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Fans of the Howard Stern show were treated to a humorous half hour early in the morning on March 26th as FCF's own Mouth of NHB and Derek Panza called in to discuss an upcoming boxing match. The proposed match, between Stern show regulars "Stuttering" John Melendez and "Crazy Cabbie", is tentatively set for May 17 in Atlantic City, New Jersey or possibly Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be aired on pay-per-view. The Mouth and Derek are training John for the match against the rotund Cabbie. FCF's dynamic duo called in to discuss John's training and his chances against his much larger opponent. While they only have a short time to work with John, after seeing a tape of Cabbie's last fight (vs. "Angry Black" -- another Stern show regular) and observing John in the gym, the pair feel confident in John's chances... so confident in fact that The Mouth offered to bet infamous bloated barrister Dominic Barbara $50,000 (Barbara was offering 3-1 odds up to that point). After some hemming and hawing, Barbara refused. Apparently losing confidence in what he felt was an easy money bet on Cabbie, he even began to rethink his offer of odds on his other bets when he heard about John's training. The Mouth then asked Howard if he'd allow him in on some of his action, Stern replied that he might just let The Mouth cover some of the $10,000 he'd already bet with the bloated barrister (Barbara). Derek returned the following day for a bit of banter with Cabbie. The Mouth and Derek may be back on the show in the near future to discuss John's progress, we'll keep you posted as things develop. Also brought in as strength and conditioning trainers for John were the famed Steve Weinberger and Bev Francis (pictured at right) of Bev Francis Gold's Gym Syosset NY. Check www.fcfighter.com for photos of "Stuttering" John training and a regularly updated betting line on the bout. |
Complete coverage of the fight as well as more training pictures in the
June 2002 issue of FULL CONTACT FIGHTER, subscribe now!