Wbf

Mr Foo · 10-07-2009, 08:45 AM

Hey Guys, I a relativly new to this and I thought just for a laugh I would start a universe set in 1980, encompasing the 1980's wrestlers as if they were boxers instead.

They will be fighting for a fictional organisation called World Boxing Federation in a Roster of approx 40 boxers.

There is only one champion and the weight class is Heavyweights only.

Please remember this is just a bit of fun and I am also crap at writing articles.

Ok the start things off I have comprised a fictional news page, this starts in Feb 1980.

HOGAN CELBRATES HIS IMPRESSIVE WIN BUT HAS THE WBF TITLE IN HIS SIGHTS.fficeffice" />>>
Hulk Hogan, 29, captured the WBF Ranking Tournament Belt yesterday, after defeating three other opponents, over a three week period. Hogan who with relative ease finished the tournament with three KO victories over opponents who were>>
Shorter and some appearing faster. However Hogan’s physic and power ensured that the punches Hogan landed hurt his opponents, forcing three stoppages. Hogan also demonstrated that his chin is in top notch as punches landed to his head, prompted a smirk and showed no signs that the punches had any effect. Hogan who is expected to be a serious contender over coming months and who is personally gunning for Andre The Giant the current Heavyweight Champion.>>
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“You know something brother that big oaf has been champion far to long now brother, but his time is over, and me and my Hulkamaniacs want a shot at the big gold. Plenty of people are gonna try and get in the way brother, but with all my training, vitamins and prayers, I will defeat The Giant and will be crowned the New WBF Heavyweight Champion, so Andre watcha gonna do, when these pythons are unleashed on you?”>>
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Hogan is expected to face The Big Bossman on the 21^st of March, The Bossman who lost his last fight to Mr Perfect, has reported that he has upped his training regime in order to increase his stamina as he believes this is letting him down greatly, in which he attributes the loss to Mr Perfect. “I am a born contender, I studied law and the law says that I should be a contender, come March 21^st, Hogan isn’t gonna know what hit him, as I intend to be faster and stronger than I ever have been”.

>ANDRE PAST IT? OR BORED?>>
Current WBF Heavyweight champion Andre the Giant, has sparked rumours of a possible retirement. In Andre’s last match over a year a go, contender King Kong Bundy proved a tough fight for the ninth wonder of the world. In round 3 he proved that he is still a force to be reckoned with, and reminded us why he is the champion. His illustrious 14 year career as a professional boxer, encompassing 2 World Titles, and looking stronger than ever, but is he past it? or just bored?. During the bout with Bundy, Andre lacked the motivation and determination that we have seen over the past 12 years. Although landing that devastating punch in the 3rd round, Andre took a lot of punishment, and all three score cards had it at Bundy winning at that point. In the 3rd Bundy started well, however Andre delivered a hard right to the cheek of Bundy and he was knocked down. However Bundy got back up and knocked Andre down in the 11^th round. Andre managed to climb back to his feet and the fight lasted the distance. The UD went to Andre, but it was a far from convincing performance. Andre who has been reported to have taken a laid back approach to his training, however still is a regular down his local gym. As new blood has entered the federation and Andre turning 37 in May, Andre sitting on the prize that so many others are aiming for, can he be knocked off his perch? Time will tell, as the WBF fights out a valid contender for his belt, all he can do is prepare himself for further glory, or a sad end to his long career.>>
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MR T AND RODDY PIPER GO AT IT AGAIN.>>
Last months controversial fight involving Mr T and Rowdy Roddy Piper has sparked rumours of a possible re-match. The rumours turned to reality yesterday when the WBF announced the rematch will take place on 21^st March. Last months bout, a thriller in its own right, let down only by the final decision, as the majority would have awarded it to Mr T. However winning by UD, Roddy Piper took the match by 113-115 , 115-113 & 115-113. I personally scored it 115-113 to Mr T, as though in the match Mr T did tire and he was largely quiet in the first three rounds, but from round 4 to about round 10, it was all Mr T. The punches kept coming and he as able to keep the pressure on Piper and ensure Piper had to keep guessing as to Mr T’s gameplan. However the 30 year old, tired by round 10 and Piper who is known for his stamina took control of the fight. But I didn’t see it as enough; I didn’t see it swinging the entire fight in Piper’s favour. Piper wasn’t able to effectively hurt Mr T, although Piper had his moments, Mr T did not once look rattled, Piper on the other hand was visibly shaken in Rounds 6 and in 7. But Piper’s amazing stamina held out and by the judges eyes earned him the UD. Mr T furious with the result demanded a rematch, however it looked as if Piper was to challenge for the #1 Contender for the WBF World championship. But his performance in the bout has the WBF taking another look at whether he has a viable claim to challenge. The rematch bout is due to take place on March 21^st. With Mr T looking to finish of his business with Piper, and Piper looking to prove to us all that he can genuinely beat Mr T and go on to be in the running for the next contender, whatever the outcome, its sure to be as thrilling as the first bout, or is it?>>

NEW BLOOD TAKES OVER THE WBF>>
The past three months has seen an increase in new talent joining the WBF, most notably from Stu Hart’s promotion. Stu has inducted no less than five new boxers into the WBF organisation and has high hopes for each individual. Brothers Bret and Owen Hart, along with Davey Boy Smith nicknamed The British Bulldog and Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart. Stu who believes each could be a World Title holder, has a long road ahead of him, and will announce bouts for each boxer soon, sticking to his famous and effective training schedules, if each fighter lives up to his hype, we could see an interesting next few>>
years in the WBF.Other notable new blood is Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels, each trained by Jose Lothario who is the current trainer of Rick Rude who is fighting to become the #1 contender for Andre’s championship . His comments on Marty and Shawn were simple, “Watch this space”, as with the Hart promotion, Lothario will be looking to push his fighters as far as they can go and reap the rewards that will no doubt follow.>>

THE PERFECT CONTENDER?>>
Well that inevitable title match is just around the corner, but who is Andre to face? with so many potentials on the horizon, one obvious choice is Curt Henning ‘Mr Perfect’. Mr Perfect, who claims to be the perfect fighter, perfect at punching, perfect at dodging, perfect at his defence, perfect ring Intelligence etc., but can he back this claim up? In short….yes. After joining the WBF two years ago, after five professional fights, he is yet to be challenged. Each fight he demonstrated his effective>>
style and ringsmanship, he dominated each fight and is aiming for the very top. No-body looks like touching him, the gameplan his mentor Bobby Heenan has installed in him, pulls off everytime. When asked to comment Heenan stated that his fighter was un-beatable, even by other fighters in his own stable, “He is too perfect, he is most naturally gifted fighter in my gym, hence his name Mr Perfect”. When asked if he could beat Andre for the title, he summed up his chances by stating this “Andre has never fought a Perfect boxer, I mean I am the most perfect boxer in history, The Bossman knows it, Animal knows it, Warlord knows it, bring them all on, it can only perfect my technique, nobody can beat me, I am too fast, too strong and too smart to be beaten, you can’t hit me, you can’t touch me, anyone who wants a piece of Mr Perfect is gonna get it”>>

WARRIOR HAS A PLAN>>
With the division bursting with potential #1 contenders to challenge ‘The Giant’ for his title, nobody is more convinced it should be them, than the Ultimate Warrior. The Warrior, who refuses to diverge anything about his past fights, and attributes them strictly to how his destiny is to be played out. His latest remarks is that his ‘plan’ is to follow the path of the gods that enabled him to become a true warrior in the sense that he will be crowned champion and will defeat all other challengers where necessary. Sounds like a plan right?, however the one flaw in that plan is, he will have to beat at least 5 other top fighters in order to obtain a shot and judging from past displays, he will need to up his technique in order to take on the likes of Mr Perfect or even King Kong Bundy, both of whom have the power to stop the Warrior. The Warrior who also refused to have his own trainer and insist the gods are training him in which there method must be questioned as to a man who sprints from the dressing room into the ring , shakes the ropes with his gloves and continuously jogs on the spot even when the ref is reciting the rules to both fighters. I mean his so called trainers obviously overlooked the fact that energy wasted is going to have an outcome on the fight, and when The Warrior starts to face fierce competition and his ring entrance consists of wasting precious juice before he has even thrown a punch, he is going to inevitably struggle and thus his plan will fail. However, he still manages to keep enough in reserve to deliver a killer blow, as Bam Bam Bigalow found out, when he really should have been exhausted in Round 9, and appearances did show a tired fighter, as he clinched and fell against the ropes, he summoned enough energy to catch Bigalow with a hard left, which sent the big man flying across the ring to fall flat on his back. I am sure he was counting stars as the ref reached 10, The Warrior never ceases to amaze me, and his ability to take a punch is almost freakish, Bam Bam must have hit him with everything he had and The Warrior absorbed it. In this sense his name is quiet rightly justified, he is a Warrior when it comes to survival in the ring and his big heart extends this ability. But he has not faced a true technician yet and his ability to take multiple shots to the head and body could fail. Is he a true contender? Logic says no, but his faith says possibly. As much as I critize his style, he is entertaining, and it’s that entertainment, that is going to keep me interested.>>

I will post fight fixtures this evening - hope you thought it was a laugh.

PWillisTheMan · 10-07-2009, 04:08 PM

Good idea, at least you can put faces to the fighters.

Where is the Nature Boy? To be the man, you have to beat the man.......WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

CONN CHRIS · 10-07-2009, 04:27 PM

How about Sgt. Slaughter and the Iron Shiek!

The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz!

Mr Foo · 10-07-2009, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PWillisTheMan

Good idea, at least you can put faces to the fighters.

Where is the Nature Boy? To be the man, you have to beat the man.......WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Yep I am gonna add him in.

Sgt Slaughter and Iron Shiek are in too, I just havent incorporated them in yet.

mikehoudini · 10-07-2009, 05:57 PM

I go back to the days of Bob Backlund, Dusty Rhodes, Mil Mascaras and Dick the Bruiser, and, before that, to the golden days of Bruno Sammartino, Bobo Brazil, Killer Kowalski, Haystacks Calhoun and classy Fred Blassie, to name a few!

Sounds like fun!

Romultiltus · 10-07-2009, 07:17 PM

This sounds like fun.

Please don't leave out Don Muraco (a.k.a. Magnificent Muraco)

bear · 10-07-2009, 07:32 PM

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Wahoo McDaniel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I was always fond of these two former AFL football players

Mr Foo · 10-08-2009, 11:31 AM

21^st MARCH 1980 WBF NIGHT OF BOXING PRESENTS:

MAIN EVENT 1
HULK HOGAN VS THE BIG BOSSMANfficeffice" />>>
Hogan goes into this match hoping for an impressive display, as he is working his way to the #1 contenders spot, his performance here will lay the foundations for his future bid to become the WBF World Heavyweight Champion. The Bossman losing to Mr Perfect back in January, has remarked that he has trained harder and longer than any fight before this, he is looking to put right what mistakes he made in his last bout and prove to the WBF that he has what it takes.>>
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Prediction: The Bossman was smacked around by Mr Perfect, literally, although he went most of the distance, he was knocked down twice and then again in round 11 to lose by KO, The Bossman attributes this loss to lack of stamina, and although he did deliver the occasional hard hit to Mr Perfect, it wasn’t hard enough, he is set to face a bigger, stronger opponent in Hogan, and The Bossmans hard hit’s are sure to be just a tickle to Hogan, as Hogan then unloads his own array of power shots that when connected will knock The Bossman out of the arena. I think it will take a few rounds for Hogan to find his rhythm but I can’t see The Bossman winning and predict a stoppage in Round 7.>>
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MAIN EVENT 2
ROWDY RODDY PIPER VS MR T>>
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After the last meeting, Piper scraped through a controversial victory, this bout is to set the record straight, Piper or Mr T. The last fight indicated that Mr T had the edge but tired towards the end; Piper started slowly but prevailed and took the fight back to Mr T towards the end of the fight. Many thought it was unjustified and that the victory clearly should have been awarded to Mr T. The anticipated re-match should clear up the controversy.>>
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Predication: I see Mr T walking away the victor here, he controlled most of there previous fight, but he was obviously looking for the knockout right from the bell of round 1, which forced him to make sloppy mistakes and he caught many shots from Piper. If he adopts a slightly different strategy and was more cautious, I think he will win this fight. Piper, although has amazing stamina and can take lots of punishment, relies too much on the other fighter running out of steam in which he pounces, but if Mr T reserves his energy I cant see a points win for Piper. Piper’s only real strategy is take the fight to his opponent from the bell and force Mr T to fight at the pace he did in the first fight thus reducing his stamina.>>
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Undercard>>
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Opener>>
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Owen Hart vs The Mountie>>
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Debut fight for one of Stu Harts new recruits, he takes on The Mountie, The Mountie who has had a rough start to his Boxing career is still looking to settle into his rhythm. The slugger is capable of throwing effective punches, but as his past fights show, he loses balance when throwing big ones and is countered time and time again. Has he learned his lesson? Who knows, Owen who will obviously go in all guns blazing as some brand new fighters do, will look to control the fight very quickly. Stu who commented that Owen has good intelligence and is fast. Can he outwit the Mountie? I think so.>>
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Prediction: Owen via stoppage.>>
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Preliminary first bout>>
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Marty Jannetty v Bob Backlund>>
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Boy oh boy they threw Marty straight in the deep end in this fight, he will be taking on seasoned veteran Bob Backlund. Bob who has yet to find his feet in the WBF, is a former champion for the World Championship Boxing organisation, moved to the WBF three years ago and has yet to win a significant fight. His first two fights put him straight in the running for the title, yet he was stopped by Roddy Piper in a gruelling 12 round fight. Backlund displayed he had heart, but was unable to land anything that hurt Piper. This loss pushed him back down the ranks and he is now looking to re climb the ladder in which some suggest is his last big run. Jannetty a brand new quick fighter, is looking to start his career in the WBF on a high, as experienced as Backlund is, he is considerably slower than his younger opponent and may not be able to keep up with him. This fight obviously a warm up for Backlund and the odds are on in his favour, but Backlund could underestimate his young opponent and Jannettys trainer has predicted a bright future for his fighter.>>
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Prediction: Backlund UD>>
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Preliminary second bout.>>
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Bret Hart vs. Tito Santana>>
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Another youngster from Stu Hart’s promotion takes off with his first bout against Tito Santana. Tito who has had a few good and bad fights for the WBF comes back after a one year break to start his road to the title. Tito’s last fight against Rick Martel from his same stable ended bad for Tito as a cut forced the stoppage. Tito who is very prone to cuts decided to take a break and now returns to challenge for the title. Bret the newcomer starts of hoping for a decent win over Tito and building his reputation. ‘ I wanna hold the gold one day, I truly am the excellence of execution of boxing’, in a recent interview with Stu Hart, he said that Bret held similarities to Mr Perfect and that when Bret reaches his prime, he will prove more than a match for any opponent. So is this the start of something good? I hope so.>>
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Prediction: Bret Hart by either a cut or UD>>
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Preliminary Third Bout>>
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Superstar Billy Graham vs. Iron Sheik>>
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Billy Graham returned to the WBF in January stating that he was not done yet. His similarities with Hulk Hogan are uncanny, however Billy is the more experienced. Iron Sheik an aging legend with us, is winding down his career with the WBF. Stating back in January that this was to be his last year in Boxing and that he only wants to walk away on a high, agreed to fight Graham last month. The match up is probably even as Billy Graham has not fought for over year and is maybe rusty, Sheik who is aging and inconsistent probably doesn’t have much left anyway.>>
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Prediction: Graham by stoppage.>>

Infinity · 10-23-2009, 06:44 AM

I just stumbled across this one, and absolutely LOVE the concept!

Don't forget Jake "The Snake" Roberts or Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat!

Lee · 10-23-2009, 11:43 AM

Very cool idea, I know they weren't WWF staples, but would you consider the Freebirds? They would make a nice little stable.

Mr Foo · 11-06-2009, 01:06 PM

Sorry I havent updated this yet, I have actual;ly ran the first matchups ill post them in a bit.

Ill add those boxers Infinity and Lee

zyberianwarrior · 11-20-2009, 11:50 PM

if you want to go a bit crazy

Cactus Jack and the Animal George Steel.....Have Steele think like Tyson except on turnbuckles.

Mr Foo · 11-21-2009, 12:55 PM

Ok I have decided to change this about a bit.

I am playing this out in Leagues as my brain can't run a full blown boxing world where multiple promotions negiotiate with others for mega money making matches.

So to make things more simple I have made three leagues holding 20 fighters each.

The top division is called The Champions Division obviously the winner will be the one who is in 1st place.

Three boxers will be relegated at the end into the second division called The Intercontinental Division again holding 20 fighters. THree from this division will go up replacing the three that were relegated from the Championship Division.

Three from the Intercontinental Division will also go down into the third and final division called The Journeyman Division.

This division consisting off 20 fighters mainly has new blood young boxers or aging old ones. Three from here will be promoted up into the Intercontinental Division replacing the three that came down.

Make sense? so basically you can only be world champion by competing in the Championship division and winning the league.

Each fighter is 20 years younger.

So anyways I ran two sets of fixtures for each league:

The Championship Division Boxing Fixtures 4th January 2009:

(The fighter highlighted in bold was the winner of the fight)

Hulk Hogan v Vince McMahon
Curt Henning v John Tentna
Andre The Giant v Jerry Lawler
Ted DiBiase v Tito Santana
Dusty Rhodes v Bob Backlund
Randy Savage v Jim Duggan
Roddy Piper v Brian Knobbs
Mr T v Sgt Slaughter
Ultimate Warrior v The Big Bossman
Jerry Sags v Jake Roberts
I was suprised that Brian Knobbs was able to beat Roddy Piper so damn easily, in fact Roddy is one of the best defensive, counter punchers in the league and litrally Knobbs laid him out cold in under 40 seconds dont beleive me? look for yourself:

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