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Pete Allman
The Tough Bowl II held at Creasers Palace January 5th, one heck of a show. Toughman promoted by Adore Able promotions and the F.X. Network was created by Art Dore.Dore the majority of times is the ring announcer, while his daughter Wendy runs the show. Former NFL player
William "Refrigerator" Perry started the line up of fights taking on Marty Lyons. Lyons represented the New York Jets and Perry represented the Philadelphia Eagles. Imagine a 450 pounder who played defensive tackling you in the ring? That's the way it was, only Lyons half the size of Perry used his boxing skills while Perry bullied his way through the 3 rounds. In any event, there was a lot of humor to these fights. Each fight consisted of 3 one minute rounds.
Randy White they captain of the National Team representing the Dallas Cowboys was a defensive tackle in 1975 - 1988. He ended the evening of fights by knocking out Joe Klecko in the second round. Klecko, who was captain of the American Team, was an all pro lineman for the New York Jets in 1977- 1981.
Ickey Woods, who attended UNLV in 1987 lead the UNLV football team in rushing. He played full back for the Cincinnati Bangles in 1988 - 1992. Woods said there is definitely a difference between playing football and boxing. "Football is a team effort. In boxing it is one man against the other. Tonight the Tough Bowl II has shown me that boxers deserve all the credit. Boxers are most conditioned athletes in the world." He stated.
A big congratulation should be given to all the bouncers, bar tenders, and casino employee's who competed in the Toughman contest, the night before Tough Bowl II. The winner of the heavyweight division was the "Baby Maker", Mike Constantine. Constantine had only 2 hours of sleep the night before his competition. He watched his wife deliver a baby. No wonder they call him the "Baby Maker". The super heavyweight division was won by Mighty Moe Selega. Selega is a bouncer at the Glo located at the Hop.
Boxing promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank Promotions clearly states his feelings about boxing. "The days of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier are few. Fighters of those caliber are practically gone. The problem with boxing is in the matchmaking. Championship fights have been mismatched, causing a bad caliber of fights and not giving the people their monies worth. Fighters should be matched with someone of their same level". He concluded, "You won't find a dull super bantamweight or middleweight fight with our fighters."
In this column the pictures of Floyd Mayweather overpowering Diego Corrales with a quick right proves Arum's point. Marko Antonio Barrera who won the title over Prince Naseem Hamad is another great fighter who has a lot of heart. Then there is an upcoming super bantamweight fight between Bones Adams and Paulie Ayala. Ayala is the IBO super bantamweight champ, who once again putting his title on the line February the 28th at Mandalay Bay.
Richard Steele one of the greatest referees in boxing who has since retired to go into management, commented to me about the Johnny Tapia, Paulie Ayala fight. "This was a fight where two fighters showed more heart then any recent fight I refereed. This is what makes boxing a great sport."
Buffalo Jim, known to everyone for his wrestling show on channel 48 is recruiting 20 men and 20 women for his wrestling school he is giving away $150,000 in scholarships
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All photos by C.J. Cansler.
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William "Refrigerator" Perry and Marty Lyons
Paulie Ayala stands his ground with Johnny Tapia
