The Eastern seaboard seismic centers are going to have to shut down this coming Saturday when Salem, New Jersey’s ‘Mr Entertainment’ himself, Mark ‘Oaktree’ Brown 13-1 (6), locks horns with Hebron, Connecticut’s super battler, Tony Grano 14-0-1 (12), in an eight round heavyweight battle of the titans at the Final Forum Promotions event at the Harbor Yard Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Saturday, September 27, 2008.

Brown, who is determined to make his mark in the heavyweight division, faces a hard opponent in Grano, who has yet to lose a fight and possesses a very healthy knockout ratio. To ensure that he has the upper hand in this battle, Brown, has been undertaking his secretive ‘toughman’ regime each morning as well as his normal gym training and sparring sessions in the afternoons.

Taking a short break from training, the ever effervescent Brown clearly relishes the challenge as he said, “I’m going to his [Grano's] backyard, I know that I’ll have to knock him out to win. I’m training harder than ever. He just ain’t going to know what hit him. I’m strong, stronger than he realizes. My special training is going to give me an advantage. It’s all power and strength stuff. The fans are going to love me, I’m going to really entertain them. I’m going to be fast and furious.

"Everyone thought that Ralph ‘Wild Wild’ West was going to knock me out as he is so big and strong. They were wrong; he didn’t last two rounds. I’m not just a puncher, I can box. I entertain, I play with them before knocking them out. He may have a slightly better record than me now, but I’ll have the better record by time this fight is over.”

The headline fight of the night will feature Norwalk, Connecticut’s, ‘Marvelous’ Tarvis Simms, 22-0-1 (11), in a 10 round super middleweight clash with Rochester, New York’s, Robert ‘Push Up’ Frazier, 31-9-4 (15).

Ever bubbly, Brown, just had to get the last word in “If you want to be really entertained come down and see me. You’ll be cheering, OAKTREE, OAKTREE, OAKTREE, just like everyone else. I’ll be on fire. I’ll be fast and furious. I’ll be the star. Don’t forget, Saturday September 27th at Harbor Yard Arena, Bridgeport. I will entertain you, that’s why they call
me Mr Entertainment.”

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© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro

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