Gabe Brown Has Let Himself Go, Fat Guy Loses on Roy Jones-Joe Calzaghe Undercard

The above picture shows the midsection of the boxer Gabe Brown, who fought on the undercard of tonight's Roy Jones Jr.-Joe Calzaghe fight, and that midsection says a lot about why boxing undercards are so dull.

Basically, boxing undercards have become a collection of has-beens, never-weres and fat guys. It's embarrassing to watch the undercard of a great fight like Jones-Calzaghe and see that most of the seats in the arena are empty, and the fans who are there don't care.

I mean no disrespect to Brown, or to any other fat people. I could stand to lose a few pounds myself. But if your undercard is stocked with fighters who don't even care enough to get in shape for their fights, how can you expect the fans to care?

For the record, Brown, who tips the scales at 350 pounds, lost a unanimous decision to the 225-pound Dominick Guinn. The 36-year-old Brown has a career record of 18-9-4, including 0-3-3 in his last six fights.

Below, see another photo of Brown, gasping for air between rounds during his match against Guinn.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

11-08-2008 @ 9:53PM

joey said...

so whats the smart money saying about tonites fight?

11-08-2008 @ 10:38PM

bakiej1 said...

Evening everyone

11-08-2008 @ 11:03PM

demtrius said...

I think I got to go with roy

11-08-2008 @ 11:06PM

bigflyer said...

One look at that fat slob who has no self respect nor respect for his sport and that is why MMA fighting has surpassed boxing in the public appetite.

11-08-2008 @ 11:39PM

modog said...

here we go

11-09-2008 @ 12:23AM

chris said...

he should talk to kramer and buy a bro

11-10-2008 @ 6:25PM

denno said...

What does that say about Guinn???Unanimous decision???...Whew......Let's see a picture of D.G......... Brown was probably plled out of work or a ginmill about a half hour before the fight.......

11-10-2008 @ 2:17PM

Steve said...

Where is the NYS boxing commission??

11-10-2008 @ 5:57PM

bahja_93 said...

I am the oldest daughter of GABE BROWN and i have a question for you Mr. Michael David Smith
hmm.... i wonder could you get in the ring and do what my father does for a living ,my opinion i dont think so and second that is a real disrepectful comment to every overweight person in a america third, my dad is not no 350lb ,hes 301 thank you very much so next would like to write an article on something make sure that you get your facts straight

11-12-2008 @ 11:43PM

TAH said...

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SETTING THE FACTS STRAIGHT HE WEIGHED IN AT 301 AND WORKS VERY HARD TO DO WHAT HE DOES.

11-12-2008 @ 11:45PM

Mr. Smith I really don't appreciate your assumption about the under cards not caring enough to get in shape. Don't let the look deceive you, Big G is very much in shape and just so you know he weighed in at 301 and trains everyday whether he is preparing for a fight or not. When was the last time you woke up at six in the morning and ran 5 miles or even 1 mile?? From the looks of your head shot above I can see you're no super model either, but I won't discredit the way you look. I can say your article is trash and if out of all the events that went on at the Garden on Saturday night the only thing you cared to share was a lie about Big G's weight, that is sad.
I was at MSG and I am a true fan of boxing and "Big G". I was very much satisfied with all of the under cards.

11-21-2008 @ 7:08PM

Jim said...

The best confirmation that MDS speaks the truth isn't Guinn's opponent who clearly knows his way around a knife and fork--it was the horrendous undercard on the Mayweather/De La Hoya fight which was so dull that Jim Lampley repeatedly made fun of it. Way to promote your sport on the biggest PPV event in history...

11-21-2008 @ 7:11PM

In all fairness, MMA has its weak undercards as well--particularly the UFC. With the exception of the Florian/Stevenson matchup, the undercard for the Lesnar/Couture PPV was weak on paper going in. The fact that all of the fights ended quickly, leaving the UFC to throw in some taped prelims to fill time, made the undercard seem even more irrelevant....making matters worse, the KFlo/Stevenson match ended up being very one sided as well...