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Bad Left Hook Fight Night: Ricardo Torres v. Kendall Holt II

Ricardo Torres v. Kendall Holt II (SHO)


By now you've no doubt become familiar with the controversy surrounding Torres-Holt I, held last year in Colombia. The ring was pelted with bottles, cans and liquids, with the American challenger saying he was hit with a can during the fracas.

The refereeing was also quite bad, the environment was positively unsafe for a pro boxing affair (the event was anything but professional, honestly), and this rematch is deserved.

Torres says there was no controversy. Of course he does.

But even better than all of that is the fact that this is a good matchup, a puncher (Torres) against a boxer (Holt). Holt has a habit of running when he's not on his game, but when he's going good, he can really fight. Torres is a tough son of a gun with big power that went toe-to-toe with Miguel Cotto a few years ago in one of Cotto's best fights.

The undercard bout will see Lamont Peterson, brother of the recently-seen Anthony "Fwah!" Peterson, going up against veteran Rogelio Castaneda, Jr. Not much of a step up at all for Peterson. In fact, it is generously a step sideways. Neither has much power, so don't expect a knockout.

The show starts at 11pm from Planet Hollywood in Vegas, live on Showtime.

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RICARDO TORRES
WBO Junior Welterweight Titleholder
Ring Magazine No. 6 Contender
  KENDALL HOLT
 
 
32-1 Record 23-2
28 KO 12
Magangué, Bolívar, Colombia Hometown Paterson, NJ
28/td> Age 27
5'8" Height 5'9"
Kendall Holt (TKO-11)
Arturo Morua (UD-12)
Mike Arnaouits (SD-12)
Notable Wins Mike Arnaoutis (UD-12)
Isaac Hlatswayo (UD-12)
David Diaz (TKO-8)
Miguel Cotto (KO-7) Notable Losses Ricardo Torres (TKO-11)
Thomas Davis (TKO-1)
LAMONT PETERSON
  ROGELIO CASTANEDA, JR.
24-0 Record 24-13-3
11 KO 8
Memphis, TN Hometown Tijuana, Mexico
24 Age 31
5'9" Height 5'8"
Antonio Mesquita (UD-10)
Humberto Toledo (KO-1)
Frankie Santos (RTD-6)
Notable Wins Craig Weber (RTD-4)
Ernesto Zepeda (TKO-3)
Miguel Figueroa (MD-10)
  Notable Losses Francisco Bojado (TKO-10)
Demetrius Hopkins (UD-12)
Jose Armando Santa Cruz (UD-8)

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I’m going to skip this one live and watch the main event On Demand this week. I have zero interest in the first fight and it’s a holiday weekend. It’s only American that I go drink with my friends instead.

But feel free to comment during the fights if you’re around so that I can drunkenly read your thoughts at 4 in the morning.

"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum

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by SC on Jul 5, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

goddam headbutts

I aways tell the truth. Even when I lie.

by CRAZEDANG1280 on Jul 6, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The first fight sucked as expected. They either gotta find better opponents for these peterson brothers or let them do their work off TV for a while.

But, boy what a main event. I couldnt believe he wasn’t getting up. Nothing Holt did was really that spectacular. It had to have been the body shot. I do hope these guys do it a third time and I think it makes sense.

As for round of the year, this is certainly on the list, but it is going to take a lot to top Marquez/Vazquez III’s fourth round. When I’m bored, I’ll hit the DVR and just watch that round, which really is a perfect microcosm for all 3 of their fights.

by BabyBull1289 on Jul 6, 2008 11:30 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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