The Official Boxing Thread!!!

[Nightmare]

No, how was it?

Heard there's also a good fight on tonight HBO.

 

[BlackLantern]

welterweight fight...Juan Diaz vs Paul Malignaggi...should be good

 

[Iron_Stark]

Yep, Diaz/Maglinaggi should be as good as their first meeting. Before that, up and coming Victor Ortiz is fighting and HBO is also going to air the replay of Vitali Klitschko's fight in Sweden.

On Showtime Timothy Bradley and Lamont Peterson are fighting in what should be a barn burner.

 

[Iceman]

No, how was it?

Heard there's also a good fight on tonight HBO.

Over very quickly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0zHpiuTIHg

 

[BlackLantern]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=091216/JimmyRobinson

great read about the search for one of Muhammad Alis eary opponenents and how people can disappear

 

[Iron_Stark]

No one watching today's fight? It should be interesting, this is the first real time Paquiao is going to be fighting someone that out weighs him by 10-13 lbs.

The undercards should be a nice scrap.

I can't wait to see how Emperor Jerry's Death Star is going to look hosting a boxing event.

 

[Iceman]

Didn't even know Pacquiao was fighting tonight!!

Who is his opponent?

 

[Iron_Stark]

Joshua Clottey. Very solid opponent. I expect Paq to win, but it wouldn't surprise me if Clottey pulls off the upset.

 

[BlackLantern]

yea Clottey does stand a pretty good chance

 

[B]

Big fight tonight, I expect Pacquaio to win but I wouldn't be surprised if Clottey pulled of an 'upset'. Pacquaio would be a fool to underestimate him as he has equally as much knockout power & ability to match Pacquaio.

 

[RavenLF]

Yes it is so good to be able to talk to other boxing fans. it is hard to find other people who are boxing fans. I'm not a sports kind of guy but boxing is my one that I am into.

 

[RavenLF]

Big fight tonight, I expect Pacquaio to win but I wouldn't be surprised if Clottey pulled of an 'upset'. Pacquaio would be a fool to underestimate him as he has equally as much knockout power & ability to match Pacquaio.

I agree, if Clottey doesn't play around like he does sometime in the ring and go to business he could pull of a upset on Pacquaio but I still think Pacquaio is going to win. you can't play around when it comes to him, he's just too fast.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Talk about an f'ing letdown!

 

[3dman27]

how? i mised the fight what happened?

 

[BlackLantern]

Pacquiao beat on Clottey the whole fight and won by unanimous decision

 

[B]

Pacquaio won the fight quite comfortably in the end.

Clottey wasn't all bad though, he let Pacquaio throw himself silly but in truth very little of what Pacquaio threw landed cleanly. Clottey blocked most of the punches with the odd body blow slipping through.

Clottey did hit Pacquaio with several nice clean shots though, just a pity he didn't try to go for it abit more because by about the 7th or 8th Pacquaio had near enough lost interest in trying to protect himself with head movement or his arms & was simply just concentrating on throwing punches...like you would to a punchbag.

Decent enough gameplan from Clottey as well, he stood in range of Pacquaio for the entire fight & tried to let him punch himself silly before he'd launch his own attacks.. he also kinda baited him into his style once or twice as Pacquaio just stood blocking & Clottey unleashed on him with some viciously hard body shots.

Comfortable win though, giving Clottey more than 1 round would have been generous, however Pacquaio won the fight on workrate more than anything else.

Mayweather v Mosley next... should be explosive

 

[Assassin32]

Ball's in Mayweather's court now.

 

[Ziggyman]

...Not so sure Mayweather has any balls anyways...

 

[Assassin32]

I actually think he'd beat Pacquiao, but there's no doubt he's scared. Max Kellerman said something along the lines Saturday night that by asking Pacquiao to take extra drug tests, he's basically saying that he doesn't believe a fighter can perform the feats that Pacman has achieved without being dirty.

 

[Assassin32]

Anyone following the Super Six?

 

[Dark Donnie]

Mayweather vs Mosley....May 1st.....gonna be a great one.

 

[Assassin32]

It better be; I took the day off of work for it.

 

[Iron_Stark]

Big fight tonight, Mayweather vs Mosley.

WAR MOSLEY!!

 

[dr venture]

Mayweather dominant for all but 1 round.

His defense gets more and more impressive with each fight it's just unfair

 

[Mister J]

Mayweather's defense was ridiculous tonight. Same with his choice of quick strike jabs. Shane just looked outclassed. No shame in that; PBF is just that good.