leto #8 16-5-1 (Mitchell did just enough to shade the tough Leto)
LW Chamaco Ortiz 13-0-0 KO9 Joey Limas 12-7-2 (Limas down four times)
LHW Tony Anthony 11-0-0 TKO3 Bob Garner 14-7-1 (Garner winning when Anthony knocks him down three times in round 3)
LW Carlos Rios 14-2-2 KO7 Ivor Germain 14-4-2 (Germain down three times)
LHW Alain Simon 14-5-2 SD10 Troy Weaver 14-3-1 (Weaver down in eighth round)

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Other Results of Note
HW Greg Page #1 30-1-0 UD12 Walter Neusel #3 17-5-1 (Page strong from eighth round on)
HW Maurice Harris #13 17-4-1 TKO10 Jimmy Clark #5 18-10-0 (Harris well in front at stoppage)
HW Tom Kennedy #8 16-9-0 UD12 Bennie Knoetze #12 15-7-0

LHW Don LaLonde #2 19-1-0 SD12 Leslie Stewart #4 17-5-0 (I had Stewart ahead by 3 rounds)
LHW Victor Robledo #5 19-4-0 UD12 Dan Stefan

MW Denny Moyer #7 16-1-0 SD12 Eric Lucas #4 21-6-2 (Moyer took an early lead which he never relented)
MW Rocky Graziano #8 17-4-1 UD12 Yoshiaki Tajima #12 15-4-1 (Graziano down in Round 5)

WW Teddy Reid #10 16-1-2 KO2 Bruce Finch #11 15-7-0
WW Aaron Davis 10-0-0 UD8 Fritzie Zivic 14-3-1 (I had score 76-76)

LW Tyrone Crawley #10 16-1-0 TKO6 (Cuts) Masa Ito #11 15-2-1

FW Gerardo Espinoza #7 16-3-0 KO9 Phillip Shockley

FLY Tancy Lee #3 19-2-1 UD12 Richard Frame
FLY Duke McKenzie #6 16-5-1 UD12 David Dorr

Retirees
None

Current Rankings and Analysis

Heavyweight Division
Champ – Alfio Righetti
1. Greg Page
2. Rex Layne
3. Audley Harrison
4. Walter Neusel
5. Frankie Daniels
6. Kevin Isaac
7. Tom Kennedy
8. Duncan Dokiwari
9. Maurice Harris
10. Jimmy Clark

Neusel falls to #4 with loss to Page, still #1. Kennedy moves up to #7 with win over Knoetze (#13). Harris enters top 10 at #9 with win over Clark, who falls to #10. Denver Ed Martin falls out of Top Ten.

Light Heavyweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Michael Bennett
2. Don LaLonde
3. Victor Robledo
4. George Nichols
5. Jacob Mofokeng
6. Leslie Stewart
7. Danny Nardico
8. Johnny Roberts

Stewart falls to #6 with loss to LaLonde, who remains at #2. Roberts debuts at #8. LHW WWBU Title Tournament will start in January with Bennett v Nichols (1v4) and LaLonde v Robledo (2v3).

Middleweight Division
Champ – George Abrams
1. Mike O’Dowd
2. Daniel Santos
3. Robin Reid
4. Denny Moyer
5. Rocky Graziano
6. Johnny Wilson
7. Esteban Cervantes
8. Eric Lucas
9. Rocky Mosley Jr.
10. Vergil Cooper

Moyer rises to #4 with win over Lucas, who falls to #8.

Welterweight Division
Champ – Packy McFarland
1. Felix Trinidad
2. Sharmba Mitchell
3. Billy Backus
4. Reuben Shank
5. Paul Fugii
6. Vince Martinez
7. Jimmy Doyle
8. Lefty Flynn
9. Jimmy Leto
10. Teddy Reid

Martinez falls to #6 with loss to McFarland, champion. Leto falls to #9 with loss to Mitchell who retains #2.

Lightweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Jack McAuliffe
2. Isaac Hlatshwayo
3. Mario Trigo
4. George Lavigne
5. Wallace Smith
6. Larry Boardman
7. Tracy Harris Patterson
8. Mel Middleton
9. Tyrone Crawley
10. Courtney Burton

Crawley moves to #9 with win over #11 Ito.

Featherweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Jaime Garza
2. Vuyani Bungu
3. Ricardo Cardona
4. Baby Arizmendi
5. Yankee Schwartz
6. Floyd Robertson
7. Gerardo Espinoza
8. Jackie Graves
9. Kid Tano

Graves debuts at #8.

Bantamweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Ruben Olivares
2. Jiro Watanabe
3. Felix Friedemann
4. Mark Johnson

No Change

Flyweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Rosendo Alvarez
2. Little Dado
3. Tancy Lee
4. Betulio Gonzalez
5. Duke McKenzie
6. Yul-Woo Lee
7. Fermin Gomez

Gomez debuts at #7

Coming Next Month

Alfio Righetti defends against Greg Page
WWBU HW Title Fight

George Abrams defends against Mike O’Dowd
WWBU MW Title Fight

Jack McAuliffe v Isaac Hlatshwayo
WWBU LW Title Tournament Final

Jaime Garza v Baby Arizmendi
Vuyani Bungu v Ricardo Cardona
WWBU FW Title Tournament Semi-Finals

[Gunsmoke]

WWBU Monthly,
Volume 21, December 1903

The following Title Bouts are happening in December:

Righetti (c) v Page for the WWBU Heavyweight World title, this is the moment of truth for Page who is much praised for his skill but failed in his most important bout.

Abrams (c) v O’Dowd for WWBU Middleweight World Title, Abrams and O’Dowd have fought 4 previous times and though they have been close fights O’Dowd has won them all.

The final of the WWBU Lightweight World Title Tournament will be held to crown the winner of Jack McAuliffe and Isaac Hlatshwayo, Hlatshwayo is the rank outsider but he has a history of upsets and could pull off another one if McAuliffe is not focused.

Jaime Garza is the favorite to win the Featherweight WWBU World title tournament that kicks off this month with the Semi-Final stage. Jaime Garza will fight Baby Arizmendi for the right to move onto the tournament final while Vuyani Bungu and Ricardo Cardona fight for the other place.