Utba

[Thunder]

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

I once asked if anyone gave a rip about something (I've forgotten what) and Will responded with "Rip count : zero".

I guess that only him and me would smirk and even that's assuming too much.

Yes, you were . . because I was kind of curious what a rip count was too for a bit

But I'll remember it going forward

[Thunder]

Fly
(3)Baja Fernando 0-0-0 *beginner
(3)Frank Cedeno 0-0-0 *beginner

Mistake on my roster
it's Fernando Baja

the dude is going like 2-16, then getting released, let's at least get his name right

[SAL]

Originally Posted by Thunder

Fly
(3)Baja Fernando 0-0-0 *beginner
(3)Frank Cedeno 0-0-0 *beginner

Mistake on my roster
it's Fernando Baja

the dude is going like 2-16, then getting released, let's at least get his name right

*$%# game putting last names first and first names last.

Thanks for catching it Will. I'll see that it's changed.

[SAL]

3 more rosters made the cut and are now official:

• Diggstown Ringers
• Baltimore Binks
• Coventry Hitmen

The Villebillies and Iceteaboxing need to make a small correction and then all 24 rosters should be set to go.

[bear]

Was the problem with Matt and Kerwin straightened out?

[SAL]

Originally Posted by bear

Was the problem with Matt and Kerwin straightened out?

Actually the problem was between Kerwin and I.

I misunderstood Kerwin's PM and the mix-up was all my fault.

But to answer your question.......YES.

[Tommysixfingers]

Stockholm’s pre-season report

HW
Corrie Sanders (7) and Denis Boytsov (4)
Corrie is expected to perform well for us. He’s got fast hands and I expect him to match 8-9 rated fighters quite well. In a former universe of mine Sanders made short work of both Ike Ibeabuchi and Sam Peters. It wasn’t an easy decision to go with Sanders instead of old captain Ingemar Johansson but I believe that Sanders has an edge over Ingo. Denis Boytsov packs a punch and he might be able to rock some of the higher rated boxers if he connects. Nothing big is expected from him but any “extra” point. that he could steal would be a welcome one.

*Look out for: Sanders and Boytsov will have to face former captain Johansson in the first round of the season.

LHW
Michael Moorer (10) and Mehdi Sahnoune (6)
Moorer is the highest rated fighter on the team and he has a big burden to carry as great things are expected from him. Moorer hits like a mule kicks and he should be well capable to beat just about anyone in the LHW division., at least in the first season. Over a whole career he should be able to give anyone in the division a good run for the money. Sahnoune is a pretty decent backup for Moorer and he is also expected to do fairly well in the first season.

MW
Willie Gibbs (5) and Tom Thomas (3)
The MW division is packed with talent and nothing much is expected from Gibbs and Thomas. If the can manage to steal a point here and there I will be content with them.

WW
Ramon Campas (8) and Jose Baret (3)
Hard to say how Campas will do. I have fairly high hopes for him but I know that his defence is a bit weak and he is likely to suffer a KO or two. On the other hand Campas can throw a bomb or two himself. Again, hard to predict. Baret is the meat that fills the MW plate.

LW
Rafael Ruelas (5) and Herb McKell (4)
The same goes for the Welterweights as for the MW’s. No miracles are expected here. Ruelas could be good for an upset or two but nothing else. McKell fills out the slots.

FW
Alejandro Gonzalez (8) and Barry McGuigan (8)
This is a pair that I expect big things from. McGuigan is one of the hardest hitters in the league and Gonzalez packs some power also. If the team is going to be successful both of the two featherweights have to deliver on a constant basis.

BW
Akeem Anifowoshe (8) and Veeraphol Sahaprom (7)
The same goes for this pair as for the one above. The fan favourite Anifowoshe is back on the team this season. Anifowoshe briefly held the title last time around and he performed very well overall, being a reliable points earner. Sahaprom is a very 2nd and he should be able to give higher rated fighters a run for their money. “Deathmask” is a cool fighter that rarely looses his composure.

Fly
Yuri Arbachakov (9) and Evert Briceno (5)
Yuri Arbachakov is another former champion and fan favourite that is still on the team. He is one of the best Flyweights around and he is expected to be in the absolute top of the division at the end of the season. Rugged Evert Briceno’s never die attitude gets him a spot on the team once more. I consider Briceno to be well worth the 5 points he ties up and he is no pushover no matter what fighter he is faced against.

[SAL]

The 24 Team Rosters are Set
Links below to the team rosters.

Bald Beavers

Baltimore Binks

Bears Unstable

Boxing Kangaroos

Brooks Battlers

Chilton Roughnecks

Coventry Hitmen

Diggstown Ringers

Hebron Haymakers

Iceteaboxing

Juggernaut

Left Jab Inc

Muckboys

Nebraska Corn Jabbers

Oakland Assassins

Punching Bags

St. Louis Sluggers

Stockholm's Finest

Suffolk Dusk Owls

The Nobodies

Tomato City

Toronto Tornados

Undisputed Champions

Villbillies

[SAL]

I'm currently working on the new rules for the UTBA II, changing the schedule just a little to accommodate two conferences including nonconference matches and waiting to see if there will be anymore input on the adjusted scoring that Dave proposed in another thread before we ring the bell.

On the scoring adjustment proposal thread and looking at the discussion that's been there, 8 are in favor of the adjustment and 4 are opposed.

It would be nice to get this league rolling over Memorial weekend. I'll announce an official start date by May 22, 2008.

[bigMatt]

Originally Posted by SAL

The 24 Team Rosters are Set

Two words come to mind...

WOO

and

HOO!!!

[mh2365]

I think I'm fighting for the #1 pick in the draft ....

[bigMatt]

Originally Posted by mh2365

I think I'm fighting for the #1 pick in the draft ....

If I don't do really well from the get-go, I'm screwed, having mortgaged my entire future on Darchinyan, Caballero and Cotton.

We'll see how that plays out. Hindsight always being more clearly magnified, I think I mightta gone a different route, but that's just a stagnant pool of water at this point.

[IceTea]

My team is OK....I only spent 15 minutes putting together my last team...this one I spent a few hours on so I'm sure I'm screwed.

HW
(8)Chris Byrd 0-0-0 *beginner
(7)Jerry Quarry 0-0-0 *beginner

LHW
(7)Lucian Bute 0-0-0 *beginner
(7)Gus Lesnevich 0-0-0 *beginner

MW
(9)Tiger Flowers 0-0-0 *beginner
(5)Eugene Hart 0-0-0 *beginner

WW
(8)Johnny Saxton 0-0-0 *beginner
(4)Tombstone Smith 0-0-0 *beginner

LW
(6)Kenny Lane 0-0-0 *beginner
(3)Lauro Salas 0-0-0 *beginner

FW
(10)Kid Chocolate 0-0-0 *beginner
(7)Ricardo Moreno 0-0-0 *beginner

BW
(4)Eddie Cook 0-0-0 *beginner
(4)Pierre Cossemyns 0-0-0 *beginner

Fly
(4)Dai Dower 0-0-0 *beginner
(7)Pone Kingpetch 0-0-0 *beginner

[mh2365]

Originally Posted by bigMatt

If I don't do really well from the get-go, I'm screwed, having mortgaged my entire future on Darchinyan, Caballero and Cotton.

We'll see how that plays out. Hindsight always being more clearly magnified, I think I mightta gone a different route, but that's just a stagnant pool of water at this point.

If things don't start out well for me then I am rooting for you and I to have the two worst records in the league

[bigMatt]

Originally Posted by mh2365

If things don't start out well for me then I am rooting for you and I to have the two worst records in the league

This isn't because you have my first round pick by any chance, is it?

Giving my trading propensity, I'll have over half the league rooting against me by the time the season's over, because they own my draft picks, and the other half rooting against me because they didn't get in on the bonanza!

[mh2365]

LOL .... I have to keep both of my picks, just in case my favorite fighter is in the first draft

I really have no idea how my season will go because I have probably 13 fighters who were not in UTBA I

[Bronx Bomber 15]

Originally Posted by IceTea

My team is OK....I only spent 15 minutes putting together my last team...this one I spent a few hours on so I'm sure I'm screwed.

Join the club. Last season I tried to really look over the ratings and it never seemed to work out. This time I did the same thing except for the returning members. I have no doubt they'll crash and burn.
You've got some good talent on your roster.

Roster
Suffolk Dusk Owls (Bronx Bomber 15)
(cap points = 100)

HW
(7)Frank Bruno 0-0-0 *beginner
(7)Alex Stewart 0-0-0 *beginner

LHW
(6)Julio Gonzalez 0-0-0 *beginner
(10)Roy Jones Jr. 0-0-0 *beginner **returning member

MW
(5)Herol Graham 0-0-0 *beginner
(6)Michael Olajide 0-0-0 *beginner

WW
(7)Andreas Kotelnik 0-0-0 *beginner
(4)Mikhail Krivolapov 0-0-0 *beginner

LW
(8)Michael Katsidis 0-0-0 *beginner
(6)Carlos Navarro 0-0-0 *beginner

FW
(9)Battling Battalino 0-0-0 *beginner **returning member
(4)Jules Touan 0-0-0 *beginner

BW
(3)Ian Napa 0-0-0 *beginner
(6)Roberto Rubaldino 0-0-0 *beginner

Fly
(8)Guty Espadas 0-0-0 *beginner **returning member
(4)Gilberto Keb Baas 0-0-0 *beginner

[Romultiltus]

Presenting the "new" Tomato City roster representing the good people of the Greater New Haven area of southern Connecticut...


Tomato City (Romultiltus)
(cap points = 100)

HW
(8)Lee Ramage 0-0-0 *beginner
(7)Alexander Zolkin 0-0-0 *beginner

LHW
(6)Billy Fox 0-0-0 *beginner
(7)George Gardiner 0-0-0 *beginner

MW
(6)Anton Raadik 0-0-0 *beginner
(8)Artie Towne 0-0-0 *beginner

WW
(6)Mark Breland 0-0-0 *beginner
(5)Paul Fujii 0-0-0 *beginner

LW
(5)Saleman Itti-Aanuchit 0-0-0 *beginner
(4)Juan Zurita 0-0-0 *beginner

FW
(9)Eugene Criqui 0-0-0 *beginner
(8)Davey Moore 0-0-0 *beginner

BW
(6)Tancy Lee 0-0-0 *beginner
(3)Jack Kid Madden 0-0-0 *beginner

Fly
(6)Alberto Jimenez 0-0-0 *beginner
(6)Asawin Sordusit 0-0-0 *beginner

This version of the squad includes only 2 UTBA-I Season 5 holdovers in Anton Raadik and Mark Breland. Solid mid-range fighters in the previous league, I'm hoping to have them anchor the team in UTBA-II. I also wanted to bring back a few former members of the team that performed well in the old league - George Gardiner, Billy Fox and Juan Zurita.

That leaves the roster with 11 new faces to debut with the Tomatoes. No big 10-rated guy on the team for now. I'm banking on strong performances by FW Eugene Crique and Davey Moore.

Artie Towne has been brought in to replace Paul Pender who did perform great for me in the past and I chose Saleman Itti-Aanuchit in hoping to add to the list of names that Scot (SAL) will dread writing over and over again...

As for the rest, its going to be a crap shoot, but I'm hoping to at least contend for a wild-card spot.

[CONN CHRIS]

It looks like you and I tried a similar approach Dave, nothing too flashy but a team that will hopefully do enough against our opponents' bottom halves to overcome the lack of any real show stoppers at the top. I didn't even take a 9 but at the other end only have two 4s and no 3s.

I also grabbed a name (Kiatwanchai) that Scot will hate by the end of the season but you will likely take the prize in that department over me.

[Brooks TVB]

Brooks Battlers (Brooks TVB)
(cap points = 100)

HW
(3)Harley Breshears 0-0-0 *beginner
(10)Max Schmeling 0-0-0 *beginner

LHW
(7)Allan Green 0-0-0 *beginner
(4)Vitali Kopitko 0-0-0 *beginner

MW
(3)Gilbert Cohen 0-0-0 *beginner
(9)Jermain Taylor 0-0-0 *beginner

WW
(6)Young Corbett 0-0-0 *beginner
(5)Kelson Pinto 0-0-0 *beginner

LW
(7)Carmelo Negron 0-0-0 *beginner
(8)Al Roth 0-0-0 *beginner

FW
(5)Jorge Monsalvo 0-0-0 *beginner
(6)Billy Whistler 0-0-0 *beginner

BW
(7)Alexander Munoz 0-0-0 *beginner
(8)Young Tommy 0-0-0 *beginner

Fly
(7)Johnny Buff 0-0-0 *beginner
(5)Juan Palacios 0-0-0 *beginner

You want competition? Well its not here. My team should atleast finish last.