Mandatory Eight Count: One of These Days, Sergio Mora Will Be a Star
by Scott Christ on Aug 31, 2010 8:36 PM EDT
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Promoter Schaefer takes on 'holiday' boxing (The Fabulous Forum)
The Nov. 6 card with Robert Guerrero and James Kirkland will be in Austin, Texas. There's also the news in here that the Showtime bantamweight card could come on December 4, when Top Rank is holding the Cotto-Chavez PPV. Someone should convince Top Rank to go to Friday night with the PPV, or convince Showtime to go Friday night with the bantamweights. What's wrong with a Friday night?
Peter Manfredo Jr: "After Joppy, Bring on Kelly Pavlik" (BoxingScene.com)
I don't think I want to hear anything about the idiotic IBO being better than the other sanctioning bodies anymore, since they're having their "middleweight champion" Peter Manfredo Jr. defend against William Joppy, who is shot three times over, on October 8. Manfredo says if he doesn't get cut or hurt, he'd like to try to come back just over a month later with that Kelly Pavlik fight that's been talked about by his new promoter, Lou DiBella. Joppy (39-6-1, 30 KO) hasn't won a fight since 2007, and hasn't beaten anyone good in nearly a decade.
Booth's story doesn't impress Molitor (Toronto Sun)
This is a must-read for anybody interested in the Sept. 11 Molitor-Booth fight. Steve Molitor doesn't care about Jason Booth's recovery from drug and alcohol abuse, says his life has been harder, that none of it means "f**k all once the bell rings," and that he trains "way harder than anybody." Molitor has always been a moody sort in interviews and the like, but this is different.
Fury: "It’s time for Chisora to put up or shut up!" (BoxRec News)
On one side, David Haye and Tyson Fury. On the other, Audley Harrison and Derek Chisora. There's a family reunion you can leave me out of.
Kimbo Slice on Boxing Career: 'My Goal Is to Do Damage' (FanHouse)
Those who saw Kimbo Slice's professional MMA career know that the punching power just is not what it was made out to be when he was a YouTube sensation fighting idiots, wannabes, weirdos, and morons. But God, I can't help but like the guy. He's funny, he's honest, and even when he was fighting in backyards and parking lots, he exhibited sportsmanship and professionalism. This interview is a good read. I'm not a believer in his chances in pro boxing on anything bigger than a club scale, but he's an interesting guy.
The Scorecard Treatment: Chopped Down - Was DeMarcus Corley Robbed in Argentina? (The Boxing Bulletin)
Corey Erdman of SIRIUS 98 and The Boxing Bulletin does a round-by-round of the much-discussed Maidana-Corley fight. It's a recommended read, and the fight a recommended watch. If you haven't watch that and Calderon-Segura from this past weekend, get on it.
'Boom Boom', Barrera to clash in rematch (ABS-CBN News)
Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and Alejandro Barrera (cousin of Marco Antonio) will rematch after their controversial fight from this weekend. Bautista won a TKO-4 on a cut that stopped the fight, ruled to be on a punch. It was a foul that caused the damage, however. Apparently Bautista first has to face Hector Julio Avila in -- you guessed it!! -- Dubai.
7 Things You Didn't Know About Sergio Mora Until Now... (Golden Boy @ Facebook)
Hopefully the link works, but if not...
2-Mora's most embarrassing moment: "In 4th grade I got hit on the forehead with a bat & got stitches. Everyone called me Frankenstein."
How about that time he turned down a shot at the middleweight championship and a career-high payday because Memphis was too close to Arkansas and he was a big, important contender (ha!) who didn't need such biased travesties-in-the-making? Everyone called him a lot worse than Frankenstein after that. Oh, or maybe that time after he turned that down, and he wound up beneath Alfonso Gomez on a card on ESPN2, and drew Elvin Ayala.
It's been five years of people trying to sell us Sergio Mora. It's not happening, guys.
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I like Mora. I liked him when he won the contenders. I liked him when he beat Vernon. The kid
has skills and can duke. IMO
Pray for Nick Charles
I think he’s got talent. I’ve said before and will say again, when he’s focused, he’s a pain in the ass in the ring. I mean that in the best way. And I do believe he can give Mosley some serious problems if he’s in shape and mentally there.
As a boxing fan, he just rubs me the wrong way. Always has. Probably always will. And I’ll guarantee he’ll never be a major star, and promoters have been trying to make him one for five years now.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Aug 31, 2010 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I am going way out on the limb right now and predicting that he will UD or MD a win
over a worn out Mosley. I rarely predict upsets but I am doing it here. His style is all wrong for SSM. And remeber, he beat the guy who beat the hell out oif Mosley twice.
Pray for Nick Charles
Yep, the fight against Forrest where he was in shape (and Forrest, by his own admission, wasn’t), was the best he’s ever fought. He just out-gutted Forrest and took it that night. Rematch was the reverse — Forrest was in shape, Mora admitted he wasn’t. Mosley’s been so up-and-down the last six years or so that I wouldn’t bet a nickel on that fight.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Aug 31, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah Mora did beat Forrest, who beat Mosley twice
But you know how this goes, Mosley also beat the guy who beat Forrest twice. The guy that had Vernon Forrest with a look of fear in his eyes, and had Vernon jogging around the ring before stopping him, Mosley knocked that guy out cold.
Which Moaley is going to show up? That's areal question as he now moves into the sunset
of his caree and as his voice takes on a nasal quality that is bothersome to me. I may not know much but oh do I ever know how to spot the early warnings. SSM needs to quit fighting.
Pray for Nick Charles
I won’t lie, it concerns me too. I try not to get overly concerned about most things (because it’s boxing, and guys get beaten up, and bad things do happen), but Sugar Shane ain’t quite “right” to my eyes and ears anymore.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Aug 31, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
His last good win was against an undefeated Howard Eastman
in 2001. He is totally done.
Pray for Nick Charles
The Friday night thing – did HBO used to have boxing regular on a Friday? I noticed that Naz vs Kelley was on a Friday night back in 97. Just wondering if it used to be commonplace.
As for Mora, I am still struggling to comprehend how he’s a PPV headliner. If that card does better than 100,000 buys, it’ll show that there’s a lot of fans out there need their boxing fix no matter what.
As for Mora, I am still struggling to comprehend how he’s a PPV headliner.
It’s a second-rate show. Giovani Segura just headlined a PPV, too. So did Michael Grant. 100,000 was the break-even number for Marquez-Diaz II. Expectations are not high for the Sept. 18 show.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Aug 31, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I would if he wasn’t fighting completely washed-up Baldomir, who was a flash in the pan to begin with. That he beat Zab Judah, even on his best night and Judah’s worst, is a miracle.
My favorite fight on the show is definitely Ponce de Leon-Escalante. The Vicious-Vicious fight could be good, too.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Sep 1, 2010 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Baldomir will stay with Alvarez early on, before Canelo tears him apart… And yeah, Judah vs. Baldomir was an odd turn of events to say the least.
I hate to jinx it, but Ponce de Leon vs. Escalante is a certain FOTY contender. I favour Escalante, because I don’t think that Ponce de Leon has carried his power up to 126, and Escalante is technically better, so he should be able to get inside Ponce de Leon’s wide hooks.
Of the three Brits (Burns, Booth, Munroe) that have title shots coming up...
Booth definitely has the best shot at winning… That interview with Molitor was very odd. Molitor’s “I’ve had a worse life than you, so I win” attitude will give more motivation for Booth. I’ll be going heart over head in this fight.
I think he’s always had the best shot. To me, Burns is hopelessly out of his depth and Munroe, good and plucky as he is, is going to have an awful time with Nishioka. For one thing I just don’t think Molitor’s all that good, and Caballero may well have beaten a lot of the will out of him.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
I hope you're wrong.
The only one I give a shit about is Munroe. That guy is heart, grit and err… heart, all rolled into one very good package.
I’ve seen Munroe get the shit beaten out of himin the first 6 rounds more times than I care to remember, but he always seems to find a way to win, be it superior conditioning, a new tactic, or simply more guts than the other guy.
I don’t think he’s favourite, but I wouldn’t count him out, either.
I hope I'm wrong too...
but Nishioka is much better than Molitor, and a whole new level that Munroe hasn’t stepped into yet. Munroe is probably better than Booth too, it’s just the luck of the draw.
I would pick Munroe over Molitor, FWIW.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Sep 1, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Haye/Fury vs. Harrison/Chisora
Whoever wins, we lose.
by Verklemptomaniac on Sep 1, 2010 9:47 AM EDT reply actions
My favourite of the bunch right now is Chisora.
I think he’spossibly the least talented of the four, but if you put each of them in the ring with Wlad or Vitali, I’d be willing to bet that he’s the only one that would try to fight.
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