Calles wins The Rematch

David Martinez, Duke's Boxing, Recent Fights, Video

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By David Martinez

On December 6, 2013, the Chumash Casino, in Santa Ynez, California showcased a terrific night of boxing. The entire card was filled with action and it was the night that Henry Calles won his light-heavyweight rematch (vs. Zlatko Ledic ) by a four round unanimous decision.

Calles won three of the four rounds  on my card (39-37 on points) as I viewed the fight at ringside working his corner.

At the opening bell, Calles came out on fire and twice came close to a first round knockout, winning that round big. He won rounds two and three, but there was concern about midway in round three, as Calles seemed to fade with his stamina. I would attribute that to maybe being over-trained, leaving the peak of his fitness in the gym. Just a week before the fight he was so pumped up that he stated “I’m so fired up I almost kicked my office door down today” which leads me to believe this was the case why Calles had his lapse in conditioning.

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The Battle of Brooklyn

Recent Fights, Tom Donelson

 

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By Tom Donelson / Member of Boxing Writers Association & Boxing Research Organization  

The battle of Brooklyn between Paul Malignaggi and Zab Judah was less a battle than a skirmish. The bout pattern was settle in the first round and essentially stayed that way throughout the fight with very few exceptions.  Paul “the magic man” Malignaggi simply out boxed and out hustle Judah, who appeared unable to pull the trigger throughout the bout with one exception in which a left hand sent Malignaggi down for a brief knockdown that was more of flash knockdown than a damaging blow.    Malignaggi unleashed his jab which kept Judah unbalanced and confuse throughout the bout.  Malignaggi added body shots to go with lightning quick combinations.  Judah never seemed to have an answer for Malignaggi attacks nor did he ever seem willing to take risks but wait for one punch, the punch that never came. Even his knockdown was as much to do with feet tangling as it was with power.

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Henry Calles TV News Story

David Martinez, Duke's Boxing, Video

Here’s a news video report on Santa Barbara boxer Henry Calles. This story aired Sunday night on KEYT-TV news. Great job by Senior Reporter John Palminteri of KEYT.  See you at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez this Friday for the bout!

[Click on the title (link) below, then click on "play" when the video appears]

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Going Pro at 36 : A Fighter from Isla Vista’s Duke’s Boxing Shows Us We’re Never Too Old

Bernardo Mercado

Jim Amato
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          As the talent rich 1970′s heavyweight picture faded into the 1980′s, Larry Holmes emerged as the dominant boxer. Still there were some very capable contenders. Among them was a 6’4″ brute from Columbia, South America named Bernardo Mercado.

What if ? … Jimmy Ellis vs. Bob Foster in 1969

Dream Fights, Jim Amato

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In April of 1967, Jimmy Ellis pounded out a fifteen round decision over Jerry Quarry to win the vacant W.B.A. heavyweight championship. In March of 1968, Joe Frazier halted Buster Mathis to win heavyweight title recognition in New York State. Two months later Bob Foster knocked out the great Dick Tiger to capture the light heavyweight crown. Foster felt the big money was in the heavyweight division and he began to challenge the champions. Frazier actively defended his title turning back Manuel Ramos, Jerry Quarry, Oscar foster bob 11 211x300 What if ? ... Jimmy Ellis vs. Bob Foster in 1969 Bonevena, and Dave Zyglewicz. Ellis on the other hand made only one defense, a disputed verdict over ex-champion Floyd Patterson. Proposed matches for Jimmy against HenryCooper, Gregorio Peralta and Robert Cleroux never materialized. By the time Ellis met Frazier in February of 1970 to unify the crown the ring rust had settled in. After Frazier destroyed Ellis he would go on to meet Foster later on that year with disastrous results for Bob.

What if during his period of idleness before the Frazier debate had Ellis entertained Foster’s challenge? Foster as we would find out could not handle Frazier’s power, strength and aggression. How would he have fared against a master boxer like Ellis? It may have gone something like this.

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In Rusty’s Corner

Glove2Glove, Rusty Rubin, Upcoming Fights

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First I’d like to extend sincere Thanksgiving holiday wishes to all those who appreciate this column. Okay, even those that don’t.***

First bit of disturbing news has been confirmed, that both James Toney and Roy Jones Junior are serious about making comebacks. Hey guys, with all due respect, please DON’T!

Okay, now that I’m back on a winning streak, let’s see if I can close the year in style.

Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao is back in the ring this weekend in what figures to be a fairly one-sided but very exciting bout.

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Andre Ward impressive on HBO

David Martinez, Recent Fights
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Unbeaten WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (27-0 / 14 by KO) returned to the ring after a fourteen month layoff to win a one-sided twelve round decision over previously unbeaten Edwin Rodriguez (24-1 / 16 by KO) in a nationally televised bout in Ontario, California.
 
The bout became a non-title fight after Rodriguez failed to make weight at 168 pounds. The fight was marred in round four as referee Jack Reiss took matters in his own hands to deduct two points from each fighter after roughhousing and grappling tactics. Ward was in command in every round though out the fight with quicker and sharper punches.
 
The judges scorecards were: 118-106, 117-107, 116-108 … my scoring was 118-106, giving every round to Andre Ward, as did Harold Lederman on HBO.

The Rematch!

David Martinez, Duke's Boxing

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The rematch for Henry Calles is set for Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California.

As many who have followed Team Duke’s, Henry made his professional debut this past August 16th and fought a four round draw with Zlatko Ledic.

Henry is currently right in the middle of training camp and our team of Sarah Cammann, Mark Lee and myself are right there every step of the way in preparing for our next task at hand.

The last fight was a four rounder and I remember quite well after the end of that bout, walking back to our dressing room with Henry. My exact words were “when we fight this guy again and we will because this was fight of the night here and they will want us back, we will go six rounds” …  Henry looked straight back into my eyes with the piercing eye of the tiger and after a slight hesitation said “yeah let’s do this again – yes”.

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