Marcos Maidana vs. Victor Cayo

Marcos Maidana vs. Victor Cayo

This fight was exactly as advertised these two competitors put on a slugfest for as long as it lasted. Maidana coming off a punishing knockout victory over highly regarded Gold Boy prospect Victor Ortiz. Maidana (28-1 27 KOs) has cruel power in both hands and has knocked out almost every one he’s gotten into the ring with. His skills are a little raw but what he lacks in technical skill he makes up in refined power. He’s extremely explosive and I honestly see the top of the 140lb division avoiding him.

Even though Victor Cayo (24-1 16 KOs) before the fight was undefeated he was untested by quality opposition. Maidana was the real test of where he stood as a fighter. Cayo came out and had good movement was able to punch at diverse angles. He also had good hand speed that kept Maidana at bay for the first round and most of the 2nd round until Maidana connected with a left hook after the bell rang and Joe Cortez the referee counted it as a knock down. Cayo showed the world he has exceptional talent as an athletic boxer.

Outside of some technical flaws that were extremely apparent when Cayo was in danger or getting hit. Cayo kept his hands near his waist and against a knockout artist like Maidana that’s a huge mistake. After clubbing Cayo for a couple rounds Maidana ended the affair with a crushing body blow to the solar plexus instantly knocking out all the air from Cayo’s lungs. Cayo rolled around on the ring in obvious pain from the blow. You could see him gasping for air once the punch was delivered.

Another one bites the dust against Maidana’s awesome power blows. Hopefully the next fight for Maidana has a bigger name and is a significant fight in the 140lb weight class. This class is full of talent composing of names like Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander, and Amir Khan. I don’t blame for one second any of those fighters if they don’t want a part of Marcos Maidana anybody with that type of power should be feared amongst his peers. Although in my opinion I feel either one of the three names I mentioned could beat Maidana but he always has the punchers chance and could end it at any moment.


Vic.P

Andre Dirrell vs. Arthur Abraham

Weekend Round up for Boxing.

This weekend was absolutely awesome for the world of boxing. We had some surprising performances from young and talented athletes. The majority of us thought we had clear cut winners on the matchups this past Saturday. Although on any given night anyone can be beat by any contender ask Buster Douglas.

Andre Dirrell vs. Arthur Abraham

I was pleasantly astonished with the show young Andre Dirrell displayed against the brutal veteran Arthur Abraham. Dirrell (19-1 13 KOs) not nearly having the experience the then undefeated Abraham (31-1 25 KOs) has in his professional career. Dirrell exploited several weaknesses that several of us didn’t even know Abraham had.

For being undefeated Dirrell made Abraham look extremely ordinary. Dirrell’s hand speed, lateral movement, and counter punching seemed to baffle Abraham. Styles make fights and if it wasn’t for the Super Six tournament then I doubt “King” Arthur’s camp would’ve chose to select Dirrell as an opponent.

Through out time we’ve seen the straight up European boxing style have difficultly with slick and athletic American boxers. Perfect example is this fight and the fight between Oakland native Andre Ward and Denmark native Mikkel Kessler. Where Ward just thumped Kessler for 11 rounds until one of the cuts Ward gave Kessler caused the fight to go to cards. Kessler had numerous cuts that night most from punches but some from accidental head butts.

There is no doubt that Abraham was frustrated by Dirrell’s movement and speed. It was clearly depicted when he started throwing wildly in the 10th and 11th round. And then he epitomized his frustration by punching Dirrell after he slipped onto his back side. Of course Showtime replayed the blow every opportunity possible and it was clear that it was an illegal blow. It was only fitting that the referee called the fight and handed Abraham a disqualification for his first loss.

This shouldn’t take away from what Dirrell did to Abraham Dirrell looked like the dominate professional against an under skilled amateur. Dirrell definitely turned the tournament upside down with this win now the American’s even up the wins with the Europeans. Next up for the Super Six tournament is a European show down undefeated WBC world champion Carl Froch against former WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler on April 24th.




Vic.P

Taking a closer look

Pacquiao vs Clottey


This past weekend HBO replayed the mega fight between pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao and Ghana’s pride Joshua Clottey. I sat there for a second time and watched Manny be Manny and unfortunately watch Clottey be Clottey. If anything could’ve been a tell all precursor to the lopsided event to come was the pre fight weigh in. After the initial weigh in both fighters meet in front of the scales face to face for the battle of intimidation. In the Mike Tyson documentary Tyson claimed this was the first battle to win and once he won the intimidation factor the fight would already be over. In this particular post weigh in stare down Pacquiao met Clottey in front of all the people and cameras and proceeded to work the intimidation factor. Which in seconds of this Pacquiao breaks the tension with a smile which causes both fighters to start laughing and everyone that seen the fight knows Clottey’s performance was just as laughable. Keep in mind that Joshua “GrandMaster” Clottey is not a bad fighter he has wins over good boxers like Diego Corrales and Zab Judah. Clottey also has debatable losses against Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto both fights being for championship belts. Cotto literally only beat Clottey by one point in there fight it came by way of knockdown in the first round and we all remember what Pacquiao did to Cotto. Pacquiao completely out classed him every single round. What I’m getting at is Clottey isn’t to blame completely for the disappointing performance it was Pacquiao completely out classing another top fighter. Everyone knows that he is a defense first fighter which works well against slower and stamina lacked fighters. But Manny Pacquiao has neither of those qualities in his fighting arsenal. Now by compustats, a system that tracks punches thrown, landed etc…, the fight wasn’t even close Pacquiao destroyed Clottey by a landslide.
Punch Stats

Pacquiao
1,231 Punches thrown
246 Connected
20% Percent
549 Jabs Thrown
14 (3%) Jabs Connected
682 Power Thrown
232 (34%) Power Connected

Clottey
399 Punches thrown
108 Connected
27% Percent
162 Jabs Thrown
26 (16%) Jabs Connected
237 Power Thrown
82 (35%) Power Connected

Pacquiao was recorded throwing 1,231 punches that’s roughly 103 punches per round just banging away at Clottey’s guard. Pacquiao literally through more power shots than Clottey through all together. This just goes to show that it wasn’t just a bad performance by an overestimated figher in Clottey. It was the complete opposite of that it was an overwhelming stellar performance by the best boxer in the world Manny Pacquiao. To the near 51,000 people that crowed Cowboy Stadium in Dallas that day I apologize as a fan for the boring fight but Dallas you were treated to a full movie story of how dominate Pacquiao really is. Boxing for the sake of the fans we have to make the Mayweather – Pacquiao happen although I honestly believe the fight would be extremely similar to the Clottey-Pacquiao fight. In the sense that Mayweather is a defense first fighter and Pacquiao would have to figure out how to break Mayweather down otherwise welcome to snore town! If I had to make a fight that would be an all out epic brawl ending in knockout for the fans it would be Mosley-Pacquiao!

Vic.P

UFC OUTSOURCING?

UFC OUTSOURCING?



Before I get to the main point of this splatter of words that is called a blog, let me remind all readers about this Saturdays UFC 111, whose fight card contains three fights with real good potential. GSP defends his title against Dan Hardy, should be an exciting match up. You also have a heavyweight match up between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin, this fight is for the Interim Heavyweight Championship, according to UFC president Dana White, the winner of that match up is supposed to square up against Brock for the title, but with the UFC you never know, Brock might come down with a cold or something or he might just decide he doesn’t wish to fight which will inurn mean more interim matches ..blah blah blah, he needs to lose!. Also on the UFC 111 card is a another Welterweight matchup between Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch should also be exciting.

Regardless of my opinion about Dana White and his weird fight scheduling, I have to respect him as a business man. Due to the horrid Economical Situation even the worlds self proclaimed fastest growing sport has taken a hit in the attendance of their fights within the states. Due to the high popularity of the sport there has been a high demand for more International UFC events. The UFC piloted the idea a few times by holding events in Europe. All the events where sold out within the first day of ticket sales. The last UFC, 110 was held in Australia and that also sold out. The UFC figures that it can sell out arenas outside of the US and still get all those people in the states that did want to attend the event, will end up purchasing the PPV anyway. So in retrospect they are raking in mad cheddar! It is also fair that the UFC hold events in other countries, being that over 50% of the fighters in the UFC are international fighters, the majority from Brazil and Japan.

After Saturdays UFC event that will be held in New Jersey, the following three UFC title bouts will be held on foreign soil. In my opinion the biggest International UFC event to date will be held on April 10th 2010. UFC 112 will be held in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, yes this is the middle east! The card will also host two tile bouts with two huge names in the UFC and in the world of MMA. Anderson Silva and BJ Penn will both be defending their belts. Following UFC 112, UFC 113 is set to be held in Canada with a re match between Machida and Shogun. It is expected that the winner of that bout will face the Winner of Evans vs Jackson… oh yes I forgot to mention that RAMPAGE IS BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK MAY 29th is official Evans VS Rampage! Never the less it has been a while that there has been this much anticipation for MMA events especially in the UFC, as a Fan I am very pleased with the improvements the UFC has made in their fight scheduling, by being fair to the fighters and fans, they need some improvement but its getting there. And as a Business Student I truly do admire the way the UFC’s is handling the venues of their fights and once again making money and keeping fans around the globe pleased


Amarjit “The Fighting Guru” Singh

Local Fight Schedule

Knockout Artillery will be attending these events if anyone is interested in going by all means let me know. We will be setting up large groups to most of these events so stay posted.


February 25
At Los Angeles (Fox Sports Net): Club Nokia "Fight Night Club" season premiere: Victor Ortiz vs. Hector Alatorre, 10 rounds, junior welterweights; Charles Huerta vs. Gaudalupe De Leon, 6 rounds, featherweights; Luis Ramos vs. Walter Estrada, 6 rounds, lightweights; Jessie Vargas vs. Robert Luna, 6 rounds, junior welterweights; Karl Dargan vs. Jose Alfredo Lugo, 6 rounds, lightweights; Ricky Lopez vs. Hugo Ramos, 4 rounds, junior featherweights; Khabir Suleymanov vs. Manuel Galaviz, 6 rounds, junior featherweights; Carlos Molina vs. Hensley Strachan, 4 rounds, junior welterweights

March 5
At Temecula, Calif. (ESPN2): Pechanga Casino. Martin Honorio vs. Wilton Hilario, 12 rounds, lightweights; Rico Ramos vs. Cecilio Santos, 8 or 10 rounds, junior featherweights; Mike Dallas Jr. vs. Fabian Luque, 6 rounds, junior welterweights; Javier Molina vs. TBA, 4 rounds, welterweights; Walter Sarnoi vs. Jerry Mondragon, 4 rounds, junior featherweights; Ephraim Martinez vs. Ludwin Mondragon. 4 rounds, bantamweights.

March 6
At Rancho Mirage, Calif. (Showtime): Agua Caliente Casino Vic Darchinyan vs. Rodrigo Guerrero, 12 rounds, for Darchinyan's WBC/WBA junior bantamweight title; Leonardo Zappavigna vs. Fernando Angulo, 12 rounds, lightweights; Lateef Kayode vs. Chris Thomas, 8 rounds, heavyweights; Ruben Rivera vs. Angel Osuna, 6 rounds, junior middleweights; Emad Ali vs. Brent Urban, 6 rounds, heavyweights; Michael Anderson vs. Anthony McDavitt, 4 rounds, welterweights.

March 20
At Orange, California. Doubletree Hotel fight card undisclosed.
Starts 8:00pm 100 the City Drive Orange, Ca.

March 25At Los Angeles (Fox Sports Net): "Fight Night Club" Nokia Club fight card undisclosed.

March 27
At Rancho Mirage, California (Showtime): Super Six World Boxing Classic, Arthur Abraham vs. Andre Dirrell, 12 rounds, super middleweights

April 23
At Ontario, California. Doubletree Hotel fight card undisclosed.
Starts 7:45pm 222 n. vineyard ave Ontario, CA.

April 24
At Ontario, Calif. (HBO): Tomasz Adamek vs. Cristobal Arreola, 12 rounds, heavyweights; Alfredo Angulo vs. Joel "Love Child" Julio, 12 rounds, for Angulo's WBO interim junior middleweight title

April 29
At Los Angeles (Fox Sports Net): "Fight Night Club" Nokia Club

May 22
At Los Angeles (Showtime): Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez, fourth fight, 12 rounds, featherweights; Yonnhy Perez vs. Abner Mares, 12 rounds, for Perez's IBF bantamweight title

May 27
At Los Angeles (Fox Sports Net): "Fight Night Club"

UFC 109

Ok so check this out, two UFC Hall of Famers are set to square up tonight Saturday February 6th 2010. So why does no one really care? That is because both Randy The Natural Couture and Mark The Hammer Coleman are old. There is a reason why both are Hall of Famers that is because they ARE PAST THEIR PRIME! Couture (46) and Coleman (45) both with a combined age of 91! Now my intention is not to discourage people from watching the bout. My problem is with UFC president Dana White. The UFC is longer what real MMA organizations such as Pride FC and K-1 used to be. IT was faire; if a fighter deserved a title shot then he got his title shot. Today the UFC sets fights that it believes will be entertaining and the fights the Fans wish to see. Although the thought is nice, in order for there to be a fight the fans wish to see, both fighters have to earn it! In the 2009 NBA year it seemed everybody wished to see the LeBron vs. Kobe matchup in the finals.

Nike went as far as having those comical puppets hyping it all up, but nevertheless LeBron was unable to take his team to the Finals, and that match up did not happen. It used to be that fighters earned their title shots. I fear that this is no longer the case in the UFC. These types of fight scheduling are detrimental to the sport and very unfair for the athletes, and although it might not seem like it, it is also unfair to the fans.
Brock Lesnar became the Heavyweight champion in only his 3th professional MMA fight, good for him, he lost his first fight to Frank Mir, by a mediocre ankle lock, and then he goes and beats a very worn out Heath Herring via decision, then he gets a title shot, but he did not deserve that title shot.

If one recalls the drama was that at the time Randy couture was on his period or something and had decided that he didn't want to defend his title again the current top contender at that time who was Antonio Minatauro Nogera. Couture had even dropped out of his UFC contract and Nogera was set to fight Frank Mir for an interim title spot. Mir won the fight and he was installed as the interim champ. Meanwhile Couture is set to fight Lesnar , out of nowhere for the heavyweight title. You can see how this upset Mir, who believed he was now the champ. To make matters worse, Lesnar wins the fight. This is more drama than a Mexican soap on Univision. An is completely unnecessary for a sport. The UFC needs is beging to feel like what the WWF used to be, although the fighting is real, the issue about the fighters egos and dumb grudges between fighters is seriously quickly becoming old.

A similar fiasco lead to the retirement of on e of the best light-heavyweights in the world; Quentin Rampage Jackson. After losing his title (a title he earned after knocking out Chuck Liddell and defending it against Dan Henderson) to Forest Griffin, he amounted spectacular comeback as the number one contender after impressive wins over Keith Jardine and a spectacular second round knockout of Wanderlei Sylva. At the time Rashad Evans was now the champ, and it all appeared that a spectacular bout between Evans and Jackson was set to be held. Two months before the fight rampage suffered a broken jaw in training, he requested for an additional month to heal, Dana White said no and replaced Jackson with Machida who defeated Evans and now he is the champion.

So all expected to see a Jackson Machida bout, instead White set a Jackson Evans fight, Jackson grew tired of the nonsense and he retired, stating he would not fight bouts that where unnecessary. Yet when Lesnar , who has not fought since July of 2009 requested time off before his title defense against Carwin, he got, it, and now Carwin is set to fight Velasques, so essentially he is missing out on his deserved title shot.

These type of tactics have really hurt the UFC and quite frankly there is more headaches in trying to figure out why certain fights are set. If the UFC wants to maintain its position as the leading MMA franchise in North America it needs to stop the unfair antics, and not buy in to the egos of the fighters. Fedor Emilianenko , the pound for pound best heavyweight in the world refuses to fight for the UFC because of these fiascos. It is time the fans get to see some real good fights that are faire and well deserving. Till next time this has been Amarjit Haymaker Singh.

Upcoming Boxing Schedule

Saturday, February 6 - Monterrey, Mexico lightweights:

Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs) vs. Antonio Demarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs)
Fight will be televised on SHOWTIME.

We have a knockout artist in Edwin Valero which shows in his record 26 wins 26 KOs. He has heavy hands that move quickly he's a punishing type of fighter. Valero won the vacant WBC lightweight title last April and will be defending it for the second time.

Antonio Demarco is an intelligent boxer/puncher which was displayed in his last fight were he placed a hurting on Jose Alfaro (23-5 3 KOs). Demarco was able to get a TKO in the 10th round to win the opportunity to fight the WBC lightweight champion Valero.

Prediction: Now this one on paper is quite simple to workout. Demarco stands 5'10" with a reach of 72" compared to Valero who stands at 5'7" with a 69" reach. Demarco needs to use his god given attributes in order to keep Valero at bay. Stick the jab use the entire ring, his height, and circle away from Valero’s power. On the other hand, Valero needs to jab to get into the inside and absolutely destroy Demarco once he's there. If Valero places his focus on Demarcos slender body early then Demarco will fold. The later the fight goes on the advantage tips to Demarco for he gets stronger the deeper the fight goes. The winner will be Valero by KO in the 7th round. Valero is just to much in the prime of his career ready and willing to damage Demarco.

Three Division Champ Ready for Return

Erik Morales one of Mexico’s greatest warriors is ready to hop back into the ring against a stern opponent. Morales promoter contacted ESPN.com to let them know the fight was signed and ready to be announced. The fight will take place in Monterrey, Mexico March 27th and be televised through Pay-Per-View. Erik Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) will be coming off a 2 ½ year lay off the last time he fought was August 2007 against former Lightweight champ David Diaz. Morales is better known for his epic trilogies with Marco Anthony Barrera and Manny Pacquiao. Even though Morales has lost 4 fights in a row and 5 out of his last 6 the one win he has to his credit is 2005 victory against Manny Pacquiao the only win of the trilogy. That is the only loss Manny Pacquiao has had in the last 5 years that says a lot about his skill level at one point of his career. Even though the next 2 fights in the trilogy ended in exciting knockouts Pacman dominated.

I’ve followed Erik Morales for a long time when he was rising through the ranks and when he started dismantling in 2006, 07. I remember watching all three fights in the trilogy against Pacquiao and in the first one he looked good used distance and he had the stamina to go the full 12 rounds. In the next 2 matches Pacquiao absolutely blew Morales out the water he was getting hit and he’s legs looked like spaghetti. He was just over matched he gave up in the 3rd fight sitting on the canvas the referee was counting 10 and Morales just shook his head saying no. When he fought David Diaz he looked strong in the first 4 rounds he even knocked him down early in the fight. As the fight progressed the spaghetti legs returned for Morales as he tired significantly. What I’m getting at is I think Morales still can fight at a high skill level but the question is going to be if he has the stamina to last against a tough opponent. His opponent is former lightweight champion Jose Alfaro (23-5, 20 KOs). He held the belt for 5 months before Anthony DeMarco put a hurting on him and they stopped it in the 10th round. We and the entire boxing world will find out what Erik Morales is coming back with. Is he going to deteriorate like an old Roy Jones Jr.? Or will he have a George Foreman run late in his career? Due to the heavy wars he’s been in with Barrera and Pacquiao the odds point to deterioration but we will find out soon enough.



Written by Vic.P

Heavyweight for Feathers

This Saturday January 23rd Madison Square Garden in New York will be hosting a star-studded event as some of the worlds top featherweights will be fighting. Now you’re probably asking yourself what are featherweights? Featherweight is a division in boxing were a boxer can not exceed the weight limit of 126 lbs. Yes, these guys tend to be smaller in stature but some of the worlds greatest fighters all fought in this division at one point. Fighters like; Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather and that’s just to name a few. For years featherweights have gone to war and given the great sport of boxing epic fights. Unfortunately, these fighters tend not to get to much press due to there size. Nonetheless they have always delivered enough to hold as the main event at many venues.
This Saturday is no exception two undefeated fighters put there records on the line. Undefeated Cuban fighter Yuriorkis Gamboa (16-0, 14 KOs) squares up against Tanzanian fighter Rogers Mtagwa (26-13-2, 18 KOs) for the WBA World featherweight title, this makes out to be a slug fest. Gamboa relativity new in the boxing world with only 16 pro fights but he has a heavy right hand that has helped him in knocking out 87.5% of opponents. Mtagwa with double digit loses has been knocked out twice out of the 13 loses even though he’s took his fair share of loses Mtagwa is a tough character. Let’s just say that Mtagwa needs to keep that chin tucked in nice and tight.
In the main event undefeated Puerto Rican knockout artist Juan Manuel Lopez (27-0, 24 KOs) battles the WBO World featherweight champ California bred Steven Luevano (37-1-1, 15 KOs). This on paper makes out to be a more interesting fight than the fight before it. The reason for this is that Lopez has fought the majority of his fights at the Super Bantamweight limit which is 122 lbs. To most people 4 lbs difference isn’t much but in boxing 4 lbs of muscle can make a huge difference. Luevano isn’t a heavy hitter matter of fact he’s only knocked out roughly about 38% of fighters he’s faced. Luevano is a lanky southpaw that likes to box tall meaning he sticks the jab and lands the straight left hand down the middle. Even though Lopez and Luevano have the exact height at 5’7” and the exact reach at 69” their styles differ completely. Those that know boxing well know that style makes fights.

Predictions
Yuriorkis Gamboa (16-0, 14 KOs) VS Rogers Mtagwa (26-13-2, 18 KOs)

Gamboa has too many advantages youth, skill, speed, and power. Even though Mtagwa is a super tough customer I for see a 9th round knockout by the Cuban Gamboa nothing will stop him from getting on the inside. Keep in mind that Mtagwa did last all 12 rounds in his previous fight which was with Juan Manuel Lopez.

Juan Manuel Lopez (27-0, 24 KOs) VS Steven Luevano (37-1-1, 15 KOs)

This one is tougher to predict due to the skill level by both fighters. Luevano is boxer that has to stay on the outside of Lopez use utilize his jab effectively. If not Lopez is going to get on the inside and bang away at Luevano. Im bias when it comes to Luevano just because he’s a California kid but I have to look at styles and technique. It is going to be extremely difficult for Luevano to keep Lopez from the inside. Since both fighters are southpaws it could possibly be a sloppy fight foot work wise. Lopez will be able to get on the inside and bang away at Luevano to get the decision win. Luevano doesn’t have the power to discourage Lopez from getting inside with no problem and Lopez just has a bigger left hook than Luevano.

HAITI QUAKE BERTO PULLS OUT/ MOSLEY VS MAYWEATHER?

Miami born Andre Berto withdrew out of his biggest fight of his career today. The fight was scheduled January 30th against arguably one of the big names this decade Sugar Shane Mosley. Berto (25-0 19KOs) who was born in Miami but has ties through his parents to Haiti said that the stress was too much and caused him to place his focus on the disaster. “I lost several family members to the earthquake and after two days without word, was relieved to learn that my sister, Naomi and her daughter, Jessica survived, but were left homeless,” Andre said in a statement. Berto in the 2004 Olympics boxed for Haiti only by missing the USA team because his parents were born in Haiti.
This fight would’ve been an extremely good bout between two super athletes. This fight for those who didn’t realize was a bout between champions Mosley (46-5 39 KOs) holds the WBA belt in the welterweight division that he took by force from Antonio Margarito at the Staples Center. Berto Holds the WBC belt in the same weight class as Mosley, unification bouts are not too common now but when they come around it’s a major treat. If you have never seen Andre Berto fight then you have been missing out. He creates high excitement with his machine gun style he throws a lot punches with blinding speed and hurtful power. He tends to leave himself open due to the quantity of punches he throws, but that just makes him more appealing to the fans. Do yourself a favor check out Andre Berto skills with this you tube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2yKJ86035Q you will not be disappointed. Style wise Berto and Mosley are tailor made for each other because they both throw with bad intentions, land with both hands, and punches are delivered with speed and power. We are indeed missing out on a potential fight of the year but the out comes could be greater. By Berto pulling out this opens the door for a fight on a grander scale.
Does Mosley VS Mayweather sound good to anyone? This fight seems to be in the bag because both fighters are promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. Of course Golden Boy would schedule this fight on the same day as the Pacquiao VS Clottey March 13th. No Doubt both bouts will be placed on Pay Per View, so if you’re not a hardcore boxing fan I doubt that you’ll order both, we have a decision to make. I’m going to watch both but if I had to choose it would be Mosley VS Mayweather. Mosley has the hand skills and the experience to put a blemish on Mayweather's record. It’s just more exciting to see an undefeated fighter go to battle. Even though I feel the thrilling fight will be Pacquiao VS Clottey because it’s a certain thing that Clottey will stand in front of Pacquiao as he did against Miguel Cotto so we’ll see how many punches Ghanas pride can take (Clottey). We’re in for some excellent boxing in 2010!

Written by Vic.P

GOOD BOXING IN ONTARIO JAN 22nd!!

“NEW BLOOD” FOR THE NEW YEAR
THOMPSON BOXING’S HIT SERIES RETURNS ON JAN. 22
Tickets for “NEW BLOOD VII”, priced at $75, $45, and $30, are available now and may be purchased by calling 714-935-0900.
In the “New Blood” main event, scheduled for eight rounds in the junior welterweight division, Indio’s Patrick “El Elegante” Lopez (17-2, 11 KOs) hopes to extend his two-fight winning streak in his toughest bout to date when he squares off against two-time world title challenger John “The Eastern Beast” Brown (24-16-2, 11 KOs) of Atlantic City.
A six round lightweight co-feature will see one of the game’s top rising stars, Daniel “Travieso” Hernandez (8-0, 4 KOs) of South Gate, return to action to take on Los Mochis, Mexico veteran Baudel Cardenas (18-19-2, 6 KOs) in what should be an entertaining battle.
Also scheduled for six rounds is a junior welterweight war between Riverside lightweight Hector “Teco” Serrano (10-0, 3 KOs) and Los Mochis’ Cristian Favela (17-23-6, 10 KOs) Serrano is 2-0 since a yearlong layoff, and his career is firmly on the upswing as he prepares for the veteran Favela.
Undefeated Los Angeles featherweight Efrain Esquivias (6-0, 4 KOs) first made a name for himself as a 2006 National Golden Gloves champion. On January 22nd he will look to improve on his perfect pro record in a six rounder against Albuquerque’s Randy Arrellin (2-1, 1 KO).
Riverside’s Alberto Herrera (6-0, 5 KOs) made his pro debut in 2009, he’s been living up to his nickname of “Baby Dynamite”. On January 22nd, he’s back in a junior middleweight six rounder against Boise, Idaho’s equally explosive Hilario Lopez (11-8, 8 KOs).
Opening up the show will be a four round clash of debuting junior welterweights, as Watsonville’s Jonathan Garcia takes on Riverside’s Anthony Reyes.
Bouts subject to change. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the first bell rings at 7:45pm. The Doubletree Hotel is located at 222 North Vineyard Avenue in Ontario. The hotel phone number is 909-937-0900

Mega Fight Fiasco

Ladies and Gentlemen, over the last decade boxing has been treated to epic fights between warriors. Recently to note is the Vasquez Marquez trilogy, or the legendary fight between Castillo and Corrales that took place in 2005. These and various other fights not mentioned are blessings to boxing that the sport desperately needs to regain credibility. Unfortunately, boxing has dug a massive hole that the sport is currently in. Due to sketchy score cards, athletes dodging fights, bad promotion and several other factors that contributed to slow demise of boxing in recent years. When I think of the horrors of boxings dark side I hear The Fugees Killing Me Softly playing in the background. So what can undoubtedly bring boxing out of its awaiting grave? How about a super mega fight between the undisputed Pound for Pound king Manny Pacquiao and former Pound for Pound king undefeated Floyd Mayweather? On paper this fight sounds like it can revive the sport and bring it back to the luster of the 1980s.
Why wouldn’t a fight that can potentially be the biggest fight of the century happen? Why wouldn’t a fight that’s in such high demand by the nation happen? Or a fight where both fighters were guaranteed 30 million dollars? So many questions can be asked but regrettably only one answer exists. The major fight of the century didn’t happen because of one word EGO. Floyd nor Manny could put their egos away during meetings. Both walked in with the, “It’s my way or the highway,” attitudes. Neither one willing to bend or budge. Compromises were said to be made by both camps but each compromise that was offered still favored the camp that proposed the offer. It’s extremely difficult to swallow that neither gladiator understood the magnitude of the fight, or that both fighters didn’t know how in demand this fight was. It was all over the media, each major network placed each movement under a microscope awaiting the verdict. As well as it was plastered all over websites, newspapers, and blogs. The world was discussing this fight and they couldn’t come up with an agreement whether to fight for the fans or the life of boxing? The answer is no, sadly they didn’t even do it for the horrid amount of money each would’ve made from the purse, pay per view, and ticket sales.
The outcome of the mega fight fiasco is one decent fight, one questionable fight on the verge of signing, and one lawsuit. Sounds like an episode of Jerry Springer only difference is that no one is pregnant. The fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey scheduled the same day that the Mayweather VS Pacquiao was supposed to happen, should be a decent fight. The Ghana native Clottey is a beast in the welterweight division with strong defense and an iron chin. Joshua Clottey is no chump but he’s squaring up against the destroyer of champions in the form of Manny Pacquiao; so Clottey good luck you’ll need it. Keep in mind that Clottey lost a close hard fight decision to former Champion Miguel Cotto and we all remember what Pacman did to Cotto. Mayweather is on the verge of signing a fight with former unified lightweight champion Nate Campbell. Now Nate Campbell is no slouch but he has NEVER fought outside of 140 lbs. This fight, if signed is suppose to take place at 147 lbs which is the welterweight limit. Money, you owe it to the fans and to boxing to compete with someone that can at least be considered a challenge. Now that the Janurary 30th fight between Andre Berto and Shane Mosley has been Cancelled. Berto has heavy ties to Haiti that has been struck with a massive earthquake. Berto represented Haiti in the Athens Olympics some years ago. This might be the fight Mayweather chooses to sign to compete with Pacquiao and Clottey. How about that, Mayweather vs Mosley and Pacquiao vs Clottey all in one day! As good as that looks on paper and both have the calibur to be amazing fights, they both fall short in comparison to a mega fight between Money Mayweather and Pacman Pacquiao. Until we meet again I’ll be patiently waiting for Money Mayweather and Suga Shane to be official.

Written by Vic. P