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This is the only part of the story that surprised me. Obviously they aren't going against UFC 100?
A boxing “superfight” of sorts between former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia and former WBO heavyweight boxing champion Ray Mercer has been struck from Adrenaline III on May 30 at the Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
Adrenaline promoter Monte Cox alerted MMAWeekly.com of the change late Monday evening.
The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board has refused to sanction the headlining bout, according to Commissioner Nick Lembo, though he declined to comment on the decision.
Adrenaline III will go on as an all-MMA card, and several replacements for the main event are under consideration, including Jeremy Horn.
Adrenaline promoter Monte Cox is currently searching for another venue to host the Sylvia/Mercer tilt, and indicated June as a possibility for the rescheduled event.
The bout with Mercer is to serve as Sylvia’s professional boxing debut, having served an eight-year career in mixed martial arts that lead him to the pinnacle of the sport, twice serving as UFC heavyweight champion.
Forty-seven-year-old Mercer is 36-7-1 as a professional boxer, a gold medal winner in the 1988 Olympics and a former WBO heavyweight champion. Mercer dipped his toes into MMA waters in 2007 with an exhibition bout against Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, losing by submission early in the first round. His last fight was a boxing match last September in Sweden, where he won a decision over Richel Hersisia.
The fight was originally under consideration as an MMA bout, but in earlier comments to MMAWeekly.com, Cox decided a boxing match would be more compe ive.
MMAWeekly.com will continue to update this story as more developments arise.
This is the only part of the story that surprised me. Obviously they aren't going against UFC 100?
Apparently not! Wow, some consistancy in reporting would be nice...
And I used to think Cox was a good manager........
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Speaking with Sherdog.com, promoter Monte Cox announced the six-round heavyweight fight would be rescheduled for June 13 in Alabama as the main event of Adrenaline III. The hybrid boxing-mixed martial arts event will be held at the 17,000-seat BJCC arena in Birmingham.
Cox confirmed that Alabama does not have a regulatory body to oversee the fight.
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The previously announced "Adrenaline III: Sylvia vs. Mercer" headline boxing match between former MMA champion Tim Sylvia and boxing champ Ray Mercer will be held in a mixed-martial-arts cage, Adrenaline MMA CEO Monte Cox confirmed in a Thursday press conference in Birmingham, Ala.
"It just makes sense on so many levels, and it adds another twist to the main event," Cox stated in reference to the cage.
Cox moved the fight to Alabama after the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board refused to approve the fight, which was initially targeted for Atlantic City. Alabama does not have a regulatory commission to sanction the fight, but as MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) recently reported, Cox insisted the NJSAC's decision was not the reason for selecting the new locale. The longtime promoter instead said a "big sponsor" was the reason for the change.
It's official. Tim Sylvia has gone from heavyweight champ in the biggest organization in the world to freak show. The bigger they are...
Japan bound for sure
*sigh*
What the happened to Tim Sylvia?? How did he go from UFC champ to running joke so fast?
Like I have always said...say what you want about Tim but the dude has fought harder opponents than anyone else.
But man that commercial is kinda sad....
I agree but why isn't he continuing to pursue MMA fights?
*shrugs*
that feller isn't so smart.
and Ray Mercer looks like a security guard at a strip mall
"Its something I've always wanted to pursue and if it works out like I'd like for it too, I can switch over. I don't want to be done with MMA, but the money is a lot better in boxing. Plus its a lot easier on your body and its a lot easier to train for a boxing match than it is an MMA match."
Asked if a run at a le belt in the boxing world is on his mind, Sylvia is unequivocal. "Yeah absolutely, I would love to fight some of the heavyweight champs, you know? I mean the paydays are ridiculous!" he says, adding with a laugh "$10 million paydays, that is just stupid money."
yeah but man that takes a long time...but maybe he will be fast tracked being a HW?
Update by Brent Brookhouse: I just wanted to point out that I'm not really sure where Cofield's numbers are coming from. One of the hottest American prospects on the heavyweight boxing scene in years is Chris Arreola. Arreola is currently ranked #7 in the world by Ring Magazine. If there is anyone who would be pulling the higher end cash that Cofield claims these #20-50 guys make it would be Arreola. , it should be even higher considering that he is such a hot prospect and well above the top 20 level. However, in his last fight Chris' purse was $400,000. The insane payscale of boxing is a myth beyond the absolute top guys in the sport. Tim Sylvia is not cracking the top 20 of boxing anytime soon, I'd say the safer money for him is in MMA where he is already considered top 10 and can get his regular purse in addition to sponsorship bonuses.
Yeah the elite boxing purses are reserved for the Manny Pacquio's, Floyd Mayweathers of the world. If Tim signed to fight Wlad Klitschko tomorrow he is not getting paid 10 mil to do it. His high end MMA salary with the UFC would probably be close to what he would make. And as boxing popularity continues to decline so will the paydays..
He's supposed to fight Buentello at Affliction...
Now will be an MMA match this Saturday...wtf?
I hope he gets his asked kicked
What an abomination this will be.
^obviously I need to turn off my auto spell corrector
-shaking head in disgust-
Oh Tim, what are you doing man??
Are we really that surprised about Tim doing stupid stuff?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euRNF_WN6iw
Could be worse. He could crap his pants during an MMA fight...oh wait....
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