Saturday Results: Maidana stops Cayo in Vegas, Morales wins in comeback
by Scott Christ on Mar 28, 2010 12:23 AM EDT
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First off, we have full recaps of Abraham-Dirrell, Gamboa-Barros and Kameda-Wonjongkam from today/tonight. Here are some other results from around the boxing globe.
Las Vegas, NV (HBO): Marcos Maidana knocked out Victor Cayo on a body shot in the sixth round, in what appeared to be a bombs away slugfest. Maidana is now 28-1 (27 KO), while it's Cayo's first loss (24-1, 16 KO). On the undercard, in a largely meaningless fight because of Joan Guzman's weight problems, Guzman outpointed Ali Funeka on a split decision. Guzman (30-0-1, 17 KO) won on scores of 116-111, 114-113 and 113-114. Funeka, who is on a "one thing after another" run right now, falls to 30-3-3 (25 KO).
Monterrey, Mexico (PPV): Erik Morales won a unanimous decision in his comeback fight, beating Jose Alfaro in the welterweight debut of both fighters. Morales is now 49-6 (34 KO), but early reports are that he didn't look very good at all. Chris Henry (25-2, 20 KO) knocked out Hugo Garay (32-5, 17 KO) at 2:20 of the first round.
Baja California, Mexico (Top Rank Live): Ulises Solis beat Bert Batawang for the second time, when Batawang quit after six rounds. Solis improves to 30-2-2 (21 KO), while veteran Batawang drops to 45-15-3 (37 KO). Giovani Segura also won on the card.
Rama, Ontario, Canada (TSN): Steve Molitor won his rematch with Takalani Ndlovu on scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 115-113. Molitor (32-1, 12 KO) is now once again the IBF junior featherweight titlist.
La Guaira, Venezuela: Anselmo Moreno won a controversial split decision victory over Nehomar Cermeno, with scores of 115-112, 114-113 and 112-115. Jorge Linares won a split decision over Francisco Lorenzo as well. While the Linares win was not controversial, he reportedly didn't look good, and it was close enough that one judge scored the bout even.
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My mancrush on Maidana
is reaching dangerous levels. This guy is a BLAST to watch.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Mar 28, 2010 12:30 AM EDT reply actions
oh my god at 147 morales makes JMM look buff
Texans 19-0 in 2010-2011 season PERIOD
by battle axe of doom on Mar 28, 2010 12:50 AM EDT reply actions
it literally ruined my sunday, and its barely 12:05. someone said in another morales thread that he’s got himself a good life back in mexico, so why still fight? his delusional dream of being the first mexican to win a belt in four divisions?
Texans 19-0 in 2010-2011 season PERIOD
by battle axe of doom on Mar 28, 2010 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
box azteca is airing dirrell vs abraham fyi
Texans 19-0 in 2010-2011 season PERIOD
by battle axe of doom on Mar 28, 2010 12:52 AM EDT reply actions
I got 2 Mexicans fighting over here on Box Azteca
If a man ain't found something worth dying for. He ain't fit to live.
by Violent Demise on Mar 28, 2010 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
hmm abraham-dirrell must have finished already?
Texans 19-0 in 2010-2011 season PERIOD
by battle axe of doom on Mar 28, 2010 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions
just caught dirrell vs abraham on replay, bit of a messy fight but dirrell was clearly on his way to winning. he was my pick to win to win the thing in the begining and still is. he may flop around like a fish out of water but he can box.
going to catch the replay of guzman now. read a couple of recaps of it already. i called guzman even with the excess weight. hes just a better fighter. plain and simple. he clearly has his issues, personal as well as professional. a trainer and manager who lets him come in at that weight is a huge issue not many are talking about as well as a commission and sanctioning body that is not looking out and monitoring fighters weights is inexcusable as well. but anywho, hes still better than funeka. interested as well to see how maidena dispatches cayo
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
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I have no idea what fighters are thinking when they go into warrior mode and think ‘hey I can trade punches with Maidana!’ Ortiz tried to do it and now Cayo tried as well. Its going to end badly, let me tell you…
I think his secret is out… he is just has unbelievable power and everyone will try to box him from the outside now.
"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."
I thought Cayo was going to try and do that but he clearly did not. That being said Maidana is clearly a flawed fighter that would get destroyed by either Devon “the bicep” Alexander or Tim “My abs have abs” Bradley.
by Waldo Rastel on Mar 28, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Chino is fast becoming one of my favorites. A real pro. No bullshit; no trash talk; respect for his opponents. Old school kind og guy. Pure KO artist as well. Plus good defense.
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Mar 29, 2010 4:52 PM EDT reply actions
I wondered before the fight if people like me might be overrating Maidana. Now I’m wondering if given some backing from Golden Boy and HBO he might just be scratching the surface. I put him top three or so in the sport for pure power (with Valero and Wladimir Klitschko), and he can hang in a war, too. This guy is just pure entertainment.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Mar 29, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I really like him.
I have to say, there are a few I’d take over Wlad for raw power, in P4P terms. I think Tua hits harder than him, Randall Bailey has a motherfucker of a right hand, Urango is a distinct possibility too. I think I’d have Bailey over Valero, too.
Trying to think of others now…. had a whole load of them in mind when I started this post. Grrrr…..
Now, Tweek, boxing is a Man sport. There is nothing in the world more Man than boxing. It is Man at his most Man. So when you spar with Ned here, just dig deep into that most Man part of you. (Uncle Jimbo, South Park: Tweek vs Craig)
Khan will never fight Maidana
No matter – D. Rafael says HBO wants Alexander-Maidana in the summer (which I LOVE). I expect I’m in the minority here, but if Campbell smacks Ortiz around as I sort of expect him to, I’d actually prefer Bradley to fight Campbell again with the winner fighting the Alexander-Maidana winner. If Ortiz turns out to show us all something, it will, of course, change the picture. Don’t know if Paulie can beat Khan or not, but I’ll be pulling for him big time.
Every time I hear that line about Chuck Norris and giraffes, I think of Khan/Maidana.
You know the one where it goes:
“Chuck Norris once kicked a horse under the chin. It survived, barely, and its descendents are now known as giraffes….”
Maidana would smack Khan so hard that Khan’s neck would be in danger of instantaneous evolution…..
Now, Tweek, boxing is a Man sport. There is nothing in the world more Man than boxing. It is Man at his most Man. So when you spar with Ned here, just dig deep into that most Man part of you. (Uncle Jimbo, South Park: Tweek vs Craig)
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