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I'm starting a new universe. I plan on actually sticking with this one.

The basic idea is pretty simple. An 8 weight class universe using historical fighters with random start years. The twist is that all the fighters are split between 30 trainer/cutman pairings that act as stables. These stables have different management styles that determines how they choose fights for their fighters.

New fighters starting each year are assigned to a stable via a draft process.

I'll attach the rules document for those who are interested.

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These are the fighters in the initial starting draft. The starting year is 2000.

Heavyweights

Roy Harris, John C Heenan, Elijah Tillery, Jem Roche, Georgi Kandelaki, George Fryer, Danny Buzza

Light Heavyweights

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Rufino Angulo, Jorge Amparo, Dennis Powell, Rocky Torres

Middleweights

Bronx Davey Moore, Jock McAvoy, Thomas Tate, Steve Belloise, Ferd Hernandez, Joe Greene, Charles Goff, Jimmy Beecham, Alex Rios, Pat Lowry, Max Resch, Pat Lawlor, Andre de Keersgieter

Welterweights

Adolph Pruitt, Roberto Ortega, Soldier Bartfield, Mel Barker, Stanley Jones

Lightweights

Tony Lopez, Vinny Pazienza, Yong-Soo Choi, Anthony Fletcher, Efren Hinojosa, Al Davis, Elwood McCloskey, Kid Farmer, Peter Laurits Jacobsen, Sid Stagg

Featherweights

KO Mars, Antonio Rivera, Cyril Thomas, Yober Ortega, Jack McGowan, Johnny LaVack

Bantamweights

Samson Dutch Boy Gym, Dick Corbett, Thanomchit Sukothai, Richie Sandoval, Pierre Vetroff, Roger Galicia, Hughey Boyle, Maxey Haugh

Flyweights

Tae-Shik Kim, Fernando Martinez, Shigeharu Akitsuki

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Nice start and idea - what does this mean exactly: Has a 50% chance of fighting higher rated/lower ranked fighters. Has a 75% chance of fighting higher rated/lower ranked fighter. It is under GUNG HO.

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First name is trainer, second is cutman.

1. George Chemeres, Carlos Vargas
2. Freddie Roach, Ted Walker
3. Buddy McGirt, Percy Richardson
4. Joe Goossen, Dave Tenny
5. Amilcar Brusa, Joe Chavez
6. Jimmy August, Lenny DeJesus
7. Jack Blackburn, Al Braverman
8. Lou Duva, Pete Brodsky
9. Teddy Atlas, Jimmy Montoya
10. Mickey Duff, Ace Marotta
11. Pepe Correa, Chuck Bodak
12. George Benton, Ray Rogers
13. Angelo Dundee, Bill Brady
14. Ronnie Shields, Darkie Smith
15. Al Certo, Bill Delany
16. Freddie Brown, Frank Bagley
17. Manny Seamon, Joe Souza
18. Gil Clancy, Jacob Duran
19. Whitey Bimstein, Aaron Snowell
20. Ray Arcel, Jim Strickland
21. Cus D'Amato, Spider Kelly
22. Ignacio Beristain, Jack DeForrest
23. Emanuel Steward, Don Turner
24. Jessie Reid, George Francis
25. Eddie Futch, Sid Brumbach
26. Thell Torrence, Bill Gibson
27. Dan Birmingham, Ray Ontiveros
28. Dan Florio, Leo Flynn
29. Floyd Mayweather Sr., Tommy Gallagher
30. Nick Florio, Cassius Green

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Originally Posted by aaaaaaaaa

Nice start and idea - what does this mean exactly: Has a 50% chance of fighting higher rated/lower ranked fighters. Has a 75% chance of fighting higher rated/lower ranked fighter.

I'm not quite sure how it works in practice yet, but here's the idea. Say the #6 ranked fighter has a rating of 5 and the #11 fighter has a rating of 7 and they're both scheduled to fight. I would generate a random number from 1 to 100. If it's under 75 (or 50, depending on the % chance) then he will fight the #11 fighter. If not, he will find another fighter to fight who is not a higher rated fighter than he is.

I haven't started scheduling with this system yet, so I reserve the right to change anything at anytime.

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This is how the initial draft went down. The draft order for each round was determined randomly.

Rd. 1
1 – Torrence/Gibson – Samson Dutch Boy Gym – BW
2 – Certo/Delaney – Bronx Davey Moore – MW
3 – Correa/Bodak – Tony Lopez – LW
4 – Steward/Turner – Eddie Mustafa Muhammed – LHW
5 – Atlas/Montoya – Jock McAvoy – MW
6 – Roach/Walker – Thomas Tate – MW
7 – Dundee/Brady – Dick Corbett – BW
8 – D’Amato/Kelly – Thanomchit Sukothai – BW
9 – Duff/Marotta – Steve Belloise – MW
10 – Clancy/Duran – Fernando Martinez – FLY
11 – N.Florio/Green – Tae-Shik Kim – FLY
12 – Shields/Dr.Smith – Adolph Pruitt – WW
13 – Arcel/Strickland – KO Mars – FW
14 – D.Florio/Flynn – Vinny Pazienza – LW
15 – Bimstein/Snowell – Joe Greene – MW
16 – Beristain/DeForrest – Yong-Soo Choi – LW
17 – Mayweather/Gallagher – Ferd Hernandez – MW
18 – Goossen/Tenney – Richie Sandoval – BW
19 – August/DeJesus – Soldier Bartfield – WW
20 – Reid/Francis – Anthony Fletcher – LW
21 – Chemeres/Vargas – Antonio Rivera – FW
22 – Birmingham/Ontiveros – Jorge Amparo – LHW
23 – Blackburn/Braverman – Efren Hinojosa – LW
24 – McGirt/Richardson – Al Davis – LW
25 – Benton/Rogers – Roberto Ortega – WW
26 – Duva/Brodsky – Charles Goff – MW
27 – Futch/Brumbach – Cyril Thomas – FW
28 – Brusa/Chavez – Rufino Angulo – LHW
29 – Seamon/Souza – Yober Ortega – FW
30 – Brown/Bagley – Jimmy Beecham – MW

Rd. 2
1 – Chemeres/Vargas – Roy Harris – HW
2 – Roach/Walker – Pierre Vetroff – BW
3 – McGirt/Richardson – Pat Lowry – MW
4 – Goossen/Tenny – Max Resch – MW
5 – Brusa/Chavez – Alex Rios – MW
6 – August/DeJesus – Roger Galicia – BW
7 – Blackburn/Braverman – Jack McGowan – FW
8 – Duva/Brodsky – John C. Heenan – HW
9 – Atlas/Montoya – Dennis Powell – LHW
10 – Duff/Marotta – Johnny LaVack – FW
11 – Correa/Bodack – Elijah Tillery – HW
12 – Benton/Rogers – Rocky Torres – LHW
13 – Dundee/Brady – Georgi Kandelaki – HW
14 – Shields/Dr.Smith – Elwood McCloskey – LW
15 – Certo/Delaney – Mel Barker – WW
16 – Brown/Bagley – Jem Roche – HW
17 – Seamon/Souza – Pat Lawlor – MW
18 – Clancy/Duran – Kid Farmer – LW
19 – Bimstein/Snowell – Hughey Boyle – BW
20 – Arcel/Strickland – George Fryer – HW
21 – D’Amato/Kelly – Stanley Jones – WW
22 – Berestain/DeForrest – Shigeharu Akitsuki - FLY
23 – Steward/Turner - Peter Laurits Jacobsen – LW
24 – Reid/Francis – Maxey Haugh – BW
25 – Futch/Brumbach – Andre de Keersgieter – MW
26 – Torrence/Gibson – Danny Buzza – HW
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']27 – Birmingham/Ontiveros – Sid Stagg - LW[/font]

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Originally Posted by mellifluous

I'm not quite sure how it works in practice yet, but here's the idea. Say the #6 ranked fighter has a rating of 5 and the #11 fighter has a rating of 7 and they're both scheduled to fight. I would generate a random number from 1 to 100. If it's under 75 (or 50, depending on the % chance) then he will fight the #11 fighter. If not, he will find another fighter to fight who is not a higher rated fighter than he is.

I haven't started scheduling with this system yet, so I reserve the right to change anything at anytime.

I asked the question in the wrong way.. How come GUNG HO has both 50% and 75% chance of fighting someone higher rated / lower ranked.

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Originally Posted by aaaaaaaaa

I asked the question in the wrong way.. How come GUNG HO has both 50% and 75% chance of fighting someone higher rated / lower ranked.

Typo. Should read "higer rated/higher ranked".

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Originally Posted by mellifluous

Typo. Should read "higer rated/higher ranked".

oh alright, makes sense.

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After 1 year of fighting TC's here's how the initial guys fared. I was playing around with my percentages, that accounts for the wide variations in # of fights. I think I finally got it right with the HW and LHW.

HW

Roy Harris 6-1-0
Elijah Tillery 4-0-0
John C. Heenan 3-1-0
Georgi Kandelaki 2-1-1
Jem Roche 3-0-0
George Fryer 0-2-1
Danny Buzza 1-0-0

LHW

Eddie Mustafa Muhammed 5-0-0
Dennis Powell 4-0-0
Rufino Angulo 3-0-0
Jorge Amparo 2-0-0
Rocky Torres 1-0-1

MW

Ferd Hernandez 5-0-1
Charles Goff 6-0-0
Alex Rios 5-0-0
Pat Lowry 5-0-0
Max Resch 5-0-0
Andre de Keersgieter 3-1-1
Jock McAvoy 4-0-0
Thomas Tate 3-0-1
Steve Belloise 4-0-0
Jimmy Beecham 3-1-0
Bronx Davey Moore 2-1-0
Joe Greene 3-0-0
Pat Lawlor 2-1-0

WW

Stanley Jones 2-2-2
Soldier Bartfield 4-0-0
Mel Barker 3-0-1
Adolph Pruitt 3-0-0
Roberto Ortega 2-0-1

LW

Efren Hinojosa 4-2-0
Anthony Fletcher 4-0-0
Kid Farmer 3-1-0
Tony Lopez 3-0-0
Vinny Pazienza 3-0-0
Sid Stagg 3-0-0
Yong-Soo Choi 1-1-0
Al Davis 2-0-0
Peter Laurits Jacobsen 1-1-0
Elwood McCloskey 0-1-0

FW

Jack McGowan 4-0-2
Antonio Rivera 4-0-0
Cyril Thomas 4-0-0
KO Mars 3-0-0
Yober Ortega 3-0-0
Johnny LaVack 1-2-0

BW

Thanomchit Sukothai 9-0-0
Samson Dutch Boy Gym 7-0-0
Pierre Vetroff 5-1-1
Dick Corbett 6-0-0
Maxey Haugh 3-3-0
Roger Galicia 5-0-0
Richie Sandoval 4-0-0
Hughey Boyle 2-0-1

FLY

Tae-Shik Kim 5-0-0
Fernando Martinez 6-0-0
Shigeharu Akitsuki 3-2-0

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2001Rd. 1]D.Florio/Flynn – Tommy O’ Toole - FW
Shields/Dr.Smith – Ayub Kalule - MW
Arcel/Strickland – Alejandro Montiel - FLY
Benton/Rogers – Johnny Hill - FLY
Berestain/DeForrest – Owen Ziegler - WW
N.Florio/Green – Calvin Brock - HW
Seamon/Souza – Susumu Hanagata - FLY
Duff/Marotta – Chris Finnegan - LHW
Birmingham/Ontiveros – Eckhard Dagge - MW
Mayweather/Gallagher – Herman Marques - BW
Certo/Delaney – Silverio Ortiz - FW
Bimstein/Snowell – Eddie Davis - LHW
Steward/Turner – Fred Morris - MW
Brown/Bagley – Alex Trujillo - WW
Reid/Francis – Angel Hernandez - MW
McGirt/Richardson – Pete Rademacher - HW
Correa/Bodak – Tony Braxton – MW
Futch/Brumbach – Tim Williamson - HW
Brusa/Chavez – Herman Montes - LW
Atlas/Montoya – Eddie Cook - BW
Torrence/Gibson – Leo Starosch - MW
Dundee/Brady – Klaus Peter Gumpert - LHW
Blackburn/Braverman – Marty Capasso - HW
Roach/Walker – Yuichi Hosono - FLY
Clancy/Duran – Joe DiMartino - WW
August/DeJesus – Silvino Jamito - FW
Goossen/Tenney – Ezequiel Paixao - LHW
Duva/Brodsky – Todd Foster - WW
Chemeres/Vargas – Rafael Herrera - BW
D'Amato/Kelly – Bernard Thebault – HW


Rd. 2
D.Florio/Flynn – Jerry Celestine - LHW
Shields/Dr.Smith – Jimmy Devine - FW
Arcel/Strickland – Mike Irungu - BW
Benton/Rogers – Seung-Kon Chae - FLY
Berestain/DeForrest – Tony Oakey - LHW
N.Florio/Green – Valere Benedetto - WW
Seamon/Souza – Will McIntyre - LHW
Duff/Marotta – Rudolph Bent - WW
Birmingham/Ontiveros – Ted Marlow - FW
Mayweather/Gallagher – Keene Simmons - HW
Certo/Delaney – Von Clay - LHW
Bimstein/Snowell – Tony Grano - HW
Steward/Turner – Neddy Garcia - BW
Brown/Bagley – Dale Westerman - LHW
Reid/Francis – Bobby Joe Young - WW
McGirt/Richardson – Ayanada Barnabas - FLY
Correa/Bodak – Arthur Cruz - WW
Futch/Brumbach – Carl Greaves - LW
Brusa/Chavez – Billy Wilson - HW
Atlas/Montoya – Sailor Jack Carroll - HW
Torrence/Gibson – Julio Cesar Sanchez-Leon - LW
Dundee/Brady – Bill Gabig - MW
Blackburn/Braverman – Francisco Quiroz - FLY
Roach/Walker – Al Cole - HW
Clancy/Duran – Ferenc Kristofczak - HW
August/DeJesus – Tony Renata - LHW
Goossen/Tenney – Jack Finnegan - HW
Duva/Brodsky – Ralph Opetaia - LHW
Chemeres/Vargas – Justin Ganiza - MW
D'Amato/Kelly – Bobby Crabtree - HW

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Title should read "2001 Year End Rankings"

HW
1. Roy Harris 10-1-0 (3)

LHW
No ranked fighters

MW
1. Charles Goff 14-0-0 (6)
2. Ferd Hernandez 12-0-1
3. Andre de Keerstiger 8-1-1 (1)

WW
1. Stanley Jones 4-5-3 (2)

LW
No Ranked Fighters

FW
1. Cyril Thomas 11-0-0
2. Jack McGowan 6-1-3

BW
1. Samson Dutch Boy Gym 16-0-0 (16)
2. Thanomchit Sukothai 13-0-0 (9)
3. Pierre Vetroff 13-1-1 (1)
4. Dick Corbett 10-0-0
5. Maxey Haugh 9-3-1 (1)

FLY
1. Tae-Shik Kim 11-0-0 (10)
2. Fernando Martinez 10-0-0 (5)
3. Shigeharu Akitsuki 4-5-1

It's been a long couple of years, but we're finally ready to start having real fights. I'll bump the rankings requirement up to 15 fights as soon as enough guys reach that level. As you can tell, the Bantamweights are the class of the universe so far. They'll get even better as The Highlander Eder Jofre is set to start his career in 2002.

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Round 1

D. Florio/Flynn - Eder Jofre - BW
Shields/Dr. Smith - Riddick Bowe - HW
Steward/Turner - Tony Canzoneri - LW
Birmingham/Ontiveros - Ivan Calderon - FLY
Berestain/DeForrest - Nigel Benn - MW
Goossen/Tenny - Scott Harrison - FW
Arcel/Strickland - Steve Collins - MW
Benton/Rogers - Jaguar Kakizawa - LW
McGirt/Richardson - Waldemiro Pinto - BW
Duff/Marotta - Ramon Arias - FLY
Seamon/Souza - Sonny Boy West - LW
Dundee/Brady - Robert Villemain - MW
Certo/Delaney - Johnny Busso - LW
N. Florio/Green - Frankie Sodano - FW
August/DeJesus - Lupe Aquino - MW
Correa/Bodak - Tancy Lee - BW
Bimstein/Snowell - Israel Cardona - LW
Mayweather Sr./Gallagher - Hughie Mehegan - LW
Duva/Brodsky - Ricardo Vargas - BW
Brown/Bagley - Lou Nova - HW
Futch/Brumbach - Cristian Sanavia - MW
Clancy/Duran - Brian Barbosa - MW
Blackburn/Braverman - Gerald Dreyer - WW
Chemeres/Vargas - Joey Gamache - WW
Brusa/Chavez - Young Bob Fitzsimmons - HW
Atlas/Montoya - Johnny DuPlooy - HW
D'Amato/Kelly - Carlos Mario Eluaiza - FLY
Reid/Francis - Marion Connor - LHW
Torrence/Gibson - Boris Sinitsin - LW
Roach/Walker - Raul Rojas - FW

Rd. 2
D. Florio/Flynn - Stephane Ouellet - MW
Shields/Dr. Smith - Tony Meneffe - LHW
Steward/Turner - John P Clow - HW
Birmingham/Ontiveros - Sakuji Shinozawa - WW
Berestain/DeForrest - Morrade Hakkar - MW
Goossen/Tenny - Beau Jaynes - LW
Arcel/Strickland - Costa Chondros - HW
Benton/Rogers - Everett Martin - HW
McGirt/Richardson - Dennis Adjei - FW
Duff/Marotta - Steve Conway - MW
Seamon/Souza - Sam Ubokane - HW
Dundee/Brady - Frank Garrard - LW
Certo/Delaney - Heath Todd - MW
N. Florio/Green - Maurice Brantley - MW
August/DeJesus - George Dempsey - FLY
Correa/Bodak - Harry Greenfield - FW
Bimstein/Snowell - Black Griffo - FW
Mayweather Sr./Gallagher - Jacklord Jacobs - HW

That's it. Now on to more fighting!

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Welcome to the first ever WEEBLe championship bout. This fight should be a great action fight between two undefeated sluggers.

Tae-Shik Kim comes in as the #1 ranked fighter in the Flyweight division with a record of 11-0-0 with 10 KO's.

16-year-old Fernando Martinez comes in as the #2 fighter with a record of 10 and 0 with 5 KO's.

The fighters come out ready to fight in first round. Martinez holds his own and lands a couple very nice body shots during the first minute of the round. It doesn't take Kim long, however, to capitalize on Martinez's youthful mistakes. He dominates the second half of the round and wobbles Martinez on more than one occasion. The bell rings to end what could have easily been scored a 10-8 round for Kim.

The next two rounds are won easily by Kim but are relatively uneventful.

As the fourth round begins, Martinez knows that the fight is slipping away from him. He rushes Kim and seems to have him on his heels. Late in the round, however, Kim finds a hole in his defense and lands a crushing right cross that knocks Martinez to his knees and then flat onto the canvas. The referee counts to 10, but Martinez makes no move to stand. He's out cold.

The winner by KO at 2:11 in the 4th round and the new WEEBLe Flyweight Champion is Tae-Shik Kim!

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Tae-Shik Kim 12-0-0 (11) vs. Yuichi Hosono 7-0-1 (2)

"I'll fight anyone, anytime, anywhere, for any belt. It's not like I'm going to lose." That was Tae-Shik Kim's reply when asked why he was putting his belt on the line against an untested, unranked opponent. Most experts agreed with Kim. Hosono was not even considered to be on the level of Fernando Martinez, whom Kim had easily beaten to win the title.

The fight started out slowly with both fighters trying to find an opening. Between the second and third rounds Kim's corner convinced him that he was losing and need to step it up a notch. He did so by dominating the 3rd and 4th rounds, hurting Hosono badly in the 4th.

When the bell for the 5th round rang, Hosono was slow to get off his stool. 17 seconds into the round, however, Kim ran into a beautiful hook from Hosono. The next thing he new he was on his back with the referee counting 7, 8... He scrambled to his feet. Kim retreated and clinched his way through the rest of the round, but was never the same. He was down again in the 6th and 7th rounds before the fight was finally stopped 2 minutes into the 7th round.

"I've always known that I have what it takes to be a champion." Hosono said after the fight. When asked about a rematch, he said, "I doubt he'll want to fight me again after the beating he took."

Kim refused to be interviewed after the fight, but he's rumored to be unhappy with his management for not including a rematch clause in the fight contract.

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Yuichi Hosono 8-0-1 (3) WEEEBLe Champion
vs.
Francisco Quiroz 6-1-1

There's apparently something in the water here in the flyweight division. Just one month after a suprising victory over Tae-Shik Kim to win the title, Yuichi Hosono decides to put it on the line against another untested, unranked fighter.

For most of the fight, Hosono's decision looked like a good one. He was easily winning an unexciting fight when he suffered a cut to the mouth in the 6th round. The cut did not seem to affect his performance, as he just kept on winning rounds. Quiroz rallied in the 10th, however, and had Hosono on shaky legs by the end of the round.

While Hosono's legs recovered during the break, the cut inside his mouth did not. The 11th round began without incident and Hosono showed the easy dominance he had earlier in the fight. With about a minute left, however, the referee called the doctor into the ring to look at the cut.
A minute later, Freddie Roach was screaming from Hosono's corner as the end of the fight was signaled. Hosono sat stunned as he could not comprehend losing a fight in which he had dominated.

A look at the score cards showed Hosono ahead by 5-6 points on all three cards. He started calling for a rematch before he even left the ring.

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Francisco Quiroz 8-1-1 (1)
vs.
Fernando Martinez 11-1-0 (7)

Quiroz was never really considered anything more than a placeholder as champion, but you have to give him credit for choosing to fight Fernando Martinez in his first title defense.

When the bell rang, Martinez jumped all over Quiroz and cut him above the eye before round one was over. In round 2 Quiroz found himself on the canvas, and it looked like the fight would be over quickly. He got up, but his legs looked shaky as he finished the round.

Quiroz rallied to win two of the next three rounds. Just when it looked like he was about to make it a decent fight after all, he went down again in the sixth. He got up, but Martinez showed his killer instinct and put Quiroz down for good just before the round ended.

Fernando Martinez becomes the 4th WEEBLe flyweight champion this year.

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Fernando Martinez 12-1-0 (7)
vs.
Francisco Quiroz 8-2-1 (1)

After getting beat handily in their first fight, no one suspected Francisco Quiroz to exercise the rematch clause in his contract. That, however, is exactly what he did.

After a month of intense defensive training, Quiroz stepped into the ring against Martinez ready to show the world that he was a legitimate champion. Martinez was annoyed at having to fight Quiroz again and looked to end the fight quickly.

Martinez stormed out of the gates, but Quiroz was able to match his intensity. They traded punches furiously in the first round, but neither fighter was able to gain an advantage. As the fight wore on, the adjustments Quiroz made to his defense proved to be the difference. The fight went 12 rounds and Martinez was only able to land 12% of his punches. Despite being significantly outworked, Quiroz's defence and efficiency won the day and his 42% connect percentage allowed him to land more punches while throwing fewer.

The belt in the flyweight division continues to change hands as we wait for a true champion to emerge. Quiroz owns it for now, but with fighters like Tae-Shik Kim, Alejandro Montiel, and Johnny Hill in line for title shots, no one can picture him having it for too much longer.

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2002 Flyweight Year in Review

Flyweight Champion
Francisco Quiroz 9-2-1 (1)

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Year-End Rankings
1. Tae-Shik Kim 14-1-0 (13)
2. Alejandro Montiel 10-0-0 (8)
3. Johnny Hill 10-0-0 (1)
4. Fernando Martinez 13-2-0 (8)
5. Yuichi Hosono 9-2-1 (3)

Notable Newcomers
Ivan Calderon 4-0-0
Carlos Mario Eluaiza 4-0-0 (1)
Ramon Arias 3-0-1 (1)

Title History

1/29/2002 – Tae-Shik Kim KO4 over Fernando Martinez

4/20/2002 – Yuichi Hosono TKO7 over Tae-Shik Kim

5/17/2002 – Francisco Quiroz TKO11 over Yuichi Hosono

9/21/2002 – Fernando Martinez KO6 over Francisco Quiroz

10/30/2002 – Francisco Quiroz UD12 over Fernando Martinez



Fighter of the Year

Francisco Quiroz
2002 Record 4-2-0 (1)

Quiroz record may not look impressive, but in 2002 he upset Yuichi Hosono to win the belt, lost badly to Fernando Martinez in his first title defense, then earned a 12 round upset victory over Martinez to win the belt back. His courage, grit, and determination have allowed Quiroz, whom experts consider to be outclassed in nearly every bout, to contend with any man who steps into the ring against him.

Fight of the Year

4/20/2002 –
Kim 12-0-0 (11) vs. Hosono 7-0-1 (2)

Kim dominates the early rounds and hurts Hosono badly. Hosono barely gets off his stool to start the 5th, but lays Kim out with a hook only 17 seconds later. Kim is down again in the 6th and 7th before the fight is finally stopped.

I’m Glad this Year’s Over

Shigeharu Akitsuki – 3-2-0

Not a bad record, until you see that both losses were to previously winless fighters.

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2002 Bantamweight Year in Review

2002 was a very good year for the best division in boxing right now. Thanomchit Sukothai KO’d Samson Dutch Boy Gym to become the first WEEBLe Bantamweight champion. He defended successfully twice before coming in as the favorite in the fight against Richie Sandoval, who’d beaten Roger Galicia in a title eliminator bout to earn his shot at Sukothai. Sandoval jumped out of the gate with a 6 punch combo that knocked Sukothai out cold and earned him the title. In other action, Dick Corbett fought in a title eliminator against Pierre Vetroff. After having Vetroff down in the first round, Corbett got a cut over his eye which stopped the fight in the 3rd round. Vetroff will be the first fighter for Sandoval to defend his title against. All the top fighters have noticed the arrival of Eder Jofre, who’s easily dismantled every opponent so far. Experts believe that Jofre will be the best fighter in the division within 2 years.

Flyweight Champion
Richie Sandoval 12-0-1 (8)

Con
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Year-End Rankings
1. Samson Dutch Boy Gym 18-1-0 (18)
2. Thanomchit Sukothai 17-1-0 (12)
3. Pierre Vetroff 17-3-1 (2)
4. Herman Marques 11-0-0 (1)
5. Dick Corbett 13-1-0

Notable Newcomers
Waldemiro Pinto 7-0-0 (3)
Eder Jofre 5-0-0 (5)
Ricardo Vargas 4-0-0
Tancy Lee 3-0-0 (1)

Title History

4/19/2002 – Thanomchit Sukothai KO4 over Samson Dutch Boy Gym

6/21/2002 – Thanomchit Sukothai KO7 over Maxey Haugh

8/14/2002 – Thanomchit Sukothai UD12 over Pierre Vetroff

12/3/2002 – Richie Sandoval KO1 over Thanomchit Sukothai

Fighter of the Year

Thanomchit Sukothai
2002 Record 4-1-0 (3)

Sukothai won 4 fights against ranked opponents to earn this honor. He won each fight decisively and looked light the best fighter in the division for 11 months out of the year.

Fight of the Year

8/14/2002 –
Sukothai 16-0-0 (12) vs. Vetroff 16-2-1 (1)

Sukothai dominates the fight and has Vetroff down 4 times over 12 rounds. Vetroff rallies from each knockdown, however, and shows the heart of a champion by picking up 4 of the rounds in which he stayed upright.

Glad this Year’s Over

Hughey Boyle 1-2-1

With 2 losses and a majority draw in fights against winless fighters, Boyle’s questioning how much longer his career will last.