Worldwide Boxing Association - WWBA

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Okay the first year is done and it has been fun so far but the real world seems to get in the way too much. I am going to bring in some new boxers probably only 5-10 and they will most likely be from 1957-1959. These seem to be some lean years for the heavyweight division so i may stick to the low side. Any tips or criticism is welcomed within reason. .

The New Year will start off with round two of the Italian Heavyweight tourney as well as round 1 of the New York tourney. We should begin to see some competition for the USBA and the EBU titles early in the year and hopefully Ali will pickup his fighting schedule. Thanks to those who are reading and here's to a great 1961.

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New York State Tournament (NYBA) Round 1:

#1 (7) Doug Jones 8-0 (6) vs #8 (1) Lou Hicks 0-0 - Jones wins in a 8 round UD. Not a good showing for the tourney favorite fighting a kid in his first fight.

#2 (6) Billy Daniels 5-0 (2) vs #7 (1) Fred Williams 1-3 - After getting knocked down 30 seconds into the fight Daniels recovers and dominates taking an 8 round UD

#3 (3) Arnie Brower 7-0 (5) vs #6 (1) Vic Brown 3-2 (2) - Brower wins an 8 round UD but almost didnt make it out of the 2nd round. Brown was knocked down 5 times but had also opened a nasty cut on Brower. Much better fight than the UD might show.

#4 (5) Hubert Hilton 3-1 (3) vs #5 (1) Dick Wipperman 4-1 (2) - Hilton wins with a 5th round TKO

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December 1960

(6) Plinio Scarabellin 7-0 (4) vs (3) Masimo Zannaboni 4-0 (1)

The first fourd rounds were a see saw battle with each fighter winning two rounds. Plinio began to find his range in the 5th thru the 8th rounds keeping Masimo off balance the whole. For the last two rounds Plinio went on the defense and held on for the Majority Decision victory sending him into the IHBA CHampionship bout.

(4) Franco De Piccoli 4-0 (3) vs (5) Piero Tomasini 3-0 (1)

This was a somewhat boring fight with both fighters on the defensive and neither one taking control of things. Finally in the 8th round Piero decided the fight was too close and took control winning the last three rounds. The judges decided he had done enough to move on and gave Tomasini the Majority Decision.

The IHBA Championship bout will pitt:

(6) Plinio Scarabellin 8-0 (4) vs (5) Piero Tomasini 3-0 (1)

Sorry guys i forgot to post this one.

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January 1961

(6) Plinio Scarabellin 8-0 (4) vs (5) Piero Tomasini 3-0 (1)

Scarabellin got off to a fast start and never seemed to look back. He took the fight to Tomasini to put him down on the canvas twice in the first two rounds. By the 4th round Tomasini had swelling in both eyes and was far behind on the score cards already. At the 2:33 mark in the 5th round Scarabellin hit Tomasini with a cross to the head that sent Tomasini down for the count. Plinio Scarabellin became the first IHBA Champion.

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January 1961

Winners:

(5) Bob Foster 4-0 (4) 1st round KO
(5) Manuel Ramos 6-1 (4) 7th round KO
(5) Uli Nitschke 4-2-1 (2) 3rd round KO
(4) Thad Spencer 4-1 (2) 7th round KO
(4) Roberto Davila 6-2-1 10 round UD
(3) Jimmy Fletcher 4-1 (1) 10 round UD
(3) James Beattie 6-0 (5) 2nd round KO
(2) Bobo RenfroW 3rd round KO


Rookies:

(6) Noburu Kataoka
(2) Niumaetolu Mahini
(2) Rodolfo Luciano Diaz

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In an effort to move things along a bit and get some more guys ranked quicker i am going to impose a couple new scheduling guidelines. If a fighter wins then he will fight the next month until he fights 3 months in a row then he will take a break. If a fighter loses then he is off the next month. I am going to do this until i get guys to 10 fights this way they can be ranked. After they are at 10 fights i will revert back to Mikes way of scheduling via generating percentages and checking knockdowns.

[mh2365]

Yeah I struggled with that at first. I didn't have a title match until late 1901. The way I did it was the first two fighters to 7 wins fought for the title. I ranked them at 10 also instead of 15 like I do now. I'm even debating going to 20 soon.

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Yeah i think as time goes on i will up the number of fights to be ranked.

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New York State Tournament (NYBA) Round 2:

#1 (7) Doug Jones 9-0 (6) vs #4 (5) Hubert Hilton 4-1 (4)

The first seven rounds of this one were boring with Jones dominating each round and Hilton looking outclassed and confused, then came the eight round. Jones looked ready to end this one sending Hilton to the canvas once for an 6 count and the second time Hilton barely escaped standing at 9. Somehow Hilton was able to stay standing the last 30 seconds of the round.
Thirty seconds into the ninth Hilton hit Jones with a crushing right to the head which sent Jones to the canvas. A stunned crowd was on their feet counting Jones out with the referee. Jones was able to get back to his feet and beat the referee's count. Jones would recover and take the 10th round win by Unanimous decision.

#2 (6) Billy Daniels 6-0 (2) vs #3 (3) Arnie Brower 8-0 (5)

This one was pretty uneventful with Daniels cutting Brower in the 3rd and dominating him until the 9th round when the referee stopped the fight and Daniels got the win with a 9th round TKO.


The chamionship will be:

#1 (7) Doug Jones 10-0 (6) vs #2 (6) Billy Daniels 7-0 (3)

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New York State Tournament (NYBA) Championship:

#1 (7) Doug Jones 10-0 (6) vs #2 (6) Billy Daniels 7-0 (3)

Jones started off the match taking the first two rounds and looking dominant. Somthing happened in the third round and Bully Daniels woke up and took the fight to Jones taking the next five rounds of the fight, scheduled for twelve. The fighter each took one of the next two rounds with neither really taking control. Early into the 10th round Jones stung Daniels with a jab that also opened a cut over his right eye. Jones continued to put the pressure on Daniels and kept attacking the cut over Daniels eye. With just 40 seconds left in the fight Daniels had blood gushing from his eye and the ref stepped in to stop the fight. Jones would take the NYBA belt with a 12th TKO over Daniels.

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Not a lot of excitement here as a couple of more fighters get to 10 fights so that they can be ranked. We now have an official although very limited top 5 and it reads as follows.

1. (7) Leotis Martin 11-0 (8)
2. (7) Doug Jones 11-0 (7)
3. (3) Arnie Brower 9-1 (6)
4. (6) Plinio Scarabellin 10-0 (6)
5. (4) Roberto Davila 7-2-1

Could a Jones vs Martin fight for the USBA be far away?

Movement:

All of the following moved to Pre-prime

Mohammed Afonso
Gerry De Bruyn
Tony Doyle
Georgio Masteghin
Lars Norling
Benito Penna
Georgio Peralta
Yvan Prebeg


Two of the rookies won their first fights.

Noburu Kataoka with a 10 round UD
Niumaetolu Mahini with a 10 round UD

Rodolfo Diaz suffered a loss in a 10 round SD

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WWBA Top 10:

1. (7) Leotis Martin 12-0 (9)
2. (7) Doug Jones 12-0 (8)
3. (3) Arnie Brower 10-1 (6)
4. (6) Plinio Scarabellin 11-0 (7)
5. (5) Karl Mildenberger 9-0 (1)
6. (4) Roberto Davila 8-2-1

One new fighter joins the Top 10 there should be a whole bunch more guys joining next month. Barring a major setback i can see Martin and Jones clashing very soon.

Plans are for Mildenberger and Scarabellin to fight for the EBU coming up soon also.

All of the regulars won with Muhammed Ali and Jimmy Ellis winning with 1st round knockouts of their opponents.

Rookies:

(6) Noburu Kataoka 2-0 with a 10 round UD
(2) Niumaetolu Mahini 2-0 (1) with a 3rd round knockout

Newcomers:

(3) Yutaka Nakagoshi - Japan
(1) Geroge Mahoni - New Zealand

I am trying to add fighters to fill out some of the other regional titles which is why there havent been any american added.

Movement:

All moved to pre-prime

Mohammed Afonso
Jimmy Fletcher
Bob Foster
Billy Joiner
Ray Patterson - has won 2 fights in a row
Billy Walker
Dick Wipperman
Massimo Zanaboni

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Chicago, IL - The United State Boxing Association announced that the title fight to crown the first ever USBA Champion will be held in JUNE at the Chicago Stadium. The USBA will pit Leotis Martin 13-0 (10) vs Doug Jones 13-0 (9). The winner of this fight could have an inside track to the first WWBA title fight which is to be early in the fall. Jones is the current NYBA champion while Martin has dominated all fighters he has faced.



Had to change the title fight to June since i forgot i had already fought Aprils fights before i started having computer issues.

[CONN CHRIS]

Doug Jones, that's a name I haven't thought of in some time. Good opening title fight.

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WWBA Top 10:

1. (7) Leotis Martin 13-0 (10) - W by 2nd round TKO
2. (7) Doug Jones 13-0 (9) - W 7th round KO
3. (3) Arnie Brower 11-1 (7) - W 1st round KO
4. (5) Karl Mildenberger 10-0 (1) - W 10 round UD
5. (6) Plinio Scarabellin 11-0 (7) - Off
6. (3) Elmer Rush 10-0 (8) - W 1st round KO
7. (6) Wilhelm Von Homburg 9-1 (8) - W 1st round KO
8. (6) Billy Daniels 9-1 (4) - W 10 round UD
9. (2) Lars Norling 8-1-1 (4) - W 2nd round KO
10 (4) Roberto Davila 8-2-1 - Off


Rookies:

(6) Noburu Kataoka 3-0 with a 10 round UD
(2) Niumaetolu Mahini 3-0 (1) with a 10 round MD
(3) Yutaka Nakagoshi 1-0 W with a 10 round UD
(2) Rodolfo Diaz 1-1 (1) W with 4th round KO

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Chicago, IL - USBA title fight card was announced today. The matchups will be the following.

USBA
Title - (7) Leotis Martin 13-0 (10) vs (7) Doug Jones 13-0 (9)

German Champ.
Fight 2 - (5) Karl Mildenberger 10-0 (1) vs (4) Billy Walker 9-0 (6)

Fight 3 - (2) Lars Norling 8-1-1 (4) vs (1) Buddy Moore 4-3-3

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Pretty quiet month for the top 10. Three newcomers but none of them are going to challenge for anything more than a regional belt.

WWBA Top 10:

1. (7) Leotis Martin 13-0 (10) - Off
2. (7) Doug Jones 13-0 (9) - Off
3. (3) Arnie Brower 11-1 (7) - Off
4. (5) Karl Mildenberger 10-0 (1) - Off
5. (6) Plinio Scarabellin 11-0 (7) - Off
6. (3) Elmer Rush 10-0 (8) - Off
7. (6) Wilhelm Von Homburg 9-1 (8) - Off
8. (6) Billy Daniels 10-1 (5) - w 4th round TKO
9. (2) Lars Norling 8-1-1 (4) - Off
10 (1) Archie Ray 9-1 (8) - W 6th round TKO

Movement:

To Pre-Prime

Muhammed Ali
Sonny Banks
Franco De Piccioli
Jimmy Ellis
Levi Forte
Hubert Hilton
Len Rocky James
Chuck Leslie
Kurt Stoer
Fred Williams

Newcomers:

(2) Roy Enifer
(1) Foster Bibron
(2) Dave Ould

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USBA
Title - (7) Leotis Martin 13-0 (10) vs (7) Doug Jones 13-0 (9)

Co-Feature - (5) Karl Mildenberger 10-0 (1) vs (4) Billy Walker 9-0 (6)
Support - (2) Lars Norling 8-1-1 (4) vs (1) Buddy Moore 4-3-3
Opening- (2) Roy Enifer 0-0 vs (1) Foster Bibron 0-0


Opening- (2) Roy Enifer 1-0 vs (1) Foster Bibron 0-1 - Enifer wins 8th rd UD

Support - (2) Lars Norling 8-1-1 (4) vs (1) Buddy Moore 4-3-3 - Orling UD 10th round

Co-Feature - (5) Karl Mildenberger 10-0 (1) vs (4) Billy Walker 9-0 (6)

What looked on paper to be a solid competitive fight was anything but. Walker would come out strong hitting Mildenberger a couple of times with solid shots. From the on it was all Mildenberger who had one of Walker's eyes just about closed by the 5th round. The judges had the fight scored 99-91, 100-92, and 98-92

Title - (7) Leotis Martin 13-0 (10) vs (7) Doug Jones 13-0 (9)

Rd 1 - Jones kept his distance connecting with jabs and getting out overall a very slow round. We score 10-9 Jones.

Rd 2 - Jones brought the fight to Martin who seemed to stand there and take it. Several times Jones had Martin trapped on the ropes stunning Martin a couple of times. Martin is yet to get into a rhythm. We score this one 10-9. Jones leads 20-18.

Rd 3 - Martin comes to life hitting Jones several times and keeping active. This round goes to Martin 10-9. Overall 29-28.

Rd 4 - Very boring round with neither fighter doing much but Jones doing more. Jones wins this on 10-9. Overall 39-37.

Rd 5 - Another slow round other than one of Martins punches that shook Jones. After that the round was mostly Jones holding. We give Martin this round 10-9. Overall 48-47.

Rd 6 - Martin was the aggressor this round hitting Jones with several hard shots. Jones has been very quiet the last two rounds and seems to be confused. Martin wins 10-9 and overall this one is even 57-57

Rd 7 - Martin stays on the attack while Jones can only hug and hold. Jones looks out of gas and might not last the distance. Martin takes the 7th 10-9 and now leads 67-66.

Rd 8 - Jones seems to come to life this round landing some solid punches and staggering Martin once. The 8th goes to Jones and we have this even 76-76.

Rd 9 - Both fighters appear to take this round off but Martin seems to have more success. We give this to Martin 10-9, overall Martin leads 86-85.

Rd 10 - Martin is all over Jones knocking him down this round. Jones is able to recover and get up by the referees count of 5. Jones hangs on and makes it thru the 10th. Martins wins this 10-8 and now lead 96-93.

Rd 11 - Jones doesnt appear to show up for the 11th getting hit several times and not landing any punches to speak of. Martin now has a commanding lead taking the 11th 10-9 and leading 106-102.

Rd 12 - Jones comes out strong landing several punches but appears to forget about playing defense. Martin knocks Jones down and Jones cannot get off the canvas. Martin wins the USBA title via 12th round KO.

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London, England - The European Boxing Union headquartered in London has announced the first title fight to name an EBU champion will be held in August. The fight which will match German champion #2 Karl Mildenberger 11-0 (1) against Italian champ #5 Plinio Scarabellin 11-0 (7) will be held at Wembley Stadium. Mildenberger is coming off of an easy victory over Billy Walker will be the early favorite having been tested by better competition.

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Things will be on hold for a bit while i get my laptop fixed. Dell sent me a new motherboard but neglected to tell me i would need a degree to replace it. Supposedly a tech will be out in the next few days but who the heck knows.