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Sooooooo, just reminding y'all that big Charlie Webb is an undercard for the Mundine fight tonight. Webby was a junior Golden Glove, so this could be a decent fight.
Rookie Carl Webb weighs in for bout
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au...345_sport.html
JOSH ALSTON
January 11th, 2010
FAVOURITE ... Carl Webb, at the weigh-in in Sydney yesterday,
is tipped to win his bout on the Anthony Mundine versus
Robert Medley undercard tonight
ALL the fireworks of Sonny Bill Williams' weigh-in were absent yesterday as a cool and calm Carl Webb prepared to open his professional boxing life with a win.
The Cowboys prop has already emerged a clear favourite for his bout against Scott 'The Animal' Lewis tonight on the Anthony Mundine versus Robert Medley undercard.
At the official weigh-in, Webb clocked in at 108.3kg, while Lewis, who has an undistinguished 1-3 professional record with all his losses coming inside the distance, weighed in at 103.5kg.
Unlike the antics of Gary 'The Baboon' Gurr in the lead-up to the most recent high-profile rugby league conversion to the sport, Webb was not interested in engaging in a war of words with the former forklift operator.
''I see all the trash-talking and that, but I've never been big on that sort of thing,'' Webb said.
''Especially when you go out there, there's every chance that you are going to get knocked out.''
His trainer - Cowboys strength and conditioning coach Billy Johnstone - shares Webb's relaxed demeanour, but is wary of a boilover.
While Lewis may not come with a glittering resume, he has height and reach over the North Queensland bookend and a catalogue of devastating blows that could fell him within the distance.
''He's a bit taller than Carl ... he's got experience, he's been in the ring a bit lately and Carl hasn't so that's a disadvantage to Carl,'' Johnstone said. ''We're hoping he's got more ability than him.
''We've been down (since Saturday), he's trained a couple of times and had a bit of loosen up, massage etc.
''He's really excited, we did all the press today with Mundine and Medley, the blokes from The Contender and all the blokes fighting on the card, it's all going along good.''
The 28-year-old joins an expanding list of league players who have had at least one professional fight.
Mundine has been the most successful, winning world-title belts at middleweight and super middleweight.
More recently, John Hopoate and Solomon Haumono have also made the switch.
Hopoate has enjoyed some success, winning an Australian heavyweight title, and will fight in Townsville next month.
Haumono was unbeaten in his first 17 fights, notching 15 knockouts, but lost his unbeaten record last August.
Former Cronulla and St George Illawarra forward Lance Thompson compiled a 2-1 record, while Williams triumphed in his only professional contest to date against Gurr.
- with AAP
Rookie Carl Webb weighs in for bout
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au...345_sport.html
JOSH ALSTON
January 11th, 2010
FAVOURITE ... Carl Webb, at the weigh-in in Sydney yesterday,
is tipped to win his bout on the Anthony Mundine versus
Robert Medley undercard tonight
ALL the fireworks of Sonny Bill Williams' weigh-in were absent yesterday as a cool and calm Carl Webb prepared to open his professional boxing life with a win.
The Cowboys prop has already emerged a clear favourite for his bout against Scott 'The Animal' Lewis tonight on the Anthony Mundine versus Robert Medley undercard.
At the official weigh-in, Webb clocked in at 108.3kg, while Lewis, who has an undistinguished 1-3 professional record with all his losses coming inside the distance, weighed in at 103.5kg.
Unlike the antics of Gary 'The Baboon' Gurr in the lead-up to the most recent high-profile rugby league conversion to the sport, Webb was not interested in engaging in a war of words with the former forklift operator.
''I see all the trash-talking and that, but I've never been big on that sort of thing,'' Webb said.
''Especially when you go out there, there's every chance that you are going to get knocked out.''
His trainer - Cowboys strength and conditioning coach Billy Johnstone - shares Webb's relaxed demeanour, but is wary of a boilover.
While Lewis may not come with a glittering resume, he has height and reach over the North Queensland bookend and a catalogue of devastating blows that could fell him within the distance.
''He's a bit taller than Carl ... he's got experience, he's been in the ring a bit lately and Carl hasn't so that's a disadvantage to Carl,'' Johnstone said. ''We're hoping he's got more ability than him.
''We've been down (since Saturday), he's trained a couple of times and had a bit of loosen up, massage etc.
''He's really excited, we did all the press today with Mundine and Medley, the blokes from The Contender and all the blokes fighting on the card, it's all going along good.''
The 28-year-old joins an expanding list of league players who have had at least one professional fight.
Mundine has been the most successful, winning world-title belts at middleweight and super middleweight.
More recently, John Hopoate and Solomon Haumono have also made the switch.
Hopoate has enjoyed some success, winning an Australian heavyweight title, and will fight in Townsville next month.
Haumono was unbeaten in his first 17 fights, notching 15 knockouts, but lost his unbeaten record last August.
Former Cronulla and St George Illawarra forward Lance Thompson compiled a 2-1 record, while Williams triumphed in his only professional contest to date against Gurr.
- with AAP
