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May 3, 2009
Pac-Man, The Better Man
Manny Pacquiao cemented his #1 rank of pound for pound champion with his knockout of Ricky Hatton, on May 2nd. This was a good fight for him, too good. Manny Pacquiao did what he had to do, he won. In all actuality, many fighters would have done the exact same as Pacquiao. Ricky Hatton reverted to his old fighting style, just like Freddie Roach said he would, and this was his downfall. I predicted a decision victory for Pacquiao if Floyd Mayweather Sr. had helped Hatton with his fighting style. Even he he did fix Hatton's style in training, in the fight Hatton forgot it.
Ricky Hatton fell prey to his same problem that he did in his fight with Mayweather Jr. He would try to jump all over his opponent but while doing so would leave his head totally exposed. In Hatton's last fight with Malignagi, he didn't do that. He was very methodical and wore down his opponent, this is what he needed do against Pacquiao. His ego kicked in and he thought he could outpower Pacquiao. Even if he could outpower Pacquiao, he always left his head unguarded. Hatton's biggest problem was lack of head movement. After the first round Mayweather Sr. said, "Throw some faints, keep your hands up, move your head, just like we practiced." Hatton did none of this. He kept his head straight up and down and went for a big time knockout, that is why he failed. Ricky Hatton's major fights have been disappointing, if he stuck to his gameplan he might have come away with victories. If he wants to be successful he needs to learn head movement and patience.
Manny Pacquiao had an impressive knockout win, but was it that impressive? The answer is, No. He won, which was all he needed to do. However, put any decent fighter against a fighter with no head movement, who leaves their head totally open, and they would get the same result. I don't consider that victory impressive at all. I still believe Juan Manuel Marquez is the #1 pound for pound champion. Before people decide that I hate Manny Pacquiao let me set the record straight. I do NOT hate Manny Pacquiao, he is a very good fighter. With that said, his last two fights where not that impressive. Oscar De La Hoya was big, slow, and abandoned his jab. Ricky Hatton, like I previously said, just stood in front of big time punches. Manny Pacquiao needs to fight a very good fighter, he needs to fight Juan Manuel Marquez. Is he ducking Marquez? I don't know. I would think that one draw and one, very close, victory should warrant a rematch, but I am not a promoter. If Marquez wins his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. would Pacquiao fight him? We'll just have to wait and see.
I will get more in depth about Marquez-Mayweather closer to the fight but here are my first impressions.
-Floyd Mayweather is coming off of retirement and nobody knows what kind of shape he is in. He was a very fast, slick fighter. I think his layoff won't be much of an issue and he will be close to what he was before.
-Juan Manuel Marquez is a one of the top fighters in the world, he is also thirty-five and has taken a lot of punishment. The Human body can only take so much punishment before it slows down. Only Marquez knows if he can still fight to his potential. He is THE best fighter in world at adjusting his gameplan and exposing his opponents weaknesses. He has fought most of his fights at Lightweight, and will be coming up to Welterweight for his fight with Mayweather. Even at the press conference Mayweather looked bigger than Marquez.
-As far as the fight itself, I think it might be a little slow. Mayweather will wait and try to bait Marquez into a big punch. If Marquez does, like Hatton did, he will lose. Marquez will need to keep his composure and not fall into Mayweather's trap. If he does that he could win.
-The very last point I will make is that Floyd Mayweather Jr. did not want to fight one of the best Welterweights around in Shane Mosely. Instead he chose a smaller lighter fighter. In Mayweather's last fight he made Ricky Hatton come up one weight class to Welterweight and now he's making Marquez do it. Maybe Floyd is afraid of the power that true Welterweights have.
Ricky Hatton fell prey to his same problem that he did in his fight with Mayweather Jr. He would try to jump all over his opponent but while doing so would leave his head totally exposed. In Hatton's last fight with Malignagi, he didn't do that. He was very methodical and wore down his opponent, this is what he needed do against Pacquiao. His ego kicked in and he thought he could outpower Pacquiao. Even if he could outpower Pacquiao, he always left his head unguarded. Hatton's biggest problem was lack of head movement. After the first round Mayweather Sr. said, "Throw some faints, keep your hands up, move your head, just like we practiced." Hatton did none of this. He kept his head straight up and down and went for a big time knockout, that is why he failed. Ricky Hatton's major fights have been disappointing, if he stuck to his gameplan he might have come away with victories. If he wants to be successful he needs to learn head movement and patience.
Manny Pacquiao had an impressive knockout win, but was it that impressive? The answer is, No. He won, which was all he needed to do. However, put any decent fighter against a fighter with no head movement, who leaves their head totally open, and they would get the same result. I don't consider that victory impressive at all. I still believe Juan Manuel Marquez is the #1 pound for pound champion. Before people decide that I hate Manny Pacquiao let me set the record straight. I do NOT hate Manny Pacquiao, he is a very good fighter. With that said, his last two fights where not that impressive. Oscar De La Hoya was big, slow, and abandoned his jab. Ricky Hatton, like I previously said, just stood in front of big time punches. Manny Pacquiao needs to fight a very good fighter, he needs to fight Juan Manuel Marquez. Is he ducking Marquez? I don't know. I would think that one draw and one, very close, victory should warrant a rematch, but I am not a promoter. If Marquez wins his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. would Pacquiao fight him? We'll just have to wait and see.
I will get more in depth about Marquez-Mayweather closer to the fight but here are my first impressions.
-Floyd Mayweather is coming off of retirement and nobody knows what kind of shape he is in. He was a very fast, slick fighter. I think his layoff won't be much of an issue and he will be close to what he was before.
-Juan Manuel Marquez is a one of the top fighters in the world, he is also thirty-five and has taken a lot of punishment. The Human body can only take so much punishment before it slows down. Only Marquez knows if he can still fight to his potential. He is THE best fighter in world at adjusting his gameplan and exposing his opponents weaknesses. He has fought most of his fights at Lightweight, and will be coming up to Welterweight for his fight with Mayweather. Even at the press conference Mayweather looked bigger than Marquez.
-As far as the fight itself, I think it might be a little slow. Mayweather will wait and try to bait Marquez into a big punch. If Marquez does, like Hatton did, he will lose. Marquez will need to keep his composure and not fall into Mayweather's trap. If he does that he could win.
-The very last point I will make is that Floyd Mayweather Jr. did not want to fight one of the best Welterweights around in Shane Mosely. Instead he chose a smaller lighter fighter. In Mayweather's last fight he made Ricky Hatton come up one weight class to Welterweight and now he's making Marquez do it. Maybe Floyd is afraid of the power that true Welterweights have.
April 24, 2009
Hitman - Pacman, Which Man Will Win?
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On May 2nd the biggest fight of the year takes place in Las Vegas, NV. By this I mean, Manny Pacquiao against Ricky Hatton. ESPN's Internet poll had 57% saying Pacquiao will win by knockout, this couldn't be further from the truth. Don't get me wrong I think Pacquiao will win but not by a knockout. He will grind out a very tough decision win. Just because Pacquiao had a tremendous, and I do mean tremendous victory of Oscar De La Hoya, he is not invincible.
Manny Pacquiao has been almost flawless since working with his trainer Freddie Roach. Before this he was a good fighter but not the great fighter he is today. His history is not to be forgotten, before he beat Eric Morales twice he was beaten badly and he has been knocked down in recent fights. His fight before De La Hoya was against Juan Manuel Marquez and I feel he lost that fight. Oscar De La Hoya showed up for the fight looking tired and heavy, the perfect type of fighter for Pacquiao to defeat. Pacquiao is very fast and has great movement which works for heavier fighters. Ricky Hatton is a Junior Welterweight who is quicker than David Diaz, whom was defeated by Manny Pacquiao. Ricky Hatton will be a tough fight for Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is a south-paw who loads up his strong left hand. This won't work against Ricky Hatton. Ricky Hatton made the mistake of standing in front of straight shots against Floyd Mayweather and couldn't stand up after getting hit square in his face, Hatton will not make that mistake again. Pacquiao is very quick but so is Ricky Hatton. Pacquiao will outwork "The Hitman" Ricky Hatton.
Ricky Hatton is coming off an extremely dominant victory over Paul Malignaggi. This can be deceiving, Paul Malignaggi did not have a good game plan against Hatton and he paid the price for it. Ricky Hatton's fight before that was a slim ugly victory over Juan Lazcano. Ricky Hattons biggest problem against Floyd Mayweather Jr. was that he abandoned his fight plan. He admits to getting excited and going for the knockout, he will not make that mistake again. Ricky Hatton usual fighting style is to throw one or two punches then grab and get chip shots. Now he is trained by Floyd Mayweather Sr. and looks to have changed his style. Hatton was always strong and quick but Mayweather is getting him to move more and not just brawl. We have not seen much of this new style of Ricky Hatton and I think it has made him a better fighter. I love and have loved Hatton's grit and style ever since I first saw him fight. And even though I love him, I think he will come up a little short and lose the fight.
Both of these fighters have great natural talent and even greater trainers. This will be a very good, close, entertaining fight. It will be very close but Pacquiao will continually edge out Hatton in each round. I know this fight will be closer than an overly dominate Pacquiao win. Both fighter are very tough and have great cardio. This fight really will go down to the wire. In conclusion, I really want Ricky Hatton to win but Manny Pacquiao will get the victory.
P.S. Contracts are almost finished for a July fight where Floyd Mayweather Jr. will come out of retirement to fight Juan Manuel Marquez. I am excited for this fight, it may not be explosive but it will be entertaining to true fight fans. The winner of that fight will most likely fight the winner of Hatton-Pacquiao.
April 12, 2009
The Punisher (Paul Williams) Punished his 4th fighter in his 4th Weight Class
On April 11, Paul Williams defeated Winky Wright with, what seemed like, little effort. In order to appreciate this fighter it is necessary to understand his background. He was undefeated with a 32-0 record when he beat Antonio Margarito. For his next fight he challenged Carlos Quintana. He didn't look his strongest and he lost by a unanimous decision. His following fight, he fought Quintana again and avenged his loss with authority, by a TKO in the 1st round. Paul Williams then beat Andy Kolle, Verno Phillips, and, after last night, Winky Wright.
The slender 6'1" fighter is a total package. He has great head movement, quick hands, an amazing reach, and can dominate on the inside. He felt nobody wanted to fight him, because he was too good, so he jumped up several weight classes. The only big name fighter who wanted him was Winky Wright, who had come off of an almost two year break. Wright had previously been embarrassed by Bernard Hopkins in July of 2007. To Wright's credit, he fought very well but it was not good enough to beat Paul Williams. A veteran strategy that Wright did was hold the arm of Williams on the referees blind side. By this I mean the arm that was on the far side of the referee, so the referee could not see it. This did not deter Paul Williams who in the 6th round reached under and around his own right arm with a left uppercut and connected for a powerful hit. I had never seen this done before. Wright used all the tricks he could but he still fell short. I scored the fight for Paul Williams winning every round, so did judge Adelaide Bird 120-108.
Paul Williams has been very good at four different weight classes, so the question is; what weight will he stay at? He claimed he was willing to fight whoever his promoter put in front of him, he even hinted for somebody to come out of retirement, meaning Floyd Mayweather Jr. I feel he is good and can be good at any weight class he chooses but he will be best at Middleweight. I feel he could beat Felix Sturm with ease and give Kelly Pavlik some problems. The latter being a harder fight, he might not want to take. The fact is this, Paul Williams is a great fighter and he doesn't get big time fights. He needs to keep doing what he is doing, beating all his competition. Then he might draw out a big time fighter for a challenge. At twenty-seven he has many years left and I think those will be good years for Paul Williams.
The slender 6'1" fighter is a total package. He has great head movement, quick hands, an amazing reach, and can dominate on the inside. He felt nobody wanted to fight him, because he was too good, so he jumped up several weight classes. The only big name fighter who wanted him was Winky Wright, who had come off of an almost two year break. Wright had previously been embarrassed by Bernard Hopkins in July of 2007. To Wright's credit, he fought very well but it was not good enough to beat Paul Williams. A veteran strategy that Wright did was hold the arm of Williams on the referees blind side. By this I mean the arm that was on the far side of the referee, so the referee could not see it. This did not deter Paul Williams who in the 6th round reached under and around his own right arm with a left uppercut and connected for a powerful hit. I had never seen this done before. Wright used all the tricks he could but he still fell short. I scored the fight for Paul Williams winning every round, so did judge Adelaide Bird 120-108.
Paul Williams has been very good at four different weight classes, so the question is; what weight will he stay at? He claimed he was willing to fight whoever his promoter put in front of him, he even hinted for somebody to come out of retirement, meaning Floyd Mayweather Jr. I feel he is good and can be good at any weight class he chooses but he will be best at Middleweight. I feel he could beat Felix Sturm with ease and give Kelly Pavlik some problems. The latter being a harder fight, he might not want to take. The fact is this, Paul Williams is a great fighter and he doesn't get big time fights. He needs to keep doing what he is doing, beating all his competition. Then he might draw out a big time fighter for a challenge. At twenty-seven he has many years left and I think those will be good years for Paul Williams.
April 4, 2009
The Lightweight Division Looks Bigger and Better
After the fights on April 4th, the Lightweight division looks to be filling up with talent. Some of the top fighters from the division have left it. Manny Pacquiao, Nate Campbell, and maybe Juan Manuel Marquez have all jumped up to the Junior Welterweight division. With those top fighters gone this Lightweight division still is pretty good.
Juan Diaz had a tough loss to a pro in Juan Manuel Marquez on February 28th. It was a very good and very competitive fight. Juan Manuel Marquez showed his experience and got a great looking KO. Even after this loss, Juan Diaz is the top fighter in the division.
Edwin Valero got a powerful knockout of Antonio Pitalua in the 2nd round of their fight on April 4th. Valero jumped out at the beginning and was throwing cement blocks at Pitalua's head. Pitalua was knocked down three times before the referee stopped the fight. Valero said, after the fight, he wants to fight anybody: Marquez, Diaz, Hatton, or Pacquiao. He feels that he can dominate in the Junior Welterweight division. If he fights like he did against Pitalua he could handle all of his competition. With this said, Antonio Pitalua is a strong fighter but he is not very crafty. If Valero fights any of the above mentioned fighters, he might have a struggle. Marquez, Diaz, and Pacquiao are all have very good body and head movement. It would be very entertaining to see Valero fight any of those fighters or any other fighter because he has extremely powerful hands.
Michael Katsidis also fought on April 4th and had come off of two losses. He lost to Joel Casamayor and Juan Diaz. These are two very strong fighters so his losses don't mean Katsidis is a bad fighter. Katsidis took a page out of Juan Manuel Marquez's book and had a slow start. In the 4th round he turned it on and a headbutt opened up Jesus Chavez. Once the blood started to flow, Katsidis' bloodlust turned on and he took over the fight. Jesus Chavez was trading shots throughout the fight but after the 7th round he didn't come out of his corner. Katsidis looked very good coming off those two losses he had and he re-established himself as a contender in the division.
Another fighter in the division who was on the comeback track was Julio Diaz. Julio Diaz took on Rolando Reyes on April 4th and got knocked out in the 5th round. Once one of the top Lightweight fighters, Julio Diaz now has a long path to return to greatness. The audience in Austin, Texas booed Diaz and Reyes because Diaz was just throwing jabs ans short shots. Reyes decided in the 5th round to start fighting and he did. He landed a very solid right hook and left uppercut to stun Diaz and followed with a flurry to drop him. Diaz got up only to receive another barrage of punches. After this the referee stopped the fight leaving, little known, Rolando Reyes as a contender in the Lightweight division.
There is one simple fact about this outstanding division, nobody knows exactly what will happen until the Ricky Hatton - Manny Pacquiao fight on May 2nd. Once there is a clear winner the division can start scheduling fights. Anyone and everyone wants to fight the winner of that fight. Both the winner and loser of that fight will be looked at as competition. Lightweights to Welterweights want Hatton and Pacquiao and the future is unknown. However one thing is known, the Lightweight division is a tough, hard, packed division.
Juan Diaz had a tough loss to a pro in Juan Manuel Marquez on February 28th. It was a very good and very competitive fight. Juan Manuel Marquez showed his experience and got a great looking KO. Even after this loss, Juan Diaz is the top fighter in the division.
Edwin Valero got a powerful knockout of Antonio Pitalua in the 2nd round of their fight on April 4th. Valero jumped out at the beginning and was throwing cement blocks at Pitalua's head. Pitalua was knocked down three times before the referee stopped the fight. Valero said, after the fight, he wants to fight anybody: Marquez, Diaz, Hatton, or Pacquiao. He feels that he can dominate in the Junior Welterweight division. If he fights like he did against Pitalua he could handle all of his competition. With this said, Antonio Pitalua is a strong fighter but he is not very crafty. If Valero fights any of the above mentioned fighters, he might have a struggle. Marquez, Diaz, and Pacquiao are all have very good body and head movement. It would be very entertaining to see Valero fight any of those fighters or any other fighter because he has extremely powerful hands.
Michael Katsidis also fought on April 4th and had come off of two losses. He lost to Joel Casamayor and Juan Diaz. These are two very strong fighters so his losses don't mean Katsidis is a bad fighter. Katsidis took a page out of Juan Manuel Marquez's book and had a slow start. In the 4th round he turned it on and a headbutt opened up Jesus Chavez. Once the blood started to flow, Katsidis' bloodlust turned on and he took over the fight. Jesus Chavez was trading shots throughout the fight but after the 7th round he didn't come out of his corner. Katsidis looked very good coming off those two losses he had and he re-established himself as a contender in the division.
Another fighter in the division who was on the comeback track was Julio Diaz. Julio Diaz took on Rolando Reyes on April 4th and got knocked out in the 5th round. Once one of the top Lightweight fighters, Julio Diaz now has a long path to return to greatness. The audience in Austin, Texas booed Diaz and Reyes because Diaz was just throwing jabs ans short shots. Reyes decided in the 5th round to start fighting and he did. He landed a very solid right hook and left uppercut to stun Diaz and followed with a flurry to drop him. Diaz got up only to receive another barrage of punches. After this the referee stopped the fight leaving, little known, Rolando Reyes as a contender in the Lightweight division.
There is one simple fact about this outstanding division, nobody knows exactly what will happen until the Ricky Hatton - Manny Pacquiao fight on May 2nd. Once there is a clear winner the division can start scheduling fights. Anyone and everyone wants to fight the winner of that fight. Both the winner and loser of that fight will be looked at as competition. Lightweights to Welterweights want Hatton and Pacquiao and the future is unknown. However one thing is known, the Lightweight division is a tough, hard, packed division.
March 22, 2009
The Heavyweight Division: Is It Improving?
-In recent history the Heavyweight division has been a joke, overweight fighters who stumble around the ring. The last Heavyweight Champion of the world was Lennox Lewis but that was and he retired in 2003. The home of some of the greatest fighters in history have been in the Heavyweight division. Ali, Frazier, Liston, Spinks, Holmes, Marciano, even the young Mike Tyson, this was the toughest division in boxing. With the emergence of the Klitschko brothers there might finally be some good caliber fighters in this once renowned division. The question is, can the Klitschko's save this division?
-Vitali Klitschko beat Juan Carlos Gomez in a sound fashion this past Saturday, March 21. Klitschko retained his WBC title by scoring a TKO in the 9th. After a four year layoff he is looking very solid. First he handled Samuel Peter and after handling Gomez, he is back among the top of the division.
-Ruslan Chagaev is another top fighter in the Heavyweight division. With this said his last three fights were over a span of three years. HE stopped the 7-foot tall, Nikolay Valuev and most recently Carl Davis Drumond. He looks solid but needs to fight better competition. Alexander Povetkin would be a very good opponent for Chagaev. Whoever would win, would cement themselves as a top contender in the Heavyweight division.
-David Haye was the number fighter in the Cruiserweight division before he made the jump into the Heavyweight division. His first fight in the division was with Monte Barrett which he won with a good TKO in the 5th round. The "Hayemaker" has a monster right hand that might as well be an anvil. He drops his opponents with authority. Monte Barrett is 6'3'' which is the same height as David Haye. If Haye fights one of the bigger and taller Heavyweights then it might not be so easy.
-Wladimir Klitschko, the younger of the two brothers, is top fighter in this division. He hasn't lost a fight since early 2004 and this is why he has the IBO, IBF, and WBO title's.
-Can the Klitschko's save this division? I'm not sure. They are doing their job and fighting the best competition but the competition just isn't that good. Should the brothers fight each other? Everyone wants them to but they both said it would never happen. Nikolay Valuev has the WBA title, most recently beating Evander Holyfield last December. On March 27th Samuel Peter is fighting Eddie Chambers, which he should win. On April 4th Alexander Povetkin fights Jason Estrada, who doesn't have much experience. If these two fights go well then there could be some good fight opportunities coming up. Only time will tell if this once great division will be the powerhouse of the sport it once was.
-Vitali Klitschko beat Juan Carlos Gomez in a sound fashion this past Saturday, March 21. Klitschko retained his WBC title by scoring a TKO in the 9th. After a four year layoff he is looking very solid. First he handled Samuel Peter and after handling Gomez, he is back among the top of the division.
-Ruslan Chagaev is another top fighter in the Heavyweight division. With this said his last three fights were over a span of three years. HE stopped the 7-foot tall, Nikolay Valuev and most recently Carl Davis Drumond. He looks solid but needs to fight better competition. Alexander Povetkin would be a very good opponent for Chagaev. Whoever would win, would cement themselves as a top contender in the Heavyweight division.
-David Haye was the number fighter in the Cruiserweight division before he made the jump into the Heavyweight division. His first fight in the division was with Monte Barrett which he won with a good TKO in the 5th round. The "Hayemaker" has a monster right hand that might as well be an anvil. He drops his opponents with authority. Monte Barrett is 6'3'' which is the same height as David Haye. If Haye fights one of the bigger and taller Heavyweights then it might not be so easy.
-Wladimir Klitschko, the younger of the two brothers, is top fighter in this division. He hasn't lost a fight since early 2004 and this is why he has the IBO, IBF, and WBO title's.
-Can the Klitschko's save this division? I'm not sure. They are doing their job and fighting the best competition but the competition just isn't that good. Should the brothers fight each other? Everyone wants them to but they both said it would never happen. Nikolay Valuev has the WBA title, most recently beating Evander Holyfield last December. On March 27th Samuel Peter is fighting Eddie Chambers, which he should win. On April 4th Alexander Povetkin fights Jason Estrada, who doesn't have much experience. If these two fights go well then there could be some good fight opportunities coming up. Only time will tell if this once great division will be the powerhouse of the sport it once was.
March 1, 2009
J.M. Marquez: Baddest Man on Earth
-On February 28th Juan Manuel Marquez proved he was the baddest man on Earth. He got a TKO in the 9th round, after he knocked down Juan Diaz two times. After the fight many expected him to call out Many Pacquiao instead he called out, the retired, Floyd Mayweather Jr. He claimed that Pacquiao was ducking him, which is possible, and that he wanted Floyd. He said he was willing to go up in weight to fight him.
-The fight started slow for Marquez as always. I scored the first three rounds going to Diaz. Marquez would back up against the ropes and Diaz would throw good-looking flurries. Marquez would juts dig in and pick his spots. Marquez was taking a lot of punishment in the early rounds. Marquez was shaken up after a strong left hook from Diaz in the 2nd round. Marquez punched his way out of it and regained his composure. Through the 4th round Diaz was very offensive. Once it was the 5th round Diaz slowed down and Marquez went to work. Marquez got cut during the 5th. During the 6th round, the quick flurries from Diaz missed their spots and both fighters started trading shots. Marquez consistently landed his power shots. In the 8th round Diaz slowed down a lot and Marquez really started to take over. Diaz got cut right over his eye by a strong left hook. This had been the best round of the night so far for Marquez. The 9th round was similar to the 8th. At the 2:20 mark Diaz went down after a strong left hook stunned him, followed by a flurry. Diaz got up slowly. Marquez attacks again and landed a powerful uppercut that sent Diaz backwards on the canvas. After the second knock down, the referee stopped the fight. Before the 9th round the judges had scored an even draw. The overall punch-count was 288/732 Marquez and 252/751 Diaz.
-This was the best fight of the year, only because in the Mosely-Margarito fight, Mosely dominated from the first bell. This fight went back and forth. Marquez looked really bad in the first rounds but that is his style. He always sizes up his opponents and takes over. With this said, there was also a very good under-card fight with Rocky Juarez taking on Chris John.
-This was Chris John's first fight in the US. He was definitely the more conditioned fighter. During the whole fight he used a lot of movement. Juarez always came in very square and tried attacking the body. He attacked the body consistently but it didn't seemed to effect John. John was fairly dominant but the 11th and 12th were definitely Juarez's best rounds. Juarez was very aggressive and cut the ring off from John. This was good but too little too late. Overall it was a very even fight. So even that the judges scored it a unanimous 114-114, a draw. John kept his titles and stayed undefeated. I had the fight scored 116-112 for Chris John. It was a very good fight and the boxing community would love to see a rematch.
-Juan Manuel Marquez is the best fighter in the sport today. He figures out his opponents strategy and changes his style for it. If only he could do it earlier in the fight. He did not win his two fights with Manny Pacquiao because he lost the early rounds. Some fighters might try to take easy competition but not Marquez. He consistently fights the best fighter in his divisions. Nate Campbell fought Ali Funeka. Marquez is willing to jump up in weight class and if he thinks he can, why not. All the top fighters right now want the winner of Hatton-Pacquiao in May, which will be Pacquiao. Marquez is looking beyond this and wants Mayweather. I don't think Mayweather-Marquez would be a very entertaining fight. Two good counter-punchers don't match up well. It wouldn't happen anyway because Marquez, unfortunately, in not a big draw. Only boxing connoisseurs know about him, not the average fans who buy up the pay-per-views. With all this said, Marquez is badder than Shane Mosley, badder than Nate Campbell, and badder than Manny Pacquiao. That's why he's he baddest man on earth.
-The fight started slow for Marquez as always. I scored the first three rounds going to Diaz. Marquez would back up against the ropes and Diaz would throw good-looking flurries. Marquez would juts dig in and pick his spots. Marquez was taking a lot of punishment in the early rounds. Marquez was shaken up after a strong left hook from Diaz in the 2nd round. Marquez punched his way out of it and regained his composure. Through the 4th round Diaz was very offensive. Once it was the 5th round Diaz slowed down and Marquez went to work. Marquez got cut during the 5th. During the 6th round, the quick flurries from Diaz missed their spots and both fighters started trading shots. Marquez consistently landed his power shots. In the 8th round Diaz slowed down a lot and Marquez really started to take over. Diaz got cut right over his eye by a strong left hook. This had been the best round of the night so far for Marquez. The 9th round was similar to the 8th. At the 2:20 mark Diaz went down after a strong left hook stunned him, followed by a flurry. Diaz got up slowly. Marquez attacks again and landed a powerful uppercut that sent Diaz backwards on the canvas. After the second knock down, the referee stopped the fight. Before the 9th round the judges had scored an even draw. The overall punch-count was 288/732 Marquez and 252/751 Diaz.
-This was the best fight of the year, only because in the Mosely-Margarito fight, Mosely dominated from the first bell. This fight went back and forth. Marquez looked really bad in the first rounds but that is his style. He always sizes up his opponents and takes over. With this said, there was also a very good under-card fight with Rocky Juarez taking on Chris John.
-This was Chris John's first fight in the US. He was definitely the more conditioned fighter. During the whole fight he used a lot of movement. Juarez always came in very square and tried attacking the body. He attacked the body consistently but it didn't seemed to effect John. John was fairly dominant but the 11th and 12th were definitely Juarez's best rounds. Juarez was very aggressive and cut the ring off from John. This was good but too little too late. Overall it was a very even fight. So even that the judges scored it a unanimous 114-114, a draw. John kept his titles and stayed undefeated. I had the fight scored 116-112 for Chris John. It was a very good fight and the boxing community would love to see a rematch.
-Juan Manuel Marquez is the best fighter in the sport today. He figures out his opponents strategy and changes his style for it. If only he could do it earlier in the fight. He did not win his two fights with Manny Pacquiao because he lost the early rounds. Some fighters might try to take easy competition but not Marquez. He consistently fights the best fighter in his divisions. Nate Campbell fought Ali Funeka. Marquez is willing to jump up in weight class and if he thinks he can, why not. All the top fighters right now want the winner of Hatton-Pacquiao in May, which will be Pacquiao. Marquez is looking beyond this and wants Mayweather. I don't think Mayweather-Marquez would be a very entertaining fight. Two good counter-punchers don't match up well. It wouldn't happen anyway because Marquez, unfortunately, in not a big draw. Only boxing connoisseurs know about him, not the average fans who buy up the pay-per-views. With all this said, Marquez is badder than Shane Mosley, badder than Nate Campbell, and badder than Manny Pacquiao. That's why he's he baddest man on earth.
February 24, 2009
Cotto & Pavlik on the Comeback
-This past weekend, two former undefeated fighters returned to the ring after their first loss. Both fighters were very dominant and got a Technical Knockout. Kelly Pavlik outclassed Marco Antonio Rubio with his signature left, right combination. Pavlik likes to throw a left jab, which masks his hammer of a right straight. This is how Kelly Pavlik has been so successful and it is how he overpowered Rubio. Miguel Cotto dismantled Michael Jennings with his speed and accuracy. Cotto has always been very quick and he always finds the right spot, be it upstairs or downstairs. Both of these fighters had much to prove and they both delivered, even though they fought average competition.
Courtesy of Francovision from Flickr.
Courtesy of Francovision from Flickr.-Miguel Cotto received his first lost by the hands of Antonio Margarito. Those hands might have had a plaster-like substance tape to them. He has since been suspended for at least one year along with his trainer Javier Capetillo. Margarito was caught by his last opponent's trainer Naseem Richardson taping an unknown material to his hand. With all this said, when Cotto fought Margarito he was beating so badly he took a knee in the 11th rd. Margarito landed many punches throughout the fight and Cotto appeared as if he couldn't take any more. Many people thought Cotto just gave up but this might give him a good reason for taking the knee.
-Miguel Cotto's sole loss was by the hands of a possible cheater. Cotto laid down the leather to Michael Jennings and proved that he needs to be among the top fighters in the Welterweight division. This is the most interesting division in boxing today. Everybody from Shane Mosely to Nate Campbell wants the winner of the Hatton-Paquiao fight in May so Cotto probably won't get that. His best opportunity to get his name back on the map would be to fight Andre Berto. The WBC Welterweight champion squeaked by a poor fight with Luis Collazo. This showed his inexperience. Miguel Cotto would devour Andre Berto and if that fight happens, Cotto will get his title back.
From KellyPavlikFans.com
-Kelly Pavlik was possibly the baddest man on earth until he was stunned by Bernard Hopkins. His straight forward, upright, pound-it-out style of fighting makes him very entertaining to watch but it is very easily dissected. This was demonstrated by the veteran Bernard Hopkins when he outworked him in October. Pavlik came back in a very strong way this past Saturday showing why he is the #1 Middleweight fighter. His most intriguing opponent is the undefeated Arthur Abraham, who is fighting the also undefeated Lajuan Simon on March 14. Another possible contender would be Felix Sturm or John Duddy.
-These two fighters are already on the way to returning to greatness. Both had good, dominating performances and are ready for the next step. Pavlik still has his belt but Cotto wants one of his own. Cotto may have been cheated by Antonio Margarito but nothing can be done about that now. He has to put that behind him and move forward. The Welterweight division has great fighters and hopefully Floyd Mayweather will come out of retirement to join it.
-Miguel Cotto's sole loss was by the hands of a possible cheater. Cotto laid down the leather to Michael Jennings and proved that he needs to be among the top fighters in the Welterweight division. This is the most interesting division in boxing today. Everybody from Shane Mosely to Nate Campbell wants the winner of the Hatton-Paquiao fight in May so Cotto probably won't get that. His best opportunity to get his name back on the map would be to fight Andre Berto. The WBC Welterweight champion squeaked by a poor fight with Luis Collazo. This showed his inexperience. Miguel Cotto would devour Andre Berto and if that fight happens, Cotto will get his title back.
From KellyPavlikFans.com-Kelly Pavlik was possibly the baddest man on earth until he was stunned by Bernard Hopkins. His straight forward, upright, pound-it-out style of fighting makes him very entertaining to watch but it is very easily dissected. This was demonstrated by the veteran Bernard Hopkins when he outworked him in October. Pavlik came back in a very strong way this past Saturday showing why he is the #1 Middleweight fighter. His most intriguing opponent is the undefeated Arthur Abraham, who is fighting the also undefeated Lajuan Simon on March 14. Another possible contender would be Felix Sturm or John Duddy.
-These two fighters are already on the way to returning to greatness. Both had good, dominating performances and are ready for the next step. Pavlik still has his belt but Cotto wants one of his own. Cotto may have been cheated by Antonio Margarito but nothing can be done about that now. He has to put that behind him and move forward. The Welterweight division has great fighters and hopefully Floyd Mayweather will come out of retirement to join it.
February 12, 2009
Biggest Fight of the Year: Marquez-W, John-W
-February 28 marks the biggest night for boxing in the year 2009. It may not be as hyped as De La Hoya-Pacquiao, but it should be. I'm talking about two massive fights,
Rocky Juarez v. Chris John and Juan Manuel Marquez v. Juan Diaz.
-Marquez-Diaz is a fight of the top two contenders in the lightweight division. You might argue for Nate Campbell as the top of the division. Due to his weight gain he is now a Junior Middleweight. Diaz was undefeated until he fought Campbell. Diaz is still a very good fighter.
Marquez is a boxing legend, who got a draw in his first fight with Pacquiao, and a one-point loss in his second. This fight is taking place in Houston, hometown of Diaz. This is not going to stop Marquez from getting the win.
-The fighting style for Diaz is not conventional. He looks like a slow fighter that lacks cardio. He is quick and excellent at connecting. He's very good at picking his spots and hitting them with power. Prior to Campbell he deconstructed many fighters. This includes, the up and coming, Julio Diaz and Michael Katsidis. Diaz is going to put up a good fight but will get outworked in the end.
-Marquez has fought everybody under the sun. After his knockout of Joel Casamayor, he looked like he totally rebounded from his loss to Pacquiao. Marquez starts his fights very slow. He sizes up his opponents and takes over after the 4th round. This has been his Achilles heel. Like when he was knocked down three times in the 1st round of his first fight with Pacqiao. He will lose the early rounds but will come back very strong and get a tough win.
-Also on that night, Chris John fights Rocky Juarez. Juarez lost to Marquez in 2007 and lost twice to Marco Antonio Barrera. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. He has been in the ring with serious, and I mean serious, competition. He can handle business but Chris John has an undefeated ego. And that is hard to squelch.
-Chris John is from Indonesia and, for the most part, has only fought in Asia. He has dominated his opponents but they have been a bunch of nobodies. With this said, he did beat Juan Manuel Marquez in early 2006. This will be Chris John's big USA coming out party. He will impress and get a victory.
-Here is a link to my post fight podcast for Juan Diaz Vs. Michael Katsidis
Rocky Juarez v. Chris John and Juan Manuel Marquez v. Juan Diaz.
-Marquez-Diaz is a fight of the top two contenders in the lightweight division. You might argue for Nate Campbell as the top of the division. Due to his weight gain he is now a Junior Middleweight. Diaz was undefeated until he fought Campbell. Diaz is still a very good fighter.
Marquez is a boxing legend, who got a draw in his first fight with Pacquiao, and a one-point loss in his second. This fight is taking place in Houston, hometown of Diaz. This is not going to stop Marquez from getting the win.
-The fighting style for Diaz is not conventional. He looks like a slow fighter that lacks cardio. He is quick and excellent at connecting. He's very good at picking his spots and hitting them with power. Prior to Campbell he deconstructed many fighters. This includes, the up and coming, Julio Diaz and Michael Katsidis. Diaz is going to put up a good fight but will get outworked in the end.
-Marquez has fought everybody under the sun. After his knockout of Joel Casamayor, he looked like he totally rebounded from his loss to Pacquiao. Marquez starts his fights very slow. He sizes up his opponents and takes over after the 4th round. This has been his Achilles heel. Like when he was knocked down three times in the 1st round of his first fight with Pacqiao. He will lose the early rounds but will come back very strong and get a tough win.
-Also on that night, Chris John fights Rocky Juarez. Juarez lost to Marquez in 2007 and lost twice to Marco Antonio Barrera. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. He has been in the ring with serious, and I mean serious, competition. He can handle business but Chris John has an undefeated ego. And that is hard to squelch.
-Chris John is from Indonesia and, for the most part, has only fought in Asia. He has dominated his opponents but they have been a bunch of nobodies. With this said, he did beat Juan Manuel Marquez in early 2006. This will be Chris John's big USA coming out party. He will impress and get a victory.
-Here is a link to my post fight podcast for Juan Diaz Vs. Michael Katsidis
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