TV and Internet Fight Schedule - Weekend of July 9
by Brickhaus on Jul 7, 2010 2:27 AM EDT
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Friday, July 9
Sky Sports 2 (UK), 5:00 p.m. Eastern, Lenny Daws vs. Steve Williams. Daws will be defending his British light welterweight title against 9-0 fighter Williams. There are a lot of good names on the undercard against less than great competition, including Bradley Pryce, Prince Arron, Michael Lomax and Matt Skelton, so expect to see some highlights of their fights as well, time permitting.
ESPN2, 10:00 p.m. Eastern, Hank Lundy vs. John Molina. This one could be a pretty decent scrap. Lundy is a hard-hitting prospect who dominated then-undefeated Tyrese Hendrix his last time out. Molina had some decent wins on Shobox, and has won two in a row since losing to Martin Honorio. Both guys can bang a little, and neither has a spectacular chin, so if the fighters decide to mix it up, it could get interesting. Unfortunately, with other fighters dropping out, there isn't much of an undercard to speak of.
Cadena 3 (Mexico), 8:30 p.m. Eastern, Ramon Ayala vs. Carlos Velasquez, Giovanni Caro vs. Breilor Teran. Contrary to what Boxrec says, Ayala is not facing the Puerto Rican prospect, but the Nicaraguan journeyman. Ayala is 17-1 and is getting a little bit of hype in Mexico, although at this point even Velasquez is a step up.
Showtime, 11:00 p.m. Eastern, Mike Jones vs. Irving Garcia, Antwone Smith vs. Lanardo Tyner. Who is Mike Jones? Probably the best American welterweight prospect out there right now. He's no spring chicken, but he has all the tools necessary to be a top fighter, and now that he's getting some support from the networks, his career could go into overdrive. Garcia is probably a step back from Henry Bruseles as an opponent, but he's exciting and it's a fight that will probably end in a knockout. Smith is one of my favorite prospects for a different reason. He wasn't supposed to be anyone, and just looking at his physical tools, one wonders how he keeps winning. But he has great intelligence, heart and stamina, and that's allowed him to pull off a long string of upsets (Henry Crawford, Richard Gutierrez and Norberto Gonzalez) that has shot him to contender status. Tyner can box a little but doesn't have much power, and might provide a decent test for Smith. If both make it out without a loss, Jones and Smith may face each other in the near future, as HBO has expressed interest in buying that fight in the past.
Telefutura, 11:30 p.m. Eastern, Erislandy Lara vs. William Correa, Ricky Lopez vs. Derrick Wilson. Vicente Escobedo was supposed to fight in the headliner, but he had to pull out with illness. Way for Golden Boy to find a late replacement even better than the original headliner. Correa isn't a step up, but Lara hasn't fought in three months and this is what you get on a few days' notice. Lopez vs. Wilson is a Fight Night Club level fight - in fact, both of them have fought on that show several times.
Saturday, July 10
Solar Sports (Philippines), time TBD, Brian Viloria vs. Omar Soto. After losing his ttile to Carlos Tamara, Viloria is attempting to make a third title run by moving up in weight and facing two-time title challenger Soto.
NESportsTV.com, 8:00 p.m. Eastern ($12.00), Kevin McBride vs. Zack Page, Nagy Aguilera vs. Roderick Willis, Luis Del Valle vs. Pasqual Rose. Did you know McBride, conqueror of Tyson, was still fighting? Neither did I. Page is one of those guys who's pretty good despite a 20-29 record, but gets the raw end of the deal on a lot of decisions, and I have to wonder what could have been if he had time to train full-time and wasn't always taking fights on a week's notice. Aguilera will try to bounce back from getting trounced by Sam Peter, one fight after destroying a shot to bits Oleg Maskaev.
Showtime, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Bernabe Concepcion, Nonito Donaire vs. Hernan Marquez. It's the same dreck, different day for these two. While Lopez has been fighting tougher competition lately, Bob Arum hasn't given us the fights we want - Lopez against Yuriorkis Gamboa or Celestino Caballero, and Donaire rematching Vic Darchinyan (or facing any live body for that matter). Instead, he's followed his usual pattern - build up a fringe guy in his stable against decent but not good competition until he's ranked near the top 10, then feed him to one of the top guys. Concepcion beat Mario Santiago to earn the shot after suffering a DQ loss in a dreadfully boring fight against Steven Luevano. Still, he probably doesn't have the speed to compete with Lopez. Marquez, on the other hand, has never beaten anyone of consequence and lost a wide points decision to Richie Mepranum in his last fight. Marquez is a plodding southpaw slugger in the vein of Juan Urango, so don't be surprised if Donaire plays it safe and tries to box from the outside. Bad Left Hook will have live round by round coverage of this card.
Televisa (Mexico), 10:00 p.m. Eastern, Saul Alvarez vs. Luciano Cuello. Alvarez is taking on Cuello for an interim title, which the WBC seems to be giving out like candy now that they've renamed it the "silver" title. Cuello hasn't fought anyone special since losing a close on to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., but he's 26-1, so I guess they can market it. If I see this one get picked up by Suljos to air via live web feed, I'll put up a fanshot.
Elsewhere in the world of boxing...
- On the Lopez/Donaire undercard, Eden Sonsona will take on former Puerto Rican prospect Jonathan Oquendo. This could be a make or break fight for both of them, and if Sonsona wins, don't be too surprised if he's Lopez's next patsy. Sonsona has looked decent in winning his last six in a row, while Oquendo has won four straight against decent competition since getting flattened by Lopez.
- In Japan on Sunday, former titlist Malcolm Tunacao will be facing Kohei Oba in a solid bantamweight matchup. Tunacao's career has been up and down since losing his title to Pongsaklek Wonjongkam back in 2001, but he's still only 31 and continues to show glimpses of the power and resolve that earned him a win over Medgoen Singsurat. Oba is 27-0 and has pretty much wiped out the Japanese domestic scene; a win over Tunacao could put him in the picture for a title shot.
- Also taking smaller fights this weekend - George Tahdooahnippah, Xiong Zhao Zhong, Carlos Negron, McJoe Arroyo, Jimmy Lange, DeMarcus Corley and Ben Tackie.
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Tunacao-Oba
This is an interesting crossroads fight for both guys – Tunacao may be only 31, but I think he might be showing signs of a decline; Oba, while his record is pretty, has had to readjust his style and only recently looks like the top prospect that Japanese pundits had fawned over early in his career.
As Brickhaus mentioned, Oba gets closer to a title shot with a victory, but I think, more importantly, a “W” brings him some credibility. For fans not familiar with the Japanese scene or fighters out of East Asia, Tunacao is probably the only recognizable opponent on the Nagoya native’s record.
For Tunacao, a victory would definitely show he’s still a contender. His title-winning effort against Korea’s Seung-Suk Chae (available on youtube) was apparently a tough fight, so I am not sure how he’ll fair against a skilled boxer like Oba at this stage in each man’s career.
This is a rematch of their first showdown back in 2006 that ended in a draw. Since then Oba won and defended the Japanese title 5 times while Tunacao has been up and down. The fight will be shown on public TV, but as a taped broadcast on July 18 (Japanese Standard Time).
Interestingly, both men have ties to former WBC champ Hozumi Hasegawa. Tunacao has been the southpaw’s lead sparring partner for several of his bouts, and at least was considered a part of Team Hasegawa. I believe he was fighting out of Hasegawa’s Shinsei Gym for a while. Oba has also gone rounds with the former titleholder. He commented at one time (when Hasegawa held the green belt) that he wasn’t targeting the WBC title, which I speculate was because of the respect/friendship he had with Hasegawa.
I’ll PROBABLY end up doing a proper RBR for the Shobox card on Friday, and we’ll get a thread up in time for people to discuss FNF too.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Jimmy Lange, DeMarcus Corley and Ben Tackie
are all at that do or die point. Tackie has never been stopped or even decked as far as I know.
Pray for Nick Charles
Showtime should put their foot down and simply refuse to give these guys TV slots unless they take a bigger challenge.
It never ceases to amaze me how they can sit and watch Darchinyan and Donaire avoid each other, and then continue to give them slots. They’re basically just encouraging them not to fight. It baffles me. The networks don’t seem to realise their own power.
If Showtime didn't give him slots
Arum would just stick Donaire on a bunch of crappy PPVs instead. Probably doesn’t do much to hurt his earnings.
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Looking forward to seeing Jones fight again
He is becoming one of the few guys whose fights I have circled on my calendar to check out.
by Hatfield on Jul 7, 2010 11:16 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
veeraphol sahaprom won the bantamweight title in only his forth pro fight back in the 90s.
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
There are like 500 guys in the world who can claim to be “champion” of something or another. Oscar de la Hoya was in his 12th pro fight when he won a “championship” from “champion” Jimmie Bredahl. Beibut Shumenov just twice fought “champion” Gabriel Campillo within his first ten pro fights.
“Champion” doesn’t mean what it should.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Saul Alvarez and Jones
I was very disappointed with Alvarez in his last TV fight. Looks so good on paper. Jones is on a mission and several fights from a title. If Berto moves up he may get vacant title shot sooner than expected. “Hammerin” Hank Lundy is the other hottest fighter in Philly and is fighting all the prospects until he gets a contender to meet him. Both fight on Friday.
I was very disappointed with Alvarez in his last TV fight.
Did you know that every radio show I went on, and every outside person I talked to, was far more interested in talking about Saul Alvarez than they were Mayweather and Mosley after that show? True story. People were highly impressed by Alvarez’s style and his gumption, for lack of a better word (not that I personally think there are many better words than “gumption”).
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Yeah, I thought he was great to watch.
The right uppercut that he threw while stepping back from Cotto was a joy to see.
"The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic"
by Oli Goldstein on Jul 7, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Alvarez was better than his hype.
Young and composed with fight in his genes. This kid is on everyone’s radar.
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