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INKED LINKED TUESDAY + FRIDAY EVERY DAY @MUParthenon TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 | VOL. 119 NO. 6 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com INSIDE: NEWS, 2 Marshall beats >BATTLE AT THE BIG SANDY Purdue 41-31 >KIM DAVIS SEEKS FREEDOM in season AP PHOTO opener By BRADLEY HELTZEL ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR With the exception of those who engaged in a Tom Hanks Cast Away-style adventure over Labor Day weekend, the entire Herd nation is aware of the football team’s 41-31 triumph Sunday UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS against Purdue University. The win marked the first time in school history Marshall de- feated a Power Five conference team at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. SPORTS, 3 “It was great for us to have an opportunity to have a Big Ten team here for the first time in the history of the school,” head >MU FOOTBALL WIN coach Doc Holliday said. “And to walk out of here with a win made it even more special.” >ATHLETIC COMPLEX Holliday said the win is just another validation for Marshall’s RIBBON CUTTING program. “We beat Louisville, we beat Maryland in the bowl game and now we beat Purdue here,” Holiday said. “So, I think we’ve proved we can play with the Power Five teams.” The victory over Purdue was a significant one regarding the con- tinued development of the program’s pedigree, and the following are the players and events of the game that made it possible. See more >>> PAGE 3 RICHARD CRANK | THE PARTHENON OPINION, 4 >EDITORIAL: MUSIC VIDEOS >COLUMN: KIM DAVIS AP PHOTO JOCELYN GIBSON | THE PARTHENON LIFE!, 5 >HERITAGE FARM COUNTRY COOKOFF ROB ENGLE | THE PARTHENON Josh Knight (84) catches a pass during warm-ups Sunday before the Marshall - Purdue game kicked off. RICHARD CRANK | THE PARTHENON C M Y K 50 INCH 2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM The Battle at the Big Sandy draws in Tri-State boxers and one retires By KELSIE LIVELY and I couldn’t compete and do anything else. I off if you got in front of me.” the veteran boxer, Dotson. THE PARTHENON walked into the Westwood Boy’s Club one day, Boxing was a part of Bates’ life for many years “I wasn’t expecting to knock him out, I was The Battle at the Big Sandy brought in boxing and Bates thinks it will remain with him for the - fans from the tri-state area to watch local profes- and they took me all around this country. I owe rest of his life. pected to win,” Novaria said. sional and amateur boxers Saturday. I was 18 years old and I started fighting there expectingNovaria ithad to beenbe a longtraining grueling at the fight gym but that I exhe Some contestants were completely new to the great thing and it keeps kids out of trouble cause said. “I don’t really remember not being a boxer. Ithe probably Boys and would Girls have Clubs been of inAmerica trouble.” a lot. It’s a “It just something I’ve always been,” Bates he had to shut down a previous gym he had Battle. Other contestants were looked at as vet- Making his professional debut in 1999 at age ownedowns prior but asto theof recently, fight. Due Novaria to financial has reopened. troubles, boxing scene, fighting their first matches at the 25, Bates saw early success, which ultimately led thatI guess was I’m a big more part than of me. a fighter; I will always I’m a bedad, a boxerI’m a He trains local kids from ages 16 and older. last match in the Big Sandy. evenhusband if I’m and not alldoing that. it.” This was just something Novaria explained his nickname “The Teddy eransLong to timethe Battle. professional One fighter heavyweight even fought boxer, their - Bear”. Novaria called his byname “intimidat- to him fighting former world champion, Evander Dante Craig as the co-main event and won by - Holyfield,Some local in boxing2006, fanswhich see prompted Bates as a thelegend. an Slated as the last fight of the night, Bates fought ingJeremy emotional “The Beast” goodbyes Bates, from of Greenup, the ring Kentucky, as Bates Batesnouncement said that of hishe firstwants retirement. to be remembered by rounds. ing”, reflecting his work ethic when it comes to enteredclinched retirement his final win for Saturday second time. night before say technical“It was knockoutexactly the (TKO) way inI wanted the second it, he of made four canfighting. take a good beating. I refuse to say die when “I dread walking down these stairs one last the hard work he put into boxing, which got him other“I refuse people to do,” quit. Novaria I’ve been said. beat on a lot and I time,” Bates said, addressing the audience. wherethe amount he is oftoday. heart he put into each fight and by to me,” Bates said. “I came out here and I fought “Thank you, for being a part of this thing I did for asme hard work. as It I wasn’tcould. Isomething kind of threw that wascaution just to given the Luke Lyons by decision all these years.” The winners of Saturday’s fights athletic“I just ability wanted but to I wantedbe remembered stuff real asbad the and fat I The battle’s second co-main event of the Chris Brown by decision late teens by getting involved with the local Boys workedkid that hardertried real than hard,” most Bates people said. to get“I have it. I lifted zero nightwind andbrought just wentin professional for it and I heavyweightcame out on top.”box- HunterJake Taft Russell by decision by decision Now 41 years old, Bates began fighting in his weights really hard and got strong and I got to Melvin Russell by decision and a place to continue competing after giving where I could punch hard. I didn’t really have Novaria. Adam Collins by decision upand boxing Girls Club.to support Bates his was family. looking for an outlet anything given to me, I worked for it, and that’s ers, Novaria Pearl Dotson of Zanesville, and Justin Ohio “Thewon Teddyby knockout Bear” “I started when I had my oldest daughter, who okay, I don’t care if I’m not remembered as this is 22 now, when I graduated high school,” Bates phenomenal athlete but they’ll always remem- Fourteen years younger than his opponent, KelsieJustin Novaria Lively can by knockout be contacted (2nd round)at lively37@ ber that I was good and I’d knock you damn head (KO) in the second round of six. marshall.edu.Jeremy Bates by TKO (2nd round) said. “I had kids and had to stay around, get a job NovariaBy KELSIE was LIVELY expecting a much longer fight from THE PARTHENON Attorneys for Kim Davis trying to regain “Dirty” Don Pennington (7-0-1) Hometown: Huntington, West Virginia Division: Super Middleweight Age: 33 her freedom after being jailed Height: 5’ 10” Weight: 160 Stance: Orthodox Huntington native and Marshall University Alum “Dirty” Don Pennington has been boxing at lo- calKELSIE professional LIVELY: bouts for a little over two years. With his next fight just days away, the opportunity aroseDON to PENNINGTON: sit down and talk I stay with in himthe gymabout very his preparationconsistently asthat both way a fighterI don’t getand too the bad event out promoter. of shape. How long have you been preparing for this fight? ThisKL: fight coming up we trained pretty much all summer, well after June, we pushed it really hard the pastDP: 60 I’ve days got in to July give and a lot August. of credit to Chase Hill, he is a former promoter and currently with the WV Athletic How Commission, did you become I had previouslya professional won boxer? about three (West Virginia) Toughman contests and one Rough and Rowdy. I was actually sitting in the crowd watching a boxing event one time and they needed a guy, it was an amateur fight, I stepped in and won the fight by stoppage, by knocking the guy out.KL: Then Chase Hill called me later asked if I wanted to fight for an amateur championship and I won thatDP: belt. Then he said ‘would you like to go pro’, I said yeah. So far we just keep winning. throw Canway you more describe punches your than fighting my opponent. style? I come forward and throw a lot of punches. KL: I’m a pressure fighter. I always come in really good shape. That’s my goal, be in shape and DP: I wouldn’t necessarily say any one in particular. I don’t know. I have great admiration for Who is your biggest inspiration in the sport? - sarily have to be boxing. Someone who keeps trying, trying, trying and trying I admire them. anybodyKL: who just has a relentless pursuit to try to be good at anything they do. It doesn’t even neces Kim Davis with attorney Roger Gonnam Timothy D.