[JohnnyBench]

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“GCB Ring Rap - Issue # 1”


I. WELCOME TO GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Global Championship Boxing (GCB) is the governing body to over 200 heavyweight fighters in the year 1900. Each fighter is fictional so we do not enter into this with any preconceived notions of “who and how”. We can just sit back and watch boxing history unfold!
As stated, the fighters are not well know fighters from history. These are guys that you have never heard of, but we can guarantee that the quality of fights will be top of the line! The GCB goal is to run a boxing universe that is not necessarily an “all time greats” kind of thing, but a real down to earth organization with fighters of all ranges of abilities battling it out to survive a career in the sweet science of Boxing.
As in real life, the fighters of the GCB have different levels of skills and fighting abilities (The TBCB game shows that by giving each fighter an “Overall Rating” on his ring abilities). Those ratings can range from a little talented “1 Rating” on up into the double digits if a fighter is very skilled. Basically, the higher the rating, the better the fighter. Yet, there is a place for all fighters regardless of their talents! To make our organization more realistic, the fighters are classified into two important categories: Competition Level and Region.

II. COMPETITION LEVEL:
As you know, the goal of any boxer is to hope to contend for a title and that surely is possible in the GCB. While all the fighters want those titles, all will not get their chance to take the coveted belts home. As in real life, the higher rated fighters may contend for titles, but those less skilled may not. This also comes into consideration in the GCB. In an effort to ensure the highest quality of competition, there are three levels of competition that the fighters fall into.

LEVEL 1 is the Trailhorse level. This level consists of fighters who are either just beginning their careers or are seasoned vets that are not that skilled. The core of fighters in this group have either a “1 or 2” Overall Rating.

LEVEL 2 is the Club Circuit level. This level consists of fighters who are moving up in their careers or are seasoned vets that are only average when it comes to skill. The core of fighters in this group have either a “3 or 4” Overall Rating.

LEVEL 3 is the Main Event level. This level consists of fighters who are at the top of their game and are ready to fight the best fighters around! These fighters in this group can have Overall Ratings any where from “5 on up“. Once a fighter is at this level, he is eligible to contend for Regional and World Titles.

III. REGION:
The fighters at the Main Event level are from all over the world. This has allowed us to separate them into three Main groups/regions that exist together to make up the GCB. We have basically taken the world map and divided it into three sections. Each section is a region. We have the Western Continental region, the Central Continental region, and the Eastern Continental region. Each fighter that is at the Main Event level is assigned to the region that best represents the location of his country.
Even though the fighters are assigned to different regions, they will still face competition from guys in the other regions. However, the assigning of regions will come into importance in determining Regional Champs and contenders. Each region will have it’s own Rankings and a fighter can only contend for the Title that is in his region.
While a fighter cannot contend for a Regional Title that is not his region, fighters from all three regions can contend for the coveted GCB World Title if they move up in the Official GCB Rankings. The game allows for you to not only see Rankings for each individual group/region, it also allows you to see the Rankings of “ALL” of your fighters at one time. Once a fighter moves up in these World Rankings, he may find himself a contender for the World Title!

[JohnnyBench]

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 2

IV. TITLES and RULES THAT APPLY:
These are the qualifications for both World and Regional Title matches:
TITLE SHOTS will be given to the highest fighter in the current rankings if they…
A) Have been undefeated in their last 5 bouts.
B) Are currently rated in the TOP TEN.
C) Have not already received a title shot within the last calendar year.
D) Must have had at least 15 professional bouts.

The following exceptions will exist to the above.
A) Any fighter, either champion or contender, who loses their championship bout by either split or majority decision or has their bout declared a draw receives an automatic rematch with the current champion.
B) Every year on the Club Circuit and the Trialhorse Circuit a “Shot of a Lifetime” Tournament will take place. The winner of that tournament will get the “Shot of a Lifetime” and be given a shot at a title!
C) Every so often an ageing fighter may receive a special “come back” shot at a title.

TITLE DEFENSES:
Every Champion must defend his title twice (2) a year with at least one of the defenses being against a TOP FIVE contender.
One thing to note: A regional Champ can fight for the World Title, but he must VACATE his regional title first! Is it worth it? It’s either all or nothing!


V. AGEING FORMULA:
Of course, we want the GCB to resemble real life boxing in the fact that history is made, history is kept, but the future rolls on. In order to do this, we are using a very simple ageing formula to move boxers through their careers. As you know there is no perfect way to do this. After researching the ageing procedures that others with this game use, we have come up with yet another imperfect, but good for us, way to age our fighters.
We have decided to allow actual age help guide us in the ageing of our fighters. When the fighters were created for this fictional boxing universe they were given Birth Years (day and month not as important to us) that would resemble the birth years of those who would be fighting in the year 1900, which is our Organizational starting date. These birth years were absolutely random. We did not look at skill ratings at all. We just assigned a birth year to each fighter. This means that as the GCB starts up there will be fighters of different ages entering in to the competition. Which would be realistic if a new organization started up.
For the first set of fighters that begin their career in 1900, they were all set to a “Prime” career stage regardless of their age. They will age and have their career stages change as the years roll by! Before long our ageing formula will have a great effect on them. We’ll cover that in a moment.
As the years roll on, New Fighters will be added to the GCB. The actual age of the fighter will help us determine what career stage to set for the fighter. This is because, even though a new fighter that enters the GCB may have an in game Overall Rating of an “8” he is not performing at that skill until he is at his “Prime” career stage.

This is our imperfect, yet workable Ageing Formula:

First for New fighters coming in as the years unfold..
Every New Fighter will enter into the GCB at the age of 20 (determined by his random birth year) and will have a “Beginner” career stage setting. He will fight at that level for two calendar years. During this “Beginner” stage the fighter, regardless of his “Overall Rating (skill level)”, will only fight fighters that are in the Trial Horse level (1&2 Overall Rating). This will give each new fighter a base of weaker opposition his first two years to help prepare him for the future.

Once the fighter turns 22 years old, he will be moved up to the Club Circuit level where the competition will be stronger (3&4 Overall Rating). At this time his career stage is switched to “Pre-Prime.” At this level, he will only face those fighters that have a Skill Rating of “4” or less, regardless of his own Skill Rating. This will help to move him through his pre-prime and prepare him for tougher competition in the future.

Once the fighter turns 24 years old, he will be changed to a “Prime” career stage and begin facing competition from the Main Event level. This is the stage where his own abilities will either allow him to compete for Titles or flounder around for the rest of his career! No fighter can fight for a title before this stage. This is where the fighter will spend most of his career.

This brings us to our next ageing step. The “Post-Prime” stage. There really is no way to determine how long a fighter will stay in his “prime” in real life. But, we wanted to give each fighter the most fights in his career at the “Prime” stage. So, again using actual age, we will move the fighter to “Post-Prime” when he reaches 36 years old. I realize that there are all sorts of examples as to why this is not accurate for some fighters, but hey, we got to have some sort of system! Once a fighter moves to this stage of his career, it gets very interesting!

Tracking Fighters during their “Post-Prime” stage:

Once a fighter enters into the “Post-Prime” stage of his career, his boxing career will slowly begin to fade. To work this out in such a way that is fair to all and yet give variety to the different careers, a simple point system will go into effect at this stage. Every fighter begins his “Post-Prime” stage with 25 points. Every time a fighter has a bout at this stage, points are deducted. Once all of his 25 points are gone, the fighter must retire! There are no exceptions to this rule! This will cause us to pay close attention to those ageing fighters and add extra excitement in lining up possible “last shot” title matches, rematches etc.
As stated, every bout at this stage will cause the fighter to lose points, but the amount of points lost varies depending on the fighter and his abilities. This is how the point system works:
A WIN deducts only 2 points.
A DRAW deducts only 3 points.
A SD/MD LOSS deducts 5 points.
A UD LOSS deducts 7 points.
A KO/TKO LOSS deducts 10 points.
Once the points are gone, so is the fighter! With this system some fighters may hang around for a while and still give the young bucks a run for their money. However, if the fighter is not careful, he might find himself on the shelf pretty quickly!
Once a fighter retires, he is then moved to the “End” career stage. Every so often a well known (for our universe anyway) fighter may want to make that big come back for a special match. If he does, he must fight with his stage still set at “End”. If a fighter does “come back”, he is given
5 points with the same rules applying as above and same point deductions. In other words, a big comeback won’t last long. He still has a chance for a few big fights, but a loss, and it’s over!

[JohnnyBench]

WHAT ABOUT THE AGEING OF THE FIRST SET OF FIGHTERS STARTING IN 1900?
This is going to make a very interesting time for the GCB. As I said earlier, those that begin their careers in 1900 have been given random birth years. No knowledge of Overall Ratings were taken into consideration when the random birth years were assigned. This means that the fighters who join the GCB for it’s inaugural year will be joining at different ages. What makes this exciting is that the same ageing formula is used for them. This leads to some interesting scenarios.
Here is an example: There is a fighter in the GCB named Henry Wales, who has a very good overall rating. He will no doubt be a top contender. The only problem is that Henry was randomly given a birth year of 1865. This means that he will start his career in 1900 at the age of 35 years old. How could this be? Let your imagination run wild… “Maybe he worked on the docks his whole life and a boxing promoter convinced him to give boxing a chance” or “Maybe he only signed on with this ‘New Professional Boxing Outfit’ to help make money to support his family that are in dire straits.” Either way, regardless of how good he is, he only has one year to accomplish all he can at his “prime” setting before age begins to take him out.
Because of the random birth years, the inaugural group will face challenges of deciding to go for it all and gain the world or play it safe and last in the sport. Either choice is going to be exciting!

Well, this is the foundational stuff for GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

I know that I am going to enjoy it. Do you think that you would?

[Kevin]

I like the concept. Good luck!

[khucke]

A very interesting concept. How did you create the fictional fighters? Did you use actual fighter`s ratings and then gave them new names?
What is the mixture in your 200 fighter universe. How many 1s and 2s and so on, exist?

[JohnnyBench]

Kevin - Thanks, I Think it's going to be a blast!

Khucke - I began by creating them individually, but then I decided to copy actual fighters and Change their names, nationality and dates of birth. After changing the first 20-30, I completely forgot which ones were which. So, when I say they are fictional, they really are to me in the sense that I have no clue who used to be who because I also deleted all weblinks and bio info.

A few of the lower rated guys I did not spend too much time changing. I mainly focused on changing all fighters with ratings of 4 and up.

I really appreciate your question about the mixture of fighters. I had not really thought about that. So, I went back and checked and I have a mixture that breaks down like this:

1. 87 Trial horse - 1-2 Ratings. I wanted this to be the biggest group because it probably really is in reality.

2. 38 Club Circuit guys - 3-4 Rating.

3. 54 Main Event guys - 5- up Rating. These are the guys that I will pay the closest attention to of course. So I wanted quite a few of them but not so many that I could not follow each of them.

4. Then I have over 50 set in a group called import. These are the guys that I will add as the years roll on. They are not active and will not box until I enter them into the game.

Now, I am looking at the mixture and wondering if I should increase the club circuit guys.

Your input and opinions are welcome.

If you are interested in doing this, I can send you my database and you can try it with fictional guys.

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 3

Global Championship Boxing will begin it’s inaugural year on New Years day, 1900. As we prepare to announce the fighters that have signed exclusive contracts with GCB, the excitement is quickly turning to frenzy! Without a doubt some of the greatest Prize Fighters to ever step into the ring have agreed to align themselves under this governing body.

Now, before we begin to take a look at the fighters that have signed on, we feel that it is important to let you in on our “game plan.” Global Championship Boxing has no desire to be a “fly by night” operation. Our goal is to provide you with the best of boxing today, tomorrow and beyond. Our game plan is built on giving the Boxing World a solid foundation on which to grow.

With that said, we plan to strategically and intentionally take a slow solid pace in order to make boxing history. We will do that by not having any title holders for the first two years of our organization. Now, before you go into panic mode, let me explain. Each fighter signed on with us is starting his professional career with a clean slate. As far as we are concerned, even though the boxers will begin their careers at different ages, none of them enter into the GCB with any past boxing history.

With everyone starting at that spot in their career, who do you crown as Champion. Do you throw together a quickie tournament just so you can have a Champ? Do you pit the two “Top Rated” guys together before they even fight anyone and let them duke it out? We think the best way to crown a Champion is to make him earn it in the ring!

So, instead of handing out a title to someone that has not truly shown what he is really made of, we are going to have our fighters fight each other in Venues all over the world. As they fight, they will begin to build themselves a boxing career. As time rolls on, some of the guys will begin to stand out as true contenders for our Championships. After one year (actually about one week of simming) we will examine our fighters and our first “GCB Top Twenty” will be revealed. This will give us an idea who is pulling away from the pack as obvious stand outs.

These foundational matches will continue on through the second year (1901) with “Top Twenty” Rankings being given every six months. At the end of 1901, after two years of ring experience, the Officially Ranked Top Two Contenders will be chosen and they will face each other for the first GCB World Championship Title!

The governing body will only recognize one World Champion, but during the 1902 year, Regional Champions will also be crowned. Whether it’s the World Title or one of the three Regional Titles, those that fight for those belts will have to prove they are worthy to be contenders.

It’s going to be an exciting two years (actually about two weeks worth of simming) for the GCB! History will be made. History will be kept. And History will unfold before our eyes. The GCB will begin with fighters that you have never heard of, but before long, you will have your favorites.

Well, Fight Fans, that’s all we have for now. When we meet next time, we will begin to take a look at some of the stars that are primed and ready to start their boxing careers. Have a great day and remember, hold your hands up and keep moving! Good Bye!

[JohnnyBench]

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 4

Welcome back to Global Championship Boxing Ring Rap. In just a few days we will kick off the first year of bouts and we are really excited about the competition! We have some of the greatest fighters to ever step into the squared circle going head to head creating Boxing History before our eyes. On any giving night anyone of these guys can defeat the best of them all. It is sure to be an exciting time!
While everyone of our fighters are top notch brawlers and very skilled, there will with out a doubt be a few that rise above the rest. As with any large group of athletes, there are always those who seem to shine a little brighter than the others. The cream of the crop, if you will. Today we are going to let you meet some of those that we believe will rise to the top of the GCB. We will not be looking at these in any particular ranking or rating order. Instead we are going to be looking at them alphabetically.
These are the guys that we predict to be the greatest competitors and may find themselves at the top of our organization:

The first fighter that we want to introduce to you is a fan favorite when it comes to the sweet science of boxing. William “Butter Fly” Abbot of Germany is not a one punch knock out kind of guy, but he can toss flurries of punches that will send an opponent’s head swirling. We look for William to be very successful in the GCB. However, because of his young age, he sometimes gets a little too cocky in the ring, but fortunately for him, he can back most of it up.


The next fighter that we want to take a look at today is sure to rise to the top of the GCB. His name is Collin “Tweety” Byrd and he comes to us from Argentina. Don’t let Collin’s nick name mislead you. He is no fly by night in the ring. Collin does not possess a huge knock out punch, but what he lacks in power he makes up in skill and stamina. If you don’t put him down he will beat you!

The next fighter sure to make his mark in the GCB is America’s own “Killer” Kelly Carter. At the age of 22, Kelly is one of the “Young Lions” in our sport. His nickname says it all. If he gets you in a bad way, he becomes ferocious! If he senses that your hurt, he goes in for the kill better than most. If he can mature as fast mentally and psychologically as he has skillfully, he will be a mighty force to reckon with!

The next fighter that many believe will have a good showing in the GCB is Italy’s Ray “The Professor” Davi. Ray is a skilled and intelligent boxer. Many of the fighters look up to Ray as a mentor and teacher because of his in ring knowledge and abilities. This brings us to what could be a problem for Ray and his career. He begins his career at the age of 31. This is not a bad time to be in his prime, but many wonder just how long his prime will last. If he is going to make his mark in this business, he is going to have to do it quickly.

Our next fighter is also from Italy and is a protégé of Davi’s. His name is Fillipi Doki. Doki is a very aggressive power puncher. Fillipi was actually discovered and originally trained by “The Professor” himself. It will be interesting to see what happens if these two ever have to face each other in the ring.

Our next fighter is a favorite of many here in the GCB. Some have even said that they believe he will most likely be one of the first title holders. His name is Luis Gomez of Mexico. What makes him so proficient in the ring is his ability to adjust to his opponents boxing style. If he needs to slug it out, he can do it with the best of them. If he needs to play human chess and scientifically box, he can do that just as well. It will be interesting to see if he lives up to the hype.

Another one of our “Young Lions” is Ireland’s Russell Gwynn. Russell is another big gun that can use both power and finesse to win matches. His nickname is “Irish Cream” because many say that he IS the cream of the crop! Look for Russell to have a long successful career in the GCB.

Our next fighter is sure to spend most of his career in the top ten. He is Russian born Vlad Hinlitch. He is nicknamed “The Russian Hammer” because of his explosive hitting power! Expect to see him hammer his way through his opponents on up the line to many titles.

Our next boxer’s nickname says it all. He is Anthony “Shooting Star” James from the U.S.A. Anthony is one of the bright and shinning stars of the GCB. He is not much of a knock out puncher, but there are very few that can out score him in a match. He should be a constant name in the future of the sport.

Everyone here is talking about this next young man. His name is Kerry Johnson from Canada. His nickname is “The Nightmare” because on any given night he can defeat the greatest of opponents. He is a very smart fighter that can out box anyone at anytime. He truly will be a nightmare to many of his opponents.

My own personal favorite to dominate the GCB is Claude “Blitzkrieg” Klitzer from Germany. He is a brawler that loves to mix it up! His rough and tough style often has a way of intimidating his opponents before they even step into the ring. Be prepared to see him with a belt strapped on him soon!

Our next fighter is Haskil “The Rock” Lablanc of Canada. While normally a slugger, Haskil is solid through and through. There are no weaknesses in his game. He has the ring savvy to be a top contender for a long time. Haskil is an excellent counter puncher, which always keeps him in the match.

Canada also gives us our next bright prospect. From all reports, Joseph Metzger appears to be one of the odds on favorites to win the first World title. His presence in the ring always brings excitement, which is why he is nicknamed “Show Time.”

Our next fighter that we believe is sure to rise to the top of the GCB is Mexico‘s “Fast” Freddie Olenchez. What Freddie lacks in power, he makes up with smart boxing. His ability to stay out of harms way always keeps him in the fight.

“Mad Dog” Mike Raymond from Australia is another fighter that will cause quite a stir in the GCB. “Mad Dog” is as vicious as his nickname implies. On any given night he can destroy any opponent , while at the same time, on any given night he may find himself face down on the canvass. It all depends on which “Mad Dog” enters the ring.

Our next fighter is Angel “of Death” Sanchez. This man is one of the most intimidating men to ever enter into a boxing ring. Angel’s fighting weight is around three hundred pounds. Before you wince, picture that on a 6‘-11” frame. Yea, you’ve got it, he is a monster. He does have his weaknesses. If you can get him past the sixth round, he usually runs out of stamina. The problem is that most don’t last six rounds with him!

Dave “Chip” Tustia from the Ukrane is a powerhouse waiting to explode on some body. He is a very aggressive fighter with a killer instinct that knows how to finish off an opponent. Don’t let his nickname fool you. He will be the one taking a bite out of his opponents!

Our next fighter is from Great Britain and is without a doubt going to be one of the guys to beat if anyone wants to win a title in the GCB. Henry “The Prince” Wales is one of the best conditioned fighters in the game. He always enters the ring in tip top shape and ready to fight. However, Henry is another whose greatest enemy is Father Time. Henry begins his pro career at the age of 35. He will have to make something happen fast if he is to live up to his potential


Our next fighter also comes to us from the Mother Land of England. Don’t let the title of “Sir” Harold Winston confuse you. This British Gentleman enters the ring with fire in his eyes like no other before him. He is one of the highest rated fighters in the organization. Count on him leading the pack for a long time to come!

Last but not least, we want to introduce to you, “Doctor” John Wright. John is a ring technician at his finest! Many say that watching John fight is like watching a surgeon perform surgery. He is known for his precision and well timed glove work. He is expected to spend his career in the GCB top twenty.
Well fight fans, this is by no means all of the excellent boxers in the GCB, but we do predict that these will be some of the ones that will quickly rise to the top of the Ranks. Tomorrow, these that we have looked at and many, many, more will begin their GCB careers. Venues on all continents are getting ready to start housing the greatest fighters in the world! The excitement is building. I am ready. The fighters are ready. The question is are you ready?
We will see you tomorrow. At that time we will explain how we are going to set up the first years matches. We hope to see you then. Have a good day and always remember, keep your hands up and keep moving, Good Bye!

[JohnnyBench]

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 5


Welcome again fight fans to Global Championship Boxing. This is the day that we have been waiting for. Today, January 1st, 1900, we will kick off our inaugural year of boxing. We wanted to let you know how our first couple of years are going to unfold. As we have said before, our goal is to create a solid foundation of matches to help get our fighters headed in the right direction. Each fighter begins his career at 0-0 and will earn his way to the top of our Rankings by facing various opponents in various Venues across the world.


With everyone starting at the same career stage we are going to let them duke it out for the first two years (about a week real time!) and then we will begin taking steps to crown the first GCB World Champ and Regional Champs. BUT first we need to let the fighters build some history and gain the experience they need to move up in the GCB.


We are going to “Auto Schedule” bouts on various dates through out the year to help build our foundation. We are going to intentionally keep our Main Event guys away from each other for a while since the first two years of simmimg are going to be pretty quick. We want it to be a big deal when they do finally meet each other in the ring and to auto schedule them now would just mix them in with the others and not make their fights have any meaning.


With that said, we are going to begin our first year “Auto Scheduling” fighters that have a 5 and above overall rating versus fighters that have a four and below rating. During our second year we will close the gap a little and then by our third year we will have a clear picture of who our Main Eventers are, who our Club Circuit guys are, and who our trail horse guys are. At that time they will pretty much stay in their respective competition levels.


Now, you would think that beginning this way (5-above versus 4-below) most of the highly rated fighters would have a cake walk up the ladder of success. Guess again, that’s right, upsets galore!


We will return next time and see how things are unfolding. Have a great day and always remember to keep your hands up and keep moving! Good bye!

[JohnnyBench]

GCB Ring Rap - Issue # 6

Welcome to Global Championship Boxing. Well fight fans, our inaugural year (1900) is on it’s way. Venues all over the world are selling out as the greatest prizefighters of all time collide head to head. We have chosen six dates that all of our fights will be Auto Scheduled on. Each date has almost a hundred fights taking place with each fighter fighting only once per date. By the end of the year, all of our Main Eveners (Rating 5 and up) and Club Circuit (Ratings 3-4) guys should have at least six fights under their belt.

Because of the enormous amount of simming done to build our foundation of history, we are not able to closely watch each match. This will happen when we slow the pace down in 1902 and really start with the big match ups. But we are going to report to you any big upsets that caught us by surprise. We will also be introducing you to many other fighters that have not been mentioned before. We will see some guys moving up the ladder here at GCB that we never expected. We will also not see certain guys move up that we predicted would. It’s going to be exciting!

Our first big night of boxing was on 1-1-1900. On New Year’s Day, we had matches all over the globe drawing in boxing fans from all parts of the world. Many, many matches were fought and we must say that there were a few surprises! It seems that our biggest upsets the first night all took place on American soil.

Our first big surprise took place in Newark, NJ, where the much heralded Henry “The Prince” Wales of the U.K. took on journeyman, Johnny Sykes from the U.S.A. I don’t think anyone really gave Sykes much of a chance in this match, but apparently no one told Sykes that. He held his own against “The Prince” taking him to an eight round Draw!

Under normal circumstances a Draw would not be that big of deal, but Henry enters the GCB at the age of 35. While he is still in wonderful shape and has very good ratings, this will be his last year in his “Prime” (he will be set to post-prime at age of 36). In order for Henry to move up the GCB ladder, he needed a strong start. Many wonder if this set-back will keep him from advancing before father time gets the victory.

The next match that really caught our eye and startled us took place in Ledyard, CT. “Fast” Freddie Olenchez, from the Philippines, a GCB favorite, faced trail horse, Lee Oma from the U.S.A.
In what was the biggest upset of the year so far, Oma took Olenchez all the way and surprised everyone when he was given the Split Decision win over “Fast” Freddie.

With the fight being in in the States, the fans loved and were impressed by Oma’s showing, but admittedly, manu of them were surprised by the Judging of the fight. Olenchez’s corner has questioned the home town vote and vow to “get to the bottom of it!”

The next match that effects our predicted top contenders is a huge surprise to some, but expected by others. “Mad Dog” Mike Raymond from the USA faced young Chip Smith in a match that many said would never make it past the second round. For those who predicted that were absolutely correct. In the second round the big shot took place sending a fighter to the canvas and the “Ten Count” ended the fight! Before you begin your “I told you so’s.” It was the “Mad Dogs” back that was on the canvas!

That’s right, Mike Raymond was ko’d in the second round of his first fight in the GCB! If you remember, we warned you about the “Mad Dog’s” aggressive and often careless style of boxing. He will often dominate his opponents, but if he is not careful, and this time he wasn’t, he will let his guard down and be the recipient of a Knock Out punch. It remains to be seen if Raymond will bounce back from this defeat.

Well fight fans, those were our biggest surprises on our first night of boxing. We will return soon as the year continues to unfold. Have a good night and always remember keep your hands up and keep moving!

[JohnnyBench]

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 7

Hello again fight fans, and welcome to the GCB Ring Rap. Venues all over the world continue to sell out as you fans flock to see the greatest in boxing today and tomorrow. Today we are going to look at the fights that took place on 3-1-1900. With many matches scheduled all over the globe there were a few that really got our attention. There were two big upsets and again one Draw that could really change how our predictions at the beginning of the year turn out.

First, we will begin with the Draw. When Luis Gomez of Mexico stepped in the ring many were ready to mark him off with the victory and move on to the next bout. Unfortunately, no one checked with Trailhorse, Dan Hodge about that. Hodge caught everyone’s attention, especially Gomez. While most were truly very impressed with Hodge’s performance, many question the judging. This is the second time so far this year that the Judging of a fight was brought into question.
Gomez commented after the disappointing outcome, “If I only had one more round, I could have taken him!” To which Hodge later responded, “Right, couldn’t we all.” We still have a feeling that you should not count Gomez out quite yet.

Our next fight that caught us by surprise took place in Detroit Michigan. Club Circuit fighter, Jerry Willis stepped into the ring with the intimidating Angel “of Death” Sanchez. Sanchez with his 300 pound frame, out weighed Willis by over sixty pounds and was a guaranteed victor. We had told you before that with Angel’s size he could destroy all opponents, but if someone could make it six rounds with him, he would get exhausted and struggle to just stay in the match. Jerry Willis proved us wrong.
It only took him five rounds to wear Sanchez out! With one glancing blow, Sanchez found himself laying flat on his back as Willis’s hand was raised in victory. Many analyst feel that it wasn’t as much the punch that floored him as the lack of oxygen. It will remain to be seen if Sanchez will ever make it in the GCB. If he ever gets himself into proper condition, he will be unbeatable, but until then, who knows?

While the first two fights were definitely upsets, no one could have predicted the outcome of Ireland’s Russell Gwynn’s match with Journeyman Charlie Norkus. There has been a couple of Judging questions in the past, but without a doubt this was one of the most controversial bouts thus far in the GCB.
Ever since his signing, Gwynn has been considered the one to watch for future titles. His ring presence as well as abilities have him at the top of everyone’s list. Yet unfortunately he will begin his GCB career off with a 1-1 record. He was DQ’d in the first round of his 3-1-1900 match for head butting Norkus. Norkus was unable to continue after the incident and quickly the referee stopped the match giving Charlie the win.
While in the eyes of most, this loss is different than other losses, we will have to wait and see if the Ranking Committee will agree. This loss could effect where he comes out at the end of the year!

Well Fight Fans, that’s all we have for today. We will see you soon as we move forward into fight history. Have a good night and always remember keep your hands up and keep moving!

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 8

Welcome fight fans to another installment of GCB’s Ring Rap. We have been able to fast forward through the rest of the year, 1900. With hundreds of matches behind us since our last update, we only have a few major upsets to share with you before we unveil our first “Official GCB World Rankings.”
Again, there were three fights that really got our attention. The first one took place on 9-15-1900 in Bronx, NY where Canada’s premiere prizefighter, Haskil Lablanc faced USA’s Melvin Faints. Haskil entered the match with a perfect 4-0 record and quickly moving up the GCB ladder. However, on this night, movement was not in Lablanc’s vocabulary. In fact, Haskil was more like a sitting duck to trail horse “Mean” Melvin Faints. Before the first round ended, the referee had to stop the match and give Faints the TKO victory. Lablanc had been a sure in as a top contender.

The next two big upsets that took place have one thing in common. His name is Kerry “The Nightmare” Johnson of Canada. Kerry had been dubbed the “One to Watch” as the year began. Surprisingly, we watched Kerry experience back to back losses as the year came to a close.
His first loss came at the hands of journeyman Steve Boom on 9-15-1900. Boom took Johnson the distance and edged him out with an eight round Majority decision. “The Nightmare” was greatly disturbed by that loss and seemed to go into a deep depression that had many wondering whether his career in pro boxing was ever going to get off the ground.
On 11-21-1900, Kerry stepped into the ring to face another trail horse named Jerry Franks. I think everyone was rooting for Kerry to regain his composure and get back on track, but obviously “The Nightmare” was still reliving his nightmarish loss just two months before. Johnson was stopped in the third round by TKO!
His trainer said that he was in great shape physically, but his heart just did not seem to be in it. Only time will tell if Kerry will ever move up in the GCB.

Well fight fans, our first year has come to a close and now we want to give you our first ever “OFFICIAL GCB WORLD RANKINGS.” Because of the upsets that we have looked at, some of our predicted favorites have not made it into our top twenty. Which means that they were replaced by some fighters that we were not expecting to see rise to the top as fast as they have. We are going to close this issue by giving you our Rankings and in our next issue we will introduce you to those that have surprised us by stepping up their game. Here are our:

GCB WORLD RANKINGS

As of: 12-1900
Rank Name Country Record
1 Hanrod McCline Italy 6-0 (3)
2 Mo Arrington Germany 6-0-(4)
3 Vlad Hinlitch Russia 6-0 (6)
4 Harold Winston U.K. 6-0 (5)
5 Kelly Carter U.S.A. 6-0 (5)
6 Anthony James U.S.A. 6-0
7 Clarence Adams U.S.A. 6-0 (3)
8 Dave Tustia Ukrane 6-0 (6)
9 Joseph Metzger Canada 6-0-(4)
10 Ray Davi Italy 6-0 (1)
11 Charels Shuler France 6-0 (2)
12 Luis Gomez Mexico 5-0-1 (3)
13 John Wright U.S.A. 6-0 (5)
14 Collin Byrd Argentina 6-0 (2)
15 Fillipi Doki Italy 6-0-(4)
16 William Abbot Germany 6-0 (2)
17 Henry Wales U.K. 5-0-1 (2)
18 Monte Barrell U.S.A. 5-0-1 (3)
19 Miguel Torria Mexico 5-0-1 (3)
20 Claude Klitzer Germany 6-0 (6)

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 9

Hello again fight fans, welcome to Global Championship Boxing. Where you see the stars of today and tomorrow! In our last issue we revealed to you our first “Official World Rankings.” As we mentioned there were a few that we predicted to move up the ladder in the GCB that just did not get it done. At the same time, there were some that really caught us by surprise by handling themselves very well over their first year of pro Boxing. In this issue we would like to introduce you to some of those pleasant surprises.

We must begin at the Top of the list. I don’t think anyone expected Hanrod McCline of Italy to take the top spot when the year began, but this student of “The Professor” Ray Davi really held his own. Nicknamed “The Leaning Tower” because of his awkward style of boxing that has him continually leaning forward and moving toward his opponent, McCline impressed our Ranking Committee with his 6-0 record at end the year. Hanrod is a fast starter that can box with the best of them. It remains to be seen how long he can hold the #1 spot!

Our next pleasant surprise came in at the #2 spot in our Top Twenty. He is Mo “The Big Sausage” Arrington from Poland. Mo also finished the year with a 6-0 record and also sported an impressive four knock outs. Most don’t feel that Mo is much of a surprise being in the top twenty, but many did not think that he would move up as far as he did. Mo has the hitting power of a mule, but he is weak in his defense. A good opponent can attack those weaknesses, but for now he is our #2 man.

Our next surprise Top Twenty fighter comes to us from the USA. “Cool” Clarence Adams finished the year ranked a very solid #7. Clarence also finished the year 6-0. Even though Adams does not pack much of a knock out punch he won three of those fights by KO. The key to Clarence’s success is his stamina and solid chin. He can last the match till the end and he is difficult to hurt with a punch. We will see in six months whether he can continue to roll through the competition.

What do you think of when we say French Fry. You may think grease, but we think of Charles “French Fry” Schuler from France. Also known as “Fry Daddy,” Charles finished the year ranked #11 with a 6-0 (2) record. Some view Charles as a fly by night guy that will soon disappear into boxing history, others think that he could one day be a lasting contender. I don’t know if his nickname gives us a clue here, but conditioning is Charles biggest struggle. We’ll have to wait and see if he sizzles out or continues cook.

The USA brings us our next big surprise. Monte “Double” Barrell finished the year ranked at #18 in the world. Monte is a big slugger who is very aggressive. However, he has a weak jaw that may not allow him to stay in the top twenty too long. Monte looks more like a professional body builder than a pro boxer and he prides himself on his 23 inch biceps. In order to draw heat from the crowd, his manager brings a mirror to the ring and allows Monte to take a look at himself between rounds. Needless to say he is not really a fan favorite.

Coming in at #19 and with a 5-0-1 (3) record at years end, is a fighter that lives up to his nickname. He is Miguel “The Bull” Torria. The Bull is as aggressive as they come. He always seems to be on the offense side of the fight. Always moving and pursuing, Miguel usually keeps his opponent back peddling through out the fight. He packs a pretty good wallop and may stay in the top of the rankings for quite some time!

Well fight fans, we have to go now. We will return soon as 1901 begins to unfold. For now, have a great day and always remember, Keep your hands up and keep moving! Good night.

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 10

Hello Fight fans and welcome back to Global Championship Boxing. With our first year behind us we move on to 1901. This will no doubt be as exciting as last year. We will continue on Auto Scheduling hundreds of fights to build a foundation and history on which our fighters will build their careers.
Beginning in 1902 we will have matches to determine our four Champions. They will be The Western Continental Champion, The Central Continental Champion, The Eastern Continental Champion, and the most coveted of all titles, The GCB World Champion! But before we can do that we must let our history unfold to reveal to us exactly who our top contenders are in each region and in the World.
When we reach 1902 we will slow the sim pace down to spend more time on individual matches and match ups. Until then we will keep the same pace that we had for 1900. The only difference this year is that we will update out Official GCB World Rankings every six months instead of only at years end. We are going to continue to share with you big upsets and ring actions that will effect how our history unfolds.

This brings us to the first huge upset of 1901. Most were really surprised that at the end of 1900 we had a fighter sitting in our #1 spot that was not even predicted to be one of our top contenders. However, sporting his 6-0 (3) record, Hanrod “The leaning Tower” McCline insisted that he was no fluke. Everyone had to sit up and take him seriously. There was one man who took Hanrod very seriously. That was trail horse Friday Ashton.
Ashton entered the fight coming off two loses and with a 1-2 record. The preflight reports questioned the #1 McCline’s training. Some say that he took Ashton too lightly, others say that he was a flash in the pan from the beginning. Regardless who is right, one thing is for sure, Ashton had Hanrod’s number. The fight ended in the eighth round with Ashton getting a KO victory!

Our next series of fights were scheduled to take place on 4-11-1901. This night brought three big upsets that effected guys in our Top Twenty. First, Another surprise in our year end ranking was France’s Charles “French Fry” Schuler who came in at #11. On this night Charles’s luck finally ran out. Trail horse Corey Sanderson took him the distance and won their match by Unanimous Decision. “The Fry Daddy” was actually way ahead on points for the first four rounds, but ran out of gas and just could not mount any offense the last half of the fight.
Also on 4-11, in what came as a huge surprise not only to us but to his loyal students, Ray “The Professor” Davi was defeated by an unheard of fighter named Kelsey Lott. Davi, as always put on a boxing exhibition by out scoring Lott in every round and actually used him as an example of how to dismantle a fighter. However, the best lesson that he taught his students was what to do to get knocked flat on your back! In what was a surprise shot, Lott drilled him with a left cross that sent “The Professor” to the mat in the fifth round leaving him unable to get up! After the fight, Davi gathered his protégées (Doki and Mccline) and watched the fight video to help them see exactly where he went wrong.

Our next three big upsets occurred on 6-15. First, our #8 Ranked Dave “Chip” Tustia signed on to fight journeyman Damion Crowe. Tustia had a perfect 8-0 (8) record when he stepped into the ring with the journeyman and was quickly becoming every ones prediction to be the new #1 contender. Damien Crowe had other plans. Crowe commented before the fight, “If Tustia thinks that I am going to just lay down and be his stepping stone to the top, then he has another thing coming.” Crowe not only refused to lay down, but he refused to sit down. Between rounds the club circuit fighter stood in his corner rather than rest. He was a man on a mission and with his arm raised in a Majority Decision, his mission was complete.

That same night another 8-0 fighter, Anthony “Shooting Star” James fell at the hands of another underdog. Club Circuit fighter, Steve Boom came into this fight with one big upset already under his belt. Just nine months before, Boom defeated Canadian Kerry Johnson in what was without a doubt one of the biggest upsets of the year. In that fight, Boom had really held his own against Johnson, but in this fight it was not the ring savvy of Boom as much as it was the lack of savvy on the part of James. James was DQ’d in the second round for what the referee considered a deliberate low blow. James entered this fight Ranked #6 in the world. After this loss he may drop down the ladder.

Well fight fans, these were the big upsets for the first six months of 1901. With all of that said, here is our “Official GCB World Rankings as of June 1901:

Rank Name Country Record
1 Joseph Metzger Canada 9-0 (7)
2 Vlad Hinlitch Russia 9-0 (8)
3 Collin Byrd Argentina 9-0 (3)
4 Harold Winston U.K. 9-0 (8)
5 Mo Arrington Poland 9-0 (6)
6 Miguel Torria Mexico 8-0-1 (6)
7 Kelly Carter U.S.A. 9-0 (8)
8 Fillipi Doki Italy 9-0 (7)
9 Lothar Baxtar Germany 9-0
10 Henry Wales U.K. 8-0-1 (3)
11 Clarence Adams U.S.A. 9-0 (4)
12 William Abbot Germany 9-0 (3)
13 Steve Sully U.S.A. 8-0 (3)
14 Luis Gomez Mexico 8-0-1 (4)
15 John Wright U.S.A. 9-0 (7)
16 Claude Klitzer Germany 9-0 (7)
17 David Starr Israel 9-0 (5)
18 Victor Vicov Russia 9-0 (2)
19 Derrion Jeffers U.S.A. 8-0-1 (8)
20 Ollie Maskaevia Germany 9-0 (6)


We will be back later to look at those that are making their debut in the Top Twenty. Until then, have a good night and always remember to keep your hands up and keep moving.

[khucke]

I`m shamelessly copying your concept, JohnnyBench, with some modification. I try a scheme that checks four times a year for an increase or decrease in a fighter`s ability. For example, a 20-year pld fighter has a 30% chance every three months of increasing an attribute, he also has a 5% chance of decreasing an arttibute. Which attribute changes is determined randomly, modified by the type of boxer. On the other hand a 37-year-old fighter has a 60% chance of an attribute loss. While a boxer in his prime years has a lower likelihood of losing or gaining additionally abilities.
I also start in 1900, with 200 fictional fighters in the heavyweight division, in contrast to the in-game aging system (beginners, pre-prime...) you will see individual developments in fighter`s abilities that makes it more fun to follow their careers.

[JohnnyBench]

Excellent twist Khucke!

Have you created "fictional" guys?

If so, did you copy and change or did you do it from scratch?

I am very interested in hearing how yours is turning out.

I am having a blast with mine. It is a liitle more work than I had hoped, but I am getting to know my guys in a way that I could not have other wise.

I wish you the best with yours!

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 11

Welcome back. In our last issue we looked at the major upsets that led to the removal of some of our hopefuls from our Official GCB World Rankings. Today we want to take a quick look at some of the guys that made their debut this month in the Top Twenty.

Lothar Baxtar of Germany (9-0) was our fastest rising star over the last six months. Lothar is known to those in the boxing business as the “Big Bulluka.” Some say that he is called that because of his clumsy style of fighting. Baxtar is really a surprise to us. He enters the top twenty at #9 even though he has no knock outs or stoppages to his credit. Lothar, who admittedly has no knock out punch and very little defense just keeps doing what it takes to move up in the Rankings and that simply is, he just keeps winning.

Our next surprise entry comes in at #13. Steve Sully, an ex Army Green Beret, has taken his discipline and hand to hand combat skills into the ring and made a very good showing for himself. If there is any down side to “Sarge” it’s that he enters the top twenty at the age of 36. He is already in the post-prime stage of his career, so only time will tell if he can make a strong run before he runs out of steam. With his discipline, we would not be surprised to see him hang on for a while.

Another newcomer to our top twenty is 33 year old, David Starr from Israel. David is one of the most complete boxers in the GCB and makes his debut in the #17 spot. He does not necessarily excel in any area, but he also has no weaknesses. With a record of 9-0 (5), Starr has proven that he is a contender that the rest of the GCB must take notice of.

Another fresh face comes in at #18. From Russia, “Vicious” Victor Vicov enters every match in tip top shape. Conditioning is his edge over almost all of his opponents. That conditioning has lifted him to a 9-0 record while only scoring 2 KO’s. It is amazing to watch him fight a twelve round bout and never even need a towel to dry off. He attributes his stamina to his daily 20 mile run. We will have to see if he can outlast the rest of the fighters in the GCB and move up in the Rankings.

Our next fighter makes his debut in our World Rankings at #19. He is Derrion “Swift” Jeffers from the USA. Derrion is just the opposite of Vicov. Stamina is not his strong suit . When he fights, he goes all out and is a very fast starter. He has to be because if he does not get a KO, he may have a hard time lasting a whole bout. With that in mind, that type of fighter will either be a phenom or a flop. With a record of 8-0-1 and 8 KO’s, Jeffers makes a strong case in showing which he is.

Our last new face in our World Rankings comes in at #20. He is Ollie “The Mask” Maskaevia from Russia. Ollie has a very flamboyant ring personality that is only matched by his glamorous sequined Robes and over the top masks that he wears to the ring. He is a showman extraordinaire and with a record of 9-0 (6) he has proven that there is more to him than glitz! He is a very aggressive power puncher that needs to work on his conditioning and general skills, but he gives the fans a show every time he is on a fight card. Whether it is in ring fighting or on the way to the ring antics, “The Mask” will always keep his name before the fans! We’re not sure how long he will be able to keep his name in the Rankings, though.

Well fight fans, those are the new faces that broke into our top twenty. How long will they stay? Well, that will be up to them. We will be back soon as the latter part 1901 rolls on. Have a good night and always remember to keep your hands up and keep moving!

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 12


Welcome back fight fans. As we enter into the latter part of 1901, I want to explain to everyone just how crucial this time is for us here at GCB. I think that I can sum it up by saying that we are now officially in the “Chase For The Championships!” What I mean is that as this year winds down we will begin to see our match ups come together that will be our first Title Matches in the GCB!
As we said from the beginning, our goal for the first two years was to build a foundation of history for our organization. The plan was to let all of our fighters duke it out in the ring for two years. As they fought, some would move up the Rankings and some would not. Some would begin to pull away from the pack while some floundered. Some would prove to be capable fighters while some would prove to be top contenders! We let their in ring performances speak for themselves and as the year comes to a close, those in ring performances will either make or break their Title dreams.
Our last matches of 1901 are scheduled for December 31. When those last matches are completed, we will then post our 1901 year end World Rankings. These will by far be the most important Rankings so far. These final Rankings will be our guide in helping us choose our top two contenders for each of our titles! That’s right, after two years of matches, where you place in our 1901 year end World Rankings will determine if you will compete for one of our prestigious Titles!

To give you an idea of what we are talking about, let’s use our current Rankings as an example. Now remember, we only have four Titles available in the GCB. One World Title and Three Regional Titles. First we will look at our World Title situation. The way this will work out is that after two complete years of fights, the #1 Ranked fighter will be our #1 Contender for our World Title and our #2 Ranked fighter will be our #2 Contender for our world Title. Those two will fight each other with the winner being crowned the first GCB World Champion!
Some will say, shouldn’t you have a tournament? Our response is that we have two years of fights to determine our “Final Round,” if you will. That’s better than any tournament where a bad night can cost you a shot at the title.
If tonight were our final night and our Rankings were as they are right now (June 1901), This is what we would see:

Rank Name Country Record
1 Joseph Metzger Canada 9-0 (7)
2 Vlad Hinlitch Russia 9-0 (8)
3 Collin Byrd Argentina 9-0 (3)
4 Harold Winston U.K. 9-0 (8)
5 Mo Arrington Poland 9-0 (6)
6 Miguel Torria Mexico 8-0-1 (6)
7 Kelly Carter U.S.A. 9-0 (8)
8 Fillipi Doki Italy 9-0 (7)
9 Lothar Baxtar Germany 9-0
10 Henry Wales U.K. 8-0-1 (3)
11 Clarence Adams U.S.A. 9-0 (4)
12 William Abbot Germany 9-0 (3)
13 Steve Sully U.S.A. 8-0 (3)
14 Luis Gomez Mexico 8-0-1 (4)
15 John Wright U.S.A. 9-0 (7)
16 Claude Klitzer Germany 9-0 (7)
17 David Starr Israel 9-0 (5)
18 Victor Vicov Russia 9-0 (2)
19 Derrion Jeffers U.S.A. 8-0-1 (8)
20 Ollie Maskaevia Germany 9-0 (6)


Joseph Metzger from Canada would face Vlad Hinlitch of Russia for our world Title!

Then we would go to our “Titles” page in the game and see who the top contenders are for each of our three Main Event Regions. The top two contenders in the Western Continental Region will face each other for the Western Continental Title. The two top contenders in our Central Continental Region will face each other for the Central Continental Title and the same for our Eastern Continental top two contenders.

If we used our current Rankings, these would be our Regional Match ups.
1) Collin Byrd from Argentina would face Miguel Torria of Mexico for our Western Continental Title.
2) Harold Winston of the UK would face Mo Arrington of Poland for Our Central Title.
3) Fillipi Doki of Italy would face Victor Vicov of Russia for the Eastern Title.

Of course, if our fighters continue to stay ranked at the top this may be how it works out in six months. But the big question is will it stay the same? In six months a lot can change. Every time our fighters step into the ring, it is really a “Chase For The Championship!” Every bout could make or break their chances at winning the invitation to fight for their Regional or even World Title.

The next six months is going to make household names out of some body. Who will it be? Only time will tell! Well, that’s it for now. Remember to keep your hands up and keep moving!

[JohnnyBench]

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 13 ( 8-22-1901)

Welcome back fight fans. Our “Chase For the Championships” is well under way. Each and every one of our fighters are going all out to put themselves in position for a title match. Like we said before, on December 31, 1901 (couple of days to us) we will have our last fights of the year. At that time we will post our “Official GCB World Rankings.” Those final rankings will be our guidelines by which our title contenders will be chosen.
At this stage in our universe, every fight is crucial. If a fighter loses a match he could find himself going from Showtime to No-show. Tonight we saw two top twenty contenders experience big upsets! Both of these were hoping to move up in the rankings, but tonight’s loss almost surely will eliminate them from any chance at being invited to the first GCB Title matches.

Our first upset came when our #17, David Starr of Israel (9-0), who just made his debut in our last ranking, took a spanking from 0-2 Trail horse, Baxter Comer. Comer left the rising Starr flat on his back in the fifth round with a KO that still had the Israelite woozy after the fight.
When asked how he felt about the match, Starr said, “What can I say? One minute I was staring in his eyes. The next minute I was staring at his boot laces! What am I going to do, call him a bum? The guy nailed me and I’m ashamed. I was actually starting to get the fans to cheer for me and now this. I just hope that I can get back in a winning groove.”
This loss will have a huge effect on Starr’s career. It will either make him a better fighter or he will never rise to the top again.

Our next top twenty fighter to lose tonight was also a new comer to our World Rankings. Coming in the fight Ranked #19 and with a 8-0-1 record, USA’s Derrion “Swift” Jeffers went the distance with Club Circuit fighter, Brian Nelsen (0-2). Derrion just could not get it going. He did not look bad, but did not look impressive at all. The match ended with Nelsen’s arm being raised in an Unanimous Decision.
Nelson said after the bout, “I felt really good tonight. I trained harder than usual and it paid off. “Swift” is a good boxer and I respect him. Tonight, I was swifterer or more swifter or… well, you know what I mean!”

Well fight fans, that’s it for tonight. All of our other top contenders won their bouts and continue to “Chase the Championships.” Good night, and remember as always, keep your hands up and keep moving!

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GCB RING RAP - ISSUE # 14 (10-30-1901)

Welcome back fight fans. Our “Chase For the Championships” continues on. Tonight, our fighters entered the ring one more time in hopes of moving into a ranking position that will ensure them an invitation to our first ever, GCB Title matches. Again when our year ends, we will post our final rankings. The #1 and #2 Ranked fighters will be invited to fight for the GCB World Title. Something that they have been chasing for two years.

Once those two contenders are decided, then the same rankings will tell us who will fight for our three Regional Titles. Just a reminder, all of our Main Event fighters (in game ratings of 5 and up) are divided into three regions geographically. Their home country determines what region they belong to. They are either in the Western Continental Region, the Central Continental Region or the Eastern Continental Region. A fighter will face fighters from all regions throughout his career, but he can only fight for the Regional Title in which his country belongs.

After the World Title Contenders are decided, the two top contenders belonging to the Western Continental Region will face each other for the Western Continental Title and so on for each Region. After we post our “Official GCB World Rankings,” which include all fighter, we will post our “Official Top Five Regional Rankings” for each Region.

This is truly a “Chase For The Championships!” Believe it or not tonight all of our top twenty contenders entered the ring in different venues around the world and not one of them lost a bout! However, there was one that finished his match in a Draw. We cannot help but wonder how this will effect his Ranking. #9 “Cool” Clarence Adams could not defeat club circuit fighter, Faruq Saleem, who enter the bout with a 2-2 record.

After the fight, Adams was asked if he was disappointed in his performance. “That is the dumbest question I have ever been asked,” said Adams. “Here I am ranked in the top ten and possibly in line for a title shot and I can’t even get passed this guy!”

Saleem was told about Adam’s comments and Saleem responded, “ ‘This guy’ smacked him around tonight. What has he got to say about that?”

While there were really no big upsets tonight, there is one fighter that we want to bring to every ones attention. His name is Denny “DW” Williams. DW comes to us from the UK and fight fans, this man is on fire!

Williams made his debut on 1-1-1900 just like most of our other fighters and honestly, he got off on the wrong foot. He lost an eight round Majority Decision to trail horse Steve Boom. We have seen this sort of thing happen before and really curtail a bright future, but D.W. decided not to take that loss laying down.

Since his opening career loss, Williams has won ten fights in a row and is moving up the ladder in the GCB. He was interviewed tonight after his eight round Unanimous Decision win over Walter Acosta. These were some of his comments.

“I don’t know if I should be ranked in the top or not. All I do is come out and fight one fight at a time. When I lost my first fight, I went home and told my wife and kids that my career was over. They didn’t argue or even try to convince me to hang in there. They just told me to pray about it and then make my decision. That’s what I did. I prayed for two weeks and never discussed it with anyone.

I made no plans to continue. I made no plans to quit. I basically made no plans. All I knew was that I could not keep spending money, that we did not have, to pursue this dream of being a professional boxer. It cost a lot to rent ring time in the Gym where I am from.

So, I just kept praying and then one day I got a phone call from George (trainer) and he told me that the Gym was available for Saturday night. I told him to give the spot to someone else because I didn’t think that I could afford it.

Then George asked me if I had been praying about boxing and I told him that I had. George said, ‘Kid, I think your prayers have been answered. The owner of the Gym has given you permission to train for free!’

All I could do was tell him that I would see him Saturday. The rest has been one fight at a time. I know that I don’t ’deserve’ to be ranked too high, but stranger things have happened.”


Well fight fans, we have one more night of action before we post our final Rankings of the year and find out who will be fighting for the three coveted titles of the GCB! So, until then, keep your hands up and keep moving! Good Night.