Bad Left Hook Fight Night: Lightweight Lightning

I might RBR Povetkin-Estrada as well, if I can get a good feed.

Oh junx! this is on tonight! halloween in spring!

I have a feed but they’re giving football right now. Not sure if this is were the fight for Povetkin will be given though.

Jean Pascal just knocked out Pablo Nievas in another KO of the year type. I’ll see if I can track it down. Don’t rate Nievas highly though, he’s been beaten by some scrubs, and he didn’t win a second of his fight against Mundine.

I got some Tecate for this one…

and the card sucks… Is Golden Boy giving refunds like they promised for DLH vs Pac?

They have this continuous white stripes song chant going. It hilarious at times.

Giving GBP my 40 bucks for this card because of what they TRIED to make it… As I did about giving RJJ my 29 for having the balls to do the first mixed card

FWIW, I had him winning the first four rounds, Pianeta winning the last three. Sosnowski looks like he has nothing left though after 7 rounds.

Okay. That white stripes chants is getting aggravating now.

Is the Povetkin fight starting yet?

This final round should decide the fight in the Sosnowski-Pianeta fight. The commentators think the Pole has already won it.

When one of the major up-and-comers just got his ass kicked by Zuri Lawrence.

Anyway, it’s the past round of Pianeta-Sosnowski, the Povetkin fight probably starts in 25 minutes or so.

He was actually trying, Pianeta wasn’t doing much. Much better fight than the last few big heavyweight fights, but it still wasn’t a great fight. Anyway, Sosnowski should get the victory.

I have no idea how the commentators do their scoring. Their commentary seems completely off to me.

I tried the stream links from this post, and they don’t seem to be showing the fight. Anyone got a good stream?

I don’t understand how can a guy who is 6’2 220 plus and faced tomato cans only have 3 KOs.

I figured Golden boy was gonna go for that.

A lot of feeling out early. Estrada keeps pumping out a quick show me jab, but isn’t actually landing any of them. Povetkin sitting in the pocket, occasionally jabbing to the body, but looks like he’s waiting for a good opening. Every time the fight gets inside, Povetkin is able to land one or two good punches. Now Povetkin is starting to put punches better a bit. Estrada probably landed twice as much, but Povetkin certainly landed the harder punches.

Povetkin 10-9

Big Six has a Toney tattoo. Classic.

Estrada putting punches together well, but most of them are coming up shots. He see,ms to be overly weary of getting countered. A bit of wrestling, and Povetkin is able to pop Estrada with a few shots to the body. Estrada changing up his stance a bit, as Povetkin was having an easy time landing the right hand on him with counters. Povetkin lands a couple of hard shots, and Estrada taunts him with a “hit me” kind of gesture. Estrada is really getting killed to the body every time he steps in, although when he stays on the outside it’s more of an even fight.

Povetkin 20-18

Commentators have it 19-19

looks like another HW snoozer…

A lot of posturing early. Estrada seems to be more hesitant in pulling the trigger now. Also, Povetkin has become the aggressor, throwing lots of big right hooks, and landing a fair number of them. Estrada gets back to using the jab, which stops Povetkin from lunching for the time being. Povetkin comes inside, lands a couple of hard punches, but Estrada takes it right back to him and lands three of his own.

This fight is developing a real pattern. They’re on the outside, Estrada flicks a jab jab straight combo, he flicks the jab a few more times, Povetkin throws a hard punch or two, then he lunges in, grabs Estrada and lands two or three more to the body. This has happened no less than 10 times already.

Povetkin 30-27

Man… Estrada came to fight!

Povetkin landing the overhand right with more regularity now. Estrada is landing a lot of punches still, but they’re like Calzaghe punches, almost more like slaps than punches. To Estrada’s credit, he’s still coming forward and giving his all. Now Estrada has started throwing some bigger punches to the body. Povetkin is tiring out a bit, not doing anything in the clinch now, whie Estrada looks as fresh as he did in the first round. Povetkin throws one or two punches, then clinches. Big combo for Estrada out of the clinch, although they were more slaps. Really close round, probably Estrada’s best of the night. I’ll give it to him barely. He did manage to land a few authoritative punches that round.

Povetkin 39-37

I am giving it two more rounds… bore fest.

Povetkin comes forward, lands a nice jab combo, lands a nice left hook as well. Estrada lands a big shot, which actually seemed to wobble Povetkin a bit. Estrada coming forward, throwing the jab, with the occasional right following it. Still, every time Estrada gets a little closer, Povetkin manages to hit him with a hard shot or two. Povetkin really starting to look tired now, clinching at almost every opportunity, breathing through his mouth. The ref warns Estrada for low blows. The warning was “heard by the whole arena” according to the commentators, probably because the crowd is making no noise, other than Estrada’s cornermen. Estrada goes back to controlling the outside for a bit, and there’s a nice inside flurry for both fighters to end off the round. I have Estrada close on that one again.

Povetkin 48-47

why does no HW fight on the inside? Makes fights unbelievably boring.

As Estrada landed the only clean punch of the entire round

Both guys a bit tentative to start the round. Povetkin comes in and lands a nice combo, Estrada comes right back with one of his own. It seems like there are 3 seconds of fighting and 10 seconds of wrestling every time they get broken up, and Povetkin is tired enough that Estrada is starting to win the inside eschanges. Nice square straight from Estrada, but he doesn’t follow it up. Povetkin starting to look like he’s moving through sand, but Estrada’ starting to breathe through his mouth as well. More wrestling. Another very close round, but edge to Estrada, who probably landed twice as much and did have one big punch.

57-57

Getting paid to be there. Damn, Why wasn’t I in Germany?!!

Estrada just holds. I hope he gets KOd

Povetkin’s arms are slow enough at this point that Estrada’s able to avoid them now, and land one or two of his own counters. Povetkin with a couple of chopping rights to the head, but they don’t seem to do any damage. Now both guys are trying to wrestle, but Povetkin is winning those exchanges again. The ref warns Estrada for no good reason for about the 10th time of the night. Another flurry from both sides in the last 10 seconds, and Povetkin probably stole another close round right there.

Povetkin 67-66

Just said another competitive round? Maybe he’s watching something we aren’t.

Povetkin finally comes in and lands a really nice combo, probably the best punches of the fight. Povetkin seems to have round some energy again, and is stalking Estrada down and landing hard jabs, occasionally following them up with a couple of stronger punches. And now Povetkin’s wind is gone, and they keep wrestling again. Povetkin lands about 2 or 3 good shots off the break, and now Povetkin seems to be landing on Estrada almost at will. Best round for Povetkin of the night.

Povetkin 77-75

Estrada punch punch grab. Estrada punch punch grab. Povetkin punch punch grab. Both guys literally just stand in front of each other and don’t throw anything for like 20 seconds. Povetkin throws out a decent jab. Estrada has now abandoned his jab, and is trying to throw big punches to the body. Back to occasional inside punching and hugging, but at this point, Povetkin is busier than Estrada and, as he has been doing all fight, landing the bigger punches. Estrada doesn’t have KO power, so it’s almost pointless to watch the last round.

Povetkin 87-84

Estrada looks like he’s had the will sucked out of him, and is just looking to survive the last round. Povetkin finally trying harder, and starts going for the KO in the last minute. Estrada is wobbled, Estrada trying to fall into him. Estrada backing up, Estrada holds on, and looks to have his feet back under him again. Every time Povetkin gets close enough to punch, Estrada grabs him. Povetkin lands about 5 or 6 huge punches on the ropes, but Estrada does not fall.

Povetkin 97-93

Povetkin didn’t look ready to take on a Klitschko.

99-94
98-92
97-93

Povetkin UD

I had the stream on in the background, and I could swear I just heard one of the post-fight announcers calling Povetkin the greatest Russian HW in history.

Good lord…

Drago would indeed break them, lol.

Scott or Brick or Matt, Ice was insistent I make sure you know I put her picks in for her.

I didn’t watch Baby-face Povetkin versus “It’s a Big Six” Estrade, but I have been and am wathcing Holy-Dokes ’89, which is a much better fight than I remembered.

I almost feel like doing a RBR on Holy-Dokes. Holy was giving up a ton of weight in the fight, and that wasn’t the only way it looked like one of those old school fights. I counted about ten low blows and for headbutts by the thrid round!

The fight so far is about as legal as as an armed robbery of an opium den. Dokes right hand seems like it is magnetized to Holy’s jock strap. Holy circling Dokes like a planet around the sun, pausing only to throw the left hook or to gore Dokes like a ten-point buck.

A series of jab hook combinations sets up a long, romantic hug. Both warriors are tired, and exchange pleasentries from mid-range, Dokes pawing with the left coyly. Holyfield leans in with a three punch combo and eat a short chopper that he seems to enjoy. The bell rings.

Isn’t it romantic? The slow dancing is truncated by short, vicious inside business. Holy is pushing his uppercuts, which slower than dump trucks but seem to be reducing Dokes.

Dokes is practically asleep this round, but a quick left hook right cross turns Holy’s lights back on. The round ends with another “borderline low blow”, which, inactuality, was just plain low.

Big ups.

The bell rings. Holy shakes the dirt off Dokes with a big overhand right. The clinching is no longer out of exhaustion, but rather a method of getting where they want to be… in Foul Territory. Steele gives a warning.

They exchange well in center ring, and suddenly Holy looks very fresh. Holy loops a right and swallows a counter left hook. This now has the flavor of a blood’n’guts eliminator. They already hate each other.

Dokes gets cracked with an enormousleft hook. Another one lowers his body temperature, and when he digs inside his head is bowed in a way that foretells doom. Steel rewraps an exhausted and bloodied Dokes. Holy rips into him with winging right and left hooks. Dokes looks like the mummy now, trailing tape off of the other glove. He gets another break, though he’s been wobbled repeatedly in this round.

Holy WAILS with the right hook, directly on the cut. The exchange is huge, and Dokes is an animal for enduring it. The bell sounds, and the cleanest round in the fight so far concludes.

Dokes looks like he wants to box now, luring Holyfield in towards a nice combination. Holy returns Dokes to the ropes, they revolve and Holy bruises Dokes with a left hook, right uppercut combo.

Dokes shows off his weight advantage, really digging into Holy. Holy with a HUGE uppercut, and then another HUGE uppercut. Dokes is in trouble! Holy unloads with lefts and rights, backing Dokes to the ropes. The bell rings.

Dokes stalls Holyfield with a leaning, chopping inside assault. Steele is earning his paycheck now, as both fighters have adandoned the outside game. Dokes is throwing hard combinations inside, but the mustard is off the hot dog, it seems.

They spar pensively. The cut is managable, but Micheal’s endurance is not. Both men exchange pleaseantries near the ropes, and the round veers towards Holyfield once more in the final ten seconds.

They say the cut is bad, but Dokes is far from blind. Neither figher seems ready to submit. Dokes throws low again, but not on purpose. Holyfield looks ten years younger then Dokes, sticking and moving, though the left hook appears to have lost some heat.

Holy with A GIGANTIC LEFT UPPERUT. IT ROCKS DOKES. DOKE STAGGERS TOWARDS THE ROPES, OUT ON HIS FEET. HOLYFIELD WITH A CRUSHING RIGH HOOK. STEELE IS LOOKING….IT’S OVER!

Holyfield TKO 10

Typos and horrible coverage. Our apartment layout stinks… I had to keep turning my head.

Good god, it’s Holy-Cooper next. It’s 1991 and the word on the street is that Holy will retire as soon as he gets a chance to fight Tyson…. uh-huh…

good writing, I enjoyed it

Looks like Michigan State is taking out UConn.

Bob Rose and Sharif Elnaggar

Thumbs up, guys. It’s about time someone in boxing discovered 80s lightning.

Not the two best haircuts in the world…

I’ve got Oberon, I’ve got Cabo Wabo, it’s time to get funky.

I bought it. Just quit smoking, so I really shouldn’t go out anyway…this keeps me in.

I can’t help but to root for Chavez. He was never the same after the Levander fight.

No AC? Thank god…

Poor choice of commentators

Old man Hopkins….

Odd that GPB would hire a Maxboxing guy when they own The Ring.

So Barry Tompkins, B-Hop and Doug Fischer. I’ll take it. At least AC Slater isn’t here.

I know this is uncouth, but we got a link?

Just a few moments from starting.

Who is the announcer?

Shit… 153 for Diaz coming into the fight?

Diaz 153
Reyes 145

Lupe’s the ring announcer!

LUPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Diaz pawing, throws a wild left hook. Reyes isn’t doing anything for the first minute. Diaz swings with both hands, nothing lands. Sharp left from Diaz, but it just misses from landing flush. Reyes finally throws a counter right, but like everything Diaz threw it doesn’t land. Fairly tentative for the first half of the round, and the boo birds are coming out. Big right from Reyes! And another! And another! Well Reyes found a hole early.

Back to Diaz being the aggressor and Reyes laying back. Diaz is trying to work to the body some and gets borderline low. Right from Reyes near the bell.

Reyes 10-9, steals it with a few good punches — Diaz really landed nothing of note even though he was aggressive

It seems like you don’t see that as often as you should.

I expect to see an ad for Chico’s Bail Bonds on Reyes’ butt.

Right to the body by Diaz. Combo from Diaz, four or five punches, most of it to the arms or blocked. The rest of it was just short. Overhand right by Diaz doesn’t find the spot. Same as the first round so far, wonder if Reyes will find a few shots to sneak another round out on my card. Diaz with a flurry, little of it lands much.

Really bad action so far. Reyes with a big right at the end of the round. That just isn’t quite enough. This crowd is really wild. They hate this so far.

Diaz 10-9
19-19

Diaz going to the body again to start the round. Don’t think it’s sustained enough to wear Reyes down to any appreciable level. Left uppercut from Diaz, Reyes comes back moments later with a counter right. This fight is sort of flying by because it’s not awful to watch, there just isn’t much in the way of clean punching. Diaz caught with another shot, then clinches up. Not a big shot anyway. His moderately effective aggression is winning another round. Reyes is way too tentative and doesn’t look any better here than he did against Ivan Valle.

Nice counter left from Reyes, slightly short but it landed. Tries a short right, doesn’t find it.

Diaz 10-9
Diaz 29-28

Tecate tastes like shit. Bad call y’all.

Too bad Reyes isn’t throwing anything at all. It almost reminds me of Taylor-Hopkins.

Reyes shoots a quick 1-2, just misses with the big right on the back end as it flies to the left of Diaz’s head. Diaz with two shots to the body, goes for a right upstairs but it’s way off. Back to the body by Diaz. Crowd boos, Diaz just keeps doing his thing. Reyes does, too, but his thing isn’t very effective so far. Counter right from Reyes, shut up Scott.

Three shots from Diaz, Reyes isn’t caught too hard. Elbows come into play a little from Reyes. Chopping right from Reyes. He could steal this round in the final minute if he lands a few good ones. Diaz still going to the body intermittently. Left hook and a sloppy left from Diaz. Not pretty but they land.

Diaz 10-9
Diaz 39-37

Probably Juan’s best round so far.

That was unexpected

Nice body shots from Diaz in a three-punch combo. Reyes is starting to fall out of this fight fairly rapidly. He’s just not letting his hands go nearly enough. Right cross lands from Diaz. Diaz is really turning it on now. Reyes is too content to wait. Reyes catches Diaz with a left hook, and he’s firing! DIAZ IS HURT ON A RIGHT AND DOWN!!!!

WOW! TALK ABOUT YOUR TURNAROUND!

His legs are GONE, he’s up too fast. Too surprised. Small cut under his right eye.

A minute left. REYES UNLOADING WITH A HUGE FLURRY! NASTY UPPERCUT! DIAZ FALLING ALL OVER THE RING! HUGE RIGHT AND DOWN!

AND IT’S OVER!

HOLY COW!

Rolando Reyes TKO-5

WOO! Diaz made one mistake and Reyes shut me up.

I think we all get a loss on our records.

Holy cow.

Jesse Fergieson reference…

Good Job Hopkins.

That’s why i don’t predict on fights i have no idea who the pple are, jounrey men or not, but its also my lack of predicting which gives me the lowest score on BLH
haha

Since we all fucked up our call on that one, how about we all pretend that it didn’t happen? Sound good?

i technically should have 2 pts not 1 pt. but who’s counting ? :)

That is cool that they are giving him an interview… best win of his career…

well at least i won’t be the only one taking a hit from this loss

Done with the interview, right away the next fighters are starting their ring walks. No dead time at all.

God, Escobedo towers over Famoso.

decent scrap

Hernandez comes swinging with a left hook, then moments later he tries to tackle Vicente. Escobedo rocks him with a left hook, then swings wildly. Hernandez with some solid shots on the ropes. Hernandez drives him to the ropes him again. Jab from Escobedo. They’re throwing a lot of leather so far, fighting close and tight. HERNANDEZ DOWN ON A LEFT! Wow, flash knockdown for sure. Good scrappin’ and then that happens. Jab and a right.

Round ends just after the count. Man he’s hurting still. He needs this break.

Escobedo 10-8

so valero is the main event or is that reserved for katsidis?

Damn…

RIGHT HAND ESCOBEDO, DOWN GOES HERNANDEZ! That was about a minute into the round. I tell you, there’s not much to say about this fight, it’s just fightin’. Close quarters fightin’. Good stuff.

Escobedo really unloading now, and he’s getting caught here and there. Hernandez is getting pounded now. He’s ducking and weaving as best he can. His legs look OK all things considered, and by all things I mean he’s 38 and not very good anymore. I feel for him — he’s busting his ass in there and fighting just fine, in fact he’s probably winning the fight outside of the knockdowns, at least in the first. This round has Escobedo winning pretty handily.

Escobedo 10-8
Escobedo 20-16

who was the favorite in this fight again?

other than valero, katsidis i duno the rest of the card…

More good inside fighting. Accidental elbow? cuts Hernandez about a minute in. This has turned into a nice, competitive matchup. Hernandez UNLOADING NOW! Nice stuff! Esco on the retreat! Hernandez is firing hard. HERNANDEZ IS AWAKE AND FIRING! Wow, great spirit. This is damn fun. I’m really enjoying this one.

Escobedo may have hurt Carlos on a right hand, and now some body shots. Hernandez fires back with a right! This is a hell of a war. I mean it. Good shit.

Big ovation. Great round.

Hernandez 10-9
Escobedo 29-26

Terrific round. Best of the night so far by a long shot.

Hernandez pressing again, nice uppercut! Boy these guys are FIGHTING. Esco with a left hook! Stiff jabs from Esco, Hernandez caught walking in. Esco with some snapping shots. Hernandez digging to the body. This is rough stuff, man.

Does anyone remember Mr. Nanny? “Rough Stuff” by Buster Poindexter? Anyone?

Anyone?

Boy these guys are just laying into each other. This is great stuff. Hell of a matchup. They trade big blows. Goddamn. Tough, tough round to call, too.

Hernandez 10-9
Escobedo 38-36

speaking of 80s, anyone know if the MIGHTY MIGHTY METALLICA been inducted yet?

This is hard action to describe, seriously. To appreciate how good this is you have to see it. Reminds me somewhat of Canchila-Segura I, this is one of those war of attrition fights. Hernandez ripped by an uppercut. Trading hooks now at center ring. Hernandez with some nasty shots. If he was bigger Escobedo might be down.

Trading again, Esco to the body and then shook by a Hernandez left hook. Another tough round to score, but Escobedo steals it at the end for me.

Escobedo 10-9
Escobedo 48-45

just got home, anyone have a link? everything on jtv seems to be shut down

This is just nasty. They are tearing into each other in close. Fischer says this fight will make Escobedo into a man. That sounds right.

ESCOBEDO DOWN WITH A MINUTE LEFT. Looks like he got his foot stepped on. But it counts, man. Hernandez was winning the round close to me anyway. Esco coming back and SHAKES HERNANDEZ just before the bell. Man.

Hernandez 10-8
Escobedo 56-55

Replay shows he definitely stepped on his foot, but judges don’t have that replay.

It looked unnatural to begin with, but replay proves it.

I take back what I said about the choice of commentators earlier. This is WAY better than the commentating on a BAD card, and arguably better than WCB.

God knows how this is scored so far. Close rounds, knockdown rounds that could’ve been 10-9s anyway. Who knows?

Esco turning up the heat again, maybe trying to test Hernandez’s old legs. Probably trying. Esco’s counter punching is turning it up. Hernandez with a big left! Esco backing down now. Hernandez just FIRING! How do I love thee, fight?

Esco coming back again in the last minute. Hernandez is just gutsy as all hell.

Escobedo 10-9
Escobedo 66-64

They just keep roaring. I mean this is a hard-hitting, tough, rough fight. This is a fuckin’ rumble.

Hernandez’s eye is closing. Escobedo seems much fresher and is winning this round like he did the last one. Esco nails him again. hernandez is hurt, but goddamn it he’s trying still. Esco is just wailing on him now. Huge round for Escobedo. Hernandez is even backing down just a bit.

Hernandez is bleeding near both eyes, they’re both closing up, and he’s standing in there like a man.

Escobedo 10-9
Escobedo 76-73

Jesse James has packed on the lbs…

My dog loves beer, and even she won’t drink it.

Esco pressing, and Carlos just presses back. Hernandez is just busted the hell up. Just messed up awful. And this fight is getting away from him, but he refuses to die. The KO in the first fight and this war has made the $40 pricetag feel good so far. And we haven’t even seen Katsidis and Valero-Pitalua yet.

Esco nails him a few more times. I don’t know how much vision Carlos has left. This might be his last fight. He’s going out on his shield.

Escobedo 10-9
Escobedo 86-82

Man…. I should have made the road trip to UT to see the fight.

Once Casamayor and Barrios were dropped, so did my plans to go.

I will call it… best independent PPV of the year…

Hernandez hugs Escobedo to start the round.

And now. he’s. firing.

Let me say this right now: If this fight isn’t in my top ten at the end of the year, it’s been an AMAZING year.

Hernandez with a huge right! Esco is clinching up. And another with 1:10 left! Esco is laying back too much. He’s getting hit. But this is great, man. I don’t think Carlos is big enough to really hurt him bad.

Hernandez winging shots with 40 seconds left. Just firing. The crowd rises with 20 seconds to go, standing ovation. Outstanding. Beautiful.

They finish warring. Fantastic fight, fantastic finish. Hats the hell off to both men.

Hernandez 10-9
Hernandez 95-92

Early FOTM candidate.

Wow…

can’t wait for a youtube version of this sometime soon