12-05-2018, 09:31 AM
(12-05-2018, 08:36 AM)Ibeabuchi Wrote: [ -> ]Ill never pay for a Duco card
Because they're rubbish? No money? No Sky? Even if Sham pays for it? Any conditions where you would pay for it?
12-05-2018, 09:31 AM
12-05-2018, 07:43 PM
when was the last essential Duco card you can remember buying? at a push maybe Ruiz Parker? theyve always sold the kiwi public short and never shine a light on the local scene properly
12-05-2018, 10:15 PM
While I do agree that the price should be lower- say $25 for this level of opponent Duco are a private company so why is it their responsibility to shine lights on the local scene? Shouldn't that belong to Boxing NZ and maybe free to air TV to promote local amateur and pro boxing.
Yes Higgins is trying to make $ for himself and JP that is the mans job after all.
Yes Higgins is trying to make $ for himself and JP that is the mans job after all.
12-05-2018, 10:35 PM
(12-05-2018, 07:43 PM)Ibeabuchi Wrote: [ -> ]when was the last essential Duco card you can remember buying? at a push maybe Ruiz Parker? theyve always sold the kiwi public short and never shine a light on the local scene properly
Always felt that Mr Higgins had a great main event and mediocre undercard, sometimes laced with circus acts. Or a good undercard with a marginal opponent for Joe.
This time around, we have a great undercard with a good, but not great oppoonent. Time will tell. I'm buying this mainly due to the undercard. AND, I think he IS highlighting NZ talent on this card.
When was the last time we've had an "essential" Duco card? Never. Certainly not quintessential. But this is about as good as it gets. AND, I always buy a Duco card, except years ago when he did circus acts.
12-06-2018, 08:44 AM
(12-05-2018, 10:35 PM)diehard Wrote: [ -> ](12-05-2018, 07:43 PM)Ibeabuchi Wrote: [ -> ]when was the last essential Duco card you can remember buying? at a push maybe Ruiz Parker? theyve always sold the kiwi public short and never shine a light on the local scene properly
Always felt that Mr Higgins had a great main event and mediocre undercard, sometimes laced with circus acts. Or a good undercard with a marginal opponent for Joe.
This time around, we have a great undercard with a good, but not great oppoonent. Time will tell. I'm buying this mainly due to the undercard. AND, I think he IS highlighting NZ talent on this card.
When was the last time we've had an "essential" Duco card? Never. Certainly not quintessential. But this is about as good as it gets. AND, I always buy a Duco card, except years ago when he did circus acts.
Yip is is a good NZ undercard good to see Fa and Morgan etc, so Higgins is doing his bit really.
12-06-2018, 06:55 PM
Boxing: Fighter withdrawn from Joseph Parker undercard after brain abnormality found in MRI scan
Richie Hadlow will have to wait to make his professional boxing debut.
Richie Hadlow has been withdrawn from the Joseph Parker v Alexander Flores undercard after a routine pre-fight MRI scan picked up what has been described as an abnormality in his brain.
Hadlow, who fights in the lightweight division and represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games this year, underwent the examination as a result of promotion company Duco Events' push to improve the safety of boxers on their cards.
It would have been the 31-year-old Hadlow's professional debut and his boxing career is now in question. He was "devastated" at having to be withdrawn, Duco's David Higgins said, but recognises it was for his own good.
"Unfortunately Richie Hadlow won't be able to fight again until he is medically cleared," Higgins said. "That was a result of that MRI process and we were told that otherwise that issue might not have been picked up.
"We feel for Richie – he's devastated he can't fight on the card but he also understands that his safety is paramount. The next step for Richie is that he sees a specialist neurologist for a full assessment about what the prognosis looks like going forward."
Higgins, asked if the discovery vindicated his harder line on safety, said: "I wouldn't say 'vindicate', but to maximise safety it was an obvious step. We would have been nice if no issues had been picked up but I tell you what, I'm relieved we have taken this step as … we could have had another tragedy on our hands."
Hadlow, a former top gymnast, only took up boxing seven years ago at the age of 24. The Queenstown resident was to fight Dunedin's Ricky Curline at Christchurch's Horncastle Arena on the Parker v Flores card a week on Saturday.
Higgins said he wouldn't find a replacement fighter and that there would be one fewer fight on the card.
Richie Hadlow will have to wait to make his professional boxing debut.
Richie Hadlow has been withdrawn from the Joseph Parker v Alexander Flores undercard after a routine pre-fight MRI scan picked up what has been described as an abnormality in his brain.
Hadlow, who fights in the lightweight division and represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games this year, underwent the examination as a result of promotion company Duco Events' push to improve the safety of boxers on their cards.
It would have been the 31-year-old Hadlow's professional debut and his boxing career is now in question. He was "devastated" at having to be withdrawn, Duco's David Higgins said, but recognises it was for his own good.
"Unfortunately Richie Hadlow won't be able to fight again until he is medically cleared," Higgins said. "That was a result of that MRI process and we were told that otherwise that issue might not have been picked up.
"We feel for Richie – he's devastated he can't fight on the card but he also understands that his safety is paramount. The next step for Richie is that he sees a specialist neurologist for a full assessment about what the prognosis looks like going forward."
Higgins, asked if the discovery vindicated his harder line on safety, said: "I wouldn't say 'vindicate', but to maximise safety it was an obvious step. We would have been nice if no issues had been picked up but I tell you what, I'm relieved we have taken this step as … we could have had another tragedy on our hands."
Hadlow, a former top gymnast, only took up boxing seven years ago at the age of 24. The Queenstown resident was to fight Dunedin's Ricky Curline at Christchurch's Horncastle Arena on the Parker v Flores card a week on Saturday.
Higgins said he wouldn't find a replacement fighter and that there would be one fewer fight on the card.
12-07-2018, 09:49 AM
12-09-2018, 09:46 AM
Joseph Parker: Now I know who's got my back
New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker
I've learned a lot about myself this year and I've learned a lot about the people around me.
There's nothing like a loss or two to bring a reality check. It's been a new situation for me and my team and I believe we are well positioned to turn this adversity into a positive fresh start.
It's times like these that you really see who has got your back for life, the true friends and supporters.
Joseph Parker is finishing off his training in Auckland ahead of his clash with Alexander Flores.
There are others who you realise actually wanted to see you fall.
There are always going to be critics out there, it goes with the territory in this toughest of sports. But I can handle them because I am my own toughest critic.
Joseph Parker and his trainer Kevin Barry share a light moment during the heavyweight's training.
My trainer Kevin Barry and I have such high standards and that goes for my wider team. Trust me, there has been a ton of soul-searching going on over the past few months. I can't remember so much analysis and discussion – open, honest and often brutal conversations about how we can now make the best out of a difficult situation.
It's important to self critique otherwise you get too comfortable and where do you improve?
I know I have to improve because the heavyweight division is the strongest it has been for a long time. I'm confident I'm still in the elite mix but my position now puts me just out of the title talk.
As a professional athlete who has been at the top, that hurts. But it's also hugely motivating. I can assure you I'm hungrier than ever.
I've had a double blow. Losing my WBO title to Anthony Joshua was very disappointing. Then by losing to Dillian Whyte, I lost an instant opportunity to get back to where I feel I belong.
I learned some tough lessons in both defeats, particularly against Whyte. Sometimes you have to make your own luck and he certainly did that any which way he could.
But I've learned a lot about myself. Yeah I lost and I also got knocked down for the first time in my career. But I got back up again against Whyte and nearly got him in the end. I'm ready to go again now.
I've worked really hard in Las Vegas over the last two months to make sure I do the business against Alexander Flores in Christchurch next Saturday.
In boxing there's nothing more important than your next fight and that has never been more true for me.
This is a crucial time now, it's like a new beginning. But with all the experience I have gained, I believe I'm able to relaunch from a strong position.
There are still titles to get and it's important that we take the right steps at the right time, fight the right opponents and get the right results. I don't want to fight rubbish opponents, I want fights that will progress me.
It's also a tricky equation. As an ambitious former title holder, I present a lot of risks. We've already seen that people appear keen but when they weigh up the risk-reward factor they back away.
So I appreciate Flores for fronting and he comes to New Zealand with tons of confidence and demanding respect with a decent record.
Confidence is one thing but performance and execution is another.
As the great Mike Tyson said: "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
I plan to punch Flores very hard and very accurately.
Get the job done and then we can start planning for bigger things.
Stuff
New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker
I've learned a lot about myself this year and I've learned a lot about the people around me.
There's nothing like a loss or two to bring a reality check. It's been a new situation for me and my team and I believe we are well positioned to turn this adversity into a positive fresh start.
It's times like these that you really see who has got your back for life, the true friends and supporters.
Joseph Parker is finishing off his training in Auckland ahead of his clash with Alexander Flores.
There are others who you realise actually wanted to see you fall.
There are always going to be critics out there, it goes with the territory in this toughest of sports. But I can handle them because I am my own toughest critic.
Joseph Parker and his trainer Kevin Barry share a light moment during the heavyweight's training.
My trainer Kevin Barry and I have such high standards and that goes for my wider team. Trust me, there has been a ton of soul-searching going on over the past few months. I can't remember so much analysis and discussion – open, honest and often brutal conversations about how we can now make the best out of a difficult situation.
It's important to self critique otherwise you get too comfortable and where do you improve?
I know I have to improve because the heavyweight division is the strongest it has been for a long time. I'm confident I'm still in the elite mix but my position now puts me just out of the title talk.
As a professional athlete who has been at the top, that hurts. But it's also hugely motivating. I can assure you I'm hungrier than ever.
I've had a double blow. Losing my WBO title to Anthony Joshua was very disappointing. Then by losing to Dillian Whyte, I lost an instant opportunity to get back to where I feel I belong.
I learned some tough lessons in both defeats, particularly against Whyte. Sometimes you have to make your own luck and he certainly did that any which way he could.
But I've learned a lot about myself. Yeah I lost and I also got knocked down for the first time in my career. But I got back up again against Whyte and nearly got him in the end. I'm ready to go again now.
I've worked really hard in Las Vegas over the last two months to make sure I do the business against Alexander Flores in Christchurch next Saturday.
In boxing there's nothing more important than your next fight and that has never been more true for me.
This is a crucial time now, it's like a new beginning. But with all the experience I have gained, I believe I'm able to relaunch from a strong position.
There are still titles to get and it's important that we take the right steps at the right time, fight the right opponents and get the right results. I don't want to fight rubbish opponents, I want fights that will progress me.
It's also a tricky equation. As an ambitious former title holder, I present a lot of risks. We've already seen that people appear keen but when they weigh up the risk-reward factor they back away.
So I appreciate Flores for fronting and he comes to New Zealand with tons of confidence and demanding respect with a decent record.
Confidence is one thing but performance and execution is another.
As the great Mike Tyson said: "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
I plan to punch Flores very hard and very accurately.
Get the job done and then we can start planning for bigger things.
Stuff
12-11-2018, 05:02 PM
Flores aiming to upset Parker Saturday
Upset-minded heavyweight prospect Alexander “The Great” Flores departed a week ago on a 13-hour flight from California to New Zealand to challenge former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker this Saturday (Dec. 15) in Christchurch, New Zealand.
“Beating Parker will get me a step closer to my goal to be the first Mexican-American to become world heavyweight champion,” Flores said. “I can’t picture myself losing, not the way I feel. I’ve had a long, hard training camp for this fight. It’s really been a couple years, because some fights fell through.”
A former World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World Heavyweight Champion, the 28-year-old Flores (17-1-1, 15 KOs) has a new lease on his pro boxing career, now promoted by Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing.
“Alex has worked hard during the past two months,” added Keith Veltre, CEO/co-founder of Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing. “I truly believe Joseph Parker has no clue what he is in for with him. Like I said before, Alex is headed to New Zealand for the W, and he will leave it all in the ring. It has been a huge mistake on Parker’s part to overlook Alex.”
On a mission to become the first Mexican-American heavyweight champion of the world, Flores has already had a significant first leading up to this fight versus Parker. He experienced his initial flight a few months ago to do media work in New Zealand to promote the Dec. 15 fight.
“Yeah,” Flores explained, “that was my first flight. It took 13 hours, but I slept five or six hours, so it wasn’t too bad, other than being a little cold there. New Zealand is a beautiful country. The only thing I really need to acclimate to is the 20-hour time difference.
“I’m not concerned about fighting Parker there. I know I’m the underdog, but I had to take advantage of this opportunity. We were supposed to fight November 24th, so I had already waited a long time for a fight like this. At the end of the day it’s just going to be me and him in the ring. I’m going there to win, I see myself knocking him out.”
Parker (24-2, 18 KOs) is coming off back-to-back losses in the United Kingdom, both by way of 12-round unanimous decisions, respectively, to Dillian Whyte and unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Parker captured the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO heavyweight world title two years ago, when he took a 12-round majority decision over Andy Ruiz, Jr., followed by unanimous and majority 12-round decisions, respectively, against Razvan Cojanu and Hughie Fury. Ruiz and Fury were undefeated going into their fights with Parker, both ending in majority decisions and shrouded in scoring controversy.
Flores’ lone loss as a professional came 3 ½ years ago against former world champion Charles Martin for the North American Boxing Organization (NABO) title, in which Flores, who took the fight with only two weeks’ notice, was stopped in the fourth round.
The powerful Flores, fighting out of Rowland Heights, California, realizes Parker has never been knocked out as a pro, plus the New Zealander is fighting at home for the first time in 1 ½ years, but he is not deterred from predicting a shocking conclusion.
“He’s going to get a little bit of everything from me,” Flores forcasted. “I’m a boxer-puncher, but I can press the action, or stand and punch. I’m tough to hit, too. It’s not going the distance; I’m not going down, Parker’s going down.”
Upset-minded heavyweight prospect Alexander “The Great” Flores departed a week ago on a 13-hour flight from California to New Zealand to challenge former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker this Saturday (Dec. 15) in Christchurch, New Zealand.
“Beating Parker will get me a step closer to my goal to be the first Mexican-American to become world heavyweight champion,” Flores said. “I can’t picture myself losing, not the way I feel. I’ve had a long, hard training camp for this fight. It’s really been a couple years, because some fights fell through.”
A former World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World Heavyweight Champion, the 28-year-old Flores (17-1-1, 15 KOs) has a new lease on his pro boxing career, now promoted by Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing.
“Alex has worked hard during the past two months,” added Keith Veltre, CEO/co-founder of Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing. “I truly believe Joseph Parker has no clue what he is in for with him. Like I said before, Alex is headed to New Zealand for the W, and he will leave it all in the ring. It has been a huge mistake on Parker’s part to overlook Alex.”
On a mission to become the first Mexican-American heavyweight champion of the world, Flores has already had a significant first leading up to this fight versus Parker. He experienced his initial flight a few months ago to do media work in New Zealand to promote the Dec. 15 fight.
“Yeah,” Flores explained, “that was my first flight. It took 13 hours, but I slept five or six hours, so it wasn’t too bad, other than being a little cold there. New Zealand is a beautiful country. The only thing I really need to acclimate to is the 20-hour time difference.
“I’m not concerned about fighting Parker there. I know I’m the underdog, but I had to take advantage of this opportunity. We were supposed to fight November 24th, so I had already waited a long time for a fight like this. At the end of the day it’s just going to be me and him in the ring. I’m going there to win, I see myself knocking him out.”
Parker (24-2, 18 KOs) is coming off back-to-back losses in the United Kingdom, both by way of 12-round unanimous decisions, respectively, to Dillian Whyte and unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Parker captured the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO heavyweight world title two years ago, when he took a 12-round majority decision over Andy Ruiz, Jr., followed by unanimous and majority 12-round decisions, respectively, against Razvan Cojanu and Hughie Fury. Ruiz and Fury were undefeated going into their fights with Parker, both ending in majority decisions and shrouded in scoring controversy.
Flores’ lone loss as a professional came 3 ½ years ago against former world champion Charles Martin for the North American Boxing Organization (NABO) title, in which Flores, who took the fight with only two weeks’ notice, was stopped in the fourth round.
The powerful Flores, fighting out of Rowland Heights, California, realizes Parker has never been knocked out as a pro, plus the New Zealander is fighting at home for the first time in 1 ½ years, but he is not deterred from predicting a shocking conclusion.
“He’s going to get a little bit of everything from me,” Flores forcasted. “I’m a boxer-puncher, but I can press the action, or stand and punch. I’m tough to hit, too. It’s not going the distance; I’m not going down, Parker’s going down.”
12-13-2018, 12:06 PM