Star Boxer Chris Pearson fights for Title on Showtime Tonight; Is it time for the 'Young King" to Shine?

 Chris "Young King" Pearson has been patiently waiting for his time to shine.
Waiting for the opportunity to become a Champion in his professional career.

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A couple years ago, we had Pearson on the SportsEffectLive show, and he had just ran his record to 15-0 with a defeat of  a opponent.

Pearson was riding high, a hot commodity (maybe the hottest)  in the Money Mayweather Camp and looked like he was ready for Primetime.

Floyd Mayweather had him in high regards, and felt like his time was coming as well.

Then a little dose of Boxing & reality hit the Young King.

Pearson was defeated on Spike TV for the first time in his pro career.

It hit Pearson and his camp hard.

Pearson with Team USA

A father to a beautiful daughter, Pearson stayed positive;
But internally? It was killing him. He was raging inside.

He had never been unprepared or not up to standards in a fight.

He knew he had some issues before that fight. Knew he had been sick all week before the fight.
But Pearson is not that type of man that makes excuses.

It was obvious that Pearson didn't have the juice in that fight, but no matter what, he stood tall in the loss, took all the questions that ensued and handled them with class and honor.

He was now defeated, for the first time in his pro career.

He knew that he wasn't 100 percent going into the fight he lost.
There were other factors that also effected him negatively in his training time, and from Pearsons' perspective, he felt like he wasn't focused the way he needed to be.

Then the questions started swirling around.
Would Money Mayweather let him go? Would he ever get another shot?  Did he take it for granted?

No matter what, Pearson,his camp, and his family kept the faith and went back to the drawing board.

Fast forward, 2 years later, and Pearson, is much more focused, hungry, and determined more than ever to grab that elusive championship. He knows that now is his time.

He went off the grid to focus and to get the training necessary to become a champion.
Stayed with Mayweather Camp and fine tuned his skills to get to this point.

Now is his time.

Pearson will face a tough opponent in ATL's own young tiger in Justin DeLoach, who has had a great pro career in his own right.  Not to mention his rising confidence along with his camp.

DeLoach is 16-1 with 8 KO's, is 5'11 and weighs in at 151.8.
Pearson is 17-1 with 11 KO's  is 5'10 and  weighs in at 152.8.

No matter what, SHOWTIME network will be launching its "New Era" of Boxing tonight  with 2 boxers who will be ready for the moment.
And a new Middleweight Champion will be crowned tonight. Starting at 10pm EST.

No pressure the Young King from the mean streets of Dayton, Ohio (Trotwood) can't handle. 

Minor setback for a major comeback.

Major boxing event jumps off tonight in Dayton for first time in over 25 years

In one of the biggest sporting events in Dayton in the last 2 decades, "The Awakening" Era is goin' down tonight.

 
    Ignited by CEO Milt Pearson, the Awakening is a series of boxing matches featuring some the best young talent in the sport of boxing in the Midwest.

   Pearson, combined with his son Chris Pearson, to put on the event in Dayton.

  Both are extremely excited for this event, and knows what this could mean for the 937.
 
   Not to mention with young, hungry, buzzing boxers like Will "Knockout" Clemons, Jeff Camp, & Javar Jones leading this first boxing event in Dayton?
  Should be a epic night.

With all 3 gaining major consideratio
from the Money Mayweather team, it's safe to say that Floyd will be paying attention this event, no matter where he at.

  Now let's talk about the boxers:

 Will "Knockout" Clemons, a Daytonian, has been out in Vegas with the Mayweather team, and it has went well for Clemons. With power, fortitude, charisma, and the ability to attack?

  He is definitely on the rise, and is estactic to be able to fight in front of his home crowd.

  As is Jeff "The Nightmare" Camp.

 Camp, who is also being watched closely by the Money Team as well, is looking to explode onto the scene tonight.
  Camp, has worked hard to get to this point, and ain't worried about Mayweather.
  His focus is primarily on establishing himself tonight in front of his home fans.

 And knocking his opponent out.

And the 3rd premiere boxer on the card, Javar Jones, hails from Indiana, but is also looking to make a name for himself.

  He has been working out of Indianapolis, and has set his sights on stardom as well.
  With a great team in tow, watch out for Jones tonight and in the future.

  As for the Awakening, the reception has been nice, but now is time for the city to show support..

   Chris Pearson, headed for a title himself, has went #AllIn on this event, and hopes that he himself can fight in front of his home crowd in the future.

 For the title? Or a title defense?
Sounds likely.

 But first, welcome a new Era of Sports and Entertainment tonight at the Dayton Convention Center (7pm). 

All the talk is over.

Fight Night in Dayton Ohio!
Sounds good to me.


  




 

Pearson bounces back, gets easy win in DC; Title fight next for "Young King?"

      A week before the fight Chris Pearson was seemingly in good spirits, as he was fully aware that this next fight coming his way could possibly be a "Make or Break" chance in the boxing world.

Pearson lands vicious blow to Okina

(courtesy of Getty Images & Pearson Productions)

   The Dayton, Ohio (Trotwood) native, Pearson had started his career like a raging fire, knocking out a lot of opponents (11 KOs) and going 16-0 in the process.

     Under the tutelage of arguably the greatest boxer ever in Floyd Mayweather Jr, his immediate & long term future looked bright for the Pearson camp.

So good, that, in essence, it was looking like the "Young King" (Pearson nickname) was ready to start challenging for serious middleweight title consideration. 

   However, before his last fight, Pearson felt extremely sick, and and slightly unprepared - literally -
going into work camp that final week.

     A man who never makes excuses, Pearson decided to go with the fight and give it his best, although he knew he wouldn't be at 100%.

   Pearson would lose his 1st fight in his career, and it would stun Pearson & his camp.

  Before that fight rapper Lil Boosie told the Pearson camp it would be a tough one and his boy (Eric Walker) was ready for the challenge. 

  Pearson looked a little slow, and lost on a decision on Spike TV.

   It was Pearsons' first loss as a pro, and it would momentarily stun the Mayweather - Pearson camp.

Now fast forward to last night.

    The Pearson and Mayweather camp both knew that in order to get Pearson back on that Championship trail, it would have to start in DC.

The "Young King" and "Money Mayweather" pre-fight

   With that being said, Pearson came out strong and won on a unanimous decision by all three judges in a 10-round decision last night on Showtime.

   David Braswell, Wayne Smith, & Paul Wallace, all esteemed boxing judges, scored the fight 98-92 in favor of Pearson. 

The referee was Billy Johnson.

  Pearson looked much sharper in this fight, and seemed to have his jab and counter punch working all night. While Ghana born Joshua Okine (22-6) had some nice moments and landed some jarring punches, he was clearly no match for Pearson.  

Pearson "Putting Them Paws" on Okine
(courtesy of Dre Newton)

    While Pearson wasn't too thrilled with his performance, (He personally gave it a C-), it still was a good effort against a very tough opponent and sets him up to get a possible championship matchup in the near future. 

    Most times, boxing is not a "pretty" sport. And Pearson understands that as long as the Ws keep coming, the opportunities to be the Young King will be available.
His strategy was simple, yet effective:

 Don't get caught with a "One Hitter Quitter," stick to your gameplan, read and react, and get the W.

Sounds like the gameplan from the legend himself.

   Pearson showed preparation, calmness and the demeanor that he was "Ready from the Jump".

Could a  championship belt be next? It'll definitely be on the topic in the Mayweather - Pearson camp.

Regardless who he fights next, best believe that Pearson will be ready front and center.

He's already back in the gym, as we speak.

Salute the "Young King" on his victory.

The "Young King "and Pearsons Promo Team

NOTES: 
The Pearson  fight was on the undercard of the Badou Jack  -  Lucian Bute  fight, which ended in a split decision. Jack was irate, calling the decision "Bullshit" and felt like he should have won the fight. While Bute didn't argue about the decision, it did look as if Jack won the fight.

    Jack wants to fight James DeGale (23-1)  the IBF Super Middleweight champ who narrowly won a mini brawl last night over Rogelio Medina (36-7) of Mexico.

Local Legends game entertainment at its finest; Cook Squad wins 108-107 over Cole Squad in thrilling finale to win 4th straight

 When it was first reported that Cincy native & 3-time boxing champ Adrien "The Problem" Broner would be making an appearance in the 4th Annual Local Legends Hoop Challenge, it created a lot of buzz and anticipation in Southwest Ohio.

  Could "The Problem" actually hoop?
Would he be able to take a hit and not wanna knock the hell outta somebody?
What does his "J" look like?
     Does he have handles?
Would he be able to coax fellow rising boxer Chris Pearson to grab his hoop gear and go at it 1 on 1 on the court?

With all these questions in tow, we knew the entertainment would be on point.

Lets get back to hoop for a minute shall we?

When former NBA 3-pt champion Daequan Cook decided to play this year he requested one player to join his squad.


That would be Aaron Pogue, the former Dunbar and Cleveland St big man who he and Norris Cole played so well with as they accumulated State Championships in their high school era.
With Pogue and Keith Wynn Jr. controlling the offensive boards, Cook, Steve Wright (Last Years MVP), Keith Wynn Jr., and Darion Capers was able to get open 3's all nite long as the Cook squad came back from a 22 pt deficit in the first half and down four with 2 mimutes left in game to win a thriller 108-107.


Cook continues his dominance in the event- he is now 4 for 4 in being the General Manager / Captain of the "Cook Squad". And it was heard that he might be retiring from the event because of his 4-peat.

However for most of the game, it looked as if the Cole Squad would be able to win the game and end the skid.
 Former Cincy Bearcat Deaonta Vaughn hit 3 3 -balls early, and set the tone for the first half. The Cole Squad also led by Dunbar grad and Clippers summer league guard Geron Johnson. The former Memphis Tiger guards acrobatic drives and dunks, fiery defense, and desire to win seemingly would lead the Cole Squad to a W. The Cole squad led by as many as 23 and seemed to be cruising.
But as time waned on, late in the first half the Cook squad started to find its rhythm, and went on a huge run (led by Cook and Wright) to cut the lead down to 3 at half.


Game on.


New half, but the Cole squad was still in control until the last 4 minutes of the game.
But the Cook squad hit some huge 3's and Pogue came up with a couple of big rebounds and contributed on the final play defensively as well to snatch the victory.
After Cook hit a 3 to put his squad up by 1, (105-104) the Cole squad immediately retaliated with a 3 of their own to take the lead back 107-105.
Cook hit the final backbreaking three after a Pogue rebound, and after 3 Steve Wright Free throws, the final stage was set.


After a Carlos Knox (Meadowdale, IUPUI) miss, there was a huge scramble in which Geron Johnson came out with the ball.
After some contact, Johnson couldn't get the shot he wanted, and felt he was fouled as bodies were all over the place in the paint on the possession.
After a Cook squad turnover, the Cole squads final attempt was thwarted by good D.


And the Cook squad celebration was on. Cook was mobbed by his teammates and Fans. 

Norris Cole? Not a happy coach. Coach Darren Powell felt his team was robbed, and didnt want to speak to the media.


Cook, Wright, Aaron Pogue and Wynn Jr led the Cook squad while Deonta Vaughn, Josh Benson, Broner and Carlos Knox led the Cole squad.


As far as Broner is concerned?
Broner showed he does have hoop skills, and although he didn't score a lot, he had a major influence on the game.
Broner gave Chris Pearson such a ribbing about not playing that even though Pearson is set to fight next month in Vegas, he contemplated grabbin the sneaks and gettin it in.

Broner, danced, talked trash, dropped a 3 ball, and did everything on the court he could to get his team the win.
Then he casually switch sides and accepted the MVP trophy on behalf of the Cook squad-
although he was on the Cole squad.
Cincy buddy Deonta Vaughn watched in disbelief.

But make no mistake, Broner can hoop. And entertain. And he feels like he ready to take the
next step towards being the best pound for pound boxer in the world.


Last but most importantly, the event raised enough money in which the Local Legends Scholarship Foundation was able to give away the first ever scholarship to High School senior Iya Bazar.

Bazar held above a 3.5 average and will be studying Biology at The Ohio State University.