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Cintron and Alavarez square off tonight in what most hope will be a good one. Angulo was undefeated, just like Alvarez is, so Cintron is back in a similar situation, but he is fighting a better fighter in my opinion. Before Cintron's fight with Alfredo, I said that the fight depended on which Cintron got in the ring, and I'm saying the same thing tonight. If Cintron comes in this fight and demands his presence, Alvarez will have the toughest fight of his career. If the mentally weak Cintron gets in, then it will last to maybe the 5th or 6th round.

 Hopefully we will see the best Cintron so we can have an enjoyable fight. 

Manny Pacquio and Juan Manuel Marquez gave another exciting fight and it ended with another slim win by Pacquio. The fight was a close one, and I believe that the fight could have been even closer if Marquez's corner was not telling him that he was winning the fight. Marquez took on the roll of a fighter that knew he was winning and simply had to survive, which stopped him from attacking and winning rounds.  

Hopkins fought Dawson to a NC (No Contest), James Kirkland defeated Alfredo Angulo, and the HeavyWeight Division still sucks.

Joe Frazier passed away and left us with a heavy heart. I had plans to meet him............This fuels my "Do it today because you are not promised tomorrow" project. RIP Champ!! You will be missed!

I like to watch fights again because sometime we tend to be caught in the moment and with the controversy surrounding this fight, I wanted to watch it again to make sure what I saw was correct.......After watching it again, The ref signaled for them to fight, so, the fight was to resume at that point! If Ortiz was not ready to fight, or wanted to continue to apologize for the headbutt he threw, that has nothing to do with where the fight was at that point.

I hate the fight ended this way but Floyd did what he should have done. At the end of the day, Ortiz threw a headbutt, The ref signaled for them to fight, and Floyd threw punches while Ortiz wanted to hug!

Whether you love or hate Floyd, we can all agree that he is skilled in the ring and will take a strong force to defeat him in the ring. I personally believe that if Floyd is going to lose, it will be against Pacquio, but I really do not believe he will beat him. HBO commentators called Floyd a Cyborg after he changed his style after he was clocked by Shane Mosley in the 3rd round of their fight. Mosley basically never touched Floyd again after that. I think he is one of the best fighters of my era, best fighter of his time, and one of the best counter punchers ever! Once/if him and Pacquio fight, we will see who is the better fighter, but no matter who wins, they are both 2 of the best fighters of this time!

Mayweather beat Ortiz in a questionable fashion. Ortiz tried to throw a headbutt at Floyd while he was on the ropes and the ref grabbed him and started the procedure to take points away. After he took the points away, Ortiz was apologizing but Mayweather seemed to accept and then threw a left and a right and knocked Ortiz out. It was a legal punch, you are supposed to protect yourself at all times, and the ref gestured for them to resume, so if Ortiz wanted to hug, it is his own fault!

I am not shocked at Ortiz's showing of desperation by throwing a headbutt because this is not the first time he has shown mental weakness. There are some people that are saying that Mayweather threw some cheap shots but the ref clearly told them to fight and Floyd was putting his fist up when Ortiz wanted to apologize. He first seemed to wanna touch gloves, and then he wanted to hug and Floyd was trying to raise his gloves the whole time. So, when the apology was done, it's wrong for Floyd to swing? This fight ended with Floyd as the victor, like we all expected, but how it ended is the issue!

The big fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz is tomorrow and I must now give my prediction. I watched the 24/7's and I also watched/listened to all the professional boxing analyst and it did not help me with my decision one bit. Almost everyone is predicting that Floyd wins, but some are saying by decision and others are saying by late TKO/KO. 

I have looked at all angles of the fight and even thought about what it would take for both fighters to win and I have to go with Floyd Mayweather. There is nothing about Ortiz that says he will be able to win this fight. He has the age advantage, the power advantage, and the fact that he's a left handed fighter, but what about the things he lack? He does not put his punches together well, his footwork is not impressive, he does not have the ability to change his style if needed, he has shown weakness when the pressure is on, and his style could play right into Floyd's hands. So, I weighed the pro's and cons, and I also looked at the fight with a realistic eye, and I have Floyd winning. How he will win will be fun to see, but I think he will win by Unanimous Decision, but there will be a chance that Ortiz corner will stop the fight.

Good luck to both fighters, and may the best fighter win! 

I'm hearing a lot about Floyd vs Ortiz and although there are many people that display their hope for an upset, most of them have predicted that Floyd will win. Why is this? Why are the people who hate Floyd still predicting him to win?

I asked myself: Why have these people, who dislike Floyd with a passion, not let the hate cloud their judgement like they usually do? Floyd has aged, has been out of competition since May of last year, so why so much confidence among the non Mayweather fans for Mayweather? It has to be Victor Ortiz!!!!!

  Victor Ortiz is best known for his bout vs the hard hitting Marcos Maidana. If you missed this fight, it started with both of them being knocked down in the first round, Maidana went down twice in the 2nd round, and Ortiz went down in the 6th. Ortiz lost this fight in the 6th round by TKO. Ortiz basically quit in the 6th round! During the exiting interview, he stated that he did not deserve to take punishment like that and he had to reevaluate his future. He quit when the going got tough, and he tainted his career.

That being said, no one has forgotten that! Everyone wants to believe in him, but they cannot fathom the thought of him rising to the occasion and winning this fight. This is why people who hate Floyd are not predicting against him.  You have a few people out there that say that Ortiz showed heart when he beat Andre Berto, but everyone has been criticizing Berto for not fighting good competition. I will add that Berto did knock down Ortiz twice, but he did not punish him like Maidana did, so I cannot credit him with heart after that fight! He did fight a good fight, but if I was going to credit anyone with showing heart that was unexpected, it would go to Berto because we all had question marks about him.

I usually don't make my predictions until going into the weekend of the fight, so I do not want to change the format, but I will say that this is boxing and one punch can change the course of a fight. We know Ortiz has power and is younger than Floyd, but those are his only advantages and how far do you think it will get him on the night of September 17th at the MGM Grand? And, if Ortiz gets frustrated or overwhelmed, will he break down mentally again?

The Wladimir Klitschko VS David Haye fight was not what everyone expected. Haye did not show the high powered attacks his trash talking led us to believe he would show once the first bell rung. Haye basically ran from Wladimir the entire fight throwing one or two punches every now and again to try for the knock out.

Haye actually showed good elusiveness and I believe if he added some combos and body work, he could have made for a better competitive fight. At the end of the fight Haye claims he had a toe injury, which is why he could not throw the right. Whether it is true or not may never be known, but I do not like the fact that he decided to give it as an excuse.

David Haye looked bad in the fight, but Wladimir Klitschko looked bad as well. All he did was kind of paw at him all night and occasionally threw the right hand. Both fighters landed some good shots, but Wladimir was the busier fighter and pursued Haye the whole night.

The older brother of Wladimir, Vitali Klitschko, says he wants to fight David Haye now to knock him out. Vitali is the better of the two brothers, in my opinion, so this fight might be better, and if Haye fights the same way, it might be a quick fight. I'm hoping the fight happens, because we will either see David Haye get KO'd or we will see Haye get a chance to redeem himself.

We lost Nick Charles on Saturday who was fighting bladder cancer for the past two years. He was a Showtime boxing announcer and a CNN sports anchor. Our prayers go out to his family and friends, and the boxing world because we lost a true champion.

R.I.P. Nick 

There were two fights that happened before the main event and they consisted of Bermane Stiverne VS Ray Austin and Tavoris Cloud VS Yusaf Mack. 

The Stiverne VS Austin fight was entertaining and ended with Austin getting KO'ed in the 10th. At the end of the fight they crowned Stiverne the new WBC Silver HeavyWeight Champ? Silver Heavyweight Champ??? We have too many belts as it is, now we have this belt? I understand why the WBC would make another belt (To make more more money), but I don't understand why this would be allowed. Maybe it's just me, I doubt it though!

Cloud vs Mack was a entertaining fight as well. I predicted Cloud to win by KO in the 7th round, but he did it in the 8th round. I have much respect for Mack because he came to fight, and he out-boxed Cloud for most of the fight. He ran into problems when he stood right in front of the hard hitting undefeated IBF Light-HeavyWeight Champ. Mack threw some great combos and showed good foot work and hand speed, but Cloud was patient and caught him in the 8th round of the 10 round fight on HBO.

The Main event, Alexander VS Matthysse, was a good fight. Lucas displayed great power and determination while Devon showed that he wanted to erase the bad display he showed in his last fight, which he lost, against Timothy Bradley. Devon won by split decision, but it could have went either way. Devon was knocked down for the first time in his career in the 4th round, which was a flash knock down, and got up and continued to be competitive. He won the fight, but I am not sure if he is as good as I one thought he was. He is definitely a good fighter, but I am not sure if he is going to mature into a great fighter like I predicted before. The reason I say this is because of small things like his constant bouncing he does, which will help his opponent tim him and also will tire his legs out quicker. Is his corner not telling him this or is he not listening, either way it can be a problem when/if he fights a great fighter.

I had a colleague of mine tell me that boxing was going to be obsolete pretty soon because all they have is Floyd and Pacquio, and when they are gone there would be nothing left. Me and him were talking about an upcoming UFC fight, so I think his love for UFC had a lot to do with the way he thinks because I have noticed the tension between some UFC fans and some Boxing fans. I do not personally get caught in these quarrels because I do not care enough about what others think about boxing. Either you like it or you don't, but I love it!

I did not take offense to his statement, but I wanted to address the world on this issue because this is not the first time I heard someone say it, but it is funny that the sport is still here! 

Roy Jones is one of the best fighter in this era and is high on the all time list, but this is getting ridiculous. He got knocked out today by Russian Denis Lebedev, and it looked as if he was really harmed. He needs to retire and find another way to make money because at the rate he's going, he's going to have serious physical and mental damage, if he doesn't already.

ROY!!!! YOU ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES........BUT ITS TIME TO HANG EM UP!!!! 

If You have not seen it, Here you go. 

 Hopkins VS Pascal 2 is a good rematch, and I am semi excited to see it. In the first fight, Pascal knocked Hopkins down 2 or 3 times, but the old man battled back to a Draw! Hopkins will be the oldest fighter to win a Title, but he does not seem to be as old as his age, unless you are measuring wisdom. Teddy Atlas said that he thinks Hopkins gets stopped in this fight, and I usually agree with Teddy, but I have to go against him on this one. I think Hopkins wins a close decision. I think the veteran baits the younger Pascal into mistakes and takes advantage of them like he did in fight one. Should be a good one either way, but I have to put my money on B-Hop and I hope to see a fight between Bernard and Chad Dawson in the fall.

If you missed the first fight, here it goes.....Enjoy 

If you did not have the chance to see the Pac vs Mosley fight this Saturday, consider yourself lucky!! The fight was a joke, and I am more disappointed with myself because I told myself this fight was a joke when it first got made, but I let people around me and the media persuade my judgement. Lesson learned!! 

 Mosley tried to execute whatever plan he worked on before the fight, but once he got knocked down, which was only his third time in his 18 year career by only the second person, he ran!! He just wanted to survive. Like Freddie Roach said "Shane was just trying to survive, and when it gets to that point....it's time to call it a day." I agree 100%!!

 If he decides to continue to fight, I think he is still good enough to be a gate keeper, which tests up and coming fighters to see what they have, and he is also a GREAT tune up fight, if a top fighter wants to test his skills.

Kelly Pavlik won his fight, but did not look good doing it, but what can we expect from a fighter that has just came out of alcohol rehab. I seen signs of rust, but he still seemed to have the hunger to fight, so hopefully we will see him against a top fighter within the next year or 2! 

 This fight is around the corner, but I am not that excited about it. I have not seen a lot of exciting advertisement and even the Fight Camp 360 is not what I thought/hoped it would be. I want to be excited about the fight because I love nothing more than to have a greatly anticipated fight to soak up a Saturday Night. I

Here is the first episode of Fight Camp 360 if you missed it, and hopefully it will excite you more than it did me.

This past weekend we had Miguel Cotto vs Ricardo Mayorga and Sergio Martinez vs Sergiy Dzinziruk.

 I figured that both fights were worth watching, but I looked forward to the Cotto vs Mayorga fight the most only because I figured the skill level were closer. I didn't really give Sergiy that much of a chance against Sergio, so I was not shocked. I thought that Cotto would win, but I knew Mayorga, and his looping punches, would have a chance in the fight. The fight was mainly one sided, but Mayorga did not dissapoint because he kept fighting all the way until he got caught with a crisp left hand in the 12th round. He got up from it, and it seemed as if he hurt his left hand, tho there was no apparent reason as to how. He eventually decided he did not want to fight anymore and gave Cotto a TKO victory. Mayorga announced that he was retiring after this fight and would go find another job outside of the ring,

THIS JUST IN: Mayorga decides less than 4 days into his retirement that he plans to put together three more fights. So Mayorga is out of retirement and will fight again, and plans to eventually land a big fight again. Mayorga has lost to a lot of good/great fighters, but he has always been exciting with a punchers chance. I don't mind watching Mayorga and I wish him the best in his journey.

Sergio defeated Sergiy by 8th round TKO in a fight that was not necessarily exciting, but displayed technique. Sergio was just slicker than Sergiy and patiently waited for the right moment to expose him and he ended up knocking him down 5 times in the bout. I am fairly excited about Sergio's next fight, which I am sure it will be against a worthy opponent because of his obsession with the Pound For Pound title. Will we see him go down in weight to entice Manny Pacquio to come up a little? Would be a great night for boxing because other than a Mayweather vs Pacquio fight, this is the only fight I can think of that will have the P4P status up in the air. We can only hope one of the two fights will get made. I won't hold my breath though!

Is this a legit fight? or is Mosley just too old? Can Mosley win? Mosley tired out against Mayweather after the 3rd round, why wouldn't it happen against the busier Pacquio?

 These are some of the questions I am hearing from those around me and they simply do not believe this will be a very competitive fight. I had to ask myself, how could it be? Mosley is indeed getting older as I type, even though he showed he can still compete (Margarito fight and the first 3 rounds of the Mayweather fight), but he will need to stay brilliant for the entire time he is in the ring with Manny to win because Manny does not get tired.

Mosley's best chance will come in the first 2 or 3 rounds of the fight, which he better us to try and hurt Pacquio, but after that, I do not see any upside for him. I hope he shows up for the fight and makes it a great battle, but going off what I have seen and know, this will be a one-sided fight that will push Mosley into retirement.

In boxing, all it takes is one punch and Mosley still has power and speed, so I cannot count him completely out of the fight, but if it goes past the 3rd round, I will have to fight to be optimistic. I sent a text to my uncle asking him if he thought Mosley had a chance against Manny Pacquio, and his reply simply said "Yeah, in 2000!"  

I cannot argue with him!!

Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, and Sylvester Stallone were all elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame. I had Mike Tyson and Chavez going, but I thought the third person would be Wilfredo Vasquez, but there were others that could have easily made it in, but Stallone?? I did not see that one coming!! A lot of boxing fans will be puzzled/irritated with this decision, but the fans of the Rocky series will love this.

ROCKY BALBOA LIVES FOREVER!!!!! 

Paul Williams VS Sergio Martinez 2 was expected to be fight of the year material, which is what the first fight materialized into, but this fight was different. This fight was different because both fighters had ample enough time to prepare for each other, which they both accepted to fight each other on short notice after Kelly Pavlik pulled out of a fight with Williams for the third time. The fight started with Williams attacking and he out worked Martinez in the first round, even though Martinez threw the more accurate shots. We got to the second round and it was going even better for Williams. He was landing more accurately and looked a little more comfortable, but Martinez had different plans. He threw a left hook that Williams did not see coming, probably because he was throwing his own punch, and it dropped Williams face first onto the canvas. Paul looked like Ricky Hatton after he took the looping left hook from Manny Pacquio. Paul laid there staring at the mat and never moved throughout the 10 count. This came as a shock to everyone. No one knocks down the punisher with one shot, his chin is made of granite or Teflon, but Martinez did not care, he came in with a purpose and he executed.

 I think this was a direct effect of the time Martinez had to prepare for this battle. He is

unquestionably the more athletic of the two, but most people were looking for Williams to throw

in bunches and overwhelm him like he has done so many. This was a great chapter

in Martinez’s career and another notch in Williams Lost column. I am eager to see where the two

go from here, but Martinez has solidified himself as the top Middleweight fighter and he should

land a PPV fight the next time he gets in the ring. They mentioned him fighting Manny Pacquio

or Floyd Mayweather next, but I am not sure if either of them wants that kind of fight…..I hope

one of them does!!!

 Manny Pacquio defeats Antonio Margarito easily in 12 rounds. I am not shocked this happened, as a matter of fact, I told this to anybody who would listen. I predicted that Manny would KO him about round 6 or 7, but Margarito is durable, we all knew that. I knew this would not be a fight and this was hyped up by some of the best hype men in the business of promoting, Bob Arum and Jerry Jones.

I am not sure how they managed to make a lot of people think that the Antonio Margarito that got crushed by a slower Shane Mosley would be able to beat Pacquio. OK, I seen the 17 pound advantage he had on Pac, but did you notice that he only had an inch and a half arm length advantage? That means, Pacquio could basically hit him without getting inside. Now I will give Margarito credit for backing Pacquio up for most of the fight, but there was no way he was going to win this fight. He came into this fight with his size being his only advantage, how was that supposed to beat Pacquio?

 It was another day at the office for Pacquio, and like I said before, the only person that will be able to beat Pac is Floyd Mayweather Jr. Will the fight get made? Hope so, do I think so? Nope!!! I think there are too many egos in the mix when they sit down for negotiations. You have Pacquios, Mayweathers, Arums, Golden Boys, etc. I hope the fight get made because it will be one for the ages, but I won’t hold my breath.

Where does Pacquio go from here? I think the most exciting fight that he could make would be either Juan Manuel Marquez 3, if he’s crazy enough Paul Williams or Sergio Martinez, He could slaughter Andre Berto, he could drop down and slaughter Timothy Bradley/Devon Alexander winner.

I guess time will tell, but I for one thought this fight was ok for what it was worth, but it was very predictable. 

The Road Warrior Glenn Johnson staggers Allen Green in the 3^rd and 6^th round to lead to an 8^th round KO! Glenn Johnson steps into the Super Six Middle Weight Tournament and immediately advances!! I was not expecting Allen Green to get knocked out, but I am not shocked because he was taken down by Glenn Johnson.  He is steadily showing why he is still fighting at his age!

Zab Judah edged out his fight by way of split decision against Lucas Matthysse, whom was previously undefeated.

Manny Pacquio will fight Antonio Margarito on the 13^th of November, even though I am a little bit more intrigued, I still do not believe it will be as good as a fight as it is expected to be. I guess we will find out in less than 7 days. I am optimistic about the fight, but the fight I am excited the most about is the Devon Alexander fight and Timothy Bradley!!!

Devon Alexander had a bad showing last time out, but I do not see him losing to Bradley. Tim is a good fighter so it is not a real shock to see him win, but I see a trait in Alexander that makes me believe that he has a good chance to win.

Back in the day, the best fighters were fighting each other and if the majority of the fans wanted to see a matchup, it happened! Why are we not seeing that today? A lot of people will say that Floyd Mayweather Jr is scared of Pacquio, and then you will have some people say that Pacquio is on drugs, but who knows what’s really going on.

We have David Haye and Tomasz Adamek in the heavyweight division as probably the only 2 fighters that look as if they have a chance at defeating one of the Klitschkos. I think they should either fight each other, which would be a great fight, or fight good heavyweight contenders. I could see Adamek fighting Eddie Chambers, and Haye fighting either Sam Peters or Cristobal Arreola. These would be 2 good fights, and they could actually be on the same card. If they win, then it could setup a fight between the 2, or they could both challenge the Klitschkos.

There are only 4 fights that are coming up that I believe to be great fights, which is: Paul Williams vs Sergio Martinez 2, and Timothy Bradley Vs Devon Alexander, Andre Ward vs Andre Dirrell, and Carl Froch vs Arthur Abraham. There are some other good fights, but these 4 fights headline boxing right now. There are still some people out there that have yet to schedule a fight, like Andre Berto.

Boxing has a way of mellowing down, and when you least expect it, they present a fight that will draw in the majority of boxing fans. I’m hoping this happens early 2011, not sure what fight could be made, other than a Mayweather/Pacquio fight, but I’m sure if the sport thinks outside of the box, it can happen, it always does.

A fight against Tomasz Adamek and Vitali Klitschko has been talked about and referenced as a good fight. I think it will be good as far as anticipation and the first 3 to 4 rounds, but I do not see how this fight will be a competitive one. Adamek got hit by a slow Michael Grant, at least once, that shook him, so Vitali has a good chance of touching him enough to make this a short fight. I like Adamek’s speed, but I don’t see the guy that took flush blows from Lennox Lewis, being side tracked, or even hurt by Ademek’s punches.

On most P4P lists, Andre Ward is ranked low! He’s #9 on Glove2Face list, and I see him beating Andre Dawson, Bernard Hopkins, Lucian Bute, and a lot of other fighters

 Floyd Mayweather released this video that displays a lot of racism, which I think he went overboard with. I know Floyd is great at playing the bad guy, he’s good at making people hate him enough to pay for his fights, hoping he gets knocked out, but stuff like this will make his true fans stray away from him.

He has released an apology for this video, claiming he was just kidding, in which I can actually see him doing it to try and land the fight, but he clearly didn’t think this one through.

I’m not sure what kind of backlash that could come from this, but if he don’t think before he decides to release a video with this level of disrespect, his stock will start to plummet, if it hasn’t already.

Texas Boxing Commission gives Antonio Margarito a license to box within Texas, shortly after he was denied by the California State Athletic Commission.

I knew this would happen, especially since they were already talking about fighting at the Cowboys stadium. I’m sure Jerry Jones had a lot to do with their decision.

Margarito was suspended for a year after loading his gloves before his fight with Shane Mosley, so has justice been served?? After one year? And more than that, does he deserve to be thrown back into the spot light, especially since he could’ve got there by cheating?

I think he should sit out for another year at least, or if not, he should start at the bottom and work his way up.

Will it be a good fight?? I’m not sure yet, I think it will definitely be entertaining, but not sure what will transpire during the fight. If most of Margarito’s skills were his, and not the work of loaded gloves, then he should be a better contender than the last 2 fights that Pacquio has had, but I guess we’ll see.

Like it or not, Margarito VS Pacquio on November 13^th!!! 

Kimbo Slice said he is leaving the MMA to go into professional boxing, where he will fight in the Heavyweight Division???

The Heavyweight Division is nowhere near the most challenging division, so I can see why he would make that move, but if he thinks he will be able to defeat the likes of a Klitschko, he’s crazy!!

To his defense, he could beat some of the known fighters in the division, and could possibly, at least, land a fight with a top fighter, so this will be sort of a circus act, but the money should be decent. 

Fight news reports that HBO is in the process of getting the fight they wanted: Paul Williams vs Sergio Martinez 2. The fight has not been signed yet, but it is really close.

I think this will be a good fight to see made, but not sure if the fight goes the way it did last time. I think one of them figures out the other and the fight ends about round 6 or 7 by TKO.

Don’t get me wrong, I hope the fight goes like the last one does, but it usually doesn’t happen like that, so me being a realist, I have to look at what is more likely to happen.

It’s a hard fight to predict, so I will wait until I see the trainings, the 24/7, which I believe they will have, and the drama that comes with the fight.

Hope this fight gets made because regardless of how long it goes, it will be exciting enough to take up my Saturday night!

Tomasz Adamek got into the ring and out worked Michael Grant from the beginning to the end, which is not surprising. This fight was put together to help both fighters, Grant gets a shot at a big name and money, and Adamek gets a fight with a known name with little risk. Why was this fight on Pay Per View??

Grant landed a short right in the closing seconds of the 6^th round that seemed to wobble Adamek, but other than that he did absolutely nothing. I said before the fight, to some of my fellow boxing fans, that if Grant did not use the jab the entire fight, he would lose a lopsided fight, and that is what happened.

I think that Michael Grant should get in the gym, get in the best shape that he can, and then challenge Cristobal Areolla. Areolla’s camp will see it as an easy win over a known name, but Grant will have a better chance of beating him than Adamek.

Just my thoughts!!

David Haye is supposed to leak news about the negotiations that happened between him and the Klitschkos, and the reason the fight did not happen. He says it's not because of him, well, he said he will reveal who the real bitch is and it ain't him, to be exact. 

GOOD FOR HIM!!! He will more than likely fight Manny Pacquio somwhere other than California, since the different commissions do not always carry the same decision!?!

I say make the cheater wait at least another year, and if you reinstate him, his first fight will be against, arguably, the biggest fighter in the sport right now?? Meaning He's about to get a big pay check!!!

I'm against it 100%, and this fight should be boycotted, if it happens........Since I know the majority of you will not follow me, I will report the fight results, as usual. He's going to be the poster child and envy of all crooks around the globe.

Cheat to beat who you need to beat, and when you are caught cheating, depending on how far your cheating went undetected, you will get a huge fight, no matter if you possibly made it with hands of stone.

Is this the message we are sending out????? 

Chad Dawson was the more skillful fighter in the fight, but until the 11^th round, he seemed to be uninterested. He acted like he deserved the win simply because he showed up?! I personally am glad he lost, because this will teach him to treat every opponent like they are going to kill him. Or maybe it will teach him nothing, some fighters never make it back to the top after a loss.

Dawson looked as if he was going to knock Pascal out in the 11^th round, until a clash of heads cut Dawson over his eye, which stopped the fight and took it to the scorecards. If this is not a learning experience for Dawson he will never be a top fighter. Jean Pascal was handed a gift that will be taken from him shortly, so if I was him I would flaunt the hell out of my win (flash a belt or two, have people yell, "THE CHAMP IS HERE!" In clubs, as I walk in, because unless his corner works in a lot of different strategies, he will not make it pass the tests that will present themselves here shortly. 

Cornelius Bundrage defeats Cory Spinks by 5^th round TKO, to take the IBF Junior Middleweight Title.

Tavoris Cloud Slugs out a unanimous decision against The Road warrior Glen Johnson, in a hard fought fight, that could’ve went either way.

Devon Alexander got a gift decision in his hometown of St. Louis against former champ Andreas Kotelnik. The judges gave him a unanimous decision, but he lost the fight. If this fight was anywhere else, there is no way he wins. The only thing that Alexander did was throw more total punches, but he never came close to hurting his opponent, while his opponent landed clean shots most of the fight. If Alexander fights an opponent with the same precision as Kotelnik, but with a little more power, he won’t be undefeated for long.

I believe that Devon is one of the top prospects, if not the top, but if he doesn’t go back to the gym and learn from this experience, he will get knocked out in his next fight. Hopefully his camp is strong enough to get him where he needs to be so he doesn’t end up like Daniel Jacobs, who was knocked out last Saturday by Dmitry Pirog in the 5^thround, on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez VS Juan Diaz fight.

Jacobs was an undefeated prospect that many had thoughts would be a great fighter, which still could happen, but it’s hard to climb back up from a KO lost. We are still waiting for Cristobal Areolla????

I predicted Marquez was going to win by KO, but who seen Diaz coming into this fight trying to box? He made his name by being relentless, and he decided to box? If I knew this was his strategy, I would have bet more than I did on Marquez. He ruled the first 3 or 4 rounds in the first fight, so he could’ve brought that same intensity and then tried to box later on.

Diaz looked like a fighter that was trying to last the whole fight. Did his corner think he was going to out box Marquez??

It was an entertaining fight, but I was hoping for a more controversial fight, especially since there was talk about Diaz retiring if he lost? He’s 26, he’s retiring? He is supposed to be going for a law degree, so I actually will take my hat off to him if he does, but as a boxing fan, what the hell!!!

Juan Manuel Marquez/ Juan Diaz rematch is this Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, on Pay per View. I’m not sure if this fight warrants a Pay per View, but it definitely has the potential to be a good one. I think it comes down to how much Marquez remembers about Diaz’s style, and how much, if any, Diaz has changed.

I’m hearing a lot of people say that Marquez has lost a step, but when you look at his last five fights, Floyd was the only one that completely out classed him. I think that since Floyd beat him the way that he did, people just assume he has lost something, but you have to realize that Floyd just might be that good!

I have not seen any sign that Marquez has lost a step, so that’s out the window for me, but Diaz has not shown that he’s gotten any better, so why would anyone think this fight will be any different than the last one?

Marquez Last 5 fights:

Rocky Juarez, Marquez wins by Unanimous Decision

Manny Pacquio, Marquez loses by Split decision in a very controversial fight

Joel Casamayor, Marquez wins by TKO in the 11^th

Juan Diaz, Marquez wins by 9^th round TKO

Floyd Mayweather, Marquez loses by Unanimous decision.

Juan Diaz Last 5 fights:

Nate Campbell, Diaz loses by Split Decision

Michael Katsidis, Diaz wins by Split Decision

Juan Manuel Marquez, Diaz lost by 9^th round TKO

Paul Malignaggi, Diaz gets a gift decision from his home town in the first fight and loses by Unanimous Decision in the rematch.

Looking at those fights that they both have had, I do not see how Diaz can be strongly considered to win this fight. Now I know that Marquez very well could have lost a step, but until I see proof, it’s not in my thought process, because if I add that, then I have to add all the other speculations.

This could be a good fight, like the first one, but could end in the same fashion, but quicker. I hope Diaz comes in with a good game plan, because unless he has somehow inherited Floyds skill set, or Pacquio’s relentlessness, then he will be in for a long night.

Marquez does not have this fight 100%, because in the beginning of their first fight, Diaz continued to land his left hook, which would’ve made an early night of a lot of other fighters, but Marquez has a heart the size of a Uconn. If he gets in there and allows Diaz to land shots like he did the first fight, and when he adjusts, and Diaz changes his fight, you could have Diaz winning by decision, off of the early rounds won.

I guess we’ll see Saturday night!!

Zab Judah defeated Jose Armando Santa Cruz by 3^rd round TKO on Friday Night Fights.

Judah displayed his hand speed, his quick reflexes, and good footwork. He took his time and waited for the perfect moment, which came in the 3^rd round, when Cruz leaned in to throw a punch, and ran right into a perfectly thrown left uppercut. Judah has always had a great uppercut, which he showed he still possesses. Zab Judah came into this fight with a purpose, and that purpose was to show the world that he is a new man. He says he has a new outlook on life, a new dedication to the sport, and will work his way back to the top. It only puts one question in my mind: “Is Judah back?”

I personally will have to see him fight again, against tougher opposition. Not that Cruz is a push over, but styles make fights, and Cruz’s style played right into Judah’s plan. I will wait before I give my judgment on him, but this was a good way to start a comeback. This fight sold me on the next, so we’ll see if Judah is indeed BACK!?!

I personally look at the state that boxing is in right now, and I fear that after the older fighters retire, there won’t be a substantial amount of new guys to take their place. You have Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander, Juan Manuel Lopez, Andre Ward, Andre Berto, Andre Dirrell, to name a few. I think that these fighters can all become superstars, but the list is not large enough to keep the boxing world exciting and competitive. I hope we reveal more good up and coming fighters within the next couple of years, because if not, there will be a gigantic hole in the sport

Sources say that the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquio is almost finalized. November 13^th at the MGM Grand is where and when this fight is supposed to take place, but I am not excited. I will not be excited until they step in the ring across from each other with Michael Buffer saying: “LET’S GET REEAADDYY TOOOO RUUUUUMMMMBBBLLLEEEEEE!

After the first time the fight fell through, I told myself that I would never underestimate the size of Floyd and Arums egos again. With those two not getting along, the fight will always be in jeopardy in my eyes. I have my fingers crossed, but I will not hold my breath.

So much has happened in the boxing world since our last log, so where to start?

Do I go for the gusto and speak about the Machine (Floyd Mayweather Jr.) that systematically broke down Sugar Shane Mosley?  

I could mention Paulie Malignaggi going into a fight with Amir Khan and not running? (WTF?)

Bernard Hopkins VS Roy Jones Jr. fight was watched by few (Roy didn’t even get paid?).

Jermaine Taylor was knocked out of the Super Six Tournament, Literally, and will be replaced by Allen Green. 

John Ruiz was beat up by David Haye which sent him into retirement.

Sergio Martinez beats Kelly Pavlik, the hero of Youngstown, HA!

Miguel Cotto beat Yuri Foreman tonight for his Jr middleweight belt.

There has been more news than that, but I just selected a few I wanted to post. I’m curious to see what big fights get made in the next 3 to 4 months. We have a lot of big named fighters out there that can make some interesting fights happen. I know everyone wants to see Floyd vs Pac, but it might not happen, so let’s look beyond that.

I personally think that the Jr welterweight division is heating up, and could start producing some very lucrative fights here pretty soon. I think Bradley and Alexander would pull in a decent payday if they both keep their zeros in their loss columns, and both beat a top jr welter. We will have to see what happens, but I WILL REPORT WHAT I THINK, SO STAY TUNED TO HEAR THE BOTTOM LINE, NO SUGAR COATING REVIEW OF THE LARGEST BOXING NEWS OUT.

Welterweight Champ Andre Berto is set to defend his title against Carlos Quintana on April 10th.

Ji-Hoon Kim has defeated Tyrone Harris by TKO in Round 5. Harris started off fast, controlling the first two rounds, but Kim got comfortable and took the fight to the stationary Harris. Kim knocked Harris down and when he got back up, he was blocking punches with his back to the ropes, trying to regain his composure, and the referee stopped the fight. Harris was outraged, thinking the stoppage was premature.

Cotto recently joined Berto, Malignaggi, and, Kermit Cintron, among fighters who have doubts about Pacquiao.

"I am in complete awe with Manny's reaction to this matter. He has always been a great athlete and a gentleman. Why in the world would he require restrictions or conditions for the tests?," said Cotto on Fightnews.com.

"It is a golden opportunity for him to dissipate all worldwide rumors surrounding his figure and the use of enhancement drugs," said Cotto. "His refusal to commit to the tests without conditions raises questions."

Yet another question about Pacquiao was raised in a Christmas Day article written by New York Daily News columnist, Tim Smith, a boxing scribe for more than two decades and a 2005 winner of The Boxing Writer's Association of America's prestigious Nat Fleischer Award for excellence in fight coverage.

Citing "a source familiar with the talks," Smith wrote that "Pacquiao's representatives asked what penalties Pacquiao would face if he tested dirty, and also if a dirty test result could be kept secret so that the integrity of the fight wouldn't be ruined in the public eye."

"Those are disturbing requests," wrote Smith. "It could just be due diligence on the part of the attorneys negotiating the contract or it could be that Pacquiao has something to hide."

Did anybody think he was going to lose? He hand picked a tomato can and won. Good for him I guess.

Kelly Pavlik defeated Miguel Espino by TKO in the 5th round to retain Ring/WBC/WBO Middleweight Titles.

I for one think he needs to defeat a real contender to prove to his fans and the critics, that are saying he ran from Paul Williams. After a lost to Old man Hopkins, he needs to establish himself again, and he didn't do it in this fight. He could've at least KO'd him in the first to make a statement.

From being schooled by Bernard Hopkins, to seemingly avoiding Paul Williams, to fighting Miguel Espino, Mr. Pavlik needs to really prove that he's still the fighter that defeated Jermain Taylor, and made the world acknowledge Youngstown.

2010 will make or break him, only time will tell.

Fernando Guerrero -VS- Jesse Nicklow  (Guerrero by TKO in the 4th)

Lanard Lane -VS- Said El Harrak (Lane by TKO in the 2nd)

Shawn Porter -VS- Jamar Patterson (Porter by TKO in the 4th)