Camacho Jr. Beats Campas

Yawn....

Hector Camacho Jr. (50-3-1, 27 KOs) beat Yory Boy Campas (92-15-1, 74 KOs) in a clinchy 10 round split decision...95-92, 96-91, 92-95.

Apparently, Fernando Vargas is next in line for Camacho Jr. Yippeee...

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US Heartland Beat Report (10/12/09)

by Russ Choate

Welcome to the second installment of Boxing in the Heartland, a monthly wrap up of the fight action in the Heartland of America.

The month got underway in Oklahoma, with Allan Green (29-1) trying to show why he should have been included in the Super Six Tournament. He defeated Tarvis Simms (25-1-1) by unanimous decision in their 10 round bout.

On the 16th Joel “Love Child” Julio (34-3) looks to get back on track by taking on a less challenging opponent in Clarence Taylor(14-22-4). Julio was ESPN.com’s Boxing Prospect of the Year, but has suffered consecutive losses to top 10 opponents.

Brandon Rios (21-0-1) wants 10 more rounds to prove that he is a better fighter than Manuel Perez (14-4-1). Their first fight was just over a year ago and both fighters have been undefeated since. They square off on the 17th in Corpus Christi, Texas.

On the undercard of that fight Raul Martinez (24-1) stays closer to home to face Jonathon Perez (15-6). Martinez last fought Nonito Donaire for the IBF flyweight title.

In other action that same night, Vassiliy Jirov (37-3-1)looks to pad his record against Cory Phelps (13-6-1). Shannon Briggs (48-5-1) is also looking to make a comeback on this card.

In the best matchup of the month Al Seeger (28-4) will battle Victor Fonseca (16-0). This will be Seeger’s first fight back since his tragic fight against Benjamin Flores. In that fight, the referee stopped the fight in the eighth round and led Flores to his corner, he collapsed shortly afterward. He was rushed to the hospital but never regained consciousness and died five days later. This fight can be seen live on showtime on October 23rd.

On the last Friday of the month prospects, Tim Coleman (16-1) and Marvin Cordova Jr. (21-1-1)will challenge each other in El Paso, Texas. Coleman has been in camp with De La Hoya, Hatton, Mayweather, Paul Williams, Alfredo Angulo, Zab Judah, and other top contenders. He claims Paul Williams poses the biggest problems for him.

In the main event Hector Camacho Jr. (49-3-1) fights Luis Ramon “Yori Boy” Campas (92-14-1). These two fighters have a combined 161 fights under their belts. Hector Camacho Sr. (79-5-3) fought “Yori Boy” Campas to a draw in May of this year. The younger Camacho says he feels reborn in the ring and his goal is to be world champ.

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Madcow's Standing 8 Count (5/10/09)

by Madcow

Welcome to another week's worth of Boxing slaps and tickles with your favorite overweight booze hound-wh*re monger. In case you don't know who I am, my name is Madcow- I'm an independently wealthy Boxing expert and, quite often, the smartest guy in the room.

Chad Dawson beat Antonio Tarver, again, in an almost identical fight as their first one. Nothing was working last Saturday. The whole HBO telecast seemed off. Dawson looked flat, Tarver looked ancient and even the ring card girls looked skankier than usual. It was a bad night for all parties...especially us fans who had to sit through a snore-fest while thinking about just how many great fights we could've seen aired with the money they wasted on Dawson/Tarver 2.

The next step for Dawson is to find a decent fight among all the bums at 175. The only option for a money fight is to fly out to Wales, find out where Calzaghe's gone drinking, bring TV cameras and force Joe to fight him, ala Rocky V...Either that or invent a time machine so he can go back 8 years to fight a Roy Jones who could actually defend himself.

As for Antonio Tarver...Tarver goes back to doing what all marginally successful men with smoking hot wives do- Look over his shoulder and have a private detective follow Denise Tarver around all day.

Speaking of Denise Tarver...Denise, drop me a line, ok? You can send all e-mails to boxing_times@yahoo.com. Put "Madcow" in the title and it'll be forwarded to me...Later, pumpkin.

Hector Camacho and Yory Boy Campas went ahead with their ridiculous PPV on Saturday. Florida played host to these geezers since Jersey wouldn't license Camacho. I was pulling for the show to be named "When Swollen Prostates Collide," but they went with "Nations Collide" or something silly like that. There's no word on the buy rate yet, but it has to be at least "1" because of the guy who was airing the illegal stream that I watched on the internet.

As for the show itself, if you enjoy the feel and production value of Sunday morning UHF Pro-Wrestling shows, you would've loved this one. Dim lighting, grainy color, cheap effects...you had to know that any PPV featuring a 47-year old felon in the main event had to be all class.

By the way, the fight was declared a draw...and there's no truth to the rumor that the pre-fight physical used carbon dating technology.

Next week, Andre Ward and Edison Miranda mix it up. I have to admit that Miranda is the type of blow-hard bully that I hate with a passion. But, Ward is the type of good-looking arrogant jock I also hate with a passion. So, I'm torn. Maybe I'll root for a double knockout or a collapsing roof.

Roy Jones wanted to fight in the UFC Octagon against Anderson Silva and the fight would've been made if Dana White hadn't vetoed it. White says that a Jones fight is meaningless and that he doesn't want to be responsible for a legend like Roy Jones getting hurt. Yeah, right...and the only reason I'm not nailing Scarlett Johansson is because I don't like busty blondes.

The Kelly Pavlik-Sergio Mora fight, scheduled for June 27th, has been cancelled. On the surface this is good news, but all this means is that we're still going to have to co-exist in the same universe as Mora until Pavlik's staph infection of the hand is better.

Ok, I have to run, I gotta get a massage and if I show up late for my appointment, the "happy ending" becomes an "inconclusive session-ender."

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Camacho and Campas "Fight" to a Draw at Bucket List PPV

Like any good, arranged exhibition between irrelevant fighters decades past their primes, this bout between Hector "Macho" Camacho and "Yory Boy" Campas ended in a draw. Judges scores were: 77-75 Campas, 78-74 Camacho and 76-76 in the scheduled 8-rounder last night.

The promoter had to scramble for a venue change at the last minute when the New Jersey state commission refused to clear Camacho for the bout two days earlier. But, like most elderly people, Camacho and Campas found their way to Florida...and the PPV was back on.

Also, like most elderly people, the gripes and complaints were rampant. Campas complained about Camacho's constant holding and Camacho complained about "those disrespectful little kids who keep hitting their baseball in my front yard...Well, next time, I'm keeping their baseball!"

Camacho went on to add that he plans on fighting two more times. So, Vinny Pazienza and Roberto Duran should be expecting a call soon...

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Crisis Averted! Camacho-Campas is Back On!

Phew! After the Jersey Commission refused to sanction the bout, we almost didn't get to see the Macho great grandfather and the 37-year old Boy mix it up on Pay Per View.

But, then, in comes the Florida commission to save the day!

The show, called "Nations Collide 2" will be broadcast on PPV this Saturday from Orlando, Florida and it just may be the first PPV main event where a fighter's dentures are removed as well as his mouthpiece between rounds.

For those not yet convinced about whether this card is worthy of your hard-earned money- The only undercard bout listed is a female Featherweight contest.

Yes! Where do I order?

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Jersey Commission Refuses to Sanction Camacho vs. Campas

New Jersey Athletic Control Board commissioner, Aaron Davis, temporarily ended the hopes of having one more pay-per-piew show for Hector "Macho" Camacho when he refused to sanction the 46-year old Camacho's proposed fight with fellow ultra-mega-veteran, 37-year old, Yory Boy Campas.

“Hector was a legendary fighter who will also go down as one of the most flamboyant fighters in the sport. It is with the utmost respect for him that I have declined to approve the fight,” Davis said in a press release.

Of course, Boxing being what it is, Camacho and Campas are more than free to peddle the fight in a state with a weaker,or non-existant,commission.

So, all you people eager to purchase this "event," you'll just have to find another way to dispose of your 30 bucks [cough]: boxing_times@yahoo.com

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