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"Augustin And His EBU Can Kiss My Backside!" |
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12.8.2008:
After the release of the latest set of ratings by the European
Boxing Union (EBU), manager Olaf Schroeder severely hit out
against the treatment of his Fight Production’s boxers by EBU
Ratings Chairman Pertti Augustin of Finland and said that he
does not wish any of his boxers to be rated by the EBU in the
future.
“If a boxer can’t accept that, then I am sorry I can not manage
him, but the scandalous policy that a corrupt person like Mr.
Augustin practises and the way he misuses the EBU as a tool to
battle his personal frustrations against me is something I
simply want to rid myself of,” said Schroeder, “I had hoped that
(EBU president) Bob Logist would clean up his house, but he
seems to be happy to have his post and doesn’t care what happens
around him. Now they can kiss my backside, I just don’t want to
waste my time with such people.” |
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While the occasion for the German manager’s outburst was the
recent treatment of his boxers Attila Kovacs and, to a lower
extend, Fawaz Nasir and Willi Fischer by the EBU Ratings
Commission – which was also strongly protested by the German
Federation BDB, who licences all fighters, however to little
avail – the roots probably lie deeper and go back to 2005. At
that time, Pertti Augustin (again miss-using his EBU position
for the purpose) illegally tried to boycott a BDB-supervised
promotion in Denmark, very likely in full knowledge of breaking
European Union laws. However, Augustin’s attempts lead to only
one Finnish boxer pulling out for fear of consequences as
Augustin also heads the Finnish Federation, while everyone else
understood that Augustin was way outside the legal scoop.
Schroeder, who was matchmaker for the show and had several
boxers on the card, did not hold back at the time, calling
Augustin’s methods “corrupt, rotten and character-less”. The
details of those happenings almost three years ago are
chronicled
HERE,
but sure enough this is boxing where few people care about rules
and laws and Augustin had nothing to fear as the EBU allowed him
to keep on using his position for his own purposes. |
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Photo: The almighty
chairman of the EBU ratings committee, Pertti Augustin, as he
looked in his younger days. |
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Now all indications (see below analyses) are that Pertti
Augustin has finally found a way to get his revenge against
Schroeder.
“I won’t discuss a few places up and down the ratings, because I
know how the business works and that Augustin must also make his
ends meet,” the manager said, “but to completely omit a world
class fighter like Attila Kovacs after provocatively rating him
at the last place in the
European Union
ratings, when everyone with brains knows he belongs in the
proper European ratings, is a very diabolic act. And very
cowardly too, because to let out your frustrations and anger
against me on a boxer who just tries to make a living for
himself and his family is kind of perverse.”
EBU Rating Super welterweight:
(up to July 2008)
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Boxrec European Rating
(Up to August 11 2008) |
IBO World Rating
(August 2008) |
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Champion:
Zaurbek Baysangurov |
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# 3 |
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# 14 |
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Challenger:
Jamie Moore |
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# 1 |
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# 28 |
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(WBO Champion: Sergiy Dzinziruk) |
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# 2 |
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# 9 |
| Contenders:
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| 1.
Michele Piccirillo |
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# 12 |
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# 17 |
| 2.
Christophe Canclaux |
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#
5 |
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# 19 |
| 3. Lukas
Konecny |
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#
6 |
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#
26 |
| 4.
Hussein Bayram |
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# 16 |
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#
68 |
| 5. Ruben
Varon |
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#
77 |
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#
79 |
| 6.
Bradley Pryce |
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#
8 |
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#
42 |
| 7. Jimmy
Colas |
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# 11 |
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#
29 |
| 8. Simone
Rotolo |
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# 13 |
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#
98 |
| 9. Ivan
Gontsa |
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#
39 |
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#
66 |
| 10.
Alisultan Nadirbekov |
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# 18
(Middle) |
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#
57
(Middle) |
| 11. Roman
Dzuman |
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#
36 |
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#
58 |
| 12.
Michele Orlando |
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#
45 |
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#
46 |
| 13. Ryan
Rhodes |
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#
9 |
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#
35 |
| 14.
Stefano Castelucci |
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#
26 |
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#
82 |
| 15.
Sebastian Medani |
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# 15 |
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#
44 |
| 16.
Andrew Facey |
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#
23 |
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#
65 |
| 17.
Thomas McDonagh |
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#
32 |
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#
59 |
| 18. Tobia
Giuseppe Loriga |
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#
71 |
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#
84 |
| 19.
Anthony Small |
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# 14 |
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#
87 |
| 20. Alban
Mothie |
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#
24 |
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#
56 |
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| Not rated:
Attila Kovacs |
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# 7 |
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# 11 |
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EBU vs. BoxRec:
From the total of 23 EBU-listed boxers, boxrec rates EIGHTEEN
behind Attila Kovacs.
EBU vs. IBO:
From the total of 23 EBU-listed boxers, the IBO rates ONLY WBO
champion Dzinziruk before Attila Kovacs.
Funny Facts:
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EBU # 11 Roman Dzuman last won a fight in February ’07 – a split
decision against a 8-24 journeyman! (Kovacs is undefeated since
2002!)
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EBU # 20 Alban Mothie has won less than half of his 49 pro
fights (28-18-3)! (Kovacs only lost his 3rd of now 24
pro fights!)
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# 5 Ruben Varon sports a boxrec world rating of 249! (Kovacs is
placed more then ten times better at # 24 in the world!)
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EBU # 18 Tobia Loriga is 0-2-1 in his last three fights, both
losses by knockout, and in his last fight lost KO by 1 for the
Italian title!
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EBU # 9 Ivan Gontsa is winless since February ’07 and last beat
an opponent with a positive record in March ’06!
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EBU # 17 Thomas McDonagh last beat an opponent who came off a
win in June ’05! (Kovacs in Jan. ’07!) |
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