FNR4/Prizefighter: APBA

[adyhorn]

APBA To Shake Up Boxing

In a move sure to excite boxing fans everywhere a new breakaway promoter has emerged. The APBA (Adam's Professional Boxing Association) is a company spearheaded by Adam Hornbuckle, the chairman. They plan to contract fighters and have their own P4P rankings. In an official statement Adam Hornbuckle said
"We have borrowed a time machine from the PCPL (PlanetCricket Premier League) and plan to negotiate with some great fighters from the past such as Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. We will probably run on Friday's at around 9pm on channels around the world. The fights may also be televised across the internet with a live or slightly time delayed stream. We are in negotiations with several fighters and venues from across the world. We might create our own belt but are in talks with the other organisations about putting their belts in our competition." So there you have it, when we get more details you will be the first to know.

Contracted Fighters
George Foreman
Floyd Patterson

APBA P4P rankings sponsered by Fly Emirates
1) Floyd Patterson (2)
2) George Foreman (0)

APBA Heavyweight rankings
1) Floyd Patterson (2)
2) George Foreman (0)

Belt Holders
Heavyweight
APBA = Floyd Patterson

 

[Gary123]

A boxing story?
Wow,this will be fun.
Nice idea Ady.

 

[AbhishekS]

Sounds interesting.
Will be nice to see how it progresses.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

We'd like our time machine back ASAP by the way, or atleast before the finals. We gotta get these guys back to their timezones, their getting homesick, depressed, and confused with all this new-fangled technology.

 

[Biggy]

We'd like our time machine back ASAP by the way, or atleast before the finals. We gotta get these guys back to their timezones, their getting homesick, depressed, and confused with all this new-fangled technology.

That machine doesn't work, it brings the people back but their abilities suck (for some teams).

 

[adyhorn]

APBA Agree Deal With Belt Distributers

The APBA (Adam's Professional Boxing Association) has agreed a deal with the four major belt distributors to include their belts in their exclusive promotion. In a statement made today by Adam Hornbuckle, he said
"We have come to a deal with the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO to use their belts in our competition. It is ultimately the current holder of the belts' choice if they want to be involved in our organisation. If they don't we can't force them. Which is why, just to make sure we have enough belts circulating, we are going to have a APBA belt exclusive to our organisation. We unfortunately couldn't come to an agreement with The Ring Magazine so have decided to make our own pound-4-pound rankings. They will be called the APBA P4P rankings sponsored by Fly Emirates."

More in due course.

 

[adyhorn]

APBA Announce First Fight

The APBA have announced that their first fight ever will be a Heavyweight clash between George Foreman and Floyd Patterson for the vacant APBA heavyweight title. The winner will also at least for now hold on to the APBA P4P #1 and the APBA Heavyweight rankings number 1 spot. The fight will take place at Training Gym, a newly built venue which seats 1,000. In a press conference to promote the fight, chairman Adam Hornbuckle said
"We bring you tonight a battle of the eras. Floyd Patterson, who fought between 1952 and 1972, faces George Foreman, who was just three years old when Floyd first fought. It is taking place at Training Gym, a cosy state of the art facility. The fight will be broadcast live on ESPN in America, but unfortunately we couldn't agree terms with commentators. So in between rounds I will pop in and give insight into that round. It is sure to be a magnificent evening. We'll see you at nine.

 

[adyhorn]

Patterson Outclasses Foreman

Floyd Patterson took the vacant APBA Heavyweight title and #1 spot in the APBA P4P rankings sponsered by Fly Emirates and #1 in the APBA Heavyweight rankings. The first round was close with Foreman looking to land the harder punches and Patterson moving well. I gave it as a drawn round. The second was in much the same vein with one difference, Patterson had started counter-punching. For that reason I gave Floyd the second. The third was Floyd's round again, with his hand and foot speed showing. Foreman had to start upping his workrate if he was to stand any chance in the fight. Which he didn't do in the fourth. George was getting out-boxed, and he looked like he knew it. But in the fifth he started to land the quick power punches. For that reason I gave him the round. But the sixth was normal service resumed. Patterson got the round in my eyes. Foreman looked better in the seventh, but Patterson stepped up his game as well. Floyd's round. In the eighth Floyd was starting to give a counter-punching masterclass. Too quick. Too strong. Too good. Floyd's round. More of the same in the ninth, but while Floyd was delivering this masterclass, his face was getting a battering. Still Floyd's round though. In the tenth it was one-way Patterson traffic. Foreman then unleashed a huge left hook which had Patterson stunned. He managed to survive, but I still gave George the round. The eleventh was where we got to see both fighters tiredness. It was too close a round to call, so I gave it a 10-10. The last was an exhibition of two exhausted fighters trying to keep going. It was close but I gave it to Patterson. So I have the fight 118-112 Patterson. Lets go down to ringside to hear the result.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have a unanimous decision. Judge #1, Dick Young from the USA, scores the fight 117-111. Judge #2, John Thomas from the USA, has scored it 116-112. And judge #3, Larry Rozadilla from the USA, scores the fight 115-113. Your winner, and the new APBA Heavyweight champion, Floyd Patterson." The referee for this fight was Zach Clayton.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Where's Ali?

 

[adyhorn]

Where's Ali?

We haven't managed to agree terms but are trying hard.