Articles of 2005
The CJ Line: Braithwaite, Beck Headline King’s Show In Cleveland
SATURDAY
Cleveland — Heavyweights
OWEN BECK -280
RAY AUSTIN +260
Austin comes in on short notice
BECK–AUSTIN
— Will go full distance -110
— Will end inside distance +100
— Pointspread: BECK -11.5 +110
— Pointspread: AUSTIN +11.5 -120
(Must go full distance; add 3 cards, calculate difference)
Cleveland — Cruiserweights
WAYNE BRAITHWAITE -240
GUILLERMO JONES +220
6’4″ Jones is a former welterweight
BRAITHWAITE–JONES
— Will end before Round 11 -135
— Will enter Round 11 +125
Cleveland — Cruiserweights
STEVE CUNNINGHAM -265
KELVIN DAVIS +245
12-round IBF cruiserweight eliminator
CUNNINGHAM–DAVIS
— Will end inside distance -115
— Will go full distance +105
Cleveland — Heavyweights
STACY FRAZIER -140
DONNELL HOLMES +130
All of Holmes’ wins have come against non-entities
Cleveland — Middleweights
RANDY GRIFFIN -1400
JAMES OBEDE TONEY +1000
Obede (we refuse to call him Toney) takes a considerable step up
Germany — WBC 168-lb. title
MARKUS BEYER -400
OMAR SHEIKA +350
Sheika’s come up empty in three trips to the altar
BEYER–SHEIKA
— Will go full distance -160
— Will end inside distance +150
— Pointspread: BEYER -17.5 -150
— Pointspread: SHEIKA +17.5 +140
(Must go full distance; add 3 cards, calculate difference)
Germany — Welterweights
OKTAY URKAL -1300
MAXIM NESTERENKO +1000
Nesterenko is 3-2-1 over last six fights
URKAL–NESTERENKO
— Will go full distance -300
— Will end inside distance +270
— Pointspread: URKAL -14.5 +100
— Pointspread: NESTERENKO +14.5 +100
(Must go full distance; add 3 cards, calculate difference)
England — Lightweights
JONATHAN THAXTON -900
VASILE DRAGOMIR +700
Dragomir here on short notice; Thaxton angling for fight with Michael Gomez
Argentina — Jr. Welterweights
RAUL BALBI -750
GUILLERMO DE JESUS PAZ +650
Balbi seeking to get back in title picture
(All information is for news matter only)
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