CUJO'S QUOTE OF THE DAY!
"In every fighter's career there is a moment that can change everything. Either you will go on to change the landscape of your career in the sport or you will fail your test and fade into obscurity. This is my moment!" - CUJO
March 9th, 2010 Eleven days before his showdown with Jessie Nicklow
BIG PLANS FOR WAR TIME GEORGE RIVERA!
"WAR TIME" George Rivera's March 20th fight with fellow prospect James "KEEP 'EM SLEEPIN" Stevenson is a huge fight in the development of Rivera's career as a legitimate prospect. If Rivera beats the undefeated, highly regarded Stevenson it could open doors for big fights and possible title shots down the road. "Stevenson is good but I'm coming home from Baltimore victorious" says Rivera. "We've got a road map laid out for George for 2010" says Promoter Joe Hensley. "March 20th is a tough fight but we're very confident that George will win. Once George gets past Stevenson he will be right back where he was when he defeated Jesse Nicklow at the end of 2008." Nicklow was 19 and 0 and Rivera became the first fighter to beat the super hot prospect. Rivera then "slipped up" in his next fight, a tune up type bout against the respectable veteran Rodney Green in January 2009. "Green is a pretty good fighter" says Hensley "but George had an off night. I still thought he won the fight and I had it scored just like one of the judges at 5 rounds to 1 for George, but they were over ruled by the other two judges." Green was awarded a split decision over Rivera and that was a "major setback" according to Hensley. "Everyone in boxing that knows George knows that he can flat out fight" says Hensley. "Sometimes he puts it all together and other nights he's been a little bit off. But I really feel that the off nights are over and the "WAR TIME" George Rivera we're going to see on March 20th is the best George Rivera that has ever set foot in the ring!"
If the road map Hensley was referring to plays out it could mean a huge 2010 for "WAR TIME" George Rivera. "Well first we have to beat Stevenson on March 20th. Then we would like to get a shot at the newly crowned WBC Continental America's Junior Middleweight Champion Chase Shields." Shields recently defeated long time contender Jimmy Lange in Lange's hometown of Fairfax, VA on March 6th. "Lange is still in our sights and after George gets past Shields we would love to defend the title against Lange back here in Virginia. The Lange camp may still say that they've got nothing to gain by fighting Rivera. But according to BoxRec.com, George has a higher rating than Jimmy, than Nicklow, than any other Beltway based junior middleweight other than Ishmail Arvin. Plus, if we get the shot at Shields and the title, Lange would probably consider a fight with George at that point. AND, I think a Rivera-Lange fight would do HUGE business anywhere in Virginia! "
Still another option, according to Hensley, is current USBA Junior Middleweight Champion Derek "POOH" Ennis. "They've called a couple of times" says Hensley. "Once George was already booked in another fight and contracts had already been signed and another time George was injured and couldn't compete and that's the one that would have been a title shot. But we know that we're on their radar and now that Ennis has the belt he is on our radar as well."
But of course Rivera has to get past Stevenson in what many in the region are calling the most anticipated bout of the year. Will 2010 be the defining year of "WAR TIME" George Rivera's career? "I think so" says Hensley. "I think it can be and I think George has the talent to beat every guy that has been mentioned but we've just got to take it one fight at a time. There are a lot of variables and a lot of pieces that have to fall in to place but I know George can beat every guy that's on our radar." First up is James Stevenson on March 20th in Baltimore. La Familia will definitely be in the house and to everyone else out there, you don't want to miss it! We'll see you there!
CUJO'S QUOTE OF THE DAY!
"Somebody's got to be the man. It may as well be me!" CUJO
March 8th, 2010 Twelve days before his showdown with Jessie Nicklow.
That's the first of what will now be a daily feature on MajorLeagueBoxing.com and Major League Boxing on Twitter. Starting Monday March 8th Major League Boxing will feature an exclusive quote of the day from the one and only CUJO! Cujo says "that his lifelong goal is to clean up the garbage" that he feels is pervasive in boxing. "Example being the pretenders that think they are contenders. You know who I am talking about, you guys that beat up five or six people with a combined record of 2 and 60 and think you've accomplished something." Cujo goes on to say, "the next two unlucky bums on my list are Tony Jeter and Jessie Nicklow. I am coming for you bums. There will be no escape. Your judgement day approaches." We can only imagine what Cujo's Quote Of The Day will be as his highly anticipated showdown with the aforementioned Jessie Nicklow draws closer. You can see Cujo's quotes, plus other quick news items on "WAR TIME" George Rivera, "WHITE LIGHTNING" Todd Wilson, Cujo, Major League Boxing, and more at Major League Boxing's Twitter Account http://twitter.com/MLBoxing. Make sure you sign up to follow us on Twitter and you will receive an instant update of Cujo's Quote Of The Day! MajorLeagueBoxing.com and Major League Boxing on Twitter! You don't want to miss Cujo's Quote Of The Day and you don't want to miss a single punch!