> Hi guys. I wanted to know what you all think are the most up to date boxing
> sportsbooks on the web.

>I am not telling you shit.  You simply don't deserve it.  You once told
>me you were 14.  Go to bed.

> IZON SIGNS WITH KING; HE'S NEXT SCHEDULED FOE FOR RAHMAN
> Nielsen is out - but was he ever in?

> By CHARLES JAY, Editor/Publisher, TotalAction.com

> "I'm delighted to sign a heavyweight who had been scheduled to fight Mike
> Tyson on three separate occasions," Don King said. "I'm glad he came to
see
> me because now I intend to make his dreams come true."

> And how!

> David Izon of Nigeria inked a promotional contract with Don King
Productions
> Tuesday and has been installed as the next scheduled opponent for
> heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman.

> TOTAL ACTION has learned that Izon will receive a purse of roughly
$800,000,
> and that the fight will take place on the August 4 card in Japan on which
> the WBA heavyweight crown will also be contested between Evander Holyfield
> and John Ruiz.

> Upon Rahman signing a promotional deal with King on May 11, it was
> tentatively announced that Rahman would be defending his title against
> Denmark's Brian Nielsen on the August 4 China card, and would be earning a
> purse of $5 million for his efforts.

> "The fight with Nielsen isn't agreed on yet, but it's good shot to
happen,"
> Stan Hoffman, Rahman's co-manager, said at the time.

> All plans for Rahman's heavyweight title future had to be more or less
> penciled in because of the crossfire of lawsuits that were filed
subsequent
> to Rahman's deal with King, and which will be heard starting June 11 in
New
> York.

> But questions arise as to how close we ever really were to seeing a
> Rahman-Nielsen fight. Robert Mittleman, the agent/opportunist who formerly
> managed Rahman and met with him frequently as the new champ's was trying
to
> formulate his plans, had been given an chance by King to broker a title
shot
> for Nielsen, a fighter signed to one of his clients, controversial Danish
> promoter Mogens Palle.

> While Mittleman was apparently handling things, Palle himself never heard
> from King, and never received a contract. With television arrangements
> rather uncertain for the August 4 card, Nielsen may have been too pricey,
as
> according to one source, Nielsen was interested in as much as $1.5
million,
> plus the Danish TV rights.

> "Palle is generally regarded as being a problem to deal with, and that may
> have factored in to it," said one boxing insider, who has had experience
> dealing with both parties. "In the event Rahman got beat, King wouldn't
have
> had the kind of control with Nielsen as he will with Izon."

> Indeed, Izon (formerly known by his given name of Izonritei) has not just
> signed for options - he has signed an exclusive deal with King. Terms were
> not disclosed by DKP, but should he beat Rahman, and a rematch be
required,
> King would most likely be in a much more favorable position with Izon as
he
> would with the Dane.

> With this latest maneuver, King also effectively knocks out Tyson's next
> prospective opponent. Even though Tyson's people had postponed the Izon
> fight while the current heavyweight drama played itself out, there was
still
> the possibility of rescheduling the bout, and airing it on Showtime. That
> plan is now a distant memory.

> Ironically, several people in Lennox Lewis' camp had preferred Izon as the
> most recent championship opponent for the then-heavyweight champion, but
> trainer Emanuel Steward had a preference for Rahman, who, with his
> fifth-round KO in South Africa, has set off a firestorm of events that has
> not been seen in the heavyweight division for quite some time.

> More irony - this quotation came from a story written by St. Clair
Murraine
> in the Tallahassee Democrat on May 14 - "With all of these options for
> Rahman, a fighter whose future was on the ropes before he stunned Lewis,
> contenders like Izon might get their lucky shot too if they keep the
faith."

> Prophetic.

> Of course, in a courtroom on June 11, everything could change again.

> And the beat goes on, doesn't it?

> fightp...@totalaction.com

> Aw, come on man!  Shane's got about 5 years of resting on his laurels before we
> could begin think about calling him RJJ!  ;-)

>mwhaught wrote:

>> Aw, come on man!  Shane's got about 5 years of resting on his laurels before we
>> could begin think about calling him RJJ!  ;-)

>I don't know why you keep picking on RJJ.  Damn man...leave it be
>already!  RJJ retired from boxing 6 years ago...and your still harping
>on him.  

>> Out of all the guys mentioned in the article as possible Mosley opponents, Cory
>>is the only one that has a marketable name, if not reputation.

>    Wanna bet how many boxing fans know who Cory is?  8-)

>    Shane would take him apart.  Wouldn't even be competitive.

>Mel

>Amateur Boxing News at
>www.amateurboxing.com

>Yeah, I agree Shane would beat him easily.  Shane would beat anyone on
>the list mentioned in the article easily.  But at least there'd be
>some marketable material involved in promoting the son of a former
>world heavy weight champ.

> >On Thu, 31 May 2001 15:04:26 GMT, "Paul Dalrymple"
> ><Paul.Dalrym...@verizon.net> enlightened us:

> >>http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim053101.asp

> >Shane better watch out or they'll start calling him Roy Jones Jr. Jr.!
> >Since it appears a Forrest or Lewis vs Mosley fight ain't going to
> >happen this year and Shane wants to fight in the 18,000 seat
> >Indianapolis Expo Center, they should fight Cory Spinks.  Out of all
> >the guys mentioned in the article as possible Mosley opponents, Cory
> >is the only one that has a marketable name, if not reputation.

> Aw, come on man!  Shane's got about 5 years of resting on his laurels before we
> could begin think about calling him RJJ!  ;-)

> -mwh
> <or in RJJ's case, resting on his laurel>