Willie Pep is my favorite senior -school warrior. Two hundred and twenty -nine wins compared to 11 losses and one draw, won and regained the title of a featherweight, competed in three decades, and this is my favorite, he defended his title six months after the accident accident and told him that he never boxed again.
His defense and movement were legendary. He wore the nickname “Will about ‘The Wisp” because he slipped and left the ring, stopping to counteract and cause damage. He was stunning for watching and worth a deep diving on YouTube to recognize his championship.
As with many figures larger than life, the legend is surrounded by PEP. Perhaps the most strong legend is that PEP promised writers that he would win the round without throwing a blow. Before fighting Jackie Graves, a very solid opponent, he reportedly announced in the third round that he would win, having a zero crime. He often reports as truth in documentary films about PEP, and even wore two of three results cards in the third night.
The answer is definitely, probably not.
We know that PEP won the fight, but there is no movie. It was before reporters and filmmakers reported official results cards, so we can’t rely on it. In fact, reporting was so inconsistent in this era that AP and UPI did not agree to how many times Graves fell in the fight – one information service said twice and the other reported four charm.
Pep liked to talk about the round and said that he even wore an article about a fight that allegedly verified that he won the round without throwing a blow. Some even claimed that Willie wrote the article himself. At the end of his life, Graves said that he did not remember if he lost the round without throwing a blow, but he said that it was possible because it is hard to hit him.
“I believe he did it. The man was a legend and a star outside of boxing. He spent time spent with men such as Jackie Gleason and Frank Sinatra – why would he have to come up with something to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to seem to see “James Madio says. Madio played Featherweight, Bio-PIC 2024 PEP. Modern Yorker He said in his release of the academy that Madio should have been nominated for the best actor.
Regardless of whether the myth is true, he remains the fact that Willie Pep was one of the most elusive boxers who have ever entered the ring. His defense skills were really something that could be seen and you could see his influence on fighters such as Ali, Camacho and Whitaker. His leg work and lateral movement, his feelings and incorrect management and movement of the head made opponents stunned and often frozen. He slipped, hit, waited and paired with absurd balance.
Or is it all without throwing a blow to win the round?
“While the second boxer did not throw any blows, you can’t win a round without a blow,” says Joe Cusano. Cusano is for many years Pro Ref and a judge who appeared in the film-playing, of course, a judge. “He would have to throw something.” (Cusano’s book, MountainsINwill be released later this year.)
Could charisma Pepa facilitate him win a round without a blow? One part of the legend is that he told the judges what he was going to do.
“Hey, if Willie leaned over the ropes and talked to the judges who could have in their head and maybe influenced them,” says Madio. It would not be the first or last time the fighter influenced the judges.
To justify shooting a round for a warrior who did not throw a single blow, would require quite abstract thinking. After applying four scoring criteria, this would mean that there will be no pure impact and zero aggression, not to mention effective aggression. It seems to me that you can get points for general defense and ring, but usually these two supporting criteria count when they lead to a pure blow. If the warrior simply avoids without counteracting, this is not really worthy of points.
The opponent, as Joe Cusano emphasizes, would have to be complicit in his passivity, losing all his blows, and maybe even throwing. I think that if one warrior does not throw any blows at all, and the other boxer threw the blows that did not land, it is probably enough to give this warrior a round.
“I spent the whole day with Willie in Hall of Fame and we talked a lot about it,” says Mark Baker, a biographer of PEP. “It has always sounded shaky, and the more I caused, the more the story fell apart. In the end, Willie said that he probably stabbed or threw blows, but did not land. “
Ripping and throwing blows that may not land is completely different than not throwing everyone strikes. You can certainly win the round by doing these things.
“Willie was quite a figure and he had some stories of high stories,” says Baker.
Baker also has an insight into how the article was written and how the legend developed.
“At that time, reporters and writers sent their accounts through the wire,” he explains. “Their relations with the fighting were often quite faulty. On the Night of the Pep-Graves fight there was a lot of sun activity that would interrupt the broadcast. It would leave many holes in the relationship with the fight. The guy who wrote the article that Willa was carrying with him was a rather unclear reporter and could take this opportunity to write something sensational. “
Featherweight It will have a wide version in May at various stream points. Marek Baker’s book Willie Pep: Biography 20th The greatest feather knowledge of the century It is available at Amazon and the same applies to the upcoming boxing book Joe Cusano Mountains.
Joe Joyce says that he does not care, that fans think that this is the end for him in the fight against the claimant to heavyweight Filip Hrgovic on Saturday, April 5, at the Live Cooperative in Manchester, England. Joyce (16-3, 15 KO) predicts that he will win through the knockout over HRGovic in their 10-round headliner, live in Dazn.
Forecasting HRGOVICA
Hrgovic says Joyce is “40 years antique and will turn”. He believes that “Juggernaut” should hang gloves after he finished destroying him on Saturday evening. Few fans give 39 -year -old Joyce in this fight because of how bad he looked in his last losses with Derek Chisor and Zhilei Zhang.
“I don’t think about losing and overcoming him and promoting it straight to the top,” said Joe Joyce Boxing fans About his fight on Saturday, April 5, against Filip Hrgovic in Manchester, England. “I have always been doing well as weaker.
Joe size, power, superior stamina and amateur pedigree give him a chance to win. Hrgovic is essentially a six -armed warrior, and if he doesn’t pull his opponents early, he looks on average. The best shot of Joyce in the win is to take Hrgovic to deeper waters on Saturday and take him with pressure without interruption. Even with Joyce’s tardy hands, his arrows have the power to hit, which could cause Hrgovic’s damage.
“I don’t worry. I am here to do my work. I am an artist’s artist and I get on the ring and hit people with these two fists,” said Juggernaut Joyce, responding to the saying that some fans question whether his impact resistance is still intact.
Joyce was dropped in the ninth round by 41 -year -old Chisora in his last fight on July 27. Although it was more knocking down Flash, it was still not a good look for Joe to be knocked down by marginal ponderous weight, such as Chisora, who probably fights at 25% of what he once was.
Dream
“Yes, this is my dream to return to the top of the mountain again. I did it twice. This is the third time content and I come for the titles,” Joyce said.
“We both come from amateurs, we fought, we interacted a lot and fought in WSB. In the Olympic Games we were on the panel. So now it’s time to do it as a professional,” said Joyce about Hrgovita. “Everything will end the same, win Joe Joyce.”
Tim Tziu believes that his opponent, Joey Spencer, begins to feel nerves, worries before the 10-round fight on Saturday, April 5, with the time of starting the event at 21:00 et / 18:00 PT, live on the best movie with Newcastle Entertainment Center, Broadmeadow, Newcastle.
By the way: Tsyzu looked drawn today to lower his weight. However, Spencer looks like he has always been hydrated and has no signs of exhaustion. This is not a good sign for Tim.
Career on the line
Many people think that he is the WBO Junior Master of Medium Tiszu (24-2, 17 KO), who is worried, knowing that he is in a situation where he cannot afford to lose with a 24-year-old player Fringe Spencer (19-1, 11 KO). Tziu lost the last two fights and was destroyed in three rounds in his last competition against Master IBF 154-LB Bakhram Murtazaliev on October 19.
Spencer has the power to end Tisz if he manages to land early. The longer the fight, the more he favors Tych, because he has experience and will utilize Joey. Tim has ego and will continue to fight and Cook excuses If Spencer knocks him out. It doesn’t matter, says Tiszu. His career will generally end if he loses.
“We’re both ready to start it,” Tim Tyu said to mediaSpeaking of his fight on Saturday with Joey Spencer. “I know exactly what will happen. I know exactly what I am created from and what exactly I raised me, and which I came from. You can wait a lot.
“Now it matters. It’s not now. It’s now. It’s when you should be the most relaxed,” said Tsyzyu when he said Spencer seems nervous now, “Tsyzyu said.
“I have no problems with the weight of weight. I am ready.” We are both approaching the entrance and it is forbidden. This is a mental change that takes place with many warriors when it is approaching. “
The slightly chubby Filip Hrgovic appeared at a high level for his 10-round headliner against heavyweight Joe Joyce on Saturday, April 5, with the time of starting the event at 14.00 et/11.00 PT at Co-OP Live Arena in Manchester, England. Watch the entire live combat card in Dazn.
Weighing the results
Joe Joyce – 275.1 vs. Filip Hrgovic 250.6
The weight of the juggernaut is six pounds lighter than 281 pounds, which he weighed his last fight against Derek Chisorie on July 27 last year. Joyce seemed tardy and dull in the ring, moving as if he were in tardy motion during a 10-round competition, which lost a unanimous decision.
Compact notification, fears regarding shape
Interestingly, Joyce (16-3, 15 KO) looked slimmer at the waist than Hrgovic (17-1, 14 KO). Who would have thought that “Juggernaut will enter the fight slimmer than Hrgovic. However, this may not matter, because Hrgovic still has a great advantage in the speed of his hands.
In addition, Filip’s Rabbit-Punching The technique is a textbook. Joyce will not last long if Hrgovic is in the form with these deadly arrows behind his head on Saturday. If there is a good judge in the fight, Hrgovic will not be able to operate his rabbit intensively, but requires only one good shot to hurt opponents.
It will be intriguing to check if he will operate this blow to tame Joyce. The way Joe looked in the last three fights with Derek Chisor, Kash Ali and Zhilei Zhang, Hrgovic could quickly perform it, keeping him neat. Promoter Eddie Hearn provides quick HRGOVICA knockout over four rounds.
Hrgovic did not have the entire training camp. He was recalled by a two -week notification about the fight against Joyce after the initially planned opponent, Dillian Whyte, withdrew from the injury.
Looking at the midfoot 32-year-old Hrgovic, it can be said that he has no form, as usual, he is for his fights. It seems that someone who has been sitting on the couch for the last five months, since they have been good to Daniel Dubois from that time for the eighth round of Nokaut on June 1 in Riyadh.
Hrgovic weighed 247 pounds for the fight against Dubois, and after five rounds he gassed. Daniel hit the exhausted Filip from rounds from six to eight, leaving him a damn, badly beaten mess until he stopped.
This week, Hrgovic was filled with excuses about his loss, saying that he was wounded and maybe he was. Dubois was at a different level and would make a number on Hrgovic, no matter how fit he was.
All weights:
Results from today’s weighing:
WBO WBO WOK CHAMPIONSHIP Joe Joyce – 275 pounds 1 ounce Filip Hrgovic – 250 pounds 6 ounces
Vacal British heavyweight championship – 12 x 3 minutes David Adelye – 239lbs 13 ounces Jeamie Tshikeva – 254 pounds 9 ounces
Super-Delicate Championships in Commonwealth Super-Delicate-12 x 3 minutes Jack Rafferty – 139 pounds 12 ounces Cory O’Regan – 139 pounds 1 ounce
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