| Important Fights This Week 8-29-06 Friday, September 1 ESPN2 Allan Green (21-0, 15KO) vs. Emmett Linton (33-4-2, 15KO) Green is an up and coming ESPN2 favorite in the middle weight classes. He’s 3-0 all by knockout in 2006. In his last outing he knocked out Anthony Bonsante in 5. Linton is 0-1 with 1 No Contest in his last 2 including a split decision loss to Darrell Woods. Emanuel Augustus (32-27-6) vs. Courtney Burton (21-5) This is the fight of the night. ESPN2 brings back fan favorite Augustus in their season finale here. This is a rematch of their controversial meeting back in 2004. Every ringside observer and fan watching the fight on television had Augustus winning a blowout. The judges saw otherwise. Burton is 0-3, all losses by knockout, since the gift win vs. Augustus. Saturday, September 2 Showtime James Toney (69-4-3, 43KO) vs. Samuel Peter (26-1, 22KO) Youth vs. Experience, Puncher vs. Boxer, Styles Make Fights… Read the full analysis here Eric Aiken (16-4) vs. Robert Guererro (18-1-1) Featherweights here. Guererro exorcised the “ghost” of Gamaliel Diaz in his last fight a few months back. Aiken has a KO win over Tim Austin back in April. Entertaining undercard. NO U.S. TV Clinton Woods (39-3-1) vs. Glen Johnson (44-10-2) Woods is 4-0 against good competition in his last four fights including a KO win over Rico Hoye. Johnson has wins over Roy Jones, Antonio Tarver, Eric Harding, Richard Hall and Clinton Woods in his last 8 fights. |
