Alexis Arguello 1952-2009

R.I.P. Champ

Former Champion and Hall of Fame Inductee Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor pays tribute to his friend.

Dear Boxing Fans,

Alexis Arguello and I shared a bond that began with our historic fight on November 12, 1982 at the Orange Bowl in Miami , FL. That bond will never be broken. I had the honor of helping my friend campaign when he was seeking political office and I always enjoyed our many visits and phone conversations through out the years. I am deeply saddened by his passing. Boxing has lost one of the greatest champions to ever step in the ring. Alexis Arguello was a true gentleman and I was blessed to call him my friend.

Please join us at www.hawktime.com for a further tribute to The Explosive Thin Man. There is information on the home page and an additional page titled “The Great Alexis Arguello”.

Alexis, we will miss and love you always.

Aaron 'The Hawk' Pryor
1996 Int'l Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee
Website: http://www.hawktime.com/

Andy Lee moves to 18-1 13 Ko's

Andy Lee moves to 18(13ko’s)-1 after a victory over Oleg Fedetovs 10-5-0 on the undercard of last Saturdays Klitschko Chaegev fight in Germany. Lee won by unanimous decision in this 6 round matchup. The Irish Southpaw has trained under the great Emmanuel Steward from the Krunk Gym fame. Steward seems to have Lee back on track after last years devastating upset from Brian Vera. Andy Lee faced his first defeat of his professional career in a seventh round knockout at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. Since the defeat, Lee has won the last three fights in which two were fought in Ireland, and this past weekends took place at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen Germany.

Requiem for a Heavyweight

With the movie selection at the video store slim, I searched the overpriced cable channels for something of quality to watch. Stuck in reality hell, I surfed the on demand channels until I settled onto Turner Classic Movies. Requiem for a Heavyweight goes back to a time in film production when men were real men. An all star lineup with a great cast of legends including Jack Dempsey, Muhammad ALi, Willie Pep, and a cast of other great Boxers.
With Anthony Quinn as Louis “Mountain” Rivera, a one time Heavyweight Contender who is at the end of his career. Jackie Gleason plays the seedy manager Maish Rennick who is out for his own best interest instead of his boxer. Mickey Rooney plays the trainer and care taker for big Mountain Rivera. Requiem for a Heavyweight is a great classic boxing movie that set the standard for a lot of movies to follow.

R.I.P. David Carradine

Kung Fu Star David Carradine found dead in Bangkok hotel room at age 72.

1ST Round KO for the Bronze Bomber

Deontay (The Bronze Bomber) Wilder scored an impressive first round KO over Charles (chuckie) Brown in Saturday night’s main event in Cincinnati. The Dream Team event at the Duke Energy Center was Wilders second first round KO at the center after Wilder defeated Richard Green Jr. in March. The Bronze Bomber moves to 5-0, 5KO’S in his short professional career. Wilder is signed with Golden Boy Promotions who co-sponsored the event with R&R Promotions out of Cincinnati.

Golden Boy's Night of Future Champions

R&R Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions brings a night of future Champions to the Duke Energy Center on Saturday May 23rd. R&R has been a driving force in the resurgence of professional boxing in the Cincinnati area. Deontay (The Bronze Bomber) Wilder will be fighting in the main event against Akron heavyweight Chuckie Brown. Cincinnati undefeated lightweight, Adrien Broner will be fighting his 10th professional bout since turning pro a year ago. Other local fighter’s scheduled to appear is, Aaron Pryor Jr., Brandon Bennett, William Action Jackson, and many more up and coming Champions from the Cincinnati area. The Duke Energy Center, previously known as the Cincinnati Convention Center, has been a great location for R&R Promotion’s. The Center is located downtown Cincinnati adjacent to many upscale hotels and has plenty of space for the hard hitting ring action.
Don’t miss the opportunity to catch these fighters on their way up while tickets are still reasonable. The doors open at 7:00 pm and the action starts at 8:00 pm. Tickets available at sellingticketscom . I’ll see you there.

Bill Stephens

Broner defeats Qunitero by desicion

Adrien “the problem” Broner (9-0) 6 KO’S makes his television debut on ESPN Friday night fights in Fort Worth Texas. The Cincinnati fighter defeated Vernando Quintero (7-1-1) by desicion in an outdoor eight round bout. Both fighters came into the match with undefeated records. Broner signed with Golden Boy Promotions a year ago after turning pro with over three hundred amateur fights under his belt. With the promotional machine of Golden Boy behind him, and his speed and skill, at nineteen years old the young lightweight is on the watch list for greatness in the ring.