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	Vassiliy Jirov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1999, Jirov was given his first world title try: In front of an HBO Boxing audience, he beat IBF world Cruiserweight champion Arthur Williams by a knockout in seven rounds at Biloxi, Mississippi, to become that organization's world Cruiserweight champion.
		In 2002 Jirov, by then managed by the Sugar Ray Leonard promotion company, had begun to have career problems, and he was able to defend his crown once that year, beating former world Middleweight champion Jorge Castro of Argentina by a 12 round decision on February 1 at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix.
		Jirov and Toney finally met on April 26 of 2003, and Jirov suffered his first career defeat, when he lost the IBF's world Cruiserweight title to Toney by a 12 round unanimous decision.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/vassiliy_jirov (712 words)

	Vasiliy Jirov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jirov is proud of being from Kazakhstan: He has made sure to clarify that he is aKazak, not a Russian, many times when interviewed in television.
		In 2002 Jirov, by then managed by the Sugar Ray Leonard promotion company, had begun to have career problems, and he was able to defend hiscrown once that year, beating former world Middleweight champion Jorge Castro of Argentina by a 12 round decision on February 1 at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix.
		Jirov and Toney finally met on April 26 of 2003, and Jirov suffered his first career defeat, when he lost the IBF's world Cruiserweight title to Toney by a 12round unanimous decision.
	www.therfcc.org /vasiliy-jirov-348342.html (637 words)

	Encyclopedia: Vasiliy Jirov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jirov is proud of being from Kazakhstan: He has made sure to clarify that he is a Kazak, not a Russian, many times when interviewed in television.
		However, negotiations took long and Jirov spent more than one year outside the ring, time in which the IBF threatened to take away recognition of Jirov as world champion if he did not defend his crown soon.
		Jirov is in the middle of a lawsuit against Leonard's company.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vasiliy-Jirov (692 words)

	Hard Core Boxing. We Don't Pull any Punches! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sure, Jirov's not a knockout fighter or even a natural heavyweight, but what Jirov does have going for him is a gas tank that never ends, which can't be said for Baby Joe by any stretch of the imagination.
		Jirov is tireless, throws a ton of punches and, despite his reputation, knows how to move when he needs to.
		Jirov also works the body like none other, which means that if Mesi comes in as soft in the middle as he did against Barret, it's going to be a long night for the kid from Buffalo.
	www.hardcoreboxing.net /heavyhands2112004.htm (1035 words)

	Boxing Scene Forums - Jirov Campaign !!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jirov, still young to the game of boxing has a promising future, including a plan to unify the cruiser belts.
		In March of this year, Jirov was the underdog when he squared off against highly regarded and #1 world rated Joe Mesi in Las Vegas, but after scoring three knockdowns of the unbeaten contender, there would be no underestimating “The Tiger” in the heavyweight division again.
		Jirov is one of my favorite fighters around and I think he will easily beat Moorer but Ruiz is another story.
	www.boxingscene.com /forums/printthread.php?t=3877&pp=40 (3343 words)

	BraggingRightsCorner.com - "Things Start Out A Bit Mesi but Turn Out All Wright"... by Kenny Perrault
		Jirov came into the ring for his first heavyweight bout at 212 while Mesi trimmed down to 227, ten pounds lighter than from his previous bout with Monte Barrett.
		The fight started off with the southpaw Jirov looking to stay on the outside and box Mesi but this game plan would not last long for Jirov as Mesi started to out box and out punch him throughout most of the first eight rounds of the scheduled ten round fight.
		Jirov who is known as one of the best body punchers in the sport seemed to all but abandon his body attack for most of this fight.
	www.braggingrightscorner.com /Dariusz4.html (973 words)

	BraggingRightsCorner.com - "Journey Back To Prominence"...by Jeff Mayweather
		The only other name that stands out is Vasiliy Jirov, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in the Light Heavyweight division, with a win over before mentioned Antonio Tarver yes and that is the man that will be coming out of the other corner on Saturday Night.
		Jirov is one of the best body punchers in all of boxing no matter the weight class.
		Toney has taken many pot shots at Jirov and has also questioned his character as a man, claiming that Jirov was just scared and that's why the fight kept being delayed.
	www.braggingrightscorner.com /Jeffontoney.html (598 words)

	BadBoysBoxing: Keeping It Real (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Vasiliy Jirov upped his record to 34-3, 30KOs with a three round beating of Forrest Neal (16-5, 12KOs).
		Jirov, who was all business in this affair, came into the fight more than willing to get things over with early.
		Landing almost at will, Jirov would knock down Neal once in the second and three times in the third causing referee Dr. James Jenkin to call a halt to the bout at 1:10 of the third.
	www.badboysboxing.com /pages2/bowe_zumbrum1.htm (1167 words)

	Vasiliy Jirov - Boxing News
		Jirov, 30, returned to the Central Boxing Club shortly after his loss to Moorer, finding himself-once again-reaping for another title shot.
		The piercing sound of the speedbags hitting the wooden platforms prevails the sound of the boxers hitting the mitts or the young adults pounding the Everlast heavybags, and abstracted at the loneliest corner of the gym Vasiliy drives a sledgehammer directly against a 40-inch tire.
		When asked if he foresees a rematch with Moorer, Vasiliy stated, “I don’t think he wants to fight me. I was beating him for nine rounds.
	15rounds.com /Columns/jpraygoza/vasiliyjirov_020805.php (308 words)

	2801 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		World and Olympic champion Kazakhstan's cruiserweight boxer Vasiliy Jirov successfully defended his International Boxing Federation championship belt against American challenger Alex Gonzalez in a bout at Almaty's Palace of Sport on February 6, 2001.
		Jirov knocked out Gonzalez just over ninety seconds into the fight, and the referee quickly signaled that the fight was over as the Kazakhstan champion bolted back to his corner.
		After the fight, Jirov thanked the Kazakhstan's boxing community and all of Kazakhstan for their support, presented his championship belt to President Nursultan Nazarbaev, who was in attendance at the match, and announced that his American wife, Rebeccah, was pregnant with the couple's first child.
	www.homestead.com /prosites-kazakhembus/2801.html (1021 words)

	Boxing in Las Vegas: In the Green Room 12/6/04.htm
		Jirov saying he’s taking it fight by fight-he’s significantly younger than Michael Moorer although he lost to Joe Mesi, he practically knocked Mesi out in the last round, Jirov had his only other loss to James Toney-- many people feel the best heavyweight in the world right now or at least one of them.
		But again, although Jirov is a good puncher at cruiserweight, he’s an excellent puncher, at heavyweight you don’t assume he’s the same puncher he was at cruiserweight though he was able to drop Mesi a couple of times.
		For Jirov, a win against Moorer, is, especially if it’s an effective win, certainly puts him in the mix, for guys like Chris Byrd, and the top of the division under Vitali Klitschko.
	www.boxinginlasvegas.com /Amy%20Green/Green2004/green_room_120604.htm (1476 words)

	Boxing316.com - Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Vasiliy Jirov, coming off a fight of the year candidate with Joe Mesi, is looking for a rematch with one of the two men who beat him.
		Mesi often landed with the right hand to the body and chin of Jirov.
		Jirov, who came into the fight weighting in at 212, often appeared unsure of how to take on the bigger Mesi.
	www.boxing316.com /archives.php?archive=1079923308&subaction=list-archive& (1086 words)

	(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rock legend Jimi Hendricks once asked the question "Are you experienced?" The boxing world asks the same question of upstart junior lightweight Nate Campbell as he meets Cuban gold medalist and former junior lightweight champ Joel Casamayor Saturday night in Temecula, CA.
		Originally Vasiliy Jirov was to defend his cruiserweight title vs. former two-time champ James Toney on HBO's co-feature under the Vernon Forrrest-Ricardo Mayorga welterweight unification fight until a rib injury caused a Jirov pullout.
		Casamayor, 31, had over 300 amateur fights and has fought 29 times as a pro (28-1, 18 ko's) thus far over his 6 ½ year career.
	www.compuboxonline.com /analysis/casamayor-campbell.html (673 words)

	WAIL! \| The CBZ Journal \| February 2004
		James Toney's recent victory over Vasiliy Jirov is one example, as Toney, once of the best pound-for-pound fighter, lost his glitter after losing to Roy Jones Jr.
		For nearly a decade, Toney fought in boxing netherworld and often far from the view of the fighting public, until he defeated Jirov at the age of 34.
		Rocky could have been a good fighter, but he's fighting in small clubs for small fees, far away from an adoring public.
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/w0104-td.html (1398 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - Circus is in town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He worked over Vasiliy Jirov and Evander Holyfield inside, throwing short uppercuts and stubby left hooks, until they were ready to drop late in the match.
		Before they even meet at the Garden, Toney will be verbally working over Ruiz, who is no match for his opponent in the trash-talking department.
		Toney rededicated himself and returned as a cruiserweight, beat Jirov for the IBF title in 2003 and decided to move up.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/v-pfriendly/story/294577p-252212c.html (538 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - Tyson, Roach fit for each other (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		If Tyson beats Williams, the plan is for him to take two weeks off from training and then get back into the gym for a September bout and then a November bout.
		Roach said there has been talk of Tyson fighting Vasiliy Jirov and then possibly Antonio Tarver before the year is over.
		It is an ambitious plan, but Roach believes Tyson will stick with it because he knows he has reached the make-or-break point of his career.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/v-pfriendly/story/216696p-186483c.html (614 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - Toney's weight over (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Now, at age 34 and fighting as a cruiserweight, Toney is back and hoping to regain his brilliance and prominence.
		After going 7-0 with five KOs in the last two years, Toney will meet IBF cruiserweight champ Vasiliy Jirov on the undercard of the welterweight unification bout between WBC champ Vernon Forrest and WBA champ Ricardo Mayorga on Jan. 25 in Temecula, Calif. Both bouts will be on HBO.
		Toney's demolition of Jason Robinson, a credible opponent, in his last fight indicates he is to be taken seriously.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/more_sports/v-pfriendly/story/46473p-43721c.html (826 words)

	O’Neil Bell Ready to Take On Dale Brown, Cruiserweight Division \| TheSweetScience.com Boxing
		All three of his losses (33-3-1, 21 KOs overall) have been of the knockout variety against former and present cruiserweight champs (Vasiliy Jirov, Wayne Braithwaite and Jean-Marc Mormeck).
		Brown is no walk in the park, but figures to be much less of a threat than Kelvin Davis would have posed three months ago.
		Vasiliy Jirov stopped Brown in ten rounds on the Felix Trinidad-Oscar de la Hoya PPV undercard in 1999.
	thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/2107/neil-bell-ready-take-dale-b... (2365 words)

	Sport \| Holyfield is back on track for Toney
		While Lennox Lewis ponders whether he should take one more multimillion-dollar pay day in a rematch against Vitali Klitschko, and Mike Tyson's more pressing engagements seem likely to take place in court, Evander Holyfield says he will refuse to quit until he is once more the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
		Holyfield, 40, will fight in Las Vegas on October 4 against James Toney, a hugely talented fighter who was reborn when he won the International Boxing Federation world cruiserweight title on points from Vasiliy Jirov during April.
		Although Holyfield has won only two of his past seven engagements, and is regarded as a faded force after losing his last world title fight in December to the light-punching IBF world heavyweight champion Chris Byrd, he retains a vestige of appeal as a box office draw.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4720529-108366,00.html (411 words)

	The Beast: Buffalo's Best Fiend - Issue #77
		He is willing to risk death for a title shot, and penury in order to pay uber attorney Paul Cambria and five expensive yes-doctors to appeal the commission’s decision.
		The background: Mesi suffered three brain bleeds during a March 2004 fight with Vasiliy Jirov.
		The Town of Tonawanda native was battered during the last round and barely on his feet at the final bell.
	www.buffalobeast.com /77/sportsdesk.htm (1425 words)

	JE Boxing: Ruiz-Toney -- Hopefully the first step toward unification
		In winning titles in several weight classes --- the exact number depends on what sanctioning bodies one chooses to view as legitimate --- Toney has never suffered from feelings of insecurity no matter what weight class.
		He has established greatness in wins over Michael Nunn, Vasiliy Jirov, and Mike McCallum.
		Both fighters have benefitted from questionable decisions, for Toney, as noted in the Tiberi bout, and some even suggest in his Jirov win, and recently for Ruiz in his bout with Andrew Golota.
	jeboxing.blogspot.com /2005/04/ruiz-toney-hopefully-first-step-toward.html (568 words)

	Holyfield-Toney by Ron Borges (October 3, 2003) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Toney, on the other hand, has made his living in recent years fighting at close quarters and on the ropes.
		That is how he won the WBC cruiserweight title, wearing down heavily favored Vasiliy Jirov by hanging on the ropes before driving him to the floor in the final round to secure a unanimous 12-round decision that left Jirov as badly damaged goods.
		Toney has done this to many of his opponents on his way to posting a 66-4-2 record and winning world titles at 160 and 168 pounds.
	www.boxingranks.com /Articles/Article253.htm (1208 words)

	Boxing in Las Vegas:Sonny Palermo on Baby Joe.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Not to take Vasiliy Jirov lightly, he is a solid cruiser weight, but he’s a good 25 pounds smaller than Joe and has already had his lights (and career) dimmed by James Toney.
		But at least he’s breathing, which is more than you can say for some of the stiffs Team Mesi have dug up for their charade.
		On a more positive note they have finally decided to take a little risk and let Joe out if his backyard as his bout with Jirov will take place in Las Vegas.
	www.boxinginlasvegas.com /Palermo/palermo_on_mesi.htm (475 words)

	Doghouse Boxing
		Toney seemed like a long shot against the tough as nails Jirov, but he put on a counter punching clinic and even dropped Jirov in the final round.
		When the decision was announced and Toney was declared the winner, it capped off one of the biggest comebacks of this era and people were already mentioning James as a possible candidate for Fighter of the Year.
		Based on his victories over Jirov and Holyfield (which far outweighs a victory over John Ruiz, wink wink) James Toney is my 2003 Fighter of the Year.
	www.doghouseboxing.com /Hedtke/Hedtke121703.htm (1560 words)

	Boxing Scene Forums - Jirov Campaign !!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I like this Jirov kid, admire his guts, but it's hard to imagine him having a career that lasts too much longer.
		I think that Jirov took so much time off to adjust to the HW division.
		After moorer gets knocked out by jirov, I hope he hangs them up.
	www.boxingscene.com /forums/showthread.php?p=69951 (382 words)

	The Mic Online Magazine Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		even a natural heavyweight, but what Jirov does have going for him is a
		Jirov is tireless, throws a ton of punches and, despite
		anyone close to the caliber of fighter represented by Vasiliy Jirov.
	network54.com /Forum/233835/thread/1076965906/.../Heavy+Hands (845 words)

	Daily Sports Capsule: 9/10/01
		Barrera never relinquished command, and knocked Sanchez down twice Saturday night before referee Vic Drakulich stopped the featherweight fight at the end of six rounds.
		The nontitle fight was the main event on a night in which Vasiliy Jirov retained his IBF cruiserweight title by stopping Julian Letterlough in the eighth.
		Barrera, 54-3 with 39 knockouts, used his jab with almost as much effect as his right in the scheduled 12-rounder.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/09-01/09-10-01/zzzspcap.htm (458 words)

	Niagara Falls Reporter
		Given the scarcity of marketable, or identifiable, contenders beyond the Klitschkos and the barely present Mike Tyson, who has fought just once since Lewis humiliated him in June 2002, it will be a major upset if Mesi doesn't get to fight for one of the major belts by the end of the year.
		Of course, that major upset could come courtesy of Vasiliy Jirov, the former cruiserweight titlist who faces Mesi March 13 in Las Vegas.
		A win more impressive than his come-from-ahead survival against Monte Barrett in December, though, could put Mesi in line for a title shot as early as this summer.
	www.niagarafallsreporter.com /staba100.html (1562 words)

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