trying to keep the amount of massive threads down a bit.
anyone else hear that Max Kellermans brother was murdered a couple weeks ago? Supposedly he was good friends with that boxer who punched his opponent out in the ring barehanded... and that boxer was staying with Kellerman. Police are looking for him.
I missed the last Klit fight... hopefully on demand. anyone see it?
did anyone catch the Tszyu/ Mitchell fight Saturday night? It was a rematch of their first one 3 yrs ago. Mitchell was stopped by TKO mainly due to a bum knee. He was wanting and talking about this rematch since then. Well he got his shot, right on his chin 3 times down with a 3rd round TKO victory for Tszyu. Tszyu had not foguht in over 22 months. It was an exciting 3 rds.
From fightnews.com
QuoteReports out of England have undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins putting his four titles on the line against "The Battersea Bomber" Howard Eastman on February 19. Expect Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions to promote the fight.
:boo I do not like this fight at all. I wish a jr. middle would step up, a super middle come down and give Hop a good fight. He can only fight guys in his division, but no one really wants to fight this guy, which is good thing in a way.
Did you watch the fights this weekend PM? I saw that Ruiz and Byrd won but haven't seen anything about the Holyfield fight. Any insights?
from fightnews on Holyfield:
Former four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield was easily outpointed by Larry Donald Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Donald was simply too young (at age 37!!), too fast and too good for the faded ring legend as he landed hard combinations almost at will. Holyfield was only able to muster one shot at a time, but gave fight fans one short glimmer of his former brilliance when he rocked Donald in the tenth. Unforunately for Evander, he didn't have the energy to follow up. Donald took the last two rounds and won 119-109, 119-109, 118-109. Donald improves to 42-3-2 with 24 KOs. Holyfield falls to 38-8-2 with 25 KOs. He has now just won two of his last nine. When asked if he would continue his career, Holyfield responded "Why not?" He said he still believes he can win the heavyweight title, but conceded that he may reconsider plans to continue after having time to think about it.
Evander has always been my favorite but he needs to hang it up. He is going to end up like Meldrik Taylor.
couldnt get the link to work right... but Holyfield is suspended in NY
QuoteNEW YORK - Evander Holyfield was suspended indefinitely by New York boxing officials in the wake of his loss Saturday night to journeyman Larry Donald.
The suspension means the 42-year-old former four-time heavyweight champion will have to seek medical clearance if he wants to fight again.
After losing a lopsided decision to Donald, Holyfield said he still plans to fight. Holyfield won only one round on one scorecard and two on the other two in the 12-round fight.
Holyfield has won only two of his last nine fights, and took a beating a year ago from James Toney. Donald didn't hurt him, but Holyfield landed only 78 punches of his own over 12 rounds, according to ringside statistics compiled by Compubox.
Holyfield told the New York Daily News on Monday that the New York State Athletic Commission was involved in a "conspiracy" to get him out of boxing and that he would contest the ban.
Good find MURP. That makes me happy. Maybe other teams will follow suit.
Evander has to pay for all 300 of his kids around the country. That is a lot of child support payments, and considering he is a "rich and famous" boxer, they are probably seeking rediculous money from him.
He needs to realize that his health is more important than his riches going bye bye to greedy groupies.
heh, I think Evander has enough money for all them and then some. Ever see his house... i mean castle?
Wright beat Mosley again. lol. Mosley is such a sucka
Quote from: MURP on November 22, 2004, 11:16:16 PM
Wright beat Mosley again. lol. Mosley is such a sucka
I watched that fight on Saturday. Wright toyed with him the entire fight.
Douchebag Lewis coming out of retirment for $39.5 mil to fight Vitali Klitschko
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=1973545
Fight later this year....I hope Lewis gets killed.
Yeah it sucks, I wish Klit would fight another Champ to try and get the belts together...
I agree, hope Lewis gets demolished!
Quote from: MDS on January 23, 2005, 12:48:14 PM
Douchebag Lewis coming out of retirment for $39.5 mil to fight Vitali Klitschko
I stopped reading after the point where you--an impoverished fool by all acounts--called Holyfield an idiot for opting to take a beating in return for thirty-nine and a half million dollars. hate me if you like.
Rule Britannia, biths! :flipoff ;)
Quote from: Diomedes on January 24, 2005, 12:34:16 AM
Quote from: MDS on January 23, 2005, 12:48:14 PM
Douchebag Lewis coming out of retirment for $39.5 mil to fight Vitali Klitschko
I stopped reading after the point where you--an impoverished fool by all acounts--called Holyfield an idiot for opting to take a beating in return for thirty-nine and a half million dollars. hate me if you like.
what you talkin about Dio?
I was trying to say that 39.5 mil is plenty good reason to come out of retirement, and I'm not going to call no one a dummy for doing so.
he wasnt calling him a dummy for coming out of retirement, just calling him a douchebag because he doesnt like Lewis. Hell, Lewis won the last time around.
When is Hopkins-Eastman? I'll be rooting for the Battersea Bomber, but he'll get his arse kicked by your boy.
Feb 19th. It will be for the WBC title only.. and yes Hopkins will dominate ;) I hope he takes a big time big money fight after that.. Can you say Tito?
UK, how do you feel about Lewis coming out of Retirement?
Also what is up with Audrey Harrilson (SP ???) I have not heard much noise from him lately...
From fight news:
Some nice trash talk from Eastman.. this could get good....
QuoteEastman vows to KO Hopkins!
Middleweight title challenger Howard Eastman says he's going to knock out Bernard Hopkins and deny him his record 20th world title defense when they meet February 19 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. "I'm very serious about what I do and say and I am telling you I will knock him out in five rounds," Eastman told Sporting Life. "I don't share the view that Hopkins is the best fighter in the world today for one second."
Quote from: phillymic2000 on January 24, 2005, 10:54:18 AM
UK, how do you feel about Lewis coming out of Retirement?
Also what is up with Audrey Harrilson (SP ???) I have not heard much noise from him lately...
:-D at "Audrey". It's about time Harrison shut his mouth, stopped hanging out at z-list celeb parties and fought someone good. Even I could beat up half the bums he boxed since turning pro. Yet you read all the time about how he feels "disrespected". In terms of British heavyweights I have rooted more for Lewis, Bruno even Herbie Frickin' Hyde than that gobshtein.
I kind of admire Lewis's motives for wanting to fight Klitschko. He's pissed 'cos Klitschko has been telling everyone he deserved to win that fight. Either he knew full well Lewis had retired, or if he came back he'd have to fight him, thus guaranteeing a big payday. Either way, Klitsch wins. I hope Lennox kicks his arse. :evil
Lewis is denying those reports.
Quote from: drunkmasterflex on January 24, 2005, 06:49:10 PM
Lewis is denying those reports.
Yep, it's all over British press saying he's not gonna fight Klitschko.
What in the world. If Lewis would of came into that last fight in half the shape he did against Tyson, he would have put Klit to sleep early. Instead he showed up like Buster douglas facing Holyfield a over weight disgrace, and he still "won" the fight. Dude Take the 39 mil. Get your lazy butt in shape and put this fool to bed before toney, Peter, tua, or some one else does....
Tua fighting for the fist time in 2 years, coming soon....
Gatti is fighting Leija this weekend and as long as he wins there will be a fight between him and Mayweather Jr. on June 11. Man would that be sweet. :drool
Quote from: drunkmasterflex on January 26, 2005, 08:08:43 PM
Gatti is fighting Leija this weekend and as long as he wins there will be a fight between him and Mayweather Jr. on June 11. Man would that be sweet. :drool
I love Gatti's heart, but a fight against Mayweather (he has to beat spinks too) maybe a repeat of the Delahoya beat down. Extremely quick fighters are not a good matchup for Gatti. This weekend should be a good one though...
From fightnews:
QuoteTrinidad-Winky is official!
Promoter Don King has officially announced Felix Trindad vs. Winky Wright. The bout will take place May 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be available on HBO Pay-Per-View. The match will be fought at 160 pounds. "It wasn't easy to get this deal done—in fact it was quite difficult, but I persevered and my never-say-die attitude prevailed," King said. "Whenever two great champions are asked to step into the ring against one another, a great deal of consideration takes place on both sides. I knew it was simply a matter of time before I would get this deal done because in the end both Tito and Winky like to fight, and these are boxers who just don't walk away from a challenge. This is going to be a must-see fan's fight and a great event."
come winky beat the living crap out of this tool. :chair :chair
I can't wait for that fight! Great news. :yay Winky Winky vs. Viva La Trinidad
You wanna talk about a tool--
QuoteNaz planning comeback!
Former featherweight champion "Prince" Naseem Hamed claims he is planning to return to the ring in 2005. Hamed, who has been idle since May 2002, told the Sheffield Star "I've not said anything publicly until now but I'm planning to fight again in the summer. We've not selected my opponent but the fight will take place in the Middle East and that's definite."
I hope Winky knocks Trinidad the farg out.
Why is there so much hostility towards Trinidad? Is he a nice guy, a decent human being or something? I could see people on this board hating him for that. :D
how about because Im a Bernard Hopkins fan. simple enough NB?
Quote from: MURP on January 28, 2005, 05:37:47 PM
how about because Im a Bernard Hopkins fan. simple enough NB?
Too simple, there has to be more to it. :D
The champ is here, the champ is here
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1570000/images/_1571587_hop_execute_300afp.jpg)
QuoteGo Michael Westbrook
:-D I just saw that MDS. Jimmy Johnson said it again this week, man is that sad.
BTW, who is that orange X dude?
Quote from: NB on January 28, 2005, 05:50:17 PM
QuoteGo Michael Westbrook
:-D I just saw that MDS. Jimmy Johnson said it again this week, man is that sad.
BTW, who is that orange X dude?
The one and only Executioner Sucka ;D
Trinidad is as real as Sammy Sosa, his dad is a world class prick, and Tito was the chosen until B hop got a hold of him and rocked his world. The guy only survives when people stand in front of him and try and slug it out. Hop worked his a$$ and stuck and moved, and just broke him down round by round. Winky can do the same. I would love to see a Winky Hopkins card, what a great fight that would be...
From fight news:
QuoteKlitschko-Rahman at MSG?
It looks like WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will face Hasim Rahman on May 7 at Madison Square Garden. According to the Baltimore Sun, both Klitschko advisor Shelly Finkel and Rahman promoter Don King have named the Garden as the likely site.....Other DKP cards in the works are WBO heavy champ Lamon Brewster vs Andrew Golota with Ricardo Mayorga vs Javier Castillejo on the undercard. That card is planned for April 16 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis.....also on the drawing board is an April 30 card featuring WBA heavyweight champ John Ruiz vs James Toney. A rematch between IBF champ Chris Byrd and Wladimir Klitschko is also almost done.
Yes!! Toney finally gets a shot at a real title... He will beatthe Quiet man worse then RJJ did!! Klit will be Ko'd by THe Rock (as long as he doesn't come in at 255 again) Golota will beat Brewster, and THe other klit will beat Byrd.. Finally some decent bouts in the heavy's
Gatti/ Leija was a bore. I think Jones was at the fight. hehe
Quote from: MURP on January 30, 2005, 07:06:02 PM
Gatti/ Leija was a bore. I think Jones was at the fight. hehe
I thought it was decent but then again Gatti is my favorite fighter.
Judah Ko's spinks in the ninth round :o :o There will be a third fight!
Man! Was that a good fight? I totally forgot about it. Judah is the man.
Quote from: New Green Monster on February 06, 2005, 02:10:50 PM
Man! Was that a good fight? I totally forgot about it. Judah is the man.
Yeah it was an exciting, one sided fight. I wouldn't mind seeing a third fight. Judah just out hustled him, and beat him to the punch.
X
make that... xx ;D
Out of town all weekend, didn't get a chance to see the fight. good to see the X get his 20th defense. He will probably fight Johnson/Trinidad/Taylor next. I think it will be in that order only for payday. I think Taylor is the most dangerous fight for him, as far as a lose lose situation. Beat him and he was supposed to beat the young gun, lose and it is an upset.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on February 20, 2005, 09:03:45 AM
X
:'( My boy did better than I thought he would, though.
Quote from: henchmanUK on February 23, 2005, 11:29:41 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on February 20, 2005, 09:03:45 AM
X
:'( My boy did better than I thought he would, though.
It was funny when he stated that he was going to KO Hopkins in 5 rds. I really did not worry at all about this fight. Eastman is ok, but his toughest fight befroe fridayn ight was against Joppy, a loss, even though he knocked Joppy down late in the fight.
Anymore British guys you got over there. i am looking for mike to fight Williams again, for pride of the country ;) here is a letter from Williams to Tyson.
from boxingcentral.com:
QuoteDear Mike,
I've read on the internet that you are now back in training and ready to resume your boxing career. I also read that your new trainer, Buddy McGirt, seems to believe you can still be a major player in the heavyweight division and I know some fans out there believe you can once again become heavyweight champion of the world. I don't know about that, but what I do know is that for any comeback of yours to be taken seriously by boxing fans you must first come through me, the man who knocked you out in four rounds in July 2004.
Williams and Tyson
Your fight with me last summer was called 'Return for Revenge' but it appears Mike Tyson doesn't actually go for revenge at all. Of the four men to knock you out - Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and myself - you've only tried to even the score with one of them in Holyfield.
I wonder why. Perhaps 'Iron Mike' is only interested in facing opponents he knows he can intimidate and dominate? I guess we'll soon see. Since I beat you, you've never once given me any credit for besting you inside four rounds. Instead, you've come out with excuse after excuse for what happened in that Louisville ring and now I see you've described me as 'a journeyman' and dismissed my victory as a fluke.
Mike, I know you are a boxing historian so how come you are so unfamiliar with boxing's tradition of showing an opponent respect after the fight has happened? Are you so deep in denial? You also said over the weekend that you want to start with 'an easier fight in May or June'. Well, why not fight this 'journeyman' in an easy fight and prove to the world that my win over you was actually just a stroke of rotten luck for you? I dare you to fight me again, anywhere, anytime. You can even have another biased referee who takes two points per round off me for non-existent fouls, if that will make you feel more secure.
The rematch between the two of us is a natural fight which would be appealing to boxing fans around the world. Our first fight was one of the most exciting fights of the year and was certainly the most entertaining heavyweight battle of 2004. Mike, you need to beat me to prove that you should still be taken seriously as a legitimate heavyweight rather than a touring sideshow, knocking over part-time fighters, which I hear is one of the plans on the table for you. And, to be honest, after my fight with Vitali Klitschko two months ago I need another big win to prove that I am worthy of another run towards the world heavyweight champion.
This fight makes sense for me just as much as it makes sense for you; assuming, of course, you believe you can win. A rematch between us wouldn't need any hyping and I'm coming off a bad knockout loss myself, too, and so you'll never have a better chance to beat me and 'prove' that my victory was the' fluke' you claim it to be. If you really think what I did to you - pound you into the ropes and down in to the canvas with 26 unanswered punches - was an accident or the result of some mysterious knee injury then you'll have no problem instructing your people to call my promoter. Let's do this.
The only reason this fight won't happen is because you or those in charge of your career don't want it to. Mike, I'm returning to training now, too, and am also targeting a May or June comeback date. Pick up the phone and let's see if I can catch you with 26 more 'lucky punches'.
Yours in boxing
Danny Williams Heavyweight contender
I saw on the bottom line about a half hour ago that Spadafora got sentenced to 5 years today.
Here is the release from fight news.com along with some other tid bits:
QuoteSpadafora sentenced!
Former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora was sentenced today to 21-to-60 months in prison for the shooting of his girlfriend. "The Pittsburgh Kid" stated in court that he would make the city proud if he could get "just a little chance." He may get that chance. The Department of Corrections will decide whether Spadafora will be allowed to go to a motivational boot camp, which could have him back on the streets as soon as August. The unbeaten Spadafora shot his girlfriend in the abdomen after an argument.
Wednesday, February 23 2005
QuoteFormer heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe has reportedly applied for a boxing license to fight April 23 in Washington, D.C.
QuoteTyson/Top Rank Update: "Yeah, we would like to promote him," says Top Rank chief Bob Arum. "I've talked briefly with him, hopefully we'll be able to. I just talked to Shelly Finkel, that's his call. If anything comes of it, I don't know."
QuoteLooks like the Floyd Mayweather vs Arturo Gatti pay-per-view is on. Mayweather was sentenced Wednesday to community service for his role in a bar fight in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Floyd was facing up to three months in jail, which would have kayoed the June 11 Gatti clash. He pleaded no-contest to a misdemeanor assault and battery charge.
(http://fightnews.com/tito_winky_presser.jpg)
Felix on left, Winky with mask on
tick tock
is that some grey hair on Felix? ;)
I hope Wright destroys him there is no fighter I hate more than Felix Trinidad.
Quote from: drunkmasterflex on March 08, 2005, 04:39:16 PM
I hope Wright destroys him there is no fighter I hate more than Felix Trinidad.
Oh man DMF do I agree with you. Of course I wouldn't mind seeing Tito get pimped slapped again by X, just to see him go down again, and see his jagbag father come up with more excuses would make my day.
FRom fightnews.com:
QuoteGatti vs Mayweather is set!
After feverish discussions and intense negotiations WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. have agreed to fight on June 25, 2005, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. There is a deal in place with HBO Pay-Per-View for the bout. Caesars Atlantic City and Bally's Atlantic City will play host to the jr. welterweight championship showdown. The breakthrough in negotiations came when all parties involved agreed to switch around dates to accommodate Arturo Gatti's training schedule. "All the parties were very flexible re-arranging dates and sites," said Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events, Gatti's promotional firm. "This is boxing at its best with all sides working together—especially Bally's Atlantic City President Ken Condon—to effect compromise and reach a solution where everyone wins, particularly the fans." "I am so happy this is resolved," said Gatti. "I can't wait to get back into the gym so I can punish Mayweather come June 25" "The fight is on because this is the fight the public demands," said Bob Arum, President of Top Rank, Floyd Mayweather, Jr's promotional firm. "It will be the biggest jr. welterweight fight ever." "This will be a great fight for the public," said Mayweather. "And I want the fans to know that I will be victorious."
anyone watching the contender? I dont watch any reality tv, but i wathed 1 and a half episodes of this so far. Some of it is typical BS, but I like the way they do the fights at the end of each show. :yay They havnt showed much of the Philly guy who killed himself, but im interested in seeing him on the show. Maybe it would shed some light on the way he was thinking before his suicide.
Quote from: MURP on March 14, 2005, 04:09:39 PM
anyone watching the contender? I dont watch any reality tv, but i wathed 1 and a half episodes of this so far. Some of it is typical BS, but I like the way they do the fights at the end of each show. :yay They havnt showed much of the Philly guy who killed himself, but im interested in seeing him on the show. Maybe it would shed some light on the way he was thinking before his suicide.
There was a Philly guy on the show that killed himself?
yep, it happened a couple weeks ago and was front page news in the PHilly papers. here are some links for info
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/21/tv.contender.suicide.ap/
http://cbs.sportsline.com/boxing/story/8209904
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6989219/
Damn that is farged up.
Philly-most depressed city.
Quote from: mussa on March 14, 2005, 07:17:06 PM
Philly-most depressed city.
that is exactly what I thought when I read the article.
Najeh fought last night on the contender and got his butt kicked. After knowing that he took his own life, watching some of the things he said and the way he talked was a very strange preview as to his actions. He was in some internal mental pain no doubt now looking back in hind sight. Sugar Ray came on at the very end of the program and said they had set up a donation for Najehs young daughter if anybody wants to contribute funds.
you can watch some of his video here http://contender.tv.yahoo.com/01/index.html
in other events Morales beat Pacquiao. didnt see it on PPV, but it sounded like a good one to check out on HBO. Fernando Vargas fights on HBO March 26th. Wladimir Klitschko fights April 23rd. Ruiz/Toney on April 30.
I cried for his little girl during the show. The scenes with them together were just beautiful but it was downright eerie to watch him and hear what he was saying.
The clips (especially the ones that took place immediately after the fight) were really tough to watch. Seeing that little girl who will never really get to know her father and seeing her mother, who did her best to comfort her man at a trying time, was really upsetting. Stuff like that gets to me because I never got to know my own father very well.
I've never gotten hooked on a reality-based show before, but this one's pretty good. They got fighters instead of Toughman contestants, the fights are pretty good, Sugar Ray Leonard gives the show credibility (along with bringing in Foreman) , most of the fighters are enjoyable people, and I felt for almost every guy who lost. The only thing I don't like are the challenges. Challenges? Challenges!?! These guys are supposed to train for fights and they're carrying logs up a hill and towing trucks? C'mon, Sly. How hokey can you get? Other than that, though, I can't really complain.
Stallone's got a winner on his hands. This show is light-years better than the abomination Fox broadcasted a while ago.
Yeah Baby!!! Hopkins vs. Taylor!!!From fightnews.com:
QuoteHopkins vs Taylor is on!
By Ryan Mickendrow
Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins has confirmed to Fightnews.com that terms have been reached for a pay-per-view showdown with Jermain Taylor, likely on July 16. Hopkins had set a 24-hour deadline for a $1.5 million offer last week, but Taylor's promoter Lou DiBella rejected that offer. A deal was reached after Taylor's proposed purse was increased approximately 20%. (More to come)
THis is going to be a very interesting fight. Taylor is big like Hopkins with Power and speed. This will be Hopkins biggest Challange so far, as the young buck tries to dethrone the King. I can not wait for this one.
Here are the numbers on the fight:
Taylor Hopkins
26 yrs. old 40 yrs. old
height 6'1 heght 6'1
Orthodox Stance Orthodox Stance
23-0-0 (17 ko's) 46-2-1 (32 ko's)
Biggest fights: Biggest fights:
William Joppy UD 12 Tito Trinidad TKO 12
Raul Marquez TKO 9 Oscar Delahoya KO 9
Glen Johnson TKO 11
Roy Jones Jr. (Loss UD 12)
Man, this is the one fighter that worried me, I am glad that Hopkins is taking his biggest challange head on. The kid is powerfull, fast and tall. Could give Hopkins some trouble. I think Hopkins will keep him frustrated for the most part, but he has to watch out for a bomb from this kid.
awesome fight. cant wait!
Thats awesome. Jermaine Taylor is scary as hell. These are the types of fights that should be happeing all the time. :yay
not surprising, the Ruiz/Toney Presser got out of hand today.
http://www.fightnews.com/richardson129.htm
As much as Toney can talk, Ruiz's trainer Norman Stone is a complete lunatic. This should be a half way decent bout, as long as Ruiz does not try and slow dance his way through the fight.
Quote"I'm the best," declared Ruiz. "Yeah, the best of the worst," responded Toney. "Watch him start hugging when I hit him - 'Please don't knock me out'." Toney also boasted that he had more money than Ruiz. Ruiz said Toney talked too much. "I talk in my sleep," said Toney.
:-D :-D Toney has some classic lines from time to time.
Here is the video link, It's worth the 10mins.
http://15rounds.com/press/2005/03/toney_032905.php
Also I am hearing rumors that the hopkins/taylor fight is not a done deal yet. just an FYI
Quote"I'm the best," declared Ruiz. "Yeah, the best of the worst," responded Toney.
:-D :-D i can just see those two bozos saying that. :-D
The Savior of the Heavyweight division is returning to claim his titles!!!
From fightnews.com:
QuoteTyson-McBride presser!
By Julian Burgower
Iron Mike Tyson and Kevin McBride officially announced their June 11 fight at MCI Center today at a press conference in Washington D.C. Tyson (50-5, 44 KOs), accompanied by his three children, called Kevin McBride "cute" and promised that "it's going to be a trainwreck." McBride ((32-4-1, 27 KOs) commented "Everyone is cute in their own way." McBride, who hails from Clones, Ireland, added that he grew up idolizing Tyson, "but we haven't seen the best of Kevin McBride yet." He also stated it would not go the distance. McBride's promoter Richie Cappiello proclaimed that McBride would knock out Tyson within five rounds. When the fighters stood face to face, the 6'6 McBride towered over the 5'10 Tyson. The card will be a Showtime pay-per-view event. Scheduled for the undercard is Laila Ali.
Alright :-D I know he is washed up, but can't I hope for acouple tune up wins, and a shot at Vitali? I mean come on anyone with a punch has a chance agaisnt Vitali!!
Is this guy as good as his record? How old is he? Im not sure Tyson is going to win this. Unless this guy is a piece of meat. But being 6'6" and with a record like that, Tyson has little chance IMO. He's still my favorite all time boxer, but his time has been up. :'(
here is his breakdown:
QuoteSex Male
Nationality Irish
Alias The Clones Colossus
Birth Name Kevin Martin McBride
Global Id IE-00-007386
License No. MA036831
Hometown Brockton, MA, USA
Birthplace Clones, Ireland
Division Heavyweight
World Rank 157
Date of Birth 1973-05-10
Age 31
Reach 82"
Stance Orthodox
Height 6' 6
Trainer Goody Petronelli
Manager Self
His two toughest opponets have been Axel Schulz and DaVarrel Williamson
Axel Shulz is best known for taking Foreman the distance and he knocked McBride out in 9rds.
Williamson is best known for getting knocked the farg out by Wlad klit in the first round!! He ko'd McBride in 5rds.
I am only worried if Tyson is not taking this seriously, if he is training well, McBride cannot withstand his power shots. McBride is a slow plodder, that fits Tyson pretty good.
i saw on a muted TV Tyson standing next to that guy... lol.
I took a long lunch today and went over to the United Center for the press conference, it was free and open to the public :yay. Don King is Hilarious, he is part Polish, Australian, Mexican & has roots in Indy. Of course these are all from where the fighters were. He even found a way to honor the pope for crying out loud!! Fireworks, smoke filled ring entrance, great show!!! Fighters were way to nice to each other.
The man still has the fan base ;D
QuoteBREAKING NEWS
Tyson tixs Score 1st Round KO!
Fans buy nearly 6,000 tickets in first three hours!
Boxing fans flooded the box office on Friday purchasing nearly 6,000 tickets, totaling over $650,000, in the first three hours of sales for the CAPITOL PUNISHMENT fight card set for Saturday, June 11 at MCI Center featuring two-time heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and the sensational female champion "She Bee Stingin'" Laila Ali.
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Marty Wynn, co-promoter and CEO of Raging Promotions stated, "We knew that DC fight fans would turn out for a world-class boxing card. We are proud we can bring these champions to the area." Wynn continued, "We thank the fans for their incredible support today and putting us on a fast track to a sold-out event and hottest ticket in town."
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Tyson (50-5, 44 KOs) will take on Kevin McBride (32-4-1, 27 KOs) while the boxing's most popular female attraction, Ali (20-0, 17 KOs), daughter of the "Greatest" Muhammad Ali, will defend her WIBA light heavyweight title against Erin "Tough" Toughill in the co-main event. The bouts will be broadcast live on Showtime Pay-Per-View starting at 9:00 PM ET.
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Co-promoter Darryl Stuckey of The Stuckey Group, remarked: "As a businessman, I'm overwhelmed with our first day sales to this point. I knew this event would be big, but selling more than $650,000 worth of tickets in the first three hours is phenomenal." Washington Sports and Entertainment Chairman Abe Pollin stated, "We're thrilled to host this event and bring boxing back to MCI Center. Ticket sales are brisk and the Tyson-McBride fight is proving to be one of the most anticipated events in Washington in years."
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Tickets went on sale Friday at noon. Total seating capacity for the event at MCI Center will be approximately 17,500. Tickets, priced at $700, $450, $250, $100 and $50, are available for purchase at the MCI Center Box Office (601 F St. NW, Washington, D.C.) and at all TicketMaster outlets, including online at www.TicketMaster.com or by calling 202-397-7328, 212-307-7171, 201-507-8900, 631-888-9000, 914-454-3388. Please remember that TicketMaster purchases are subject to convenience charges.
Now if he could only capitalize off of this!
wonder if they are really his "fans" or are just buying them because they want to be there the next time he does something "crazy". ;)
Quote from: MURP on April 15, 2005, 07:21:12 PM
wonder if they are really his "fans" or are just buying them because they want to be there the next time he does something "crazy". ;)
How rude :-D These are his die-hard fans, or they are irish peeps, looking for the 6'6 McBride to take his head off :paranoid I remember a whole bunch of irish came out for the last irishman to face him, good ol' Peter McNeely, a bum that lad was.
For some of you not so old school boxing fans, ESPN Classic is showing some good fights this week,
From Fightnews.com:
QuoteESPN to show rare classics!
Special programming leads into April 23 ESPN Pay-Per-View
Each night this week from 9PM to 11PM ET, ESPN Classic will air seldom-seen classic boxing matches as part of Classic Fight Nights, a week-long programming lead-in to the ESPN Pay-Per-View boxing event on Saturday, April 23.
The Classic Fight Nights lineup includes:
Monday 4/18
9PM "Sugar" Ray Leonard vs. Tommy Hearns I (9/16/81)
(re-airs 4/19 at 12 a.m., 4/20 at 10PM and 4/21 at 1 a.m.)
10PM Roberto Duran vs. Ken Buchanan (6/26/72)
Tuesday 4/19
9PM Evander Holyfield vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi (7/12/86)
(re-airs on 4/20 at 12 a.m., 4/22 at 10PM and 4/23 at 1 a.m.)
10PM Pernell Whitaker vs. James "Buddy" McGirt (3/6/93)
(re-air 4/20 at 1am, 4/21 at 10pm and 4/22 at 1am)
Wednesday 4/20
9PM Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello II (9/9/83)
(re-air 4/21 at 12am)
10PM "Sugar" Ray Leonard vs. Tommy Hearns I (re-air)
Thursday 4/21
9PM Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer (422/94)
(re-air at 12am on 4/22)
10PM Pernell Whitaker vs. James "Buddy" McGirt (re-air)
Friday 4/22
9PM Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Dokes (3/11/89)
(re-air at 12am on 4/23)
10PM Evander Holyfield vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi (re-air)
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ESPN Classic will also air following fights on Saturday, April 23 leading into the 9PM ET ESPN Pay-Per-View event:
6PM Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Dokes (re-air)
7PM Evander Holyfield vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi (re-air)
8PM "Sugar" Ray Leonard vs. Tommy Hearns I (re-air)
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The event marks the first of two events this year distributed by ESPN Pay-Per-View and promoted by Main Events. The ESPN.com Webcast will mark the first time that such a high-profile night of boxing will be carried live online
Alright tomorrow night Toney and ruiz will hug, slug and probably throw some bombs here and there.
Tonight on ESPN2 at 11:30pmEST Samuel Peter fights Gilbert Martinez. Peter is a young heavy that has called out all the other guys in the division, he is 22-0 (19ko's) He is tough, but really has not been challenged yet. One of their common opponets is Jeremey Williams, Martinez was KO'd by Williams in the 9th (2002) Peter KO'd Williams in the 2nd (2004). Samuel has a lot of Power and is 6'2 and 250lbs. He is a big boy, could be an explosive knock out tonight.
Back to Toney and Ruiz:
From fightnews.com:
Quote
Ruiz & Toney weigh-in at MSG!
April 27, 2005
By John G. Rodwan, Jr.
Photos: Ed Mulholland
John Ruiz (41-5-1, 28 KOs) was the largest of the eight heavyweights who weighed-in in the lobby of Madison Square Garden Thursday afternoon. The WBA belt-holder weighed-in at 241 pounds. The first boxer on the scale was the man slated to challenge Ruiz for his title on Saturday night, James Toney (68-4-2, 43 KOs). Wearing a couple of T-shirts and blue jeans (but no shoes), Toney weighed 233 pounds.
The acrimony that characterized the previous day's press conference was again in evidence, though it was contained. Before Ruiz or Toney stepped on the scale, promoter Don King noted that "they don't like each other." The same could be said of their trainers. During the weigh-in and subsequent stare-down, the fighters' trainers, Freddy Roach and Norman Stone, surrounded by their respective teams, argued with each other in front of the table bearing the glove to be used Saturday, occassionally blocking photographers' view of the boxers. As Ruiz departed the stage, Toney repeatedly taunted, "You're soft." The "Quiteman" remained true to his nickname, silent and inexpressive.
Larry Donald (42-3-2, 24 KOs), who is returning to the Garden after success against Evander Holyfield in the same venue a few months ago, weighed 229 1/2. He's scheduled to fight Ray Austin (22-3-2, 15 KOs), who came in at 240.
DaVarryl Williamson (21-3, 17 KOs) weighed 221; Derrick Jefferson (28-3-1-, 21 KOs) was 235 1/2.
Israel Garcia (14-1, 8 KOs) is to meet Andre Oliynk (10-2, 9 KOs) in a six rounder. Garcia weighed 238 1/4, Oliynk 228.
Among those in attendance at the weigh-in were IBF champion Chris Byrd, Iran Barkley and HBO's Harold Lederman. Asked when the various title-holders were going to start fighting each other, Byrd said he's been wanting that to happen "for a long time." Who would Byrd like to fight next? "Vitali Klitschko, baby. Or the winner of this," he said, referring to this weekend's Ruiz-Toney bout, which King promised would be "provocatively beautiful."
Toney wins. :yay he had a funny comment afterwards something to the effect of "Maybe now Don King will finaly throw Ruiz into the trash can were he belongs" :-D
I'm so glad Toney laid a beat down on Ruiz last night. Ruiz is one of the most unentertaining fighters in recent memory.
James Toney Baby!! I am so happy that he beat Ruiz. I give Ruiz credit for trying to change his style, but he looked like a deer in headlights for half the fight, Toney had him confused and worried the whole fight. Ruiz showed his usual tactics leaning extra hard on Toney's head during a clinch numerous times, and the 2nd round warning he got for hugging Toney and hitting behind the head. Toney was not in the best of shape and still owned Ruiz when he wanted to. Roy Jones Jr. was strangely complimenting Toney all night. A James Toney, in shape can defeat any of the Heavy's out there, The only ones that worry me are the Heavy Hitters, Rahman & Peter. Toney picks apart Vitaly or Brewster. Oh and By the way Ruiz retires after the fight, maybe we won't see his punk TRainer Norman Stone anymore. Classless move after the fight leaving and not doing any interviews in the locker room. I cannot believe Ruiz thought he won that fight :-D
FRom Fightnews.com:
QuoteRuiz retires! Toney challenges!
By David Greene at the post-fight conference
Although the James Toney-John Ruiz showdown was tame compared to the pre-fight hype, Ruiz dropped a bomb afterwards announcing his retirement. Ruiz choose not to attend the post-fight conference and instead declared his retirement from the locker room.
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The fight may not have contained much in the way of fireworks but the post-fight comments of Toney somewhat compensated. "I did just what I said I would do......Get rid of him from the heavyweight division! Don King will throw him in the trashcan where he belongs!" Toney gave Ruiz credit for giving him the opportunity but he did not give the former two-time champ any credit for his performance: "I didn't expect much from John because he is an average fighter. John Ruiz is stupid. He can't change his style. He only knows how to fight one way." Toney concluded in issuing a challenge to "anyone, anywhere, at anytime" although he specifically targeted Klitschko. With the Ruiz victory, Toney becomes the third middleweight champion – along with Roy Jones, Jr., and Bob Fitzsimmons - to capture a version of the heavyweight title.
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While Ruiz did not attend the post-fight conference, he did say during his post-fight comments in the ring: "He's a tough guy to fight. He moves around a lot. I connected a lot. I finished stronger and I won this fight." Norman "Stoney" Stone, the longtime trainer, manager and friend of Ruiz did address the media at the post-fight conference simply stating: "He's done."
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Of note, both IBF champion Chris Byrd and contender Hasim Rahman attended the post-fight presser and spoke of challenging Toney.
Well it's official, July 16th hopkins vs. Taylor :drool
From: Fightnews.com
QuoteHopkins-Taylor tickets!
SEATS ON SALE SATURDAY AT NOON
Tickets for "NeXt in Line," the July 16 super fight between undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins and undefeated heir apparent Jermain Taylor at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, go on sale Saturday at noon! Tickets are priced at $75, $150, $250, $450 and $650 and will be available at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office outlet. Tickets also are sold at all Las Vegas TicketMaster locations (Tower Records/WOW!, Smith's Food and Drug Centers, Robinsons-May stores and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call TicketMaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. The championship card will be presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment and televised and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on May 03, 2005, 02:34:33 PM
Well it's official, July 16th hopkins vs. Taylor :drool
From: Fightnews.com
QuoteHopkins-Taylor tickets!
SEATS ON SALE SATURDAY AT NOON
Tickets for "NeXt in Line," the July 16 super fight between undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins and undefeated heir apparent Jermain Taylor at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, go on sale Saturday at noon! Tickets are priced at $75, $150, $250, $450 and $650 and will be available at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office outlet. Tickets also are sold at all Las Vegas TicketMaster locations (Tower Records/WOW!, Smith's Food and Drug Centers, Robinsons-May stores and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call TicketMaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. The championship card will be presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment and televised and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
I wish this fight was in Atlantic City so I could go. :(
Are any of you still watching The Contender? I love that show.
Quote from: CSD on May 04, 2005, 08:33:10 PM
Are any of you still watching The Contender? I love that show.
MURP and I still watch it. :yay
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 04, 2005, 08:35:30 PM
Quote from: CSD on May 04, 2005, 08:33:10 PM
Are any of you still watching The Contender? I love that show.
MURP and I still watch it. :yay
Who do you think will win it?
I think Alfonso Gomez is the favorite right now.
I think the Latin Snake will win. They make it seem like the injured dude, Basnte or whatever his name is, will beat Jesse this week. should be interesting.
I think Jesse talks a lot of crap so I wouldn't mind seeing his ass get beat. :-D
After getting his ass beat almost the entire fight, Jesse landed a beautiful punch to knock out Anthony. Again, an awesome fight to close the show.
We're now down to the final four.
that was a good one! Never saw that knock out coming, but im glad he did get the snot smashed outta him. Now we dont have to hear him talk about his kids anymore. ;)
Quote from: MURP on May 09, 2005, 04:14:40 PM
that was a good one! Never saw that knock out coming, but im glad he did get the snot smashed outta him. Now we dont have to hear him talk about his kids anymore. ;)
LOL, that's the same exact positive that I took from Anthony losing. :-D
"Wahhh! I'm doing this for my kids!!! Wahhh!" :-D
Did anybody see this fight?
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2056077
Is it really as good as this dude hypes it up to be? There is a replay tonight at 11pm but I don't want to stay up for it and it hasn't been put On Demand yet.
Quote from: MURP on May 09, 2005, 04:14:40 PM
that was a good one! Never saw that knock out coming, but im glad he did get the snot smashed outta him. Now we dont have to hear him talk about his kids anymore. ;)
Awesome brawl! I wanted to see Jesse the dickhead go down. Sugar Ray had a good point during the credits regarding Jesse just waiting for the right moment as Bosante? is more like a street brawler and leaves himself wide open. He was tagging Jesse good though. If he could have lasted one more minute. I dread having to listen to Jesse for another week.
I think Jesse's cornerman gave him the knockout idea before round 5. He was yelling "you need a knockout!!!!" Jesse was getting his ass kicked the whole time and should have just used the uppercut like that before the final round if he knew Tony was open for it the entire time.
Quote from: MURP on May 10, 2005, 10:47:40 PM
I think Jesse's cornerman gave him the knockout idea before round 5. He was yelling "you need a knockout!!!!" Jesse was getting his ass kicked the whole time and should have just used the uppercut like that before the final round if he knew Tony was open for it the entire time.
Was the whole Najai incident a big story in Philadelphia? What a bummer. He sure appeared to be a recluse on the show and was dealing with a lot of issues.
yeah it made front page of the Philly Daily News when he killed himself.
Quote from: MURP on May 10, 2005, 10:47:40 PM
I think Jesse's cornerman gave him the knockout idea before round 5. He was yelling "you need a knockout!!!!" Jesse was getting his ass kicked the whole time and should have just used the uppercut like that before the final round if he knew Tony was open for it the entire time.
I just watched the fight again, and I'm not so sure Jesse just got lucky by throwing that uppercut. He tried using it in the first round, but Anthony caught Jesse with solid jabs before the uppercut could connect. Jesse got lucky by landing that first one in the fifth, but I think it may have been part of his corner's strategy.
As for Anthony, his style reminds me of Joe Frazier or Marvin Hagler; he cuts off the ring, he likes to crowd his opponents, he throws a lot of power punches and dishes out a lot of punishment. His defense, however, is porous. He takes a lot of shots and leaves himself open for uppercuts. A good counterpuncher would dismantle him.
Link (http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/3607944)
Just heard on Fox Sports Radio: James Toney tested positive for the steroid nandrolone and will likely be stripped of his newly-won WBA Heavyweight championship.
Quote from: dpierce on May 11, 2005, 03:09:50 PM
Just heard on Fox Sports Radio: James Toney tested positive for steroids and will likely be stripped of his newly won title.
Impossible! A flabby guy on steroids? That can't be right.
[/sarcasm]
Quote from: CSD on May 11, 2005, 03:13:17 PM
Quote from: dpierce on May 11, 2005, 03:09:50 PM
Just heard on Fox Sports Radio: James Toney tested positive for steroids and will likely be stripped of his newly won title.
Impossible! A flabby guy on steroids? That can't be right. [/sarcasm]
Ask Jim Miller. ;)
Quote from: dpierce on May 11, 2005, 03:14:33 PM
Quote from: CSD on May 11, 2005, 03:13:17 PM
Quote from: dpierce on May 11, 2005, 03:09:50 PM
Just heard on Fox Sports Radio: James Toney tested positive for steroids and will likely be stripped of his newly won title.
Impossible! A flabby guy on steroids? That can't be right. [/sarcasm]
Ask Jim Miller. ;)
:-D
oh god, does this mean Ruiz is back? :sly
Quote from: MURP on May 11, 2005, 03:34:34 PM
Quote from: dpierce on May 11, 2005, 03:14:33 PM
Quote from: CSD on May 11, 2005, 03:13:17 PM
Quote from: dpierce on May 11, 2005, 03:09:50 PM
Just heard on Fox Sports Radio: James Toney tested positive for steroids and will likely be stripped of his newly won title.
Impossible! A flabby guy on steroids? That can't be right. [/sarcasm]
Ask Jim Miller. ;)
:-D
oh god, does this mean Ruiz is back? :sly
Yes it does. I just read the article and he has unretired.
The torture continues......
They finally put the Corrales/Castillo fight on ON Demand. I watched it and it without a doubt lives up to the hype. The 10th round in that fight is perhaps the greatest round I have ever witnessed in my life. My Dad even said the same thing and he has watched a ton of great fights.
great fight, cant beleive Carrales came back in that round. great stuff. :yay
Just back from Disney, and I am pissed over the Toney / Ruiz Crap. He better get another shot at that wate of a Heavyweight. And Norman Stone should shut his trap, this is the same camp that would not talk to the media after the fight, sore losers!
The Corrales / Castillo fight was out of this world, I cannot beliver Corrales came back in the tenth like that, what an awesome fight.
Trinidad Got beat tonight :crazy I really hate that punk!! Now Winky can fight Hopkins after Bernard beats Taylor!
From fightnews.com:
QuoteTrinidad retires!
By Miguel Morales
Upon his arrival Sunday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Felix "Papa" Trinidad announced that he is retiring from working in boxing. His son, middleweight contender Tito Trinidad, said that he will retire, too, if his dad won't be in his corner. Tito said that he and his father are responsible people and this will be a "definite decision."
:-D yeah just like the first time toolbag!
Tito is like the kid at the playground who takes his ball and goes home when things do not go his way, sucker...
I guess Bernard Hopkins will now have to end his career with a fight against Winky Wright instead of Trinidad like he planned. He'll probably be disappointed because it will mean less money but it will make for a better fight.
And how about Peter Manfredo beating Alfonso Gomez last night on The Contender to reach the finals? It was an awesome fight and Peter finally got his revenge. I would love to see those two fight a rubber match on HBO in the near future.
Jesse vs The Snake this Sunday for the right to face Peter in the finals, which will be aired live next Tuesday night.
i wonder how far apart these guys fights are? Seems like they have no recovery time. I thought that might be a little dangerous.
Quote from: MURP on May 16, 2005, 04:14:19 PM
i wonder how far apart these guys fights are? Seems like they have no recovery time. I thought that might be a little dangerous.
I think it's only a few days.
But I'm pretty sure the two fighters who make the finals have plenty of rest time to prepare for that fight.
BTW, for those that didn't see the Trinidad-Wright fight (like me), they are replaying it on Saturday night on HBO after the Lamon Brewster - Andrew Golota heavyweight bout.
Quote from: MURP on May 16, 2005, 04:14:19 PM
i wonder how far apart these guys fights are? Seems like they have no recovery time. I thought that might be a little dangerous.
For the final four fights they only have a few days. I don't know how dangerous it is, it's not like they are going twelve rounds. Back in the day fighters used to fight every week.
yeah but we all know they dont make em like they did back in the day. concrete charlie! ;)
I didn't know that Sergio Mora fought Jermain Taylor for the final spot of the Olympic boxing team until today. I know The Latin Snake got skills, but I didn't know that he went toe to toe with Taylor until today. He also sparred with and was hired by Fernando Vargas's team a few years ago.
Brewster ko's Golota in 53 seconds.... Three left hooks puts Golota on the deck 3 times and ends the fight. Surprising to me, Golota has had 2 good fights in a row, oh well next fight please
Golota got SMOKED!!
Time for him to look for a day job. :-D
Alright, some good fights coming up.
This weekend:
Kostya Tzyu (IBF champ) vs. Ricky Hatton for the IBF title at 140lbs.
Young and untested Hatton in his hometown, going after the hard hitting Kostya for his title. fight is actually being fought at 2am England time to fit Showtimes time frame. Kostya with a late round stopage (10th)
June 11th: Mike Tyson ;D vs. Kevin McBride Heavy's
Which Tyson will show up? If it is the in shape one, after he demolishes the Irish Pud he should sign on to fight Ruiz for free, just to get a belt... Tyson Ko in Rd. 2
June 18th: Glenn Johnson vs. Antonio Tarver (for Johnsons World titles at 175lbs.
Tarver looks for Revenge, and if he gets it look for a third fight. If Johnson is the winner he will probably have his pick of RJJ or Hopkins (if hopkins beats Taylor). Johnson would probably pick Hopkins, who gave him his first loss. Johnson by split decision.
June 25th: Arturo Gatti vs. Floyd Mayweather (for Gatti's WBC title)
Thunder vs. Flash, This one has turned into a big time fued!!Gatti has had major problems with fights faster then him, DLH, Manfreddy and to make it worse Mayweather is much quicker then both of those opponets. Mayweather does have a suspect chin. My heart tells me Gatti, cause Mayweather is a punk IMO, my mind tells me Mayweather, but what the heck Gatti wins by Ko in the 6th after catching Mayweather on a counter.
July 2nd: Sam Peter vs. Tyrus Sykes:
Peter is the up and coming Ko artist in the Heavy's very dangerous and powerfull, he needs to work on his boxing skills a bit, but expect an exciting KO in this one!! Peter by way of a 3rd round TKO
July 16th: Benard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor (for Hopkins IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA belts)
Hopkins taking on the young lion of the Middleweight division. This one will be awesome. hopkins wants this one sooooo bad Taylor is young and strong but does not have the experience that Hopkins has. Hopkins by a UD.
An exciting June and July for boxing fans!!
I've been seeing a lot of commericial on tv over the last week or 2 pimping the Tyson/McBride fight. But rather than pimping the actual fight itself, their "selling point" for getting the ppv is simply "With Mike Tyson, you never know what's going to happen." IMO, it's pretty sad that that is the major selling point for a Tyson fight now. They're trying to sell you on the "potential" shock value of what Tyson might do. Will he bite another ear off? Will he have his entire face tattooed? Will he come out in women's underwear? I think it shows just how far he's fallen over the last few years. His name alone is no longer a major draw and they have to focus on his antics to sell the fight.
The world needs more Mike Tyson-style freaks. I mean is there anything on earth that makes you feel more normal as a human being than watching an interview with that guy? He's my ego's hero.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 01, 2005, 12:35:42 PM
The world needs more Mike Tyson-style freaks. I mean is there anything on earth that makes you feel more normal as a human being than watching an interview with that guy? He's my ego's hero.
:-D Holy shtein dude, I logged off the board for a few minutes because some of my co-workers started talking about the fight and they were all saying how much of a freak Tyson has become and I said basically the same thing you just did. I was like "Look, if it wasn't for guys like Tyson or Michael Jackson, then I wouldn't feel quite so normal." Dude, get out of my head man. :paranoid
Hey Tyson is a changed man:
From DHB:
QuoteWelcome to neighborhood
WALLACE MATTHEWS
May 31, 2005
These days, Mike Tyson says his explosive temper surfaces only in time of need, such as a couple of weeks ago, when he spotted a shady-looking character lurking around the suburban Phoenix neighborhood where he has been living while training for his June 11 fight against Kevin McBride.
According to Tyson, he watched the man walk up and down the street several times before confronting him and angrily demanding to know what he was doing in the neighborhood.
"The guy was scared to death," Tyson said, laughing. "He was saying, 'Oh my God, Mr. Tyson, I'm sorry, I dropped my wallet somewhere on this block and I was looking for it.'"
Tyson said he felt "a little guilty" after he ran the man off - until he was thanked for his actions by several of his neighbors, who said they had noticed the man hanging around for a while and were frightened of him.
"You believe that?" Tyson said. "Now I'm the neighborhood watch! I'm Spiderman!"
That guy had to of crapped his pants!
Tyson's name is still a huge selling point. the MCI center in DC was sold out in 3 days :o thats nuts for a non title fight. I just really hope that Tyson can make one last run at the title. IF is the big word, he is in shape and has some stanima and can continue to build on that then Ruiz will be cake walk, Brewster looks like he has to go through Krasnic after last weekend. Maybe we see a Klitschko vs. Tyson match >:D I know I am dreaming the Tyson of the past died that night in Japan against Douglas, but the Dude needs some Cash, and a big payday waits against Klitschko!
Tszyu vs. Hatton...what a fight! :o
Can't believe Tszyu quit in the 11th.
The retaliation low-blow from Hatton was probably the most intentional one I've ever seen.
Yep, awesome fight, the low blow was bad. Tzyu corner man urged him to stop, and he was behind on the cards. Hopefully we get a rematch on a more neutral site. 0-1 in my predictions so far >:(
Hopkins wants a re-match with Jones (http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/11809037.htm)
Wouldn't be much of a fight if you ask me. Jones is washed up and should retire. This fight should have happened in '01 immediately after Hopkins beat Trinidad.
Yeah, but RJJ wanted a 70-30 split or something crazy like that.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 05, 2005, 02:12:45 PM
Yeah, but RJJ wanted a 70-30 split or something crazy like that.
I remember that. I've always felt that was a lame excuse and that Jones was dodging Hopkins.
I can understand a 55 - 45 split since RJJ did beat him, but any undisputed champ taking a 30-70 split is just insane. RJJ got his twice, and the second one was against a man who Hopkins humiliated back in 1997. I would love for him to end it with a butt whuppin of RJJ, but first he has to get past Taylor :yay
HITMAN
Quote from: henchmanUK on June 06, 2005, 05:19:57 AM
HITMAN
I gotta give it to ya Henchman!! Hatton handled Tszyu. I am in no way a hater when i say this but with Tszy going into Hattons home town as the Champ, will we finally see Hatton outside if England? Anyway way to go, Hatton is IMO the man at 140lbs. right now, Mayweather is getting pumped as the P4P guy at 140 right now, but i think Hatton would dipose of him.
Quote"The guy was scared to death," Tyson said, laughing. "He was saying, 'Oh my God, Mr. Tyson, I'm sorry, I dropped my wallet somewhere on this block and I was looking for it.'"
:-D oh man, that would be bad.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on June 05, 2005, 01:25:59 AM
Hopkins wants a re-match with Jones (http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/11809037.htm)
Wouldn't be much of a fight if you ask me. Jones is washed up and should retire. This fight should have happened in '01 immediately after Hopkins beat Trinidad.
I agree especially if he goes down closer to Hopkins weight. I think Jones' problem has been that he has tried to switch weight classes so many damn times it finally has taken a toll on his body. He has never been a fighter that took a lot of punishment in the ring until Tarver and Johnson.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 06, 2005, 11:52:49 AM
Quote from: henchmanUK on June 06, 2005, 05:19:57 AM
HITMAN
I gotta give it to ya Henchman!! Hatton handled Tszyu. I am in no way a hater when i say this but with Tszy going into Hattons home town as the Champ, will we finally see Hatton outside if England? Anyway way to go, Hatton is IMO the man at 140lbs. right now, Mayweather is getting pumped as the P4P guy at 140 right now, but i think Hatton would dipose of him.
I hope you'll see Hatton soon, he definitely deserves the shot at the Vegas circuit after disposing of Kosta Tszyu. Would love to see him fight Mayweather or Gatti, but we'll see. I hope he doesn't start fighting bums. There was a piece in one of the British papers saying the fight did a lot to restore boxing's reputation, not only for the quality of the fight but also because of the respect the two boxers had for each other after the fight and I have to agree. All in all, one of the greatest nights British boxing has seen for years. :yay
Quote from: henchmanUK on June 07, 2005, 07:30:18 AM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 06, 2005, 11:52:49 AM
Quote from: henchmanUK on June 06, 2005, 05:19:57 AM
HITMAN
I gotta give it to ya Henchman!! Hatton handled Tszyu. I am in no way a hater when i say this but with Tszy going into Hattons home town as the Champ, will we finally see Hatton outside if England? Anyway way to go, Hatton is IMO the man at 140lbs. right now, Mayweather is getting pumped as the P4P guy at 140 right now, but i think Hatton would dipose of him.
I hope you'll see Hatton soon, he definitely deserves the shot at the Vegas circuit after disposing of Kosta Tszyu. Would love to see him fight Mayweather or Gatti, but we'll see. I hope he doesn't start fighting bums. There was a piece in one of the British papers saying the fight did a lot to restore boxing's reputation, not only for the quality of the fight but also because of the respect the two boxers had for each other after the fight and I have to agree. All in all, one of the greatest nights British boxing has seen for years. :yay
:yay
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 01, 2005, 12:10:48 PM
Alright, some good fights coming up.
This weekend:
Kostya Tzyu (IBF champ) vs. Ricky Hatton for the IBF title at 140lbs.
Young and untested Hatton in his hometown, going after the hard hitting Kostya for his title. fight is actually being fought at 2am England time to fit Showtimes time frame. Kostya with a late round stopage (10th)
June 11th: Mike Tyson ;D vs. Kevin McBride Heavy's
Which Tyson will show up? If it is the in shape one, after he demolishes the Irish Pud he should sign on to fight Ruiz for free, just to get a belt... Tyson Ko in Rd. 2
June 18th: Glenn Johnson vs. Antonio Tarver (for Johnsons World titles at 175lbs.
Tarver looks for Revenge, and if he gets it look for a third fight. If Johnson is the winner he will probably have his pick of RJJ or Hopkins (if hopkins beats Taylor). Johnson would probably pick Hopkins, who gave him his first loss. Johnson by split decision.
June 25th: Arturo Gatti vs. Floyd Mayweather (for Gatti's WBC title)
Thunder vs. Flash, This one has turned into a big time fued!!Gatti has had major problems with fights faster then him, DLH, Manfreddy and to make it worse Mayweather is much quicker then both of those opponets. Mayweather does have a suspect chin. My heart tells me Gatti, cause Mayweather is a punk IMO, my mind tells me Mayweather, but what the heck Gatti wins by Ko in the 6th after catching Mayweather on a counter.
July 2nd: Sam Peter vs. Tyrus Sykes:
Peter is the up and coming Ko artist in the Heavy's very dangerous and powerfull, he needs to work on his boxing skills a bit, but expect an exciting KO in this one!! Peter by way of a 3rd round TKO
July 16th: Benard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor (for Hopkins IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA belts)
Hopkins taking on the young lion of the Middleweight division. This one will be awesome. hopkins wants this one sooooo bad Taylor is young and strong but does not have the experience that Hopkins has. Hopkins by a UD.
An exciting June and July for boxing fans!!
MIC:
Any idea which of these fights will be on HBO? My son and I love Gatti.
6/11 Tyson is on Showtime payperview $44.95
6/11 Miguel Cotto va Mohamed Abdullaev (WBO 140) ON HBO
Kid Diamond vs Joel Casamayor (135)
Victor Bisbal vs TBA (Hvy)
6/18 Glen Johnson vs Antonio Tarver (World 175) ON HBO
Ike Quartey vs Verno Phillips (154)
6/25 Arturo Gatti vs Floyd Mayweather (WBC 140) ON HBO PAY PER VIEW $44.95
7/2 Sam Peter vs Taurus Sykes (Hvy) On showtime
Oscar Diaz vs TBA
7/16 Bernard Hopkins vs Jermain Taylor (IBF/WBC/WBA/WBO 160) ON HBO PAY PER VIEW $44.95
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 07, 2005, 10:16:16 PM
6/25 Arturo Gatti vs Floyd Mayweather (WBC 140) ON HBO PAY PER VIEW $44.95
Hatton will be watching that one. ;D
Quote from: henchmanUK on June 08, 2005, 06:04:53 AM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 07, 2005, 10:16:16 PM
6/25 Arturo Gatti vs Floyd Mayweather (WBC 140) ON HBO PAY PER VIEW $44.95
Hatton will be watching that one. ;D
I would love to see him fight either one. Floyd I think he no problem with, Floyd is fast but hatton took some BOMBS from Tsyzu and kept coming. Gatti throws the hardest punch at this weight. I would rather see Gatti win and face Hatton. Fireworks all night in that one :yay
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 08, 2005, 09:33:32 AM
Quote from: henchmanUK on June 08, 2005, 06:04:53 AM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 07, 2005, 10:16:16 PM
6/25 Arturo Gatti vs Floyd Mayweather (WBC 140) ON HBO PAY PER VIEW $44.95
Hatton will be watching that one. ;D
I would love to see him fight either one. Floyd I think he no problem with, Floyd is fast but hatton took some BOMBS from Tsyzu and kept coming. Gatti throws the hardest punch at this weight. I would rather see Gatti win and face Hatton. Fireworks all night in that one :yay
I think Gatti wins that one, but I am a little biased he is my favorite fighter. I think you are right though that would be a fight with a ton of action and would surely be a big draw.
Quote from: Double J on June 08, 2005, 09:25:34 PM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 08, 2005, 09:33:32 AM
Quote from: henchmanUK on June 08, 2005, 06:04:53 AM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 07, 2005, 10:16:16 PM
6/25 Arturo Gatti vs Floyd Mayweather (WBC 140) ON HBO PAY PER VIEW $44.95
Hatton will be watching that one. ;D
I would love to see him fight either one. Floyd I think he no problem with, Floyd is fast but hatton took some BOMBS from Tsyzu and kept coming. Gatti throws the hardest punch at this weight. I would rather see Gatti win and face Hatton. Fireworks all night in that one :yay
I think Gatti wins that one, but I am a little biased he is my favorite fighter. I think you are right though that would be a fight with a ton of action and would surely be a big draw.
I think the whole of Britain would stay up until 6am to watch Hatton-Gatti.
Tyson press conference was another gem. haha
Quote from: MURP on June 09, 2005, 11:36:02 AM
Tyson press conference was another gem. haha
"I'm gonna gut you like a fish"
"You're going to get Kevin killed"
lol
(http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/afpji/20050413/050413001155.qx1l1tfa0b.jpg)
I merst brrrllleak you!
Tyson looked like the Tyson of old the first couple rounds, but once his stamina ran out he was done. I couldn't figure out why a guy with a 40 lbs. weight advantage and 9 inch reach advantage wasn't utilizing his jab and was seemingly try to fight inside whenever he could. But after the 5th round it was obvious McBride's strategy was to wear Tyson down and frustrate him...which worked perfectly. Time for Tyson to hang 'em up.
I can't stand Layla Ali. Something about the scowl on her face and cocky dispostion annoys me. :boo I hope some big bitch comes along and tunes her up. :evil
Quote from: SD_Eagle on June 12, 2005, 12:20:24 AM
I hope some big bitch comes along and tunes her up. :evil
:-D Perv
I started laughing my ass off when Tyson didn't come out of the corner WTF! I just hope he sticks by his word and stays out of the ring he is purely a circus act at this point.
The next two weeks are going to be awesome Johnson/Tarver 2 and Mayweather/Gatti. I cannot wait.
Tyson bit some man nipple (http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/3694450)
Alright a depressing week in my little boxing world :'( I know Tyson would be done sooner or later, but I grew up watching all his fights, there was nothing like getting together to watch a Tyson fight, it was amazing. With Tyson losing, Tyszu losing last week, it is a time of change for me in my boxers who i have followed. the guys I grew up watching are being beat, their getting old and retiring. I know it is natural, but It's tough. Hopefully Hopkins keeps going, and Toney can make a run at a Heavy title. There is plenty of Great young talent out there, I just am not connected as I was with the old timers. Sad week. Thanks Mike, The good times you had in the ring were awesome, the bad times I could live without, but thanks! :'(
QuoteHe could not get up high enough to bite my ears — good job he wasn't a midget, otherwise he would have bitten something else."
:-D
Tyson is a nut-job
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 16, 2005, 01:51:03 PM
Alright a depressing week in my little boxing world :'( I know Tyson would be done sooner or later, but I grew up watching all his fights, there was nothing like getting together to watch a Tyson fight, it was amazing. With Tyson losing, Tyszu losing last week, it is a time of change for me in my boxers who i have followed. the guys I grew up watching are being beat, their getting old and retiring. I know it is natural, but It's tough. Hopefully Hopkins keeps going, and Toney can make a run at a Heavy title. There is plenty of Great young talent out there, I just am not connected as I was with the old timers. Sad week. Thanks Mike, The good times you had in the ring were awesome, the bad times I could live without, but thanks! :'(
Dude I know your a Tyson fan but you didn't really expect him to make any sort of real comeback did you? The guy hasn't been a fighter since before he went to prison. I think you should be OK with Hopkins though he may have his hands full in July.
As far as James Toney goes it really amazes me that he is a heavyweight contender it just goes to show that the heavyweight division is full of bums. In fact I think every heavyweight contender out there right now would be a candidate for the Joe Louis bum of the the month club.
QuoteAs far as James Toney goes it really amazes me that he is a heavyweight contender it just goes to show that the heavyweight division is full of bums. In fact I think every heavyweight contender out there right now would be a candidate for the Joe Louis bum of the the month club.
With tyson, ah I was hoping he could at least get Ruiz and claim that belt, but oh well. With Toney you shouldn't be that surprised. Toney is the best skilled fighter in the heavys by a loooooong shot. He has all the tools of a middleweight and the body of a heavy now. He is smaller in height. The division on a whole is down, with King owning three out of the four belts (Klitschko is the only non-King fighter) it will be hard to have them unify. King wants future options on Klit if he fights any of the other three belt holders, and that ain't sitting well with Klit. There are some young guns coming up in the division, but after Toney whooped Ruiz's Butt, the other champs may stay away from him.
Tarver put on a good show tonight in what turned out to be a pretty good fight. Johnson really didn't come alive till late in the fight. A little disappointing round 12 especially after such a great 11th, but Tarver did what he had to do to win. I'm looking forward to their 3rd bout.
The Quartey/Phillips fight was a snoozefest until the last 2 round. :-o
I wasn't going to pay for the Gatti/Mayweather fight next week, but after the trash talking by Mayweather tonight I'm sold. :deion
That fight was fairly boring for so many damn punches being thrown IMO, although I agree the 11th was great and then the 12th was terrible. The 12th Reminded me of hockey when they trap and make it suck for the fans. Im surprised Tarver kept that pace up for most of the rounds, although a lot of those punchers were pitter patter crap. Anyway, Id watch a 3rd one.
I thought the fight absolutely sucked. I don't think Tarver landed any real fierce combinations, like Murp said it was just a bunch of pitter patter crap. I loved how Lampley was comparing the fights to Gatti/Ward what a joke.
I cannot wait for this weekends fight, as much as I love Gatti he really is a long shot to beat Mayweather. I was watching the Mayweather/Corley fight and Gatti/Ward II yesterday On Demand, it is quite clear who the superior fighter is. Though Gatti has become a much better boxer the longer he has worked under McGirt.
Lastnight Manfredo was on the CN8 fights in the the crowd he was saying he will be looking for another fight with Mora or Gomez sometime in the near future.
QuoteI cannot wait for this weekends fight, as much as I love Gatti he really is a long shot to beat Mayweather. I was watching the Mayweather/Corley fight and Gatti/Ward II yesterday On Demand, it is quite clear who the superior fighter is. Though Gatti has become a much better boxer the longer he has worked under McGirt.
I am with you doubleJ, I am torn cause I really want Gatti to kick the crap out of PBF. but PBF is so dangerous and Gatti has had trouble with quicker fighters (DLH/Manfreddy) this one will get ugly, these two guys hate, and I mean hate each other. :evil
Here is a link to video of the final presser for the Gatti/Mayweather fight. Vivian Harris who has been in more fights with his promoters lately then with other fighters gets in the mix and dogs mayweather.
http://www.15rounds.com/News/2005/06/Abrams_062205.php
Hatton will be ringside in AC tonight, according to Brit press. :yay
Quote from: henchmanUK on June 25, 2005, 04:04:39 PM
Hatton will be ringside in AC tonight, according to Brit press. :yay
Maybe he can Tell Harris in a few minutes "Hey Harris, you got KNOCKED the Farg OUT MANNNNN!!"
Quote from: henchmanUK on June 25, 2005, 04:04:39 PM
Hatton will be ringside in AC tonight, according to Brit press. :yay
I was very impressed with Hatton last night on Friday night Fights. He is a very likable guy, has great boxing insight, and you can tell he really wants Mayweather in a fight!!
Not looking good at all for Gatti :boo
WTF Buddy stopped the fight....
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 25, 2005, 11:50:12 PM
WTF Buddy stopped the fight....
Thank god.
Gatti was thoroughly dominated. I can't remember the last time I've seen a fight that one sided. Mayweather's speed was way too much for him. Give credit to Gatti for taking that beating.
Damn. Hopefully Hatton-Mayweather now.
Hatton wants to fight in Manchester outside infront of 60k fans. Mayweather wants to fight in MSG. Should be interesting to see where it gets done at.
I was disappointed the fight got stopped but he was getting beat pretty damn good. I was hoping he would let his hands fly a little more.
Was a story in a Brit paper this morning saying Hatton is Showtime, but Mayweather and Miguel Cotto are HBO and that might cause problems with a Hatton-Mayweather fight. :boo
As great as it would be for Hatton and Mayweather to fight I think Cotto and Mayweather would be a better fight. Hatton is an amazing fighter but I don't know that he could compete with Mayweather.
Quote from: Double J on June 27, 2005, 05:01:17 PM
As great as it would be for Hatton and Mayweather to fight I think Cotto and Mayweather would be a better fight. Hatton is an amazing fighter but I don't know that he could compete with Mayweather.
As dominating as Mayweather was the other night, Hatton is the man in the division UNTIL he is defeated. He beat the Man (Kostya Tyszu) So he is the man. No other fight is right at this time then Hatton / Mayweather.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on June 27, 2005, 08:17:28 PM
Quote from: Double J on June 27, 2005, 05:01:17 PM
As great as it would be for Hatton and Mayweather to fight I think Cotto and Mayweather would be a better fight. Hatton is an amazing fighter but I don't know that he could compete with Mayweather.
As dominating as Mayweather was the other night, Hatton is the man in the division UNTIL he is defeated. He beat the Man (Kostya Tyszu) So he is the man. No other fight is right at this time then Hatton / Mayweather.
Yeah I guess you are right, I just don't know if he really matches up that well.
Well, this didn't take long:
QuoteTyson ready to fight on
By Grantlee Kieza
June 30, 2005
FORMER world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is set to fight again in a multi-million-dollar tournament that could see a third bout with arch foe Evander Holyfield.
Despite a humiliating loss to mediocre Irish giant Kevin McBride in Washington on June 11, Tyson, 39, still believes he has the punching power to remain a major attraction in heavyweight boxing in a series of four-round fights.
His trainer Jeff Fenech will fly to Phoenix, Arizona, today to continue negotiations for a tournament featuring Tyson in a series of abbreviated bouts against the likes of Holyfield and another former heavyweight champ Riddick Bowe.
It would be boxing's equivalent of cricket's limited overs format or the new Twenty20 game.
Fenech says there has already been interest in the tournament from promoters in Las Vegas and Dubai.
"Mike does not want to go out of boxing as a loser against Kevin McBride," Fenech said.
"He is one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time and is still explosive for four rounds.
"He doesn't want to compete in 10- round fights because after 20 years as a big-name fighter it is hard to keep backing up in the gym.
"But physically he remains rock solid and very strong and believes he can still thrill fans with the style that made him the youngest ever heavyweight champ in 1986."
Advertisement:
Against McBride, Tyson lost two points for a head-butt, tried to break the Irishman's arm in a clinch and locked his teeth around McBride's nipple. But he was still ahead on points when Fenech retired him in his corner after round six.
"I cannot do this any more," Tyson said immediately after the loss.
"I am not going to lie to myself and I am not going to embarrass this sport. This is a great sport. This is a sport that has taken men with pretty humble lives and humble beginnings and put them in the position to rub shoulders with royalty."
The fight, Tyson's first since a knockout loss to Englishman Danny Williams a year earlier, drew a crowd of 15,472 to Washington's MCI Centre - proof that Tyson remains one of the biggest names in the sport.
The Daily Telegraph
Ready for side show Mike, maybe he can fight the "king of 4 rounders" Butterbean :-D
Jesus. Make it end.
Saturday night a young Heavy named Samuel Peter fought Terrell Sykes. Peter is 24-0 (21ko's) He sent Sykes out with a well timed right, and them used a combo of head and body shots to end it. Sykes is not a top tier fighter, but many are saying that Peter is. He haas not been tested with a top 20 fighter yet, but the WBC has him ranked 4th. His skills are a question, but his power is not. This guy is fun to watch and hopefully will get a title shot soon, or step up with another top contender. His camp is tryingto get Vitali in the ring. He is only 24 years old, the youngest Heavy in Boxingrec.com's to 50 heavy's. The average age of the top 20 heavy's is a little over 30 years old.
link (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2101448)
QuoteTitle holders Vitali Klitschko and Chris Byrd haven't fought this year. Klitschko, with two fights in 18 months, has lost the juice he once had as the division leader. He's been injured and ducking a tough fight with mandatory Hasim Rahman in favor of trying to dump pollution on the public in the form of a heinous match with Oleg Maskaev.
:-D
Quote from: MURP on July 07, 2005, 11:47:04 AM
link (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2101448)
QuoteTitle holders Vitali Klitschko and Chris Byrd haven't fought this year. Klitschko, with two fights in 18 months, has lost the juice he once had as the division leader. He's been injured and ducking a tough fight with mandatory Hasim Rahman in favor of trying to dump pollution on the public in the form of a heinous match with Oleg Maskaev.
:-D
they are trying to sell this fight because when they were amatures Makaev KO'd Vitali in 1 round. this fight is brutual, Maskaev is not even in the top 20.
Byrd is screwed cause DK can't get a couple of million of $$$ for one of his fights.
Tomorrow night The EXECUTIONER takes on Taylor for the undisputed Middleweight crown, I can't wait :crazy there are also some really good under cards, Vernon Forrest makes his return to the ring, Wayne McCullough takes on Oscar Larious for his super bantam title, and also a superflyweight title match with two guys I've never seen before.
I just watched a great fight on ESPN2. Johnny Nolasco vs. Jason Litzau. Ended in a 2-3 decision for Litzau, the now 13-0 undefeated youngster. He was dropped in the fight, but came back to make a very very close decision. I thought it was a draw. I really did.
Damned great fight, though. Hats off to both fighters.
Hopkins was farging robbed. I could give a flying farg what the biased score card said. He landed more punches, threw less, had more power punches, and had a way higher % land! Taylor missed with EVERYTHING! He threw a flurry of punches but basically made a lot of noise and missed badly. This decision was a farging disgrace. The announcers can suck a fleshpop. I was hoping Hopkins would sucker punch that smug little prick Merchant.
I thought Hopkins should have won but his style finally caught up to him. He basically just walked around the first 8 rounds. That said when it mattered most he whooped Taylor pretty good.
THe thing with Hopkins is he has a style and does not go off course, he di not land enough counters early in the fight. Taylor was aggresive, but was not as dominant as Hopkins was inactive early. I thought Hopkins did enough late to win the fight. I am upset now for the next 6 months we have to hear everyone question him. I am looking forward to the rematch, hopefully Hopkins relizes that a little more earlier action and he either Ko's or wins easy. Merchant can kiss it, he is a scumbag imo, he always looks to get a fighter pissed off. Enjoy Hopkins titles while you have them Taylor, it is going to be short.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on February 20, 2005, 09:03:45 AM
EX
Corrected. ;) On a more serious point, Amir Khan, our silver medallist at lightweight in Athens, made his pro debut last night against a mechanic from London. :-D Didn't last two minutes. He's only 19, but looks awesome. Comparisons to Naseem will be made. :yay
Quote from: phillymic2000 on July 17, 2005, 01:10:34 AM
THe thing with Hopkins is he has a style and does not go off course, he di not land enough counters early in the fight. Taylor was aggresive, but was not as dominant as Hopkins was inactive early. I thought Hopkins did enough late to win the fight. I am upset now for the next 6 months we have to hear everyone question him. I am looking forward to the rematch, hopefully Hopkins relizes that a little more earlier action and he either Ko's or wins easy. Merchant can kiss it, he is a scumbag imo, he always looks to get a fighter pissed off. Enjoy Hopkins titles while you have them Taylor, it is going to be short.
Agree 100% with your whole post.
Probably the next good heavy fight coming up. This will be a good test for Peter, Wlad has some boxing skills and some power. however I don't think Wlad is going to hold back the big fella, Wlad is going to sleep early in this one!!!
from fightnews.com:
QuoteIBF Orders Peter-Klitschko Box-off
Gotzev Declares "Moment of Truth" for Top Heavyweights.
Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter's manager, Ivalyo Gotzev, is declaring that the "moment of truth has arrived," for a top contender to step up and face his man, now that the IBF has ordered a box-off between Peter, 24-0 (21), and Wladimir Klitschko, 44-3 (40), to determine its new number-one contender (on the heels of last week's announcement that the WBC has also ordered a box-off between Peter and its top contender Sinan Samil Sam). "We want to thank both organizations for recognizing Samuel Peter and giving him the opportunity to become their top contender. We're looking at all options to see who will step up to the plate first. Samuel is ready to fight either guy, so it's time to put up or shut up." Gotzev says that Team Peter is overjoyed with the developments of the past couple weeks. "This is a great moment in Samuel's career and the outcome of this is going to determine the future of the heavyweight division. All the hard work is finally paying off. He's ready for anybody. Now is the moment of truth."
hopkins lost! wtf!
(http://www.com48.nl/fotos/funny/welcome_to_last_week%5b1%5d.jpg)
:-D
Castillo vs. Corrales II is on PPV on October 8th. If the first fight is anything like the first we should be in for a real treat.
Tarver / Jones again, They should really bring in Chris Tucker this time so he can stand over Jones and yell " You got knocked the farg out Mannnnnnnn"
From Fightnews.com:
QuoteTarver-Jones III on Oct 1st!
By Flattop
"It's done," announced promoter Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing to FightNews. "I am pleased to say that all parties have signed off and Antonio Tarver will meet Roy Jones Jr. on October 1st." DeGuardia, the promoter of Tarver, received the signed contracts from Jones on Wednesday morning. "It is going to be parity, fifty-fifty. Tarver certainly feels he should get more, but this fight goes beyond money. Both Tarver and Jones are true warriors and they want to see who is the best. This fight will happen because both fighters have an overwhelmingly desire to fight each again, to settle it in the ring once-and-for-all!"
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DeGuardia pointed out: "Their rivalry has existed since they were kids. Tarver chased Jones for years to get his chance. Nobody can light a fire under Tarver the way Roy does. You saw the fire in Tarver in the first and second fight and you will see it again on October 1st. But now Roy has that same fire. You can say what you want to about who won the first fight, but Tarver knew he won that fight and it only made the fire bigger. He was still on fire after he knocked out Roy in the second fight and that was why he fought (Glen) Johnson with same fire. Now Tarver has lit a fire underneath Jones. Roy never had a fighter talk to him like Tarver. Roy will never forget when Tarver asked him, 'Do you have any excuses tonight Roy?' And Tarver will never forget all those years he begged Jones for an opportunity."
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"This is truly a trilogy that will go down in history. Today's generation will remember the Tarver vs. Jones trilogy in the same way that the previous generation looks at Ali vs. Frazier. You can talk about Gatti vs. Ward being a great trilogy, but Tarver vs. Jones is the two best light heavyweights in the world. That is why this fight is so compelling. It is a fight that the fans want to see and it's a fight that the fighters want to fight. This is truly a fight for history."
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The site hasn't been determined but DeGuardia indicated that there is no shortage of venues seeking to land the highly anticipated rubber match between the current King of the Light Heavyweights and the living legend. DeGuardia indicated that the FedExForum in Memphis and Mandalay Bay in Vegas have expressed interest in hosting the fight. Both venues have a bittersweet history with the fighters. Tarver lost a narrow decision to Jones in November 2003 and he knocked Jones out in two rounds in May 2004 at the Mandalay Bay. Jones lost his comeback fight to Glen Johnson in September 2004 and Tarver won his rematch against Johnson in June 2005 at the FedExForum. Tarver vs. Jones III will be promoted by Star Boxing in association with Square Ring.
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Of course, the name of Glen Johnson figures prominently when you talk about future fights for Tarver or Johnson but DeGuardia did not want to look ahead when asked about a rubber match with Johnson. "Right now Tarver has to take this one. There are big fights out there for Tarver, such as (Bernard) Hopkins, (Joe) Calzghe or a third fight with Johnson, but right now Jones is our only focus." DeGuardia summarized the intensity of Tarver-Jones III with this observation: "Tarver has a score to settle and he will not be happy until he knocks Roy out again!"
id like to see jones farg him up
Quote from: mussa on July 28, 2005, 01:47:32 PM
id like to see jones farg him up
Yeah me too! I can't stand watching Tarver, it actually shocks me that Jones got knocked out by him and Johnson neither is that good imo. I guess it just shows how far Jones has fallen.
Mike Tyson the Porn Star? (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=1683)
:-D
Quote from: MURP on August 05, 2005, 09:36:04 AM
Mike Tyson the Porn Star? (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=1683)
Reminds me of that Saturday Night Live skit about his rape trial...
Quote from: MURP on August 05, 2005, 09:36:04 AM
Mike Tyson the Porn Star? (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=1683)
:-D
For some reason, I am scared to open that link lol
Roy Jones Jr needs neurological testing before Tarver fight (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2146138)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 29, 2005, 05:16:50 PM
Roy Jones Jr needs neurological testing before Tarver fight (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2146138)
If you are required to get a test like this in order to fight, maybe you should just not fight. Maybe. You know. Call me crazy.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 29, 2005, 05:18:03 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 29, 2005, 05:16:50 PM
Roy Jones Jr needs neurological testing before Tarver fight (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2146138)
If you are required to get a test like this in order to fight, maybe you should just not fight. Maybe. You know. Call me crazy.
Agreed.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 29, 2005, 05:21:46 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 29, 2005, 05:18:03 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 29, 2005, 05:16:50 PM
Roy Jones Jr needs neurological testing before Tarver fight (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2146138)
If you are required to get a test like this in order to fight, maybe you should just not fight. Maybe. You know. Call me crazy.
Agreed.
THis is the WBC Grandstanding IMO, Jones has been knocked out twice, but overall, he has seen almost none brutal contact over his 15yr. career. I think it is bs for the WBC to pull this stunt.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on September 04, 2005, 09:25:20 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 29, 2005, 05:21:46 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 29, 2005, 05:18:03 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 29, 2005, 05:16:50 PM
Roy Jones Jr needs neurological testing before Tarver fight (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2146138)
If you are required to get a test like this in order to fight, maybe you should just not fight. Maybe. You know. Call me crazy.
Agreed.
THis is the WBC Grandstanding IMO, Jones has been knocked out twice, but overall, he has seen almost none brutal contact over his 15yr. career. I think it is bs for the WBC to pull this stunt.
That really has nothing to do with it, the dude has gone up and down weight classes so much that is what has caused his problem.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on September 05, 2005, 12:03:07 PM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on September 04, 2005, 09:25:20 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 29, 2005, 05:21:46 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 29, 2005, 05:18:03 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 29, 2005, 05:16:50 PM
Roy Jones Jr needs neurological testing before Tarver fight (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2146138)
If you are required to get a test like this in order to fight, maybe you should just not fight. Maybe. You know. Call me crazy.
Agreed.
THis is the WBC Grandstanding IMO, Jones has been knocked out twice, but overall, he has seen almost none brutal contact over his 15yr. career. I think it is bs for the WBC to pull this stunt.
That really has nothing to do with it, the dude has gone up and down weight classes so much that is what has caused his problem.
???
QuoteThe Mexico City-based boxing organization said in a news release that it was "deeply concerned" about the fight because Jones was knocked out in his last two fights.
Boxer needs brain surgery after collapsing post-fight (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2164836)
Aforementioned boxer dies from brain injuries following fight (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2169415)
Just watched the Cotto/Torres fight and it was tremendous, Cotto stopped him in the 7th but it was just good hard fought battle.
This ESPN feature on the Thrilla in Manila is worth reading.
link (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=graham_tim&id=2174061)
The greatest heavy weight fight I've ever seen. I knew the outcome, I had heard every detail of it before I watched it, and still, when I saw it replayed, was completely amazed. We don't have fights like that anymore.
And frankly we don't have fighters like that anymore. Boxing has become boring. Which sucks.
there have been some great fights over the last few years, just not in the heavyweight division.
Quote from: MURP on September 28, 2005, 09:11:06 PM
there have been some great fights over the last few years, just not in the heavyweight division.
Agreed, but heavyweight bouts are what put the sport on the map. They're still the biggest draws and the biggest money-makers and we haven't seen a decent title bout in years.
Quote from: rjs246 on September 29, 2005, 08:08:31 AM
Quote from: MURP on September 28, 2005, 09:11:06 PM
there have been some great fights over the last few years, just not in the heavyweight division.
Agreed, but heavyweight bouts are what put the sport on the map. They're still the biggest draws and the biggest money-makers and we haven't seen a decent title bout in years.
What? the John Ruiz / Andrew Golota fight was everything a fan could want :puke On a good note though, Brewster beat Luan last night via a 9th round TKO, that was a very good test for Brewster. Wlad got by the Nigerian Nightmare by holding like a dance partner. So that lines up a rematch with Brewster for the younger Klit bro. Larry "the legend" :-D Donald fights Nicoli Valeuv (sp ???) the "beast from the east" 7 ft 1 inch 320 pounds undefeated (protected fighter) prospect this weekend in an eliminator bout to face John Suckuiz for his belt. Big Bro klit is fighting I think in November against Rahman. James Toney fights an interesting fight against the "southern Disaster" Dominick Guinn, and on that undercard the last and sometimes forgotten chump, I mean champ Chris Byrd fights Darvyll Williams, if both Byrd and Toney win, look for that fight to come off in the new year. So exciting ehhh maybe not, but at least there is some fights going off in the near future in the Heavy's.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on September 29, 2005, 10:54:36 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on September 29, 2005, 08:08:31 AM
Quote from: MURP on September 28, 2005, 09:11:06 PM
there have been some great fights over the last few years, just not in the heavyweight division.
Agreed, but heavyweight bouts are what put the sport on the map. They're still the biggest draws and the biggest money-makers and we haven't seen a decent title bout in years.
What? the John Ruiz / Andrew Golota fight was everything a fan could want :puke On a good note though, Brewster beat Luan last night via a 9th round TKO, that was a very good test for Brewster. Wlad got by the Nigerian Nightmare by holding like a dance partner. So that lines up a rematch with Brewster for the younger Klit bro. Larry "the legend" :-D Donald fights Nicoli Valeuv (sp ???) the "beast from the east" 7 ft 1 inch 320 pounds undefeated (protected fighter) prospect this weekend in an eliminator bout to face John Suckuiz for his belt. Big Bro klit is fighting I think in November against Rahman. James Toney fights an interesting fight against the "southern Disaster" Dominick Guinn, and on that undercard the last and sometimes forgotten chump, I mean champ Chris Byrd fights Darvyll Williams, if both Byrd and Toney win, look for that fight to come off in the new year. So exciting ehhh maybe not, but at least there is some fights going off in the near future in the Heavy's.
So you obviously agreed with Letterman, I thought Wlad fought really well.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on October 01, 2005, 12:23:50 PM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on September 29, 2005, 10:54:36 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on September 29, 2005, 08:08:31 AM
Quote from: MURP on September 28, 2005, 09:11:06 PM
there have been some great fights over the last few years, just not in the heavyweight division.
Agreed, but heavyweight bouts are what put the sport on the map. They're still the biggest draws and the biggest money-makers and we haven't seen a decent title bout in years.
What? the John Ruiz / Andrew Golota fight was everything a fan could want :puke On a good note though, Brewster beat Luan last night via a 9th round TKO, that was a very good test for Brewster. Wlad got by the Nigerian Nightmare by holding like a dance partner. So that lines up a rematch with Brewster for the younger Klit bro. Larry "the legend" :-D Donald fights Nicoli Valeuv (sp ???) the "beast from the east" 7 ft 1 inch 320 pounds undefeated (protected fighter) prospect this weekend in an eliminator bout to face John Suckuiz for his belt. Big Bro klit is fighting I think in November against Rahman. James Toney fights an interesting fight against the "southern Disaster" Dominick Guinn, and on that undercard the last and sometimes forgotten chump, I mean champ Chris Byrd fights Darvyll Williams, if both Byrd and Toney win, look for that fight to come off in the new year. So exciting ehhh maybe not, but at least there is some fights going off in the near future in the Heavy's.
So you obviously agreed with Letterman, I thought Wlad fought really well.
He did fight well, good game plan outside of the constant and excessive holding. He used his jab well, and peppered the nigerian with it.
Tarver beats Jones on a unanimous decision. Fight in a nutshell: Tarver swings, Jones dances and shakes his head - doesn't throw a punch. Jones throws a couple of combos looks decent. Dances, shakes his head. (Rinse, repeat) Maybe the worst fight ever fought with the exception of the 11th when Tarver landed a solid right followed by an uppercut that had Jones looking like he was going down (still can't believe he didn't fall) Tarver was clearly winded and couldn't follow up. Jones needs to hang em up.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 02, 2005, 12:09:31 AM
Tarver beats Jones on a unanimous decision. Fight in a nutshell: Tarver swings, Jones dances and shakes his head - doesn't throw a punch. Jones throws a couple of combos looks decent. Dances, shakes his head. (Rinse, repeat) Maybe the worst fight ever fought with the exception of the 11th when Tarver landed a solid right followed by an uppercut that had Jones looking like he was going down (still can't believe he didn't fall) Tarver was clearly winded and couldn't follow up. Jones needs to hang em up.
We knew that 2 years ago. This is why I didnt bother with the fight. I knew Tarver would win, but I'm surprised it went to decision.
Quote from: MDS on October 02, 2005, 01:08:58 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 02, 2005, 12:09:31 AM
Tarver beats Jones on a unanimous decision. Fight in a nutshell: Tarver swings, Jones dances and shakes his head - doesn't throw a punch. Jones throws a couple of combos looks decent. Dances, shakes his head. (Rinse, repeat) Maybe the worst fight ever fought with the exception of the 11th when Tarver landed a solid right followed by an uppercut that had Jones looking like he was going down (still can't believe he didn't fall) Tarver was clearly winded and couldn't follow up. Jones needs to hang em up.
We knew that 2 years ago. This is why I didnt bother with the fight. I knew Tarver would win, but I'm surprised it went to decision.
I didn't think Jones would last past the 5th round.
sounded like a boring fight. im not gonna even bother with the replay.
On the other netwrok, showtime, the undercard Williamson / Byrd :puke Horrible, the crowd booed after every round, I fell asleep from rounds 4-5, and that never happens. THe crowd booed the decision, and Byrd later when shown on the big screen during the Toney fight. Byrd got the W, but oh brother did he look horrible. THe Toney Guinn fight was excellent. Toney at 235 (heaviest he's been) looked sharp and never winded. Guin tried to lean on him against the ropes and Toney took him to school, just picked him apart. Guinn landed big shots here and there and was active the whole fight, but toney just dismantled and picked him apart.
Also Larry the Legend lost to Valveu over seas to set up a Ruiz / Valveu title fight.
Hopefully Ruiz will be retired after this fight. I really hope this guy can keep enough distance himself and that clinching prick Ruiz to knock his A$$ out.
QuoteNEWS FLASH
Ruiz-Valuev in Berlin!
On December 17, the city of Berlin will become the capital of the world of boxing. Nikolai "The Russian Giant" Valuev will fight world champion John Ruiz for the WBA heavyweight crown and the biggest names in boxing will be ringside at the Max-Schmeling-Arena. Next to promoters Don King and Wilfried Sauerland will be Muahmmed Ali at ringside. Ali, who is already in Berlin on invitation of the German Assembly of the United Nations who will honor him with the Otto Hahn Peace Award, will witness if the tallest boxer in history can become world champion and the first Russian heavyweight world champion ever. But not only that: Ali will support his daughter Laila who will defend her belt against the Russian Angelika Torskaja. "We are very proud to present such a top-class event - not only with the WBA heavyweight championship but also with Laila Ali, the best female boxer of the world. This will be the boxing highlight of the year," stated Wilfried Sauerland, who continued "due to his outstanding constitution Nikolai Valuev is an aspiring world champion and I am sure that he will beat Ruiz." Vaulev returns to Berlin from his hometown St. Petersburg early November in order to train at the Max-Schmeling-Gym for his world title fight. Tickets, which will go on sale on October 28, start from EURO 22,50 up to EURO 460,00 for a ringside seat, and will be available at the Max-Schmeling-Arena Box Office, by calling +49-30-44 30 44 30, or by visiting www.boxen.com/Ticketservice
Ruiz will fight until the age 74.
Quote from: MURP on October 27, 2005, 03:27:25 PM
Ruiz will fight until the age 74.
:crazy Please God NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Klitschko injures knee, Rahman fight on hold (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2214787)
If the heavyweight division could get any stranger ???
from fightnews.com:
QuoteVitali Klitschko retires!
By Enrico "Erik" Crociati
All of the rumors and expectations regarding the future of WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko took a sudden turnaround today, when Vitali officially announced his retirement from boxing. After undergoing knee surgery in Inglewood, California, from Dr. Neal Elattrache, Klitschko stated to a German wire agency that he was done with pro boxing. The surgical procedure was successful but Klitschko would need a six-month rest without training before considering an eventual return, thus forcing the decision to call it a career. Klitschko said he prefers to leave at his peak and let his successors challenge for his crown. Dr. Vitali Klitschko, who earned a Ph.D. from Kiev University, hinted at the possibility to start a political career now. His boxing career ends with a pro record of 35 wins and 2 losses over an eight-year span, where he won the European, WBO and WBC titles. (special thanks to Alessandro Ferrarini for the info)
My feeling is that Rahman called him up and said, "you know who I am? I'm Rick James Beotch".
QuoteDr. Vitali Klitschko
He's a farging doctor?!?! :o
so is Wladimir.
Damn... had no idea.
a PHD in the Ukraine means they passed 4th grade.
The Ukraine is weak.
Except for the fight with Maskaev, we may see some heavy tops starting to fight each other :yay.
From Fightnews.com:
QuoteToney-Calloway off!
By Aaron B. Dye
Heavyweight contender James Toney, 69-4-2, 43 KOs, 1 NC, has scrapped his upcoming bout with Rob Calloway, which was set to air live on The Best Damn Sports Show Period on December 15. According to his promoter Dan Goosen, the fight was canceled in favor of the prospect of facing newly crowned WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, 41-5-1, 33 KOs, sometime in early 2006. Rahman's future will be decided by the WBC as they decide who he shall face next. Oleg Maskaev, who recently won the number one position in the WBC, Toney, and Wladimir Klitschko are candidates for Rahman's first defense. The BDSSP telecast will now feature the rematch between WBA lightweight champ Juan Diaz and former champ Lavka Sim, and possibly Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward
Taylor's such a bitch. (http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/m_arrow_blue.gif) I hope the Executioner takes him out early (even though that's not his style). He should be a little more humble considering the favorable decision he got.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on December 01, 2005, 07:23:12 PM
Taylor's such a bitch. (http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/m_arrow_blue.gif) I hope the Executioner takes him out early (even though that's not his style). He should be a little more humble considering the favorable decision he got.
Agreed. That ass moneky needs a beating. Cool doll, maybe if i was 10 i would laugh.
Anyone else watching this? To quote Kellerman: "Duane Ford said from his angle Taylor was winning in the 12th round, but after he rewatched the tape is was obvious that Hopkins had won". Great, his farg up cost a 10 year champion his gold. I also find it comical that Kellerman would call him an 'honest' judge. A blind man could of seen that Taylor was absolutely destroyed in the 12th round. :boom
They're taping Rocky VI at the fight tonight :-D They just showed a bloated old Stallone coming to the ring :-D This is going to be even more pathetic then once thought :-X
Taylor is the biggest fraud ever. Again, Hopkins landed more punches and had a much higher percentage and lost. :boo
Taylor's face is swollen and Bernard looks fine.
Taylor's still a bitch.
boxing sucks
:'( :boom
lolol...look at this ivan drago clone john ruiz is fighting tomorrow nite...dooks head is bigger than ruiz
(http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photo/2005-12/20999015.jpg)
(http://boxnews.com.ua/photos/293/NikolaiValuev14_crop.jpg)
(http://www.boxnews.com.ua/photos/359/AttilaLevinNikolaiValuev.jpg)
(http://www.boxingpress.de/fotos/ValuevNikolai+DominguezMarcelo2.jpg)
RUIZ IS DONE AS THE WBA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP!!!!!! THANK THE LORD!!
From Fightnews:
QuoteValuev dethrones Ruiz!
By Uwe Betker at ringside
Nicolay Valuev has became the tallest and heaviest world champion in boxing history by winning the WBA heavyweight title by majority decision over John Ruiz before 10,000+ at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, Germany on Saturday. The seven-foot tall, 324.1 lb. Valuev (44-0, 31 KOs) was able to negate Ruiz' punch and grab tactics by using his huge reach advantage to keep "The Quietman" at bay. Ruiz (41-6, 28 KOs) picked up the pace and tried to go for the knockout over the last two rounds, but it was too little, too late. Scores were 116-113, 116-114 for Valuev and 114-114. After the bout, Valuev was holding up the belt and Ruiz' trainer/manager Norman "Stoney" Stone grabbed it out of his hands, sparking a fistfight between Stone and one Valuev's cornermen. Nobody was hurt in the scuffle, but blood was noticable on both afterward.
Stone is a complete ASS!! Ruiz will probably retire again, fargin baby :-D
Hopkins vs. Jones II on march 11th, fighting at Light Heavy
Two good fights last weekend, first Oneil Bell KO'd the frenchman. The fight was a mix of stick and move by Bell, throw in some great power exchanges, and a good inside attack by Mormeck. Mormeck seemed to be punding away whenever the two were in close, but Bell never stopped his pressure, and then just tagged Mormeck whenever he went to the outside. Bell hurt Mormeck in the 8th, and then just pounded him in the 10th till mormeck was laid out.
And then there was Zab Judah, who had a signed contract to fight with Floyd, all he had to do was to beat Baldomir the big big underdog. Oops!!! Baldomir was getting hit by Judah at will early on, I thought the fight was an easy victory, but Baldimor never stopped his stalking of Judah and it started paying off, He hurt Judah at the end of the 7th (if i remember correctly) and just pressed the fight the entire second half. Way to go Judah, another letdown for your fans! (I am not one, just enjoy seeing his smack talk bite him in the a$$).
Alright a good heavyweight fight has just been announced, and it will be on free tv (Showtime free preview weekend) This will eliminate one of these guys from a title shot!!
From Fightnews.com:
QuoteNEWS FLASH
Briggs vs. Tua: April 1
Comebacking former linear heavyweight champion Shannon "Brooklyn" Briggs, 45-4-1 (39 KOs), was asking for it for a long time...and now he's got it: a nationally televised fight with a big-name contender. On Saturday, April 1, at the Mohegan Sun Hotel Casino in Uncasville, CT, CKrush Entertainment and Cedric Kushner will present Briggs squaring off with anvil-fisted former world title challenger David "Tuaman" Tua, 44-3-1 (38 KOs) as part of a free preview weekend on the SHOWTIME network. "I'm so hungry for a big fight; I've never wanted it as bad as I do now. I know Tua is tough, but I'm looking for a tough fight. Tua comes straight at you and that's what I like. I'm ready to go to war," said a happy Briggs. "I'm the most exciting and active heavyweight in the sport today and on April 1; I'll prove I'm the best. Tua is going down!" Currently rated WBC #8, WBO #10 and IBF #13, Briggs is riding the momentum of a nine-fight knockout streak. Tua has been on the comeback trail as well, this fight will be just his third in almost three years. Briggs' postponed and rescheduled fight against Chris "Special K" Koval for the NABA and USBA Heavyweight Championships is now postponed again. "Koval isn't off the hook, he's just getting a stay of execution. I want to go back and knock him out after I knock out Tua. I'm thankful to Showtime for this opportunity. I'm going to put on a great show and give the fans a fight worth watching."
Thursday, February 2 2006
itll be fixed, like every fight in boxing.
Quote from: MDS on February 02, 2006, 11:11:30 PM
itll be fixed, like every fight in boxing.
:flipoff :flipoff knock it off!!
From fightnews.com:
QuoteNEWS FLASH
Tarver-Hopkins finalized!
The clash between Antonio Tarver and Bernard Hopkins has been officially completed with All-Star Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions agreeing to final details over the weekend. The bout, being billed as "Fight To The Finish"—which will take place in Atlantic City and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View—will be formally announced March 21st in New York City followed by a three-city press tour that includes Philadelphia, Tampa/St. Petersburg and Los Angeles.
:-\ Tarver is comfortable at Lt. Heavy, Bhop has fought as a middle his entire career.
Anyone see Joe Calzaghe beat the living shtein out of Jeff Lacy on Saturday?
Quote from: henchmanUK on March 07, 2006, 05:47:20 AM
Anyone see Joe Calzaghe beat the living shtein out of Jeff Lacy on Saturday?
I saw the replay last night. I'm a huge Lacy fan (I love anyone with a monster left hook ala Joe Frazier) but Calzaghe made him look like a chump. Enjoy your win you bastich, we still got the better landmass. ;)
Quote from: NGM on March 08, 2006, 12:20:35 PM
Enjoy your win you bastich, we still got the better landmass. ;)
:-D I've always been a fan of Calzaghe, doesn't have a real big punch, but he is entertaining and was relentless against Lacy. Hope he gets a bumper payday now he looks to have got a friend in Showtime. Talk over here of stepping up and fighting Roy Jones Jr.
You don't need a big punch when you fight like he did man. That guy was farging relentless, he never gave Lacy a chance to breath. I really hope Jones Jr. doesn't fight by the way, that dude is going to go the way of Apollo Creed.
Joe would DESTROY RJJ Roy should of took the fight with Bhop, he cannot take a shot anymore (never really could, but he was too fast to hit)
This weekend is a good matchup (at least it has potential) Toney vs. Rahman for Rahman's WBC title. I love the way Toney fights, older but still the best skilled heavy out there. Toney Wins by way of UD.
Quote from: NGM on March 15, 2006, 07:51:04 AM
That guy was farging relentless, he never gave Lacy a chance to breath.
I think the most awesome thing about the fight was how he kept it up for 12 rounds. Calzaghe and Hatton are flying the flag well. Watch out for Amir Khan! :yay
Mike Tyson's greatest hits is on ESPN right now. In his prime there was never a more dominant heavyweight.
:( man last I watched that I was at the Irish Pub with Joneszilla. bummer.
Doesn't he get out soon? If anything they should let him out for St. Patty's Day.
i dunno, i thought his appeal was in Feb but i havnt heard anything in a while. maybe Dio has had more recent contact.
that dudes in jail? holy crap.
Toney and Rock fight to a draw, if it happens again Toney will win, Rock fought his best fight I've ever seen him fight, since the Lewis KO. No way he can do that again, Toney came in too heavy and off balance because of it. Toney Still can be the fat guys Champ!
A look at a few fights this month, April is a very active month with ESPN having two great cards on Friday night fights.
Saturday April 1st (Showtime)
Brewster vs. Liakhovich (for Brewsters WBO Belt) Brewster by a mid round devestating KO.
April 8th (HBO PPV)
Judah vs. Mayweather (For Judah's IBF Welter belt) Mayweather by a 8th round TKO
April 14th (ESPN)
Harrison vs. Guinn (heavy's) Love to see Guinn win this one, so I'll say Guinn by UD
April 22nd (HBO)
Byrd vs. Klitschko (For Byrd's IBF Title) Byrd by SD, hopefully setting up a fight with Lights Out!
April 28th (ESPN)
Peter vs. Long (Vacant NABF Heavy Title) Peter bounces back from his loss to Klitschko with a 6th round KO
April 29th (HBO)
Freitas vs. Raheem (WBO Lightweight Title) The dream conitnues to roll with a UD.
Holy crap what a great fight, if you can catch the replay, it's a must see. Toe to Toe bombs being thrown almost the entire second half of this one :o "The White Wolf" deserved to win it.
HBO today 5pm est Byrd vs. Klitshcko from Germany, also espn showing Ali/Wepner (3pm est) and Tyson/Tillis @ 4:30pm est.
Well Klitschko busted Byrd up good. 8th round TKO. American boxers pretty much suck right now.
Can anyone suggest a good site to read about boxing? I don't ever get to see the matches, because I don't have cable. I look at the ESPN articles from time to time, but I imagine there's better stuff out there.
OT:
I'm late in writing to Joneszilla. Today is a rainy day, perfect for writing a letter. Last I heard, things weren't looking good on the appeal. He got pretty serious time, so if the appeals process fails, he won't be out for several years (pending good behaviour, etc.)
some of the sites I have bookmarked
http://www.fightnews.com/
http://www.maxboxing.com/
http://www.secondsout.com
Sweet, thanks!
Quote from: NGM on April 22, 2006, 05:49:39 PM
Well Klitschko busted Byrd up good. 8th round TKO. American boxers pretty much suck right now.
7th round. ;)
You're right though... Klitschko beat the shtein out of Byrd. If the ref hadn't stopped it at that point, it would've only gotten worse once all that blood had gotten into his eyes.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 23, 2006, 09:35:20 AM
OT:
I'm late in writing to Joneszilla. Today is a rainy day, perfect for writing a letter. Last I heard, things weren't looking good on the appeal. He got pretty serious time, so if the appeals process fails, he won't be out for several years (pending good behaviour, etc.)
Dio...
I tailgated with him in Atlanta in 2003, but I wasn't posting here regularly when he ended up going to jail. What'd he get convicted of? To have been hit with "pretty serious time", it had to be more than snatching a purse.
It's a long story that I don't know very well myself. I don't mean to be going on about it as though I do, and it's way off topic. I'll leave it at that.
man joneszilla really got screwed. poor fargin guy.
Yep Byrd tried to go toe to toe after the first round. He was moving and easily hitting Klitschko's body, but for some reason he stood there and tried to bang. I'd like to see Rahman (show up as he did against Toney) fight Klitschko, or in fact Toney fight him.
DLH with the destruction of Mayorga!!! TKO in the 6th. Sept fight with Floyd Jr? :yay
Quote from: phillymic2000 on May 07, 2006, 12:22:50 AM
DLH with the destruction of Mayorga!!! TKO in the 6th. Sept fight with Floyd Jr? :yay
If he fought the way he did against Mayorga tonight the potential fight between him and Mayweather Jr. would be spectacular. That was the best DLH has looked in years. He straight up dominated that fight.
I was so happy to see it too, I can't stand that punk Mayorga.
Mayweather Jr. was all swmiles last night. This will be the biggest payday for both if it comes off.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on May 07, 2006, 09:39:39 AM
I was so happy to see it too, I can't stand that punk Mayorga.
Mayweather Jr. was all swmiles last night. This will be the biggest payday for both if it comes off.
Yeah, I am not a DLH fan but I was rooting for him lastnight Mayorga is an A-hole. He was talking so much crap before the fight that he didn't back up. He motivated DLH to give him an ass beating.
It was funny DLH mentioned that was one reason why they picked Mayorga, cause he could use the motivation.
I also heard that the Rivera/Garcia fight lastnight was a tremendous bout on Showtime. Rivera won in a 12 round decision to take the Super Welterweight title from Garcia.
I saw a good fight lastnight on ESPN2 Wed. Night Fights, Jesse Brinkley (Contender) vs. Joey Spina. Spina knocked him out in the 10th round. Brinkley moved up in weight (middleweight) and really looked good for most of the fight. In the end the bigger and better fighter won.
Spina was considered for the Contender last year but he didn't get on. I think he was probably too good, I have seen him fight before and he is an up and comer; he is from the Providence, RI area. I think he would have won had he gotten on the show rather easily.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on May 11, 2006, 07:59:14 PM
I saw a good fight lastnight on ESPN2 Wed. Night Fights, Jesse Brinkley (Contender) vs. Joey Spina. Spina knocked him out in the 10th round. Brinkley moved up in weight (middleweight) and really looked good for most of the fight. In the end the bigger and better fighter won.
Spina was considered for the Contender last year but he didn't get on. I think he was probably too good, I have seen him fight before and he is an up and comer; he is from the Providence, RI area. I think he would have won had he gotten on the show rather easily.
Great fight. I thought Jesse had it but that body shot from Spina was nasty. Did you hear if Brinkley busted anything? Rib?
Collazo has one hell of a tattoo!!
(http://www.hbo.com/boxing/img/events/2006/0513_collazo_hatton/482x246/weigh_in/weighin_05.jpg)
hatten looks like hes about 74 there...skeletor
cant wait for that fight tonight
No news on Brinkley breaking anything, what a great fight that was :yay.
Here is the "tale of the tape" for tonight
Quote
LUIS COLLAZO STATS RICKY HATTON
25 AGE 27
5'9" HEIGHT 5'7"
147 WEIGHT 147
67" REACH 65"
16" NECK 15"
39" CHEST (NORMAL) 37"
40" CHEST (EXPANDED) 39"
13" BICEPS 13"
11" FOREARMS 9 1/2"
7" WRIST 7"
11" FIST 11 1/2"
32" WAIST 30"
21" THIGH 20 1/2"
14" CALF 14 1/2"
10" ANKLE 10"
Hatton needs to pressure him all night like he did Kostya, Late round KO for Hatton IMO
I am really looking forward to this fight, there is a great line up of fights unfortunately I am probably going to miss the fights in June since I am going to JRTC in Louisianna.
i wont say that collazo got robbed but that was a horrible decision...he mos def won the fight...and to have hatten and three points is ridiculous
Hatton won, he probably should of the fight wasn't as good as is started out to be...but it was a pretty good fight. I think Hatton should have stuck with his earlier strategy and kept pooring it on.
Caught the replay this morning, Collazo was slighted. Hatton landed some solid shots here and there but overall Callozo fought the better fight. At minimum it should have been a draw.
Anne Wolfe knocks opponent out flat with one devastating right hook.
It was a lucky blow, and she's got no class for behaving like that afterwards, but...wow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEPS7v1DokI&search=Anne%20Wolfe
Quote from: Diomedes on May 21, 2006, 04:25:24 PM
Anne Wolfe knocks opponent out flat with one devastating right hook.
It was a lucky blow, and she's got no class for behaving like that afterwards, but...wow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEPS7v1DokI&search=Anne%20Wolfe
Someone chould put a controlled pair right between her eyes for acting like that. Great punch, but man she was acting like a total retard.
What a farging punch. That shot woulda floored a few guys.
This guy is a complete idiot, what a prick I was looking forward to this fight.
QuoteCastillo fails to make weight; The fight is off!
By Mike Sloan at the scales
5:25PM: Corrales promoter Gary Shaw announces that the fight is off. "He (Diego Corrales) is not going to put his life at risk," said Shaw. "You saw what happened last time. We are not money hungry!" Castillo's promoter Bob Arum says he is "mortified and completely embarrassed." The SHOWTIME telecast will go on with IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan vs Luis Maldonado as the main event.
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5:00PM: Jose Luis Castillo has failed to make weight again. For the second time today, Castillo weighed in at 140, then 139.5 after trying to sweat off the pounds for two hours. The ball is now in Diego Corrales' court whether he wants to fight or not. The bout would be a non-title affair like their second fight, in which Castillo also failed to make weight.
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3:15PM: Castillo has two hours to lose two pounds. Period. The Nevada commission will not allow him to lose more, saying it is medically unsafe. If he can't lose two pounds, apparently there is no fight.
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Promoter Bob Arum is furious at Castillo. "This is a complete disgrace," said Arum. "As far as I'm concerned, I do not represent him. If I was Corrales, I wouldn't fight him. This is a disgrace to the sport of boxing."
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After weighing in, Castillo stood briefly on the stage looking disgusted, before storming away to try to lose the weight. Corrales said he'll wait to see what happens before deciding whether to fight or not.
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3:00PM: Jose Luis Castillo has just weighed in at 140 or FIVE POUNDS above the lightweight limit. Corrales weighed in right at the 135 limit. After Corrales made weight, Castillo got on the scale again and weighed 139.5. Castillo now has two hours to lose two pounds. Promoter Bob Arum has stated previously that Castillo was facing big penalties if he could not make weight. He could forfeit up to 25% of his $900,000 purse to Corrales, who is slated to make $1.2 million.
Hopkins vs. Tarver this saturday.I have follwed Hopkins forever and I did not want to see him move up in weight. I think it is a gutsy move on hopkins part to go right after the big dog on the block in the light heavy's. He has got to go to the body early and often against Tarver, that is the one area you can hurt Tarver. And he cannot give away the early rounds like he did against Taylor.
Im friggin pumped and will be there. Cant wait to see Hopkins crush him. Has the makings of a beauty
The styles in this fight will play out, Tarver likes to drop his guard when throwing his right and Hopkins loves to counter and go to the body. Yes this will be a good one, and yes I am jealous.
i love hopkins...but he is gonna get merked....hes done
i dont like the fact he lost a couple, but Im predicting a win here on his last fight--everything on the line. Hopkins has the experience of winning/knocking out some great fighters--particularly Oscar 2 years ago and Trinidad, and I think that will be the difference here against Tarver--even though he did beat Roy Jones.
Evenly matched IMO--but Bernard takes it
Hey Tarver is no young gun either, he is 37, beat up an over the hill RJJ and lost (IMO) the last time he fought Johnson. My biggest concern with Hopkins is the jump in weight and fighting Tarver in that first fight. Remeber how slow and plodding Oscar looked against sturm (sp?) before he fought Hopkins.
I am a Hopkins fan, but I think he is biting off more than he can jumping up in weight class. I think he loses in a decision(I hope I am wrong).
I read this and got a chuckle out of it:
QuoteNotebook: Charitable stakes raised for Tarver-Hopkins
Rafael
By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
AROUND THE RING
$250,000 on the line
Antonio Tarver
Tarver put up $250,000 that he'll stop Bernard Hopkins within six rounds. (AP/Mary Godleski)
Besides the desire to retain the light heavyweight title, Antonio Tarver has another incentive to win, and to win quickly.
The contract for the fight between Tarver and Bernard Hopkins contains a clause saying that if Tarver does not stop Hopkins before the sixth round, he must give Hopkins $250,000, which is to go to his charitable Make a Way Foundation.
Before the fight was made, Tarver promised he would stop Hopkins inside six rounds if they fought. When they negotiated the contract, Hopkins insisted that he keep his word and that it go in the deal.
"Tarver is so confident that he's going to win this fight that part of the deal put together for this fight is that he put up $250,000 in the contract that I won't get past five rounds," said Hopkins, who has never been stopped in an 18-year career. Hopkins has never even been cut and only been knocked down twice, during his first fight with Segundo Mercado.
"So that means that Tarver, who's not known to knock anybody about but Roy Jones, put up a quarter million dollars. A guy that's come out of bankruptcy a year-and-a-half ago puts up a quarter million dollars? You've got to take him seriously, or he's maybe a fool. But I'll take it and I will use it well. There's a lot of kids in my Make a Way Foundation in Philadelphia that can use that money, and I will thank him after the press conference for that money and I will go about my business."
Tarver said he didn't remember making the remarks about stopping Hopkins in the first half of the fight, but so is confident that he will win that he allowed the clause to be put in the contract.
"I'm a man of my word," Tarver said. "If he sees the sixth round, he gets a check. It goes to charity and I will present it to him. I can use the tax break."
Hopkins said the bet shows just how serious the fight is.
"When a man puts up that kind of money, believe me, he's serious," Hopkins said. "He's not only going to lose, he's going to lose $250,000 and get his ass kicked. That's a hell of a way to lose -- short a quarter of a million dollars and with a lot of lumps."
Gotta love that. :-D
Well he has the 250k in the bag already!! Come on X
Oh yes Baby the X going out in style, or is he. Who wants to bet this sets up a X vs. RJJ.
x
That was a great fight for Hopkins, I was absolutely shocked how he dominated the fight I thought it would be the absolute opposite way.
As far as a RJJr fight, it just doesn't appeal to me, Jr is not the same caliber fighter he once was.
Going out in style. Man, the executioner is right. He pimp slapped Tarver all over the ring last night.
Excellent swan song for a great fighter.
:yay
He did say after the fight that if someone offered him $20M to fight, he'd come out of his grave for that payday.
:-D
I wouldn't mind seeing it Flex, Hopkins would dominate RJJ :evil
I went to the fight last night and let me tell you the AC Convention Center is a dump. I felt like I was at an amateur Pro Wrestling event waiting for Steve Lombardi-The Brooklyn Brawler to come out
I dont know how it looked on TV, but the fight in general was very boring. Tarver seriously looked like a lost puppy out there, clueless on how to counterpunch and land anything significant. Hopkins stayed aggressive the whole fight throwing, ducking and dodging. One good punch by B-Hop the whole fight and there you have it. Clear cut decision--made some money on a 3-1 underdog.
Tons of ass--and I mean TONS of hooker galore ass at that fight--wheew
What a fight, it was scored exactly how it should have been a draw. Definately should be a rematch! Man I am so pumped after seeing that fight!
i dont believe in draws in boxing....ties are for gay sports like soccer
taylor should have won this fight....wright was a little bitch in the last round and didnt deserve anything
the champion has to lose the fight otherwise he wins
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 18, 2006, 12:06:23 AM
i dont believe in draws in boxing....ties are for gay sports like soccer
taylor should have won this fight....wright was a little bitch in the last round and didnt deserve anything
the champion has to lose the fight otherwise he wins
I agree with your point about the champ losing the fight, but this was too close to call.
i think it was to close to call after 11....and taylor won the last round
game set match
and this is coming from someone who wanted badly winky to win
I thought Taylor won too (coming from a guy who wanted Taylor to win), but it was not a bad decision.
its a bad decision because draws are weak...if winky had won it wouldnt have been a bad decision...i just dont believe in ties in boxing...someone won that fight...in this case i belioeve it was taylor
that fight was a good one, and both these fighters gave it too each other. Taylor has some serious power and looked like he was going to be too much for him. Winky pussed out the last 2 rounds-Talyor didnt come aggressive enough to take it. way too close to give it to anyone based on the shots that landed from both corners. Good call on the draw and boxing gets to make more money on a rematch
I'm not a Wright fan but he should have gotten the decision in that fight. Taylor is a fraud, he throws power punches that never connect but make for a good showing.
he did throw alot of non-connecting punches, you are correct sir. Alot of the times, these judges base their score per round off the crowd, ooohing and ahhhing off of junk...its ridiculous
Quote from: SD_Eagle on June 19, 2006, 12:31:38 AM
I'm not a Wright fan but he should have gotten the decision in that fight. Taylor is a fraud, he throws power punches that never connect but make for a good showing.
Wright's face sure showed otherwise, I don't know what fight you saw but Taylor hit him with some very good punches.
Fight was boring man. Taylor's a total headhunter with bad form. Wright was a better technician, but had a huge reach disadvantage. When he did get inside, drive him to a corner, he really wasn't able to capitalize. Draws are weak, but so was the fight.
Wright/Taylor was so boring i fell asleep for the final 3 rounds. Woke up and it saw it was a draw. Yawn.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on June 19, 2006, 12:53:50 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on June 19, 2006, 12:31:38 AM
I'm not a Wright fan but he should have gotten the decision in that fight. Taylor is a fraud, he throws power punches that never connect but make for a good showing.
Wright's face sure showed otherwise, I don't know what fight you saw but Taylor hit him with some very good punches.
Taylor's eye was much worse. And head butt my ass, Wright was connecting.
Wright's face was no worse than after any of his other fights, same can't be said for Taylor.
if winky had even a modicum of power he would have easily won the fight...he style and gameplan was perfect but he could be the weakest puncher ive ever seen in a world class fighter
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2503484
I mean...I know hes probably hard of hearing now and hasnt heard the rumors...but enoughs enough buddy
11 kids and an ex-wife who's making you pay for her mansion sitting on your property will make a mofo fight way longer than he should.
Just when you thought the heavyweight come backs were over :-D
http://www.boxingbuzz.com/peter-klitschko/finger3.htm
Wow! That is all I can say to that.
Find me one guy who will fight an HIV positive boxer.
Quote from: EagleFeva on July 06, 2006, 07:45:55 PMFind me one guy who will fight an HIV positive boxer.
(http://planete.qc.ca/images/showbiz/mike%20tyson.JPG)
Quote from: Diomedes on July 06, 2006, 07:48:20 PM
Quote from: EagleFeva on July 06, 2006, 07:45:55 PMFind me one guy who will fight an HIV positive boxer.
(http://planete.qc.ca/images/showbiz/mike%20tyson.JPG)
:-D
I knew I left myself open for that one... and I thought about mentioning anyone besides Tyson. :-D
Contender.
Thoughts?
I really enjoyed it. Both fights tonight were great. That second one was unreal.
Boxing needs this show to continue to be good. I like it, I like it A lot!
comcast on demand currently has the best of arturo gatti on it for anyone interested...they have a nice snapshot fo the three ward fights...classic stuff
i caught a few minutes last night, i think the guy's name was bravo. great fight, you never see that many punches thrown and connect these days.
Gatti / Baldomir should be another exciting fight, face any fight except the mayweather fight with Gatti is exciting.
Shelly Finkel was interviewed on Fightnews.com and had some interesting things to
say:http://www.fightnews.com/scott212.htm
QuoteIs the fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Shannon Briggs official?
No. But it will be. We're working on it, but it's not done yet... so I can't comment any further. Right now, it's a work in process and there are no stumbling blocks. So we'll probably know in the next two weeks if it's a definite.
Briggs is ranked #7 by the IBF. What were the determining factors in choosing him to fight for Wlad's IBF title?
One - Briggs is a very tough opponent. He's on an eleven fight winning streak, all by knockout. Two - It being at Madison Square Garden is a perfect venue for it. Three - We couldn't wait til after August to see that no one got injured in the Oleg Maskaev/Hasim Rahman fight. And four - We tried James Toney first, be he decided to fight Samuel Peter instead.
Briggs is a nasty fighter, not great butthe guy is big and nasty, if he isn't too slow against Wlad he could knock him out. I cannot believe that Toney turned down a fight with Wlad, unless they offered him a insane low number.
QuoteJeff Lacy. What's going on with him?
Jeff will be fighting in October on a double header, with Diego Corrales in the main event (opponent to be named). We were trying to make a fight with Tarver, but obviously that didn't happen. So as of right now, we don't have any names yet.
hopefully Lacy can get it together and come back strong. He got abused in his last fight against Calzageeeeeeee f'n bastige.
espn is showing an old tyson fight from 86. man he was fun to watch.
i miss the old tyson.
dont we all.
Robin Givens doesn't
oh yes she does.
Tyson hitting her was the last time that no talent clown got any press.
Gatti got smoked by Baldomir, tko in the 9th. It was strange to see Gatti just unload on someone and see them smile and walk through it. Baldomir is said to walk around at 185 - 190lbs. until 12 weeks before camp, then drop to his fight weight of 147 :o He was clearly the "bigger" guy in the ring. Gatti needs to hang'em up or drop back down to jr. welter. Congrats to Baldomir tough SOB
baldmir is a joke.....i really wanna see him get broken down by mayweather...
Quote from: phillymic2000 on July 24, 2006, 06:51:48 AM
Gatti got smoked by Baldomir, tko in the 9th. It was strange to see Gatti just unload on someone and see them smile and walk through it. Baldomir is said to walk around at 185 - 190lbs. until 12 weeks before camp, then drop to his fight weight of 147 :o He was clearly the "bigger" guy in the ring. Gatti needs to hang'em up or drop back down to jr. welter. Congrats to Baldomir tough SOB
Yeah I agree, he was just too small. I have always been a huge Gatti fan but it is time for him to hang them up.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 24, 2006, 08:35:15 AM
baldmir is a joke.....i really wanna see him get broken down by mayweather...
I'm rooting for the De La Hoya/Mayweather fight myself. Oscar has no chance but he will at the very least make it interesting. Baldmir would be destroyed by Mayweather almost as bad as Gatti was. And yes, Gatti needs to hang em up.
I don't get HBO so I missed the fight. My dad recorded it on digital TV. Is it worth watching? Obviously we know the outcome but my son is a huge Gatti fan.
I would say yes, Gatti did not listen to McGirt the entire fight ??? I don't understand he was getting drilled by right hands at will by Baldomir, McGirt kept telling him to box and move to your right, but Gatti kept circling left right into Baldomir's right hand, it reminded me of Moorer and Foreman ;D Gatti as usual shows a lot of heart, but in this fight he did not show any "boxing" brains always wanting to brawl. When he did start to (and I mean it was very inconsistant) stick and move between rounds 6 and 9 he was fairly effective. I think if he would of kept that distance and not got into it all the time with Baldomir, hey who knows he might of out pointed him. The bottom line is Larry Merchant is an idiot, I hate him as an announcer, oh wait sorry that really has nothing to do with this fight ;)
Great tribute to Hopkins!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg8Jg_64k08&mode=related&search=bernard%20hopkins
Set to some classic Geto Boys. Damn it feels good to be a gangster.
QuoteMorrison calls out Tyson!
By David Finger
Former heavyweight contender Tommy "The Duke" Morrison, fresh off his announced comeback, has already made it clear which fighter he wants to step into the ring with, calling out former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Although Morrison has yet be licensed in any state, and Tyson has announced his retirement, Morrison feels confident that the fight could take place. "I called Mike Tyson and spoken to him on several occasions," commented Morrison through his executive personal assistant, Susan Schaffer Martin. However, Martin did confirm that "they have yet to sit down and discuss a fight." Morrison added that he was "afraid that Mike has gotten too slow and lazy in his retirement playing with his pigeons. After all a retired boxer has to have a hobby, pigeons give un-conditional love." Morrison also added fuel to the fire by claiming that he was thinking of buying "a homing pigeon and sending over a message that we are serving squab for dinner." Morrison appeared close to a fight against Tyson in the late 1990s, shortly after signing a three fight deal with Don King. However his career was derailed by a failed HIV test, a test team Morrison now claims was erroneous.
:-[ Oh please make it stop :'(
I called that shtein.
QuoteJones dominates Ajamu!
By Rick Scharmberg at ringside
Roy Jones Jr found the perfect opponent to end his three fight losing streak. Jones (50-4, 38 KOs) easily broke down Prince Badi Ajamu (25-3-1, 14 KOs) over twelve rounds at the Qwest Arena on Boise, Idaho. The 37-year-old Jones survived an early bum's rush from Ajamu and then had it go all his way from that point on. Ajamu tried to be aggressive, but Jones was too quick and too slick winning each round easily. Ajamu was deducted three points from low blows and was totally dominated by Jones, who pot-shotted him at will. Scores were 119-106 on all cards. Afterward Jones said he gave his performance "a C" proclaiming "the champ is back!"
Oh please please please call out Hopkins, I know his punk A$$ won't but I wish he would.
QuoteJones: I can still do it!
By Rick Scharmberg
"I wanted to see if my reflexes were still there," said Roy Jones Jr. at last night's post-fight press conference. "I wanted to see if I could do the things I used to do like catch him off balance. After tonight, I realized that I can still do the things that I'm not supposed to be able to do any more!" So what's next? Bernard Hopkins? "He said he didn't want to fight me. [He] said I was too fast!" Jones said he plans to stay at light heavyweight, stating "No way will I fight Virgil Hill again. Look how big Virgil Hill is!" Roy did not rule out a return to heavyweight, however. "I see something in Rahman. If he wins [against Oleg Maskaev] I might want Rahman – only Rahman....If something crazy comes up, I may try [Nikolai Valuev]. If it's a good opportunity, why not?"
:-D Hopkins didn't want him :-D wow, what a loser
QuoteSaturday night in Boise Idaho, Roy Jones Jr returns to take on Prince Badi Ajamu in a light heavyweight championship fight at the Qwest Arena. A recent article by the Idahostatesmen quotes Roy Jones Jr on what Roy considers his mistake in the past and why he is not to blame for slow ticket sales for this weekend's bout.
On what mistake Jones Jr did in the past that lead him to defeats, Jones is quoted by the Idaho Statesmen saying: "The mistake I made in the past was I stopped worrying about me and started worrying about everyone else."
Speaking in third person, Jones Jr. tells why he is not to blame for the promotion of the fight. Jones Jr said: "Roy's got to
do what Roy's got to do to win the fight. Roy's got to get back on track. Roy can't go out there and spend all this time promoting the fight and then not win the fight. Roy's got to win the fight and then he'll promote later."[/quote]
I really hate this guy, your back Roy? Really you lose to Tarver twice and Johnson, then beat up a paper champ in Prince whoosababa, in Boise Idaho? wtf, come tough guy fight Toney or Hopkins, hell fight Tarver, he can't be that hard, I mean you own hopkins right? and he pimp slapped Tarver all night long. And now you want Rahman? Please do it, you'll be pissin blood for a month you over rated chump bastich mf'r
sick em phillymic sick em
F him, he thinks the world revolves around his arrogant a$$ he is fighting in fargin Boise, Boise!!!! and he has the nerve to tell us the chasmp is back and now he is going to tell who he is going to fight. Look you over the hill bumb, your washed up, you have been for a long time, but really washed up since Glenn Johnson tagged that glass jaw of your's/ You should be begging fighters to fight you. I love how you want to stay at light heavy where the top dog has not even been tested yet, and the former top dog got beat up by a middleweight. Here's a challenge you prick. Why don't you drop oh lets say about seven pounds and fight Calzage, or left hook Lacy? I'll answer it for you, cause your a BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEatch thats why. :boom I really hate this guy. Come on Roy quit lying about Hopkins, you know in a second he'd fight your tired butt and serve you up execution style. RJJ you absolutely disgust me, and why anyone likes you stuns me.
when he reads this, your in trouble
Quote from: reese125 on July 31, 2006, 10:52:43 PM
when he reads this, your in trouble
:-D Yeah I had a very stressfull and frustrating monday, the last thing I needed was to hear comments from a fraud like him. I feel much better today, well at least this morning.
Rahman sucks, after a top notch performance against Toney, he sucks a$$ against Oleg for the second time. :boo luckily Oleg is being forced by the WBC to fight the winner of Toney/Peter :yay
Quote from: phillymic2000 on August 13, 2006, 08:14:49 PM
Rahman sucks, after a top notch performance against Toney, he sucks a$$ against Oleg for the second time. :boo luckily Oleg is being forced by the WBC to fight the winner of Toney/Peter :yay
Dude I can't believe you even care about the heavyweight division. It is a complete joke, I won't even waste my time watching anymore, they are even talking about Shannon Briggs as a player again, he was just fighting in K-1 or something like that.
Boxing has surely taken a turn for the worse for a while now.
Shame too, because I used to be pumped for killer pay per view/HBO heavyweight fights. Now I get to see what....a Holyfield comeback? awesome
Holyfield is fighting on Fox farging sports. Think about that. Hasim Rahman just had a PPV fight and Evander Holyfield is fighting on Fox... farging... sports.
So who else is going to watch old man Holyfield fight the insurance salesman tonight? I'm actually excited to watch such a pathetic fight. High comedy all around.
Ill tune in. Anybody see Mike Stewart on Contender with the blow to the temple knockout. Nasty punch but it seemed to rattle him mentally.
i've seen 2 or 3 contender fights this year and they've all been good fights. much better than any "professional' ones i've seen lately.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 21, 2006, 04:25:24 PM
Anne Wolfe knocks opponent out flat with one devastating right hook.
It was a lucky blow, and she's got no class for behaving like that afterwards, but...wow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEPS7v1DokI&search=Anne%20Wolfe
I just caught a replay of this on Comcast Sports South.
My God... she got laid the farg out. It's tougher to see it in the video but this chick's eyes were wide open and her eyes were rolled straight back into her head. She ended up leaving on a stretcher with her neck in a brace.
Crazy thing is... this chick came into the fight as the champion... undefeated, 18-0 with 15 KO's. :o
Holy shtein. :o
You know its bad when the ref stops the count to fish the goddamn mouthpiece out of her mouth so she doesn't swallow it.
Now the chick who knocked her out should have her legs broken for such a zesty and retarded celebration.
Peter vs. Toney next saturday night, I am looking forward to this fight, classic old school against the young slugger here is a clip from the press conference yesterday:
QuoteMore Toney/Peter Fireworks!
August 24, 2006
By Andre Courtemanche
The following is an excerpt from the predictably volatile press conference, held today, between heavyweight contender Samuel Peter and his next opponent, former world champion James Toney to hype their September 2 showdown at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and televised live on Showtime Championship Boxing. Also present were Peter's vocal manger Ivaylo Gotzev, and his promoter, Dino Duva, as well as Toney's promoter, Dan Goossen.
Today is also James Toney's 38th birthday.
Peter: Happy Birthday to James Toney. I'm ready to go September 2. I'm telling the media we're ready to do what it takes to win.
Gotzev: Happy Birthday to James Toney. James, don't worry about it. Someone's going to jump out of your birthday cake and knock you out.
Toney: F*** you very much Bitch. You telephone tough, bitch.
Duva: I was going to say happy birthday to James, but now I have two other words for him.
Toney: Nobody ever put me down and you aint gonna do it because you're a f***ing amateur. Everybody is talking. His promoter is talking; his manager is talking. You gonna see me this week, I aint no fake motherf***er. I will take your ass out.
Duva: Dan, will you translate that?
Gotzev: It's all talk from this guy.
Toney: You're a scared flag, bitch. I'll come to your house, you immigrant motherf***er.
Peter: Nobody hears what he says because it's like he's got water in his mouth.
anybody been catching Mike Tysons volume I and II career on espn classic?
they showed him at 3-0 up to 29 and whatever from what I got to see. Chances of us seeing a fighter of that calibur (at 19yrs old even) with that type of knockout power again are slim to none
shame
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on August 13, 2006, 08:17:37 PM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on August 13, 2006, 08:14:49 PM
Rahman sucks, after a top notch performance against Toney, he sucks a$$ against Oleg for the second time. :boo luckily Oleg is being forced by the WBC to fight the winner of Toney/Peter :yay
Dude I can't believe you even care about the heavyweight division. It is a complete joke, I won't even waste my time watching anymore, they are even talking about Shannon Briggs as a player again, he was just fighting in K-1 or something like that.
THis weekend is a good heavyweight fight, Peter/Toney that will be a very good legit fight. Valuev/Barrett should be interesting as Valuev is stepping up his competition and coming to the US, Klit is a joke, I can't believe he backed out of the Briggs fight, he is the weakest of the four. Liakhovich/Briggs ehhh whatever, I actually like Liakhovich, he is quick and can take a punch. All in all in a couple of years if Peter can put together some skills with his power he will be the top dog of all the guys out there. I kinda hope Toney pulls out a tough win, I would like to see him against the champs right now.
Quote from: reese125 on August 25, 2006, 09:34:38 AM
anybody been catching Mike Tysons volume I and II career on espn classic?
they showed him at 3-0 up to 29 and whatever from what I got to see. Chances of us seeing a fighter of that calibur (at 19yrs old even) with that type of knockout power again are slim to none
shame
His career is not over :paranoid :-D
QuoteFormer heavyweight champion Iron Mike Tyson worked out for the media on Wednesday at the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Iron Mike will be training for upcoming exhibition matches every day except Sunday for the next four weeks on the mezzanine level of the resort for press and public viewing.
Thursday, August 31 2006
Man he can't let it go, what a pity.
what Holyfields ear?
:boom Mother fn Toney got Robbed, 116-111 Peter are you fn high.
Mike Tyson is entertaining the thought of fighting women.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2628718
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on October 16, 2006, 11:06:39 PM
Mike Tyson is entertaining the thought of fighting women.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2628718
He's done that alreay - might as well get paid for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6cFxWgLqHA
best part is when he talks about fornicating right to the female reporter and how he constantly goes on a cussing mad man rampage and then praises Allah. oh mike how i hate u... :-D
next up on tysons world tour...
tom jones.
seriously.
Two fights this weekend could be top notch fights
Baldomir vs. Pretty Boy (HBO PPV)
Hard core against flashy, it could be interesting
Briggs vs. Liakovich (Showtime)
If you saw the Liakovich vs. Brewster, it could be a similar slug fest
Floyd and Brian Kenny were going at it on SC last night :-D
Quote from: Die-Hard on November 03, 2006, 04:36:54 PM
Floyd and Brian Kenny were going at it on SC last night :-D
Yeah, I saw that. Right after they lead into the segment with video of them yelling at each other before he whooped Zab Judah.
Good stuff. :-D
I think Kenny was egging him on though.
mayweather is controlling baldomir....winning every round so far imo....its not anything close to the gatti ownage....but similar in that mayweather is way to fast and to good for baldomir who is looking to land one monster shot
dominance
mayweather is simply put one of the ten best fighters of all time
i never thought id say it but he might be better than pernell whitaker....id give a limb to see those two have fought in their primes
:-D Ruiz the self proclaimed "best heavyweight" got beat again by another eastern european :-D Ireally don't want him to retire, I enjoy watching him lose!
QuoteHopkins to take on Wright at catchweight?
By Staff Writer
According to the St.Petersburg Times, light-heavyweight champion, Bernard Hopkins is set to to take on Winky Wright on July 21st.
Wright's adviser and attorney, Jim Wilkes, said the St. Petersburg boxer and Hopkins, have agreed to meet at 170 pounds.
Although an official announcement has not been scheduled, Wilkes said the deal was completed, for the most part, Thursday. Contracts haven't been signed, and the site - most likely Madison Square Garden New York or Las Vegas - hasn't been chosen, but Wilkes said those are formalities.
Also RJJ is talking rematch with Hopkins :drool
That should be a good fight, I thought Winky got the better of Taylor in their fight. So much for Hopkins retirement.
:-D exactly he said after the Tarver Win ;D that he would come out of retirement for a 20mil payday.
I would like to see him fight Joe Calzaghe. He is going to kill Winky Wright, I don't know what you were watching SD, but Taylor definately won that fight.
I just watched the worst heavyweight champ fight ever, Vlad vs. Austin :puke what a joke, Austin should never ever ever never get another title fight.
Calzaghe, if he is as good as they say he is (I have only seen a couple of fights) should have no problem with Manfredo today on HBO at 4pm et. I relly do not know how Manfredo got this shot, he is 2-2 in his last 4 fights. I really hope he comes up in weight to fight Hopkins.
He has already said that he wants to fight Hopkins. The question is does Hopkins want the fight?
They all say that crap, Joe does not want to leave Britian at all to fight in the US, he has only fought in 3 fights outside of Britian., and most of his fights have been in Carduff (I would guess his hometown). Anyway this fight was as bad as Klit vs. Austin, brutal, should have never been made, pitful mismatch.
Calzaghe/Manfredo was a complete joke
Will DLH vs. Floyd help save the recent horrible matchups? I hope so. I really want DLH to win, but after his fight with X, if he couldn't stay away from him, Floyd is 5 times as fast. THis is one of the most interesting fights in a good while.
Now now the fight is obviously fixed, the question becomes who is the fix on? My money is on that pretty boy De La Homo.
Mayweather's gonna kill the pretty boy Mexican. I'm just hoping for a halfway decent fight and for HBO to stop advertising it.
mayweather coming out last night in mexican colors wearing a sombrero was awesome.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 06, 2007, 01:52:21 PM
mayweather coming out last night in mexican colors wearing a sombrero was awesome.
I already thought it was funny that he was wearing the colors... but when he put on the sombrero just before he came out, I lost it.
Floyd-Oscar: 2.15 million buys!
PPV telecast sets all time record
HBO Sports reported today that 2.15 million pay-per-view buys and $120 million in pay-per-view revenue was generated from last Saturday's mega fight showdown featuring Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The fight was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. In a fight that set the all-time pay-per-view record by eclipsing the previous mark by a sizable margin of 160,000 buys as well as establishing a new mark for revenue from a pay-per-view telecast, Mayweather scored a split decision victory and captured De La Hoya's junior middleweight title.
The showdown produced 1,225,000 buys from cable systems and 925,000 buys from satellite homes throughout the 50 states.
does Larry Merchant bring anything to a boxing telecast anymore?
yes
hes as good as ever imo and the best in the biz...its a shame they dropping the age discrmination bomb on him and replacing him with max kellermen...who i love....but hes not larry
really? i can't stand his ramblings
It's funny. Well it was funny when I watched boxing. Which was 3 times.
he sounds a lot worse than what hes actually says...he knows boxing as well as anyone alive
he also conducts great interviews...no doubt due to his newspaper background
And also because he's senile and asks insane questions.
maybe that's it...once i hear him start to try and talk, i usually change the channel or stop listening
this undercard fight is great, dudes are just throwing bombs
this is a great fight
ha...that white guys face when he got stuck with that shot
these guys both are slow as mud, you can see their punches coming a mile away
it was obviously low.....and CRUSHING
how much coke does howard lederman snort before a fight...christ
Not as much as Jim Lampley does when he beats up the girlfriend.
well done young one
if miranda had any accuracy with his punches this thing would have been over three rounds ago...pavlik's defense is non existent....
i don't see anyway these guys can go 12 rounds...it's non stop punching
wow...Larry's killing the ref, awesome
goodnight
larry is gettin his man
Quote from: SunMo on May 19, 2007, 10:51:24 PM
well done young one
You do realize I'm 2 years away from being on my own? Speaking of that, I'm going to Murderland and bunking with igy. Good times straight ahead.
Quote from: MDS on May 19, 2007, 10:59:22 PM
You do realize I'm 2 years away from being on my own? Speaking of that, I'm going to Murderland and bunking with igy. Good times straight ahead.
way to ruin the moment
are they for real about pavlik fighting taylor...taylor would shtein in his mouth
Speaking of that, I'm going to Murderland and bunking with igy.
is that before or after rjs's couch
i didnt know pavlik from youngstown....boom boom mancinis hometown
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 19, 2007, 11:01:49 PM
are they for real about pavlik fighting taylor...taylor would shtein in his mouth
Speaking of that, I'm going to Murderland and bunking with igy.
is that before or after rjs's couch
rjs' couch is just a make believe weekend in Boston. This is a make believe lifetime, buddy. P.S. I don't cook.
just sleep with your ass in the air and you'll be fine
I do it anyways. You never know when it'll come in handy.
i dont even like taylor and i hope he decapitates spinks....what a clown
i'm sure Leon Spinx loves that Larry just told the world he's a janitor in Nebraska
Miranda/Pavlik was a decent fight, I'm glad the ref let Miranda take a beating.
Taylor/Spinx was awful.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2890055
QuoteTarver claims he was drugged but can't prove it
Rafael
By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
(Archive)
Updated: June 1, 2007, 1:05 PM ET
When Antonio Tarver faced Bernard Hopkins last June, it was obvious from the outset that it wouldn't be his night. Hopkins bullied a lethargic Tarver all over the ring, knocked him down in the fifth round and took the light heavyweight championship on a virtual shutout decision.
Now, as Tarver (24-4, 18 KOs) prepares for his return to the ring a year later to face Elvir Muriqi (34-3, 21 KOs) on June 9 in Hartford, Conn., he says he believes he was drugged before the fight with Hopkins.
Although Tarver didn't accuse anyone specifically of drugging him, he made the accusation Thursday during a teleconference with reporters to discuss his fight with Muriqi (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET/PT).
"It is a great possibility. The stakes were high," Tarver said, when asked about the likelihood of being drugged before the fight in Atlantic City, N.J. "When you look at that fight ... I have not seen the fight in its entirety ... everybody that knows me knew that something was terribly wrong from when I walked from the dressing room to the ring. Something was wrong all day. It is a possibility, but I cannot say that my preparation was any different than it has been.
"I have always been committed, dedicated and a hard worker. So when you look at those assets, then you have to say something else happened for me to fight so flat, so lifeless, so emotionless, so unspirited in one of the biggest fights of my career. Something definitely happened and something was terribly wrong."
Tarver said he has no proof that he was drugged, nor did anything out of the ordinary come from his post-fight urinalysis.
"I wish I would have had a blood test right after the fight," Tarver said. "Normally, they do drug-test you after the fight. I do not know if there is any possibility of going back and getting that urinalysis and examining it to see what happened. Mentally, I was beat out of the game -- could not get focused, could not get up for the fight -- and that is just not like me."
Tarver said he felt fine at the press conference the week of the bout and also at the weigh-in. The night of the fight, however, he said he didn't feel like himself.
"Fortunately, I did not receive any serious injuries that night, but I was a dead man walking," he said. "I do not know what happened and there are a lot of things that have come up lately that I am questioning. I just know at the press conference, the electricity was there. At the weigh-in, the electricity was there. The night of the fight, I was a dead man walking, just a shell of myself. I do not know what happened before the fight.
"Something happened. I do not want to point the finger. I believe that there was a possibility that they got to me, or someone got to me with ordering room service, a drink of water or whatever. But I was not myself. As big as that fight was, I could not get into it mentally, emotionally, spiritually, or nothing. I was zapped for whatever reason. I cannot blame it on my trainer because we trained properly. We were ready. But when I went to bed and woke up that day, I was a zombie and I do not know what happened. My sister thought that maybe I could have been poisoned. Maybe somebody tampered with some food. My reflexes were not there, my counter punching ability was not there. Something went terribly wrong."
Tarver, who months before the fight weighed in the neighborhood of 220 pounds as he bulked up for his role as the heavyweight champion opposite Sylvester Stallone in the film "Rocky Balboa," had to get down to 175 to fight Hopkins.
That substantial weight loss is what many have attributed to Tarver's poor performance.
Tarver is not the first fighter to allege that he was drugged or poisoned before a fight. After Lamon Brewster knocked out Wladimir Klitschko in the fifth round of a 2004 heavyweight title bout in Las Vegas, a big upset in which Klitschko faded badly after a big start, Klitschko's team made accusations that he had been poisoned.
The allegation was never proven.
every boxer is a bitch these days.
same guy that taunted RJJ for making excuses after his loss, shut yer trap chump.
Anyone see the Hatton fight last night? THe English fans that came over to Vegas were awesome, I have found a new fighter to pull for, "THere's only one Ricky Hatton". Die hard fans, exciting to watch the fight with all the chants and songs breaking out.
The only thing I know about Hatton is my friend beats my ass with him in Fight Night 3. I always get 7 or 8 rounds with Gatti and he somehow gets me down. It's bullshtein.
10 years ago today was the Tyson/Holyfield ear biting thing
Watched the Holyfield Big Lou fight, and man does Holyfield headbutt like a mo'fo. His knockdown of Lou in the forth is a body shot with a massive headbutt to the temple, pitiful. I hope he gets a shot at one of the big heavy's and gets mauled.
klitschko/brewster fight wasn't anything special.
Brewster should give up his purse for that piss poor performance. What a fargin joke that was.
Gatti needs to hang em up
according to his interview last night he is.
Thats right baby B-HOP!!!
QuoteRESULT
Hopkins outpoints Wright!
Katsidis, Linares win world title clashes
By Albert Jimenez Howell and Matt Richardson at ringside
In a battle of former world champions, Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Winky Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) in a light heavyweight clash on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Wright was cut over the left eye in round two by an unintentional headbutt. Wright was the aggressor with Hopkins trying to give angles. There was lots of holding and wrestling at close quarters. Hopkins' best weapon was a short right hand. Wright was busier, but rounds were close and tedious. Hopkins seemed stronger at the end to pull away. Scores were 116-112, 117-111, 117-111.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on July 22, 2007, 12:24:50 AM
Thats right baby B-HOP!
QuoteRESULT
Hopkins outpoints Wright!
Katsidis, Linares win world title clashes
By Albert Jimenez Howell and Matt Richardson at ringside
In a battle of former world champions, Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Winky Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) in a light heavyweight clash on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Wright was cut over the left eye in round two by an unintentional headbutt. Wright was the aggressor with Hopkins trying to give angles. There was lots of holding and wrestling at close quarters. Hopkins' best weapon was a short right hand. Wright was busier, but rounds were close and tedious. Hopkins seemed stronger at the end to pull away. Scores were 116-112, 117-111, 117-111.
almost regret not paying $100 for pay per view. thanks for the update.
I feel ya Don, I've been burned so many times by paying 50$ and then have it be a bum fight. If it wasn't for the replay next weekend I probably would have picked it up.
Baldomir vs. Forest next week on HBO should be a good fight.
The Forest fight is free, no?
Quote from: Die-Hard on July 23, 2007, 03:02:33 PM
The Forest fight is free, no?
Yep, Hop/wright should be before that one.
:crazy Hatton/ Floyd is on!!!
QuoteMayweather-Hatton is ON!
By Marc Abrams
There is an old adage that when "if you ask, you shall receive." and according to espn.com, Ricky Hatton's wish is Floyd Mayweather's command as the two stars have agreed to meet in what will amount to a big fight in December 8th in Las Vegas.
The bout will be for Mayweather's WBC Welterweight title which he chose to keep following his win over Oscar De La Hoya for the WBC Super Welterweight crown this past May 5th.
Hatton, 43-0 with 31 knockouts and Mayweather, 38-0 with 24 knockouts each are the recognized champions in their weight divisions. Hatton briefly was the WBA Welterweight champion after beating Luis Collazo in 2006 only to move back down to Jr. Welterweight where he scored wins over Juan Urango and an impressive stoppage over Jose Luis Castillo this past June 23rd.
The bout seemed to pick up steam after Hatton made disparaging remarks about Mayweather following the Castillo bout.
The bout will be televised on HBO Pay-Per-View and promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, who according to the same espn.com report could be on the verge of signing Hatton to a promotional contract.
Heard this earlier today... that's big. :yay
Golden Boy keeps raking in the cash too. Supposedly, he setting up to fight Hatton (as of a week or two ago), but now he's going to get a bigger payday and doesn't have to take a punch to do it.
Cotto/Sugar Shane also.
Nice draw...wish it was Cotto/Mayweather though....if each wins their upcoming fights, Floyd v Miguel could be the 2008 PPV draw of the year...
Both fighters have signed and are in for Dec. 8th.
QuoteMore on Mayweather-Hatton!
The card will be billed as "Undefeated" and is definitely on December 8. The event will be promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions televised on HBO Pay-Per-View. Several sites are interested in hosting the event and a location will be announced shortly. A global press tour is being planned to promote this event and ticket information will be announced in the near future.
Quotes:
Floyd Mayweather (38-0, 24 KOs) : I am the best fighter in boxing today and I'm prepared for any challenge my team puts in front of me. And with Ricky Hatton it's already personal. He has talked and disrespected me so much in the past months that I can't wait to get him in the ring and show him he is not even on my level. He's definitely getting knocked out."
Ricky Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs): I respect Floyd Mayweather immensely for his boxing ability and it will be an honor to share the same ring with him. He is rightly regarded as the best pound for pound boxer in the world. However, I am confident and determined that I will be the first boxer to beat him in the ring and I am looking forward to this fight.
Roy Jones vs. Tito Trinidad - January 26th @ MSG.
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I was watching a documentary on the Cesar Chavez - Meldrick Taylor fight on HBO on Demand last night...
Holy shtein, what a fight. Richard Steele stopped it w/ 2 seconds left after Taylor was knocked down after he dominated Chavez throughout the whole fight. Controversy still flys regarding Steele and his relationship with Don King.
Taylor ended up in the hospital for a month afterwards, and from what they said it ended his career.
Crazy shtein.
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 14, 2007, 01:34:11 PM
I was watching a documentary on the Cesar Chavez - Meldrick Taylor fight on HBO on Demand last night...
Holy shtein, what a fight. Richard Steele stopped it w/ 2 seconds left after Taylor was knocked down after he dominated Chavez throughout the whole fight. Controversy still flys regarding Steele and his relationship with Don King.
Taylor ended up in the hospital for a month afterwards, and from what they said it ended his career.
Crazy shtein.
One of the worst stops ever!!
Roy jones vs tito meh, RJJ will kill his slow but, and I hate both of them.
that Ali clip is stupefying beauty in motion..holy crap he was God on earth
Quote from: Diomedes on August 15, 2007, 09:48:03 PM
that Ali clip is stupefying beauty in motion..holy crap he was God on earth
On point. He was the reason boxing used to be a great spectator sport and the failure to find his equal is the reason that boxing is so awful now.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 15, 2007, 10:23:30 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on August 15, 2007, 09:48:03 PM
that Ali clip is stupefying beauty in motion..holy crap he was God on earth
On point. He was the reason boxing used to be a great spectator sport and the failure to find his equal is the reason that boxing is so awful now.
That and about 1000 other reasons.
Boxing is far from awful. If promoters and networks didnt charge as much as they do for fights, people would understand that.
Ive been watching a bunch of recent fights and Im more into it now than I ever have been in the past....
Wanna see a good fight? Check out Marquez v. Vasquez from 8/4...Showtime on Demand is playing it till the end of the month. Sick sick shtein.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 15, 2007, 09:48:03 PM
that Ali clip is stupefying beauty in motion..holy crap he was God on earth
WHAT'S MY NAME!?!
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 17, 2007, 11:47:35 AM
Boxing is far from awful. If promoters and networks didnt charge as much as they do for fights, people would understand that.
Ive been watching a bunch of recent fights and Im more into it now than I ever have been in the past....
Wanna see a good fight? Check out Marquez v. Vasquez from 8/4...Showtime on Demand is playing it till the end of the month. Sick sick shtein.
I meant the heavyweights.
Then yes, you are correct.
Try watching one of the other 816 weight classes.
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 20, 2007, 02:12:12 PM
Then yes, you are correct.
Try watching one of the other 816 weight classes.
I do quite often. Unless it is some ridiculously priced ppv.
Anyone catch "The Contender" tonight on ESPN? OK, nothing great. I enjoyed the first season so much I'll give this some time. Some interesting characters as usual.
Not that anyone probably gives a shtein, but Zab Judah will be fighting in FNF tonight....says if he wins, he wants Oscar next..
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http://deadspin.com/sports/stick-and-move/oscar-de-la-hoya-is-feeling-even-more-pretty-than-usual-301525.php (http://deadspin.com/sports/stick-and-move/oscar-de-la-hoya-is-feeling-even-more-pretty-than-usual-301525.php)
Hatton Mayweather press conference was hilarious, Mayweather had been hounding Hatton all week. Hatton fired back with great comments and from the look of it has not let Mayweather get underneath his skin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6XVTiE89Dg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6XVTiE89Dg)
Match up tomorrow night on HBO between Jermain Taylor and Kelly Pavlick, should be interesting.
Pavlik ko'd Taylor in the 7th to win the title. One of the best fights I've seen in a while. I thought Pavlik was done for when Taylor knocked him down in the 2nd, but Pavlik showed a ton of heart. So glad Taylor lost, I'm tired of his boring ass fights.
just finished the fight, got a late start JT exposed against a physical fighter! The Ghost strikes !!! Way to go!!! Farg you Emanuel Steward with your easy fight!!
OK a couple of things:
#1 How in the hell was Pavlik down by 3 rounds on one and 4 rounds on two other judges cards? both Pavlik and JT seemed stunned when they were told the scores at the time of k.o. by Larry.
#2 Usually can't stand Larry, but he actually asked a question, and then let both Pavlik and JT answer the question.
#3 Lennox Lewis had some really good insight on surving a beating like Pavlik did in the Second and about how a bloody nose effects your breathing and rythm.
#4 JT punked out by running out of the ring.
#5 JT looked shocked in the post fight interview, good God the size of the lump on his right cheek :o
#6 Maybe Emanuel shouldn't of hyped up JT by over and over saying Pavlik was an easy fight, made for JT.
#7 Congrats to Pavlik and New Middleweight Champ of the world.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on September 30, 2007, 12:45:01 AM
OK a couple of things:
#1 How in the hell was Pavlik down by 3 rounds on one and 4 rounds on two other judges cards? both Pavlik and JT seemed stunned when they were told the scores at the time of k.o. by Larry.
i thought the same thing when Lampley gave the scores...the only thing i could come up with is that all the rounds were close and judges were of the mindset that Pavlik had to really win the rounds for them to give him the belt by decision. i don't agree with that, but they could've been thinking that. also, JT was landing a high percentage of power punches and jabs, so they could've been giving him the advantage over Pavlik because it took him less punches to land the same amount that Pavlik landed.
You nailed it Sun. I hate the scorecards and wish they had a better system of scoring fights. As far as the judges go one judge was from Italy and his name was Guido and another was a dumb blonde chick so I wasn't expecting much accuracy.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on September 30, 2007, 12:45:01 AM
#2 Usually can't stand Larry, but he actually asked a question, and then let both Pavlik and JT answer the question.
When you look up smug in the dictionary there's a picture of Merchant next to the definition. He wasn' t bad lastnight though.
I hear you Sun, but Pavlik was the hunter all night, he pursued JT the whole fight, constantly working him into the corner, never stopped coming on even after he got himself rocked in the second. I hope there is a rematch, I think Pavlik woill have an easier time the next go around. I want him to fight the winner of Kessler / Calzqaghe, maybe he will have the balls to fight them unlike JT.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on September 30, 2007, 06:50:29 PM
I hear you Sun, but Pavlik was the hunter all night, he pursued JT the whole fight, constantly working him into the corner, never stopped coming on even after he got himself rocked in the second. I hope there is a rematch, I think Pavlik woill have an easier time the next go around. I want him to fight the winner of Kessler / Calzqaghe, maybe he will have the balls to fight them unlike JT.
i totally agree, but what i said earlier was the only rationale explanation to why JT was so far ahead...other than the fix being in, which was possible
The Phillies won the division. The Eagles are playing in prime time tonight.
LET'S TALK BOXING!
Quote from: SunMo on September 30, 2007, 06:54:47 PM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on September 30, 2007, 06:50:29 PM
I hear you Sun, but Pavlik was the hunter all night, he pursued JT the whole fight, constantly working him into the corner, never stopped coming on even after he got himself rocked in the second. I hope there is a rematch, I think Pavlik woill have an easier time the next go around. I want him to fight the winner of Kessler / Calzqaghe, maybe he will have the balls to fight them unlike JT.
i totally agree, but what i said earlier was the only rationale explanation to why JT was so far ahead...other than the fix being in, which was possible
I hear ya, I just was stunned to see that.
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 30, 2007, 06:56:34 PM
The Phillies won the division. The Eagles are playing in prime time tonight.
LET'S TALK BOXING!
Hey what a great example, JT (the mets) knocked Pavlik down early in the fight. Pavlik (the phils) kept figthin and knocked out JT late. How can you not see the comparison.
Hatton vs. Mayweather 1 day away :crazy :crazy
In other news Hopkins opens his mouth again. I have loved following his career, but If JoE said this about a "black boy" not being able to beat him Jesse and the Rev. AL would be all over it.
QuoteHopkins-Calzaghe heats up!
B-Hop: I would never lose to a white person
Super Joe: He will lose to me
A fight nearly broke out between Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe today during their first face-to-face meeting at the MGM Grand Media Center in Las Vegas. "I would never let a white boy beat me," Hopkins told reporters. "You can print that. I would never lose to a white person." :slyHopkins also dissed Calzaghe's win over Mikkel Kessler. "Kessler is not in my league, man. Who is Kessler? You think Kessler was a true warrior?" Calzaghe stated, "He ducked me four years ago. He thinks he's a legend but he lost to Jermain Taylor twice and, believe me, he will lose to me.....He'll get his arse kicked, full stop. He's all mouth. He doesn't fight, he holds." Both fighters said they would make their showdown happen in 2008, possibly at Yankee Stadium in New York City.
Mayweather's such a fool, I still laugh when I think about his fight with De La Hoya when he wore the Mexican colors.
I'm not looking forward to this fight at all. My buddy's brother said it best. "That he's had better fights with his brother than he's ever seen Mayweather fight" Floyd is gonna dance all night, and jab away, while hatton is going to try and get in tight, its going to = wasted money imo
Quote from: SD_Eagle on December 08, 2007, 12:31:15 AM
Mayweather's such a fool, I still laugh when I think about his fight with De La Hoya when he wore the Mexican colors.
:-D
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I want an upset, Floyd I think is taking this kid lightly. I'd love to see Hatton take him down a notch, will it happen probably not but I'll call it a ud for Hatton.
I really wanted to see Hatton put Floyd in his place, but by the 3rd round I was so sick of the stupid Hatton wonderland chant that I started rooting for Mayweather. Mayweather is one of the all time greats.
agreed on one of the greatest. The man is amazing in the ring.
Lots of class from the Brits booing the US anthem, even if it was Tyrese
I'm surprised their rotten teeth didn't fall out of their heads as they were booing.
were the limeys booing the anthem or mayweather? damm fools. beckham the ultimate Hoyda is coming here in february for an international tournament. i'll be sure to throw coconuts at him.
they booed the anthem, which was done before the fighter intros
Mayweather and De La Hoya on again. Though awesome to see....De La Hoya is all about making loot here because he has no shot. Mayweather is one of the best fighters Ive ever seen--sick accuracy
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3200384 (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3200384)
Well a couple of fights today:
The Russian Giant Valuev from what it sounds dismantled Liakhovich, to give him his rematch with champ and victor Ruslan Chagaev
Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott: Tank time seems like it's passed him by, and Kimbo is the Youtube guy who beat up slow offensive lineman and is finally stepping in the ring. I hope Tank kicks the crap out of him but whatever.
Talyor vs. Pavlick rematch of one of the best fights in a while Pavlick down early holds on to stop Taylor in the first fight. Pavlick has a slight edge going into the 6th imo, the busier of the two.
well i figured Tank didn't have much left, kimbo ko's him cold around 43 sec. in the 1st. Man I want this fool to fight some good fighters.
Yes!!! Way to go Pavlik, the scores:
117 - 111
115 - 113
116 - 112
They were making a big deal about rjj being there, The Ghost would smoke and I mean smoke rjj, I hope they pit rjj against him after the rumored deal against tito trinidad.
yeah....there's a MMA thread for MMA
my bad sun mo :(
ha, it's ok...the only reason i even cared is because i hadn't watched the Kimbo fight yet when i clicked this thread...however, i expected as much to happen to tank
sun, I am sorry I did that to you man.
my tears have dried
sorry mon
No mention about Hopkins / Calzage? I am really looking forward to this battle. I hope Hop has enough in the tank to get this one. Calzage is a strong mofo, but other then Kessler, he hasn't really beaten anyone that is an elite fighter.
Klitschko/Ibragimov was probably the most boring heavyweight fight I have ever seen
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 24, 2008, 10:26:32 AM
Klitschko/Ibragimov was probably the most boring heavyweight fight I have ever seen
and that surprises you? Boxing is dead
heavyweight boxing anyway
Quote from: SunMo on February 24, 2008, 11:43:15 AM
heavyweight boxing anyway
yup.
And I wasn't expecting Bowe/Holyfield but for the love of god throw some damn punches.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 24, 2008, 10:26:32 AM
Klitschko/Ibragimov was probably the most boring heavyweight fight I have ever seen
I could only stand to watch 4 rounds before I had to turn if off.
Quote from: MURP on February 24, 2008, 06:34:38 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 24, 2008, 10:26:32 AM
Klitschko/Ibragimov was probably the most boring heavyweight fight I have ever seen
I could only stand to watch 4 rounds before I had to turn if off.
I TiVo'ed it because I was out... came back and looked at about the same before I just fast forwarded to the end to see the decision.
Who said Boxing was dead?
QuoteNEWS FLASH
Holyfield-Tyson III?
Evander Holyfield has told the Guardian that a third fight with Mike Tyson is being considered. According to Holyfield, Tyson representative Jeff Fenech, called him to gauge his interest in a third fight. Evander said he would "catch a lot of flak" if he fought Tyson again, but "if the price is right," he would probably do it.
Thursday, February 28 2008
For the love of God this better not happen, then again, Tyson maybe the only one Holyfield could beat at this point.
Mayweather will do anything for money (http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/matches/6464482/preview/)
shoot for 20 million you do one show that is fake. I can't blame him at all.
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 03, 2008, 11:16:37 PM
Mayweather will do anything for money (http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/matches/6464482/preview/)
For $20 mil, you wouldn't?
anyone gonna watch the nigerian nightmare this weekend? i plan on checking it out, i know nothing about this dude.
Hopkins vs. Calzage for Hops light heavy belt. Come on X on more big win for me, one more please!!
I used to like Hopkins. Until he started ripping McNabb and sounding like a dumbass when "analyzing" the Eagles on the radio.
hopkins is a real man and mcnabb is a sissy so you cant really blame him...plus bhop is maybe the most pro philly guy thats ever lived and mcnabb is the antithesis of that
He's pro-Philly no doubt. But his comments about McNabb made me sour on him. He sounded like a dumbass when he did it.
Anyways,
The fight was pretty good. Calzaghe won by split decision. I thought that Hopkins fought a fight that he's not used to. Or at least one that I haven't seen him fight. Usually its a slow paced fight where he doesn't really do much but dance and jab. He was really going after Calzaghe tonight. Fun to watch and I thought that it was scored right.
Hopkins got beat by the white boy
Lets recap this weekend for Philly:
Hopkins loses to a white boy
Johnny Marz is dead
Bums lost 2 in a row to the Mets
Flyers lost to the Caps
If the bums get swept and the Sixers lose tomorrow night that will just be the icing on the cake
then the flyers losing monday would be the cherry?
it will all be ok if munson kills himself
that would be the cold milk
I saw Jim Belushi sitting about 5 rows up.
And I saw Stallone there too. And I could have sworn that Simon Cowell was sitting next to him.
tom jones singing the welsch national anthem killed me. so funny.
zeta jones was in the crowd and blazing hot....she was being dragged down by comestic surgery king michael douglas for a while there but damn she looked back tonight
speaking of cosmetic surgery mask is on hbo right now
I loved that cartoon when I was a kid...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQdgbs0IUDg
Was glad to see Calzhaghe, normally I wouldn't root against B-Hop, actually this is the only time. I didn't like his little pre-fight rant. There was no need for him to bring race into it. Anyway it was a good fight, wouldn't mind seeing it happen again.
I watched this morning after tivoing it last night. Originally, I was rooting for Hop because of the Philly connection, but then I realized why Im not too crazy about him - his fighting style is boring as hell. He holds waaay too much, and outside of the first round knockdown; which IMO shocked Calzaghe more than it knocked him down, the fight was unquestionably all Calzaghe.
What the hell did that female judge see by giving Hop the decision? His ass shoulda retired after beating Winky last year..
Chris Byrd fought last friday night former two time heavyweight champ. He dropped from 217 to 175 to fight in light heavy for the first time in 15 yrs. He got his butt rocked by Shaun George, getting stopped in the 9th by a nasty combo.
Some other Summer fights:
Cotto vs. Margarito July 26 (HBO PPV)
Hatton vs. Lazcano May 24 (Versus)
Mack vs. Kamako June 4 (ESPN2)
Pavlik vs. Lockett June 7 (HBO)
Diaz vs. Pacquiao June 28 (N/A)
Chagaev vs. Valuev July 5 (N/A)
Wlad Klit vs. Thompson July 12 (N/A)
About a below average summer schedule so far.
anyone seen Yuriorkis Gamboa fight yet? i caught his last match and dude is good. he's going to be fun to watch for the next few years.
He was down in that fight and came storming back right? I usually don't get into the lighter weights but he is exciting.
yeah he went down in the 4th but it was kinda flukey, not a real knock down. he's ripped and fast as shtein. has some cockiness to him too which is fun to watch.
I saw a story on Rome is Burning today that Mayweather made it rain in an ATL club recently. Some person who grabbed a hundred from him tried to spend it and got busted for trying to pass a counterfeit bill.
Vai Sickahema vs. Jose Canseco, go get some Vai! :-D
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Who-will-accept-Jose-Canseco-s-dumb-challenge-V?urn=nfl,84588 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Who-will-accept-Jose-Canseco-s-dumb-challenge-V?urn=nfl,84588)
west phillys chazz witherspoon fights tomorrow night on hbo
worst name ever
Quote from: SunMo on June 20, 2008, 10:49:16 AM
worst name ever
Only a generic ass name like Jon Smith is worse
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Quote from: SunMo on June 20, 2008, 11:26:59 AM
deleting email asking if you wanted to go to an eagles game....now
That hurts, right in the kisser.
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canseco got rocked!
zudah clottey on hbo tonight which should be good but the real reason to watch is the replay of cotto margarita that precedes it
Margarita/Cotto was one hell of a fight. I especially like how Cotto was showboating in the beginning of the fight but ended up bloody and beaten at the end.
Zudah/Clottey sucked, turned it off after the decision and didn't get the full explanation of why they stopped it. I'm guessing Zudah's eye was too farged up.
Pavlik is gonna destroy Hopkins. They're probably my two favorite fighters so I don't even know who to root for.
Hopkins has some balls, but is obviously looking to get paid like its nobodys business.
42/43 yrs old now looking to fight Pavlik after losing to Calzaghe? Joe Frazier will soon have a buddy to play paddy-cake with in speech therapy
I dont think Judah/Clottey sucked at all actually...only thing that sucked about it was the early stoppage. Zab showed a lot of fight against one of the better up and coming welterweights in the world...Of course though, because Zab is a bigger name than Clottey, hes probably gonna get Margarito next year..
Looks like Pacquiao - De La Hoya is about to happen too..Awesome if Manny wins and stays in the welterweight class so he can fight the Cottos Margaritos and Clotteys of the world...
Quote from: reese125 on August 07, 2008, 09:01:20 AM
Hopkins has some balls, but is obviously looking to get paid like its nobodys business.
42/43 yrs old now looking to fight Pavlik after losing to Calzaghe? Joe Frazier will soon have a buddy to play paddy-cake with in speech therapy
He beat Joe imo, but yeah I do not like his chances against Kelly.
ESPN's unofficial scoring has Hopkins taking every round except the 11th so far with the 9th being a 9-9 round due to him losing a point.
If the real thing is anything close to that, this will be a huge upset.
Unanimous decision...119-106, 118-108, 117-109 Hopkins farging dominated Pavelik
Good to see the old farg still has it, I thought Pavlik was going to destroy him.
fargin awesome fight, so happy for Bhop.
lol at anyone from youngstown beating north philly
Big surprise here ::)
QuoteUnbeaten light heavyweight star Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) dealt a twelve round beating to Roy Jones, Jr. (52-5, 38 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Jones dropped Calzaghe in round one with a glancing right hand and landed some clean shots in the second. But Calzaghe began to outwork Jones in the third and showed disdain for Jones' power by keeping his hands down between quick flurries. Calzaghe continued to beat Jones to the punch and cut Roy over the left eye in round seven. Jones' corner was unable to stop the blood as Calzaghe continued to dominate until the final bell. Scores were 118-109 on all cards.
How anyone billed this as an even matchup is beyond me. I would love to see Joe fight Hop again, but that was his closest fight ever so nah it won't happen. Really the only ones left to fight at L. heavy would be Hop again, dawson (undefeated still) Glen Johnson, Tarver or woods. He could drop back to Super middle against, Froch, Bute, JT or Kessler again, or be really dramatic and jump to the heavy's and take abelt before he retires.
I am gonna stick my patriotic hat on and say watch Danny Haye on Saturday. The future of heavyweight boxing. Oh, and Joe Calzaghe 2 USA 0. ;)
Pacquiao got up in that ass. The Golden Boy needs to hang em up.
He can sing a ballad about it.
De La Hoya didn't even fight...that was a sparring match for Pacquiao.
Nice win Man Pac
Rumors of PAc vs. Mayweather jr. next year :deion
that would be the best HBO 24/7 yet and one hell of friggin fight
Id still put my money on Mayweather Jr
It would never happen. Floyd has no reason to do it. But shtein, it would be the fight of the decade.
Demetrius Hopkins (BHops Nephew) is on the main event tomorrow night on Showtime. 28-0-1...worth a watch..
Hoipkins lost by split decision, Holt did everything right to win. Aggressive, up in Dhop's grill, never really let him get distance to get off. Also looked like Dhop was a little overwhelmed with his first title shot.
Also Vlad tapped that ass against Rahman, damn his jab looks as sick, if not more then the old holmes intense!
Toney also went at it with Fres Oquendo, and won by split dec. Toney did not look his best, but his defense and slick movements are still fun to watch.
(http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/338*450/Mike-Tyson-Vert.jpg)
Is that a real picture or a photoshop?
very real
http://www.nbcwashington.com/sports/more/Mike-Tyson-The-Real-Heavyweight-Champion.html
Holy shtein
for reference, here is a highlight reel of what he once was
http://www.youtube.com/v/e7wUOCADxq0
I always find myself drawn to ESPN Classic when they go through his young career...cant turn that shtein off
I dont know whats more stunning now...his weight or the fact that hes holding a mic speaking to people
#10 knockout looks like he was fighting Sno nuff
#2 should be #1, Trevor Berbick bumblin and stumblin was one of the top knockouts in the history of boxing fargin classic.
:( IMO Mike in his prime, would beat any Heavy in the history of the sport. Power speed and his movement were :o
What a waste. It started when he fired Bill Cayton and surrounded himself with an entourage full of idiots, the head one being Don King.
I wonder how many convicted rapist are missionarys?
http://www.youtube.com/v/CwFW834Mrcc&feature=related
Damn. Mike Tyson used to make people look foolish, now he is fat and broke. What a shame.
On the plus side, he is going to be in the Fight Night from EA Sports.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on December 16, 2008, 11:33:26 PM
#10 knockout looks like he was fighting Sno nuff
#2 should be #1, Trevor Berbick bumblin and stumblin was one of the top knockouts in the history of boxing fargin classic.
:( IMO Mike in his prime, would beat any Heavy in the history of the sport. Power speed and his movement were :o
I have heard a lot of people say that about "Iron Mike", but to me much of his game was based on intimidation once he lost that he never beat anybody. If you watch his early fights guys were terrified in the ring against him, do you think guys like Ali and Frazier would be scared of him? Personally I don't. I am not saying he wasn't a great fighter, I just have my doubts as to how he would have stacked up against some of the all-time greats.
agree 100%
Tyson vs Ali is not even worth talking about because Ali's jab would of forced Tyson to forfeit by the 4th rd
Frazier or Foreman would of ate him up with their own crazy power shots
Tyson relied heavily on bobbing and weaving, side to side uppercuts with mean ass crosses from the inside
if Tyson is not close to an opponent forget about it..loss
Looks like Sugar Shane is back on the sauce
yeah that was sick. the most dominant i've ever seen him. especially against someone like margarito, last time i saw him was against cotto over the summer and dude looked unstoppable. mosley's hands were so fast.
Even in the 8th and 9th round mosley was just lightning fast, it was a very impressive showing for him.
Quote from: reese125 on December 17, 2008, 03:02:27 PM
agree 100%
Tyson vs Ali is not even worth talking about because Ali's jab would of forced Tyson to forfeit by the 4th rd
Frazier or Foreman would of ate him up with their own crazy power shots
Tyson relied heavily on bobbing and weaving, side to side uppercuts with mean ass crosses from the inside
if Tyson is not close to an opponent forget about it..loss
Tyson went downhill after he came out of prison, IMO he never really wanted to fight after that, it was all for the cash at that point. Other then the Buster douglas fight, which he was robbed, Buster went down at the end of the 8th. and the ref blew the count.
Anyway, Tyson was deadly inside and moving against the jab, up until the buster fight he was never in trouble. Fraizer I don't think would be able to handle Tysons shots, Foreman took him out in two rounds and then in the rematch five rounds. Ali was able to handle Foreman's shots but George was much slower and winded easier then Tyson would. Ali would not have been able to handle Tysons quicker flurries, like he had trouble handling joe being closer to him. Foreman would get frustrated with Tyson's movement just like he did with Ali, and Tyson hits a hell of a lot harder then Ali ever did.
This is all my opinion so it means, well nothing, but its mine damnit
Quote from: phillymic2000 on January 25, 2009, 11:25:44 PM
Quote from: reese125 on December 17, 2008, 03:02:27 PM
agree 100%
Tyson vs Ali is not even worth talking about because Ali's jab would of forced Tyson to forfeit by the 4th rd
Frazier or Foreman would of ate him up with their own crazy power shots
Tyson relied heavily on bobbing and weaving, side to side uppercuts with mean ass crosses from the inside
if Tyson is not close to an opponent forget about it..loss
Tyson went downhill after he came out of prison, IMO he never really wanted to fight after that, it was all for the cash at that point. Other then the Buster douglas fight, which he was robbed, Buster went down at the end of the 8th. and the ref blew the count.
Anyway, Tyson was deadly inside and moving against the jab, up until the buster fight he was never in trouble. Fraizer I don't think would be able to handle Tysons shots, Foreman took him out in two rounds and then in the rematch five rounds. Ali was able to handle Foreman's shots but George was much slower and winded easier then Tyson would. Ali would not have been able to handle Tysons quicker flurries, like he had trouble handling joe being closer to him. Foreman would get frustrated with Tyson's movement just like he did with Ali, and Tyson hits a hell of a lot harder then Ali ever did.
This is all my opinion so it means, well nothing, but its mine damnit
Tysons problems started after Cus D'Amato died and he started consorting with Don King. Cus, I believe, kept him locked in a cage between fights when he owned him.
read the book bad itentions, Cus just covered up all the shtein Tyson did. Tyson is messed up mentally and all he ever had around him was yes men.
one hugely important thing that Ali, Frazier and Foreman all had in spades that Tyson never had is heart
I don't think you can talk seriously about who would have won in a fantasy fight across eras, but I do think you can see that some fighters are Great while others are just the best of their otherwise unremarkable time. I put Tyson squarely in the latter group.
^^^
thats basically it
tyson won on intimidation and once he got knocked out and not just knocked out but recall how pathetic he looked after that buster ko his whole steeze and aura just disintegrated before everyones eyes...and he didnt have the boxing skills and especially like dio said the heart to overcome people not being scared of him anymore...
he had a mans body and as long as that body could keep others scared of him he could be a bully but inside he was always an abandoned abused and scared little 8 year kid from brooklyn and it took one loss to expose that part of him to the world
So long as we're entertaining fantasy matchups vs. Tyson...this is the fighter I'd run him up against:
(http://www.ciode.ca/intervju/IN-GEORGE%20CHUVALO%20530.jpg)
Chuvalo had a whale's heart and could take a punch from anyone.
Come on, George? his two TKO losses were against Foreman and Frazier. His biggest win was probably against Quarry, which is who I would compare him with. He had a big heart and one of the best chins, but did not have the firepower/skill to beat a top contender or champ. It would be an interesting fight, but I don't think he would have the firepower to stop Mike.
i have no idea who would have won bwtn chuvalo and tyson but buster friggin douglas beat tyson in his prime so i dont think you can really for certain that any competant boxer from the past couldnt beat him
(http://youbeenblinded.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fat-mike-tyson.jpg)
Fatass.
I'm not saying anyone from the past couldn't beat tyson. I'm sayin Chuvalo is cheaper version of Jerry Quarry, and I think Quarry would not be able to handle a prime Tyson. And yes Buster "beat" Tyson in his prime, not his best fight but in his prime. And Technically Buster lost that fight, watch the 8th round knockdown and you will see the ref blew the count, and blah blah blah tyson lost and deserved too with his performance, but he Ko'd buster in the 8th and in my imaginary little world ;D
I still loved to watch Iron Mike's crazy ass fight people. It was sad towards the end when he was getting knocked around, but in his early days, intimidation being the factor or not, his fights were fn to watch.
I would love to see boxing make a comeback like it was in the old days. Nothing was better than a good heavyweight fight.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 26, 2009, 08:19:10 PM
I would love to see boxing make a comeback like it was in the old days. Nothing was better than a good heavyweight fight.
Quote
preach it
yusaf mack (philly guy) goes up against chris henry tonight. should be a good fight.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 06, 2009, 01:58:11 PM
yusaf mack (philly guy) goes up against chris henry tonight. should be a good fight.
Yeah I'm looking forward to it, also Andre Ward vs. Sugar Poo on showtime.
And this tidbit, I'd love to see this fight.
http://www.fightnews.com/?p=3210 (http://www.fightnews.com/?p=3210)
Toney calls out Hopkins to fight at 185.
What an awesome fight Guerrero vs. Rosado just throwing on each other.
cant believe friday night fights is in salisbury md...one of the most depressing places on earth
is everyones espn feed farged up or just mine
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2009, 10:28:32 PM
cant believe friday night fights is in salisbury md...one of the most depressing places on earth
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2009, 10:28:32 PM
cant believe friday night fights is in salisbury md...one of the most depressing places on earth
so true, what a shtein town, looks like a ton of people just got stuck there
I really havent watched a boxing fight in a while, but Mack is pretty good from what i've seen. He's Calm and waits for his spots, great power when he wants to let the fly. LOL STreetfight
good night
Holy ish Mack and Henry :o Henry was talkin all kind ish about how he was going to ruin Mack. Philly represent!
He had what seemed like 20 shots to Henry's dome. Heeds to square up that punch to hit the temple, not the back side of the head
a lot of the later shots missed the mark for sure because mack was spent and couldnt locate...but damn dook took some blows before that...hes got a chin
Henry just throws his head in every chance he can
might as well
at this point i hope he crosses the finish line...dooks got heart...and its in his head
Yeah baby!
Nice fight.
how was that even a split decision
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2009, 11:32:19 PM
how was that even a split decision
Yeaht hat made no fargin sense, the only thing I can think of is if Henry out threw him, but still bad.
Molina chewed that dude up :o
Ward vs. Sugar Poo :-D Buchanan
Sugar is in some deep poo with ward, geesh this guy is outmatched.
margarito suspended for a year.
makes you wonder if had hard fists for the cotto fight too.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 11, 2009, 11:43:31 AM
margarito suspended for a year.
makes you wonder if had hard fists for the cotto fight too.
same as that punk trinidad.
Great article on Hopkins and his upbringing (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20090323_Bernard_Hopkins_and_the_mean_streets.html)
I think Manny Pacquiao's story trumps BHop's. (http://blogs.usatoday.com/gameon/2009/03/pacquiaos-caree.html)
wouldnt surprise me if eating dog over there was the norm
eating your own dog might be weird...but probably the equivalent of eating deer in the US
Yea, sure...if deer was a domesticated animal.
cows are domesticated and we eat them all the time
I didn't know too many kids growing up who had cows living with them.
middleamerica yo
did you see many wild cows where you grew up?
Just one. She lived down the street from my parents. Somehow though, her daughter turned out hot.
Quote from: Die-Hard on March 25, 2009, 09:28:24 AM
Just one. She lived down the street from my parents. Somehow though, her daughter turned out hot.
did you milk her daughter?
Quote from: Die-Hard on March 25, 2009, 09:28:24 AM
Just one. She lived down the street from my parents. Somehow though, her daughter turned out hot.
:-D
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/6_3Wfj02F4k
That's awesome. I don't know where Shelby is exactly, but I'm sure he's their pride and joy.
LOL he didn't have a long career:
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=27719&cat=boxer (http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=27719&cat=boxer)
Quote1993-03-09 177 Kenny Rainford 177 2-1-0
Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States L TKO 1 4
~ time: 0:56 | referee: Chester Comeaux ~
Sutherland down in the 1st round and the referee stops it without finishing the count.
Reported as pro debut for Brian Sutherland (USA Tuesday Night Fights).
1993-02-27 Danny Wofford 12-24-2
Forest City, North Carolina, United States L KO 1
Not the fight I wanted for Bhop, but I'd love to see him knock this chump around again.
From Fightnews.com
Quote
Former world champion Félix 'Tito' Trinidad and promoter Don King had a meeting in the Hotel Ritz Carlton of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico to try to set up a rematch between Trinidad and Bernard Hopkins. Trinidad, now 36, suffered his first defeat against Hopkins, now 44, in 2001. Sources assure that Don King and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer are near an agreement for a fight in November. Trinidad needs to train for five or six months.
you actually want more fights for evander hopkins
He owned the Ghost, barely lost to Calzage. Yes I would love to see him fight again, especially against RJJ. But a fight with Tito and see him confuse the ish out of him again would be fine. Hopkins has clearly not lost his ability to fight like some old timers, and his sick performance against the Ghost was awesome to watch.
im glad he entertains you but im more concerend with his long term health...he already is having trouble talking....hes gonna be a veg before hes 50...45 year old men not be in professional boxing rings
Have you followed his career, the dude has always talked like that, he gets hit less then the majority of fighters and the Ghost barely touched him. He is a old school defensive, crafty and some times dirty fighter. He gets in guys heads and owns them. Maybe you should send him a card and let him know how much you care. His mom wanted him to stop and thats worked well.
no he hasnt...look at an interview from him earlier in his career his face and speech are much more in tact...hes probably going to be a mess no matter what but at this point he might be taking mad years off his life
hes got nothing left to prove and for his sake he needs to move on
I love Hop, but its done, man. Why would anyone pay to see a fight that was great 10 years ago (Tito) or one that was great 15 years ago (RJJ)??
Boxing doesnt need him either...the torch has been passed to the next generation with Hatton, Pavlik, Manny, Arreola, etc. As much as I loved watching it, every time a guy like Hop beats a guy like Pavlik, boxing takes a step back. If the sport is gonna succeed long team, it needs to move on.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on April 24, 2009, 03:09:24 PM
He owned the Ghost, barely lost to Calzage. Yes I would love to see him fight again, especially against RJJ. But a fight with Tito and see him confuse the ish out of him again would be fine. Hopkins has clearly not lost his ability to fight like some old timers, and his sick performance against the Ghost was awesome to watch.
Barely lost to Calzage, think again man. He did nothing in that fight. I love B-Hop and he has done some amazing things, but I have to agree with everyone else he needs to hang them up.
dh.....great minds....
and we all want him to hang it up because we love him...theres no need to preface saying we want him to retire with "i love b hop and all but..."
Well I don't, ans I love him and all.
i just dont understand the thinking...next weeks fight is gonna be MONEY. thats what boxing is all about - matchups like manny vs. hatton...not old washed up guys fighting each other now because they couldnt get the money right years ago for a rematch.
Quote from: Die-Hard on April 25, 2009, 11:21:12 AM
i just dont understand the thinking...next weeks fight is gonna be MONEY. thats what boxing is all about - matchups like manny vs. hatton...not old washed up guys fighting each other now because they couldnt get the money right years ago for a rematch.
Yes this upcoming fight is legit with manny/hatton. THere is a draw out there for the other fight though.
Carl Froch gets the huge KO with only 14 sec. left over Taylor. The judges had it for Taylor too, that sucks for him.
Taylor is another dude who Im tired of...Each loss from here on takes away from his wins vs. Hop..
He's got a serious conditioning issue, he always starts out on fire and strong and then he tires around rd. 6-7.
Hatton / Pacquio tonight :drool
Here's a link:
http://www.justin.tv/destment2 (http://www.justin.tv/destment2)
mic--whats the scoop with that site? hows the delay time?
Here is the link to the main page with a bunch of feeds.
http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports/boxing?order=hot&lang=en (http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports/boxing?order=hot&lang=en)
This is where I watch a bunch of sports and some movies. The feeds range from good quality to average. I live out in the country, have verizon wireless and it works great.
thats cool..good lookin
Im thinking Hatton might have a serious shot here in a decision.
The fact that Pac beat up on Oscar meant jack to me. Oscar coming down in weight was not smart at his age. He was slow and lazy defensively. The fight Hatton had with Mayweather is another one for me that cant be compared to this match-up. Floyd is just ridiculously accurate and his defensive style fargs everyones game up
Im not the biggest fan of Hatton for he gets too bull-headed at times, but hes a quick son of a bitch that has a similar fighting style to Pac. Pac has the edge with his quick hook and roll, but I still think it goes the distance here
Quote from: phillymic2000 on May 02, 2009, 04:22:25 PM
Here's a link:
http://www.justin.tv/destment2 (http://www.justin.tv/destment2)
good looking out.
Will root for Hatton but think Pacquio beats him.
IMO Hatton has a shot if he swarms Pacquio and can keep the pressure on him.
round by round PM for those of us who didnt get it
ESPN had the best of Tyson on tonight after the Phils dispatched the Gags.
Beautiful shtein.
Hell, I was at half the fights in A.C. back in the day. Dook was the most ferocious son of a bitch I've ever seen in the ring, bar none. I was 50 feet away when he took the belt against Michael Spinks. Absolutely terrorizing.
What a shame he became a joke afterwards. Could have been the b.o.a.t.
Fighters just about ready to make the walk to the ring.
Scratch that, three national anthems first.
Awesome tom jones singing god save the queen with half the crowd, thats cool.
Alrighty now the 10 min. walks
my fargin feed just got caught, farggggg!
got it back, geesh Hatton's face is already red
Pac knocked him down and dominated him
OVER pac KOS him in 2
Holy shtein what a shot!
He's still down, cold ko'd
Hatton's up and seems to be ok, what a stinkin ko shot.
Seriously, HBO needs to take Larry Merchant behind the shed and pull and old yeller on him. He is brutal.
Floyd vs. Pac Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
holy shtein
that fight did not go like I expected. Pac was an animal and def proved his power
Floyd vs Pac would be one of the best matchups boxing has seen in years
Quote from: phillymic2000 on May 02, 2009, 11:51:14 PM
Seriously, HBO needs to take Larry Merchant behind the shed and pull and old yeller on him. He is brutal.
If you look up smug in the dictionary there's a picture of him, no definition is necessary.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on May 02, 2009, 11:51:47 PM
Floyd vs. Pac Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Dream match-up, I just hope it happens now and doesn't get sidetracked. RJJ and Bernard should have had a rematch after Bernard TKO'd Trinidad but it never happened.
Pacquiao vs. Hatton fight (http://www.postchronicle.com/news/sports/article_212227459.shtml). Scroll down a bit, not the best quality but who gives a shtein. Video shows everything including the lead up to the fight.
(http://media.philly.com/images/TysonSpicer.jpg)
QuoteMike Tyson just got married for the third time and the name of his new bride, Lakiha Spicer, may sound familiar.
Spicer, 32, served six months last year in a federal penitentiary after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy over receiving $71,000 for a no-show teaching job from the Sister Clara Muhammad School (47th & Wyalusing). Spicer's mother Faridah Ali served more than a year in prison for being one of two masterminds behind a scam that misdirected $274,000 in public funds from a program to educate adults in reading and math at the Islamic school in West Philly.
The former heavyweight boxing champ and Spicer have been dating on and off for years. Tyson's name was bandied about as a possible character witness for Spicer during a 2004 trial in which she was sentenced to house arrest and four years probation, but the legendary boxer, who can be seen in theaters now in "The Hangover," was not called to testify.
Tyson, 42, and Spicer wed Saturday in a private ceremony at the La Bella Wedding Chapel inside the Las Vegas Hilton.
A source close to the Spicer family says that Spicer and Tyson welcomed a baby around Christmas.
Tragically, Tyson's 4-year-old daughter Exodus, whom he had with former girlfriend Sol Xochitl died last month after she accidentally suffocated by getting her neck stuck in a cord from a piece of exercise equipment.
QuoteTyson's name was bandied about as a possible character witness for Spicer during a 2004 trial
:-D
that's the only thing that really jumped out at me too. if you're relying on mike tyson as a character witness then you might as well just plead guilty and get it over with.
although if i'm a juror in that case, i'm rooting hard for mike to take the stand.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 15, 2009, 06:14:15 PM
that's the only thing that really jumped out at me too. if you're relying on mike tyson as a character witness then you might as well just plead guilty and get it over with.
although if i'm a juror in that case, i'm rooting hard for mike to take the stand.
How true, as much as I love the guy, I would have probably busted out laughing when they called him up. Fargin hilarious.
On another note King Arthur demolished a game Oral tonight and Ortiz and Maidana are going the farg at it in their Junior Welter showdown :o 4 knockdowns thru 2 rounds!!
wtf how did they stop it on that cut. Ortiz you bitch. Love that Max K. called him on it and Sugar Shane givin him the business after the stoppage.
And congrats to Maidana for stopping that chump.
Delahoya talking to Ortiz and theres no blood. Farg it was great up to that point. Ortiz has no heart...
And for good measure:
http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/story/11945587
QuoteSAO PAULO -- Officials say former world boxing champion Arturo Gatti has been found dead in a hotel room in northeastern Brazil.
A spokeswoman for the public safety department of Pernambuco state says the body of the former junior welterweight champ was discovered on Saturday morning in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galinhas, where he arrived on Friday with his wife and 1-year-old son.
The spokeswoman said it was unclear how the 37-year-old Canadian died.
"There were no bullet or stab wounds on his body, but police did find blood stains on the floor," she said, adding that his wife and son were unhurt.
The spokeswoman, who did not provide further details, declined to be identified because she was not authorized to comment on the case.
Gatti retired in 2007.
(http://img4.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/4303/4303564854dbac71f954d68f399c1b00ae882b6.gif)
these young bitches be whylin
His wife killed him apparently.
Strangled with a purse strap. That's one strong bitch.
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 12, 2009, 04:19:22 PM
Strangled with a purse strap. That's one strong bitch.
He was apparently shteinfaced and already knocked out with a head injury
Please do not tell my wife about the purse strap method of strangulation.
Seriously though............my son and I have always been huge Gatti fans. The first boxing match my son ever saw was Gatti vs Micky Ward in 2003. Love Michael Buffer's intro on Gatti.
Gatti had a fargin incredible heart when it came to boxing. He just kept coming and coming after the other guy.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on July 15, 2009, 09:05:43 AM
Gatti had a fargin incredible heart when it came to boxing. He just kept coming and coming after the other guy.
No doubt, he has to be one of the most entertaining fighters ever.
now they're saying gatti might be a suicide? he choked himself out with a purse? weird shtein.
i totally trust the brazilian authorities
for real... that hot stripper wife must have had her mouth full for the last few weeks.
Don't know if anyone saw it, but Assault in the Ring premiered last night on HBO, and it was farging fantastic. It was a documentary about the Billy Collins/Luis Resto fight in 1983 (http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=15195&more=1).
It doesn't delve into the fight on a round by round basis, but really looks at the two fighters and their families, and how their lives were completely destroyed. It was excellently done.
I watched the Diaz vs. Malignaggi fight last night and it was EVERYTHING wrong with boxing. A gig Booooooooo to Golden Boy for promoting a joke. the ring was smaller then usual, all but one of the judges were local, the ref only warned Paulie during the fight. Paulie out boxed and frustrated the baby bull Diaz all fargin night. One judge called it 118-110. As much as his rant will probably hurt Paulie in future fights, it needed to be said. What a fargin joke!!
Quote from: PhillyPhanInDC on August 02, 2009, 10:22:17 AM
Don't know if anyone saw it, but Assault in the Ring premiered last night on HBO, and it was farging fantastic. It was a documentary about the Billy Collins/Luis Resto fight in 1983 (http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=15195&more=1).
It doesn't delve into the fight on a round by round basis, but really looks at the two fighters and their families, and how their lives were completely destroyed. It was excellently done.
Unreal. Amazing story. My son and I watched it. Highly recommend it.
just saw this the other night as well...solid documentary
Quote from: phillymic2000 on August 28, 2009, 09:13:48 PM
I watched the Diaz vs. Malignaggi fight last night and it was EVERYTHING wrong with boxing. A gig Booooooooo to Golden Boy for promoting a joke. the ring was smaller then usual, all but one of the judges were local, the ref only warned Paulie during the fight. Paulie out boxed and frustrated the baby bull Diaz all fargin night. One judge called it 118-110. As much as his rant will probably hurt Paulie in future fights, it needed to be said. What a fargin joke!!
That was the best shtein I ever heard a boxer say. I am not a fan of his by any stretch of the imagination, but he should have won that fight. If Diaz would have won by a small margin you could understand, but the closest score was 3 points.
As far as Assault in the Ring if you haven't seen it check it out, unreal. Its a little off topic but they have another documentary right now call "Breaking the Huddle" it is about desegregation of southern college football, also amazing.
We had our first "big" fight in Hawaii in over 25 years on Saturday night. Brian Viloria vs. Jesus Iribe. IBF Light Flyweight Championship. Granted not the greatest card but only 3100 tickets distributed for an 8500 seat venue. We used to always sell out the arena for fights when I was a kid. Seemed like there was descent card every month. On the flip side as it is across the country, MMA consistently sells out. My 87 year old father could fight my 2 year old nephew in an MAA event and it would sell out.
It's all BJ Penn's fault!
Just watched Assault in the Ring, holy crap what a great documentary. They really uncovered all the issues, except that scumbag Panama Jones. He is probably the main criminal, yet he can continue to make money and a life in the sport. Well done.
Agreed...great story. I watched it earlier in the week.
Can Panama rock any more jewelry?
And does any other sport have more hangers-on than boxing? All the people kissing Panama's ass during the Judah fight were terrible.
ANd what was up with dude in the fur coat?
You could see mayweather was the bigger/better fighter in the first minute. Whoever might have thought this would have been a close fight, is smokin crack.
Pretty much as expected... Floyd won an easy decision over Marquez, knocking him down in the 2nd and hitting him at will all night. Everybody knows it's physically impossible to knock out a mexican, but if you could... Floyd would have.
Lifestyle, Flashy...
Quote from: EagleFeva on September 20, 2009, 12:37:01 AM
Everybody knows it's physically impossible to knock out a mexican
too bad the same rules don't apply to knocking them up.
Quote from: EagleFeva on September 20, 2009, 12:37:01 AM
Pretty much as expected... Floyd won an easy decision over Marquez, knocking him down in the 2nd and hitting him at will all night. Everybody knows it's physically impossible to knock out a mexican, but if you could... Floyd would have.
Lifestyle, Flashy...
Floyd needs to face Pac Man, i know there is still a 6 to 10 lb. difference, but if Floyd is legit and shows up at the weigh in at a catch weight of around 142. it could be a hell of a fight. Pac is insane, and floyd showed his sugar ray robinson side with his defensive skills in this past fight.
In other fight news, Vitali is stepping up to fight an up and coming young heavy Chris Arreola (on HBO 9/26), this fight should be entertaining if Chris can get on the inside and bang. If Vitali can keep him outside and pick him apart it will be an easy night. BUT Arreola has shown he can bang, and the Klit bros. have shown weaker chins in their career. Arreola has been pounding his opponets lately with McCline going out in 4 rds last (Wlad ko'd him in 10 in 2002).
In the undercard Cedric Boswell (30-1) will face a unknown 6′7 Russian Alexander Ustinov (17-0), Boswell has been impressive against unknowns since his 10th rd. ko to McCline in 2003, with his biggest win ::) being against Clif Couser. Anywho it should be a good night for some possible exciting ko's!
The heavyweight division is an absolute travesty. Ricardo Mayorga now wants to get into MMA.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on September 21, 2009, 07:17:55 PM
The heavyweight division is an absolute travesty. Ricardo Mayorga now wants to get into MMA.
LOL, that guy might do ok, he can't last after a few rounds anyway.
The heavy's are bad, but there are some up and coming young guns that may pan out.
Arreola looks decent only his conditioning is absolutely piss poor.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on September 21, 2009, 07:17:55 PM
The heavyweight division is an absolute travesty.
it has been for quite a few years now. i don't follow boxing as close as other sports, but i can't really think of the last time there's been a deep pool of heavyweights. pre-douglas tyson is probably the last truly great heavyweight to step in the ring. and even then, there wasn't really any serious competition for him. most of the other heavyweights since then like lewis or holyfield have been pretty damn good fighters but none of them will go down as an all time great.
the heavyweights had appeal because of their power and knockout ability. but years and years of mostly mediocre heavyweight fights, especially title fights, has turned a lot of people away from it. i'd much rather watch a middleweight-type fight between 2 guys who are not only quick, agile and technically sound fighters, but there are a few guys out there who will knock people the farg out.
i could watch guys like pacquiao, mayweather, roy jones jr or a younger de la hoya all day long.
rjj and bhop....should be amazing but i cant feel anything but sorrow about it
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 26, 2009, 12:50:52 AM
rjj and bhop....should be amazing but i cant feel anything but sorrow about it
Word... should have happened 10-15 years ago.
Klit vs. Arreola:
Klit, picked Chris apart all night. Chris kept the pressure on him all night. The ref was a bum, everytime Chris came in, Vitali grabbed and the ref couldn't get in there fast enough to break. What happened to, when one fighter is punching the ref gives him a chance to punch out if it, That was frustrating as hell. Bottom line, Chris needs to learn how to move his fargin head. Props to Vitali, he did what he came to do.
anyone else excited for the Super 6 World Boxing Classic tournament? First time this is ever happening - could it rejuvenate boxing ?
http://sports.sho.com/world-boxing-classic.html
The talent level for this tournament is sick. It should be very very good. Can't wait to see Taylor and King A. that will be a very interesting matchup.
unfortunately, the only thing that will save boxing now is if it somehow merged w/ ufc..
and this is coming from one of the bigger boxing fans on this here board
Tournament starts tonight at 8pm on Showtime!
I'm going with Froch and King Arthur
Same here...cant get excited about it though.
Hop in a tuneup fight on 12/2 at Liacouras..first time fighting in Philly since 03
if boxing takes fights off ppv and develops a system where there is 1 belt and only 1 belt for every weight class, then they can come back.
but thats not gonna happen. so whats the point.
Quote from: MDS on October 17, 2009, 01:52:32 PM
if boxing takes fights off ppv and develops a system where there is 1 belt and only 1 belt for every weight class, then they can come back.
that is one of the main points to this tourney - to make the belts insignificant and have one true champ. they already said If this goes well they will look to have a super 6 in other weight classes.
both fights tonight were great. hoping the rest of the tourney can hold up to this.
what a fargin KO by King Arthur, just like the Froch fight for Taylor.
yeah taylor got knocked the farg out. haven't seen anyone hit the mat that fast in a long time.
:-D atf irst it didn't even looked liek he connected, but the replay was a fargin perfect straight right. He hit the canvas quicker then ish, with his right guard still up funny as hell.
I finally watched those fights the other day. What a dumb game plan by Taylor. Froch was definitely the beneficiary of some home cooking.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4607169 (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4607169)
PLEASE!
David Haye becomes the WBA heavyweight champ by besting Valuev in 12 rds!
mike tyson beating up the paparazzi, which i actually don't mind. i see those fargers all over the place any time i go to lax. i think some of them just camp out waiting for celebs to fly in or out of there. farging losers.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/12/mike.tyson.detained/index.html
Pac Man vs. Cotto :yay Pac going for a record 7 titles in different weight classes
Pac just beat up Cotto and stopped him in the 12th. Fargin great fight.
instant classic last night. manny is the shtein.
Super 6 tournament continues - Kessler vs. Ward tonight 10pm Showtime
http://sports.sho.com/sswbc/events/kessler-ward-nov-21-2009.html
they are replaying the Pac/cotto fight before it, like right now
like how Mayweather's dad is saying that pac is on steroids and that's why he Floyd won't fight him...Hoyda
Ward straight whooped that ass.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4688684
QuoteThe Philadelphia medical examiner's office has determined that Chicago boxer Francisco Rodriguez died from a "full-blunt impact injury" and ruled his death an accident, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Rodriguez, a 25-year-old former Golden Gloves champion, was rushed into brain surgery Friday night at Philadelphia's Hahnemann University Hospital after being knocked out by Teon Kennedy in the 10th round of a regional super bantamweight title fight. He never regained consciousness and died Sunday.
Pac vs Mayweather on March 13 (if they move the Hopkins/Jones Jr. fight) or May 1
Roy Jones stopped in 122 seconds!! :-D I only wish he would have fought Bhop first, fargin glass jaw punk.
http://www.fightnews.com/?p=31247#more-31247 (http://www.fightnews.com/?p=31247#more-31247)
He shouldn't be fighting anymore, hell he should have hung it up 5-8 years ago. I don't understand your hate for him, in his prime he was pretty much as good as they get. He definitely shouldn't have fluctuated weight classes so much, if you are going to move up stay up. That takes a major toll on the body.
speaking of shouldnt be fighting anymore bhop is on versus tonight
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on December 02, 2009, 04:13:37 PM
He shouldn't be fighting anymore, hell he should have hung it up 5-8 years ago. I don't understand your hate for him, in his prime he was pretty much as good as they get. He definitely shouldn't have fluctuated weight classes so much, if you are going to move up stay up. That takes a major toll on the body.
well first, it's the fact I am a huge Bhop fan so Im a little :paranoid bias. But really other then his Hopkins fight 16 yrs. ago, the fight vs. Toney a year later and i must say an impressive domination of Jeff Lacy this year, all his big fights have been losses. Sure he's beaten Montell Griffin and McCallum, but the Glen Kelly and Clinton Woods of the world may have had impressive records but they sucked. He was handled by Tarver twice, Johnson hunted him down and tapped that ass, Calzaghe even after getting knocked down in the 1st, demolished him.
The thing is I don't think he should have fought any of those fights except for maybe the Tarver fights and even then he was a shell of his former self. Watch the film on him when he is young and it is hard to imagine anybody beating him.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on December 03, 2009, 12:33:56 PM
The thing is I don't think he should have fought any of those fights except for maybe the Tarver fights and even then he was a shell of his former self. Watch the film on him when he is young and it is hard to imagine anybody beating him.
Hard to imagine? He probably never had a chin, it wasn't tested until he fought the fighters with power. Tarver or Johnson fighting him earlier imo would have beat him still, even a younger tito might have finished him off.
Well when he was younger he wouldn't have fought any of those bigger guys. And if Tito was younger, so what? Tito is one of the most overrated fighters ever imo. Roy never should have been anything above super middleweight. He is also four years younger.
If you watch Roy after he went up to heavyweight and back down he was noticeably weaker. It would have been nice to see Roy 10-15 years ago in the tournament they are having today.
I think your hate for him skews your vision. He was a great fighter, he is a complete shell of that now.
BHop still thinks theres going to be a fight against Jones Jr. Who the farg wants to see that piece of shtein match?
The highlight of that card was Danny Garcia. Dude looks legit.
pretty crazy first round in this johnson
shady boxing decisions continue
Dallas Stadium a no-go for unspecified reasons for the Paq/Mayweather fight. Holla at the Linc--Im in.
http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/news/story?id=4729058&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_4729058 (http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/news/story?id=4729058&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_4729058)
going to a huge title bout is one of the things on my sports list that i have yet to do still but watching in a 100,000 seat stadium seems pretty pointless to me.
exactly--why would i want to sit in the upper decks to watch it on a big screen--which is basically what most heads will do. rather be on my sofa or in a bar
theres a great bar in baltimore that shows all ppv fights for free...something ive never heard of before
i've haven't heard of a bar charging people for fights in 10 years.
yeah, what bar doesn't show them for free?
a pay per view fight with no cover charge or drink minimum?
ive seen a few bars in philly do it...tom and jerrys used to...ive never seen a bar in baltimore or dc do it
gots to be in vegas. gots to. gots.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 10, 2009, 11:56:20 AM
a pay per view fight with no cover charge or drink minimum?
i honestly haven't heard of a ppv cover charge since college.
same here
Quote from: phattymatty on December 10, 2009, 12:08:44 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 10, 2009, 11:56:20 AM
a pay per view fight with no cover charge or drink minimum?
i honestly haven't heard of a ppv cover charge since college.
lemme know where all these places are so i have some options next fight
in fact other than love which obviously charges and occasionally espn zone which has minimums...i cant ever even find any places in dc that shows ppv fights
A lot of places don't even get fights anymore because it costs a bar some ridiculous amount per TV for the fight.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on December 10, 2009, 01:41:53 PM
A lot of places don't even get fights anymore because it costs a bar some ridiculous amount per TV for the fight.
exactly its incredibly expensive...thats why im surprised and excited about all these places that have fights...and have them for free
The only place around here I know of is Hooters, but not all Hooters get them. Not to mention that place sucks.
The Paulie/Diaz fight was great, Malignagih is a cocky sob but funny as hell
The "kingpin" was owned by Vitali, he had no buisness in the fight.
Bradley and Peterson was a great fight, Bradley was :o
good fights, except the Viatli/johnson.
I didn't think the Diaz fight was so great at all. I was hoping he would sneak Paulie a shot or two when he kept letting his hands down, but the Baby Bull just didn't have it. I hate Paulie, too - the guy belongs on that Jersey Shore show. IMO, it was a worthless rematch - Paulie won fight #1, without question - If the Houston judges didnt farg him in September, his attention would have been spent trying to lure Hatton out of retirement for the rematch people would have liked to seen.
Bradley did look real good though. I'm kind of excited to see whats next in line for him.
Pacquiao/Mayweather in jeopardy (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4766171)
Manny won't agree to Olympic-style drug testing
I'd be shocked if the fight still didnt go down - there's just too much riding on it. Have you heard the penalty for not making the catch-weight? 10mil per pound?!? CRAZY.
i despise pacquiao....but he said he would take a drug test the minute the fight ended....how is this even an issue...
sounds to me like someone is shook
apparently pac-mayweather if off again. but i can't see any way that boxing doesn't make this happen soon.
mayweather is acting like a punk bitch on this one. pacman said he'll test 90 days out, 40 days out and immediately following the fight. he just doesn't want to have blood drawn before the fight.....which makes sense to me and i have no problem with it. don't see why that's not good enough for mayweather.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 23, 2009, 12:42:01 PM
i despise pacquiao....but he said he would take a drug test the minute the fight ended....how is this even an issue...
sounds to me like someone is shook
Why do you despise Pacuiao? Just curious. As far as boxers go, he seems pretty level-headed and quiet....
i dont really have a good reason to be honest
i just cant stand him
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 07, 2010, 03:31:31 PM
i dont really have a good reason to be honest
i just cant stand him
Engineer
asians = zero personality
i think i hate him for the same reason i hated marvin hagler and larry holmes.....boring ass non personalities...and to me boxing is all about showmanship
Mayweather knows he'll get farged up, and afterwards Pacquiao would farg up his boy 50 cent too.
Floyd's scared he's gonna get thumped by a little Flip.
This is why boxing has disintegrated to what it is now. All of this bullshtein. Man the farg up and fight, iceholes.
its gonna happen....im convinced this is all promotion for the fight
Which is stupid, IMO.
The contrived bullshtein gets old. Man up, make a deal and then talk copious amounts of shtein about each other and their mothers.
another example why boxing is getting old.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 07, 2010, 04:23:55 PM
and to me boxing is all about showmanship
that would be the wwe. boxing is about a balance between strength and technical skill....something all the greats had. and so does pacman. showmanship is nothing more than a side dish used to sell tickets to people who don't otherwise have an interest in the sport.
Its not going to happen. Floyd is gonna fight Paulie Malignaggi on 3/13 and Manny will fight Yuri Foreman; probably the week after. The entire way that this was handled by Floyd camp is bullshtein, and as a huge boxing-head this was the biggest cocktease in years.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 07, 2010, 10:48:07 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 07, 2010, 04:23:55 PM
and to me boxing is all about showmanship
that would be the wwe. boxing is about a balance between strength and technical skill....something all the greats had. and so does pacman. showmanship is nothing more than a side dish used to sell tickets to people who don't otherwise have an interest in the sport.
lol...obviously im talking about the best fighters
ill take a charasmatic champion over a snoozefest any day of the week
Quote from: Die-Hard on January 08, 2010, 08:26:48 AM
Its not going to happen. Floyd is gonna fight Paulie Malignaggi on 3/13 and Manny will fight Yuri Foreman; probably the week after. The entire way that this was handled by Floyd camp is bullshtein, and as a huge boxing-head this was the biggest cocktease in years.
youre not kidding.
here is what mayweather said:
"Before the mediation, my team proposed a 14-day, no blood testing window leading up to the fight. But it was rejected," Mayweather said. "I am still proposing the 14-day window but he is still unwilling to agree to it, even though this is obviously a fair compromise on my part as I wanted the testing to be up until the fight and he wanted a 30 day cutoff. The truth is he just doesn't want to take the tests.
"In my opinion it is Manny Pacquiao and his team who are denying the people a chance to see the biggest fight ever. I know the people will see through their smoke screens and lies. I am ready to fight and sign the contract. Manny needs to stop making his excuses, step up and fight."
cant believe these dumbasses are turning down an opportunity for the biggest purse in history. I do have no doubt though that mayweather would of kick the living shtein out pacquiao
i think pac would have won but i guess it doesn't matter now. but i really can't believe that boxing is going to let this not happen. they've been trying to become relevant again for a long time and things are just starting to get better and now this just drops them back down into no one cares territory again.
and yuri foreman? that dude was like the first fight on the undercard of the pac-cotto match last month. talk about a let down.
pacs corner nixed the fight with Foreman...they are concerned about his height and the fact pac has to move up to 154....making it hard to come back down to "possibly" fighting mayweather
no one will care about boxing approximately three seconds after mayweather packyow ends either....but it sure will make a shtein bucketload of money
Quote from: reese125 on January 08, 2010, 10:54:44 AM
pacs corner nixed the fight with Foreman...they are concerned about his height and the fact pac has to move up to 154....making it hard to come back down to "possibly" fighting mayweather
Not the case. Thats what Pacmans camp wants now, so he can become the only guy to win titles in 8 weight classes.
Even still, who the farg cares? Matty said it right - Foreman was on the Cotto UC and unless youre a legit boxing fan, you didnt watch anything that night till he and Pac walked into the ring.
It's a shame - Boxing finally had a chance to grab some market share back from UFC and Floyd done farged it up. He's a Hoyda and I will go to the grave knowing he was scared to fight Manny - because he would have farged that pretty face up.
Quote from: Die-Hard on January 08, 2010, 12:32:16 PM
Quote from: reese125 on January 08, 2010, 10:54:44 AM
pacs corner nixed the fight with Foreman...they are concerned about his height and the fact pac has to move up to 154....making it hard to come back down to "possibly" fighting mayweather
Not the case. Thats what Pacmans camp wants now, so he can become the only guy to win titles in 8 weight classes.
thats not what Im reading here
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/237621/pacman-nixes-fight-with-foreman (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/237621/pacman-nixes-fight-with-foreman)
That guy Michael Koncz is an idiot. Roach has said numerous times that he doesnt belong in Mannys camp and all he does is ride his tail.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 07, 2010, 04:23:55 PM
asians = zero personality
Jackie Chan is adorable. So is that dude on Iron Chef.
and jet li doesn't need a personality. he'll just kick the personality out of you so that you have none. just like him.
With his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. all but off, Manny Pacquiao has instead agreed to fight Joshua Clottey on March 13 at a site to be determined, Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach told ESPN's Brian Kenny on Friday
interesting..i like clottey. should be a halfway decent fight. floyd is still a tremendous bitch.
agreed, could be a lot worse. but until something is finalized i still don't believe this fight isn't gonna happen though. i know the people that run boxing are mongoloids but i can't see them blowing their biggest chance to convert some casual fans in like 20 years.
That's the cash cow here - the casual fan. I have friends who could care less about the sport who are legitimately dissapointed that this fight is off. Obviously, that would have converted into serious PPV buys. It's crazy with all the potential dollars involved that Shafaer and Arum can't get this squared away.
Berto-Mosely is off. Andre lost 8 family member in the earthquake.
What an awful month for the sport..
good card tonight on hbo. juan manuel lopez against luevano. but even before that is yoriorkis gamboa who is my favorite boxer at the moment. lots of fun to watch if you've never seen him. wish he wasn't going against a philly guy tonight because he's gonna wreck him.
Gamboa tapped that a$$ and quickly.
ESPN FNF had an awesome fight this past week, Brinkley vs. Stevens. Stevens was talking all kinds of ish about ko'ing him in :50secs. Teddy Atlas said it wouldn't last 2 rounds. Brinkley stayed in it early and beat the livin shtein out of the guy. It was sweet.
THey also have a good card this week for the Super bowl week with glen Johnson and Mack going at it.
manny paquiao has no business boxing when he can do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbCskgWxVNI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbCskgWxVNI)
Manny can do everything...including whooping Floyds ass. Too bad Pretty Boy is a pretty big bitch.
we could argue this till the cows come home....and if this fight ever happens best be sure to open your wallet
still cant believe they f'ed it up
Anyone know of a good place in NYC to watch fights? Gonna be up there next weekend and don't want to miss Manny-Clottey.
madison square garden is pretty good
boro park. just make sure you get there after sundown.
Quote from: phattymatty on March 05, 2010, 01:44:51 PM
Anyone know of a good place in NYC to watch fights? Gonna be up there next weekend and don't want to miss Manny-Clottey.
try southern hospitality
theres a dope spot in bucktown as well but i cant recall the name...ill try to find out
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100316/BREAKING05/100316065/Manny+Pacquiao's+Hawaii+concert+canceled+because+of+poor+ticket+sales (http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100316/BREAKING05/100316065/Manny+Pacquiao's+Hawaii+concert+canceled+because+of+poor+ticket+sales)
If you saw/heard him sing on Jimmy Kimmel last week you're not surprised.
Floyd and Shane agree to olympic style drug testing for their fight. Step the farg up Manny.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5006342&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_5006342 (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5006342&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_5006342)
Quote from: reese125 on March 18, 2010, 07:29:44 PM
Floyd and Shane agree to olympic style drug testing for their fight. Step the farg up Manny.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5006342&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_5006342 (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5006342&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_5006342)
Farg that little bitch Mayweather, he could get Shane to let him teabag him if he wanted to. this is not the olympics, Mayweather is a little bitch who got scared and started pushing for that crap. Nothing that Manny could take would not be caught in the regular drug testing.
The thing is Manny just didn't want it right before the fight, but agreed to do it right after the fight. The last fight he lost he lost a lot of blood so now he has a superstition about losing blood.
yeah, i don't fault manny for not wanting to have blood drawn before the fight. i mean, motherfargers who work in a cubicle all day donate blood and get to lay down for 2 hours and eat donuts. so yeah, having blood drawn before a fight probably isn't the smartest idea.
granted, they won't be drawing nearly as much as they do for blood donors, but still.......doing it after the fight changes absolutely nothing. if something's there before the bell, it'll still be there afterwards too.
That fight was a joke...and Hopkins is the biggest drama queen on the planet.
Farg you RJJ :flipoff
Quote from: Dalton on April 04, 2010, 01:18:35 AM
That fight was a joke...and Hopkins is the biggest drama queen on the planet.
pretty much
yeah it was ugly, but a win is a win and lol that hopkins is the biggest drama queen.
Hopkins can take anyone out of there gameplan. He can grind out a boring match, or he can put it on you like he did against Pavlick or Tito.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 04, 2010, 01:19:41 AM
Quote from: Dalton on April 04, 2010, 01:18:35 AM
That fight was a joke...and Hopkins is the biggest drama queen on the planet.
pretty much
wait i thought you couldnt get paid to even watch this fight
Those rabbit punches he went down on and acted like he had an anvil dropped on his head were ridiculous. The second one you could see the ref smirking cause he knew it was a farging joke. At that point of the match he didn't need to take anyone out of their 'gameplan', he was ahead 6 rounds to zilch.
Quote from: Dalton on April 04, 2010, 01:26:19 AM
Those rabbit punches he went down on and acted like he had an anvil dropped on his head were ridiculous. The second one you could see the ref smirking cause he knew it was a farging joke. At that point of the match he didn't need to take anyone out of their 'gameplan', he was ahead 6 rounds to zilch.
I agree the second one was, well it was retarded. I was worried that he would be too hyped up for this fight and make some mistakes. Hopkins has been waiting and waiting for this rematch and thank fargin God he beat Rjj ugly or not he got it :yay
Too bad he didn't get his face caved in.
The post Round 6 antics were awesome. And Hop wasn't acting at all...he collapsed in his locker room post-fight. I know his people are trying to get him to hang em up now..
Boxing = boring
you = :flipoff
you = (http://www.pensitoreview.com/Wordpress/wp-content/themes/mimbo2.2/images/photo-tea-bagger-with-n-word-300.jpg) LOL
BTW, some great stuff on google images for Teabaggers
a good friend of mine in high school who i haven't sen in 10 years just found me on facebook. she's married to kermit cintron.
If anyone wants to watch a halfway decent fight check out the Pavlik/Martinez bout from last night.
good fight last night between Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch.
surprisingly little hype for the fight tomorrow. i can't wait to watch.
Dilemma - I'm working all day and will probably be home around 11:30ish (PM). Figure that should be around when the fight starts. Do I order it? farg, I wish I still had one of those boxes.
except for one round, Mayweather dominated
is he gonna be a Hoyda and bitch out of another fight with paq man
fight was ok but mayweather really showed why he's considered the best. mosley put a hurt on him in those first few minutes but floyd just broke him down for the rest of the fight.
the fight before that was better. that red headed mexican alvarez got the piss beat out of him early and then dropped a whoopin. fun to watch.
1.4 mil bought the mayweather fight
it made 78 mil in revenue
This fight is very interesting. Grant who has been a disaster in his title fights, gets a fight with Adamek?? I know they are sizing up for a fight with the Klit bros. and Grants chin can be suspect, but this surprised me a little.
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/qa-eddie-mustafa-muhammad-48326#more-48326 (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/qa-eddie-mustafa-muhammad-48326#more-48326)
i'm actually looking forward to the foreman-cotto fight this weekend. i thought cotto might be the best of the entire weight class like two years, before getting his brains mushed my margaritos concrete hands and then losing to manny.
that is going to be a very good fight, it will be cool to see it outside at yankee stadium.
What Margarito did to Cotto's career was a travesty. He was on the fast track to stardom - probably would have had a fight with Money - and all that was washed away with stone hands.
Granted, regardless of whether or not he would have beat Margarito had no bearing on his fight with Pacman, but to only have that one loss on his record would have looked much stronger than how it looks now. Think about it - if he had only lost to Manny, I'm sure Floyd would be trying to fight him instead of the posturing he is doing with Manny now.
Instead Cotto has to fight a guy who few people who arent legit boxing fans know about in a match that honestly, would not receive half the press if it were not taking place in Yankee Stadium.
I think Cotto wins a UD but I'm pulling for Yuri..
cotto looked pretty good last night...fast as shtein. fight wasn't crazy exciting but a few good hits landed. foreman's knees were just buckling...not sure i believe it was that bad.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 06, 2010, 12:57:01 PM
cotto looked pretty good last night...fast as shtein. fight wasn't crazy exciting but a few good hits landed. foreman's knees were just buckling...not sure i believe it was that bad.
Man that was no act, I wouldn't be shocked if it is a pretty severe.
Mecantes handling of the whole fight was abominable..there was no good reason why he didnt call it after the second buckling, and then the towel incident was just bizaro..Who the farg cares who threw it - the guys knee was jello. At that point youre risking seriously hurting his career by continuing it even further..and telling him to walk it off was just ridiculous. And for the record, that knockdown was not caused by the shot to the body..it staggered Yuri, but his knee buckled again and boom went the dynamite.
But Cotto looked good, even though I thought he should have. He's in an different class than my Hebrew brother.
i was at a loud ass bar. and stupid drunk. but it was looking cartoony to me. if that was real than yeah there's no way he should have been out there that long. and since when can a boxer overrule his corner if he wants to keep fighting? looked to me like the mercante asked him something, foreman didn't answer anything at all, then he said he could keep going. but yeah cotto is back in form.
Torn ligaments for Yuri...Surgery planned (http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-49120920100608)
I really can't believe Mercante is not being held accountable at some level for this.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 07, 2010, 10:55:53 AM
and since when can a boxer overrule his corner if he wants to keep fighting?
didnt his wife actually throw the towel
and his corner wanted the fight to go on
nope was definitely a dude, not sure if it was his trainer or what though. two guys were kinda whispering to each other (i assumed his trainer and doctor) and then one guy threw it.
and yeah i think mercante was trying to make himself a little too much of the story during that fight by getting everyone out of the ring and restarting. like i said, foreman's knees looked like a cartoon to me, which is why i kinda didn't really believe it.
i've always liked cotto but how cool was he throughout the whole shenanigans? never bitched...just went out and started beating him some more.
so yeah i looked into the rules and in NY the trainer can not stop the fight, only the referee or doctor.
They said that during the fight. It was strange the way it went down. Cotto was to good for him, bum leg or not.
record during ultimate fighter...
tonight Andre Ward vs Allan Green on Showtime 10pm
Andre Ward just dominated and broke down Green. I was so impressed.
Ill have to watch that I was at a bachelor party so I missed it. He has been the most impressive guy in the tournament.
hopefully him and Kessler meet to end it!
http://www.details.com/culture-trends/news-and-politics/201008/interview-boxing-mike-tyson?currentPage=1
Still love Iron Mike.
anyone just see that uppercut by judah?....nasty
Yea, he's trying to make a comeback. I don't see why...he was never that good to begin with. He's most famous for throwing a chair at Floyds posse.
I remember during the Clottey/Paq fight Emmanuel Stewart talked about the fighters from Ghana and said they lacked the fire in big time fights. He mentioned Judah.
He also went Ape shtein when his fight was stopped with Kosta, he was good and fast, but he is no longer championship caliber material.
watched the documentry on the thrilla in manilla again this weekend.
wondering if joe changed his cell phone greeting yet.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on July 19, 2010, 01:39:06 PM
I remember during the Clottey/Paq fight Emmanuel Stewart talked about the fighters from Ghana and said they lacked the fire in big time fights. He mentioned Judah.
I didn't know Ghana was in Brooklyn. Weird.
Quote from: smeags on July 19, 2010, 01:59:35 PM
watched the documentry on the thrilla in manilla again this weekend.
wondering if joe changed his cell phone greeting yet.
That was such a great show.
Quote from: Die-Hard on July 19, 2010, 03:27:39 PM
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on July 19, 2010, 01:39:06 PM
I remember during the Clottey/Paq fight Emmanuel Stewart talked about the fighters from Ghana and said they lacked the fire in big time fights. He mentioned Judah.
I didn't know Ghana was in Brooklyn. Weird.
Yeah I meant Ike Quartey, for some reason I get him and Judah confused.
Decent fight on ESPN friday night fights tonight. Chris Arreola fights Manuel QERDFDsomething and yes Manuel probably sucks, but I think its cool a top 15 heavy is back on ESPN after two crushing defefats from Klit and Adamek. It could be an exciting KO.
HBO has "Bad" Chad Dawson against Jean Pascal (ranked 7th) so this one could be entertaining, his only loss is to Froch. Dawson is sweet sometimes.
Little Fat Boy Blew
He needed the money.
James Toney is a disgrace. Like many big fights in his career, he showed up fat and pathetic. Sad really. I hope he fades away and I never have to listen to his fat mouth again. Not that I didnt see it coming, but boxing didnt need this tool sack to shtein all over it.
Disgraced his sport, and its fans. farg him.
damn son
Quote"I'm on vacation for about a year, about a year," Mayweather said. "As soon as we come off vacation, we're going to cook that little yellow chump. We ain't worried about that. So they ain't gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget ass, I don't want you all to jump on my d---. So you all better get on the bandwagon now. ... Once I stomp the midget, I'll make that mother f----- make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice."
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5527403 (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5527403)
I was just about to post that..
Floyd is easily on my top 5 most hated athletes list. Bitch.
What a friggin racist that is ridiculous.
Maybe he's just a cynical promoter. Not actually racist, but knows press--any press--will raise dollars. A born American, in other words.
Quote from: Diomedes on September 03, 2010, 06:43:21 PM
Maybe he's just a cynical promoter. Not actually racist, but knows press--any press--will raise dollars. A born American, in other words.
Either way its horseshtein
for real for real
So, evidently, Ricky Hatton is a cokehead.
i'm not shocked in the least bit
So mayweather gets hit with numerous charges, a few of which are felonies as a result of slapping around his baby mama and threatening his kids.
man, the guy will go to any extent not to fight manny.
I hope Pacquiao beats the shtein out of Margarito.
Mainly for Margarito shtein talking Freddie Roach and his Parkinson's.
Margarito's face looks like a hot mess.
"Yo Rock! Did ya get the number?"
"Number of what?"
"The truck that run ova ya face"
Not a shock that a bar here played the stolen internet feed on the tv. And this place isn't a shady mexican knacko hut. Its legit..looking
Are they pouring out Tecate's to honor the fallen jackoff Margarito?
No everyone cheered for pac man
But I'm not at the real trashy mexican spot so this might not be the right crowd
I read that Pacquiao landed 401 punches to Margaritos face alone.
If true...holy shtein. No wonder his face looked like ground beef.
that was an awesomely fun fight. i hate matgarito because of what he did against suga shane but i actually like him more because of his parkinsons impression.
manny is amazing. even in slow mo his punches were fast. props to margarito for staying in there the whole time.
manny floyd needs to happen now.
Maidana vs Kahn. Anyone watch this fight on HBO? Best fight I've seen in years.
Quote from: Don Ho on December 11, 2010, 11:31:44 PM
Maidana vs Kahn. Anyone watch this fight on HBO? Best fight I've seen in years.
Yeah it was pretty good. I thought Kahn was down and out in the 10th. I've never seen a boxer miss an uppercut as bad as Maidana did twice when Kahn was woozy.
I thought Kahn was finished. He looked like a new man in the 10th. Nice to see a good fight like that.
Now if someone could knockout Larry "Mr. Angry" Merchant.
Very good fight tonight! I thought a draw was a fair decision. That was a tough fight to score. B-Hop should definitely get a rematch.
it was good..I don't like the draw though. I think hop shoulda walked away w that belt.
It was close, he did get knocked down twice.
Bhop should've won the belt. He had Pascal on the run from rounds 4-9 and more then made up for those points. This looks bad for Pascal, his only quality win was a decision vs. Dawson in Canada. Money says he goes with his mandatory and let's Hopkins age another year. Or 2 and then start blabbing about a rematch!!
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/mercer-morrison-return-feb-25-72070#more-72070 (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/mercer-morrison-return-feb-25-72070#more-72070)
Quote[Former WBO and Rocky V star Morrison who turned 42 last week hopes that the Montreal fight will help kick-start his career, something he's been trying to do for the past few years. "My career got railroaded," Morrison told Fightnews. "It got side-tracked over something that wasn't true. I'm still young and I've never gotten too far away from the sport. I still have what it takes and I believe it is still one of my goals. I believe I've what boxing's been missing, they need somebody to watch. I'm licensed in both New Zealand and Canada, so we look forward to getting busy." Morrison is scheduled to be meeting Eric Barrack, a 3-0 heavyweight who last saw action in 2008.
/quote]
Tommy Gun!!! :-D
and people wonder why this sport is dying...used to be so great.
Doesn't he have the AIDS? I remember reading an article about him and his wife a few years back where he used to drink his own urine because he believed the enzymes were good for his body.
he claims he never had the HIV and it was all bad rumors..evidently, he took 4 tests from 06-08 and all came back negative.
i shook magic johnsons hand once and was afraid i got the aids; no way id fight tommy gunn.
Quote from: SD on January 11, 2011, 11:25:33 AM
Doesn't he have the AIDS? I remember reading an article about him and his wife a few years back where he used to drink his own urine because he believed the enzymes were good for his body.
He did test positive for it, but for a while he has tested negative, they are putting up the entire interview tomorrow. It'll be interesting to read.
i just got a hookup for tickets to the cotto-mayorga fight in march in vegas.
undercard looks pretty sick, clottey, foreman, and zappavigna all fighting.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 01, 2011, 08:55:00 PM
i just got a hookup for tickets to the cotto-mayorga fight in march in vegas.
undercard looks pretty sick, clottey, foreman, and zappavigna all fighting.
thats awesome!!!
I really hope the Golden boy comes out of retirement and kicks the shtein out of junior! I'm still pissed about Richard Steele stopping the Sweet Pea Chavez Sr. fight. :boom x 1 gazzilion!
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/chavez-jr-calls-out-oscar-74560 (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/chavez-jr-calls-out-oscar-74560)
QuoteJC Chavez Jr also issued his own challenge to the Golden Boy: "I call on Oscar de la Hoya to pick up the gloves and face me at middleweight in September and to give more motivation to de la Hoya I'll bet my purse that I send him back into permament retirement from boxing and then I'll wish him the best in his career as a promoter."
Quote from: phattymatty on February 01, 2011, 08:55:00 PM
i just got a hookup for tickets to the cotto-mayorga fight in march in vegas.
undercard looks pretty sick, clottey, foreman, and zappavigna all fighting.
Phatty,
What venue is it at? I would love to see a big time fight in Vegas.
Brian Vera just beat the shtein out of Sergio Mora. It was an awesome fight!
FU you fraud of a fighter Mora!!
shtein! I missed it. Watched Hawaii State Girls Basketball final instead. :boom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEmu0cCuvxc&feature=player_embedded#at=35 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEmu0cCuvxc&feature=player_embedded#at=35)
Quote from: phattymatty on February 12, 2011, 08:34:45 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEmu0cCuvxc&feature=player_embedded#at=35 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEmu0cCuvxc&feature=player_embedded#at=35)
Thats freakin hilarious.
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/sweetpea-im-giving-zab-the-facts-75868#more-75868 (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/sweetpea-im-giving-zab-the-facts-75868#more-75868)
Glad to see Sweet Pea is still around and dropping his knowledge.
Zab with the 7th round tko
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/early-results-from-newark-nj-5-77476#more-77476 (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/early-results-from-newark-nj-5-77476#more-77476)
QuoteNow working with former champion Pernell Whitaker, Zudah put on a very "Sweet Pea"esque performance displaying outstanding speed and defensive skills for the first six rounds, then exploded in the seventh to put Mabuza out on his feet and get the stoppage with his follow up barrage. Time was :59.
:yay
Judah is the one who went after a ref, right?
F him.
Yeah, I think that was against Kostya, in his defense he was a little loopy from getting Ko'd so quick.
That's a weak defense.
People been boxing forever and you don't see boxers go after the ref.
I'm sticking with Judah is a punk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyj9TZ_DLuA
Quote from: Diomedes on March 06, 2011, 09:51:51 AM
That's a weak defense.
People been boxing forever and you don't see boxers go after the ref.
I'm sticking with Judah is a punk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyj9TZ_DLuA
LOL, I'm glad he's working with Sweet Pea at least.
pernell is my favorite boxer of all time....he would have been the greatest if not for the white devil
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/cotto-forward-to-margarito-78453#more-78453 (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/cotto-forward-to-margarito-78453#more-78453)
Great fight Saturday night, Cotto went at it with Mayorga, it will play on Showtime this saturday. It was an exciting fight, Mayorga showed up in shape and really wanted it, but Cotto was just too much, and finished him in the 12th. I really hope he gets a rematch with that cheating scumbag Margarito and serves him with some justice. That will be a must see!
Also Demitrius Hopkins fights Friday night on ESPN this is his 3rd fight since losing to Holt. He took on two middle of the road guys and now steps it back up against Solomon who is undefeated at 16-0 should be a good one, Hopkins is 30-1-1 with 11 ko's.
Also It looks like Haye vs. Klit (Wlad) will actually happen!! thi could be the best heavy fight in a long time.
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/wlad-vs-haye-contract-signed-77591#more-77591 (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/wlad-vs-haye-contract-signed-77591#more-77591)
Holy crap, this Berto vs. Ortiz fight is insane. If you have HBO (free on DirectTv this weekend) watch the replay. Complete slugfest!
im actually watching it right now
holy farging shtein @ the 6th round
how can anything beat this for fight of the year
a great fight it may have been, but another seemingly exciting boxer to watch in the future (berto) going down is just another bad blow for the sport.
2 things
1- here is the video http://deadspin.com/#!5793037/victor-ortiz-versus-andre-berto-round-six-a-lesson-in-gameness
2- i didnt know larry merhcent was still alive
he shouldnt be...he needs to be put down and replaced in the ring by max and no one else
if you look up 'smug' in the dictionary the definition is replaced with a picture of Larry Merchant
The best was Emanuel Stewart screaming "Oh My God" when Berto went down. He usually so reserved.
Quote from: DH on April 18, 2011, 09:08:08 AM
a great fight it may have been, but another seemingly exciting boxer to watch in the future (berto) going down is just another bad blow for the sport.
Yeah, but the gritty and aggressive Ortiz is fun to watch. Plus his intro was funny. Fighting out of Los Angeles vis Kansas. LOL
meh. predictable fight.
I only read about it...sounds like it was a snoozefest.
It was a snoozer. Talked to a couple of guys at 24Hour Fitness last night who ordered it. Said it was $59 they'd like back. Other than the third round it was pretty lame.
I am glad I ended up not ordering it....
Mayweather needs to quit being a snatch and man up and sign for a Pacquiao fight.
B-Hop will be wearing a Bobby Clarke jersey on the way to the ring tomorrow night to piss off the Canadians..
Will he be using a walker to get down the aisle?
Quote from: DH on May 20, 2011, 09:37:42 AM
B-Hop will be wearing a Bobby Clarke jersey on the way to the ring tomorrow night to piss off the Canadians..
canada hates manitoba?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 20, 2011, 03:32:13 PM
Will he be using a walker to get down the aisle?
lol
your pathological adoration of mcnabb and has turned you into the only person ever who claims to be philly who now takes shots at b hop
one dude is a corny ass loser. the other is a legendary boxer and athlete who does nothing but rep the city he loves.
NO
His pathological hatred of McNabb is stalkerish. Same as yours.
I hope he gets whupped.
im not exactly sure how you can ever go to philly again
I will be there in exactly one week!
Bernard Hopkins is a douche, but there is no way I would root for him to lose to a French Canadian
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 20, 2011, 09:55:53 PM
Quote from: DH on May 20, 2011, 09:37:42 AM
B-Hop will be wearing a Bobby Clarke jersey on the way to the ring tomorrow night to piss off the Canadians..
canada hates manitoba?
I'm pretty sure Clarke played for the Flyers.
I just doublechecked - yup, he did.
lets go bhop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlR5fQqdnyc&feature=player_embedded#at=33 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlR5fQqdnyc&feature=player_embedded#at=33)
RJJ getting knocked out
ugh that makes me sick
who let him fight
He said after the fight, he'll probably fight again after the K.O. He can't let it go.
Undercard getting ready to start
http://www.justin.tv/yadabagtx#/w/1233203184/7 (http://www.justin.tv/yadabagtx#/w/1233203184/7)
Dawson was chill during his fight...
No flyers jersey for Hopkins
no, but one of his crew has one on.
http://sportshunter.eu/watch/65728/1/watch-hbo-boxing--jean-pascal-v-bernard-hopkins-ii.html (http://sportshunter.eu/watch/65728/1/watch-hbo-boxing--jean-pascal-v-bernard-hopkins-ii.html)
Exciting fight so far -- Hopkins does pushups to begin the 7th.
Card has Pascal winning by two so far.
Very entertaining - Hopkins will likely win....started the 12th ahead by 3
(http://www.boxingdispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/345949_f260.jpg)
"I wanna go out on top not a loser"
Backhanded slap at Mcnabb
What an aawesome win for Bhop! He schooled the kid.
and RJJ got KO'd again. Beautiful day in boxing!!
Was that a schooling?
Ok not a 12 round complete butt whooping, but the younger, quicker champ got taken to school by the experienced veteran. Bhop was bobbing and weaving, playng around early in a fight like I havent seen in forever. He felt calm cool relaxed, the push ups were awesome.
does this newest title finally move bhop ahead of the bedwetter in the pantheon of philly sports legends?
That depends.......can Hopkins dance like McNabb?
i think brendan fraser can dance better than 5
Agreed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcpo1Rtaflo)
Hopkins is probably the greatest philly athlete of all time!!
Quote from: phillymic2000 on May 22, 2011, 06:49:33 PM
Hopkins is probably the greatest philly athlete of all time!!
stop
Really? Who has had a longer, better career in their respective sport then Bhop? 20 straight middle weight title defenses. 1st to hold all 4 major sanctioning bodies belts at the same time. Titles in 2 different weight classes, oldest fighter to ever win a major title...
While that's all a major accomplishment for his particular sport, I don't think you would find a single person in Philly if asked the question, "Who is the greatest Philly athlete of all time?" say Bernard Hopkins.
most people wouldnt even put him in the top 3 best philly fighters....shtein hes not even the best middleweight....and boxing is way behind the other four sports as far as best city athletes of all time
You can't honestly believe that bullshtein.
No way.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 22, 2011, 09:04:26 PM
most people wouldnt even put him in the top 3 best philly fighters....shtein hes not even the best middleweight....and boxing is way behind the other four sports as far as best city athletes of all time
you're on crack and you don't live in Philly
IGY must be a huge Midget Wolgast fan.
(http://static.boxrec.com/wiki/e/ea/Wolgast.Midget.1928.jpg)
He's probably in the top three; is Sonny Liston considered a Philly fighter even thought he wasn't born there? Joey Giardello too?
Joe Frazier is the #1.
im by no means a boxing expert but of the experts i have read and heard from i have never in my life heard anyone say he is the best philly boxer of all time....while i dont agree with it philly boxing history doesnt even have him in the top 15
i always hear crafty...great defensive fighter...tough...cagey...even great career....but as far as an all around great fighter i rarely hear it
anyway wherever you think he stands in philly boxing history its a joke to even intimate that he might be the greatest philly athlete ever
and j joe wasnt born in philly either
Joey Giardello was not born in Philly, but moved to south Philly and fought there. Not one of the Top 15 "all time" fighters are currently boxing. Other then wins on that list. His body of work dwarfs anyone else on that list, the only one that comes close is Bass.
My impression of Hopkins was always that he was a guy who slowed the matches down and did a lot of hugging and defensive stuff. The Pascal bout was out of character for him, I thought
He definately tried to make every fighter he fought, fight his game, not theirs. He is amazing at it, He's had a few fights were he's been very aggressive, Trinidad, DLH, Mercado. But even in this fight, he kind of gave the first couple of rounds away and then came on strong.
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/hopkins-out-of-this-world-85013#more-85013 (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/hopkins-out-of-this-world-85013#more-85013)
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/philly-to-honor-hopkins-85702 (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/philly-to-honor-hopkins-85702)
QuoteJoin Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter at the Rocky Statue located at the Philadelphia Museum of Art at noon on Wednesday (June 1) as the city honors newly crowned WBC light heavyweight world champion Bernard Hopkins in celebration of Hopkins' age-defying victory over Jean Pascal which made him the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a world title. The event is open to the public. Fans are encouraged to arrive early.
Bob Arum said that Floyd Mayweather turned down $65M to fight Pacquiao.
Arum is generally full of shtein; but if thats true...wow
I bet it is...Floyd is a puss, he's been ducking pacman since he dismantled Hatton in 1 1/2 rounds
It would not surprise me at all if Floyd ducked him. Pacman is at the top of his game right now. 65 mil. is sick moneyt o turn down though, just retarded sick.
I just don't understand it.
If the fight went down - it would the the most hyped fight since when? Tyson/Holyfield?
QuoteFloydMayweather Floyd Mayweather
Everyone with an iPhone, this is the best boxing app out right now: http://rock.li/ve1
hes got important things to do
I hate him as much as any athlete out there..he's top 5 on my all-time list.
Nothing I'd like to see more than Manny knocking this bitch out.
I know the Heavyweight division is dead but Klitsckho/Hayes is on right now and has a chance to be a decent fight. Longest entrance in boxing history.
Avoid watching Klitsckho/Haye if you get the chance. Awful fight and I'm not lying when I say David Haye flopped at least 20 times. This fight was so bad it was insulting. What made it worse was the sky cam they had floating ring side over the boxers so all you saw half the fight was them boxing (if you'd call it that) with this stupid cam over them.
Heavyweight division is farging DEAD
Hayes talked all that shtein and fought like a bitch. On top of it all he claims its because he has a broken toe. farging loser.
Quote from: Hawk on July 02, 2011, 06:36:15 PM
Hayes talked all that shtein and fought like a bitch. On top of it all he claims its because he has a broken toe. farging loser.
What a bitch. That fight was the biggest bitch fight I've ever seen. The flopping and looking at the ref was the most pathetic thing I've ever seen. He would have gotten more respect if he was knocked out in the first round rather then prolonging the fight with his horrendus tactics. Merchant ripped him a new icehole and rightfully so.
i want to like boxing but can anyone tell me the last big fight that was actually worth it?
I really wanted to see it but glad I missed it now. No wonder MMA and UFC are dominating.
Quote from: MDS on July 03, 2011, 01:05:32 AM
i want to like boxing but can anyone tell me the last big fight that was actually worth it?
Pascal/Hopkins or Ortiz/Berto, both recent
Quote from: phillymic2000 on July 03, 2011, 02:50:46 PM
Quote from: MDS on July 03, 2011, 01:05:32 AM
i want to like boxing but can anyone tell me the last big fight that was actually worth it?
Pascal/Hopkins or Ortiz/Berto, both recent
lol...way to completely miss the point
both were worth the hype.
what hype? ive heard of 1 of those guys, and hes 800 years old. and thats the point
the sport can be great but its just horrendous at this point. the one guy everyone wants to see (pac man) hasnt had an interesting fight in like 4 years. and thats not even on Hoyda ass mayweather, its on the sport for having 1 interesting fighter.
You've never heard of Pascal or Ortiz? or even Berto? I'm not as big a boxing fan as I used to be and coverage of fights has dropped over the years, but the super six tourney and some quality fights have been happening. The few big names are not fighting each other, except Hopkins fighting basically whoever wants some ("bad" Chad Dawson steps up next). The Ortiz/Mayweather fight has a shot to be good, if Ortiz can catch up to Mayweather.
tell your boys to stop putting fights on ppv and maybe ill know who these vatos are
most of the good fights are not on ppv, or you can see them on line.
barely anyone cares about boxing on tv...lol at thinking anyone is going to watch it on the internet
my boxing fan buddy tell me the same thing, like i gotta find some weirdo illegal japanase site and watch boxing among 300 pop up ads for boner pills
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 04, 2011, 08:55:21 PM
barely anyone cares about boxing on tv...lol at thinking anyone is going to watch it on the internet
Thats fine igy, I love boxing and watch it on tv or on line whenever I have a chance.
Quote from: MDS on July 04, 2011, 08:57:43 PM
my boxing fan buddy tell me the same thing, like i gotta find some weirdo illegal japanase site and watch boxing among 300 pop up ads for boner pills
I hear ya, it sucks but when its a good fight its worth it
yea i was saying my buddy implored me to do it--meaning you boxing weirdos are the only ones who will sit there and watch choppy mexicans dude fight on a small box on your computer.
everyone else wants that shtein on espn or nbc or something or were OUT. which is why boxing is what it is.
please never mention the super six again..the concept was poor to begin, and got 100X worse as guys dropped out and were replaced by guys no one heard of..colassel failure by showtime
and yes, that haye fight was one of the worst fights i have EVER seen
The concept of the super six was not poor. It brought the top talent in the super middles and had them fight each other instead of meaningless title defenses. I will agree once they started dropping out it lost a lot of steam, but the concept and making it happen were good.
the concept would have been good had the fighters been guys which casual fans would recognize by name. the only guy with some sex appeal was jermaine taylor and he never should have been included in the first place. unless something dramatic happens and a pacman-type superstar emerges, once hop retires, im more or less doing the same as a boxing fan - its just not fun anymore.
Casual boxing fans know Froch, Kessler, Ward and Abraham. Besides Bute, they had the best fighters in the division in the tournament. Ward is easily the best of that bunch, the only problem is, he's a quiet, no trash talking non flashy good fighter.
I remember when they had good boxing matches on teevee for free all the time.
When I was 8.
I've come to realize that it's like horse racing: a relic of the past.
horse racing is stupid and deserves to be a relic of the past
boxing is terrific and is a part of americana...it should be bigger than it is but its in the spot its in because of a complete lack of leadership and no collective interest in advancing the sport.
your mom is stupid and you deserve to be part of the past
they can both be terrific, they are both dying for the same reasons: they are gangs of idiots and no one cares anymore anyway
you wear skinny jeans and dont like sports.
stop talking about them.
for me boxing was king when barry mcguigan was in his prime....and it basically died when pernell whitaker got robbed against jcc
and i really wanna like horse racing but i just cant do it and realize im way too late anway
Looking forward to the Zab Judah / Amir Khan fight next week. I never really liked Zab, until Sweet Pea joined his team and really made a difference in Judah's last fight. Khan is pretty damn good, so this should be an interesting one. Also I'd like to see what this buzz is over Fury.
Please tell me you guys have heard of Zab Judah ;)
judah should have retired after cotto beat his ass
mayweather / Ortiz ;D
Floyd has no class!
I now have so much respect for Larry, He told Floyd " I wish I was 50 years younger, I'd kick your ass". LOL
they were just playin
mayweather is a joke. i feel bad for anyone plunkin down cash on that guy.
Nah, Larry was right, his next question was about Pacman and Floyd new it. Dang it, that was starting to warm up as a good fight. Nice of Cortez to pay attention after he took the point off.
I have watched boxing since ive been 4 and this is the worst shtein ive ever witnessed.
Close, I'd have to say Tyson biting Holyfields ear off, tops this.
does this break some kind of fighters code? cause i know it was within the rules.
i guess its just insanely cheap and makes floyd look like a gump.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on September 18, 2011, 12:49:51 AM
Close, I'd have to say Tyson biting Holyfields ear off, tops this.
Its close, and MDS its not a code per say but the ref never restarted the fight.
Code, shmode.
Boxing is dead to me and should be for most of the world now. The fix was in, and they sent a big middle finger to everyone watching saying, 'We're taking your money, and we don't give a shtein'.
farg boxing forever.
Go UFC.
Quote from: hbionic on September 18, 2011, 02:25:08 AM
Code, shmode.
Boxing is dead to me and should be for most of the world now. The fix was in, and they sent a big middle finger to everyone watching saying, 'We're taking your money, and we don't give a shtein'.
farg boxing forever.
Go UFC.
The only boxing match I would ever pay for at this point is Paq and Mayweather. But agreed UFC>>>>>>>>>>>boxing
The bar I was at last night was freaking packed with people watching the fight. There were a lot of people there watching football too but at least 50% of the place was boxing fans.
Shocked me too because I haven't seriously sat down to watch a fight since B-Hop was in his prime.
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHytt7jnPUY
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DMPBLPFL
for anybody who wants to see the whole fight leading up to the KO
the fight itself was not fixed, but the merchant-money spat at the end was planned months in advance
i hate mayweather as much as i hated 2005 TO
just watched that fight last night, such a shame. it's ortiz's own fault for that ridiculously obvious headbutt. was turning out to be a good fight too. what a debacle.
really does suck because there is nothing greater in sports than a good boxing match. especially heavyweight but that class has been a disater for a decade or more.
i can't remember a match worth spending a sat. night on since maybe pac-cotto or pac-margarito. basically manny is the only one who puts on a good show. i'm also in love with yoriorkis gamboa, dude is really fun to watch.
hate to say it but as much as i love boxing, they are doing everything wrong while UFC is doing everything right. took me a while to really pay attention to MMA but it really is great. rampage-jon jones this weekend should be awesome.
took me a while to really pay attention to MMA but it really is great.
I hate hearing boxing fans say that...probably because its true
thats my point, i was stubborn for years and refused to watch...and if boxing could get their shtein together i still probably wouldn't be into it. but once you see a few good UFC fights and the skills that some of these dudes have, you really start to appreciate it. it has the occasional snoozefest also but minimal compared to boxing right now.
and UFC actually promotes their fighters, they all know any of them getting big name recognition helps the sport. also helps that its run by one organization and not split up into 97 different title belts.
so UFC is putting the dos santos-valasquez fight on fox for free on saturday night, same time as manny-marquez. interesting strategy. their audience will be 1000x bigger than arguably the most popular boxer alive.
the fight saturday night is free?
not manny, thats pay per view. buffalo billiards by my crib shows them for free though if you're in dc.
Anyone watching the fight? Jr. and I are trying on line but the justintvs of the world are slow as shtein.
What a crock of shtein! Marquez should have won that fight.
It was hard to watch on the feed we had but most of what we saw was Marquez battling Pacquiao the whole way. It was close but thought Marquez won. Crowd unleashed their fury on Manny.
Marquez should've won that. 116-112 for Pac is a joke
Rounds 3, 4, 11, and 12 should have been Marquez's.
That was Marquez's win...if not for the *upcoming Mayweather v. Pacquiao fight.
Manny was fighting defensively. His left was virtually taken away the whole bout.
:boom
I thought about buying it for about a tenth of a second...glad I didnt waste the $65
Good call J, we saw enough of it free although there were a ton of pop ups and picture freezing on the pirate internet feed. Unless I had a shtein load of people over to watch I never would have paid $65.
Last time I paid for a fight was a Tyson one.
If Floyd Mayweather stops acting like a funhole and fights Manny then I will pony up and buy it.
Agree with everyone else...Marquez was robbed. Judges are biased scoring big name fighters, they always have been. I'm just glad we saw a decent fight, I didn't think Marquez would last past the 5th.
(http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sites/default/files/a_images/people/athletes/20111113_compubox_fr.jpg)
Compubox stats show Pacman threw and landed more punches for a higher connection percentage. Also, he seemed to be the aggressor for most of the fight. In the later rounds, Marquez's corner were telling him that he was leading the fight on points. Imo, the last three rounds when Juan thought he was ahead on the judges cards, he lost the fight. He should have taken it to Pacman in those last rounds.
I'll say this, if Pacman fights like he did last night against Merriweather, he gets his ass kicked.
yeah it seemed to me that manny got worked most of the fight. finally a good show and boxing still finds a way to farg it up. fun fight to watch though.
for the ufc/boxing thing
last night ufc got 5.7 million viewers on fox
in 2003 a lennox lewis fight got 7 million viewers on hbo
its tough to say what that means given audience changing over the past few years but id imagine a mayweather/pacman fight on regular tv would destroy what ufc got
Quote from: MDS on November 13, 2011, 08:49:14 PM
but id imagine a mayweather/pacman fight on regular tv would destroy what ufc got
about as much as floyd would destroy pacqioww....theres way more boxing fans than ufc its just that theres nothing to bring boxing fans to the table in terms of big fights
ufc fans would watch pretty much anyone fight...its popular because its violence is on a animal instinct type level and the matches are short....you dont have to pay attention to the idosynchrocies of the sport for 45 minutes...theres a reason boxing is called the sweet science and ufc fans for the most part dont want to deal with that
ufc is like reading usa today and boxing is like the ny times...ufc can be put on in the background or at a sports bar without the sound and people still watch it even if they dont know who is fighting...that doesnt happen with boxing...
but if floyd manny was put on free tv is would be ratings murder of whatever the biggest ufc fight of all time is
i hate floyd but i get the feeling he would win, too
either way if every ufc fan or fighter died the world would be a better place. what an awful "sport"
i find it hard to even call it a sport....i really could less about it....for instance i dont despise it like soccer....to me its not sports its more on the level of a reality tv show...i just dont watch them and they or their fans dont bother me
not even worth arguing with people who have watched none or only a few fights but i felt the same way about it up until like a year or two ago. once you start to really watch and see the guys train and stuff there is a lot of technical skill to it. and although yeah there are probably more knockouts in UFC (since when is that a bad thing) there are still more that go to a judges decision than not.
it took years of awful boxing for me to get into it but it's really good once you start to know the fighters, terminology, etc.
although i'm psyched for the cotto-margarito fight coming up. i think cotto is the most fun to watch right now other than my man gamboa.
Quoteufc can be put on in the background or at a sports bar without the sound and people still watch it even if they don't know who is fighting...that doesnt happen with boxing...
i don't see how this is a good thing. i'm still probably a bigger boxing fan than ufc (although it's getting close) but this is the exact reason no one cares about it any more. there are 70 different title belts, no one ever knows who is who, and they pretty much market only a small handful of guys.
i dont really care about either but ufc offers nothing of redeeming value...whereas i might watch a huge fight
yeah strange enough--I wrestled all through college, still watch a bunch of college wrestling on tv and have no real serious desire to watch the UFC.
it somewhat intrigues me because of the wrestling tactics involved, but its so much of the same shtein on the ground that it bores me to a degree. Nothing compares to the skill set of watching two guys going toe-toe for that many rounds, bobbing and weaving, throwing quick ass jabs and cuts seeing who falls first--unlike the UFC that where majority you bang out a double leg takedown in 2 seconds, hop on top of the guy and punch his covered face. I can see why some people like it, but its not my first choice.
i'm excited to see cotto-margarito tomorrow. going to be a totally different outcome without cement in margarito's gloves. cotto is going to smash his face in.
excited enough to pay $50 to see it? no shot on my end
such a good fight last night...what boxing should always be like. you can tell when two dudes genuinely hate each other and these dudes hate each other. cotto looked as strong as i've ever seen him. just worked maragrito all night. love or hate margarito though, god damn can that can take a beating. and smile about it the whole time and just keep coming. between this and the pacman fight, i don't know if ive ever seen a guy take so much in two straight fights. beginning to end there was probably never more than 5 seconds that someone wasn't throwing. so fun to watch.
me matty and my girl are goin to see amir khan in dc next saturday
Quote
Unified junior welterweight titleholder Amir Khan is taking the bold step of making his next defense in Washington, D.C. -- the hometown of Lamont Peterson, his opponent on Dec. 10.
"Khan-Peterson definitely will be in Washington, D.C.," Golden Boy promoter Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com on Thursday. "We are still looking to see which venue, but it will be in Washington."
Schaefer said that Seth Mitchell (23-0-1, 17 KOs), the top American heavyweight prospect, who is from the Washington suburb of Brandywine, Md., will fight on the HBO-televised undercard against an opponent to be determined.
Schaefer said he's looking at various venues in the nation's capital but hopes to have the card take place at the Verizon Center, the city's major arena, which is home to the NHL's Capitals, NBA's Wizards and Georgetown's men's basketball team. The Hoyas have a home game scheduled for Dec. 10, but it is possible a deal could be struck to change it.
"With a big fight like Khan-Peterson, and with Peterson being from Washington, and Seth Mitchell being on the card along with some other local talent, Washington is the place for this fight," Schaefer said.
England's Khan (26-1, 18 KOs) recently visited the city and enjoyed himself as a guest at a dinner honoring Muslim athletes hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Khan will be making his sixth title defense, including a fifth-round knockout of Zab Judah to unify belts on July 23 in Las Vegas.
Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KOs), the mandatory challenger, will be getting his second shot at a world title. He lost a decision to Timothy Bradley in 2009. There will be a media tour next week to promote the fight, beginning with a stop in London on Tuesday followed a visit to Washington later in the week.
NBC/Versus has their fight night tonight from Philly, local talent on display. The main event is two undefeated heavy's from south and north philly.
so looks like mayweather-pac not going to happen again. mayweather-cotto (still a great fight) against pac-bradley maybe? i'd still watch a mayweather cotto fight but this ish is getting ridiculous.
Anyone know how much a boxing match in vegas runs? I'm going to be in Vegas the May 5th weekend and would like to check it out. Anyone?
Quote from: hbionic on February 01, 2012, 06:02:45 PM
Anyone know how much a boxing match in vegas runs? I'm going to be in Vegas the May 5th weekend and would like to check it out. Anyone?
Depends on who's fighting and the arena. We're talking $50-$10,000. I was at De La Hoya/Hopkins (LA vs. Philly...and Philly kicked ass) at the MGM. The girl I was dating at the time got us tickets through her old man. They were decent seats but would have cost us $600 a piece if we had paid for them.
Now i know why the Klits fight in Germany. They are free to grab behind the head, drape themselves over the backs of the othe fighter, use their forearms and elbows to seperate themselves from the action and whenever they get hit, well just clinch and hold. BRUTAL! Chirosa has at least come to fight.
That was some of the WORST reffing I've seen, what a disgrace. it should be Chirosa with the belt.
If that fight was in LV, Vitali would have had 10 pts taken off! or been disqualified
The ish he got away with is a disgrace and a HUGE reason why boxing is second to MMA.
David brought the fight and Klit ran and held, fargin A! so frustrating, it's called boxing, so box!
Who are you talking to?
haha
Wow, u ok Mic?
LOL, I'm fine, just venting. What a frustrating fight to watch.
david haye went to the presser after to get a chirosa fight and smooshed him.
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/19/article-2103251-11CE3145000005DC-227_468x286.jpg)
I used to like Haye, but he is a no heart having punk. Chirosa would crush him in the ring. Chirosa isn't much better, slapped Klit at the weigh in and then spit on him when they touched gloves. The only difference is Chirosa comes to fight.
Not sure if this was posted yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xdocbecEfDg
Worst boxing debut ever. Even the commentators were laughing at him.
Sarge, that was farging hilarious!
Don't know why but 24/7 with Mayweather and Coto was on CNN tonight. Great show. Hope they continue to rebroadcast on CNN.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 28, 2012, 01:20:26 PM
Not sure if this was posted yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xdocbecEfDg
Worst boxing debut ever. Even the commentators were laughing at him.
LOL!!!
You know that was Jeff Fisher for a second.
Hopkins-Dawson fight is on HBO right now.
Here's to BHop getting smacked around...
Bernard doing what he does best...hold and hug
disgusting traitor
go blow ET while you iron mcnabbs steve harvey suit
wow...texas j out in full force tonight
its understandable to not be into boxing because the sport killed itself 20 years ago, but to not rep bhop who is as philly as humanly possible is beyond reprehensible.
if you dont love bhop you arent from philly. its a simple as that.
its like not liking rick tocchet
His act is old and tired. Until he started on his crusade against McNabb I liked the guy...but it was like whenever WIP, or specifically Angelo, needed someone in his corner to rip the guy he would have Hopkins on.
no one on earth hasnt ripped mcnabb to shreds...you dont need a reason or a path set out for you to do so...im proud of the fact that i started the hate wagon almost ten years ago...it took a while to get going but bhop was neither the first or the last to do it and to hold that against him is kind of crazy...granted he went a little overboard at time but he was on point the whole way
and like the lil guy said hes as 215 as there is...i think you can count on one hand the number of people more philly than bernard
besides sam and wilma and hes the 1 person that took mcnabbs side in the divorce
maybe thats it
He is Philly for sure, but like I said I grew tired of always hearing him offer up how much of a bum he thought McNabb was.
if thats the case im gonna have to watch my back next time i see you
lol...not really. On the other hand I guess I was the only one glad to see 5 at Dawk's PC today
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 29, 2012, 02:32:17 AM
I guess I was the only one glad to see 5 at Dawk's PC today
yes
(http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/100404/GAL-10Apr04-4222/media/PHO-10Apr04-215586.jpg)
if your thumbs were in that picture they would both be up his tooshie
im not using hyperbole here but J you are literally the only human being left in the donovan mcnabb fan club
That would be incorrect.
hes right....reuben frank also is
btw i always wondered why pg loved roob so much and ive come to realize in the last few months after following him on twitter that its because hes an insane homer.....it all makes sense now
name one other person
im guessing pg is...she would never cross roob...the MA contingent of the board im sure does as well....mad lad...phillymic...shore
donnellon also likes him....when i think about it primarily the only people that like him are local media so that they can still have an in to the eagles...they are so scared to be against the team in any way because they will lose access
i aint scurred of nothin
bring it on
im sure the eagles are quakin in their boots....the closest you have been to the team in your life is living in the same state that juan castillo is from
i actually went to an andy presser once
no joke i almost fell asleep. comfy chairs + dim lighting = goodnight mds
then i saw les bowen
im not sure les bowen could know less about the sport of football.....ill give it to him tho...he does a great job of making you think he does but jesus he needs to go back to hockey...i almost threw up when he hugged dawk today
i think all the big shots were there (day after jawn), but hes the only one i specifically remember, besides that funhole eskin
i was shadowing someone and to give you an not so shocking story of how anal the eagles are, i was only allowed to go to the presser and hang out in the writing room. i couldnt follow my editor at the time around, watch him talk to people, get quotes, etc. my access was restricted, you could say.
like the farging white house or some shtein.
easy tells me this is the case because all the fans and media in the city are dicks
dont hate on easy
he tries so hard and its never good enough but he tries
always knew he was a homer but he used to be semi neutral and mostly just posted 411....but lately hes been over the top with the homerism and almost everything he posts philly related is supposed to be taken as a pro team propaganda piece
you need to stop NOW
best think twice before you step to easy
sorry easy....i dont know what i was thinking
Mike Tyson's greatest hits is on the deuce right now.
FULL ON STINGER.
Damn I missed it!
So I checked the PPV cost for Mayweather/Cotto and it's $70!!
Anyone got a live stream?
They don't have it at the bar. Too essssspensive.
Wusses.
The bar down the street from me has a $25 cover and my eagles bar isn't showing it plus I don't feel like going out tonight. Still recovering from last night.
Am I transitioning to an elder?!
I'm afraid so.
Got any gray pubes? If not, then you're safe. If so, pluck it, and you get instant youth.
Is it gray or grey?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 05, 2012, 10:00:11 PM
Damn I missed it!
So I checked the PPV cost for Mayweather/Cotto and it's $70!!
Anyone got a live stream?
J, Vip box.com. We're watching it now. Pretty good feed. Heinekens going down smooth.
Thanks Don. ;)
Thanks Don...good lookin out! Too bad Cotto couldn't capitalize...I thought he had a shot to win. I wanted to see Floyd go down.
Wtf with Bieber as part of his entourage?!
Floyd needs to go do his time and then make the Pacquiao bout happen. Mayweather made $47M tonight. Repeat that a few times...forty seven million dollars.
He'd pull $60 or more if he quits being funholey and fights Manny.
Chuggie...no gray shorties...so I'm good!
and lol at Merchant during the Mosely fight when talking about the family of the red headed Mexican dude "the rest of his family are Mexican looking Mexicans"
Lol
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 05, 2012, 10:19:16 PM
The bar down the street from me has a $25 cover and my eagles bar isn't showing it plus I don't feel like going out tonight. Still recovering from last night.
Am I transitioning to an elder?!
10 bucks at the bar down the street from my place. Puerto Ricans are annoying as all hell to watch a fight with, every time Cotto threw a punch they'd cheer like Mayweather went down. After the fight when it was clear who the winner was they were dancing around shouting Cotto's name.
La puta Quee te pario son las Puerto ricanos es pibch
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 06, 2012, 12:51:25 AM
Thanks Don...good lookin out! Too bad Cotto couldn't capitalize...I thought he had a shot to win. I wanted to see Floyd go down.
Wtf with Bieber as part of his entourage?!
Floyd needs to go do his time and then make the Pacquiao bout happen. Mayweather made $47M tonight. Repeat that a few times...forty seven million dollars.
He'd pull $60 or more if he quits being funholey and fights Manny.
Holy farg, when we all saw Bieber out there we had to hold back several of our group as they wanted to punch the computer screen.
$47 MM? Good farging god.
Boxing needs Mayweather/Pacman real bad.
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/razor-ruddock-returns-at-age-48-115009 (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/razor-ruddock-returns-at-age-48-115009)
Loved Ruddock back in the day, but 48 years old? cripes I wish him well.
going to the pacquio-bradley fight saturday night. boom.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 07, 2012, 09:18:40 AM
going to the pacquio-bradley fight saturday night. boom.
Is this your first big time fight? If so take it in. The atmosphere and spotlight is like no other sport. Where are your seats? I went to the De La Hoya/Hopkins fight at the MGM Grand and it was pretty amazing.
What the farg?!?
They gave it to Bradley?!???
Amazing. Simply farging amazing.
Biggest sham job ever. No one can say with a straight face that the fix wasn't in
what a farging farce
this sport is a joke and this night is proof why
farging screw job. 12 rounds, all 10-9 Pac, and somehow two of the three score it 115-113 Bradley. Math is hard
those 2 judges have to be the only human beings in the world who thought bradley won the fight
1000% they were paid off or forced to give it to bradley. fix was in here. another black eye for the sport.
But the third had it 115-113 too. It was never that close!
The answers are in the odds. I didn't track this one but if a lot of late money came in on Bradley then there's proof it was thrown.
QuoteLate money on this boxing match, Pac was -432 at 2pm it closed -397 at pinny. Lots of late money on Bradley.
bradley told arum after the fight that he couldnt beat pac. bradleys people DURING the fight knew it was over. this is such a farging joke its not even possible.
on the bright side hopefully a fix on this big of a scale can maybe get this sport cleaned up.
Wow...so the late money hit.
And Bradley already knew the rematch date.
Boxing is beyond dead
Which is a shame because boxing is a much better spectacle than MMA, which is nothing more than two apes pouncing on each other when they're down, rolling around on the ground grabbing for gay choke holds, and selling awful t-shirts.
The old days really were better:
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http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/10/the-timothy-bradley-manny-pacquiao-rematch-poster-was-already-made-two-weeks-ago/
Arum as much as said it was a disgrace.
I actually can't believe people pay to watch that farcical bullshtein.
Yep, he tried to act offended and appalled but he had this shtein locked up. One theory being floated is that he's fronted Pacquiao a bunch of money because dude's having money problems. So as repayment for the front money he agreed to not protest the decision too vehemently. Arum comes out and says hes gonna make a boatload of cash on the rematch.
This is one time where I'd encourage some governmental involvement. At least start with the Nevada State Athletic Commission and let them dig into this. If they gloss over then the state government should dig in. Why? Because when its an event when people are betting money it cannot be fixed. You've essentially stolen from the people who bet on Manny.
Quote from: Diomedes on June 10, 2012, 12:31:48 PM
Which is a shame because boxing is a much better spectacle than MMA, which is nothing more than two apes pouncing on each other when they're down, rolling around on the ground grabbing for gay choke holds, and selling awful t-shirts.
Great, there goes the surprise Tap Out t-shirt gift I got you for your birthday.
watched the haye-chisora match this weekend...probably one of the better heavyweight matches in a long time. only 5 rounds but non stop action. and haye is a beast right now.
where is that idiot phillymic when you need him
i know nothing about boxing but a guy i work with told me to lay something on randall bailey (+650) tonight vs devin alexander
huge money line so im thinking about it but who are these people
nm
macho camacho in critical condition after some sort of assasination attempt in puerto rico
if you followed the story on twitter, he was murdered, then came back to life, then he was in grave condition before he died yet again. i luv tweeter.
Camacho is brain dead. (http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/doctor-says-hector-macho-camacho-brain-dead-after-shooting-112212)
again?
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 22, 2012, 11:02:21 AM
again?
The original story had say that Camacho was expected to survive.
just finished watching berto guerruro that i dvr'ed......holy farg what a sick battle....real fight that reminded me of rocky appollo I
the last round was epic
i dont know if hbo has fights ondemand but if they do def watch this
Pacquiao vs Marquez....I would like to watch this but not gonna dump $65.
wont it be on hbo next week
is there a best website to follow the fight?
espn has a running chat that ncludes dan reafeal and other "experts" as well as the public.....seems like a good place to follow
http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/feature/video/_/page/fight-credential-pacquiao-marquez/fight-credential
have fights been starting after midnight for a while or is this a new thing?
this first fight sounds pretty sick
Par for the course lately.
9pm Vegas time
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 08, 2012, 11:51:28 PM
Par for the course lately.
9pm Vegas time
tonight will not be until at least 1230
If you could go back and see one fight in history in person which would it be?
i have two fighters that are my all time favorites....pernell whitaker and barry mcguigan.....mcguigan might be my favorite cause i grew up on him on abc sports....when he fought at home in ireland the crowds were like nothing ive ever seen in sports...he was able to for a short time bring together catholics and protestants in ireland.....he battled this cat juan laporte in one of the best fights ive ever seen
barry retired way to early cause i think his dad got sick
as far as big time fighters sweet pea was my man....he was floyd mayweather before floyd mayweather....drugs sullied his legacy but to this day hes the best fighter ive ever seen
oooops i just realized you were asking for a time machine fight....and i went off on a nonsense tangent about my favorite fighters
to answer the og question hagler hearns....how could it be any other
Interesting - I am not too familiar with McGuigan.
I would go back to see Ali/Foreman Rumble in the Jungle.
I've always been an Iron Mike guy though...its a shame that he went off the reservation when he did. If he'd harnessed all that anger and kept it in the ring he would have surpassed Ali/Louis/Robinson as The Guy, I think. He was devastating.
Arturo Gatti/Mickey Ward clashes were memorable too
i was third row for mike and marvis frazier in glens falls ny....before mike got big....it was on abc sports...but he was still several fights away from the belt...i was mad young but to this day my pop still does the math and calls out how much he paid per second for the fight...if i remember correctly mike put him to bed in less than 20 seconds
gatti wards were insane...but they happened after i got out of boxing so they dont mean as much to me....i bet dh would pick one of them for his go back to and be at fight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cojYlRAfiIY
Goodnight, bitch.
the pink shorts were classic
10-9 marquez 1r
pac man comes back strong in rd 2
ftr the real time espn dood brian campbell has it 2 rd to none for pac
holy shtein pacq floored!
had to be a 10-8 round right?
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 09, 2012, 12:39:44 AM
had to be a 10-8 round right?
Yeah I would say...
Rd 1 - draw
Rd 2 - Pac
Rd 3 - marquez
i hate pac so much
rafeal gives r4 to marquez
even fight right now
down goes marquez
pac taking over now
sounds like an amazing fight tho
the live round by round espn guy has it 47-46 pac
but dan rafeal (espn) has it 48 - 45
HOLY farg!!!!!!!
over
Wow...I am regretting not buying this!!
pac is down?!
Is he out cold!???! They said he is not moving
big F U to everyone that said pac could touch floyd.....such a joke
pac is a soft ass bitch
motherfarg me for not buying this...shtein
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 09, 2012, 12:53:36 AM
motherfarg me for not buying this...shtein
it will be free within the next two weeks
Apparently he was getting close to ending Marquez and then stepped into the power right?
QuoteKieran Mulvaney:
Pacquiao had Marquez hurt at the end of that round, moved forward to land another punch and walked right into a right hand that he didn't see. Out cold.
BTW - Vegas books just got crushed. Estimated 75% of all $$ was on Marquez. Wow.
espn saying that you cant underestimate how close marquez was to being knocked out the round prior....nose was broke...and he was panicking....pac landing unlimited lefts....round ended and he thought he could finish him....and BOOM walked into a devastating right
Quote
Brian Campbell:
Just to reiterate, Pacquiao is up, walking and smiling. He just congratulated Marquez in the center of the ring.
From dead to up smiling and walking around?
Close to ending it for himself and winning and then walks into a right?
Fishy?
not fishy....hes just a bitch
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 09, 2012, 12:57:32 AM
espn saying that you cant underestimate how close marquez was to being knocked out the round prior....nose was broke...and he was panicking....pac landing unlimited lefts....round ended and he thought he could finish him....and BOOM walked into a devastating right
Exactly...now I am wondering if the fix was in?
QuoteTodd Fuhrman @ToddFuhrman
At 39 Marquez finally knocks Manny out and throws the hardest punches of his career. The rumor mills will have a field day after this result
its the opposite of a fix.....manny isnt doing amphetamines anymore and hes the punk that floyd always said he was...so soft
Marquez was 6-1 to win by KO.
Nice hit if ya bet it.
in sports betting sometimes the underdog wins outright
but dont tell anyone
QuotePacquiao wants a fifth fight with Marquez. Rocky at least changed opponents. It'll happen, even bigger money now.
BOR-ING
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floyd never gets hit with a shot like that...mechanically superior in every way
you can lose but you cant be the best ever and get put to sleep like that
In the overhead shot watch Pac's right, lead, foot. He steps on JMM's foot & kinda stumbles...right into that right hand. Goodnight Irene.
him and chooch need to mask their drugs better
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 09, 2012, 01:06:03 AM
BOR-ING
Totally agree. Next please. I was one that couldn't wait for a pac/mayweather battle. Right now Mayweather would destroy him.
watched it on the mexican channel that kept showing commercials directly after each round. also had pop up ads during the fighting. annoying. but free.
i knew marq won in the 6th...didnt know it was coming right at the bell. really good fight.
betcha punk ass money wants pac now that hes off the roids.
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People have been photochopping Pacman out cold on the mat like crazy since the fight ended. A lot of great stuff out there but this is my favorite.
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Just saw this one pop up on my newsfeed. Farging hilarious.
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These are good. Can't stop laughing. It's going to be hard to top that skydiving one. :-D
Quote from: SD on December 09, 2012, 09:34:51 AM
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That moment when Pacquiao starts to fall and Marquez backs off, that's civilized sport right there. In the same moment of a UFC fight, Marquez drops on him and starts trying to kill him, and would kill him if a ref doesn't drag him off.
Boxing is still and will always be > UFC
i feel dirty even saying this but soccer is better than ufc....ufc is worthless hedonism for middle americans
for people who don't understand it, sure.
and lol at boxing being civilized.
There's nothing special to understand: beat a man when he's down any way you can.
It doesn't get more American than that. Further evidence in support of my claim that unlimited fighting is classless garbage.
Quote from: Diomedes on December 11, 2012, 08:05:16 AM
There's nothing special to understand: beat a man when he's down any way you can.
right off the bat you're wrong and show your ignorance.
Ignorance my ass. Beat a man until he submits or they drag you off. Pounce on him when he's down. Keep going even if he's obviously knocked out.
Classy.
ufc is a reality show not a sport
you sound like a suburban housewife talking about that damn hippity hop
Aside from the occasional technicalities involved, that's exactly what it is....let me throw a hammer hope it catches, choke a guy out on the ground or beat his face in until he taps. Then I'll get an extra shot in for good measure because I'm tough and have better tattoos.
I wrestled for 20 years and for me the UFC is watched out of pure boredom flicking through channels..... but its like watching an hour of YouTube clips of the guy getting suckered-kind of have to watch just because.
you sound like an ignorant dog fighter talking about the man keeping you down
i know that i'm wasting my time trying to educate you because you don't want to learn, but there are more skills and techniques required to be an effective mma fighter than there ever will be in boxing. boxing is dead, deal with it.
boxing is the palm
ufc is the melting pot
boxing is 60 minutes
ufc is sean hannity
boxing is freddie hubbard
ufc is ted nugent
Quote from: SunMo on December 11, 2012, 08:23:12 AMthere are more skills and techniques required to be an effective mma fighter than there ever will be in boxing.
If that were true, ufc guys and their superior skills would be ruling the boxing world, but they're not. That's because a ufc fighter isn't a good enough boxer, or wrestler, or jujistu artist, to get it done against the best in that particlar sport, so he becomes a jack-of-all-trades and satisfies himself with extreme fighting against other coulda-beens. I could care less about the intricacies of the brazilian grappling technique specialized by some roided out kickboxing reject. MMA is a mongrel spectacle for the masses of bloodthirsty idiots who can't get enough unmitigated violence from more mainstream sports and media. The only thing that could make the fans happier would be actual fights to the death.
Quote from: Diomedes on December 11, 2012, 09:44:50 AM
The only thing that could make the fans happier would be actual fights to the death.
Guaranteed that's on one of the major networks big board.
Agreed on the non-UFC deal...I don't like it at all. I tried to watch it awhile back and it was not appealing.
And yeah, boxing is dead. And its sad to see it killed off by greedy/shady promoters and other ill willed folks.
and megalomaniac fighters like money who only care about cash not about being the greatest
Why does it seem all UFC fans wear the hell outta Ed HArdy and Affliction shtein?
bunch of people who have never watched ufc talking shtein, as usual.
i'm as big of a boxing fan as anyone on here, if not more, but ufc is way more than ground and pound. in fact there are more straight knock out punches than there are submissions. they just have to be more rounded.
i was stuck in my old ways for years too and said the same things as the haters are saying, but once you get into it, it's clear as day. the world is changing old heads, get with it.
ive watched ufc many times....its a disgrace...has nothing to do with old ways and everything to do with MA meth labs and reality tv
its not sport......its snake plissken
the manny marquez fight was fantastic. but they are few and far between...which is why that was pacquio-marquez 4.
boxing is dead. although there are a bunch of youngins who give me hope for the future. especially gamboa...dude is awesome.
my point is if you like boxing, there is not possible reason to hate ufc except to be stubborn. that sweet science shtein is bullshtein, the technical aspect of ufc can be just as good. but yes it's more barbaric. and more exciting at the moment.
boxing can be dead (i agree) and ufc still be horrible....its not one or the other
gotta watch people get knocked out somehow.
i'm done talking this up but if anyone wants to see a really great spectrum of ufc, watch tonights fights. 5 bouts, 4 KOs...i'll admit it two of the three were streetbrawl haymakers but god damn is it fun to watch. maybe bad defense or maybe pure power who cares. the one 3 round wrestling match is what turns people off. i don't like it either. but take it for what it is.
I used to be a UFC hater. But the matches, at least the main matches tend to be exciting and disappoint less often than not.
Boxing, you're right, pacquiao v marquez is few and faaaaaaaaaaaar between. It's why boxing has lost its fans.
Boxing is like the GOP. It's stuck in the past holding on.
UFC is the new demographic. It's fast, its, furious, and championship fights happen very often and guys you can at least follow for a year. It keeps it fresh.
Boxing, well, you have to hope that the framers of what boxing is today see the writing on the wall and adapt. Otherwise, its dead.
theres just as many great fights in boxing today as always....maybe more....the problem is there isnt any BIG fights anymore
berto guerrero from a couple weeks ago was an insane fight....but no one knew about it....then again theres never any big fights in ufc
i understand why people like ufc....its the reality tv honey boo boo youtube culture we live in....kids just wanna see dumb down nonsense these days....they dont have the patience or desire to sit down and watch a 45 minute boxing match where no one gets knocked out or bloodied....they need instant gratification brutality
http://deadspin.com/5911163
alvarado rios........WOW
this fight is better than any single mma fight ever.....sickness
holy crap......everyone needs to watch this
watch what
alvarado - rios on hbo
b hop up two rounds to one
big news tho is a massive brawl in the stands
b-hop with a ridiculous win....48 yr old stud
I was there..the brawl was no joke. Security couldn't break it up, a guy rolled down the stairs yadda yadda. Just another day in the 700 level, really.
jesus christ this is unreal
anyone that thinks mma is better than this is a dumb farg
the way that rios walks thru legit shots is insane
he never stops tracking
straight up war
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 30, 2013, 11:50:05 PM
the way that rios walks thru legit shots is insane
he never stops tracking
The harder he gets hit the bigger he grins. This is the fight of the year
here comes trout - alvarez
whitest most gingerest latino ever
these announcers are jizzing over the "white" guy
i feel like its way closer than the announcers do
they love the ginger
i have him one round up
118-109 is pathetic
this ginger is the 1st unified titleholder at 154 since winky wright.....2003
Just reread a series of articles leading up to the Tex Cobb/Larry Holmes fight in '82. The fight was so brutal that Cosell swore afterwards that he would never announce another boxing match. Cobb took a massive beating for 12 rounds but never went down and was screaming about getting drunk and partying after the bell rung to end the fight.
Boxing today sucks.
klitschko just beat the living hell out of some dood and now amazingly this:
all time consecutive heavyweight title defenses
1. joe louis - 25
2. larry holmes- 20
3. klitschko - 14
anyone actually watching the fight tonight?
Nope. I'm not spending $70 on that
my trigger finger is itching....if i had even one person to throw in 20 bucks i do it
Yeah if I had people throwing in I'd do it. All my friends who give a shtein about sports are out of town. And I don't feel like going to a sportsbar
stupid fight isnt going to start until after midnight
actually it might
is anything worse than following a fight online
If you're gonna follow it online you might as well watch it online:
http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/184885/5/watch-floyd-mayweather-jr-vs-robert-guerrero,-showtime-boxing-ppv.html
well that seemed like an awfully boring fight
The fight was one to respect, not enjoy. Mayweather put on a defensive clinic and it wasn't close at all. At no point did it seem like either fighter would actually get hurt. Basically half the viewing audience probably turned it off and tried to find some MMA.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 04, 2013, 11:17:17 PM
stupid fight isnt going to start until after midnight
Did you try QB's suggestion? Not the best quality but I've watched the last two Pac Man fights and the last JSP MMA on First Row. You can go 4 or 5 rounds with no problem then all of a sudden it'll freeze up. Frustrating at times but its better than shelling out $50+.
money is a joke
boringly beat another scrub...big deal. hes such a colossal bore
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 05, 2013, 01:29:32 AM
The fight was one to respect, not enjoy. Mayweather put on a defensive clinic and it wasn't close at all. At no point did it seem like either fighter would actually get hurt. Basically half the viewing audience probably turned it off and tried to find some MMA.
Good post.
I was at a party and started drifting off in the 5th. Midnight start time is a farging joke. Mayweather is in the discussion for top 5 greatest fighter of all time.
Quote from: SD on May 05, 2013, 06:34:25 AMMayweather is in the discussion for top 5 greatest fighter of all time.
Ha. And Donovan will be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 05, 2013, 07:35:13 AM
Quote from: SD on May 05, 2013, 06:34:25 AMMayweather is in the discussion for top 5 greatest fighter of all time.
Ha. And Donovan will be elected to the Hall of Fame.
im not even sure he top 10 of all time and im a huge floyd fan....its mostly not his fault because his generation just didnt have the depth of quality fighters that the past had but the fact is he fought very few great fighters in their prime
to me hes the welterweight version of b hop... technical wizard....defensive fighter...lack of top notch opponents...never had a truly marquee fight
everyone has their all time dream fight where if they had a time machine they could pit any two guys they wanted against each other....mine would be pernell whitaker and floyd
Personally, I would have been giddy to leave the time machine in the garage and watch Manny fight Floyd, but that bitch made every excuse under the sun to avoid fighting him. The bullshtein he pulled w the blood test was so over the top bad that I will never respect him again. Unfortunately, Pacmans loss to JMM somewhat hurt the possibility that he would have even beat Floyd, but we all deserved to see that fight, and Floyd signlehandedly made sure that would never happen. But, oooooh, he beat a Guerrero.
Fraud Mayweather, ladies and gentlemen.
farg Floyd.
people who know a lot more about boxing than i do say this showtime fight tonight should be special
lamont peterson and some french sounding cat
Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez 14 Sept
That should be a good fight.
well thats going to be scene at any bar with mexicans
I'd like to see that one in person. Buy tix and lets go
http://youtu.be/xF7rU66Et4U
No idea who this dude is, but he's hilarious.
http://www.poppinmedia.com/video/9248//
lololol
wow
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http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/9630673/floyd-mayweather-last-great-prizefighter-espn-magazine
me and my boys already have massive plans for Saturday....all day drink-fest, BBQing and college football and then the fight later that night.
Could be an epic Saturday
canelo +230 is a no brainer
not saying hes gonna win but that number is ridiculous
Yep. I'm putting a hundred on it just because of that reason.
I am hungry for a great match...its been so long since there's been a legit fight that I hope this goes the full 12 and they beat the shtein out of each other
Per Rovell the average price for a ticket on Stubhub is $1587.
Any one of you computer savvy folk got linkage for a feed of the fight tonight?
im buying it....its only 70 bucks
but if you arent trying to do that go out to a bar and watch it
I was supposed to go to a friends place but he backed out.
I almost bought it last night...figured I'd wait to see if I can round some people up and see if they wanna go out. Most everyone I know is up in college station
oh im a total go out by myself cat...i wouldn't hesitate if i couldn't find anyone...im only staying home tonight cause i gotta get up at 4 for the eagle game and if i go out ill get super retarded
I will go solo...I'm cool with that. I go to the movies solo sometimes.
I will probably end up buying it. I will be pissed if it is a zesty fight.
just got it
74.99 on fios
Same price on DTV
I'm betting a hundred on Canelo
Quotedarren rovell @darrenrovell 1m
Showtime has hired 5 different vendors to help zap free online streams of fight tonight. Will cut off right before main bout.
yeah i got canelo at +230 for a unit last weekend....even tho im a huge floyd guy
really looking forward to danny garcia too....i think he may be overmatched and steping into something hes never seen before but go north phil
I got 260 on 5 Dimes...
Also bet:
Draw +1800
Alvarez wins by majority +2600
Floyd deserves an ass kicking for having Justin Bieber as part of his TMT walking him into the ring
theres a reason his middle name is money
arena is empty for this first fight but who is in his seat already?
JACK
jack is the man
on my bucket list...be in Vegas for a huge fight
does it go without saying that flights and hotels get jacked up thru the roof as far as price
Flights no.
Hotels, yes. Even the zesty places in town are upwards of $200-$300 for tonight. Imperial Palace (now known as The Quad) is a shteinhole and normally goes for $30-$40 a night. Tonight? $339 for the basic room.
Whats the story with Danny Garcias pops? Barkley made mention of him...is he some nutjob parent?
Matthysse landed a nice left - kind of stunned Garcia a bit
Good pace so far...not a lot of defensive dancing around
Matthysse's right eye is in baaaad shape...has been the last couple rounds.
wow great round!
Matthysse goes down for the first time in his career....Garcia had his mouthpiece knocked out.
Here we go to the 12th
Garcia had a point deducted for low blow....great finish
Boxing >>>> MMA
Garcia wins unanimously.
"I'm from Philadelphia. If you can make it outta Philadelphia you can make it anywhere"
meldrick taylor shout FTW
Bwahaha I can't get over the Bieber thing
I call the 1st round a draw
the play by play guy is a joke...he pretty much says the exact opposite of what just happened
Hbo boxing is better...showtime sucks
Well...not as exciting as I'd hoped it would be.
$
please
Ahaha the woman judge CJ Ross called it a draw.
Updates please. My neighbor down the street has it on and put his tv in the garage. shtein load of people over and it's very quiet.
ali just knocked down frazier
just dominance by floyd....his accuracy is phenominal...it would take an act of god for me to root against him but danny garcia is it
farg you! I know Foreman is fighting Norton.
Gotta be Garcia-Floyd next right?
Maybe that will be the fight that gets the Vegas on fight night off my list
I like Garcia and will root for him but he has no chance. Mayweather is unbelievable. Sure his fights are boring but his defense, technique and speed are unreal. Probably one of the greatest fighters of all time.
One of the most lopsided title bouts ever.
114-114
Boxing.
this is going to be amazing
http://www.hbo.com/video/video.html?autoplay=true&vid=1344134
Please tell me you guys watched this Gatti-Ward docu on HBO...I'm ten min in and it's phenomenal
What great fights those were
i saw it....the best sports doc ive ever seen and one of the best period
http://nymag.com/news/features/mike-tyson-2013-10/
that was a teaser--i want more
Yup, cool read, I couldn't get enough. I admit I never fully appreciated him growing up, but what a story he is. Crazy as farg, but still enthralling. Thanks Phreak.
so when is hopkins due to go on the sportstalk radio stations to promote his 10/26 fight by still obsessing over mcanbb ??
Don't know if it ties into that Tyson article but there's a special in November about Tyson called Mike Tyson Undisputed. Spike Lee is the executive producer.
http://www.hbo.com/movies/mike-tyson-undisputed-truth
its actually a spike lee joint.....he directs it
its written by tysons current wife tho which leads me to believe it sucks
"You said he's a bump in the road, did he bring out the best in you?"
"Not really"
Hopkins still fights like he's 25
Good fight on HBO right now
Heavyweights throwing blows
that dood had a deep ass gash over his eye
And a broken jaw or orbital bone according to Lampley
Big oaf motherfarger
im gonna dvr it cause i wanna watch this game and late nba but supposedly this middleweight main event is going to end pretty early with the rooskie knocking out the Brooklyn but they say it has potential to be great while it lasts
Yeah I'm dvring it too
This dude is from Kazakhstan ...
Here we go
Quote@danrafaelespn: Heavyweight Mago Abdusalamov is in medically induced coma after brain surgery Sunday to remove a blood clot. He is in stable condition.
http://deadspin.com/dont-turn-your-back-on-a-jealous-cokehead-a-mike-tyso-1458780510
QuoteDon called Jackie and told her that he would fly us down to Florida and put us up so we could work out a settlement. Jackie, her son, my girlfriend Luz, and I got on Don's private jet and flew down. I packed a big block of coke and a duffel bag with a half-pound of reefer. I was doing my coke and smoking my blunts and listening to my Walkman and I was higher than the plane was when an epiphany hit me.
"This is my motherfarging plane. I paid for this plane. And this motherfarger is acting like he's doing me a favor sending me down on my own farging plane. This stillupfront's mom is playing me."
The drugs were playing with my head and I was freaking out and getting jealous.
Don picked us up at the private airport in his Rolls and he had Isadore Bolton, who used to be my chauffeur before he stole him from me, driving some of Don's associates in the lead car. We were driving down to Miami from Fort Lauderdale on the I-95. Don said some innocuous thing, and all that jealousy and rage spilled out of me and I kicked him in his farging head. Boom! You don't turn your back on a jealous cokehead.
anyone getting the fight tonight?
Nope. I'm done spending money on boxing.
If there's a fight I wanna see I will go to a bar.
i despise pacqiau with a passion so id never get it
is rios legit....i know nothing about him
who was the boxing cat that used to be on the board phillycrew?
I think it was phillymic right?
I don't know much about Rios.
Next fight I wanna see if that Philly dude Garcia? Fight Mayweather
oh yeah mic
burnett knows his boxing too doesn't he?
cat on ole miss from hershey.....i didnt think anyone was from hershey much less a good athlete
Yeah he knows it pretty good...
MURP knew the game well too
is there anything worse than following a fight online
looks like manny is destroying
man i cant recall the last time ive seen someone take damage like this tapia kid and survive that long
in round 3 alone his opponent LANDED 73 power shots
50 cent is in the ring with the winner
not sure how i just recently saw this but boxing.com ranked their 100 top fighters of all time...lots of names that only boxing nerds will know but really good if you have the time.
http://www.boxing.com/the_100_greatest_fighters_of_all_time_part_one_100_91.html
george zimmerman v. dmx!!!
Zimmerman would have easily taken the Game. The question on this fight is how sober will DMX be.
dont be surprised if the mayweather/pacman fight happens now after that pos floyd lost all that money on denver.
following on the gamecast not watching....bhop is supposedly dominating thru five rounds
First 3 rounds not really...ever since then he's been whipping dudes ass
The fight before this was a straight beat down... Dude had to be taken to thd hospital
knockdown
was it solid sd?
unreal what hes doing at his age...I don't give a farg what anyone says
He came in wearing an alien costume.
Weirdo
split decision???
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2014, 12:15:27 AM
knockdown
was it solid sd?
Yes straight right to the jaw...dude went down and his legs crossed. Bhops really just toying with him...first few rounds he felt him out...then class was in session.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2014, 12:23:42 AM
split decision???
What? I thought it was over after that knockdown...had to run outside to meet my girlfriend and now I'm on the shteinter
yeah one judge had 114-113 shumenov
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 20, 2014, 12:22:58 AM
He came in wearing an alien costume.
Weirdo
you are not from philly
haha
The alien costume was weird
bhop is on the philly mt rushmore....an absolute legend who has the city in his blood
he can do anything he wants and its all good
watching the klitchskow fight and teddy atlas says "right now hes fighting a punching bag with two arms"
love me some TA
thru three rounds 95-8 punches landed
this cat just got hit on his forehead and hit butt fat shook......fight over
compubox had it 147-10
this cant be good for boxing
When is the last thing good that has happened for boxing?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 26, 2014, 06:32:18 PM
When is the last thing good that has happened for boxing?
lots of good in boxing (lots of wrong too of course) but the money making weight class is heavyweight and that is a train wreck
Someone talk me out of buying this fight. Please.
I didn't buy the fight. I'm rooting for Maidana. Floyd has Bieber walking him out again. Automatic root against
Took Maidana +800 for $50. My boy is in Vegas and said it's crazy there.
Through 5 Mayweather is getting BEAT handily
Good
End of 6th Mayweather really started to take charge
Floyd won by the skin of his teeth. Best Mayweather fight I've ever seen. Even Floyd is humbled during his post fight interview
Figures I opt not to buy it and it's a worthy fight. I have zero luck in buying fights bc they usually turn out to suck. Don't buy? Good fight.
floyd probably threw the first half to give people a show...hes such a worthless fraud
Quote from: MDS on May 04, 2014, 01:31:05 AM
floyd probably threw the first half to give people a show...hes such a worthless fraud
He tried to act like he did post fight... But that was no act. Dude was lighting him up the second half too.
i dont really follow boxing but is there anyone out there that can actually fight him? paq is a fossil
and wasnt this maidana guy basically a stiff?
Maidana will get a rematch...that was too good of a fight not to have a second go around. Floyd was flustered through thd first 5. I don't know if he just took him lightly but even when he turned it on he wasn't dominating the way he usually does. His defense was cracked, he still got his trademark counter punches in but they weren't as effective as normal. Some fighters who aren't that good just match up well against others. Maidana was landing some nice shots over the top...hd kept his composure even when Floyd would get some good shots in. I agree with the decision but the scorecards should have been closer.
arreola and stiverne about to jump off on espn
tremendous first two rounds for a heavyweight fight
holy shtein what action
omg I cant believe he let him go
night night
I watched The Fighter for the first time tonight...it was pretty good.
It made me go back and watch the Ward-Gatti bouts again. That famous ninth round is so epic
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=71tRlcy5Nbo&feature=kp
those two pasty brits are fighting again tomorrow....supposedly they are going to have 80k in wembley....pretty amazing
i saw the first fight which was great until the younger cat got robbed with one of the worst stoppages ever...should be a good one if you are around a tv at 4....HBO
max kellerman: if you are in the middle of an exchange don't leave your left hand on your hip
good fight
lights out punch
and here we go...
why did I pay for this shtein
just watched crawford gamboa....holy farg what a fight...if hbo is repeating it this week catch it
lol this fight on hbo just had three knockdowns in the first minute of round one.....fight over
This is TI's wife who's the reason he and Floyd have been fighting lately. LOL
(http://i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/floyd-mayweather-jr-proclaims-he-did-sleep-with-tis-wife-see-what-he-said-here__oPt.jpg)
ha money mayweather can't read. props to 50.
This cannot be real. Noooooo
From deadspin
Quote4. Justin Bieber is singing the National Anthem. First, he's Canadian. Second, he's Bieber. Third, did I mention he's Bieber?
money is the ultimate heel
he is an unapologetic wife beater who is friends with justin beiber. its....quite impressive how hard he hungry hungry hippos.
I want Maidana to beat his ass
Don't wanna pay for the fight though...maybe see if someone wants to come over and split the cost
anyone watching this live?
floyd in another sleeper
Nope. I almost pulled the trigger but decided not to
i was at parx and watched it because im a degenerate (if anyone just wants to watch a fight, you can go there and do it for free)
the fight sucked...as is the case since floyd is too good
Spanish 21 run good?
they upped it to 25 at my table...so i went straight bj. won 100.
Nice...now take that hundo and blow it on the NFL tomorrow.
2
1
5
fraud j rooting for the other guy...probably someone from texas
speaking of announcers....has there ever been a better one than lampley
Lampley is an all timer for sure
Hopkins gonna be fighting from a wheelchair...hang it up, dook.
He will probably call into WIP and rip McNabb some more...just to keep his name in the Cataldi love cycle
oh my
pville aint philly
max kellerman: if bernard hopkins wins tonight what he will have done will be unparalleled in american sports history
lol x coming out with an alien mask
the legend
LEGGGGGGGGO
could be the last meaningful fight ever in atlantic city
farg that commie
the anti bedwetter
why isnt this fight at the blue
xenophobic u-s-a chant!!
b hop wont throw
bhop might be 49
its amazing that he accepted this fight against a guy that most 29 year olds would run away from
who is this commentator? lol
harold lederman is the greatest
harold lederman can go to hell
speaking of announcers roy is so far in the bag for bernard its not even funny
liev schrieber in da house!
jew recognize jew
I would give a couple months off my life for bhop to win this but jesus is roy's bias towards him sickening
I cant recall the last time ive seen a fight where someone threw less punches than bernard tonight
Bernard never throws punches...he's all about clutching and grabbing and maybe mixing in a jab or two
he showed his youth today, right j?
traitor...pure and simple
lolol look I don't hate BHop...I hate that he railed on McNabb for years (and still does). He has always been a defensive guy who doesn't throw a lot of punches.
me and b hop were ahead of our time on the bedwetter....why would you hate on that
Because you and BHop were/are wrong?
90% of philly rails on 5....hollis and trot and hugh do it all the time....andy does it behind his back
nobody likes 5 except for YOU
in j's defense he likes all eagles....he likes the people who kill the bedwetter and he likes the bedwetter
he doesnt like pinkston or thrash...hes not a homer!
http://gawker.com/floyd-mayweather-watched-his-best-friends-murder-suicid-1668551391
Damn
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 08, 2014, 10:33:01 PM
http://gawker.com/floyd-mayweather-watched-his-best-friends-murder-suicid-1668551391
Damn
LOL at the top comment:
QuoteAll men should be kept inside of a cage like a wild beasts. The world's population of women is kept artifically low by the billions of women who have been murdered by their small dicked partners.
MEN CAN NOT CONTROL THEIR ANGER
MEN CAN NOT CONTROL THEIR DICK
MEN ARE EMOTIONAL
MEN ARE A THREAT
MEN ARE DANGEROUS
MEN COMMIT 99.99999% OF ALL MASS KILLINGS IN THE WORLD
MEN MAKE UP 98% OF ALL CHILD MOLESTERS
Igy be trolling?
hopkins needs to go away from the ring. nothing else to prove.
mayweather needs to catch aids.
this hbo tapia doc is excellent
Stiverne and Wilder about to go off...you guys watching?
Whoa crazy ending to the second round
He tackled him !
Wilder is throwing down...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 17, 2015, 11:53:38 PM
Stiverne and Wilder about to go off...you guys watching?
C'mon J! Hawaii @ UC Riverside man. Great stuff.
lol nahhh I'm enjoying this fight where the boxers are actually throwing punches
Something that is foreign to Bernard Hopkins
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 18, 2015, 12:15:34 AM
Something that is foreign to Bernard Hopkins
that fact that you are trolling against a phiadelphia hero shows you truly belong in texas
says the Sixers hater!
All BS aside...Wilder is fun to watch. Good fight
j is texas all the way but he has a valid point here as far as it goes with the you hatin the sixers lil guy
i love the sixers....it pains me what they've become.
i dont care about the flyers....notice how i never talk about them
So is this Mayweather/Pacquiao fight going to happen or what?
Manny has given in to all demands and Floyd still hasn't signed up.
He scared?
Check that vag Floyd. Stop hiding.
yeah hes just shaking in his boots at this guy....
(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ADl2rpLsLcs/maxresdefault.jpg)
He's scared he will lose.
What other explanation is there?
been ducking him for years. used every excuse in the book not to fight him up to this point. not issue hitting women though.
at this rate if they ever do fight it will look like deniro vs stallone in the grudge match.
Yep - and finally Manny gives into his ridiculous demands and no Floyd ain't saying a peep.
Scared.
im a manny fan no doubt but i wasnt convinced he could beat floyd. still, i along with all boxing fans that want to see the best fight the best, wanted this fight. like five years ago.
It's official
May 2nd
I'll be betting Pacquiao
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 20, 2015, 06:34:42 PM
It's official
May 2nd
I'll be betting Pacquiao
Right after the draft. Assuming Winston goes top 10 - and I see little chance that doesn't happen - you owe me $10. How bout we do double or nothing...I'll take Floyd. If Winston falls out of the top 10 same deal.
i would be willing to let the eagles go 0-16 for the next two years if it meant that floyd beats manny
money will destroy pac
its not even a debate...maybe it was 4 years ago
Deal SD.
And willing the Birds to go 0-16 for two years because of manny and Floyd? Pfffft
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAt72TiUkAA_PUU.jpg)
lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClDLzTz7nB0
Nicetowns Bryant Jennings fights for the heavyweight championship of the world on Saturday
is the fight going to be aired ?
hbo
we are gettin close
Did you happen to see the odds on this one?
jennings was +650 last time i looked
o/u 6.5
I'd go over the 6.5
jennings will not throw a punch....hes so scared of the right hand
Yep
I'd like to see him work the body. He can hit the left side when he's ducking under
Jennings missed a big right damn
rjjr is so in the bag for jennings is ridiculous
Jennings trains in Houston eh? That's weird there's like zero boxing scene here
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2015, 11:36:28 PM
Jennings trains in Houston eh?
just for the lead up of this fight to get away from distractions in philly
My god the holding and grabbing is annoying
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2015, 11:40:10 PM
My god the holding and grabbing is annoying
Typical Klitchko fight. Jennings is out boxing him
Loved the little taunt by Jennings
Wlad is not throwing any power shots and is content to stay jabbing and clutching Jennings any time he makes a move
klits is just too tall...it doesnt allow jennings to get any power behind his shots...hes always reaching
Time to go for it...left hooks to the side and then an overhand right or uppercut
Keeps tearing his body up inside and Jennings corner is right that Wlad is open in the middle
Love that the ref took the point
I had no idea that he was married to Panatierrie
Mad respect for Jennings he took some hard shots but kept coming
Yeah he fought a decent fight and was able to take some heavy shots
He has a helluva chin to take that straight right and keep going
like most people who fight klits jennings just wasnt big enough
Nice of Wlad to give some serious props to Jennings
he said "face shots"
Def going out to watch this fight tmrrw
me watch too yes
http://deadspin.com/heres-floyd-mayweathers-sons-note-telling-how-his-dad-b-1701548806?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
any reliable streams for the fight
im not directly or indirectly giving that woman beating pos mayweather a dime...also no cable to buy a ppv
Will pirate feeds be available? Of course.
Their location and how reliable they will be remains to be seen. Watch this space: http://www.reddit.com/r/BoxingStreams
Around here, sports bars and strip clubs are showing the fight but having a cover charge for the massive PPV bill. I haven't decided what to do yet.
I've seen almost every big time fight for the last 10 years at bars for free. But this is the first time that every single one has a cover. Only 10 to 15 bucks though.
Yeah I heard on radio that to show the fight a small sports bar would be charged $4800 and the price goes up from there
Part of me wishes I was in Vegas for this but I'm sure it's a total shteinshow out there
my neighbor is in vegas but without tickets...he says the only places in vegas allowed to show the fight are mgm affiliated spots and the prices to get in those parties are out of control...he cant even get it in his hotel room...his boss who he is there with has a sling box and they are going to sling it to their hotel room to watch
also i read that bars are charged the at home ppv cost per seat
the price for bars goes by fire capacity laws. i think for 200 people its minimum $6500. then goes up depending on how big the place is.
i almost went to vegas this weekend but am going next weekend instead. been there for fight weekends before and it gets to the point where it's so busy it's not even fun.
i watched the last mayweather fight at parx and it was free
a lot of casinos will have it, but id imagine it might only be in a certain area thats part of some package. also the douchebag factor will be off the charts.
im either going to be out doing something or will hope for a good stream. boxing actively doesnt want fans, so why go out of your way to be one.
where you watching it matty
Yeah I've been there SB weekend several times and it's crazy crowded so I wasn't trying to go and not be able to find a spot at a dice table or where the table mins are $100 or more
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 01, 2015, 07:31:10 PM
where you watching it matty
usually hit hard times in arlington for the big fights. just out of tradition. but theres a few places on H st playing it that i'd probably hit if you're interested.
i just may do that (not the arlington thing) if i can crash
Iron Mike!
This dude is awesome. It looks like he wants to throw at the end of it by the glance back at the interviewer. Rips Mayweather nicely too
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iA24sDTpMuA
Mike has a drinking problem...you could tell he was lit. One of my favorite athletes ever. When I was a senior in high school I had to do a persuasive speech...so I chose why Tyson didn't rape Desiree Washington. 20 years later and I think that argument speaks for itself. He was wrongly convicted and it derailed his career.
Sports overload today
and im amped up....they locked the champ up....even my brains in handcuffs...headed for indiana stabbin women like the phantom
Mayweather's agent and boot licker Stephen A is laying the groundwork for his excuses when Mayweather loses.
Says that Pacquiao will wear his Reyes gloves and apparently they wear down in the knuckles as the fight goes on and because Manny is a heavy punched this is bad news for Floyd.
Apparently Beadle and Rachel Nichols have had their credentials yanked by Mayweather's people and aren't allowed to cover the fight
beadle hates his guts and doesnt hide it....even on sports nation
but why rachel nichols...even if she doesnt like what he did she doesnt seem like the type to give her opinion on anything...normally just a straight ahead reporter...did she do otherwise?
Apparently Nichols being banned was because of an interview she did with Mayweather last fall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21U_fXjGTA
Quote from: Geowhizzer on May 02, 2015, 01:00:48 PM
Apparently Nichols being banned was because of an interview she did with Mayweather last fall.
i actually dvr her show...saw the interview...it was harmless...i bet he told her ahead of time not to ask abuse questions and shes like i wouldnt be doing my job as a reporter if i didnt ask and did it anyway
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 02, 2015, 01:04:21 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on May 02, 2015, 01:00:48 PM
Apparently Nichols being banned was because of an interview she did with Mayweather last fall.
i actually dvr her show...saw the interview...it was harmless...i bet he told her ahead of time not to ask abuse questions and shes like i wouldnt be doing my job as a reporter if i didnt ask and did it anyway
Mayweather doesn't seem to be the forgive and forget type.
martin rogers a writer for usa today was also denied credentials by floyd....he has a history of writing on domestic violence
What's the point of this? I mean what's his endgame on denying credentials to people who speak out on his domestic violence issues? It's not going to make his past go away.
It's a petty childish thing to do.
And if I'm the media outlets of this people I'm calling foul to MGM because it's their property and also to the boxing commissions and leadership folks who sanction the fight. The fighter shouldn't dictate who covers a match. Wanna be a bitch and ban them from your gym or sparring sessions? Ok fine. But you shouldn't be able to do this
http://deadspin.com/floyd-mayweather-bans-michelle-beadle-rachel-nichols-f-1701734562?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
http://watchwrestling.ch/busy/ (http://watchwrestling.ch/busy/)
Try these. No guarantees. these pirated sites scare me.
I'm at a customers viewing party. All you can eat BBQ, six kegs and an open bar. And so much Hoyda it's insane. Tonight will be awesome.
Lomachenko is a pretty good fighter
Dude running this party is booking bets
Put down another couple bills on Manny. Let's goooooooo
brady is ridiculous....derby to vags in the same day
Best life ever?
Seriously
are bernstein and roy j doing the fight?...if so thats some bullshtein...i need max
Not sure but it's a showtime collaboration with HBO
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 02, 2015, 11:48:59 PM
Not sure but it's a showtime collaboration with HBO
yeah i know but max should be in there over roy on the hbo side....hes the best much less better than rj
Lol at Jimmy Kimmel
"god bless"....ugghhh
floyd looks so big
if floyd didnt lose any speed bulking up like he has then this fight is over....tko in the 10th
there isnt a prettier punch in boxing than floyds check hook
good lord i know manny is aggressive but if he dives in like that later in the fight after floyd has timed him hes gonna get got
big round for pack
floyd is real close to timing him up
I've got it 3-3...you?
That round is for Manny imo
J, same had it 3-3. Round 7 was a snoozer
Come on you little flip!
5-4 floyd
That farging hat with the pins is killing me.
Listening to a British broadcast. Feels like a soccer match.
i dont wanna hear anyone complain about how boring this fight was simply because of the hype....this is every mayweather fight...if you paid a 100 bucks ppv or 10000 bucks to get in you knew what was gonna happen and shut up
omg that was so sweet by floyd...duckin and divin out the corner then a stright counter right just for fun
Yep, great move by Floyd.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2015, 12:39:17 AM
i dont wanna hear anyone complain about how boring this fight was simply because of the hype....this is every mayweather fight...if you paid a 100 bucks ppv or 10000 bucks to get in you knew what was gonna happen and shut up
100% right on.
wow one of the best move forward busy fighters ever had 81 punches landed in 12 rounds
MGM crowd showing no love for wife beater.
QuoteThere will be two ring announcers when Floyd Mayweather takes on Manny Pacquiao in the richest fight in boxing history - Michael Buffer will introduce Manny Pacquiao, and Jimmy Lennon Jr will introduce Floyd Mayweather Jr.
It is because of the different broadcasters the boxers are on - Pacquiao is on HBO with Buffer, and Mayweather on Showtime with Lennon Jr.
HBO ring announcer Buffer and Showtime's Lennon Jr also did this 13 years ago.
Buffer and Lennon previously shared announcing duties back in 2002 - the Lennox Lewis-Mike Tyson heavyweight championship fight. Buffer introduced Lewis, while Lennon introduced Tyson.
Sorry Manny, it wasn't even close.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2015, 12:39:17 AM
i dont wanna hear anyone complain about how boring this fight was simply because of the hype....this is every mayweather fight...if you paid a 100 bucks ppv or 10000 bucks to get in you knew what was gonna happen and shut up
Yep Floyd is all about defense. He's gonna slow it down and jab and move. He's not gonna sit still and take too much.
My problem is Pacquiao when he was going in on him didn't finish. He'd lay into him and then back up.
I had it 116-112
Lost every goddamn bet I put down. Sheesh. Oh well.
Outside of a couple shortlived bursts, it was Mayweather domination. No way in on him, no way to overcome the reach difference. Was an actual fight for maybe just the 4th and 6th rounds.
Manny could've had him if he would've stay inside when he had him on the ropes those couple times. I think it was the fourth he stunned him pretty good and he should've went to pound town and he didn't. Frustrating.
its easy to say that but no one can square floyd...there no such thing as "pound town" against him
Looolol at manny saying if he stayed still he would've hit him more
No shtein?! GTFO bro
brian mihalik would have knocked em both out
good for jeremy schapp for gettin in the DV questions
i just decided im going to vegas for the first time thanksgiving week...eagles lions and cfb
Haha ok I'll go too. Crack juice in solo cups while walking the strip?
And manny come on son...he said he thought he was up and that's why he didn't attack in the 11-12th
there is a 0% chance that happens
also floyd is insane
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 03, 2015, 01:09:16 AM
Looolol at manny saying if he stayed still he would've hit him more
No shtein?! GTFO bro
Max Kellerman's reaction was priceless. Just short of "what farging fight were you at?"
great alaska shootout and preseason nit is also that week
ALL IN VEGAS TURKEY SHOOT
lets go j!!!
if you get on a plane and go and if j actually follows through with something
i will both give you $20 free spin on the roulette wheel
haha
im only going if i can find someone to hold my hand....and btwn matty and my brother im sure i can...j showing up is a bonus
id actually be down for a different weekend
no shot for tg
I'm there. I've gone on thanksgiving twice and it's chill
College football games going on too
Love thanksgiving in vegas. Last time I went we crawled outta the Venetian at about 630 in the morning with our livers dragging behind us
Quote from: MDS on May 03, 2015, 02:06:50 AM
no shot for tg
you are still young where holidays mean something
Quote from: Don Ho on May 03, 2015, 01:48:01 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 03, 2015, 01:09:16 AM
Looolol at manny saying if he stayed still he would've hit him more
No shtein?! GTFO bro
Max Kellerman's reaction was priceless. Just short of "what farging fight were you at?"
Yeah really! Boxers are a different breed. What planet are you on Manny? Go sing a farging song about it
This Mayweather presser is why boxing has become a joke. These Tecate girls in the back and those fake smiles are infuriating.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 03, 2015, 02:21:10 AM
Quote from: Don Ho on May 03, 2015, 01:48:01 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 03, 2015, 01:09:16 AM
Looolol at manny saying if he stayed still he would've hit him more
No shtein?! GTFO bro
Max Kellerman's reaction was priceless. Just short of "what farging fight were you at?"
Yeah really! Boxers are a different breed. What planet are you on Manny? Go sing a farging song about it
LOL! Manny singing is really priceless.
Like igy said, anyone who paid a gazillion dollars for this shtein just needs to shut up.
Someone just asked Floyd "is it true Manny asked you to Bible study after the fight?"
Because there's nothing like a manufactured controversy...
(https://scontent-mia.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10632840_10152794513413045_5524611406974723287_n.jpg?oh=c09f67431564a2c1e4e69616390fc6e5&oe=55CBA34E)
the powers that be will do anything possible to get a rematch
http://deadspin.com/floyd-mayweather-is-a-coward-1701842801?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Just about sums it up perfectly for me.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2015, 05:58:56 PM
the powers that be will do anything possible to get a rematch
i doubt it, actually
it took heaven and earth just to get this one...it was a boring fight to the average consumer and floyd whooped him....nothing left to prove or do
im not saying its gonna hgappen...but theres so much more money in those two fighting again verses floyd against some random no name
true...but theres less money than the first. i dont think theyd come back and do it again unless they know they could make more. and they wont. nobody wants to see that again.
but then again the reason this thing took place to begin with was because of the recent mediocrity of floyds ppv sales. and also hes a violent serial woman beating coward psychopath. so i cant really predict what hes going to do.
glad i didnt pay to see that fight.
guess floyd proved he really is better than ali.
Floyd isn't one of the best ever. Not even top ten.
And Manny is having his shoulder operated on.
Give me your top ten and then tell me with a straight face he belongs in it
boxing has been around for 150 years and has dozens of weight classes...just because you are not in the top ten of all time doesnt mean you arent one of the best ever....hes the best of his era...that automatically makes him one of the best ever
no one would but b hop near the top ten either but hes obviously one of the best ever
you can not like him all you want....but its ludicrous to say floyd isnt one of the best fighters of all time
mayweather may be a cespool of a person, but he's no doubt one of the best "boxers" ever.
He effectively broke the sport, figuring out ways to win while barely generating any entertainment whatsoever. It's easy to dislike his style, but I have to respect it as a major groundbreaking accomplishment. And he's a piece of shtein as a human being, but so was Tyson, who we all enjoyed because he's entertaining as hell.
pretty cool nbc has a boxing card today...so bizarre that its in carson, ca and theres like a hundred people there but marv is doing the pbp...which is great to hear but it just seems so below him
Bradley and Vargas throwing down on HBO
all ive been doing the entire fight is stare at bradleys arms
Omg wtf just happened?!?
that was the worst thing ive ever seen
he literally stopped the fight after a clutch
The ref just farged up big time
Bradley was out on his feet like they said
Vargas could've dropped him!
you dont stop a fight when no pucnhes are being thrown
what a joke
Awful call - Vargas probably loses because Bradley is gonna hold onto him the last ten seconds but jeez you don't stop it. He thought the ten seconds was the end!
Btw I would destroy those tecate girls - my lord
lol at lampley "WHAT IN THE WORLD JUST HAPPENED???"
If Vargas gets one shot there Bradley is going down - damn that was crazy
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 27, 2015, 11:54:03 PM
If Vargas gets one shot there Bradley is going down - damn that was crazy
i dont think bradley was as hurt as they said and when the fight was stopped there was only six seconds left....i think he survives...but still would have liked to see it play out and it was a brutal step in
Im looking forward to this Garcia v Malignaggi fight tonight
It's go time
When did Rosie Perez become a boxing analyst? Show me your tits!
I hope Garcia knocks him out
Let's go!
"Did ya get the license numbah of the truck that run over ya face!?"
Paulie is a color commentator nine rounds is an embarrassment for Danny
Mayweather vs. Berto on Sept 12th
Zzzzzzzzzzzz
Mayweather is -4000 right now
just watched the santa cruz mares replay
good gracious
This fight is a joke and I hope Berto wins. It won't happen but I'll hope for it
GGG put that dude to sleep in a round and a half
https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/28C87F6CA01340940257155293184_5e4f4b7dffb.15.0.1610584419578525760.mp4?versionId=lE3MvusmPwfJdQRE4wQ.1AyH4g4k_cSm
now hopefully canelo-ggg happens soon and they don't stretch it out until it's too late like manny-floyd.
would be the best fight in years.
I hope it happens. But I doubt it. Boxing politics will hold it up.
If it does go down I'm going. Vegas baby
ggg would absolutely anihilate canelo
the hype of the fight would be insane but the fight itself would be garbage
rip the true goat
No doubt GOAT
Rip
I thought Brook's corner threw the towel in prematurely but Triple G ain't no joke
ward dominated there
this is not going to end well
kovalev has carte blanche to land his right whenever he wants
this is getting good now but a slow start for dre is going to doom him
this is a championship fight of the millenum candidate if again ward doesnt come out so slow...holy crap have these last five rounds been good
wtf!!!!!!!
Why the hell would Hopkins fight again?
That was ugly
watching the replay of the chocolitito fight again and its so farging good .....also he should have won
wow floyd and conor mcgregor match actually gonna happen. damn that's gonna be some fun hype around it.
I was always under the impression they were going to fight MMA style. Mayweather is going to destroy him boxing.
I hope Floyd gets whipped
In a straight up boxing match?
Ha.
utter disgrace of an event that is going to fleece so many people
yeah i was hoping it would be some kind of hybrid rules but straight up boxing is gonna be terrible. i still can't wait to see it.
it will at least settle the horrible debate about boxing /mma.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 14, 2017, 10:15:17 PM
it will at least settle the horrible debate about boxing /mma.
i farging hate mma but i totally get it if people like mma better....to each his/her own....but whats the debate?....are there actually mma people who think mma fighters can beat boxers with boxing rules?....on the flip side with mma rules the boxer would get destroyed
the only argument i see is over which sport is better....and even that gets old after about two minutes
also all you need to know about this fight is that espn employs the greatest boxing mind ive ever heard in my life in max kellerman and yet they keep having SAS on to talk about it
literally millions of MMA fans think their athletes can complete with boxers. to their credit the mma fan base is mad young and boxing has been pretty shtein for most of their lives.
I like mma a lot but i'd be surprised if mcgregor lands more than 25 punches total. he's never seen anyone dodge like floyd. that being said, mcgregor takes bare fist punches to the grill and I could easily see it going the distance.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 15, 2017, 10:28:59 AM
literally millions of MMA fans think their athletes can complete with boxers. to their credit the mma fan base is mad young and boxing has been pretty shtein for most of their lives.
I like mma a lot but i'd be surprised if mcgregor lands more than 25 punches total. he's never seen anyone dodge like floyd. that being said, mcgregor takes bare fist punches to the grill and I could easily see it going the distance.
holy crap im so glad ive never come across an mma fan....that is incredible
i think mcgregor probably lands zero punches but no more than 3....as long as floyd takes this serious he will knock mcgregor out....in no more than three rounds....again assuming hes not there just for the money and dances around or doesnt play any offense at all...i also think there virtually no chance this fight goes really deep much less the distance...theres no chance mcgregor get in 12 round boxing shape in the next two months....assuming he even tries to...its akin to usain bolt having to get ready to run the 1500 meter.....mcgregor is not going to be in the kind of aerobic shape it takes to fight for 12 rounds
is anyone going to actually spend the money to watch this joke ?
if someone had a party and invited me over id throw a few bucks in for it....but as for the fight itself i have almost no interest and would never get it myself or split it with a friend....
and the hype for it he next two months is going to be sickening....the early narrative of a punchers chance is already pissing me off and we are less than 24 hrs in on two months of blazing hott takes....
a farging punchers chance refers to a fight with two boxers....it would be like saying the best triathlete in the world would have a punches chance swimming against michael phelps winning the tour de france or winning the boston marathon
mayweather is going to annihilate McGregor. I guess the paycheck makes it worth the impending embarrassment he is going to deal with.
Quote from: smeags on June 15, 2017, 10:39:58 AM
is anyone going to actually spend the money to watch this joke ?
Either last night after the 30 for 30 or this morning when I turned the TV on ESPN had a segment on some show about how the real losers in all of this is the fans and how it's one big scam.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 15, 2017, 10:39:22 AM
i think mcgregor probably lands zero punches but no more than 3....as long as floyd takes this serious he will knock mcgregor out....in no more than three rounds....again assuming hes not there just for the money and dances around or doesnt play any offense at all...i also think there virtually no chance this fight goes really deep much less the distance...theres no chance mcgregor get in 12 round boxing shape in the next two months....assuming he even tries to...its akin to usain bolt having to get ready to run the 1500 meter.....mcgregor is not going to be in the kind of aerobic shape it takes to fight for 12 rounds
for sure the hype is going to be 100x bigger than the actual fight. although most floyd fights are garbage to watch anyway.
landing no more than 3 punches is laughable though. this guy is actually a boxer not some scrub. he farging trained under freddie roach at one point in his life and with some of ireland's best. he obviously has no right to be in the ring with floyd but he could hold his own against lesser pro boxers.
It's a publicity stunt like Ali fighting the wrestler. It's going to earn a bunch of money and be retarded.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 15, 2017, 12:36:22 PM
landing no more than 3 punches is laughable though. this guy is actually a boxer not some scrub. he farging trained under freddie roach at one point in his life and with some of ireland's best. he obviously has no right to be in the ring with floyd but he could hold his own against lesser pro boxers.
hes not a boxer period...unless he has had professional fights of any stature that i dont know about....im not a conor mcgregor expert....but hes literally me or you if we got into his shape and then messed around in a gym when we were 12
and i would say if he got three punches in in say three rounds it wouldnt be as bad a showing as your prediction of 25 punches in 12 rounds
MMA fans are generally meathead bros who don't know shtein. They walk around in affliction shirts with Monster hats and drive lifted trucks that never touch a speck of mud
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 15, 2017, 01:16:55 PM
MMA fans are generally meathead bros who don't know shtein. They walk around in affliction shirts with Monster hats and drive lifted trucks that never touch a speck of mud
probably a good number of maga's too....no?
Oh yeah...like 99.9%
In fact I don't think I have ever run across a dem or progressive liberal who was IN on MMA
I enjoy both helping the less fortunate and violent neanderthal blood sports.
I would be IN on this fight if it was a two part affair...a boxing match, to be followed by an MMA match.
Who am I kidding. I wouldn't watch either fight.
I'm more excited for GGG vs Canelo
I do hope Floyd catches one in the jaw though
I can't root for McGregor even though Mayweather is an all time icehole. His "sport" is lowest common denominator shtein, I can't stand it. Boxing is hardly the most civilized sport but the distinctions that separate the two do matter.
Hitting a down man is for bitches and punks and street fights. No class to it at all. Their only claim to legitimacy stems from pointing out that there are rules e.g. even though you can pound on an knocked-out prone opponent, so long as you stop when the ref intercedes, it's all good. farg that.
Neanderthal fans for a barbaric sport, hope he is humiliated by the boxer.
I forgot this fight was on
At some dive bar by Minute Maid watching it
A good fight so far
fixed
Yep
A good fight for action but Manny won that
O/U was 9.5 rounds and Horn was a +425 dog
Jesus. I enjoy watching the fights but it's really difficult to get into a sport with such opaque and subjective scoring. Non-KO outcomes might as well be predetermined by Vince McMahon.
i dont know what was better: teddy atlas' angry ranting or screamin a doing his first take shtick
Or Tim Bradley saying they were in Argentina
That decision was a joke.
i just finished watching this. actually one of the better fights in a while but i would have def given it to pacman.
not really as disgusted as some seem to be though, have seen much more lopsided upsets. certainly doesn't make it better but meh. prob just some way to get manny one more title fight and go out on top. and makes the rematch 10x more money.
laughed my ass off when horn's high pitch voice started digging floyd after the fight.
Any word on the ratings for this fight? I can't recall the last fight with a card featuring someone of Manny's stature, albeit he is washed up, being available via non pay per view.
We actually enjoyed watching it and like J said, totally forgot it was on ESPN. Manny got hosed.
Per twitter starting now
Anthem done
updates j
Thought I found a periscope feed but it cut out
Internet isn't good for me to find a stream that doesn't freeze up. farging hurricane
Lmaoooo Floyd is coming out in a ski mask
Round one sucked
Found some dude perisoping it on twitter
A fookin dance off is what it was
Floyd threw five punches
Connor landed one upper cut
This is looking like a fight in the fourth grade playground
Floyd is looking like "Do I really have to do this?"
CM has won both rounds so far
Gonna watch on periscope and sweat my money now
can't believe it's not a great fight
Hammer fists galore by CM.
Are these the UFC announcers?
Floyd doesn't even look tired
what's happening
Floyd toying with him, Cm landed a few nice ones but McGregor's UFC habits keep showing up. Keeps wrapping up Floyd. Floyd picking up the pace in the 5th.
these announcers are awful. You'd think McGregor was Ali listening to these clowns
seriously there are moments this thing looks like a fight in the junior high cafeteria
McGregor looks tired
Its about to end here
Mayweather taggig him good
McGregor looks dead coming out for 7th
what's going on
So far 3-3 going into 7th
Floyd looked good in 6th. Thought he'd come out like fire in 7th
Mayweather got two good rights in but CM did his little shift and tagged Floyd
The homer announcers saying this may have been CM's best round. OK
Floyds power pinch rights, threw two really good ones
IGY these announcers are killing me
Lots of leaning in and heads down. Mayweather just missed a couple of power rights in 8th.
Now both looking tired
Floyd connects one of those CM goes down
shtein! CM huge body shot to start 9
CM coming out on fire in 9th but Floyd connecting
CM about to go down
no legs
last two minutes were a complete Floyd beatdown
CM lucky to be standing
This ends here in 10th
Over!
Tko in the 10 by Floyd
Over
Ref stops it in 10th
CM came out strong and won first three
Floyd let him tire himself out
CM was out of gas in the 8th. In the 9th he had his hands low and was bunched over
Floyd finished him in the 10th and they stopped it
Mayweather barely broke a sweat
CM didn't have the legs at all
And I was getting annoyed with the clutching and grabbing he was doing
Floyd went outside his norm of defense and took it on offense it was weird to see him like that
That last round was brutal. CM was done by the end of round 9 and Mayweather knew it.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 27, 2017, 12:54:19 AM
And I was getting annoyed with the clutching and grabbing he was doing
Very true
seemed like it was going to be a joke when they first announced it
then it was a joke
saying cm actually won those early rounds in any meaningful way is a stretch imho. zero things happened in that fight that mayweather didn't let happen
the mexican place round the way had it on. big crowd around a few tvs. many people laughing at CM.
if i paid $100 for that id be mad. that was a joke.
Quote from: QB Eagles on August 27, 2017, 01:01:30 AM
seemed like it was going to be a joke when they first announced it
then it was a joke
saying cm actually won those early rounds in any meaningful way is a stretch imho. zero things happened in that fight that mayweather didn't let happen
I agree with that. He let him go early. His plan was to lie in wait and then get after him as he tired
Quote from: MDS on August 27, 2017, 01:07:05 AM
the mexican place round the way had it on. big crowd around a few tvs. many people laughing at CM.
if i paid $100 for that id be mad. that was a joke.
We were gonna have a party but Harvey farged that all up
I can't wait for GGG vs Canelo - I've wanted to see that for awhile
I had a long day and didn't bother staying up for the fight. It's all over YouTube this morning. I credit Mcgregor, I didn't think he'd make it past the 2nd. First 5 rounds were fairly even, from the 6th on school was in session.
Igs if you're up the fights all over YouTube but you gotta watch it fast because they're going down as soon as they go up. Here's the copy I watched
https://youtu.be/ZyVFuguliO4
Gervonta Davis missed weight, lost his belt, wore a Muppets costume to the ring, looked unimpressive against a lesser opponent, but still managed to win.
He needs to move up, and grow up a bit..talented kid though.
I can't believe anyone paid a hundred bucks to watch that farging farce.
Thanks, Trump.
the scorecards were all floyd. one judge had mcgregor winning 3 rounds, the others had him winning 1 round. i wouldve given the first 3 to connor just because floyd did nothing, but it didnt really matter.
Bring on canelo triple g
also Jesse hart fights on hbo sept 22
so I hear mayweather kept McGregor around till the 10th so the fans got their money's worth.
Watching this Rungvisai Chocolotito fight
I read that Chocolotito got smoked so I wanna see how bad it was
That was quick - put his ass to sleep in the 4th
I bought the fight bc I have a $50 DTV credit so I'm basically paying $30
I'm on GGG...I should've bet it earlier when he was -140/150 because it steamed all the way up to -200.
LMAOOOOO
THE LADY JUDGE FROM PHILLY SCORED IT 118-110 CANELO
DRAW
UNREAL
I'm pissed. One I forgot to bet draw. So my bet was a push.
Two - this is why boxing has had problems. Lousy ass questionable shtein like this
what a great fight.
no head butts. don't even think ref had to break them up until the 9th or 10th round. GGG was on the offensive from the beginning til the end.
and yeah that 118-110 is an absolute joke.
Agreed on the head butts and the lack of clutching and grabbing
It was a nice pace. I liked how GGG kept on the offensive and would back Canelo down and control the pace
holy crap this servania fight in espn right now
what a finish
Valdez won...8-4 id say
Lomachenko made that boy quit. Refused to get up from his corner to answer the bell.
Could see it coming because all Rigondeaux was doing was holding on for dear life
https://twitter.com/justozzy82/status/1005601990523662336 21
GGG was robbed last night. He took over that fight. I can't stand the commentators especially Kellerman. He was clearly biased towards Kanelo and his judges don't see body shots spin was a joke.
Yep
Twice he was robbed; the first bout was not a draw and was only judged as such for a re-match.
wilder fury in December
that's gonna be huge
such a great free fight tonight
what a fight and what a close out by bud Crawford...he's one of the most talented fighters I've ever seen but hasn't had any huge fights cause of his divisions...now at 147 tho he needs to get some super fights
Pissed off as this fight wasn't on at the bar we were at as all TV's were on football or ALCS. Would loved to have seen it.
Jarrett Hurd was getting whooped for 4 rounds and one sick gut shot took the other dude down.
sleep sleep
berchelt Vargas 2 might be better than the first one so far
amazing action
i dont follow boxing because the sport doesnt want me to but this fat dude is amazing beating joshua
Brits are soft.
No
Joshua is a horrible fighter...he's a big right hand and nothing else...basically a poor mans mike Tyson
That was a good fight
Fury had a massive cut and made it through the fight.
shakur Stevenson is fighting on espn shortly if anyone wants some live spirts
first fight since fury wilder lasts 54 seconds
lol one of the undercards of the roy jones tyson fight tonight is nate robinson in a cruiserweight fight
Yeah against some YouTube clown
me and a neighbor split it
Mario lopez is emceeing it
Nate Robinson was just put to sleep
My goodness
The Tyson fight was a trip down memory lane. He showed flashes of his old self but obviously both him and RJJ don't have the conditioning.
I was praying we'd get to see the famous 6-4 combo. My all time favorite combo. But nah he didn't bust it out.
snoop was the greatest thing I've ever seen tonight...I haven't laughed that hard at anything in a long time
HBO needs to hire the man right farging now
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 28, 2020, 11:11:02 PM
Nate Robinson was just put to sleep
My goodness
Ref should have stopped that after the first knockdown. Nates eyes weren't straight.
Tyson whooped Jones ass no way that was a farging draw.
Covid sport rankings:
1. Boxing
72. Everything else
NFL
This fight on espn has been spectacular
Tune in
Hbo
The Christy Martin doc on Netflix is pretty good.
I'd forgotten all about her until I saw this pop up on the guide.
wow I stopped watching the fight in the 3rd last night because fury looked like he has no business being in a boxing ring. can't believe he pulled it together.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 10, 2021, 01:33:11 PM
wow I stopped watching the fight in the 3rd last night because fury looked like he has no business being in a boxing ring. can't believe he pulled it together.
Best fight in years. I have a good link if anyone wants to watch it
OMG!!
QuoteErrol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford are nearing a deal for an October fight in Las Vegas for the undisputed welterweight championship, sources told ESPN's Mike Coppinger.
our boy the gorilla's fight at the west Virginia penitentiary was canceled lol
Quote from: phattymatty on June 03, 2022, 04:54:38 PM
our boy the gorilla's fight at the west Virginia penitentiary was canceled lol
Least shocking news ever
I'm watching Berlanga/Angulo and the announcers were cracking a joke about a boxer (Simiso Buthelezi) who got punched so hard he started fighting a ghost in the corner. Scary shtein
https://youtu.be/bLCdbsppe_Y
They come back from commercial break and apologize because Simiso died 2 days later at the age of 24 from that fight
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/06/09/sport/simiso-buthelezi-south-africa-boxer-death-spt-intl/index.html
I know the announcers didn't know but holy awkward apology
it's crazy how good espn's boxing cards are these days....every damn weekend there a great card for free....boxing coming back baby and I'm here for it all
boxing will never be back until they put a big time fight on regular tv and theyre never going to do that
It's no mls that's for sure
its an impossible comp but on the whole boxing does do better
though boxing has not even come close to crossing over into the main stream. i see more activity about ufc than any bout. boxing needs mega stars who fight each other on regular tv, anything short of that is niche. which is what they are, like mls.
Boxing needs mega stars to survive while UFC needs MAGA fans to survive
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 16, 2022, 02:21:24 PM
Boxing needs mega stars to survive while UFC needs MAGA fans to survive
maybe j's most on point take ever
For real I don't think I've ever met a UFC fan that wasn't. Sure people will watch but the ones who are stone cold UFC people take their medical advice from renowned Dr Joe Rogan.
Pay-per-view gave a crap-ton of short-term money to boxing, but the dearth of accessible quality matches meant that the sport did not grow a new generation of fans, and killed boxing in the long run.
I can't remember the last full match I've actually watched. It's probably been at least a decade.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on July 16, 2022, 06:53:36 PM
Pay-per-view gave a crap-ton of short-term money to boxing, but the dearth of accessible quality matches meant that the sport did not grow a new generation of fans, and killed boxing in the long run.
I can't remember the last full match I've actually watched. It's probably been at least a decade.
yup. its the #1 thing that destroyed the sport. and it happened because there is no governing body for it. every fighter is a free agent and on their own. there are 100 different organizations that have belts. so nobody knows who the champ is. boxing needs to have 1 worldwide org (like the pga...ok bad example) that has its own tv deal and everyone joins that org or is obsolete.
until they do this they are just never going to cross over into the mainstream
Agreed.
I love boxing and wish they would've had some sort of governing body years ago. And with the PPV you'd get ripped for $50-100 and see trash fights. Or guys would dodge each other until they're in their twilight just for a huge payday - and then play grab ass the entire fight.
there's almost a great fight every weekend for free...if you don't watch it's cause you don't like the sport...and that's ok
basically the temple/tulsa version of the fights are free while ohio st/michigan is on ppv
do i have this right
absolutely not... but I will concede this...a bunch are on cable pay stations but that's not PPV to me
so youre telling me they put the biggest fights of the year on regular ass tv....this is a lie
I mean the heavyweight championship is not going to be on espn but espn/top rank has a great fight almost every weekend these days
youre a boxer homer so a great fight for you is like oklahoma state/texas tech where the average person couldnt care less
im talking about the big time fights, those are still ppv
like I said no one is forcing you to watch and if you don't like boxing you don't like boxing....same as me and soccer
but there's valid great championship fights on regular tv or cable all the time
Also if you want to get a little educated on the sport and keep up with it without going super in the weeds watch max on boxing each week...it's a great show
Didn't get to see it last night so watching now but so far swift Garcia Benevides is great stuff 215 represent
Fast fact: Danny Garcia named his first born Philly
Swift put on a show!! Gave me chills
7 rounds in and what a waste of $$
Literally falling asleep here watching this snooze fest
And in the 9th we finally have some decent action especially from GGG
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 18, 2022, 12:20:42 AM
And in the 9th we finally have some decent action especially from GGG
Just me it did Triple g get old fast?
i never watch boxing and dont care about it because they actively hate their fans...caught a stream of the last few rounds. ggg is 40. what a farce, why was this billed as a big fight? tbf i didnt even know about it until last night when twitter was talking about it.
In a sport in need of decent rivalries (this was their third fight) Canela/triple g always put on a decent show.
i know this isnt a boxing place but there is the best free boxing card ive ever seen tonight on espn after the heisman
On the one hand, I want to celebrate a Baltimore City product going global.
On the other, Davis is a f'n menace to society.
most good boxers are.
One of the best/brutal knockouts I've seen
https://twitter.com/phil_sports/status/1660099336959664130 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
HOLY farg!
what a great farging fight last night
im not a boxing person but that punch was barbaric
holy farg!!!
The fight boxing fans have been waiting for is going to happen.
Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. agreed to a deal to fight for the undisputed welterweight championship on July 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN's Mike Coppinger.
Netflix appears to have bit off more than they can chew by streaming this fight
Slow and buffering
criticize the rollout for all i care but its amazingly sad that this is the biggest moment for boxing since like pacquiao/mayweather
i honestly forgot this sport existed
Agreed. But I've been an Iron Mike fan since his early days. And I hate the Paul boys so I hope he demolishes him.
Four TVs all freezing up.
My phone is good and laptop good
i havent had an issue
love the cursing, feels very real and raw. this announcer is horrible, joe tess but worse
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 15, 2024, 09:55:38 PMNetflix appears to have bit off more than they can chew by streaming this fight
Slow and buffering
Had the same issue. Close Netflix and go back in...workin a lot better now...as I say that my screen froze :-D closed out logged back in and good again
Serrano was robbed. Her eye is farged up.
Highlight so far was Tyson interviewed by his son then the ass shot
Wanna motorboat the ring girls good god
I've finally got one tv working and my phone. Leaving both going so hopefully they don't farg up
does anyone know if jerry closed the curtains
lol probably
j is that your boy the cripple greg abbott sititng ringside
Welp tv froze
God damn farging shtein
Phone still going strong
mike tyson is old, it turns out
Yeah that was rough to watch.