The Glasgow Picayune

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GLASGOW PICAYUNE

Sporting Edition | Volume I, Issue I | 15 October, 1900

Glasgow, Scotland: The Royal Explorer’s Club, heretofore engaged in the financing of extraordinary voyages of discovery has announced from it’s George Square headquarters that it now intends to bring a semblance of order to the chaotic world of prize fighting.

The REC has, unbeknownst to the boxing public, been engaged in closed door sessions with the various organizations currently sanctioning prize fights world wide. The aim of these sessions was, through a winnowing process, to establish a small group of geographically based organizations that would oversee the sport locally and submit to the REC in matters of crowning a true World’s Champion for each weight class. These bodies currently number 17 (considering only the most widely recognized) and all lay claim to having crowned various “world” champions. The situation has allowed the sport to degenerate into a laughable chaotic tangle, one that only an impeccable organization such as the REC could successfully seek to right.

The REC selected organizations to affiliate with based on public acceptance and legitimacy, stability and ethics. Today’s startling announcement not only means that the boxing world may well have true champions in short order but also spells the end for the multitude of corrupt, inept and otherwise minor sanctioning bodies that have been left out of the mix.

The organizations which have entered into agreement with the Royal Explorer’s Club are as follows:

EBF: European Boxing Federation

AABU: African and Arabian Boxing Union

APBC: Asian and Pacific Boxing Council

SABC: South American Boxing Commission

NABF: North American Boxing Federation

Each of these organizations currently have 450 to 500 boxers from their general geographic region ranked and were considered by the REC to be the most widely accepted and least corrupt sanctioning bodies.

Each organization will continue to sanction bouts and crown their own champions as they have in years past. Boxers wishing to be ranked by these organizations will be required to submit to any and all mandates of the REC. Most notable among the new mandates will be the requirement for any boxer ranked in the top 76 worldwide (as determined by the REC) must fight a minimum of two and a maximum of four international bouts per year with opponent and location to be determined by the REC. Essentially, the REC will ensure that the sport’s best will face each other from time to time. Any boxer unwilling to agree to such terms will not be ranked by one of the now five major sanctioning bodies and will run the risk of dropping out of the public eye.

The first mandated international bouts are scheduled to take place in March of 1901 with the first Royal Explorer’s Club belts to be awarded in January of 1902. Over the next fourteen months, REC president Lord Acton will embark on an international twelve city tour beginning in Stockholm and concluding in New York to promote the plan. While fight fans should be cautious given the dismal failure of previous attempts to clean up boxing, the Royal Explorer’s Club would appear to be the best hope for order to-date.

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Sidebar:

I am using all 17 divisions and although I have an historical timeline, I use fighters from all eras. When I bring them into this database, I adjust their dates of birth to fit the timeline. The historical crowd out there may consider my little world to be pure blasphemy.

I have appoximately 25 to 40 fighters in each division within each organization and 4 years of history pre-dating 1901 which is about to begin. (lots of set-up time) I have wanted to do something like this since the old title bout card game days but lacked the time required for it back then and the depth to do it here until recently. I still have to use some fictional boxers and a slew of tomato cans to get it all working well, but the need for them is diminishing by the day.

This is proving to be great fun. Writing about it may get to be a drag very quickly, so the posting end of it may fizzle. We shall see.

Christopher

[LeeSkye]

Lookin' forward to it.

"Let's git it on!"

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GLASGOW PICAYUNE

Sporting Edition | Volume I, Issue II | 01 November, 1900

Spotlight on the APBC

Sydney, Australia: The Asian and Pacific Boxing Council, founded in 1887, is dominated by some of the world’s finest lighter weight boxers. Most of the region’s better boxers in the upper weight classes have traditionally fought for the Commonwealth belt. While it is thought that many fighters who once toiled under the crown will defect to the APBC under the new REC scheme, it is too early to tell if the upper weights in the APBC will produce any viable contenders for the world title.

One glaring break from tradition is the young Aussie Middleweight Dave Sands. Sands decided early on to fight under the auspices of the APBC and earned his first title shot in September of this year. Dave wowed a Melbourne crowd on the twelfth of September when he knocked Japan’s former champion Arihito Naito out in two rounds to become the first non-Asian APBC Middleweight champion. With the breaking news from the Royal Explorer’s Club, Dave is feeling like the luckiest man alive while other Aussie Commonwealth contenders are scrambling to decide their next moves. Dave’s brothers Ritchie and Alfie are also ranked middleweights in the APBC, neither one deserving but thought to be propped up in hopes of keeping their younger brother happy in the APBC. The proof will be in the REC rankings when they come out, hopefully the good folks in Glasgow will negate some of the nonsense that has become all too commonplace in this sport.

Other notable boxers in the APBC are Sugar Ray Mike of the Philippines and Calcutta’s Mohammad Ali Qamar. Both boxers are undefeated and have the champions in their divisions feeling rather ill at ease. Sands, Mike and Ali Qamar all are expected to be ranked in the top ten of their respective divisions when the first official REC world rankings are released in January of 1901.

Mick Caruthers | APBC correspondent

Selected APBC Rankings as of 01 November, 1900

APBC Strawweight

C Hidayat (Indonesia) 20(9)-4-1

1 Sugar Ray Mike (Philippines) 14(11)-0-0

2 Manny Melchor (Philippines) 14(0)-0-0

3 Takeo Onishi (Japan) 14(5)-0-0

4 Satoru Abe (Japan) 13(2)-1-0

5 Pandang 3K Battery (Thailand) 19(1)-3-1

6 Godril (Indonesia) 12(0)-4-2

7 Eric Chavez (Philippines) 9(0)-4-2

8 Rey Lamason (Philippines) 12(0)-6-2

9 Oky Marceline (Indonesia) 8(1)-10-3

10 Texas Gomez (Philippines) 10(6)-4-0

APBC Jr. Welterweight

C Lion Furuyama (Japan) 16(5)-1-0

1 Jong Jong Pacquing (Philippines) 13(6)-1-0

2 Kiatchai 13 Riantower (Thailand) 12(6)-1-0

3 Kyung-Duk Ahn (Korea) 12(9)-1-0

4 Hidekazu Akai (Japan) 12(5)-3-0

5 Rolando Aldemir (Philippines) 17(3)-8-0

6 Al Coquilla (Philippines) 16(7)-4-1

7 Hisao Arai (Japan) 21(9)-4-0

8 Joko Tunggal (Indonesia) 16(7)-11-2

9 Yoppie Rajangawa (Indonesia) 7(2)-13-3

10 Anwar Solihin (Indonesia) 14(2)-12-1

[shane6969]

Looking good Chris.

[Lee]

Looks good Chris, I love all the historical dynasites and like the twist with some fighters from different eras, I will be following along.

[mh2365]

Nice setup chris

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Thanks guys, I don't know if I can match Mike's tenacity or the creativity that you all show - but I'll give it a go.

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GLASGOW PICAYUNE

Sporting Edition | Volume I, Issue III | 15 November, 1900

Spotlight on the EBF

Stockholm, Sweden: The European Boxing Federation, founded in 1865, has been involved in a long and bitter battle with the Commonwealth over everything from championship venues to matters as mundane as the colors to be used on street banners. With the battle seemingly won by the EBF and Lord Acton currently in town, Stockholm fight fans are excited at the prospects offered by local hero Olle Tandberg who has been steadily climbing the ladder in the dreary EBF heavyweight rankings. Current EBF champion Antonio de la Mata may be bit too much for Tandberg to contend with presently, but he should be able to continue his advance with the likes of protected paper tigers Werner Wiegand and Gunnar Barlund above him in the rankings.

An otherwise putrid EBF straw weight division has been given a much needed boost. In recent memory, only British favorite Mickey Cantwell was worth watching. However with the recent emergence of Spaniard Jorge Mata (6-0-0) and the defection this week of former commonwealth rookie Rocky Lin (7-0-0) things are looking up indeed. Lin, a Taiwanese native had spent time last year sparring with Cantwell. The two have developed a close relationship which is largely responsible for Lin’s decision to campaign in the EBF as opposed to the APBC.

Next up on Lord Acton’s world tour: Northern Africa.

Hector Meza | EBF correspondent

Selected EBF Rankings as of 01 November, 1900

EBF Heavyweight

C Antonio de la Mata (Spain) 17(7)-0-0

1 Werner Wiegand (Luxembourg) 17(9)-3-1

2 Scott Welch (UK) 14(3)-2-0

3 Gunnar Barlund (Finland) 16(4)-4-1

4 Danilo Zoratti (Italy) 17(4)-11-3

5 Olle Tandberg (Sweden) 13(4)-4-0

6 Bernard Thebault (France) 10(3)-4-1

7 Benno Oemler (Germany) 15(9)-7-1

8 Richard Vogt (Germany) 11(2)-4-2

9 Vittorio Verrengia (Italy) 16(7)-6-0

10 Pierre van Deuren (Belgium) 10(6)-7-1

EBF Lightweight

C Eric Boon (UK) 32(8)-3-2

1 Irish Jack Smith (Ireland) 27(2)-8-4

2 Jason Cook (UK) 31(2)-12-7

3 Hirsch Demsitz (Denmark) 29(1)-6-4

4 Jan Nicolaas (Netherlands) 16(0)-10-6

5 Maurice Arnault (France) 27(3)-9-2

6 Leon Zadourian (France) 31(11)-5-3

7 Fred Webster (UK) 18(6)-14-2

8 Edouard Ptak (Germany) 31(8)-6-4

9 Dominique Azzaro (France) 31(8)-6-4

10 Anwar Solihin (Indonesia) 14(2)-12-1

[Brooks TVB]

Great write ups Chris. Keep up the good work. Look forward to seeing some of the EBF straw weight action.

[Ian Lord]

This looks really good.

[bear]

Chris
I agree with Ian.
I also love the name of the paper for pretty obvious reasons.

Bear

Originally Posted by Ian Lord

This looks really good.

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Originally Posted by bear

Chris
I agree with Ian.
I also love the name of the paper for pretty obvious reasons.

Bear

I wanted to base it in Dortmund, Germany Bear, but Lord Acton would have had his monocol knocked off inside of two minutes at any of the beer halls there.

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GLASGOW PICAYUNE

Sporting Edition | Volume I, Issue IV | 01 December, 1900

Spotlight on the AABU

Cairo, Egypt: The African and Arabian Boxing Union was founded in 1890 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Although the region is propped up by predominantly South African fighters, good young boxers from Central and Northern Africa are cropping up that may soon challenge the hotbeds of Johannesburg and Cape Town. Last evening’s affair here in Cairo at the race track was a fine example of both the potential within the region and also hopefully the end of an era that will be soon forgotten.

With Lord Acton on hand to continue his globetrotting promotional tour (after brief stops in Sicily and Cyprus) Pakistani Tanveer Ahmed and Ugandan Justin Juuko battled for the recently vacated AABU Lightweight belt. Juuko is a promising young fighter who came into the bout sporting a 14(11)-1-0 record. Ahmed on the other hand embodies much of what the REC hopes to diminish over time. The Pakistani had an unblemished record at 49(27)-0-1 but to say that it was suspect would be too kind. Ahmed had assembled his record at the expense of every inexperienced and utterly untalented boxer that the region had to offer (not to mention more than a few opponents literally taken off the street). His record, obviously meaningless, moved him slowly up the AABU rankings thanks in no small part due to a cousin of his manager that was well placed within the Union. The cousin was sacked mid summer past and Ahmed was only reluctantly granted a chance at the title when Sauveur Benamou was injured at the last possible moment.

Faced with his first true opponent, Ahmed shrunk from the challenge, clinching and running for five rounds before Juuko mercifully ended the fiasco in the sixth. Lord Acton was quick to make points with the press corps following the bout stating that a fighter like Ahmed will be forced into international bouts of the REC’s choosing each year making it unlikely that such an unskilled pug would be able to rise to a title fight even in regional matches. Perhaps Ahmed would be better served fighting for the lowly Saudi Royal Boxing group. They are desperate for “talent” and offer an abundance of the type of fighter he is accustomed to facing.

On a more positive note, early rumors have it that South African Heavies Kallie Knoetze and Ewart Potgieter may both find their way into the top ten when the first REC world rankings are released next month.

Next up on Lord Acton’s world tour: Back to Europe in Dortmund, Germany where he will watch undefeated Jr Middleweight Werner Mundt face his first real test before a hometown crowd.

Ari Savimbi | AABU correspondent

Selected AABU Rankings as of 01 December, 1900

AABU Heavyweight

C Kallie Knoetze (S.A.) 13(5)-2-1

1 Ewart Potgieter (S.A.) 13(5)-1-0

2 Gerry De Bruyn (S.A.) 24(6)-4-1

3 Arigoma Chiponda (Zimbabwe) 14(4)-8-1

4 Jerold Black (S.A.) 22(2)-7-2

5 Roger Azurite (Nigeria) 10(1)-6-1

6 Jacklord Jacobs (Nigeria) 15(3)-7-2

7 Mike Schutte (S.A.) 10(2)-3-1

8 Joe Chingangu (Zambia) 19(5)-7-4

9 David Izon (Nigeria) 12(4)-6-0

10 David Defiagbon (Nigeria) 9(2)-7-0

AABU Super Middleweight

C Thulane Malinga (S.A.) 14(3)-2-0

1 Sammy Retta (Ethiopia) 13(4)-0-0

2 Dingaan Thobela (S.A.) 14(6)-0-0

3 James Lubwama (Uganda) 13(7)-3-0

4 Abdul Amidou (Uganda) 20(6)-3-0

5 Nestor Tobias (Namibia) 18(2)-4-1

6 Gary Ballard (S.A.) 14(4)-4-0

7 Reza Shah (Tunisia) 11(1)-8-3

8 Muhammad Reza (Saudi Arabia) 13(1)-7-2

9 Tshimanga M’Biye (Congo) 10(0)-5-1

10 Hamit Alawe (Iraq) 13(4)-4-1

[Gunsmoke]

Terrific start Chris, I'll be following along closely.

Mark

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Originally Posted by Gunsmoke

Terrific start Chris, I'll be following along closely.

Mark

Thanks Mark, this is great fun. I may not want to write about this forever, but creating a story line adds greatly to the enjoyment I am experiencing with this universe. I highly recomend giving it a shot to anyone who hasn't tried it.

If anyone else actualy gives a rip about it is just icing on the cake.

Christopher

[Brooks TVB]

I completely agree with the story line adding great fun. I try to throw little tiffs in there when i can. Always got to have a bad guy as i am developing one now.

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GLASGOW PICAYUNE

Sporting Edition | Volume I, Issue V | 13 December, 1900

Dortmund, Germany: Last evening was a mixed affair for the local crowd here in Dortmund where the promising young tanner’s son Werner Mundt suffered his first defeat before family and friends. Kirk Davies (19-4-1) of England won a razor thin eight round decision in a bout that seemed a dead heat with neither boxer controlling for more than a round at a time. Both men gave it their all and no pride should be lost on either side. This should not be the last we hear of young Mundt who now claims a 10-1-0 record.

The under card proved more interesting as Spaniard straw weight Jorge Mata upped his record to 7-0-0 with a six round dismantling of Swiss fighter Johan Lewien (12-5-4). Mata controlled from the start, landing at will and confusing Lewien with his foot speed and a rhythmic jab. In the sixth, Mata backed Lewien into a corner and dropped him for a count of five with a combination. Lewien somehow stood but fell once more to the canvas with just a few more flicks from Mata’s jab.

All in all, a good show was produced for the visiting Lord Acton who spent some time answering questions for local officials and managers as well as those who had made the trip from Munich and Berlin. Acton will board a train for Emden tomorrow where he will head to Johannesburg. His steamer should arrive in South Africa just ahead of the much anticipated first world rankings that will be dispatched by wire on New Year’s Day.

Hector Meza | EBF correspondent

Recent announcements of title fights to occur in February of 1901:

Antonio de la Mata (17-0-0) will defend his EBF Heavyweight title against Gunnar Barlund (16-4-1) of Finland.

South African Thulane Malinga (14-2-0) will face Ugandan Abdul Amidou (20-3-0) for his first defense of his AABU Super Middleweight belt.

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GLASGOW PICAYUNE

Sporting Edition | Volume I, Issue VI | 19 December, 1900

Spotlight on the NABF

Hartford, Connecticut, USA: The North American Boxing Federation headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts was founded in 1860 and has been the only game in town with respect to boxing in Canada and the USA for most of it’s existence. Although several other sanctioning bodies have attempted to gain a foot hold, the NABF has succeeded in putting them down quickly. Unlike other sanctioning bodies included in the new Royal Explorers Club scheme, the NABF holds a not only a superior position to any challengers in public opinion but also enjoys the legal high ground as well.

In 1892, a promoter who had been part of the failed American Boxing Union sued the NABF claiming that the organization had violated US anti-trust laws in that it had deprived the ABU from conducting its trade by signing exclusive contracts for bouts with more than 90% of the Licensed boxers in the United States. The case was decided in the Supreme Court in March of 1895 where the court stated in part: "boxing would not be called trade or commerce in the commonly accepted use of those words," and that the NABF and its sanctioned events thus were not interstate commerce, despite the incidental travel of fighters and fans in connection with the bouts.” (Woodsten v. NABF) Thus, the NABF, at present can sign fighters to exclusive contracts and eliminate the possibility of any upstart sanctioning bodies. The inclusion of the NABF in the new REC format was likely the easiest of the decisions that Lord Acton and the board had to make. Add to this the recent dissolution of the Isthmus Boxing Alliance and the en masse movement of Mexican boxers to the NABF and it is unlikely that this organization will have any serious geographical challenges in the foreseeable future.

The main problem for the NABF is the woeful state of its heavyweight ranks. Beyond Coley Wallace, Joe Bygraves (of Jamaica) and James Tillis there is little to be excited about in the current crop. Although there are several good young American and Canadian armatures, the NABF may be years away from challenging what is expected to be a South African and Spanish dominance in the division on the world stage.



The talk of the region has been last week’s bout in Buffalo, New York where more than 1,500 braved the bitter cold to see Derrick Holmes win the NABF Jr Featherweight belt with an electrifying third round TKO over former champion Steve McCrory. McCrory came into the bout with a 15-1-0 record and had yet to taste the canvas. In Buffalo, he was downed twice in the second round and once more in the third as Holmes ran his unbeaten record to 13-0-1. Anything less than a top five slot for Holmes when the world rankings are announced on New Year’s day will be viewed as a disappointment here in the states.

A few other fighters to watch from the region are LHW Harry Dillon 15-0-2 (CAN), SMW Brian Barbosa 17-0-0 (PR), WW Tony Baltazar 17-3-2 (USA) and LW Jimmy Britt 13-0-0 (USA).

Heck Dillon | NABF correspondent

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<O</OSporting Edition | Volume I, Issue VII | <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com[img] /><st1:City><ST1<IMG class=inlineimg title=[/img]<font color=" /><st1:date Month="12" Day="24" Year="1900"><FONT color=black><FONT face=Verdana>24 December, 1900</FONT></FONT></st1:date><O</O

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<FONT color=black><FONT face=Verdana>Spotlight on the SABC<O</O</FONT></FONT>

<ST1<st1:City><FONT color=black>Rio de Janeiro</FONT></st1:City><FONT color=black>, </FONT><st1:country-region><FONT color=black>Brazil</FONT></st1:country-region></ST1<FONT color=black>: The South American Boxing Commission headquartered in H</FONT><ST1<st1:City><FONT color=black>avana</FONT></st1:City><FONT color=black>, </FONT><st1:country-region><FONT color=black>Cuba</FONT></st1:country-region><FONT color=black> was founded in 1872 and has been the most widely accepted sanctioning body of the multitude that have come and gone over the past few decades. The regional hotbeds for producing SABC champions continue to be </FONT><st1:country-region><ST1<FONT color=black>Cuba</FONT></ST1</st1:country-region><FONT color=black> and </FONT><st1:country-region><ST1<FONT color=black>Argentina</FONT></ST1</st1:country-region><FONT color=black>. </FONT>

<FONT color=black>Last month’s championship card held here in </FONT><st1:City><FONT color=black>Rio de Janeiro</FONT></st1:City><FONT color=black> is widely considered the best to have ever been staged by the SABC. The feature bout saw the Heavyweight title change hands when 20 year old Luis Firpo of Argentina scored a grueling 15 round unanimous decision over </FONT><st1:country-region><FONT color=black>Cuba</FONT></st1:country-region><FONT color=black>’s Jose Ribalta. Both men went down over a four round stretch beginning with the seventh that produced more than half the punches landed for the entire bout. Firpo held a slight edge on all cards through the tenth with both men struggling to hang on for the final five rounds.<O</O</FONT>

<FONT color=black>On the under card, Firpo’s fellow countryman Mario Melo took the Cruiserweight belt with a close but unanimous decision over Cuban Carlos Hernandez. </FONT><FONT color=black>Rio</FONT><FONT color=black> fight fans will long remember the night they saw 30 straight rounds of hard-fought championship boxing.</FONT>

<FONT color=black>Although Melo may not fair well in the world rankings to be released next week, Firpo is a shoe-in for the Heavyweight top ten. Others from the region to watch as international matches begin in March include Chilean HW Arturo Godoy </FONT><st1:date Month="14" Day="2" Year="2000"><FONT color=black>14-2-0</FONT></st1:date><FONT color=black>, Cuban, LHW Florentino Fernandez </FONT><st1:date Month="21" Day="5" Year="2000"><FONT color=black>21-5-0</FONT></st1:date><FONT color=black>, and Dominican JWW Pedro Saiz 16-0-0.</FONT>

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<FONT color=black>Merry Christmas to all and a very happy New Year as we anticipate Lord Acton’s arrival in Johannesburg and the release of the Royal Explorers’ Club first world rankings.<O</O</FONT>

<FONT color=black>Ruben Antonio de la Cruz | SABC correspondent<O</O</FONT>

<FONT color=black>Selected SABC Rankings as of </FONT><st1:date Month="12" Day="1" Year="1900"><FONT color=black>01 December, 1900</FONT></st1:date><FONT color=black>:<O</O</FONT>

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<FONT color=black>C Luis Firpo (ARG) </FONT><st1:date Month="16" Day="1" Year="2000"><FONT color=black>16-1-0</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>1 Alberto </FONT><st1:City><ST1<FONT color=black>Santiago</FONT></ST1</st1:City><FONT color=black> Lovell (ARG) </FONT><st1:date Month="13" Day="1" Year="2000"><FONT color=black>13-1-0</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>2 Alejandro Lavorante (ARG) </FONT><st1:date Month="12" Day="1" Year="2000"><FONT color=black>12-1-0</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>3 Luis Acosta (ARG) </FONT><st1:date Month="2" Day="21" Year="2001"><FONT color=black>21-2-1</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>4 Andre Purlette (GUY) </FONT><st1:date Month="14" Day="4" Year="2000"><FONT color=black>14-4-0</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>5 Arturo Godoy (CHI) </FONT><st1:date Month="14" Day="2" Year="2000"><FONT color=black>14-2-0</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>6 Adilson Rodriguez (BRA) </FONT><st1:date Month="5" Day="15" Year="2003"><FONT color=black>15-5-3</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>7 Julio Pastenaga (ARG) </FONT><st1:date Month="12" Day="7" Year="2005"><FONT color=black>12-7-5</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>8 Jose Ribalta (CUB) </FONT><st1:date Month="20" Day="4" Year="2000"><FONT color=black>20-4-0</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>9 Guilermo Lovell (ARG) </FONT><st1:date Month="11" Day="9" Year="2002"><FONT color=black>11-9-2</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>10 Pedro Daniel Franco (ARG) </FONT><st1:date Month="4" Day="14" Year="2001"><FONT color=black>14-4-1</FONT></st1:date><O</O

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<FONT color=black>C Cheo Morejon (CUB) 16-0-1<O</O</FONT>

<FONT color=black>1 Alejandro Berrio (</FONT><st1:State><ST1<FONT color=black>COL</FONT></ST1</st1:State><FONT color=black>) 14-0-0<O</O</FONT>

<FONT color=black>2 Tuzo Portuguez (CR) </FONT><st1:date Month="12" Day="3" Year="2001"><FONT color=black>12-3-1</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>3 </FONT><st1:country-region><ST1<FONT color=black>Leon</FONT></ST1l</st1:country-region><FONT color=black> Zorritta (CUB) </FONT><st1:date Month="14" Day="4" Year="2000"><FONT color=black>14-4-0</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>4 Alberto Massi (ARG) </FONT><st1:date Month="10" Day="4" Year="2001"><FONT color=black>10-4-1</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>5 Rodrigo Medrano (NIC) </FONT><st1:date Month="6" Day="19" Year="2002"><FONT color=black>19-6-2</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>6 Leandro Rocha (BRA) </FONT><st1:date Month="8" Day="22" Year="2004"><FONT color=black>22-8-4</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>7 Luis Angel Mercurio (PAN) </FONT><st1:date Month="14" Day="6" Year="2000"><FONT color=black>14-6-0</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>8 Luzio Ventimiglio (ARG) </FONT><st1:date Month="12" Day="11" Year="2002"><FONT color=black>12-11-2</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>9 Julio Garcia (CUB) </FONT><st1:date Month="9" Day="5" Year="2002"><FONT color=black>9-5-2</FONT></st1:date><O</O

<FONT color=black>10 Raul Villareal (ARG) </FONT><st1:date Month="7" Day="21" Year="2003"><FONT color=black>21-7-3</FONT></st1:date><O</O