WelshDevilRob Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 US Heavyweight prospect Zach Spiller to be showcased this Thursday on DAZN by Bob Trieger There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Zach Spiller! The 6’ 4”, 265-pound heavyweight from Houston will open up the Golden Boy Promotions card on DAZN this Thursday night, streaming live from Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, on a card headlined by his 3 Prime Management (PM) stablemate, NABA super flyweight champion John “Scrappy” Ramirez (10-0, 7 KOs). Spiller, who made his pro debut a year ago, (2-0, 2 KOs) faces Kaleel Carter (3-3, 3 KOs) in a 4-round bout. “This is a great opportunity for me,” Spiller explained. “It caught me off guard. 3 Point Management (3 PM) from Los Angeles, CA called to tell me he had gotten me on Scrappy’s show and that I’d be opening up the DAZN stream. I’m very appreciative of them, Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN for this opportunity to fight on a large platform. Scrappy has really helped me out a lot with advice on how to handle myself. I don’t know much about my opponent other than he fought on the same card as me in our last fight. I’m living my dream of being a professional boxer. I’m still learning, but I do feel I’ll be one of the best.” A southpaw with pop in both hands, the 29-year-old Spiller was born in Missouri and moved to Texas when he was 10. Despite his size in a state like Texas, Spiller didn’t play football or any sport for that matter. He started boxing at the age of 16, when one of his friends told Spiller’s mother that she should get him into boxing, largely because he was getting in fights all the time. His father, Terry, was an MMA fighter and a few of his relatives boxed. In short, Spiller has fighting in his blood. Spiller grew up in Killeen, Texas, with his good friend, undefeated heavyweight prospect Darius Fulghum (3-0, 3 KOs), who, unlike Spiller, was an elite U.S. amateur boxer. Spiller was in only four amateur matches, winning three as a novice but suffered a dislocated shoulder in his lone fight in the open division. A series of injuries kept him sidelined for several years and when he returned to the ring, he decided to turn pro last year. He believes that his lack of amateur boxing has been compensated for with the invaluable experience he’s gained against top-notch heavyweight such as Jared Anderson and Filip Hrgovic, among others. He leaves this weekend for Las Vegas to join Joe Joyce’s training camp as a sparring partner. Read more: https://www.ringnews24.com/2023/02/22/us-heavyweight-prospect-zach-spiller-to-be-showcased-this-thursday-on-dazn/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Albanian Heavyweight Knockout Artist Kristian Prenga to headline in Atlantic City by Marc Abrams https://www.ringnews24.com/2023/02/22/albanian-heavyweight-knockout-artist-kristian-prenga-to-headline-in-atlantic-city/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 Mike Balogun is not the future of USA Heavyweight's. At 39, he wasn't likely to be but now confirmed by Murat Gassiev. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 9 hours ago, WelshDevilRob said: Mike Balogun is not the future of USA Heavyweight's. At 39, he wasn't likely to be but now confirmed by Murat Gassiev. Yeah, so much for that one. It looked like the KD was legit, but then Balogun just didn't want to continue. No real heart for the sport. Nice statement by Gassiev ! I'm DYING to see him fight Usyk at HW. (but won't hold me breath...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 --- To be fair, Balogun went down like a sack of potatoes. 39 yrs old retired NFL prob only boxing as a hobby, so no way he could prepare for that. Credit Gassiev for carefully setting up that shot after doing next to nothing in the fight. One and Done...only in boxing, folks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, LondonRingRules said: --- To be fair, Balogun went down like a sack of potatoes. 39 yrs old retired NFL prob only boxing as a hobby, so no way he could prepare for that. Credit Gassiev for carefully setting up that shot after doing next to nothing in the fight. One and Done...only in boxing, folks... Need to see Gassiev step-up in this division. He's cruising along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 Zach Spiller looked poor. Oscar Torrez looked terrible, bullied by a tubby who had no stamina and was 8 inches shorter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 6 hours ago, WelshDevilRob said: Need to see Gassiev step-up in this division. He's cruising along. I see what you did there. lol...... ================================= BTW - on another forum, someone noticed that the fight was a total setup. I didn't think so at first, since Gassiev can really crack, but you can clearly see him signal to Balogun where to move, just before the final "KD." Once you see it, it's staggeringly obvious. And then of course, Balogun stayed down from a shot to the chest, and got up perfectly fine just after the 10 count. Same as it ever was: An aging, dangerous fighter with lousy management takes a nice retirement package and gives the protected guy a KO highlight video. Not that Balogun had much chance anyway, but seeing that Gassiev was so obviously in on in is really disappointing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 Gonna have to check these two out. I'm a big boxing fan but, always, Heavyweights first for me. Undefeated Heavyweights Deontae Pettigrew & Michael Olas in action in Chicago by Marc Abrams https://www.ringnews24.com/2023/03/30/undefeated-heavyweights-deontae-pettigrew-michael-olas-in-action-in-chicago/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 On 3/10/2023 at 4:56 AM, Cableaddict said: I see what you did there. lol...... ================================= BTW - on another forum, someone noticed that the fight was a total setup. I didn't think so at first, since Gassiev can really crack, but you can clearly see him signal to Balogun where to move, just before the final "KD." Once you see it, it's staggeringly obvious. And then of course, Balogun stayed down from a shot to the chest, and got up perfectly fine just after the 10 count. Same as it ever was: An aging, dangerous fighter with lousy management takes a nice retirement package and gives the protected guy a KO highlight video. Not that Balogun had much chance anyway, but seeing that Gassiev was so obviously in on in is really disappointing. Yeah, I noticed that when watching the first time. Could've been him stretching the arm out, as wasn't feeling right. Maybe, Putin was at ringside lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 4 hours ago, WelshDevilRob said: Yeah, I noticed that when watching the first time. Could've been him stretching the arm out, as wasn't feeling right. Maybe, Putin was at ringside lol. That's also what I thought at first. But when you see the video taken from another angle, there's simply no doubt what happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 UK piling up with prospects, in the Heavyweight division. Daniel Dubois (25) 19-1 - WBA 'regular' champ Fabio Wardley (28) 15-0 - British champ Frazer Clarke (31) 6-0 David Adeleye (26) 11-0 Solomon Dacres (29) 6-0 Johnny Fisher (24) 8-0 Tommy Welch (28) 10-0 Franklin Ignatius (27) 5-0-1 Steve Robinson (32) 6-1 Matty Harris (23) 4-0 Jeamie Tshikeva (29) 4-0 Moses Jolly (27) 4-0 Moses Itauma (18) 2-0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 --- Wardley with a stoppage over Michael Polite Coffie fans are calling premature. My thoughts are with the current legal liability rules in effect necessitating a fighter caught in an endless barrage to show some countering offense that Coffie, bless him, could not muster up. In the past a fighter could get blasted pillar to post for a full round. Last time I seen that was Chris Algiera who was undefeated and ain't been right since. Same thing happened to Jeff Horn years later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 (edited) 15 hours ago, LondonRingRules said: --- Wardley with a stoppage over Michael Polite Coffie fans are calling premature. My thoughts are with the current legal liability rules in effect necessitating a fighter caught in an endless barrage to show some countering offense that Coffie, bless him, could not muster up. In the past a fighter could get blasted pillar to post for a full round. Last time I seen that was Chris Algiera who was undefeated and ain't been right since. Same thing happened to Jeff Horn years later. Good old Howard Foster known for his premature stoppages. He and Steve Smoger must've gone to different ref-training schools. 🙂 Pick a great fight. Any fight and imagine it with Howard as the referee. History would be completely different and poorer for it. He's the Adelaide Byrd of referees. Am sure Wardley would've won, Coffee was looking tired. But, let's stop these premature knockouts. Boxing needs KOs. Edited April 2 by WelshDevilRob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Howard Foster strikes yet again. The man is so corrupt, he should run for a US senate seat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 - - Dunno, guys. Boxing legally gunshy about fighters taking too much punishment, and Coffie had yet to do anything more than defend poorly while eating shots. At least make an attempt for the ref to throw a few shots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 So maybe they should make counterpunching illegal? How about rope-a-dope tactics? And waiting for your opponent to tire himself out, while taking a few glancing blows but blocking most and being 100% clear headed and ready to strike at the right moment? Grounds for disqualification I tell you ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 --- Ali got away with dodgy officiating like no other heavy in history. He didn't invent ropa dopa, just gave it a catchy name to depend on it for the rest of his career! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 (edited) Done a piece on this prospect from Baltimore. USA Heavyweight Prospect watch: Unbeaten Malik Titus https://www.ringnews24.com/2023/04/06/usa-heavyweight-prospect-watch-unbeaten-malik-titus/ Edited April 7 by WelshDevilRob 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 On 5/17/2022 at 3:42 AM, Ledhed1 said: Gurgen Hovhannisyan Huge guy. Could drop some weight to get even faster afoot and improve his hand speed but not bad as it is. Considering he's just 24 with 3 pro fights thus far. Armenian being developed in Southern California. Been getting spots on PBC undercards from his debut. He seems to be moving slowly career wise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledhed1 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 2 hours ago, WelshDevilRob said: He seems to be moving slowly career wise. He was supposed to face Charles Martin in April but sustained a rib injury. Then he was scheduled for Viktor Faust (Vykryst) in July and Faust withdrew injured. Tough luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Have you guys seen Richard Torrez Jr? He just fought on 8-12. Kinda' raw, and he looks more like a member of Hall & Oats than like a boxer, but DAYUM is this guy exciting to watch! Olympic silver medal winner, FWIW. 24 years old. Currently 6-0, all by KO. Seems to have pretty good balance, really fast hands, HUGE power, and he's a southpaw. Definite potential here, with the right training. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 17 hours ago, Cableaddict said: Have you guys seen Richard Torrez Jr? He just fought on 8-12. Kinda' raw, and he looks more like a member of Hall & Oats than like a boxer, but DAYUM is this guy exciting to watch! Olympic silver medal winner, FWIW. 24 years old. Currently 6-0, all by KO. Seems to have pretty good balance, really fast hands, HUGE power, and he's a southpaw. Definite potential here, with the right training. Have enjoyed watching him. He needs to develop but plenty of time. They could aim to have him get to the titles once the current champions have retired. Dionardo Minor (6-2-2) would be a good test for him. However that guy could still develop into a contender, even after two defeats. Minor takes a good shot and gives it; has a good engine. Has taken the undefeated records of Malik Titus and Juan Higuera but dropped points decisions to Sonny McEwan and Cuban Herich Ruiz Cordoba. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 I agree about Dionardo Minor. And I wouldn't rule out Titus yet. Yeah he just got KO'd by Minor, but both of these guys look like really strong contenders. I like Titus's footwork, and his defensive awareness. (One KO notwithstanding !) He's surprisngly mobile for such a big guy. Sort of in the Andy Ruiz Jr mold, but in better condition. Both of these guys need to develop certain aspects, as does Torrez, Jr, but they are all exciting, hifgh energy power punchers, with reasonable amounts of ring smarts for where they currently are. Good times ahead .... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 Brandon Moore has just signed with Top Rank. He's 29. Good mover. Just watched his fight with Curtis Harper. His fight with Curtis Harper is now a No Contest on Boxrec. It went 8 rounds, in 2022, he fought with a cut early on - but won. Now a No Contest? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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