2.5: The heavyweights of the early 20th century

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I've gotten a bit tired with the other heavyweights universe i had up and running, so i've created a new historical uni. It started with all heavyweights debuting from 1890 to 1900. I've played up until 1901-07 and i am set to start the tournament to crown the first ever champion (WBA). I have 37 real fighters and 175 RFG Tc's, some of which has dragged themselves into the top 16 and will participate in the tourney.

These are my scheduling rules:

So far i have fought fighters equally much, with everyone fighting about 9-11 bouts, except the ones who debuted in 1901. Later on i will use groups, as in my other uni:

Beginning (6 rounders): All fighters at beginning. The worst of the rest. I take the number of fighters here (35) and divide it with 4.5 to get the number of bouts to be fought in this group for that month.

Club (8 rounders): Prospects at Pre-Prime. The mediocre veterans, and fighters who are not good enough to make the Main group. I take the number of fighters here (163) and divide it with 5.5 to get the number of bouts to be fought in this group for that month.

Main (10 rounders): The almost best. Up and coming fighters not yet ranked in the top 10. I take the number of fighters here (none yet) and divide it with 7 to get the number of bouts to be fought in this group for that month.

World: The top 10 and all other fighters who i have manually scheduled a bout for. 16 here at the moment.

Aging numbers:
Beginning -> Pre Prime: 5-10 bouts
Pre Prime -> Prime: 15-20 bouts
Prime -> Post Prime: 15-20 bouts
Post Prime -> End: 5-8 bouts
End -> Retired: 3-6 bouts

These 16 are in the tourney (*'s are RFG TC's):

#1 seed Hank Griffin 11-0 (7)
Has a big win against James Ryan (9-1, 7 KOs) in both fighters debut match. All his seven stoppage wins came by KO and not TKO. He has shown to be an all round good fighter, with ability to box well, and stop his opponents.

#2 seed Mike Schreck 11-0 (8)
His only notable win came aganst Joe Kennedy (5-0, 3 KOs then, 9-2, 4 KOs now). He has shown some good boxing skill, and a better than average punch so far.

#3 seed James Jefffries 11-0 (10)
Beat Nick Burley (7-0, 6 KOs at the time, 10-1, 9 KOs now) by impressive KO. He has shown great ring generalship, agressiveness and fast hands. A great slugger so far.

#4 seed Bob Armstrong 11-0 (5)
Has not beaten any one special. Good allround skills, and a hard right hand that has given him four 1st round knockouts, although his stamina could be a problem, considering that he has slown down already in the 3rd and 4th round of some fights.

#5 seed Tom Sharkey 11-0 (9)
Sharkey is yet to face someone who can really punch back. Has scored 20 knockdowns so far. A big puncher, with a minor lack of finishing skills.

#6 seed Jack Johnson 10-0-1 (6)
Doesnt have an impressive win so far. He drew with Corradeo Mancorda (9-1-1, 7 KOs) in a bout where he was laid down twice, but won enough rounds to grab a 8th round draw.

#7 seed Mexican Pete Everett 10-0-1 (5)
Has beaten Ed Dunkhorst (2-1 at the time, 8-3, 3 KOs now) and Marvin Hart (4-1 at the time, 6-4, 2 KOs now). Drew against John Forbes (2-6-3) in a 6 rounder.

*#8 seed Alex Contreras 10-0 (4)
Has not yeat beaten any good fighters. Great defensive fighter with below average power.

#9 seed Nick Burley 10-1 (9)
Most notable wins is a 2nd round KO against George Ruenalf (2-0, 2 KOs at the time, 6-2-2, 2 KOs now). Lost by knockout against James Jeffries (7-0, 6 KOs then, 11-0, 10 KOs) in his biggest test. Burley packs huge power although his skills are very bad.

#10 seed John Ferguson 9-0-1 (6)
Most notalbe wins came against Tom Roy (2-1, 2 KOs then, 7-3, 5 KOs now). Draw came against Brody Gadd (3-1, 2 KOs then, 6-2-1, 4 KOs now). Allround fairly fine skills.

*#11 seed Corradeo Manacorda 9-1-1 (7)
Is the only man to beat Ray Johnson (5-2-3, 4 KOs) and he has done that twice. Loss came against Heheson Reforsado (5-1, 3 KOs then, 8-4, 3 KOs now). Draw came impressively against Jack Johnson (10-0-1, 6 KOs) in a bout where he knocked the heavy favourite down twice. Has big power and good accuracy, although very bad skills.

#12 seed Peter Felix 9-1 (3)
Impressive wins against Howard Miller (5-0-1, 4 KOs then, 7-2-1, 6 KOs now) and Roberto Delgado (8-0-1, 3 KOs then, 8-1-1, 3 KOs now). Loss came in pro debut against Theo Cudlip (also debuting, 7-5, 5 KOs today). Allround good skills.

*#13 seed Mario Trejo 10-1 (4)
Best wins was against Michael Anthony (6-2, 2 KOs then, 8-3, 2 KOs now). Loss came versus Tiet Tung (1-0, 1 KO then, 8-3, 7 KOs now). Good power, better than average defense.

#14 seed James Ryan 9-1 (7)
Was KO'ed by Hank Griffin (11-0, 7 KOs) in both fighters pro debut. A good alrond fighter, with impressive stamina as he has always been better than his opponent in the later rounds of fights.

*#15 seed Okko Huhtamo 8-1-1 (3)
Notable win came against Martin Gallegos (5-1-1, 4 KOs then, 6-2-1, 5 KOs now). Loss came by KO against Nordine Robinet (4-1 then, 8-2, 4 KOs now) and draw versus Martin Gomez (3-3-1, 2 KOs then, 5-4-2, 4 KOs now).

#16 seed Fred Russell 6-4 (4)
Lost 4 of his last 5, but has won is last 5 including major wins against Scott Rutgers (7-0-1, 7 KOs then 8-2-1, 7 KOs now) and Jim Jeffords (9-0, 6 KOs then, 9-1, 6 KOs now). Agressive fighter who could give anyone a tough outing.

Schedule:

1901-07-15
Bout #1: Hank Griffin vs Fred Russell
Bout #2: Bob Armstrong vs Mario Trejo
Bout #3: Tom Sharkey vs Peter Felix
Bout #4: Alex Contreras vs Nick Burley

1901-07-22
Bout #5: Mike Schreck vs Okko Huhtamo
Bout #6: James Jeffries vs James Ryan
Bout #7: Jack Johnson vs Corradeo Manacorda II
Bout #8: Mexican Pete Everett vs John Ferguson

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1901-07-15

Polo Grounds, New York, NY, USA

WBA tourney

Hank Griffin vs Fred Rusell
Bob Armstrong vs Mario Trejo
Tom Sharkey vs Peter Felix
Alex Contreras vs Nick Burley

Undercard

Robert Delgado vs Tom Starks
Karl Della vs Ed White

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Undercard

Karl Della 8-3 (7) vs Ed White 6-2-1 (3), 8 rounds

Della was extremely motivated, as he knocked White down for a nine count in the 1st. He kept up the pressure in the 2nd, as he landed a hard hook that knocked White out cold at the 2:20 mark of the round.

Karl Della improves to 9-3 (8) with a 2nd round knockout.

Roberto Delgado 8-1-1 (3) vs Tom Starks 8-3 (3), 8 rounds

2 minutes of felling out was brutally ended when Starks landed a huge cross, that knocked mexican Delgado out cold.

Tom Starks improves to 9-3 (4) with a 1st round knockout.

WBA tournament bouts

#8 seed Alex Conteras 10-0 (4) vs #9 seed Nick Burley 10-1 (9), 12 rounds

Burley hurt Contreras in 1st and won the round with ease. Burley took it easy, dominating 2nd and 3rd. Contreras outboxed Burley in 4th and 5th as he seemed to gain momentum. Burley crushed the illusion by pounding Contreras in 6th and 7th before landing a brutal uppercut in round 8 that put Conteras down and out!

Nick Burley proceeds to the quarterfinals, as he improves to 11-1 (10) with a 8th round knockout.

#5 seed Tom Sharkey 11-0 (9) vs #12 seed Peter Felix 9-1 (3), 12 rounds

Sharkey outslugged Felix in the first two rounds. He landed a hard cross in round 2 that made Felix go down instantly. Felix couldn't make it up in time!

Tom Sharkey proceeds to the quarterfinals, as he improves to 12-0 (10) with a 2nd round knockout.

#4 seed Bob Armstrong 11-0 (5) vs #13 seed Mario Trejo 10-1 (4), 12 rounds

Armstrong had his trouble as he never seemed to gain control through the first 5 close rounds. Armstrong landed a wicked uppercut in 6th that send Trejo straight to the canvas. Trejo stayed down.

Bob Armstrong proceeds to the quarterfinals, as he improves to 12-0 (6) with a 6th round knockout.

#1 seed Hank Griffin 11-0 (7) vs #16 seed Fred Russell 6-4 (4), 12 rounds

Russell outslugged Griffin on the inside, as he surprisingly won the first two rounds. Griffin just barely edged the 3rd before battering Russell in 4th and 5th. Russell showed no willingness to give up as he clealy dominated 6th and edged 7th. He continued with his fantastic perfomance as he edged 9th, and battered Griffin in 10th and 11th. He kept away and covered up in 12th. Scorecards: 115-112, 115-112, 115-112 for Fred Russell!

Fred Russell shockingly proceeds to the quarterfinals as he improves to 7-4 (4) with a unanimous decision, running his winning streak to 6 fights now.

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1975-07-22

Yankee Stadium, New York, NY, USA

WBA tourney

Mike Schreck vs Okko Huhtamo
James Jeffries vs James Ryan
Jack Johnson vs Corradeo Manacorda (rematch)
Mexican Pete Everett vs John Ferguson

Undercard

Jim Jeffords vs Joe Kennedy
Jim Daly vs Gus Ruhlin

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Undercard action

Jim Daly 8-2 (3) vs Gus Ruhlin 8-2-1 (3), 8 rounds

Ruhlin was cut already in 1st. The combatants exchanged blows for 5 full rounds with a slight edge going to Ruhlin. 6th and 7th were all Gus Ruhlin, but the cut was worsening. In 8th it was ruled too bad!

Jim Daly improves to 9-2 (4) with an 8th round TKO due to cuts.

Jim Jeffords 9-1 (6) vs Joe Kennedy 9-2 (4), 8 rounds

The first four rounds were back and forth with neither getting the edge. Kennedy landed a big hook in 5th that put Jeffords to sleep!

Joe Kennedy improves to 10-2 (5) with a 5th round knockout.

WBA tourney action

#7 seed Mexican Pete Everett 10-0-1 (5) vs #10 seed John Ferguson 9-0-1 (6), 12 rounds

Everett had the edge in 4 close rounds before he closed the show with a sizzling cross in the finishing seconds of round 5!

Mexican Pete Everett improves to 11-0-1 (6) with a 5th round knockout as he proceeds to the the quarterfinals.

#6 seed Jack Johnson 10-0-1 (6) vs Corradeo Manacorda 9-1-1 (7), 12 rounds

This is a long anticipated rematch of their earlier draw, in a bout where hard hitting Manacorda put the defensive wizard Jack Johnson down twice.

Johnson showed extreme motivation as he knocked Manacorda down already in 1st. He didnt do much and gave away 2nd. Johnson landed a wicked hook in round 3, as Manacorda was down again! Johnson outboxed the italian in 4th and won 5th with a slight edge. He continued boxing beautifully as he won 6th, only to lose 7th. Johson won 9th and laid Manacorda down in the 10th, the 3rd knockdown of the fight. Johnson outboxed Manacorda in the last two rounds. Scorecards read 118-108, 119-107 and 116-110 all for Jack Johnson.

Jack Johnson proceeds to the quarterfinals as he improves to 11-0-1 (6) with an impressive unanimous decision.

#3 seed James Jeffries 11-0 (10) vs #14 seed James Ryan 9-1 (7), 12 rounds

The heavy favourite Jeffries struggled as he lost 2 of the first 3 rounds. He dominated 4th and battered Ryan in 5th as he knocked him down. Ryan got up and Jeffries went for the knockout. He landed a tremendous hook with 6 seconds left in the round, and Ryan was knocked out cold!

James Jeffries improves to 12-0 (11) as he proceeds to the quarterfinals with a 5th round knockout.

#2 seed Mike Schreck 11-0 (8) vs #15 seed Okko Huhtamo 8-1-1 (3), 12 rounds

Schreck won 1st, without dominating. Huhtamo landed a big straight right, that momentarily stunned Schreck to win 2nd. Mike landed a vicious cross that sended Huhtamo to the floor in round 3. Screck dominated 4th with ease. At the very bell of round 5, Mike Screck landed a hard uppercut that send Huhtamo to the canvas. He could not make it up!

Mike Screck proceeds to the quarterfinals as he improves to 12-0 (9) with a 5th round knockout.

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1975-07-29

Earlier today, 2400 people (mainly sponsors, promoters, press and the fighters themselves) were present at Sunnyside Gardens in New York, for the quarterfinal draw of the tourney to crown the first ever heavyweight champion of the world.

The draw was divided into two seeding groups with the higher ranked (by WBA) being in the seed group #1 and the lower ranked being in the seed group #2. All the quarterfinal bouts would be pairings between one from each group.

#1 seed group: Mike Schreck, James Jeffries, Bob Armstrong and Tom Sharkey.

#2 seed group: Jack Johnson, Mexican Pete Everett, Nick Burley, Fred Russell

The draw were as follows:

#2 seed Mike Schreck vs #16 seed Fred Russell

#4 seed Bob Armstrong vs #6 seed Jack Johnson

#3 seed James Jeffries vs #7 seed Mexican Pete Everett

#5 seed Tom Sharkey vs #9 seed Nick Burley

All bouts are scheduled for 1901-10-04

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WBA's has announced their rankings anno 1975-08-01

1. Mike Schreck 12-0 (9)
2. James Jeffries 12-0 (11)
3. Bob Armstrong 12-0 (6)
4. Tom Sharkey 12-0 (10)
5. Jack Johnson 11-0-1 (6)
6. Mexican Pete Everett 11-0-1 (6)
7. Nick Burley 11-1 (10)
8. Fred Russell 7-4 (4)
9. Hank Griffin 11-1 (7)
10. Alex Contreras 10-1 (4)

I will not do this on a monhtly basis like with the other universe - instead i'll do it when there has been major changes.

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1901-08-19

Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY, USA

Mario Trejo vs Marvin Hart
John Ferguson vs Jack Munroe
Peter Felix vs Donovan Provost
Corradeo Manacorda vs Enrique Perez
James Ryan vs Jean Bauer
Jim Jeffords vs Ian Clarridge