Boxing News Thread

[2-0-Sixx]

Yeah he was seriously tested by Peter Manfredo Jr.!!

j/p

No, he hasn't, not even close. Arturo Gatti and Ben Tackie were good wins, but both washed up. He's never faced anyone like Cotto before, which is why I think he might die.

He looked great against Gatti, but shit, who didn't? Plus after all the wars Gatti was in, by the time he fought Gomez he aged to be like 104.

Against Tackie, he looked good in the early rounds, but then struggled against the veteran fighter as the match progressed and Gomez seemed to get gassed a bit towards the end, which has always been his problem and definitely not a good weakness to have against Cotto who works that body then goes in for the kill in the later rounds.

The one thing about Gomez is he has a ton of heart and pride, he's warrior and wont give up until the fight is stopped, which is respectable, but sometimes fatal!

RIP to my favorite Contender!

 

[m.w.merlino]

The one thing about Gomez is he has a ton of heart and pride, he's warrior and wont give up until the fight is stopped, which is respectable, but sometimes fatal!

RIP to my favorite Contender!

lol...

ill watch the fight, probly end by the 7th.
Aye sixx, what if Calzaghe makes a good showing vs hopkins, you going to attribute that to hopkins age, or Calzaghe's skill?

 

[heyzel]

Oscar De La Hoya plans to fight 3 more times, then hang up his gloves

By KEN PETERS, AP Sports Writer


1 of 5 Boxing Gallery CARSON, Calif. (AP)—Oscar De La Hoya plans to fight three times this year, then retire.

“I’m at that stage of my career now where I can’t take it further,” the 35-year-old De La Hoya said Tuesday. “I can’t go on for the next two years, three years. It’s just time to hang up the gloves.

“This is the year.”

De La Hoya was speaking with a small group of reporters after a news conference to discuss his May 3 bout against Steve Forbes, a runner-up on television’s “Tournament of Contenders.”

A former champion in five weight classes and one of boxing’s most recognizable fighters, De La Hoya wants to meet Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a September rematch of their bout last May. Mayweather won by split decision.

A third fight, if all goes according to De La Hoya’s plan, would be determined afterward. He has a 38-5 record, with 30 knockouts, but has lost three of his last five.

“I’ve been thinking about this for the longest time now, and now is the perfect year,” he said. “The fact that my body can still do it, the fact that my mind wants to do it.


Boxer Oscar De La Hoya, left, …

AP - Feb 26, 6:48 pm EST
“This is the perfect moment for me to hang up the gloves and be one a few, or maybe be the only one, to do it right. I don’t want to be categorized as an athlete who retired too early, then had to come back and fight one more time.

“I really want to go out with a big bang.”

De La Hoya got the nickname “Golden Boy” when he won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics. He went on to become the biggest non-heavyweight draw of his generation.

Forbes will bring a 33-5 record, with nine knockouts, into their bout at the Home Depot Center.

De La Hoya’s three-bout outline for the year first depends, of course, on getting past Forbes. A stocky 31-year-old, Forbes said he has never been knocked down as an amateur or pro.

De La Hoya termed it his most important fight, with some reason. If he loses, his “farewell tour” will be spoiled, and he almost certainly will not get to fight Mayweather again.


Boxer Steve Forbes gestures du…

AP - Feb 26, 6:13 pm EST
De La Hoya said he is returning to his “roots,” going back to his former training camp in the mountain resort of Big Bear, Calif., and training like he did when he began his career.

He insists he won’t look past Forbes.

“I’m not falling for that trap of this being a tuneup fight,” he said. “This is the fight of my life. He was a (TV) contender, and I’m not a champion, I’m a contender.”

Forbes thought someone was playing a joke on him when he first got a call about a match with De La Hoya, then finally realized he really was going to be in what is easily his biggest bout.

“I’d been waiting for that my whole life,” Forbes said. “Oscar’s the face of boxing. I’ve never had a chance to prove myself until now.

“It’s like a `Rocky’ movie.”

 

[2-0-Sixx]

lol...

ill watch the fight, probly end by the 7th.

You should watch it because it's going to be a great night of boxing- Kermit Cintron vs Margarito is on the undercard.

Aye sixx, what if Calzaghe makes a good showing vs hopkins, you going to attribute that to hopkins age, or Calzaghe's skill?

Both. I already know Calzaghe is a great fighter and I honestly think he has a good shot at winning (after all he's the big favorite). I just think he's a little too sloppy and makes mistakes which b-hop can exploit. If Joe wins it will be because of his skill and great preparation coming into the fight, because even old Hopkins is crafty enough to win against solid opponents (Winky, Tarver).

But the prime Hopkins was almost unbeatable, and right up there with some of the All time middleweight greats (Hagler being the best), he lands in the top three fasho. I don't think Calzaghe would have had a chance against that bernard.

 

[MOREBASS]

Is Joe really the favorite ? I don't check on odds or nothing...but I thought for sure Bernard had to be favored to win it. Oh well, that just makes me want Hop to fuck him up even more !

I know Joe is a great fighter...but he spent the bulk of his career fighting bums...well...maybe not bums...but compare it to the opposition that Hop has been through...there is NO COMPARISON...IMO

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Yeah, Calzaghe is almost a 3-1 favorite (270). I'm sure hopkins will bet a few hundred thousand dollars on himself as extra motivation, as he does every time he's the underdog. Actually, I heard him say he was going to in an interview and that hopefully he'll be a 4-1 underdog.

 

[T-Rip]

Im hoping Hopkins just stays active and throws a good amount of punches each round. If he does that he will definitely win. I think Calzaghe is gonna win but am going for Hopkins

 

[naner12]

Im hoping Hopkins just stays active and throws a good amount of punches each round. If he does that he will definitely win. I think Calzaghe is gonna win but am going for Hopkins

That's just it .. I don't think Hopkins throws enough punches to win enough rounds for a decision and I really don't think he has the power to stop Calzaghe. I'm rooting for Hopkins and hope he pulls it off but I just can't see how he'd do it. I think Calzaghe throws a swarm of punches and throws even more if he sees he can take Hopkins punches.

 

[REdRUM]

booo traitor..mexican vs. boricua fights are always good.cotto's gonna win but gomez aint going out that easy.

Yeah, but I don't claim Gomez. I hate Cotto, so I won't mind if Cotto kills him, but I'd rather they killed each other.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

That's just it .. I don't think Hopkins throws enough punches to win enough rounds for a decision and I really don't think he has the power to stop Calzaghe. I'm rooting for Hopkins and hope he pulls it off but I just can't see how he'd do it. I think Calzaghe throws a swarm of punches and throws even more if he sees he can take Hopkins punches.

I think Hopkins has the style and the smarts to take punches away from Joe. Good defense and counter punching can reduce a "thousand punch" fighter to 500. See Paul Williams vs Quintana for a recent example!

Oh btw, I saw that documentary on Joe Louis last night......great film. Learned lots about his life. Another good one I saw was by PBS, about the only other black Heavyweight champ prior to Louis, Jack Johnson: Unforgivable Blackness.

If you think what the government did to Louis was bad, wait to you see this. He's was the reason why there were no black heavyweights until Louis. White people straight hated him!

 

[heyzel]

that allen green ko^^ in 2-0 sig on jaydon was brutal I just knew he was dead after those shots allen out on him

 

[2-0-Sixx]

hell yeah, I seriously thought he died for a couple days. lol.

Allan Green is fighting Antwun Echols on this weeks Friday Night Fights, btw. I like Green, hope he improves.

He always has that look like he's about to murder someone too,

 

[naner12]

Any predictions on how many times Green looks down at his feet? I'm saying 7.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

14, haha

 

[heyzel]

20 allen just don't look sharp after the lay off with the surgery to remove 85% of his colon. that shit sounds bad just typing it

 

[2-0-Sixx]

fuck, yeah I forgot about that. He said that illness was effecting him starting before the Miranda fight. I hope that's true, cuz he's fun to watch and I'd like to see him do good things in the supermiddle weight division.

 

[naner12]

@ 2-0 have you read the Jack Johnson Unforgivable Blackness book? I was thinking about picking his book up and Charlie Burleys. Only boxing books I read was Tunney by Jack Cavanaugh and the Teddy Atlas book (both highly recommended especially the Tunney one.)

Shit was dope to read how large of a crowd the Dempsey/Tunney bouts drew and how the landscape of boxing was back and just the U.S. in general.

 

[mr.lemarc]

fuck, yeah I forgot about that. He said that illness was effecting him starting before the Miranda fight. I hope that's true, cuz he's fun to watch and I'd like to see him do good things in the supermiddle weight division.

^^ for sure

 

[408mobsta]

whos gunna watch the ghost vs litzau 126 featherweights???friday night on shotyme???ill be there..

 

[southpaw14]

Hopkins split dec over Calzaghe. Judah over Mosley. Marquez over Vasquez this weekend. Marquez over Pacquiao. Watch for Vicente Escobedo this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t93b6AiRhw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tlruMc1Wh8