Fans sound off on Bellator…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Bellator definitely made some impact here in the Oklahoma City area. Had some good responses from fans at the event as well as e-mails from readers, so let’s get to it, shall we…
“It was better than what I thought. I didn’t know too much about the group, but I was impressed.” – John Franks, Edmond
“The set up was amazing. You only think Lloyd Noble Center as the basketball place, but this has been cool.” – Angela Johnson, Norman
“The monitors helped because my view was blocked a lot. I’m glad they thought about people who can’t see everything all the time.” – Bill Huss, Oklahoma City
“Enjoyed the event, but it was a little long. I remember reading about Jared (Hess) in the past, so I wanted to see his fight. It was fun to see him fight so well.” – Steve Kirk, Edmond
“I hope they come back. It was a lot of fun and didn’t look like your normal bush-league program.” – Ed Macon, Norman
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In case you didn’t catch today’s items in the paper, here they are:
The career of Tulsa super middleweight boxer Allan “Ghost Dog” Green hasn’t gone the way he would have hoped in the last couple of years.
After losing to Edison Miranda two years ago, Green (27-1) has fought and won four times since and is hoping to get back on the national stage.
With his promotional issues behind him, he gets that opportunity Saturday night vs. Carlos De Leon Jr., the son of former cruiserweight champion Carlos De Leon.
The bout is at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut and will be televised by Showtime. Both are ranked in the top 15 in the world.
(Green is an interesting case study for The Boneman. I saw Green fight in Norman back in 2005 and thought maybe he wasn’t just good for an Oklahoma fighter, but a good fighter.
He’s definitely had some great moments (remember the KO of Jaidon Codrington?), but the last two years have gotten away from him with his issues with former promoter Tony Holden.
For those wondering, not sure what those issues are. And the name change from “Sweetness” to “Ghost Dog” is odd, but do admit Ghost Dog makes you stand out more.
With a win, Green throws himself back into the mix of the super middleweights. With a defeat, pretty easy to get lost in the shuffle.)
There aren’t too many opportunities for 38-year-old boxers. That made what happened last weekend to Lawton junior middleweight Grady Brewer even more frustrating.
Brewer (24-11) was scheduled to fight Delray Raines in Wichita Falls, Texas, last week. Some states require boxers older than 35 to go through more tests than normal.
Brewer’s camp was not aware of this initially, and he got the paperwork in from the extra tests a day after the deadline and was not allowed to fight.
No word on when his next fight will be.
(Brewer can’t catch a break. After winning the second season of The Contender, things just haven’t worked out the way Brewer thought they might.
Age, injuries and being unable to find opponents have all but stalled his career. Even when he wins (think last November vs. Cornelius Bundrage), it doesn’t do much for his marketability.
Just another setback for Brewer, nothing new for the Lawton native. He’ll be back and hopefully he can get that one last payday/run, so we can see if he really had the talent.)
Back Friday with some UFC thoughts (Chuck Liddell retiring?) as well as a preview of Jermain Taylor who is on Showtime for the first time in his career Saturday.
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