Bad Left Hook Live Boxing Results and Commentary: Cristobal Arreola v. Manuel Quezada
by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 7:14 PM EDT
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Note at 9:10pm EDT: ESPN2 went to "bonus coverage" of a Roger Federer tennis match in Toronto before 9pm, after their scheduled women's tennis programming had ended on time. At 9pm, they stayed with the tennis match. Friday Night Fights will air whenever the tennis ends. It is, as of now, 4-1 in the third set.
Tonight at 9pm EDT, ESPN2's Friday Night Fights goes live from Ontario, California, with popular heavyweight Cristobal Arreola in what has become his "home arena" facing Goossen Tutor stablemate Manuel Quezada in the main event.
It's often unclear what will be on the ESPN undercards, but also on the bill tonight at Citizens Bank Arena will be a junior welterweight bout between Josesito Lopez (26-3, 15 KO) and Marvin Cordova Jr. (21-1-1, 11 KO), which I hope airs. But it's possible we'll see 2008 Olympian Shawn Estrada (7-0, 7 KO) continuing to take it easy against Alex Armenta (7-1, 6 KO) in a fight that isn't what it looks like on paper. Armenta, 31, hasn't fought since 2001, when he was knocked out in 1:47 against Jerson Ravelo.
| CRISTOBAL ARREOLA "The Nightmare" |
MANUEL QUEZADA |
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| Record: | 28-2 (25 KO) | Record: | 29-5 (18 KO) |
| Age: | 29 | Age: | 32 |
| Hometown: | Los Angeles, California | Hometown: | Wasco, California |
| Height: | 6'4" | Height: | 6'1 1/2" |
| Reach: | 77" | Reach: | N/A |
| Ranks/Titles: | Bad Left Hook #8, Ring #10 Contender, BoxRec #13 | Ranks/Titles: | BoxRec #60 |
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Off topic
But Dzinziruk-Collazo isn’t happening. The public story is that Collazo hasn’t fought in a year and wants a warm up first. I’ve heard though that the real reason is because Collazo’s contract with Don King expires at the end of the year, and he just wants to let it lapse so he can sign with someone else.
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When I get around to writing the Don King business model article
One thing King tends to do is hold his fighters hostage near the end of their contracts. He’ll make them a good fight, but he’ll only make it if they’ll agree to extend their promotional deals. So it’s perfectly understandable that Collazo isn’t fighting, although I almost wish he would just get in the ring. Dude isn’t getting any younger.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Bob Arum often does the same thing FWIW
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I know this is like touching the 'third rail' when discussing boxing but
there are often valid reasons why promoters do some of the things that they do. When you invest in talent, cultivate and nurture it, and promote it carefully and deliberately….you would hope that investment pays dividends. Boxers are talent…but they are not financially viable without the long term backing (investment) of promoters.
Yes, I know it’s a very dirty game…and that boxer’s have been historically and continue to be exploited, often egregiously. But for every star that pays off in a promoter’s stable, there are many more that don’t. Moreover, for every grateful and appreciative fighter who sticks with his promoter, there are far more that think it is they alone that have created their stardom. No one is crying here for promoter’s losses … because that is the business that they have chosen; Managing and promoting talent.
But ask anyone from CAA to IMG in Hollywood to the smallest talent agency, and they will all have tales of how, no matter what you do for a client, whether it be an actor, singer, boxer, they all leave when they want to; usually dismissive of all that has been done on their behalf.
Yeah I can’t blame Luis. I hope Dzinziruk fights again on that show, though. In theory DiBella already has Berto on that card, so what about Cintron?
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
actually looks like Mayorga
http://www.badlefthook.com/2010/8/13/1622075/collazo-wont-fight-dzinziruk
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Will Arreola be crying tonight?
I’ll bet three orders of chicken quesadillas against one large chimichanga that arreola beats quizada….
any takers? Come on, you can’t get odd like that anywhere else but on BLH!
No. First or second round waxing. Chris can fight. Make no mistake about that notwithsatnding his
nacho chees-filled girth. And God forbid if he should pass gas, as the entire Ontario viewing area will be wiped out forthwith! Ugh!
Pray for Nick Charles
Dammit
It’s not an Arreola fight unless he swears and this is not HBO.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
I’m hoping for burritos and Coronas haaaaaaaa ha ha ha ha. (For the record, it’s not him being “fat” that bothers me, it’s his tired jokes. Switch it up, Cris!)
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
He also has that strange way of talking like Johnny Tapia where he stops his sentences abruptly. Hell, he even looks like a giant
version of Tapia.
Pray for Nick Charles
Hopefully he sticks to burritos post-career
Although frankly I’m not sure what’s more deadly, a speedball habit or a fatty food and alcohol habit
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At least with Roy Nelson he's got the perfect walk-in music.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
O/T but I watched Midnight Run for the first time
Absolutely brilliant movie. I don’t know how Robert DeNiro has only won 2 Oscars.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Yay, tennis
Any idea if they’ll play this elsewhere while the game is ending? Looks like there’s still at least an hour to go, possibly two.
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So this is BONUS COVERAGE, but they’re keeping it on? For fuck’s sake. ESPN3.com will have the fight.
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I'm sick of ESPN airing tennis and baseball before Friday Night Fights
Because it pretty much never concludes on time.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
I don’t think this is even scheduled programming. They had women’s tennis set to end by 9, and it did. But they put this on and now they’re hanging us out to dry.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
WTF tennis?
Can’t they show it on ESPN U or would interrupting the replay of a football game from 2004 be too much?
And it’s not like this is a major or something. Jesus Christ.
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It's on ESPN Deportes
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me either
Awesome. i went to ESPN3.com, which ESPN2 told me would have the fight, but nope!
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Now they’re trying to break down what division Roger Federer would fight in, so I’m even more annoyed.
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Milquetoastweight
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Does it matter?
The Swiss are neutral so he’d be more suited as a judge.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
FWIW
They’re not actually playing any fights on ESPN Deportes yet, just talking about boxing news.
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Fortunately, this is only a three-set match
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 9:10 PM EDT reply actions
That's good
I thought all men’s matches were five?
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Usually
Occasionally they’ll do this for minor tournaments and charity stuff, I think.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
The Facebook comments are definitely amusing however
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=142351045798557&id=264369555168
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Heh, I like the guy who has the dual bad ideas of either banning tennis or giving boxing its own channel.
There should be a channel dedicated strictly to MMA and Boxing
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Interviewing Erislandy Lara now
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I have access...
… and if they’re still saying it’s available on ESPN3, they’re lying.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 9:15 PM EDT reply actions
They seem to be holding the broadcast
On ESPN deportes, they’re still not showing fights – lots of analysis, lots of interviews. Interviews with Bernard Hopkins, Oscar de la Hoya and Erislandy Lara already.
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I'd be so pissed
If Federer comes back from 5-2 down.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
If I owned ESPN it would be live boxing cards every Friday and Sat. and then classic boxing 24 hours a day the rest of the week. We’d be broke, but it would do the world some good.
"Mug an old lady, and if you have the right connections the WBO will rank you seventh." -Steve Farhood
Give us real classic boxing then
Because I’m tired of seeing Holyfield fights.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Holyfield and random ass fights like Chad Dawson-Jesus Ruiz. CLASSIC!!!!!!!
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously. Comcast dropped Classic from my cable package
But they just picked some random ass Showtime fights.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Yeah we’d definitely tap into the HBO archives. I’d be showing some Pac Man, some Gatti.
"Mug an old lady, and if you have the right connections the WBO will rank you seventh." -Steve Farhood
by BloodMeridian on Aug 13, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
They protect that stuff like they have any plans of doing anything with it. I really love their ongoing and totally outdated reliance on their PPV replays, so that you can’t get actual highlights on SportsCenter.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
They also need to have fights not dubbed on by Tessitore and Scully
Joe sounding crystal-clear on fights from 1986 are pathetic.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Well shucks. Looks like my cable package won’t get me the Ji-Hoon Kim fight tomorrow night. Ah well, guess it’s another Dawson jabfest.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
New rule
You can’t call yourself a sport if you can’t play while the crowd is cheering.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 9:24 PM EDT reply actions
Teddy Atlas is champing at the bit
To spout some confusing analogies. This just delays it too much.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
“Arreola has a big serve, but does he have the endurance to go five sets? Quezada, meanwhile, is moving into deep water, and we all know how hard it is to play tennis underwater…”
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
“Arreola could cause a big racket…..and serve up a punch right to the body BANG BANG! And it’s game, set, and match.”
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The football analogies for the “Super Bowl” show (Johnson-Mack) were awful enough, thanks.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Those were amazing.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
At least he hasn't talked about making a cake for a few weeks
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TV says Arreola-Quezada is a 12 rounder. I thought it was 10. Either way.
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12 rounder? This isn't an Alphabet Soup title is it?
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
No, but for all I know they put up some NABF or Fedalatin or International title or whatever.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Arreola got a belt for sending in enough cereal box tops.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
“This has become a good tennis fight here. Federer ‘off the ropes.’”
Fuck you.
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Well, we’re not going to get out of this crap any time soon. Great. Good job, Berdych.
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Berdych should've Czeched himself before he wrecked himself
You know what? That’s really bad. I’m going to fry myself in oil.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
If this goes to a tiebreak, I’m pouring myself some Irish Mist. Oy.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 9:35 PM EDT reply actions
I can see Piranha 3D being the worst movie of the decade.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Worse than "Face Off"?
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Fucking tennis. I hate fucking tennis.
The sport of aristocrats. Bullshit.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
I'll watch tennis over golf
Table tennis is fun.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
I prefer table tennis to real tennis.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
ping pong is actually the single most popular sport in the world.
Seriously.
Viva China!
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Roger who?
Mayweather?
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Boxing punditry available on Spanish language ESPN, for what it's worth
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Well crap.
Looks like it’s whiskey time.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
Berdych is collapsing.
This will be over soon.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Jesus. I mean at least I’m seeing a pretty amazing collapse by Berdych I suppose.
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AH JESUS
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Unbelievable. I'm rooting for Berdych to win it
Now that he’s collapse and Federer is in good position to win I’m rooting for him.
Why? Because FNF doesn’t air on-time anymore.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Alright, it’s over. … it’s over. it’s over. NO NEVERMIND LET’S KEEP TENNIS ON
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And there’s the women’s highlights. You know, from the coverage that was ACTUALLY SCHEDULED.
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The British guy trying to say "Tecate" was pretty funny.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
BTW, I don’t know if anyone saw, but Povetkin fought and beat Bruce Seldon in an unsanctioned “exhibition” that Sauerland Event didn’t know about, and that the Pennsylvania AC is now investigating since it was fought like any normal fight would be. Great career advice from Teddy Atlas so far for Povetkin.
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The heck?
Sure, why get paid millions to fight when you can fight in an unsanctioned exhibition in the boondocks of PA?
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Does Teddy order “kway-sadillas” from Taco Bell?
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My mom just said Arreola has a "Cartoon Nose".
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
alright the Cordova-Lopez fight is about to start
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It was a thing to email me. Not really a warning. Just my easiest way of communicating privately on-site.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
SBN really needs private messaging
I’ve had 2 “warnings” that weren’t actually warnings.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
70% of my warnings aren’t warnings.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
LET'S GET READY TO....
hear Scott say “AND WE’RE LIVE!”
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Aug 13, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You stole SC's "AND WE'RE LIVE" catchphrase during foreplay.
SC knows.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
I'VE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU!!!
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I think this undercard could be a pretty decent scrap
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Should be a decent one on paper
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Cordova’s gonna give a boxing kinnick, apparently.
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Sorry but whenever I hear someone is from Riverside I think....
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
I caught a rerun of that last night
Still just as funny, five years later
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The Fear Factor part of the show
Was hilarious. I think that’s the best show Dave has ever had.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
ive never seen a guy in purple trucks fight a guy in pink trunks before.
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
trucks = trunks btw
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Aug 13, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
This fight is great so far
But Teddy and Joe just seem to be caught up in making analogies instead of actually calling the fight
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Good round so far
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
They've both been getting countered a lot
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Just that Lopez falls in after his punches and gee goly are his hands slow at getting back up.
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Cordova-Lopez R1
Lopez is swinging big right away. Goodness. Lopez with a nice body shot. He’s throwing a ton and Cordova looks a little overwhelmed early. Cordova comes in with a decent combo, but a bit jerky and doesn’t land.
That’s the other thing about that tennis crap: These guys, professional fighters, had to wait an hour to go on. Their job was affected by ESPN2 decided to stick with coverage of something that wasn’t even scheduled to air.
Both guys are throwing punches this round. Lopez is the aggressor, but Cordova isn’t just waiting either. Lopez takes the first round for me.
Lopez 10-9
Bad Left Hook
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Sloppy fighting is fun fighting.
You could drive a convoy through either man’s defense, but it makes for decent scrapping, if short careers.
While I appreciate the work he does
Yet another reason to believe Dan Rafael is actually a douchebag in real life: http://www.badlefthook.com/2010/8/13/1622303/chris-albany-dan-u-cursed-every
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Hahahahaaha
Rafael’s grumpy when he hasn’t eaten.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t quite call him a douchebag, but as we know by now, he’s a much better reporter than he is prognosticator, or scorer. As long as his columns don’t get absorbed in his ticks, as Peter King’s are in coffee and bullshit, I’ll keep reading him.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
And the motherfucker can get thorny in chats, no doubt.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds about right to me
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Aug 13, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I like how both guys' first instinct when they get hit
Is to punch back
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Fun fun
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Cordova-Lopez R2
CONE KUH-RACKTER
Cordova gets lulled by Lopez jabbing and jabbing. Lopez is not looking sharp, but sharper than Cordova. Now Lopez is really starting to take control of the fight, hitting to the body and upstairs, pressuring Cordova very well. Cordova does get in a nice uppercut that Lopez shakes off. Both guys are fighting hard. RIght hand Lopez, then he bounces out and comes back. Cordova doing more waiting this round. Cordova also bleeding from the mouth or lip.
BIG EXCHANGE NEAR THE END OF THE ROUND! WHAM WHAM
Lopez 10-9
Lopez 20-18
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Wham Wham?
BANG BANG!
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by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
BOOM BOOM POW
FERGIE HAS NO TALENT
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cordova is going to get flattened soon
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-Sonny Liston
I'm hoping he'll turn the tide
THEN it will be a great fight
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20-18 Lopez
Getting off first is only a good thing in boxing.
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Quote of the week
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You made me spit wine on myself
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Speaking of which i should get some beer…
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
eh, get married
Then you don’t care so much anymore.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Not planning on that for at least some time.
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
You don’t know what kind of indifference to sexual activity you’re missing, dog.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m like a raunchy According to Jim over here.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Not being married
But being in a relationship for 8 years now, I can tell you it has nothing to do with marriage itself
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Well yeah. Long-term is more of what I’m really saying. Marriage is a piece of paper as much as anything. My wife usually looks at me funny when I say these things IRL.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
10-9 Lopez, 20-18
I love the way Lopez steps to the side to get an angle to punch when Cordova turtles.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
Lopez needs to stop loading up like a crazy man on the power hand
There has been a couple hooks that have taken him a couple steps to recover from. Balance is your friend.
I gave that one to Cordova
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me too
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Aug 13, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Cordova-Lopez R3
Lopez is throwing some shots that are just absurdly wild. I think that might even be halfway effective as a tactic here, because then he lands some good, compact shots in close. Cordova really is just…I don’t know. He’s getting lulled into letting Lopez do round-winning work. But Cordova starts doing some nice work int he last minute of the round, too. Round was slower until the final minute when Cordova started opening up more, and they end it throwing nasty punches again. Close round.
Cordova 10-9
Lopez 29-28
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10-9 Lopez
But I can see someone giving it to Cordova. 30-27
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
Now Teddy Atlas is defending his decision to cost Povetkin a $2.5 million payday.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
That looked like it was on the beltline to me
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I'm getting tired of blaming the Heavyweights' problems on the lack of good Americans.
Manny Pacquiao. That’s the start and end of my argument. People are much less nationalistic about their fighters as you might think, when they happen to be exciting. The problem with the division is excitement, much more than it is the Americanism. Even in his brief time, did Rahman really shake up the world?
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah it’s not to do with being American. Most of hte fighters are boring. The best drawing heavyweight in the United States is Tomasz Adamek, in part because of location, and in part because his fights don’t suck.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Was that actualy low?
I don’t think so
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
OT: I'm thinking about applying for a judge's license
Anyone think I should go for it?
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no
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by sonofapsycho on Aug 13, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Because my scoring sucks?
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Are you smarter than Gale Van Hoy?
If yes, you’re needed.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
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by sonofapsycho on Aug 13, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
If you don’t mind a thankless existence, go for it.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Go for it
I looked into going through the training in CA, but you needed to know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy.
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
That's probably how it is in real life in NY too
But on the NYSAC’s website, all you officially need to do is apply.
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Cordova-Lopez R4
Low blow from Cordova as Lopez is pressuring and pressuring. Looked borderline. Cordova with a good uppercut that Lopez feels, but he stays in the pocket. Now Cordova starting to wake up some more. Lopez throwing and throwing as the round closes, and Cordova is there with him. Another tight round and a tough one to call, but I liked Lopez’s pressure.
Lopez 10-9
Lopez 39-37
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10-9 Lopez, 40-36
I’m pretty sure that low blow was intentional
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:16 PM EDT reply actions
He's trying to slip punches
And he’s successful some of the time, but he’s not slick enough to really get away with it, and Lopez is doing good work to the body. Still, two televised fights in a row for Cordova that were decent fights. Maybe they should get him on TV more?
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Cordova will probably get KOed in the 7th.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
The very thought of Cordova being Pernell Whitaker caused milk to squirt out of my nose. And I’m not drinking milk.
You must have got the bad kidney
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Southpark reference?
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
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by Matt Miller on Aug 13, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Cordova-Lopez R5
Lopez just going and going and going. Now he starts ripping on Cordova! Cordova feeling the pressure and the piling up of punches now. Cordova getting cracked to the body and the head, turtling more but even when he does not covering up effectively. Straight right pops him down the pipe. First half of this round is all Josesito Lopez. Even Cordova’s punches are immediately answered. Cordova comes back a little bit late, but again Lopez just starts firing away in the final moments.
Lopez 10-9
Lopez 49-46
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Same score here
And Lopez is starting to pull away
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Lopez can throw, although I just have very little respect for what Cordova’s been doing recently. I still think Josecito is too cute a fighter name. Lil’ Jose?
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
10-9 Lopez, 50-45
Anyone remember the name of the Mexican boxer on the FNF undercard a couple of weeks back who absolutely savaged an undefeated ‘prospect’?
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
I’m unimpressed that Cordova didn’t leap on him right then. Think he could have floored Lopez fairly easily.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
10-9 Cordova, 59-55 Lopez
That was a clear Cordova round, and a hell of a body shot there at the end.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
kidney punch! made bas rutten proud
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yes, thank you
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by sonofapsycho on Aug 13, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
liver actually. im pretty drunk
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Cordova-Lopez R6
Sounds like Teddy gave Cordova the last round. Yes he did. So he has it 48-47 for Lopez. I thought the last round was clearly Lopez’s though Cordova did some OK work, which they showed on replay.
Cordova’s nose bleeding. He looks a bit worse for wear overall, just in his attitude and posture. Lopez not pressuring as much early this round, and Cordova comes in with some combination punching. Lopez with a shot behind the head, light warning. Now Lopez with a right hand! Cordova stuck in the corner and turtling. There’s another right from Lopez. Lopez laying on him and smothering him, and Cordova spins out of it and gets back to the center of the ring. Shot on the break now. This fight’s a little chippy.
Rights from both. Cordova with a combo, Lopez comes back with effective body shots, but Cordova rips Lopez with a body shot of his own! That hurt Lopez, but Lopez hangs on through the end of the round. Woof, that was a good shot. Too bad he didn’t get it earlier.
Cordova 10-9
Lopez 58-56
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Something tells me Lopez will lose now
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
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"He touched him really hard down there."
Very creepy, Teddy.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
If only Cordova knew how to block a jab...
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Cordova totally dominant now
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
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Cordova is getting quite the swelling by his eye
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Cordova needs a 2-point round or a KO, or else the best he can do is a tie
on my card
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Cordova-Lopez R7
Cordova would be wise to target that same shot again. Lopez looked like he was about to crumble there. Lopez slips with about two minutes left in the round. Cordova comes to jump right on him. He thinks he’s got him reeling. Cordvoa now the aggressor, looking to tag the body. Cordova has totally turned this fight around right now. But here comes Lopez with big shots! Cordova’s mouthpiece goes flying!
Damn, I wish this was 10 rounds. This fight is really getting tight and it’s almost over.
Cordova pressing again in the final 20 seconds. Cordova has some God awful defense and there is no getting around it. Lopez with a couple shots, Cordova fires back, and they end another round throwing.
Cordova 10-9
Lopez 67-66
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I got it 67-66 Lopez
But Lopez made it close near the end
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10-9 Cordova, 68-65 Lopez
I have Cordova needing a KO (or a multi-knockdown round) to pull this out.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
What's sad
Is that you can see there’s a decent fighter somewhere in there with Cordova. He has the heart. He has a decent jab. He seems to have the chin. Just his defense is horrible. With good training, maybe that can be fixed. Frankly, I like his long-term prospects more than Lopez, who sort of seems like he is what he is.
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Lopez seems closer to a finished product for sure.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I got a bad feeling this will end in a draw.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Good. No need to worry about that now.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
VERY slow call on the low blow
He got like 5 body shots in there after the nut shot.
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zab judah'd that stuff
don’t remember if we’re allowed to swear here or not
by journeyintosound on Aug 13, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Point deduction!>?>?
Seriously? That’s awful.
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There were no previous warnings of this sort, right?!
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
He’d had a low blow earlier, but it was borderline.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
There was.
Borderline intentional nutshot earlier on.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Nothing specific just the general “Keep it up!”
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
He had the one where he was in the corner and had the low blow that I still don't think was actually a low blow
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Seems like you’ve really got to be specific about these deductions, except for the particular obvious low blows that you see so rarely. Poorly played, Pat.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Bullshit deduction and late reaction from the ref
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
9-9 round
76-75 Lopez card, pretty clearly IMO, but Cordova is the guy I want to see more of.
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Marvin needs to get off the post.
Seriously, even without that deduction, you might not have won this fight, and you don’t get points for post-fight confidence.
10-8 Lopez, 78-73 same.
If the ref thought the earlier nutshot was intentional, I understand the deduction. Otherwise, that was pretty silly.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:33 PM EDT reply actions
Cordova-Lopez R8
Lopez comes charging out like a deranged lunatic to start this round. I mean he’s going for it. What a fun fight this has been. Hats off to both guys and their indifference to defense.
Cordova with a huge low blow. That really did look low on first glance. Lopez will get time to recover. Russell sure waited a while to call it low though.
Oh Jesus, they deducted a point from Cordova. That was not intentional. I think that’s an awful and unfortunate call. Now they’re both going to tear away for the final half of the round.
And here they go! Right hand from Lopez! Left hook from Cordova gets in. Cordova trying to press, but Lopez tying him up.
Cordova 10-9
-1 for Cordova
Lopez 76-75
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There was a lot of really interesting stuff from Cordova in this fight. He might lose this one, and that’s fine by me honestly because it was really close and Lopez did a lot, too, but if someone can fine-tune his defense, he could be a real contender.
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Apparently, another stupid California rule. Jesus.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Its a strange fight that the loser looks to have a better future. Oh Cali rules strike again!
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to post that Russell is a great ref…but now? Why did he deduct a point for that low blow? No prior warning I don’t think.
Oh, okay, it’s not a bad deduction, it’s a stupid California rule.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
Ah, they have ANOTHER awful rule in California. Because Russell had to give Lopez time, he HAD to take a point.
Man, California needs to get their rules together.
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It’s like the three-strikes rule of boxing. I hate anything that further takes power from the ref, honestly…it’s hard enough without it.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Not the right move, just what he was forced to do.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
CORDOVA-LOPEZ OFFICIAL DECISION
77-74
78-73
78-73
JOSESITO LOPEZ by unanimous decision
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Lots of toss-up rounds
I understand those cards.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
If you gave the toss up rounds to Cordova then its a reasonable card. Hell thats the score I had because I gave Lopez the two 10-8 rounds.
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh
Cards too wide, but whatever. Fight was good; scoring was borderline bad.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Sure, but can you imagine boxing….on WEED?!
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Dock ellis pitched a perfect game on pot….
by FrankinDallas on Aug 13, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Though that giraffe almost got him in the seventh inning.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I have tried LSD….oh, you mean Ellis….
by FrankinDallas on Aug 13, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
As in Doc was on LSD
Not advocating drug use (disclaimer!)
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
8 or 9 walks. And he didn’t think he was going to pitch that day. If you never saw the animated film about that special day, by the way, you’re in for a treat:
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice
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I was about to say that JMM looked a little like a certain Argentinian
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I barely understood what Tavoris Cloud said in the press conference.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
his whole appearance is a nightmare… and that’s part a reflection on his training, but the rest was mother nature… man that guy is ugly
Must be talking about his moves
as opposed to his moobs
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Aug 13, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
The CSAC is going to start making him wear a bro
or maybe a manzeire
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lol
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by Matt Miller on Aug 13, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Evening boys
no idea why I am going to RBR this, but here I am.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Aug 13, 2010 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
Chris Arreola is the James Toney of HW boxing.
Oh wait…
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
some dude
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Aug 13, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Federer
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Aug 13, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
What a Mug II
But, just these glimpses so far, & in spite of I guess he’s 257 or so, but the mug looks—fitter. “Better” is too strong a word.
Evidently, all Mexicans look the same to Joe Tessitore
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almost ready to go with the main event
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You can't spell tone without 'ton'
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Better toned. And it hilariously came while the camera caught the same underarm side jiggle that Arreola always has.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Arreola-Quezada R1
Arreola out throwing the long right to start. Quezada throwing and tries to the body. There’s the overhand right from Arreola again. That right from Arreola is just butt ugly. But it can be effective. “Teddy, what’s an ideal weight for Chris Arreola?” Have we not gone over this, Joe?
Right hand Quezada inside. Body shot from Arreola. Quezada staying in and trying to take away Arreola’s length, which is moderately effective for the first round, but it’s Arreola’s round anyway thanks to the better blows coming from his side.
Arreola 10-9
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Off topic, but
I don’t think Adamek gets enough credit for his career.
I can’t think of anyone, off the top of my head, who has made as much of his talent as Tomasz has recently.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
This fight is so sloppy that it's not even enjoyable
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He's a sturdy, thick, girthy guy
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Teddy?
Is there something you wanna tell us?
by The Boxer Rebellion on Aug 13, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, Joe said that
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Arreola-Quezada R2
Arreola really starts pressing about a minute into the round, but he’s not landing clean too much. Still, it’s totally neutralizing Quezada offensively at the same time. This is incredibly sloppy. It looks for all the world like eventually Arreola will hit him hard and that’ll be the end, but until we get there it’s just another sloppy, boring heavyweight fight, like all the heavyweight fights are now.
Arreola 10-9
Arreola 20-18
This is horrible. I don’t care how much you like heavyweights, defending fights like this just means you’re in total denial.
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There is a value to watching athletes that are in shape, particularly when you have to watch them shirtless.
Some guys have abs you can grate cheese on. He has abs you can rest kittens on.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Arreola-Quezada R3
They continue their pawing, and then Arreola actually unleashes a good looking uppercut and some more powerful punches. Not landing many, but he gets a good one in, and Quezada slaps at him in return. Arreola taking over now. Quezada has nothing on his punches and is spending most of the fight looking at Arreola and nodding. Quezada “tries to fight back” at the end of the round after getting rocked a little, but Arreola wins that exchange too.
Arreola 10-9
Arreola 30-27
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Question.
Is ranking Adamek #4 a little high? Just a question in context, as I watch the hopelessness that is Arreola as a true contender. /chuckles
And I really do love Adamek. I live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, so I’m not sure I even have a choice in the matter. He is highlander.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Who else are you going to rank up there? Povetkin? What has Povetkin done?
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I guess it’s that simple. Man, we’ve come to the point where the light heavyweight division is easily more loaded than the heavies, and I’m sure there’s an argument to be made for the cruisers too.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Cruiser has much more talent and much better fights. I really wish that division would finally get some U.S. play. If people want to watch big guys who can fight, there they are.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel bad for USS Steve Cunningham. That man has had some great fights/wars.
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
not at all
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Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Aug 13, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Not at all
Nobody else has a better resume of wins
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Yes, finish it with pecan pie Blizzard!
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
the tatoo on areolas back looks like a giant birth mark
didnt notice it was a flower until tonight.
Terrible Fight
But he actually does look better—he’s actually got a faint hint of a waist. Which then sort of blossoms into fat pads that lump out over his waistband, but not as bad as last fight.
Arreola-Quezada R4
I’m tired of trying to describe this action. It’s exactly what you’d expect it to be. Arreola is winning easily because Quezada is presenting no real resistance. One brave soul lets out a couple of very loud boos in the crowd. He has a point.
Arreola 10-9
Arreola 40-36
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A spectacular knockout wouldn’t really redeem this, even if it would be the only thing remembered.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
If anyone's into MMA, Roy Nelson looks much worse
The boxing connection is that he fought on the epic March badness card :)
Roy Nelson could not wear shorts, and you still wouldn't see his junk
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The comparison works
Nelson is good, but he’d be much better if he wasn’t carrying 40 pounds of beer gut.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
DANNY TREJO!!!
Now he can kick that fake goombah’s ass!
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Pete Rose is a big Arreola fan?
Somehow this makes perfect sense to me, but I’m not feeling poetic enough at the moment to connect the dots. Bourbon plus bitters plus sugar plus seltzer has disconnected those particular wires.
His daughter went to college with me
In the category of completely irrelevant crap
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One of the saddest moments of my life
Was drinking in a TGI Friday’s in Tampa, and seeing Pete Rose there watching the All Star Game on TV.
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A few times a round, Arreola will throw a really nice punch or combo that reminds you that the guy has real skills.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
Occasionally he actually turns his body into a punch
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And he pissed it all away along with the coronas.
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Arreola-Quezada R5
Shockingly, Pete Rose is a big boxing fan. What do you know. Who’d have guessed.
Arreola picking up with throwing meaningful looking punches is saving this from worst TV fight of the year contention, at least. I mean they’re not hugging or just standing around, it’s just damn ugly. There’s a long right from Arreola, probably didn’t catch Quezada as well as he’d have liked. Arreola’s just a superior fighter, plus he’s bigger and stronger. I mean there’s all there is to this fight. Quezada looks almost disinterested.
Arreola 10-9
Arreola 50-45
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This is horrifying.
The only thing I can compare it to is Margarito’s comeback fight. Much like it, I fear we’re somehow going to go the distance.
I'm not sure I can make it the whole 12 rounds
And coincidentally neither can these two.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
“I saw a fat man beat up a tomato can.”
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh, I won’t call him a can. He’s a journeyman, but not a can. Although he’s fighting like one…so you have a point.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
More like 70 years from now…as we lay dying…regretting the hours and days of our lives…
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there any tennis that can delay the rest of this fight?
Seriously how disappointing have these FNF main events been lately?
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
You’ve really come full circle on tennis here. Scary.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Arreola-Quezada R6
Like here’s how sloppy this is. We’re all crapping on this fight, but like Frank said, they’re throwing a LOT more than most heavyweight fights. Average heavyweight output per round is 46 punches. Arreola’s at 82 with Quezada at 70. It’s just there’s nothing on most of that stuff and they’re not landing hard, clean shots.
DEEP WATERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!! STARTED LATE, NO SAUL, BUT FINALLY, THIS FEELS LIKE FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
Arreola 10-9
Arreola 60-54
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I might have given that round to Quezada just because it looked like Cris took that round off.
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I have trouble giving Quezada any credit for his pitty-patty efforts.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Effective punching is close to zero in this fight.
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright, I'm out
Nite all. Doubt I’ll be around tomorrow. Friend coming in to town.
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First man taken out by Arreola-Quezada
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Some fights test the endurance of the man.
Others, the endurance of the fan.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Quezada was standing straight up, sorta throwing punches with no conviction.
That is the moment I will remember of this fight, if any.
Its almost like his punches are defense. He hopes they get in the way of Arreola’s punches
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Arreola-Quezada R7
Apparently Arreola has blood in his mouth. God why is this 12 rounds? WHY? Quezada has absolutely nothing in there and Arreola looks…weak? His punches just don’t seem to have much of anything on them tonight. Quezada is throwing some of the worst goddamn punches I have seen all year. He’s active but he really might as well just be literally touching Arreola. Quezada seriously looks like he barely cares at all. I don’t even know how to describe this fight if you’re not seeing it. Arreola looks determined but tired already, Quezada looks indifferent.
Arreola 10-9
Arreola 70-63
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So this coupled with Jim Mora apparently now an NFL on FOX analyst
Has made this a crummy day.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
I miss tennis.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Not him. The former Seahawks coach.
Mora Jr. is an idiot.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Junior? Because Senior would be awfully entertaining.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Junior. I would love to hear Senior.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
That man-sack/pair of gloves hanging from the back of Quezada’s head is starting to gross me out.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
It’s there to remind us that he is, in fact, a professional boxer.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Arreola-Quezada R8
I wish Quezada would just unleash something huge. No matter how bad it looks, how against his training it goes, how stupid it might be, I just want him to throw one punch where it looks like he’s really trying to turn the tide of this fight. But he’s not. He’s laying out this alleged jab and ugh. So now I wish Teddy would talk about cake or something.
Arreola 10-9
Arreola 80-72
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I’d expect Arreola to fight Tony Thompson next, but I don’t think Goossen would be thrilled to sacrifice Arreola to an unmarketable guy nearing 40 who’s already lost to Wlad Klitschko, even if they’re both his fighters.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
The biggest, angriest, orneriest oxen in the world couldn’t drag me to watch that.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that a JCC league team or something?
by Waldo Rastel on Aug 13, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Arreola-Quezada R9
Suddenly they both throw punches that don’t look like crap. And moments later, Arreola lays it on thick and Quezada goes down. This will continue, but hopefully Arreola closes the show here. He should be able to. Quezada trying but getting hammered and DOWN AGAIN!
Quezada up again. Why continue? Arreola is a good finisher, especially against mid-level competition. But hey — Quezada is showing willingness to fight. This round might actually end. And it does with Quezada covering up and reeling.
Arreola 10-7
Arreola 90-79
They should consider stopping this. Quezada has zero hope of winning this fight.
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Hopefully Arreola has enough gas to end this thing off, because Quezada’s coming back out
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Arreola might have hurt his right hand again
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Fortunately for Arreola, I doubt that’s an issue for him.
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Arreola-Quezada R10
Well, Quezada’s throwing punches to start the round. He doesn’t lack for brass. Quezada doesn’t look wobbly and he’s landing a little. What the hell is Arreola doing? Oh, hell — Arreola might have hurt his right hand again, as he just backed down and shook the hand.
Arreola trying to bounce on the outside. Quezada throwing. Arreola really not throwing back. He must have hurt his hand. Quezada is actually trying to find somewhere to land a big shot now. Arreola is basically just showing the right hand at this point.
Quezada 10-9
Arreola 99-89
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Seriously….give quezada some props….down twice and he comes out the next round fighting….I’m just saying.
He came out fighting in the same round he was knocked down twice, actually. No one’s insulting his spirit, in any case.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Teddy shows that he has no idea how a polygraph works
‘The needle is moving to the left!’
F-ing magnets, how do they work?
Arreola-Quezada R11
Wow, Arreola’s doing nothing again this round. I mean this isn’t gas tank stuff. And yep, Arreola’s hand is hurt again, Tessitore reports from the corner between rounds after we get Teddy Atlas’ in-depth thoughts on Cloud-Johnson for some reason. FWIW, I do think Teddy might be right about Glen’s weight. He’s talked about going to cruiserweight recently and there might be a lot to that.
Quezada is…dominating this round. Sadly he’s way, way behind and needs a stoppage. Then Manuel gets hit with a left hook that seems to shake him a bit. Arreola throws big to end the round.
Quezada 10-9
Arreola 108-99
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Arreola is getting popped with clean shots.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
I mean if Quezada had ANY power Arreola is going down.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
There have been like 5 non-arm punches the whole night
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Arreola has gone to one decision, ever.
A UD in 2005. Other than that, two DQs account for his non-KOs. His hand might be hurt, but this is a bad sign of decline.
Sorry, I meant to say, he’s won 1 decision. Adamek took the MD that should have been a UD, of course.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
he went to a decision last fight
He just lost it.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Arreola-Quezada R12
So this is two straight fights Arreola has hurt his hand. That’s never a good thing.
Quezada lands a big shot! Boy, if he had more power, or if he’d done any damage in the first nine rounds, this might be a fight. But I don’t think he can do enough to really bother Arreola. I mean this thing’s in the bank already. And Arreola, to his credit, is standing there and trying to fight with one hand, basically. He’s hugging a bit, but not awful.
All in all I guess this wound up being not so terrible. Not good, but mostly just forgettable. Both guys had spirit. Arreola just FIRING SHOTS DOWN THE STRETCH! He wants the stoppage! And Quezada goes down again!
Well goddamn, but I am a Chris Arreola fan. I mean hell. Gutsy guy. (Pardon the pun.)
Quezada just wants to last the last 10 seconds. Arreola is winging shots! Quezada throwing back. Wound up a fun final four rounds! Once you took a hand away from Arreola, this became a blast!
Arreola 10-8
Arreola 118-107
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It really wasn’t THAT awful. The last third of the fight was perfectly watchable and frankly better than any Klitschko fight (either of them) since Wladimir-Brock.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I think what annoyed me
Is that Chris should’ve stopped him within 4.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
by SSreporters on Aug 13, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s a tricky comparison, because when you watch a Klitschko fight, you watch a superior guy control and defeat an inferior guy, fully. There’s a slight pleasure in watching the mastery. Watching a guy with not enough power to beat the guy who has not enough conditioning to really fight the sort of fight you want to watch? Well, now that’s true tedium. So I never thought I’d say this, but this made me appreciate Klitschko fights.
by El Destruyo on Aug 13, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s a slight pleasure in watching the mastery.
I disagree. I greatly disagree. There is nothing enjoyable about what Vitali Klitschko does, and Wladimir is a guy who could put his opponents away within five every time out if he took even the slightest risks. They are incredibly boring. They are definitely good fighters, and they actually stay in shape and care about their careers, which I like, and I don’t blame them for being better than everyone, but I do not enjoy watching either of them.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
And I mean, I’m not telling you you’re wrong. Just giving my full and honest feelings on the Klitschkos.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
No doubt.
And I totally won’t defend them. The key word here really is slight, in my slight enjoyment. I guess to put it in simple bullshit math:
Skill + Opponent with no real chance of victory = At least a chance to see skill
Muddied skill + Opponent with no real chance of victory = No real reason to see
But I understand that you remain a Arreola fan, whereas he lost me somewhere around the Walker fight, entertaining as it was. (I mainly just realized then that he was never really going to grow beyond entertainment.) The division will still all but definitely be more entertaining when the Klitschkos are gone. But for all we know, three Chris Byrds could be right behind them.
by El Destruyo on Aug 14, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I like Arreola, but I don’t, like, get excited about him anymore. Watching Vitali dismantle him played a part in that, and then when he so totally blew off training for Minto and then by his own admission for Adamek, that left me a little cold. I like watching him when he turns it up. When he doesn’t, he’s as ugly a fighter as there is in the division.
My favorite heavyweight at this point is Adamek, and I even have some issues with him, mostly being that his heavyweight career has been four fights counting the upcoming bout, and two of them were against Andrew Golota and Michael Grant, neither of whom have been relevant in a decade.
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by Scott Christ on Aug 14, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Likewise on all parts with Adamek. I just hope he gets a shot at Haye.
by El Destruyo on Aug 14, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Later guys
A….very interesting night on FNF. Bring on more tennis!
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Third most punches thrown by a heavyweight in Compubox history for Arreola. Just imagine if he wasn’t carrying 20 pounds of extra torso!
by Verklemptomaniac on Aug 13, 2010 11:48 PM EDT reply actions
ARREOLA-QUEZADA OFFICIAL SCORES
117-108
118-107
118-107
CRISTOBAL ARREOLA via unanimous decision
He’s now the — get this one — WBC Mexican National Heavyweight Champion.
Arreola threw 988 punches tonight, Quezada 845. Arreola’s 988 is the third-highest in CompuBox heavyweight history.
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Fuck no
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Mexican national heavyweight champion
In a fight between two guys who weren’t born in Mexico, while the fight was in California
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