Showing posts with label WBO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WBO. Show all posts

Friday, December 4, 2015

New heavyweight champ Tyson Fury says 'A woman's best place is on her back' (VIDEO)

Newly crowned world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is facing criticism for spouting the kind of derogatory nonsense that has become as much his trademark as his fists.

And might be facing one big opponent outside the ring — namely the PC Police.


Fury's latest controversy surrounds the sexist remarks he made in an interview, filmed by the online boxing channel IFL TV, that was posted to YouTube on Nov. 25, days before the British boxer's stunning victory over Wladimir Klitschko — ending the Ukrainian’s nine-year reign as heavyweight champion.
“I believe a woman’s best place is in the kitchen and on her back, that’s my personal belief,” Fury said in the video interview. “Making me a good cup of tea, that’s what I believe.”
And the 27-year-old Fury, on the shortlist for the BBC's "Sports Personality of the Year" for 2015 award, didn't stop there.

He also gave his caveman views on women in boxing: “I think they are very nice when they’re walking around that ring holding them cards.”

And on gold-medal-winning heptathlete and English sports darling Jessica Ennis-Hill: “I think she’s good, she’s won quite a few medals for Britain, she slaps up good as well, when she’s got a dress on she looks quite fit.”


Fury had already created a furor for unabashedly condemning the legalization of homosexuality and abortion. And, in another recent interview with The Mirror, Fury said: “There are girls who open their legs to every Tom, Dick and Harry. They are looked upon as rubbish. If I had a sister who did that, I’d hang her.”

He even dissed MMA, saying he heard it's for "white kids who can't box."

The BBC said it has no plans to remove Fury from the SPOTY shortlist despite the emergence of the interview.

Fury captured the WBA, IBF and WBO belts via a unanimous points decision last weekend. I don't think that SPOTY is such a sure bet.

Here's the Video: (WARNING: Explicit and Un-PC language)

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Orlando Cruz falls short of becoming first openly gay boxer to win world title

Orlando Cruz fell short in his historic bid to become the first openly-gay boxing world champion as he lost to Orlando Salido at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

The Puerto Rican fighter was the first active boxer to come out last year and earned his shot at the vacant WBO featherweight title with two subsequent victories.

But Cruz (20-3-1, 10 KOs), who suffered a seventh-round knockout loss, fell short in his first  bout at the highest level as he was out-fought and overpowered by Salido who was crowned champion for the third time.



Salido's last reign came to an end in January when the 32-year-old Mexican was stopped by Mikey Garcia but the new champion then weighed in heavy for his first defense against Juan Manuel Lopez.

Although he won the fight in the fourth round, his indiscretion meant he could not retain the title.

That offered Salido the chance to regain his place at the top of the division — one he wasn't going to let slip away.

A tentative first round saw Cruz — wearing rainbow trunks — twice warned for low blows as both men showed a reluctance to commit in the opening stages.

But it was Salido who increased the tempo in the second round, taking control of the centre of the ring and showing more conviction in his punches.

The 32-year-old Cruz continued to show a reluctance to engage as he attempted to dance away from his opponent and Salido eased into an early lead on the scorecards.

As if finally acknowledging the deficit, Cruz began to fight fire with fire in the fourth session but the volume of punches from Salido continued to increase.

Having soaked up the best Salido could offer, Cruz enjoyed his best round in the fifth but was soon retreating again as the bout reached the halfway stage.



After Cruz's valiant challenge and burst of power ran out of gas, a right hook and left uppercut from Salido ended the fight just over a minute into the seventh round.

Salido is expected to defend his title against amateur sensation Vasyl Lomachenko in January after the Ukrainian began his professional career with a stoppage victory.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Ricky Burns goes 10 rounds with broken jaw, wins controversial draw

Just getting into the ring to fight is tough enough — but the odds of finishing the last 10 rounds of a battering with a cleanly broken jaw and winning are staggering — even if you're the hometown favorite.

Scotland's Ricky Burns (36-2-1, 11 KOs) has had a titanium plate fitted after breaking his jaw in the second round of his controversial draw with his American opponent Raymundo Beltran Saturday night. The WBO lightweight world champion still battled through the remaining 10 rounds in Glasgow before having surgery on Sunday morning.



And it wasn't like the 30-year-old Scot was having an easy go at Beltran.

Burns also climbed off the canvas to retain his title but a disappointed Beltran felt he was robbed after dominating large portions of the fight.

Beltran (28-6-1, 2 KOs) will not be awarded an immediate rematch however after Burns was ordered to face unbeaten mandatory challenger Terence Crawford when he recovers from his injury.



"What a fight that was — I take my hat off to Raymundo," Burns said. "I don't know how I got through that, I can hardly string two words together out here. I knew it was close. I was trying to stick to my jab. He was coming in swinging. I was worried about getting caught on the jaw again, when I did the pain was incredible. I'll get this jaw sorted and maybe me and Raymundo can do it again."

Burns apparently knew his jaw was busted early on.

"From the end of the fourth I was more concentrated on not getting my jaw hit," he added.

Burns' promoter Eddie Hearn, meanwhile, admitted he felt Beltran had edged the decision.
'It's difficult for me to score the fight with an emotional attachment, my gut feeling when I got in the ring was the Beltran had it after a close fight,' he tweeted.

"I'm not sure how Ricky continued for 10 rounds with an injury like that," he said."And right now my concerns are for him and making sure he is OK."

But Beltran was quick to criticize the "politics" of the sport after his first world title fight in front of Burns' countrymen.

"Politics, always the same thing in boxing," said Burns.

'There is money involved, it is business, every time they have a chance to protect their investment they do it. If I got beat I got beat, I've been getting robbed every time," he explained. "It is just so frustrating, there is so much sacrifice. We put ourselves on the line. But it is business."

The 32-year-old said he would consider a rematch but called for it to take place in the United States.