June 7th: Pavlik vs Lockett, Quintana vs Williams, Forrest vs Mora

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Great night of boxing.

At Atlantic City, N.J. (HBO): Kelly Pavlik vs. Gary Lockett, 12 rounds, for Pavlik's Ring/WBC/WBO middleweight title; Daniel Ponce De Leon vs. Juan Manuel Lopez, 12 rounds, for Ponce De Leon's WBO junior featherweight title.


At Uncasville, Conn. (Showtime): Vernon Forrest vs. Sergio Mora, 12 rounds, for Forrests' WBC junior middleweight title; Carlos Quintana vs. Paul Williams, rematch, 12 rounds, for Quintana's WBO welterweight title

 

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Tale of the tape:


Kelly Pavlik
33 (KO 29) + lost 0
26 age
6′ 2½"
75“ reach
Last three fights: Taylor UD, Taylor KO, Miranda KO

VS

Gary Lockett
30 (KO 21) + lost 1
31 age
5′ 10″
73“ reach
Last three fights: Kauramaki KO, Blundell KO, Powers UD

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Carlos Quintana
25 (KO 19) + lost 1 (KO 1)
31
5′ 9½″
72“ reach
Last three fights: Paul Williams UD, Christopher Henry TKO, Miguel Angel Cotto LOSS

VS

Paul Williams
33 (KO 24) + lost 1
26
6′ 2″
82“ reach
Last three fights: Carlos Quintana LOSS, Antonio Margarito UD, Santos Pakau TKO

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Vernon Forrest
40 (KO 29) + lost 2 (KO 1)
37
6′ 0″
73“ reach
Last three fights: Michele Piccirillo TKO, Carlos Baldomir UD, Ike Quartey UD

vs

Sergio Mora
20 (KO 5) + lost 0 + 1 draw
27
6′ 0″
73“ reach
Last three fights: Rito Ruvalcaba TKO, Elvin Ayala DRAW, Eric Regan UD

 

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I got Pavlik winning by knock out of the year, Quintana beats Williams again by points, Forrest KOing Mora's faggot ass and Ponce De Leon winning.

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

i really hope Mora getz knocked da fuck out i cant stand dat foo

 

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i really hope Mora getz knocked da fuck out i cant stand dat foo

haha, me too. I never did like him since the Contender show, but when he briefly "retired" and said, "I'm going out as the Michael Jordan of boxing" is when I REALLY hated him!

 

[MOREBASS]

Pavlik by brutal KO. Pavlik-Calzaghe sounds good in November !


I'm gonna go with Paul the Punisher by SD...and Vernon...hopefully by fatality.

 

[Thir$ty B]

And how about when Mora declined the Taylor fight because he didn't want to fight in Memphis. Just take your underserved shot and be happy with it regardless of where it is!

 

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yep, that was another big reason people dislike him. I mean, the whole point of the Contender was to a get a shot at the title, something many other more deserving fighters would kill for, and Mora shit on it.

At least Manfredo had teh balls to fight Calzaghe, same with Gomez against Cotto and Forbes against de la hoya

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

yea Mora a bitch dat foo reminded me of sum wanna be ODLH wit all da shit he talkin bout on the contender he sum great mexican fighter N dat he'z da latin snake N all dat bullshit

 

[ColdBlooded]

I like Pavlik more and more. Dude fights a lot, doesn't take a lot of time off between fights, is good about accepting challengers taking shots at his title, etc.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

yeah Pavlik really proved himself worthy of being the true middleweight champion. Although this fight with Gary Lockett is a little bit of a joke, but I suppose Lockett is dangerous in that he has a pretty good punch. Not sure how the hell he got to be ranked so high, but whatever. Pavlik deserves an "easy" fight after having so many tough ones in a row.

I think Pavlik & co. should fight these lesser known guys in his hometown, Youngstown, OH, have a home coming fight. Follow the footsteps of the last great champion from Youngstown, Ray Boom Boom Mancini.

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

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which fights u gon watch HBO OR SHOWTIME

 

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as much as I love Pavlik, I gotta go with Showtime. I think it will be a better card.

Quintana/Williams should be competitive and I'm really curious if Quintana can repeat his performance, or if Williams just had a bad night.

Also, I hate Mora and I think Forrest can and will kick his ass.

I'll download the Pavlik card and watch it the following day.

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

im probaly gon watch da showtime card aswell but i want 2 see Ponce De Leon fight though

 

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yeah that should be entertaining as well. Can't lose with either, I'm sure both will be entertaining.

 

[naner12]

Lockett is made to order for Pavlik. Straight up, always coming forward, waiting to get be blasted into next year. Not sure why Williams is getting an immediate rematch but I think that fight goes exactly the first one. Forrest better win for the sake of my sanity and PDL and Juanma is gonna be the shit.

I'm gonna be tuning into the HBO card and recording the Showtime event. PDL/JML > every fight that day IMO.

 

[naner12]

yeah Pavlik really proved himself worthy of being the true middleweight champion. Although this fight with Gary Lockett is a little bit of a joke, but I suppose Lockett is dangerous in that he has a pretty good punch. Not sure how the hell he got to be ranked so high, but whatever. Pavlik deserves an "easy" fight after having so many tough ones in a row.

I think Pavlik & co. should fight these lesser known guys in his hometown, Youngstown, OH, have a home coming fight. Follow the footsteps of the last great champion from Youngstown, Ray Boom Boom Mancini.

Well Pavlik seems to be getting two easy fights in a row considering if Rubio wins his next fight, which there should be no doubt he will, he gets a crack at Pavlik.

 

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who the fuck is Rubio? lol

 

[naner12]

who the fuck is Rubio? lol

Probably a bigger joke than Lockett. I haven't seen dude fight much .. just seen his last fight against Zertuche and his loss to Ouma.

 

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Sergio Mora Workout Photos and Quotes

04.06.08 - Photos: Joe Miranda/SHOWTIME- Sergio Mora participated in a recent media workout as he winds down preparations for the biggest fight of his career against Vernon Forrest (40-2, 29 KOs) for his WBC super welterweight title Saturday, June 7, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9 p.m. ET/PT delayed on the west coast). Mora (20-0-1, five KOs), of Los Angeles, won “The Contender” television series on Oct. 15, 2005, with an entertaining and hard-fought split decision over Peter Manfredo, Jr. The fight with Forrest is exactly what Mora has been aiming for and should prove to be his toughest challenge to date.

As part of a world championship doubleheader on SHOWTIME, the evening will kick off when Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) looks to defend his newly acquired WBO welterweight belt against the boxer he dethroned, the previously unbeaten Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs). The Quintana-Williams bout is a rematch of a WBO welterweight title fight that Quintana won in a shocking upset on Feb. 9, 2008..

The fights, which will take place at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., will be promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, and Fight Nite, LLC, in association with Tournament of Contenders, LLC, DiBella Entertainment, Goossen Tutor Promotions and Northeast Promotions.

SERGIO MORA

“After my last two performances, I was really down. I needed the motivation. Forrest has provided me with the motivation I needed. I have learned not to take things for granted.”



“This is maybe my fifth or sixth fight out of 21 that I have been completely motivated.”

“Forrest is an old lion and a cagey veteran. He is a smaller Bernard Hopkins. He has all the tools in the book. He has all the punches.”


“Last year was a lost year for me. Boxing is stressful. Even if you want to fight, sometimes promoters and business matters get in the way. Boxing is mental, physical and spiritual. It takes more than training. It takes handling your personal life.”

“I had some off years. I was going to get to this position (fighting for a world title) even without ‘The Contender.’ Boxing needed some fresh blood. Now, it is my time.

“I just need to prove myself. You have to roll with the punches. I don’t care what people say. I don’t care what critics say.”