Bad Left Hook Live Results and Coverage: Juan Manuel Lopez v. Orlando Salido
by Scott Christ on Apr 16, 2011 9:15 PM EDT
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Showtime goes live from Puerto Rico tonight with a two-fight card at 10:30pm EDT. In the main event, Juan Manuel Lopez (30-0, 27 KO) faces gritty veteran Orlando Salido (34-11-2, 22 KO), and in the co-feature at 130 pounds, Luis Cruz (17-0, 14 KO) takes his first real test against Martin Honorio (29-5-1, 15 KO).
Bad Left Hook will have live coverage of the main event, following our coverage of the Berto-Ortiz fight on HBO.
A bit from our preview:
I'm not picking the upset here, because I don't think Salido is quite the right guy to beat Lopez. But I will say this: Lopez better not be as overconfident as he has seemed at times, because Salido is a smarter, better fighter than Concepcion or Mtagwa. And if those guys can trouble Lopez even a little (and Mtagwa troubled him a lot), then Salido can trouble him plenty enough to score an upset. A weekend after plenty of surprises, this one has an outside chance at topping them all. But I'm still going with the favorite. Pick: Juan Manuel Lopez UD-12
Join us tonight!
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I'm jumping over here
Haven’t seen Honorio or Cruz and I’m trying to get to know as many boxers as possible.
Gus Johnson opening tonights event
I am disappoint.
Cruz-Honorio Rd 1
Early feeling out period is interrupted by a brief flurry from both fighters. Honorio bounces around and fires a body shot. Cruz throws a wide right and misses. Honorio with more wide body shots, a few landing. Cruz with a good counter right. Cruz is the counter puncher so far.
10-9 Honorio
Cruz-Honorio Rd 2
Honorio not setting up a jab before coming in for body shots, and Cruz lands a uppercut. Honorio with a good right. Big right from Cruz as they separate. Honorio really pressuring. Cruz doing well with counters, particularly the uppercut.
10-9 Cruz
19-19
Cruz-Honorio Rd 3
Al believes that Honorio is fighting recklessly. Cruz just waiting to land the counter left hook as Honorio lands some good body shots. Good right from Cruz.. Al is on Honorio for not using the jab. Cruz is particularly dangerous once they separate from the clinch. Honorio lands a few more body shots. Cruz is set on countering, with mixed results.
10-9 Honorio
29-28 Honorio
Cruz-Honorio Rd 4
Flurry and Cruz answers with a good left hook. Cruz is looking to establish the jab in this round. Honorio firing wild shots. Cruz landing jabs. Honorio is landing on the body but has been much less successful at head shots. Cruz with a stiff right counter. Honorio lands a looping right near the end of the round.
10-9 Cruz
38-38
Cruz-Honorio Rd 5
Al has this fight even. Honorio firing at the body. Cruz with some solid head movement although, Honorio makes it easy with his wide reaching shots. Good right by Cruz. Good left by Cruz, who is winning the flurries in this round. Honorio back to the body. Another good hook by Cruz. Tough round to score. Honorio’s corner believes they can wear Cruz down.
10-9 Honorio
48-47 Honorio
Cruz-Honorio Rd 6
Crowd coming alive as the fighters let their hands go! Big left hook by Cruz! Honorio with a good right! And another! Cruz backing up, he looks hurt! Cruz with a right! Cruz with a uppercut! Honorio firing to the body, establishing control as the round closes. Very nice action.
10-9 Honorio
58-56 Honorio
Cruz-Honorio Rd 7
Clash of heads early on. Honorio with good combo to the body. One shot looked low. Cruz doing well with the jab, keeping Honorio at distance. Cruz ducks a wild Honorio shot that missed by a mile. Cruz is very cautious in this round, preferring to jab and duck the incoming shots. Cruz with a nice right to the body. Good right by Cruz to finish the round.
10-9 Cruz
67-66 Honorio
hey thanks!
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by Scott Christ on Apr 16, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
no
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by Scott Christ on Apr 16, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Cruz-Honorio Rd 8
Honorio back to the body as the bell starts. Cruz with a good right counter. Cruz countering well. More body shots by Honorio. Good combo by Cruz. Al continues this strange mantra that Cruz is fighting a guy several levels ahead of him. Honorio is slowly taking over this round with body work. Cruz aggressive late, but its not enough.
10-9 Honorio
77-75 Honorio
Cruz-Honorio Rd 9
Cruz jabbing early. Again Cruz is countering Honorio’s wild shots as the crowd comes alive. Honorio with a good left hook! Cruz has gotten away from the uppercut, which may be a mistake given Honorio’s tendency to duck low for body shots. Cruz with some jabs late. Cruz stunned a bit by a Honorio body shot. Flurry to end the round. Close round, but Honorio did more with the body work.
10-9 Honorio
87-84 Honorio
Cruz-Honorio Rd 10
Both fighters with a sense of urgency. Cruz appears hurt by a hard body shot by Honorio! Cruz backs away and seems sturdy. Cruz settling into counter punching again. Honorio is working to win this round. Honorio has some swelling under the right eye. Cruz with a good shot to the body! Cruz with a left hook, but he’s unable to build from it. Cruz with a jab.
10-9 Cruz
96-94 Honorio
Al and Gus were loving Cruz's counter punching
I think he did well but he never really built on anything, and Honorio landed quite a bit to the body. This fight is a case where Honorio outworked Cruz, but given that Cruz landed some good counters throughout the fight, I can certainly see a Cruz decision
I agree with your assessment… I would’ve given it to Honorio and I’m from PR. But I can definitely see a case for 96-94 Cruz based on crisp counter punching.
Bob Arum would promote Lucifer himself if he could put asses in the seats.
Agreed.
There were several very close rounds. Cruz definitely has some talent, I’d like to see some more combos in the future.
100-90
Just awful. Al rightfully trashing the score.
Well damn
I was rooting for Honorio here.
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 16, 2011 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
and now we're here
Right on time.
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April has been the month of Upsets!
Lopez better be careful.
Sounds like I missed a great one
Due to training :(, but home in time for the little guys! Haven’t gotten to see much of Lopez, but I’ve heard mixed reviews, excited for this one. I’ve seen a couple of Salido’s fights, his against Gamboa and Marquez. He always brings it, I’m a fan.
I'm a Lopez fan
If you want the other side of the coin, ask sonofapsycho for his impressions.
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by Scott Christ on Apr 16, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
;)
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-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Apr 16, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I've never heard him do impressions
How good is his Mike Tyson impression?
/I’ll get my coat
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by SSreporters on Apr 16, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
well that got an actual laugh
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by Scott Christ on Apr 16, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i dont do tyson but i can do just about every character dana carvey did on snl back in the day.
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Apr 16, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Even Church Lady?
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
by SSreporters on Apr 16, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
especially her
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-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Apr 16, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
what the??
i prefered the pink when he fought conception
Lennon with the cheap pop!
Mick Foley would be proud.
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 16, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
it might just be the vibe from the last two weekends
But I got me a funny feelin’ about my boy JuanMa tonight. Salido ain’t nothing to fuck with and this guy’s coming out in a furry robe.
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the rope and trunks are very pretty
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-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Apr 16, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
salido is a mean looking dude but i think hes getting blasted out
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
it's opposite day!
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by Scott Christ on Apr 16, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
that was sarcasm.
kidding
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-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Apr 16, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
c’mon Salido. Just for the hell of it let’s keep the upset train rolling.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 16, 2011 11:51 PM EDT reply actions
....Let's hope it stops in boxing
Because I might not make it to May if Shields and Hominick win.
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by SSreporters on Apr 16, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
usually I'm for the underdog
but when Lopez & Gamboa fight, i want them both to be undefeated
by StillUnknown on Apr 16, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t have the time to follow boxing like I used to. So I lack that kind of long term thinking.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 16, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not only for the underdog
But I’m also for screwing over Bob Arum, for letting this fight “cook” for way, way too long.
Lopez-Salido R1
What a huge fuckin’ ring that is. Jesus Christ. You could put a condo in there.
Salido with a right hand after JuanMa lands a little bit. Very much a feeling-out round for both in the first two minutes. Lopez with the left hand, but Salido throws a left hook. Last 10 seconds they mix it up just a bit. Largely uneventful.
And more goddamn noisemakers in the crowd. I had enough of that with Khan-McCloskey earlier though this is far less obnoxious.
Lopez 10-9
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
I DVR'd the undercard so no spoilers on the Showtime undercard from here on down would be cool.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Fight was called off when an excited scream from Gus shattered both fighters' eardrums.
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 16, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, I know, I'm a total shameless boxing nerd
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Apr 16, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, more power to you
If I had a DVR, I’d be doing the same thing
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 16, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Chances are Al could actually tell Gus that Salido beat Felix Trinidad
And he’d believe it
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Salido is definitely not afraid to bring the fight
If he can start digging to the body enough he might have a chance in the later rounds. He certainly does not have the speed to keep up with Lopez though.
good round
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Lopez-Salido R2
Right hand by Salido. Lopez looks lazy offensively. Almost indifferent. Right again by Salido. Little left by Lopez. Not much on it. Boy Lopez has gotten slower and slower with ihs hands. Now they’re opening up inside. Lopez bends a bit on a body shot, but a nice right from Salido catches the eye. Lopez firing back and this is starting to heat up just a bit.
Salido 10-9
19-19
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R2 10-9 Lopez, 20-18 same
by The Boxer Rebellion on Apr 16, 2011 11:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
This is a more subtly nasty fight than Ortiz/Berto but still nasty enough to actually BE nasty. (3 nastys in one sentence)
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 16, 2011 11:56 PM EDT reply actions
you're going to take someone to pitty city
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by Scott Christ on Apr 16, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
10-9 Salido, 19-19
I like Salido’s pressure and body work.
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 16, 2011 11:57 PM EDT reply actions
19-19 here
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 16, 2011 11:57 PM EDT reply actions
i think lopez is going to be on peta’s most wanted list for his lion fur trunks
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
you ain't lion
….I’m sorry
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Love to see that body work from Salido
If I were his corner I’d be imploring him to set it up at every possible opportunity.
Lopez finding a place for the left hook
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Is it weird that I feel uncomfortable when white guys admonish Latino men in spanish? Like, it just seems inappropriate…
Just say “Watch yer goddamn head!” so as not to offend my weird brain
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT reply actions
Lopez-Salido R3
Right hook by Lopez. And then a nice right by Salido. Lopez comes back at him. Right hook working for Lopez now, Salido feeling those shots. Lopez starting to put punches together.
Today’s Lesson
The Operative Word: “Stepsoff.”
Salido’s right hand is still there. Left hook by Salido, but Lopez right there with him. This is a tough little battle the last two rounds and turning into quite a nice fight. Well, not nice. Mean.
Lopez 10-9
Lopez 29-28
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R3 10-9 Lopez, 30-27 same
by The Boxer Rebellion on Apr 17, 2011 12:00 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
29-28 Lopez but Salido is still doing work
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:01 AM EDT reply actions
OK these noisemakers are wearing on me too
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They’re driving my dog fucking nuts
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey ref…if you’re going to warn about the head, warn about the head. Don’t wait for a fighter to ask you to do it.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
Salido just SMOKED him with that right and this is getting fun
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
SHUT UP GUS! SHUT UP!
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
R4 10-9 Salido, 39-37 Lopez
by The Boxer Rebellion on Apr 17, 2011 12:04 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
nice action
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
38-38
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:04 AM EDT reply actions
Lopez-Salido R5
Salido really wants that big right hand. That one scraped Lopez. And a big one backs down Lopez! Salido coming at him and Lopez landing good shots! Another right by Salido. That one was straight. Another referee too in love with being involved tonight.
Right hand, left hook by Salido. These guys are battling now. Lopez looking for space to get some rhythm. Salido’s right, and then a left, really cracking around. If he had bigger power this could change in an instant. Lopez coming back at him.
GUS. LOOKING FOR PLACES. TO SAY CATCH-PHRACES. THAT RHYMED THAT WAY.
Salido 10-9
38-38
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10-9 Salido, 38-38
Lopez is taking Salido’s shots well, and vice versa.
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 17, 2011 12:04 AM EDT reply actions
Gus Johnson’s failings at calling combat sports were really on display there. He’s looking to get his little quips in and he’s telling outside the ring stories during moments of heavy action..
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:05 AM EDT reply actions
Gus Johnson sucks at calling anything. Just because he screams and shits his pants doesn’t mean he’s good.
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by Scott Christ on Apr 17, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
he is greatness during the ncaa tourney
by StillUnknown on Apr 17, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
why?
Because he squeals about three pointers? PUUUUURRRRRRE. Oh man give him an Emmy.
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by Scott Christ on Apr 17, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Toget him away from calling combat sports.
I don’t watch college b-ball anyway.
by Blacklegend on Apr 17, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Well…at least with basketball his calls of a basketball game don’t impact the perception of what is happening like announcing does with MMA/Boxing.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
At the same time, thank god they don’t put him in his whore makeup like they do for MMA
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Lopez really HAS to start circling away from that right
There’s no reason he can’t, he’s just being lazy.
OH SHIT
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
PULL THE TRIGGER SALIDO!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
Lopez-Salido R5
Good right hook by Lopez. Salido just won’t stop coming at him. Lopez’s punches just don’t look that heavy tonight for some reason. I mean I could eat those words soon enough, but Salido is just plain out-fighting him IMO. Salido constantly landing that right. Plus he’s the one starting the fights. BIG SHOT AND LOPEZ GOES DOWN! AND HE IS HURT! HE IS HURT BAD!
THAT RIGHT HAND HAS LOPEZ HURT AND SOMETHING BAD!
OH MY! OH MY!
13 seconds to go this round! Salido pressing, JuanMa firing back! Salido won’t get him out.
Big turn.
Salido 10-8
Salido 48-46
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If Salido would have pulled the trigger he had time to finish it but he kept hesitating!
Juanma is fuuucked though. He’s out on his stool
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
R5 10-8 Salido, 47-47 same
Wow!
by The Boxer Rebellion on Apr 17, 2011 12:08 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
10-8 Salido, 48-46 same
Staying in the pocket with a pressure fighter is dangerous.
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 17, 2011 12:09 AM EDT reply actions
Big hooks are landing hard…Lopez is gonna go
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:09 AM EDT reply actions
u guys feel that?
thats the gamboa – lopez fight slipping away
"After this, I'm gonna kick Bob Arum's ass."
-George Lopez
by Eddie Gonzalez on Apr 17, 2011 12:10 AM EDT reply actions
I was talking to Scott earlier this afternoon and said that I was really in the mood to watch both of these shows tonight. Sometimes the fight gods give you a feeling and let you know something special is coming..
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
Damn, that was just a matter of time
Lopez has nothing to blame but his own gameplan. Salido came to land a right and Lopez is letting him.
Lopez = tough mother fucker
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
R6 10-9 Salido, 57-56 Salido
by The Boxer Rebellion on Apr 17, 2011 12:12 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
did Gus really just say “Nuts and guts”
Did I REALLY just hear that?
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:12 AM EDT reply actions
Lopez-Salido R6
Well, it’s gut-check time. Lopez has come back from worse.
Salido with a hook and a big right. Lopez hurt! LOPEZ THROWING BECAUSE HE DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO HOLD! BIG RIGHT! LOPEZ ALL OVER THE RING! ARE WE SEEING ANOTHER ONE?
Salido measured. BIG RIGHT! LOPEZ STAGGERING ALL OVER AGAIN! LOPEZ HAS NO IDEA HOW TO CLINCH! SALIDO CHASING HIM ALL OVER THE RING!
Salido is KICKING HIS ASS now! Lopez COMING BACK offensively! This guy is a fighter. LOPEZ FIRIGN! Right hand Salido again! BIG LEFT HOOK ROCKS LOPEZ AGAIN! WHAT A FIGHT THIS ONE IS! WHAT A SPORT! TELL ME BOXING ISN’T ENTERTAINING.
Lopez is out of it. He’s barely standing. Lopez holding behind the head and hitting, but ref stays out of it. Lopez with a left. Lopez STILL COMING WITH ACTION! ANOTHER RIGHT BY SALIDO! Lopez turning into a ZOMBIE! Just wakling forward and fighting! Salido may have thrown too much. My God. Lopez might be back to it. Salido with more big shots.
Lopez did just enough this round to stave off another 10-8, IMO.
Salido 10-9
Salido 58-55
Gus Johnson threatens to ruin the fun with his HILARIOUS and EDGY “nuts and guts!” call.
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Salido is gassed
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
10-9 Salido, 58-55 same
Could’ve been a 10-8 if Lopez had landed a few less shots
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 17, 2011 12:13 AM EDT reply actions
"Nuts and guts"
Wow.
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
MMA is my favorite sport, but tonight’s two boxing fights have given me the jaw drop and the goose bumps more than anything in the last year of MMA. Great stuff.
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Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Apr 17, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Damnit, I'm missing some good boxing tonight.
F*** my boss for this shift.
Gus Johnson's "Rap and Crap" is getting on my nerves
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
You know…you’re calling a great and exciting fight and you throw out a “nuts and guts?” That’s the call you want to go down in the annals of fight history? Nuts and guts?
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:14 AM EDT reply actions
It reveals a total disconnect from actual emotion and being “in the moment.” It’s something he wrote down and was itching to break out.
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by Scott Christ on Apr 17, 2011 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Puerto Rico is proud
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Lopez-Salido R7
This has turned into a pure brawl and boys, I LOVE IT! Salido throwing, BUT HE’S HURT A LITTLE ON A DESPERATION SHOT FROM LOPEZ! Lopez has zero defense. No idea how to clinch. Or no desire to. Or both. Salido pops him with another chopping right hand. He’s been able to land that right hand from just about all angles. Another right, this one sweeping. Lopez with a big rally and Salido is backed down to end another great round!
Lopez 10-9
Salido 67-65
Salido’s tired.
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
God dammit. My heart has been pounding like crazy for like an hour and a half now…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:16 AM EDT reply actions
10-9 Lopez, 67-65 Salido
Close round, I think Lopez pulled it out towards the end.
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 17, 2011 12:17 AM EDT reply actions
I haven't eaten dinner yet because of this
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Salido went from gassed to bad intentions in a 1 minute rest period
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:18 AM EDT reply actions
SALIDO! SAAAALIDO!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:18 AM EDT reply actions
Lopez-Salidoo R8
Big left by Lopez comes after a right by Salido. His uppercut is coming into play. Salido coming back strong to start this round. Big right by Salido again! Lopez just wobbling around the ring again! Salido just hammering him! Another right! Lopez looks bad. Getting rocked all over. That right is there ALL NIGHT! COMBINATIONS AND LOPEZ IS OUT ON HIS FEET! WOBBLING INTO THE CORNER! SALIDO THROWING EVERYTHING! LOPEZ CAN’T AND IT IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
ORLANDO SALIDO TKO-8Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
fuck that stoppage
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
“MY PARTNER HIT….WITH…A WATER BOTTLE”
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:19 AM EDT reply actions
Al Bernstein got hit with a water bottle
This might get bad. And that was not…the best stoppage. To say the least.
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Lopez was out on his feet
Tough stoppage though.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Apr 17, 2011 12:19 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Kind of a bad stoppage, but Lopez’s eyes were rolling around and he was getting cracked pretty steady with rubber legs.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:19 AM EDT reply actions
not a bad stoppage at all. are you all on crack? he was dead man standing and still is as i write this
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
you don’t have to be unconscious for the stoppage.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
It was just a strange moment to choose among all the moments he could have chosen, IMO.
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by Scott Christ on Apr 17, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm glad they built that
JuanMa-Gamboa fight.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Apr 17, 2011 12:20 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
hahaha yeah!!!! Fuck Bob Arum!!!
Bob Arum would promote Lucifer himself if he could put asses in the seats.
Thats exactly what i was going to say
.
by journeyintosound on Apr 17, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
But that was a terrible stoppage
.
by journeyintosound on Apr 17, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
It was… I think Salido would’ve worn him down eventually, but he was not completely done yet
Bob Arum would promote Lucifer himself if he could put asses in the seats.
Yeah
but he was going to keep throwing.
by journeyintosound on Apr 17, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
to make sense....
he was still throwing….. I wish there was an edit button.
by journeyintosound on Apr 17, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
They were afraid to match him with Caballero BEFORE this, and Caballero didn’t get worth MORE money losing to Litzau. No way he steps near Caballero.
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by Scott Christ on Apr 17, 2011 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Lopez was still throwing, somehow. Not a great stop.
Still a Beer Monster.
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If I were JuanMa or Puerto Rican, I would be PISSED
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
hell I'm pissed just for my pick 'em score.
The ref completely inserted himself into that win. Junama could have easily still one.
That fight was not over.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Apr 17, 2011 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
you’re out of your mind
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Apr 17, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
not at all, JuanMan could still have won that fight.
You’re the one who is crazy. That was an early stoppage.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Apr 17, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
wow is all i can say to that
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Apr 17, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I am stunned that you think there should be know controversy about that fight.
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Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Apr 17, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm fine with that stoppage.
Could he have let Lopez take a few more punches? Maybe, but Lopez was out on his feet.
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 17, 2011 12:21 AM EDT reply actions
Agree with Scott that it was a weird moment in the flurry to stop it. But he was clearly held up by the ropes 2-3 times during that flurry
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:22 AM EDT reply actions
Lopez looked really glossy-eyed
Throwing punches doesn’t change the fact he was pretty much out on his feet.
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how much time was left in the round?
he could have stopped it at a different time.. juanma was more hurt after the knockdown
strange time to stop it imo
"After this, I'm gonna kick Bob Arum's ass."
-George Lopez
by Eddie Gonzalez on Apr 17, 2011 12:22 AM EDT reply actions
too bad gamboa didn’t get his chance to wipe the floor with lopez
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
basically
i wanted gamboa to blow lopez up
not salido
"After this, I'm gonna kick Bob Arum's ass."
-George Lopez
by Eddie Gonzalez on Apr 17, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
me too dammit. im pissed
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Apr 17, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
thats arums fault tho
he waited waaaaaaaaaaaay too long to finally make it happen
"After this, I'm gonna kick Bob Arum's ass."
-George Lopez
by Eddie Gonzalez on Apr 17, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I scored
Like -50 in the pick-em tonight. I’m headed for an all time low score.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Apr 17, 2011 12:23 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
If there was no standing 8 count, blame the rules, not the ref. The standing 8 count gives a ref a chance to check on a fighter without having to stop it. He was held up by the ropes a few times and the ref is trying to figure out when a guy is left with instincts and the ropes saving him vs. when he’s still actually in it.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:24 AM EDT reply actions
Is the referee not allowed to elect for a standing 8 there to assess where JuanMa was at?
Still a Beer Monster.
http://www.instrength.com
I’m not fond of the standing 8 count in the Olympics, but referees are loathe to call the knockdown when the ropes are the only thing holding a fighter up. It’s like they’ve all seen the Rocky movies 20 times a piece.
by El Destruyo on Apr 17, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
The fact that this fight was stopped while JuanMa was totally there and throwing punches does not take away
from how great of a performance that was from Salido.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
JuanMa was saved by the ropes
The time to stop the fight was questionable but Lopez was done.
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by SSreporters on Apr 17, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
lmao @ totally there.
take the blinders off man. he was dead man.
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-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Apr 17, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I think you sound totally delusional, so let's call it even.
It was a terrible stoppage.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Apr 17, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn't express myself well
you thought I meant at one hundred percent (I think). He clearly wasn’t. I was using a bit of hyperbole to say I thought it was a bullshit stoppage.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Apr 17, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
most definitely
he literally beat the hell into Juanma tonight
that right hand was money all night long
very impressive performance
by StillUnknown on Apr 17, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
just to add, i believe juanma would've been finished in short order if the ref didn't stop it when he did
by StillUnknown on Apr 17, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I can’t agree that he was “totally there” at all. Just can’t.
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by Scott Christ on Apr 17, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
seriously.
what the fucking fuck.
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
by sonofapsycho on Apr 17, 2011 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
by totally there, I didn't mean one hundred percent there as a fighter.
I meant that I think he was there enough without a doubt that the fight should have continued.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Apr 17, 2011 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I can see thinking the stoppage was oddly timed. I do a bit. But he was staggering around the ring that whole round. He was getting the shit beaten out of him. I can’t blame the referee.
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by Scott Christ on Apr 17, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
The crowd was so silent that Lopez's corner heard Gus' screaming nonsense
And threw a water bottle at them. Unfortunately Al was hit.
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Jim Grey is being a dick.
In other news, sky blue, water wet.
by Verklemptomaniac on Apr 17, 2011 12:27 AM EDT reply actions
You and I can “be a dick.” Jim Grey merely is a dick. There is no off switch. God save him.
by El Destruyo on Apr 17, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What, again?
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by SSreporters on Apr 17, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I dunno, i think I had it 16-12. It wasn’t that bad. But I don’t think Salido ever beats Gamboa. Wrong style.
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by Scott Christ on Apr 17, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
When a man shows no interest in defending a big right hand
And is getting more and more suceptible to a serious injury as his concussion gets worse. Do we really need 4 more rounds for the inevitable to take place?
Watching the replay, it just definitely seems like a terrible time to stop the fight. It’s not even the fact that Juanma was throwing back, that last punch didnt even hurt him all that much. He was standing straight up and not wobbling or anything
He'd been wobbling
for awhile. He’s resilient, but he was certainly wobbly.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
what a goddamn MONTH
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by Scott Christ on Apr 17, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
This month has had 4 foty candidates by my count
That is nuts. This month has beaten every month for the past several years
by journeyintosound on Apr 17, 2011 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, saw Khan, but not the other one
Bob Arum would promote Lucifer himself if he could put asses in the seats.
Berto - Ortiz was just amazing.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
I rewound to watch that whole last round. Lopez was getting jacked and was falling all over the whole damn round. then he’s getting crushed, collapses into the ropes, collapses into them again…I mean, that’s about the hardest situation you can put a ref in. He chose a really weird time to stop it as Salido backed off, then landed two punches and he jumped in. but…it really wasn’t that bad of a stoppage at all.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2011 12:35 AM EDT reply actions
Well-put. Emphasizing the timing, good or bad, of a stoppage, doesn’t always really appreciate the context of it.
by El Destruyo on Apr 17, 2011 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
what a loss.
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