Bad Left Hook Live Results and Coverage: Joel Julio vs Anges Adjaho on Friday Night Fights
by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 8:00 PM EDT
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Tonight's edition of Friday Night Fights is presented by Main Events at their home base, the Prudential Center in Newark. The show starts at 9 p.m. EDT on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com.
The main event of the evening showcases Joel Julio (36-4, 31 KO), a former highly-regarded Colombian prospect whose career has never gotten over the hump. Now 26, Julio feels older than he is because he's failed in just about every step up, losing to Carlos Quintana, Sergiy Dzinziruk, James Kirkland, and Alfredo Angulo. He's a solid fighter, and has good power, but he's never been able to put it all together against a top opponent, with his best win probably coming over Ishe Smith (and like just about all Smith losses, it was close and debatable).
Now having stepped back down to the welterweight division, Julio was supposed to face fellow fringe contender Antwone Smith in a fairly intriguing fight tonight. Smith pulled out of the fight, though, which opened up the slot for Anges Adjaho (25-5, 14 KO). Adjaho is no pushover, but is really probably best off at 135 pounds, not 147. He's lost four in a row, but all against credible fighters -- Antonio DeMarco, Mark Jason Melligen, Brad Solomon and Shawn Porter. Many felt Adjaho was beating DeMarco on the cards, when DeMarco knocked him out in the ninth round.
Also featured on tonight's show is one of my favorite-to-watch prospects, welterweight Sadam Ali (12-0, 7 KO). To me, Ali is just about the definition of a boom-or-bust prospect. I could see him being a longtime contender or even eventually a star, but there's also that nagging feeling that someone is going to blow him up awful as soon as he starts fighting decent opponents. But that likely won't come tonight, as Ali faces another soft touch, Louisiana club fighter John Revish (10-3-2, 8 KO). Like Adjaho, Revish is really more lightweight than welterweight, and at some point the easy nights for Ali have to stop.
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AND WE'RE LIVE
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Bad Left Hook
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I'm watching the Canucks game
Hopefully Tessitore got his Pacquiao/Mosley crap out of the way.
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Teddy with a horse racing analogy. And not three weeks too late!
Bad Left Hook
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Does Teddy write his pre-fight script over a one-week span?
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
I know, right?
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
These guys really need to fight like there's no tomorrow
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Time for Sadam Ali to step on another flaming bag of dog crap they’ve put on his porch.
Bad Left Hook
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all we can ask
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Ali-Revish R1
Ali trying to work his jab early, both showing their hand speed. Well for the first minute and change, Revish doesn’t exactly doesn’t look terribly overmatched. Big “Ali” chant — one thing you can’t ignore is that Main Events has built a following for him in Newark. Ali picking and pecking in the second half of the round and doing some good work.
Ali 10-9
Bad Left Hook
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The Teddy Atlas Glossary of Analogies
Coming soon to a Barnes & Noble near you.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
I’d buy a copy for every room in my house/apartment/shack in the middle of the forest. No one does weird, definitely out of place but some how sensible analogies better then Teddy.
by The Twillness on May 20, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
What is Teddy talking about? When did Shawn Estrada take a step up?
Bad Left Hook
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The Bed-Stuy Boxing Hall that they mentioned is not a gym for the feint of heart. It’s a short walk from my apartment.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
and I think it's actually called the Bed-Stuy Boxing Center, fwiw
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Ali-Revish R2
Revish is occasionally catching Ali open, but then there’s a quick knockdown by Ali and Revish gets an eight count. Camera angle wasn’t great to see what happened. Now Ali starting to press. Uppercut from Ali, then a nice counter left lands stiff.
Ali 10-8
Ali 20-17
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Ali-Revish R3
Revish really is giving this his best, and not just by winging shots. He’s really looking for openings and trying to find good chances to throw good shots. I don’t think there’s much wrong with him physically that, you know, full-time training couldn’t change. But the way it works out here is Ali is just better-schooled. Ali not pressing much this round, kind of laying back, but he’s taking the fight around the ring, positioned in the center and waiting for Revish. And that’s starting to cool Revish off, too — Ali isn’t biting. Right hand by Ali, and another one.
Ali 10-9
Ali 30-26
Bad Left Hook
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So would you say Ali’s looking like a star in the making?
by The Twillness on May 20, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, not yet. Just the usual Ali performance.
Bad Left Hook
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Ali-Revish R4
Left hook by Ali, little counter shot and it backs Revish down some. Ali starting to throw in combination, Revish staying away from him. Kendall Holt on commentary is calling for more action. Kendall Holt’s speaking voice reminds me of Nas. Just me?
Body shot by Ali and Revish’s stamina is starting to come into play. He’s visibly tiring. Nice left hook upstairs by Ali.
Ali 10-9
Ali 40-35
Bad Left Hook
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Lights just went out in the arena.
Bad Left Hook
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The Prudential Center wanted to be like Sadam Ali
and have no power
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
FOOD FIGHT!!!
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
fucking Newark. So bush league.
“trying to get the lights turned on in New Jersey…” Even if they do, thems some dim bulbs.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikLBEJtK6PM
Bad Left Hook
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Ali-Revish R5
Well they’ve been sitting around for 15 minutes so let’s see what happens. This is different. Lights go out again in part of the building about 1 minute into the ring. This is getting weird.
Well, both throwing. Ali winging shots and keeping Revish moving backward. Ali’s left hook looks like it’s there all day. Revish with a combination. Ali backs him down again though. Ali’s just better than Revish is all. I mean there’s nothing amazing about it. And Revish looks tired again at the end of the round.
Ali 10-9
Ali 50-44
Bad Left Hook
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yeah, this has been alright enough,
more competitive than expected, which doesn’t speak all that well for Ali.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Ali-Revish R6
Revish starting to press forward with a right hand after landing a good one. Ali laying back again. Revish with a three-punch combo, nothing lands. Now Ali with some good work with about a minute left in a round he can still take. Ali is throwing from way too far out way too often, and coming up crazy short, thus leaving himself wide open. If Revish were better he’d rip him. Left hook by Ali. Both throw and Revish lands a left hook.
Revish 10-9
Ali 59-54
Bad Left Hook
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Oh good Teddy and the Cake Boss.
HOWAH WE GONNA GET THIS CAKE UP THESE STAIHS
NO FRIGGIN WAY
Bad Left Hook
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You know these funny bits you post are genius, right?
by The Twillness on May 20, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Ali-Revish R7
Good left by Ali, then a right to the body. Holy shit Teddy just took about 20 seconds to say, “Remember Fan Man?” followed by an exceptionally detailed description of Fan Man.
Revish is fading badly now. Ali starting to land open shots on a tired fighter. Revish is in survival mode.
Ali 10-9
Ali 69-63
Bad Left Hook
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oops
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
REVISH DON'T SET UP PUNCHES JUST THROW!!!!
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Oh my god. That's a wasted opportunity.
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Ali-Revish R8
Ali looking to get Revish out here. REVISH NAILS ALI AND ALI IS SHAKEN! Ali hangs on! 1:45 left in the round. Ali staying the hell away now, and Revish can’t get to him. Ali’s legs look fine. Revish throwing big right hands. Ali on his bike. A minute left in the round and Ali looks fine at this point. Ali with a left hook. Revish just doesn’t have the gas. Jesus, Joe. Calm down. It’s been like 90 seconds since the big punch. Stop wondering when he’s going to knock him out OR IF HE CAN.
Revish 10-9
Ali 78-73
Bad Left Hook
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As far as I’ve ever seen, yes.
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
That kid needs a better trainer. He did well for what he came with.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
Revish is going to be kicking himself about not going after that for the rest of his life...
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Tessitore is ridiculous with the "first Arab-American" thing
He and Lampley have been talking to each other.
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Tessitore really drills home his list of talking points.
OH HE CAUGHT HIM
WILL HE KNOCK HIM OUT
CAN REVISH DO IT
WILL REVISH KNOCK HIM OUT
WILL REVISH KNOCK OUT THE FIRST ARAB-AMERICAN TO BOX FOR TEAM USA
IS HE GOING TO DO IT
IS SADAM ALI ABOUT TO BE KNOCKED OUT
IS REVISH ABOUT TO KNOCK OUT SADAM ALI
WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN
IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN
IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN
IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN
Bad Left Hook
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Ali-Revish Official Scores
79-72
79-72
79-72
Sadam Ali by unanimous decision
I like when boxing fans wait until the ring announcer confirms the inevitable to cheer really loud. YES! HE DID IT! No shit.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
I kind of hate Joel Julio.
Is that wrong?
Bad Left Hook
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ESPN love. Rafael’s absurd fascination with him, the fact that he always loses when he fights anyone good, his strangely constant TV presence. It’s not really HIM, I guess. He’s alright. He is what he is.
Bad Left Hook
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
you throw down enough love for boxing in general that you can hate whatever individual boxers you want
so sayeth the bourbon
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on May 20, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I had to stock up. If the rapture is coming, I’m going to need bourbon.
Bad Left Hook
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
what'd you go with?
i hear the higher the proof, the better the devil-fighting powers…
Standard old Maker’s Mark. On a budget.
Bad Left Hook
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t want to give him the pub on the front page because fuck that guy, but did you see Buzz Bissinger doubt Sugar Ray Leonard’s sincerity because Sugar Ray Leonard never told the Buzz Bissinger that story about the Olympic coach?
Bad Left Hook
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Gawker response was funny: http://gawker.com/5803617/buzz-bissinger-doesnt-believe-sugar-ray-leonard-was-abused
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
it's kind of a shame
that Buzz can’t get out of his own way on this one. he raises something of a legitimate point – the timing of the revelation coupled with the soon-to-be-released memoir – and the issues currently at play in the memoir market. fine. fair enough.
but, to bring up his own history with Sugar Ray only makes him look like he’s saying “he should’ve told me” at best, or “he didn’t tell me then, so he’s lying now” at worst.
plus, i don’t much like his talking about revealing one’s past sexual abuse as something beneficial to others (“i’m Sugar Ray Leonard and it happened to me”) and then following that up with the Suns president coming out the very next paragraph. again, his point is sound, but it doesn’t look right.
but, then, Buzz is more than something of a dick.
That’s a kind way of describing Buzz.
Bad Left Hook
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
drinking beer right now
makes me generous
I saw that, and I was appalled at Bissinger.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on May 20, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
that Arreola quote was classic
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
LET’S GO DO IT.
He still can’t act.
Bad Left Hook
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Julio-Adjaho R1
Tessitore is really overbearing tonight. “Wildly entertaining” is pretty generous for Ali vs Revish.
Julio jabbing. Adjaho wearing a pajama kilt made out of trailer park curtains. Adjaho with a chopping right, just a little short. Feeling out round in a big way. Julio landed a good one at some point. That lights out delay really took me out of this show.
Julio 10-9
Bad Left Hook
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DID YOU KNOW BRANDON JACOBS MANAGES KENDALL HOLT
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Julio-Adjaho R2
Hey. This fight sucks. Adjaho is just circling around covering up and Julio isn’t trying to make him rethink that, really. Lately I have so little patience with bad fights. April spoiled me. Or else April is really what I should expect instead of being happy with like 7 really good fights like last year had
Julio 10-9
Julio 20-18
Bad Left Hook
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Julio-Adjaho R3
Julio lands a scraping right hand with no stank on it and one guy gets real excited. “YEAH!” Spoke too soon, friendo. Now they’re starting to actually throw some damn punches. Adjaho targeting the body. Julio countering upstairs. That’s something, anyway. It kind of looks like those drills you have to run the first time you play Fight Night though. “NOW SHOW ME A BLOCK AND COUNTER, KID. GOOOOD GOOOOD!”
Julio 10-9
Julio 30-27
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
So apparently, there is a Teddy Talk glossary, it’s just that only ESPN has it. Perhaps they will share one day with the rest of the world.
And the only time I’ve seen them use it is the last two weeks, and both time it was just “Water in the Basement.”
Bad Left Hook
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
It's like baking a cake
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
As a Lions fan, I have really taken to Nick Fairley on Twitter. An example of why:
Nick_Fairley251 Nick Fairley
Should I do trivia? Its prolly too late tonight. Ill start the trivia back up tomorrow
2 minutes ago
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Julio-Adjaho R4
Adjaho is stinking it out and Julio is throwing a lot of mean looking left hooks to the gloves. He better watch his heart meter before he turns pink and Great Tiger unloads.
Julio 10-9
Julio 40-36
I hate this fight.
Bad Left Hook
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Highlights: Joel Julio running the risk of hurting himself by hitting the ring rope.
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Nick_Fairley251 Nick Fairley
Aye why someone just call me saying its a rumor the world is ending tomorrow? o_O Why I didn’t get the memo? Did yall hear the same?
2 minutes ago
Bad Left Hook
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When I was driving through the south last week
I saw some billboards talking about armageddon coming tomorrow. I thought they were advertising a radio station or the release of new Axe Holy Cleanser Body Spray or something, but evidently not.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Maybe I should stop working
Doesn’t really matter if the world ends tomorrow anyway
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
That’s what I keep wondering about the people who believe it. Why the shit are you still going to work and buying groceries?
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, I mean maybe I should stop working right now
Still in the damn office. I should get home and boink, or something, in my last hour or so on earth.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Yeah probably. I wonder if this is a time zone wave, or am I going down at 11? And shouldn’t this have started already? Oh what the hell.
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Julio can’t cut off the ring to save his life.
beat me by a hair
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on May 20, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Julio is not what you'd call a master of cutting off the ring
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Julio-Adjaho R5
Has Adjaho thrown ANYTHING other than a jab? Jesus Christ. He’s doing NOTHING but walking around the ring with his back to the ropes and occasionally jabbing at Julio. I should have started drinking. That’s always good advice, but this fight probably wouldn’t be angering me so severely if I had. ESPN producers cut it out before the bell.
Julio 10-9
Julio 50-45
Bad Left Hook
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Those black ring ropes are the only interesting thing about this fight. I’ve never seen that before, it’s much better than colors.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
that, and it’s far less distracting—not competing with the fighters for attention.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
Normally, the fighters should be exciting enough that the ropes can't compete
I guess that’s not the case here
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
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To be fair to these ropes...
…they’ve done more to stop Julio than Adjaho has.
I disagree. Adjaho’s trunks are also sort of interesting. Not necessarily a wise call, but interesting.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on May 20, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Julio-Adjaho R6
This is like Clottey vs the world’s slowest right-handed Manny Pacquiao who also isn’t all that interested in doing a whole lot
Julio 10-9
Julio 60-54
Bad Left Hook
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Tessitore has got to stop. There was a tense moment in the 8th round of the Ali fight. Then he jackhammered said moment for the next 1:40.
Bad Left Hook
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Adjaho=bad version of Clottey
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Julio-Adjaho R7
Julio 10-9
Julio 70-63
I don’t give a shit anymore.
Bad Left Hook
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So, I guess we can officially say that Joe and Teddy are off the Adjaho Bandwagon? I’m not sure I’ve ever heard them disparage a boxer like that anymore.
It’s not like Adjaho is brand new, or something, he knows better tha this. He’s also been known to pitch himself face down on the floor and scream “rabbit punch” while being counted out; not knocked out, just counted out, because he wouldn’t get up.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
Julio-Adjaho R8
Julio 10-9
Julio 80-72
This is one of those fights where I cannot understand possibly scoring these rounds for a fighter like Adjaho. Why?
Bad Left Hook
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“Both Tarver and Green beat Roy Jones Jr.” — SURE! WHY NOT?
Bad Left Hook
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It’s about all they’ve got to make that fight interesting.
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it pathetic that I’m still such a RJJ fanboy that I still find myself trying to convince…myself that he can win tomorrow night? God, I’m pitiful.
by The Boxer Rebellion on May 20, 2011 10:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You’ve lost your right to complain about me talking you into Hopkins vs Jones II now. Even I’m gone.
Bad Left Hook
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
$50 SC, $50. You musta forgot.
by The Boxer Rebellion on May 20, 2011 10:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Julio 10-9
Julio 90-81
Fuck the graphic
Bad Left Hook
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When SC ain’t even describing the rounds…YOUR FIGHT SUCKS.
by The Boxer Rebellion on May 20, 2011 10:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Adjaho landed a few. Then he stopped.
Julio 10-9
Julio 100-negative 90
Bad Left Hook
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Adjaho's corner looks really happy
Really? Looking forward to seeing him complaining about the decision. Should be a good laugh.
Jeez, this is awful stuff.
Bad Left Hook
"My God, kids today think that the laces are for tying up the gloves."
-- Fritzie Zivic
Big trip to IHOP coming up after the fight.
I have no idea if they have IHOP in Newark.
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
He isn’t in the fight?
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-- Fritzie Zivic
Julio 99-91 across the board
Adjaho is a fucking idiot.
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Ahahaha Joe is freaking out. It’s hilarious.
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Holy shit HOW DID I LOSE???
Bad Left Hook
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-- Fritzie Zivic
WHAT DO THEY WANT, MY BLOOD???
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-- Fritzie Zivic
Maybe Christopher Martin vs. Charles Huerta on Telefutura later won’t be so bad. I’ll be sticking around for that I guess. Didn’t get my boxing fix.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
I like Martin but I don’t think I can handle his spoiler style.
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I've seen dead people who punch harder
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
I might actually watch “MMA LIVE”. That’s how disappointed I am right now.
Bad Left Hook
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-- Fritzie Zivic
…if I can find a feed.
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
And it doesn’t conflict with the UK show.
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
May 27! FNF Fights! Arreola! Now with CORONA LITES and BURRITOS with WHOLE WHEAT TORTILLAS!!
by The Boxer Rebellion on May 20, 2011 11:01 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Oh man, even the MMA highlights are making me a little ill. I guess I just don’t get it.
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-- Fritzie Zivic
At the top of the show, they mentioned Revish had been in a bit of a wild fight earlier in his career on ESPN2 (down twice in the first round, only to knock his man out later that same round). Here’s the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvujtsvjdmk
Man, I admit, I really am trying to see the appeal of MMA lately. I do understand wrestling (real wrestling), so I think I have a way in, but I’m still not sure I really see it. It just doesn’t seem to me that the cultivation is there, although I guess you could argue it’s not there in the same way for boxing anymore either.
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"My God, kids today think that the laces are for tying up the gloves."
-- Fritzie Zivic
There seem like a lot of things to respect about it, but I have trouble staying with watching it. It’s like, jack of all trades, master of none, and not “kinetically elegant,” or something. Ugly to watch, ragged. And even if you feel boxing expertise levels have fallen, and in some ways they have, there’s still way more to know, it just seems way more honed. Everything about them seems more disciplined, more targeted.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
I try not to be bias
I’ve really tried to watch MMA objectively over the last six months or so. It still hasn’t took, although I can see and appreciate some of the skills on display.
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Maybe it's the way I see them throw punches???
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"My God, kids today think that the laces are for tying up the gloves."
-- Fritzie Zivic
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