Here's the lowdown so far:
Spartan says that there is an awesome turnout tonight. He says that there is seating for over 1000 people and there are many more with standing room tickets watching the fights.
Heavyweights are up first: Tommy Poe vs. Ryan St. Germain (sp?) BoxRec has this fight as Poe vs. George Navarro. There are lots of Poe fans in the house tonight which makes sense since he is from nearby West Virginia.
Big bombs are being thrown with lots of blood involved.
Poe takes the fight by decision.
Next up: Sam "Black Ice" Gibson vs. Jose Caraballo at welterweight.
Carballo is the hometown favorite in this one. Spartan says he believes that Caraballo is losing early and is being forced to clinch a lot.
And Gibson takes it by KO.
Apparently his name is actually Gipson not Gibson according to Spartan. BoxRec lists him as Gibson. The program reads Gipson. BoxRec has been wrong many times before but could easily be a program typo too.
Next up: Rod Salka vs. James Ventry.
Salka is the hometown favorite in this one. Interestingly, BoxRec has Ventry scheduled for another fight just 22 days from now.
Big cheers from the crowd for Salka. Tons of cheers for Rod Salka but Spartan thinks they both look good in the ring.
Salka is putting on a show now.
Spartan is estimating close to 2000 in the house packed in now. The crowd is live and vocal tonight too.
Salka is now displaying some good hand speed.
It was a good fight that went the distance. The crowd was very into the action. Rod Salka takes the decision and is now 8-0.
Spartan was able to procure some prime seats for tonight's card. He is close enough to see and possibly even be hit by the sweat.
Spartan is estimating there are well over 2000 people in the house tonight, possibly 3000 now. Looks like Spadafora can still draw in his hometown. I am not exactly sure how the tickets are being priced, but I know Spartan's was affordable.
Here comes the main event. Lots of boos for the opponent, and lots of love for Spaddy, unsurprisingly.
A Spadafora chant breaks out early.
Spadafora vs. Bustos
Round 1
Spartan: 10-9 Spaddy
Nothing special yet. Spaddy is hesitant to throw the right early.
Round 2
Spartan: 10-9 Spaddy
More action in Round 2 than Round 1.
Round 3
Spartan: 10-9 Spaddy
A convincingly won round for Spadafora.
Round 4
Spartan: 10-9 Spaddy
Spadafora finding a groove. He is letting his hands go and is landing accurately. If he keeps this up he may have a chance to end it early.
Round 5
Spartan: 10-9 Spaddy
Spaddy is crushing Bustos right now. He's looking tight and crisp as he takes another round.
It's all over. The towel has been thrown in. Spaddy dominates in front of the home crowd.
Paul Spadafora wins by TKO.
Posted by uatu with on-site reporting by spartan117
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7.8.08
BoxingWatchers Live on the Scene: Broadway Boxing
Uatu crawled out of his mother's basement to take in the Broadway Boxing Show at B.B. King's in Times Square.
B.B. King's is a surprising yet great venue to watch fights. There are no bad seats. Everyone, including those in standing room, can easily see the action. The bar is immeditately behind the rows of seats, and there were probably only six rows. As a paying customer with a ticketed seat, the only person with a better view was the ref. And these tickets aren't in the thousands of dollars range like a casino fight, the tickets were very affordable.
The evening was conducted at a brisk pace. There were no lulls or pauses between fights. As soon as the previous fight ended, no more than 5 minutes or so elapsed before the next began.
Adding to a great atmosphere were the fans. Especially raucous were the fans that backed Joe Moore. There was a large Irish contingent in the crowd chanting soccer chants and waving a flag during his fight. Slightly disappointing was the fact that the crowd adopted the "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" melody most famously used for Ricky Hatton and altering the lyrics for Moore. Personally, Uatu would like to see that chant reserved for Hatton.
As far as the fights go, they were filled with action and there were some decent scraps. Dat Nguyen won by majority decision, letting you know that he was in against a fighter that had come to win. Moore too won his fight by decision. The main event was very short, as Randall Bailey won by KO from a vicious body shot in the opening seconds of the first round. All in all the fights were fun especially with how close the action is to the fans.
As a fan it also a treat to see some famous fighters walking around through the crowd like normal fans do. No entourages, no bad attitudes, just regular people. Some of the DiBella fighters were in attendance, as Uatu saw Paulie Malignaggi and Andre Berto. Not sure if he is a DiBella fighter but Kermit Cintron was in the crowd. Uatu also thought he saw Chazz Witherspoon too, but he is unsure.
So, the bottom line is that it was a great night. It is a must attend for anyone who is a big time fight fan.
B.B. King's is a surprising yet great venue to watch fights. There are no bad seats. Everyone, including those in standing room, can easily see the action. The bar is immeditately behind the rows of seats, and there were probably only six rows. As a paying customer with a ticketed seat, the only person with a better view was the ref. And these tickets aren't in the thousands of dollars range like a casino fight, the tickets were very affordable.
The evening was conducted at a brisk pace. There were no lulls or pauses between fights. As soon as the previous fight ended, no more than 5 minutes or so elapsed before the next began.
Adding to a great atmosphere were the fans. Especially raucous were the fans that backed Joe Moore. There was a large Irish contingent in the crowd chanting soccer chants and waving a flag during his fight. Slightly disappointing was the fact that the crowd adopted the "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" melody most famously used for Ricky Hatton and altering the lyrics for Moore. Personally, Uatu would like to see that chant reserved for Hatton.
As far as the fights go, they were filled with action and there were some decent scraps. Dat Nguyen won by majority decision, letting you know that he was in against a fighter that had come to win. Moore too won his fight by decision. The main event was very short, as Randall Bailey won by KO from a vicious body shot in the opening seconds of the first round. All in all the fights were fun especially with how close the action is to the fans.
As a fan it also a treat to see some famous fighters walking around through the crowd like normal fans do. No entourages, no bad attitudes, just regular people. Some of the DiBella fighters were in attendance, as Uatu saw Paulie Malignaggi and Andre Berto. Not sure if he is a DiBella fighter but Kermit Cintron was in the crowd. Uatu also thought he saw Chazz Witherspoon too, but he is unsure.
So, the bottom line is that it was a great night. It is a must attend for anyone who is a big time fight fan.
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