Friday Night Fights Open Thread
by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 9:15 PM EDT
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No superstars fighting tonight, but we do get two relatively even-matched fights involving three contenders and a prospect. Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey, coming off a recent loss to Rudolf Kraj in a title eliminator, as well as a victory over Emmanuel Nwodo, takes on Shawn Hawk, the undefeated Sioux cruiserweight prospect. On the undercard, Shaun George, who nobody's been willing to go near since he dominated Chris Byrd, faces off against Chris Henry, who's coming off a close loss to Adrian Diaconu in a title fight and a slightly wider loss to top 10 light heavyweight Yusef Mack. The winner of either fight may see himself enter the top 10, if they win convincingly.
In other results around the boxing globe, Lee Haskins beat Ross Burkinshaw to win the Commonwealth super flyweight title. Also, former longtime minimumweight titlist Ratanpol Sor Vorapin likely saw the end of his career, getting knocked out by 5-1-2 Joel Rafols.
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Fan man is getting his ass kicked right now.
Anyway, not sure how much I’ll RBR this one. Unlike my last 10 or so Fridays, my GF is actually in town today.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Watching the CFL
But this card on FNF is okay I guess.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
almost went to this
the arena is too friggin hot though. its miserable in there. would have went if it was at the blue
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is Andre Ward the toughest style matchup for Kessler in the tournament?
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopkins in the crowd
No GBP fighters. Not in the studio. Not commentating. Just repping Philly.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hes always at the local shows.
he lives about 5 mins from the arena
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Steve Smoger the referee...this should be fun
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Henry is hurt! He's staggering.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Henry is getting battered! Big right hand coming in by George!
That’s a 10-8 round to me. So one-sided.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Henry vs. George, round 1
Not doing a straight up RBR, but a few highlights.
Henry has come storming out, very aggressive, but basically is plodding. George has the obvious speed advantage, and he catches Henry with a nice uppercut that staggers Henry. He has Henry stumbling around a bit, but George is just tagging Henry at will. George isn’t a knockout puncher, but he’s really hurting Henry here. Henry seems completely out of it, even though he has his legs back.
Henry looked goos for about a minute, but George completely dominated from that point forward.
George 10-9
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
On replay, it was a hook, not an uppercut
whatever
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Henry, defense....try it sometime.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
20-17 George
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
still cant get the image
of george beating the crap out of a freakishly skinny chris byrd out of my head.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
George-Henry Round 2
Henry’s coming forward again, but still doesn’t completely have his legs back. Joe says that Henry only landed 2 punches in the last two minutes of the last round.
Henry’s coming forward again, and completely walks into a big right hand, as if he didn’t even see it. Henry’s getting in close and trying to throw some combos, but he really doesn’t land anything. George just shells up, and Henry can’t seem to find the holes. Once George works his way back to the outside, it’s just a matter of Henry walking into his punches again. Finally, Henry is landing a number of punches on the inside, and George isn’t really doing too much of anything. Tough round to score – Henry was a lot more active and was the aggressor, but George still landed the more effective shots and was good on defense. I’ll go with George though, for landing that one bomb.
20-18 George. I don’t necessarily disagree with 20-17.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
24 punches thrown by George in the 2nd round
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
19-19 — I think Henry won the 2nd through superior work rate
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
george looks freaked out
that henry is still standing. teddy is on to something.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Big round by Henry. Good fight
29-27 George
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
29-28 Henry — he’s turned a corner it seems, but without defense this fight will remain interesting for awhile.
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
George-Henry 3
Henry is still coming forward. At this point, he completely has his legs back, and he’s throwing punches that George is basically ducking under. One minute into the round, and George still hasn’t thrown a punch. He finally throws one, and Henry catches him dipping in. George is now hugging when Henry gets on the inside. Two minutes in, and George has maybe thrown 5 punches. George just isn’t bringing it to Henry at ALL. Henry’s being more cautious, but George is doing NOTHING. Henry with a couple of nice body shots, and he nails George with a huge right hand that stuns George as the bell rings.
Clear Henry round. I didn’t give George 10-8 in the first, so I’m not giving it to Henry here, but I wouldn’t argue. George did jack shit and got rocked.
29-28 George.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Henry looks batshit crazy out there.
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."
-Patrick Ewing
by Thelonious Dunk on Jul 10, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
George-Henry 4
Henry coming forward, and George seems to be out of gas or something. He’s holding his hands down now, while Henry looks as spry as ever. George is halfway to running around the ring away from Henry, but now he’s dancing a bit. I can’t help but feel like Henry wouldn’t be able to do this if George actually threw, because when he throws, he can’t miss. Two minutes in, and he’s thrown about 5 punches. Henry is at least coming forward and being slightly more effective with his aggressiveness. George finally lands a punch, but it doesn’t do anything to Henry. Now Henry’s halfway showboating, trying to taunt George into actually fighting. Even fight now, but all the momentum is on Henry’s side.
28-28
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to be picky, I presume this was supposed to read 38-38?
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by Chaos100 on Jul 11, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
10-9, 39-37 Henry. Nothing much happened, but Henry was the aggressor.
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
38-37 George
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"He Looks like he doesnt want to fight"
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."
-Patrick Ewing
by Thelonious Dunk on Jul 10, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
George-Henry 5
Halfway through 5, George has landed 43 punches. 22 of them were in the first.
More of the same this round. George just doesn’t look like he wants to be there. Henry looks possessed, like the big bald guy from Double Dragon.
48-47 Henry
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I want to say George is done
47-47 even
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
10-9, 49-46 Henry. Big round for Henry, in part because of what he did, and in part because George looks totally deflated. Somebody needs to smack him in his corner … or pull the plug.
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's down he's done.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He even got back up like he didn't want to be there.
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."
-Patrick Ewing
by Thelonious Dunk on Jul 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It is over! Henry KOs George
Great action. But George pulled off a Victor Ortiz
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Look, it's Chris Henry
In the meantime, Henry knocked down George, basically because he didn’t throw punches to keep him off. Henry comes forward like a man possessed, and brutally KOs Shaun George.
HENRY TKO6
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I loved Double Dragon… could never beat the game.
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by Zocalo on Jul 10, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF is up with George and his complete unwillingness to throw after the first round? I’m watching the fight with some friends who are pretty casual fans and hadn’t heard of any of these guys. They’re all howling about George “throwing the fight.”
Not likely, but I can see why they think this. Bizarre.
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by Matt Miller on Jul 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Henry TKO6. Good victory for Henry — and the postfight press conference with Shaun George will be interesting.
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Complete and total lack of fire on George's part.
Patooey.
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."
-Patrick Ewing
by Thelonious Dunk on Jul 10, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Adamek via TKO 3
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Breidis Prescott back on FNF next week
against Miguel Vazquez.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Prescott’s really been feeling the FNF love recently, no?
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes he has....and I think Rigondeaux will be on the undercard of that one.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ennis is in the same stable with the Petersons, Fernando Guerrero and Shawn Porter
His brother is also an undefeated prospect, but he doesn’t look like any great shakes.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NEXT FIGHT: John Mackey vs. Derek Ennis Jr. in junior middleweight action
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
POOH
Cute.
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."
-Patrick Ewing
by Thelonious Dunk on Jul 10, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mackey vs. Ennis Jr. R1
Ennis is the Philly boy so it’s a partisan crowd.
Both guys going to the body a lot and Ennis landed a sharp right hook with 1 minute left in the round. Most of Mackey’s shots are being blocked and we’ve got a clash of heads. It’s an orthodox vs. southpaw.
I won’t even bother to score the fight.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mackey vs. Ennis Jr. R2
A right hand staggers Mackey and Ennis goes on the attack. Down goes Mackey who gets up and Mackey is the aggressor getting Ennis against the ropes.
Looks like Mackey wasn’t as hurt as first thought after the knockdown. Ennis thinks this is football with his constant tackle attempts.
Not much action even with the knockdown.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
times like this
i wish we were back in the days of the old tuesday night fights at the blue horizion with anthony boyle and eric “the rockman” holland….holland.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
What was with repeating the last names anyway?
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ed dorian tribute
the old ring announcer.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Macket vs. Ennis Jr R3
Lot of punching. Not a lot of effectiveness. Ennis is winning this fight in my book. Not that all impressed with him to be honest. Ennis doing some potshoting with the right hand. Meh. Waiting for the main event.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mackey vs. Ennis Jr R4
ANOTHER superb right hand stuns Mackey again but it’s obvious Ennis isn’t the greatest puncher. Gosh Mackey is slow moving.
You guys going to watch UFC 100? I’m going with GSP, Lesnar, and Bisping as the winners for the big fights. I’m talking about UFC because this fight ain…..really? I say that and a solid body-shot/uppercut combination by Ennis.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No UFC for me
Not my thang
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."
-Patrick Ewing
by Thelonious Dunk on Jul 10, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mir, gsp, hendo
are my picks.
hendo by involuntary manslaughter, mir subs meat head in the 1st and gsp and alves steal the show.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GSP and Alves will be FOTN
Mir’s only hope is to sub Lesnar. Otherwise he’s a beast that won’t be stopped standing up.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
meat head is overrated
he laid on top and dry humped herring to death. herring never figured out how to wresle a guy and he beat a 45 year old man. i’m not impressed at all by him.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what about the part where
he broke herring’s orbital with a right hand that also sent him literally rolling across the octagon.
by boxingstudent on Jul 10, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does age really matter?
Couture is still good to me but I do think he’s overrated.
He didn’t dry hump Herring. He kicked his ass more like it for 15 minutes solid.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
couture is groosly overrated
and very old and shell of himself in that fight. and of course age matters. randy hasn’t been able to take a punch since the 2nd liddell fight.
if he beat herrings ass so bad he would stopped him. he didnt come close to it.
and not to mention herring is no world beater by any stretch.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
herring is durable
he went to a decision against fedor, despite being totally overmatched. actually brock brutalized heath in a way that reminded me of the fedor beatdown.
by boxingstudent on Jul 10, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
doctor stopped the fedor fight after the 1st
it didn’t go to a decision.
jake o’brain beat the hell out of herring too for 3 rounds.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might look for a stream but it isn’t high on my to do list.
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by Zocalo on Jul 10, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mackey vs. Ennis Jr R5
The fight is boring and Mackey doesn’t have a chance of winning this fight. We got two boxers and not punchers. Mackey is just getting popped every time he closes in and then Ennis backs out.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 11:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tecate’s been running them all year. I keep waiting for Pat Buchanan to yell about the downfall of the republic.
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This fight is the boxing equivalent to elevator music.
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."
-Patrick Ewing
by Thelonious Dunk on Jul 10, 2009 11:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I mean, they’re going at it and giving game efforts — it’s just not that interesting.
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly.
Elevator musicians don’t think they are boring.
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."
-Patrick Ewing
by Thelonious Dunk on Jul 10, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good 6th round at least
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mackey vs. Ennis JR R6 (FINAL ROUND)
Mackey landed 17% of his punches heading into the final round.
ACTION!!!!! Mackey goes down again on a counter-punch. Can Ennis finish him with seconds left in the fight?! Body shots battering Mackey late….but Ennis will just win the UD.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Farah Ennis fight I saw recently was similar
7 rounds of boring against a subpar featherpuncher, and an 8th round with decent action.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OFFICIAL SCORECARDS
58-54
59-53
59-53
DEREK ENNIS JR – UD 6
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Better nickname?
Pooh Ennis or Sugar Poo Buchanan?
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sugar Poo
Hands down.
The adjective gives it the edge.
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."
-Patrick Ewing
by Thelonious Dunk on Jul 10, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
bj has balls
rockin the pink tie and hankie
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's tough to goad a Mormon into a beef
“Uhh… I think I’m better .. but he’s good too … maybe one day we’ll fight, because we both deserve it.”
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mosley vs. Berto?
Gimme Mosley if that happens
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No doubt
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly… get rid of BJ Flores…
I am ashamed that he is a part of my ethnicity.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
by Zocalo on Jul 10, 2009 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Boring?
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont mind him
as an announcer. i’ll take him any day over kellerman. thats not saying much. id rather jam rusty forks in my eyeballs than listen to kellerman.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least he's not Lennox
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get Allen Green or Bernard Hopkins instead of him.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
by Zocalo on Jul 10, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
winky would be a good announcer
he knows his ish
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh gotta walk the dog
Not sure I’ll catch all of this one. I think Godfrey will dominate though. Hawk is pretty slow, but can lure someone into a brawl.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
shawn hawk
has the cooler name thats for sure.
badass. reminds me over the top
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
John Scully in Godfrey's corner
We all remember Scully joining Joe Tessitore “there” to announce classic fights that happened in the 1980s.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
those annoy me
so silly when the pretend they are announcing it as it happened.
thats espn for ya. they prentend events are live too when they are not like wimbledon this year.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holyfield vs. Qawi was hilarious
That’s almost 25 years old and Tessitore and Scully were shaving off the newly discovered hair on their balls.
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by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea and scully
was probably 10 at the time of the fight.
so silly. haha.
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
10-9 Godfrey — dull round, Hawk did absolutely nothing.
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Getting his feet wet.
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."
-Patrick Ewing
by Thelonious Dunk on Jul 10, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geez, Hawk still hasn’t hit double digits punches landed over the whole fight.
by schraubd on Jul 10, 2009 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this is brutal
dont think i can sit through it much more.
later peoples
by sonofapsycho on Jul 10, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BJ Flores: "We all want to be exciting fighters"
Sure BJ, whatever you say.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 11:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They mention Godfrey vs. Flores
I would comment on that, but I just fell asleep.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
9th round
Shawn Hawk has thrown 170 total punches all fight.
Bad night for punch output from Sha(w/u)ns.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 11, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
Frustrating as hell. Hawk finally catches Godfrey in the 10th, knocks him down (but was incorrectly ruled a slip), and then he doesn’t throw punches while Godfrey is still wobbly. Fight is over. What crowd is left boos. Godfrey surely won a wide decision, but he’s not making it any easier on himself as far as getting big fights. First, he (like Flores) pussed out of a match for THE cruiserweight championship of the world against Tomasz Adamek, now he turns out this stinker.
Seriously, “fighters” like Godfrey and Flores don’t deserve to make it onto TV and get big fights.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 11, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Final scores
99-91
97-93
98-92
Matt Godfrey
Tessitore mentions that Godfrey says “he doesn’t care about the money, he just wants to fight for a title.” Yeah, that’s why he fought Shawn Hawk tonight instead of Tomasz Adamek tomorrow. I realize $75K isn’t huge money, but it’s more than he made for this fight, and it would have gotten him on Showtime.
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by Brickhaus on Jul 11, 2009 12:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta agree with you brick. Flores also turned down the eliminator that Cunningham is in tomorrow that would have got him a shot at Adamek as well.
Both of these guys wish they could fight as well as they could talk. The height of comedy was Flores saying that it was time for Godfrey to “step on the gas”. Something Flores has never done in his life.
The cruiserweights are so watered down. The only fight that matters is Adamek-Cunningham II.
by BabyBull1289 on Jul 11, 2009 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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