World Team Boxing League - Season Thread - 1901 Season underway

[SAL]

Originally Posted by Lee

Line-ups have been released for the upcoming match pitting the 1st place Nebraska Cornjabbers against Ice Tea Boxing.

Eddie Neilson will be paired against John Henry Lewis in the 3rd bout of the match. The entire WTB fanbase is anxious to see if the 'Dollar Twenty Five' wonder can keep the streak alive against what is sure to be his toughest test of the season thus far.

I think Neilson is in trouble.

The Cornjabbers may be in trouble as well if I did a poor job of setting my lineup and so far....it looks like I did.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Nebraska Cornjabbers	vs	Ice Tea Boxing
		Lineup		Lineup
		Pedro Agosto		Ossie Ocasio
		Sully Montgomery		Hans Jorgen Jacobsen
		Eddie Neilson		John Henry Lewis
		Herbie Hide		Jersey Joe Walcott ©
		Corrie Sanders		Manual Quezada
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Pedro Agosto	0	1	0	1
		Ossie Ocasio	1	0	1	2	W3
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Sully Montgomery	0	0	1	1
		Hans Jorgen Jacobsen	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Eddie Neilson	1	1	0	2	W3
		John Henry Lewis	0	0	1	1
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Herbie Hide	0	0	0	0
		Jersey Joe Walcott ©	3	1	1	5	KO1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Corrie Sanders	0	1	0	1
		Manual Quezada	1	0	1	2	W3
		Final Score
		Nebraska Cornjabbers	5		Gate rec		$2.00
		Ice Tea Boxing	12		Gate rec		$4.00
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

So many moments of note in this one. Eddie Neilson knocking off John Henry Lewis to remain unbeaten, Quezada's upset of Sanders, Walcott starching Herbie Hide to cement Nebraska's first loss of the season. In the end though it was the wild brawl between Montgomery and Jacobsen that left the fans talking. Jacobsen had Montgomery down in each of the first 2 rounds, including a 9 count in round two. Montgomery finally touched the right button in round 3, dropped Jacobsen and then unleashed a two fisted barrage so horrific the fight was nearly stopped twice. Out of sheer desperation Jacobsen then rocked Montgomery and both men then exchanged bombs for the final 45 seconds as the crowd nearly blew the roof off of the arena. One of the most exciting fights of season, that in most sports pages will play second fiddle to the streak that ended, and the streak that continues.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Bears Unstable	vs	Louisville Clays
		Lineup		Lineup
		Charley Retzlaff		Seth Mitchell
		Marvin Hart		Manual Ramos
		Lloyd Marshall		Roman Greenberg
		Mervine Thompson		Archie Moore
		Kevin McBride		Terry Hinke
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Charley Retzlaff	3	1	1	5	KO1
		Seth Mitchell	0	0	0	0
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Marvin Hart	1	1	1	3	W3
		Manual Ramos	0	0	0	0
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Lloyd Marshall	1	1	0	2
		Roman Greenberg	0	0	3	3	KO3
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Mervine Thompson	1	0	1	2	W3
		Archie Moore	0	1	0	1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Kevin McBride	1	3	1	5	KO2
		Terry Hinke	0	0	0	0
		Final Score
		Bears Unstable	17		Gate rec		$2.50
		Louisville Clays	4		Gate rec		$5.00
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

In light of Bears Unstable setting a new single match scoring record, it is somewhat surprising that the moment of the match comes from Louisville's lone bright spot. Roman Greenberg, after getting absolutely pounded for 2 rounds decked Lloyd Marshall in 3rd, but Marshall sprung up at the count of 4. Knowing he had the fight in the bag, Marshall tried to grab and run, but Greenberg was relentless. Throwing wild haymakers, Greenberg finally tagged Marshall again with only 2 seconds left in the fight. The bell rang, but one can not be saved by the bell in the WTB and Marshall was counted out 8 seconds after the fight had concluded to complete a miracle comeback for Greenberg and provide the Louisville crowd with a moment to cheer.

[Lee]

		WTB League Standings			W	L	D	PF	PA	GB
		Nebraska Cornjabbers			7	1	0	72	58	-
		Buckeye Promotions			5	3	0	75	53	2
		Bears Unstable			4	3	1	76	60	2.5
		Washington Sounders			4	4	0	61	55	3
		Ice Tea Boxing			3	4	1	64	70	3.5
		Hebron Haymakers			3	5	0	60	60	4
		Louisville Clays			2	4	2	47	80	4
		Punching Bags			2	6	0	50	69	5
		Round 8 Recap
		Punching Bags			8	Hebron Haymakers			7
		Washington Sounders			8	Buckeye Promotions			7
		Ice Tea Boxing			12	Nebraska Cornjabbers			5
		Bears Unstable			17	Louisville Clays			4

News
Jersey Joe Walcott defended the Chilton Cup for the 4th time

Bears Unstable set a new single match scoring record with 17 points

The following fighters have reached Pre-Prime
Mike Koranicki
Joe Kennedy
Harry Persson
Herbie Hide
Seth Mitchell
Kevin McBride
Terry Hinke
(All active fighters are now at Pre-Prime)

Upcoming Matches

	Schedule Round 9
		Ice Tea Boxing				@	Hebron Haymakers
		Washington Sounders				@	Nebraska Cornjabbers
		Punching Bags				@	Bears Unstable
		Buckeye Promotions				@	Louisville Clays
	Schedule Round 10
		Louisville Clays				@	Hebron Haymakers
		Nebraska Cornjabbers				@	Punching Bags
		Bears Unstable				@	Washington Sounders
		Ice Tea Boxing				@	Buckeye Promotions

Previous Rounds Scores

	Round 1 Scores
	Hebron Haymakers	6	Punching Bags	5
	Buckeye Promotions	9	Washington Sounders	6
	Nebraska Cornjabbers	8	Ice Tea Boxing	6
	Louisville Clays	7	Bears Unstable	7
	Round 2 Scores
	Hebron Haymakers	13	Ice Tea Boxing	5
	Nebraska Cornjabbers	10	Washington Sounders	5
	Bears Unstable	13	Punching Bags	5
	Buckeye Promotions	15	Louisville Clays	2
	Round 3 Scores
	Louisville Clays	7	Hebron Haymakers	6
	Nebraska Cornjabbers	10	Punching Bags	7
	Bears Unstable	7	Washington Sounders	6
	Buckeye Promotions	13	Ice Tea Boxing	4
	Round 4 Scores
	Ice Tea Boxing	10	Punching Bags	5
	Nebraska Cornjabbers	9	Buckeye Promotions	8
	Hebron Haymakers	10	Bears Unstable	5
	Louisville Clays	8	Washington Sounders	7
	Round 5 Scores
	Nebraska Cornjabbers	11	Hebron Haymakers	8
	Punching Bags	11	Louisville Clays	5
	Washington Sounders	9	Ice Tea Boxing	7
	Bears Unstable	12	Buckeye Promotions	6
	Round 6 Scores
	Washington Sounders	10	Hebron Haymakers	4
	Buckeye Promotions	8	Punching Bags	6
	Ice Tea Boxing	11	Bears Unstable	8
	Nebraska Cornjabbers	8	Louisville Clays	5
	Round 7 Scores
	Buckeye Promotions	9	Hebron Haymakers	6
	Washington Sounders	10	Punching Bags	3
	Nebraska Cornjabbers	11	Bears Unstable	7
	Louisville Clays	9	Ice Tea Boxing	9

League Leaders - Through 8 rounds

Wins
Corrie Sanders 9
John L Sullivan 8
Eddie Neilson 8

Loses
Sully Montgomery 7
Paddy Ryan 6
Terry Hinke 6
Herbie Hide 6

Most KO's
John L Sullivan 6
Corrie Sanders 5
Eddie Neilson 3

Most Points scored (Season matches only)
John L Sullivan 24
Corrie Sanders 24
Eddie Neilson 23

Fewest Points scored
Paddy Ryan 4
Altus Allen 6
Sully Montgomery 6

Unbeatens left
Eddie Neilson 8-0-0

Lineups for Rounds 9 and 10 are due by next Friday - Some great matches this weekend!

[SAL]

Congrats on the win Ice! You hammered my boys badly. Well...........the Cornjabbers had to lose sometime. I just hope it doesn't happen often now.

Sanders was a let down...not that it would of made a difference in the match if he won. Eddie Neilson is still the suprise of my team. Don't know how long he can keep it up though.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by SAL

Congrats on the win Ice! You hammered my boys badly. Well...........the Cornjabbers had to lose sometime. I just hope it doesn't happen often now.

Sanders was a let down...not that it would of made a difference in the match if he won. Eddie Neilson is still the suprise of my team. Don't know how long he can keep it up though.

I would say Eddie Neilson is the surprise of the league, if we had a pool on who the last unbeaten fighter would be and I drew his name I would have been pissed

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Ice Tea Boxing	vs	Hebron Haymakers
		Lineup		Lineup
		Ossie Ocasio		David Izon
		Hans Jorgen Jacobsen		Altus Allen
		John Henry Lewis		Gerry Cooney
		Jersey Joe Walcott ©		Quinn Navare
		Manual Quezada		Mike Koranicki
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Ossie Ocasio	0	1	0	1	Draw3
		David Izon	0	0	1	1
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Hans Jorgen Jacobsen	0	0	1	1
		Altus Allen	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		John Henry Lewis	0	0	1	1
		Gerry Cooney	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Jersey Joe Walcott ©	0	1	0	1
		Quinn Navare	1	0	1	2	W3
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Manual Quezada	1	1	0	2	W3
		Mike Koranicki	0	0	0	0
		Final Score
		Ice Tea Boxing	6		Gate rec		$2.75
		Hebron Haymakers	7		Gate rec		$5.50
					Arena	Large
	Moment of the Match

Without a doubt Quinn Navare takes the honor in this one, not only upsetting the reigning Chilton Cup holder in his 5th defense, but ultimately providing the winning point as Hebron snaps a four match losing skid. Navare, with nothing to lose charged Walcott like a bull in round one and did enough to take the canto by keeping the Champ off balance. Walcott roared back and dominated the second round, battering Navare and finding his rhythm with pinpoint combinations. It appeared Walcott was on course to defend the title, but he inexplicably chose to dance the last round away, which was given to Navare for no other reason than he came forward. The new Champion downplayed his win after the match, deflecting the attention to his team's victory, while complimenting Walcott, who he referred to as "a great Champion who will be back for sure"

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Washington Sounders	vs	Nebraska Cornjabbers
		Lineup		Lineup
		Billy Gilliam		Pedro Agosto
		Tor Hamer		Herbie Hide
		Tommy Gibbons		Sully Montgomery
		Lorenzo Zanon		Eddie Neilson
		David Haye		Corrie Sanders
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Billy Gilliam	1	0	0	1
		Pedro Agosto	0	1	1	2	W3
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Tor Hamer	0	1	0	1
		Herbie Hide	1	0	1	2	W3
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Tommy Gibbons	1	1	0	2	W3
		Sully Montgomery	0	0	1	1
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Lorenzo Zanon	1	1	1	3	W3
		Eddie Neilson	0	0	0	0
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		David Haye	1	0	1	2	W3
		Corrie Sanders	0	1	0	1
		Final Score
		Washington Sounders	9		Gate rec		$2.00
		Nebraska Cornjabbers	6		Gate rec		$4.00
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

It was bound to happen sooner or later, but to whom and in the manner it happened was somewhat surprising. The legendary run of cult hero Eddie 'The Dollar Twenty Five Wonder' Neilson was brought to a screeching halt by Lorenzo Zanon. Zanon was the aggressor from the opening bell and though Neilson made the 2nd round close, there was no question who had won the fight as the final round ended. Neilson has made his name by starting fast, but this time he was not the quickest on the trigger as Zanon beat him to the punch throughout, bulling forward and mixing his attack between head and body nicely. Washington is now the leagues hottest team as they capture their 5th straight win, while league leader Nebraska loses their 2nd on the bounce.

[CONN CHRIS]

At last, a win!

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Punching Bags	vs	Bears Unstable
		Lineup		Lineup
		Vassily Jirov		Charley Retzlaff
		Al McCoy		Marvin Hart
		Paddy Ryan		Lloyd Marshall
		Joe Lannon		Mervine Thompson
		Joe Kennedy		Kevin McBride
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Vassily Jirov	1	1	1	3	W3
		Charley Retzlaff	0	0	0	0
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Al McCoy	1	0	0	1	Draw3
		Marvin Hart	0	0	1	1
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Paddy Ryan	0	0	0	0
		Lloyd Marshall	1	1	1	3	W3
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Joe Lannon	0	0	0	0
		Mervine Thompson	1	1	1	3	W3
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Joe Kennedy	1	0	0	1
		Kevin McBride	0	1	1	2	W3
		Final Score
		Punching Bags	5		Gate rec		$3.00
		Bears Unstable	9		Gate rec		$6.00
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

Kevin McBride was outpunched in each round of his bout against Joe Kennedy and would have most certainly come out on the short end of 3-0 decision, which would have meant a 7-7 tie in the match. However, as he has done before, the Clones Colossus pulled out both the 2nd and 3rd rounds with knockdowns in the final 30 seconds of each round. In the second he caught Kennedy leading with his jaw and dropped him with a short right. Then, in the final round, after absorbing a beating for the first 2 minutes and 50 seconds, he dropped Kennedy again with just 9 ticks remaining. McBride's big punch heroics turned the sure tie into a comfortable win for the Unstable crew and gave the Punching Bags another hard luck defeat.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Buckeye Promotions	vs	Louisville Clays
		Lineup		Lineup
		Roy Lazer		Seth Mitchell
		John L Sullivan		Manual Ramos
		Harry Persson		Roman Greenberg
		Tom Heeney		Archie Moore
		Bob Dunlap		Terry Hinke
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Roy Lazer	0	0	1	1
		Seth Mitchell	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		John L Sullivan	1	0	0	1	Draw3
		Manual Ramos	0	0	1	1
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Harry Persson	0	0	1	1
		Roman Greenberg	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Tom Heeney	1	0	1	2	W3
		Archie Moore	0	1	0	1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Bob Dunlap	1	1	1	3	W3
		Terry Hinke	0	0	0	0
		Final Score
		Buckeye Promotions	8		Gate rec		$2.00
		Louisville Clays	6		Gate rec		$4.00
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

Trailing 6-5 going into the last match, Buckeye needed a KO or a clean sweep to get the win and cut Nebraska's lead in the WTB to a single game. Dunlap nearly got got the stoppage in round 1, dropping Hinke for an 8 count, but failing to put him away. The second round was close, with many feeling that Hinke did enough to pull it out, but referee Mills Lane saw differently, giving the round to Dunlap, who then went on to dominate the 3rd stanza and take the match. Hinke was livid with the decision, deriding Lane for stealing what should have been a tie match for Louisville, though he also acknowledged he could have done more when he had Dunlap on his heels in round 2.

[Lee]

		WTB League Standings			W	L	D	PF	PA	GB
		Nebraska Cornjabbers			7	2	0	78	67	-
		Buckeye Promotions			6	3	0	83	59	1
		Bears Unstable			5	3	1	85	65	1.5
		Washington Sounders			5	4	0	70	61	2
		Hebron Haymakers			4	5	0	67	66	3
		Ice Tea Boxing			3	5	1	70	77	3.5
		Louisville Clays			2	5	2	53	88	4
		Punching Bags			2	7	0	55	78	5
		Round 9 Recap
		Hebron Haymakers			7	Ice Tea Boxing			6
		Washington Sounders			9	Nebraska Cornjabbers			6
		Bears Unstable			9	Punching Bags			5
		Buckeye Promotions			8	Louisville Clays			6

	Schedule Round 10
		Louisville Clays				@	Hebron Haymakers
		Nebraska Cornjabbers				@	Punching Bags
		Bears Unstable				@	Washington Sounders
		Ice Tea Boxing				@	Buckeye Promotions

[Scoman]

Harry Persson 1 win in 9 decisions,how pathetic is that,glad I signed him for 4 years,great move.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Louisville Clays	vs	Hebron Haymakers
		Lineup		Lineup
		Seth Mitchell		Gerry Cooney
		Manual Ramos		Quinn Navare ©
		Roman Greenberg		Mike Koranicki
		Archie Moore		David Izon
		Terry Hinke		Altus Allen
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Seth Mitchell	0	0	1	1
		Gerry Cooney	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Manual Ramos	3	1	1	5	KO1
		Quinn Navare ©	0	0	0	0
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Roman Greenberg	0	0	0	0
		Mike Koranicki	1	1	1	3	W3
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Archie Moore	0	0	1	1
		David Izon	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Terry Hinke	1	0	0	1
		Altus Allen	0	1	1	2	W3
		Final Score
		Louisville Clays	8		Gate rec		$4.25
		Hebron Haymakers	9		Gate rec		$8.50
					Arena	Large
	Moment of the Match

What should have been a spark that ignited a fire, became a mere flicker in another night of frustration for Louisville. Manual Ramos' 1st round blitz of new Chilton Cup Champion Quinn Navare did little to inspire his teammates, with Team captain Archie Moore again setting the standard of mediocrity. Plagued by what has become a trademark a slow start, 'The Old Mongoose' fought back furiously in the 3rd round and had David Izon in trouble, but could not put him away. Moore now falls to 2-7-2 (0) in what has become a season of despair for both Moore and his team. Archie refused to speak with the press after the match, saying only he let his teammates down as he pushed past reporters on his way to the Louisville bus.

[CONN CHRIS]

Two squeakers in a row to climb back to .500. Hebron isn't making much hay.

[McClearyMauler]

5 in a row, WAITING for the crash to reality,lol

[Lee]

Originally Posted by McClearyMauler

5 in a row, WAITING for the crash to reality,lol

You're on a nice run with wins over the top 2 teams the last 2 rounds....The Sounders are the hottest team in the league for sure right now.


Just as an FYI, I was going to do one more match tonight but I am a little beat up after Jiu Jitsu, so I am going to shower and crash. Probably won't finish round 10 until Wednesday with tomorrow being Valentine's day and all. If I can squeeze a match in during the day tomorrow while I am working I will, but the night belongs to the missus

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Nebraska Cornjabbers	vs	Punching Bags
		Lineup		Lineup
		Pedro Agosto		Joe Lannon
		Herbie Hide		Vassily Jirov
		Sully Montgomery		Al McCoy
		Eddie Neilson		Joe Kennedy
		Corrie Sanders		Paddy Ryan
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Pedro Agosto	1	1	1	3	W3
		Joe Lannon	0	0	0	0
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Herbie Hide	0	0	0	0
		Vassily Jirov	3	1	1	5	TKO1
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Sully Montgomery	1	1	0	2	W3
		Al McCoy	0	0	0	0
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Eddie Neilson	0	0	0	0
		Joe Kennedy	3	1	1	5	KO1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Corrie Sanders	1	3	1	5	KO2
		Paddy Ryan	0	0	0	0
		Final Score
		Nebraska Cornjabbers	10		Gate rec		$1.25
		Punching Bags	10		Gate rec		$2.50
					Arena	Large
	Moments of the Match

A sparse crowd filed into the Punching Bags cavernous arena having no clue they would witness one of the most exciting contests of the season. With the Cornjabbers clinging to 1st place after a recent 2 match skid and the Punching Bags stuck in the cellar, most expected a rout. Not so fast my friends. With the match tied at 5 apiece, Joe Kennedy dealt a blow to both the Cornjabbers chances and the sagging luster of Eddie Neilson, catching the Brit just 47 seconds in with a thunderous right. Neilson pitched forward and fell face first, out for the count.

Enter 'The Sniper' for the final bout to face the lowest scoring fighter in the league, Paddy Ryan. Knowing he needed just 1 round to secure the win for his team, Ryan traded with Sanders in a very close first round. That same strategy failed miserably in the 2nd, as Ryan was hurt early and finally pounded out with under 20 seconds to go. The deciding factor would be that initial stanza, which Art Donovan gave to Sanders. Nebraska escaped with the tie and the small, but boisterous crowd hurled everything not nailed down into the ring.

Note: I will finish round 10 tomorrow and we will also have our first individual top 10 rankings released now that everyone will have completed 10 fights.

[Lee]

Had time to get one more in

		Visitors		Home
		Bears Unstable	vs	Washington Sounders
		Lineup		Lineup
		Charley Retzlaff		Billy Gilliam
		Marvin Hart		Tommy Gibbons
		Lloyd Marshall		Tor Hamer
		Mervine Thompson		Lorenzo Zanon
		Kevin McBride		David Haye
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Charley Retzlaff	0	0	0	0
		Billy Gilliam	1	1	1	3	W3
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Marvin Hart	1	0	0	1
		Tommy Gibbons	0	1	1	2	W3
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Lloyd Marshall	0	1	1	2	W3
		Tor Hamer	1	0	0	1
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Mervine Thompson	1	0	1	2	W3
		Lorenzo Zanon	0	1	0	1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Kevin McBride	1	0	0	1
		David Haye	0	3	1	4	TKO2
		Final Score
		Bears Unstable	6		Gate rec		$2.00
		Washington Sounders	11		Gate rec		$4.00
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

The Sounders continue their rise from ashes to glory, thanks to David Hayes demolition of one of the hottest fighters in the league. Kevin McBride was on a 5 bout win streak, that included 3 knockouts, and was in position to rally his team after taking round 1 from Haye in the final bout to cut Washington's lead to 7-6. In round 2 however it was the always outspoken and often maligned Haye who took control. Dropping McBride with a left/right halfway in, Haye then exploded sending McBride to the canvas a second time with a wicked assault. McBride rose again, but was badly hurt and after Haye's first blow sent him reeling into the ropes, referee Joe Cortez stopped it. Washington now sits in 3rd place and moves into a tie for 2nd if Ice Tea Boxing can defeat Buckeye promotions in the rounds final match.

[Hanson Bros]

Archie Moore is horrible