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09 Boxing Thread:: 12/12 Diaz.vs.Malignaggi HBO/Bradley.vs.Peterson Showtime
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It's actually probably going to be about 2 years from now to complete
Runs from Oct. '09 to Nov' '10. Then there is a semifinals and final. I'm with you, though...it's worth it to actually see areal king of the division crowned.
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Originally Posted by EAGLE 0N
Wasn't that JT/Froch fight same day as the NFL Draft?
mother !%@!+!* was wildin that night
ya it was alot of us was on are 2nd and 3rd back up names
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Pavlik better move up cause he'll ever get a meaningful fight at 160 now...
Glad to see Kessler finally cleared up his issues, he needs to be in that ring.
I can see King Arthur stopping JT, BUT I can also see him getting tagged something fierce.
IMO, Dirrell is overrated and doesn't belong in this tourney, word to the Curtis Stevens fight...
Glad to see Kessler finally cleared up his issues, he needs to be in that ring.
I can see King Arthur stopping JT, BUT I can also see him getting tagged something fierce.
IMO, Dirrell is overrated and doesn't belong in this tourney, word to the Curtis Stevens fight...
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WOW!!!!!!! this show is going to be a must see for me! ...
I heard about this with all the Margarito talk but seeing it in this video is just crazy how bad the gloves left his face!
I heard about this with all the Margarito talk but seeing it in this video is just crazy how bad the gloves left his face!
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Never too Early for predictions:
Semis of SMW tourney:
(1) Kissler UD (4) Froch
(3) Ward UD (2) Abraham
Finals:
Ward MD Kissler (Wins the rematch after losing opening round)
BTW, I have JT beating Froch if they meet up in the round robin
US FTW!!!
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Proshares....I'm just wondering (not trying to bet) You got Vic losing tmmrw night?!
Semis of SMW tourney:
(1) Kissler UD (4) Froch
(3) Ward UD (2) Abraham
Finals:
Ward MD Kissler (Wins the rematch after losing opening round)
BTW, I have JT beating Froch if they meet up in the round robin
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Proshares....I'm just wondering (not trying to bet) You got Vic losing tmmrw night?!
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What Panama did was terrible and he was rightfully banned for it .
Kessler beats Froch just way more talented and pretty strong
Abraham stops Ward in 9 too much experience and a good puncher kinda tricky also
Kessler beats Froch just way more talented and pretty strong
Abraham stops Ward in 9 too much experience and a good puncher kinda tricky also
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i hate darchinyan. homeboy has the biggest mouth for weighing less than an average 15 year old girl. i wish he would get starched again this weekend.
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Vic is great for the sport, hell of a fighter too. Should be a good scrape.
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I just wana know why Kessler gets so much Props? Dude is overrated IMO. Gotta be onest tho. Ive only seen him fight twice.
He's actually a pretty decent boxer and he hits hard. Kessler can move around pretty good but the one fight everyone knows him for (Cal-Slappy) he decidedto stand and try to trade. He's got a good chin and can go the full 12 rounds all out...he didn't let up on Andrade all night that was prettyimpressive to me.
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Yea man thats why I wouldn't bet on this fight.Originally Posted by Proshares
Rob,
Yea I got King Kong by a late KO in that one. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if either of them get KOed early or at any point in the fight. It's one of those fights that's going to need a rematch IMO.
And you have A LOT of faith in Ward
Yessir on Dre! But to be honest....Its going to be a 3 way battle with Euros for tourney win.
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Kessler's ability to take a punch is questionable to me.� He admitted he was hurt by Calzaghe in the post-fight interview after this:
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Well he was standing right in front of Joe C the whole night and (don't laugh too loud) Joe was hitting him with pretty straight shots the whole night.I'm just going from the Andrade fight but then again he took punches way too far in between to gauge how good his chin is. But would you say anyone in thattournament punches stronger than Librado?
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It's really hard to say who hits just as hard or harder than Andrade but I would guess Abraham and Taylor punch as least as hard and I'm sure everyoneelse can punch at least as hard as Calzaghe.
^ Guess we'll have to wait and see.
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[h1]Darchinyan determined to upend Agbeko, seize another title[/h1]
By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
(Archive)
Updated: July 10, 2009, 12:21 PM ET
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Joseph Agbeko and Vic Darchinyan will settle their differences in the ring on Saturday.
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Vic Darchinyan fully believes his fitness and power will seize the day.
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Vic Darchinyan became the first 115-pound fighter to unify three major belts when he destroyed Cristian Mijares in 2008.
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In his last fight, Vic Darchinyan, right, punished Jorge Arce for 11, one-sided rounds.
« Enough talk | Body of work | Belt collector | Arce kicking | »
[h3]Darchinyan aims to take new division by storm[/h3]
When Vic Darchinyan is ready to fight, there are a few things you can count on. He'll be in great shape, he'll be ultra-confident and he'll make bold predictions of pain and punishment for his opponent.
It's been no different as Darchinyan prepares to face Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET/PT). The one big difference, however, is that Darchinyan will be moving up to a new weight class to challenge for a title in his third division.
Darchinyan, a former flyweight titlist known as "Raging Bull," became the first fighter in the 29-year history of the junior bantamweight division to unify three major belts when he destroyed Cristian Mijares, knocking him out in the ninth round in a lopsided fight in November. In February, he punished Jorge Arce before stopping him in the 11th round.
Now Darchinyan (32-1, 26 KOs), the Armenian-born Australian, aims to conquer the bantamweight division, where Agbeko (26-1, 22 KOs), a Ghana native living in New York, stands in his way.
"I can't spend my career just defending, defending, defending," Darchinyan said. "I have to move up in weight and go after more titles. I have the power to demolish anyone. I'm going to keep moving up."
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New division, new weight class? No problem for Vic Darchinyan.
As usual, the brash Darchinyan is confident that the transition to a new division won't be a problem.
"I'll be ready and I'll be stronger at 118," Darchinyan said. "Agbeko will feel my power, I promise you. He's not too much bigger than me. This will be no difference for me at all. All of my sparring partners were bigger than him."
Darchinyan is confident he'll score another big knockout.
"I'm going to give him a lesson and knock him out," he said. "I'm going to play with him and destroy him. I'll start throwing bombs in the middle rounds. I'll knock him out before the end of the 12th. Every boxer should go for the KO. I seek excitement only. I want to be exciting. I want to be one of the best in the history of boxing. That means I go for the knockout.
"I'm going to take it easy early and slow him down. I'm going to make him look stupid and knock him out."
Agbeko, however, is a tough customer. His only loss, a majority decision to Wladimir Sidorenko in Germany in 2004, was controversial. Even Darchinyan believes Agbeko won it.
"I know you are a good fighter," Darchinyan said to Agbeko during a media conference call promoting the fight. "I saw your fight against Sidorenko. You were robbed in Germany. I feel you never lost. You won that fight. I love it when my opponents have never lost."
Of course, after the compliment, Darchinyan, whose lone loss came via a one-punch fifth-round knockout to Nonito Donaire in 2005, got on Agbeko's case again, saying "I think after this fight they are going to change my opponent's name [from 'King Kong'] to Joseph 'Chimpanzee' Agbeko. This is going to be the biggest mismatch. Where would you like me to hurt you most? In the body or in the face?"
Four fights after the loss to Sidorenko, Agbeko claimed a bantamweight belt with a seventh-round knockout of Luis Perez in a one-sided fight in 2007. In his only defense, he won a thrilling decision against William Gonzalez in December.
He sounded ready to fight and a bit weary of Darchinyan's mouth.
"They call him the 'Raging Bull,' Agbeko said. "I call him the 'Raging Bulls----er."
Although Agbeko, a stablemate of ex-welterweight titlist Joshua Clottey, is softer-spoken than Darchinyan, he comes off as equally confident.
"I know I'm better than Vic Darchinyan," he said. "I know he can punch. I'm really, really ready for his punches. I know he's never been on the receiving end of someone who punches like me. Vic is always talking about his power and about how he's this and that, but I've watched a couple of his fights and I never saw that power. He's always fought guys that are afraid of him and he did what he wanted with them. But in this fight I'm going to do what I want to do and beat him the way I want. I'm going to let him do whatever he wants to do in this fight, because I can do whatever he does better than him."
In the co-feature, lightweight Antonio DeMarco (21-1-1, 15 KOs) of Mexico faces Anges Adjaho (25-1, 14 KOs) of the West African nation of Benin in a title eliminator. The winner will be the mandatory challenger for titlist Edwin Valero. Also on the card, but not part of Showtime's telecast, former cruiserweight titleholders Steve Cunningham (21-2, 11 KOs) and Wayne Braithwaite (23-3, 19 KOs) meet with a mandatory shot at champion Tomasz Adamek at stake. Cunningham lost his belt to Adamek via split decision in a December brawl, one of the year's most exciting fights, and has been seeking a rematch.
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Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek (37-1, 25 KOs) makes his second title defense against Bobby Gunn (18-3-1, 15 KOs) on Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., where both fighters should have ample crowd support.
Adamek, who is from Poland but lives in Jersey City, has attracted raucous crowds there for previous fights. Gunn is from Hackensack, N.J.
None of the major networks elected to buy an Adamek fight, so Main Events is making the card available live on its Web site at mainevents.com (10 p.m. ET, $9.99).
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Home away from home: Poland's Tomasz Adamek enjoys partisan support when he fights in Newark.
"Many Polish people live near the Prudential Center. I feel very at home there," Adamek said. "It is very exciting to look up and see all the Polish people."
If Adamek wins, there are two potential opponents who for him who would generate network interest: Bernard Hopkins or a mandatory rematch with Steve Cunningham, whom Adamek outpointed in a December slugfest.
"I could have many fights in Poland but I can't get a big fight there," Adamek said. "I knew that if I want to be a big fighter, I had to come to the United States. I want to fight all the best boxers in the world. If you get a big name in boxing that is how you get the big TV contracts, how you can get your dreams."
Although Gunn has no wins of note and was wiped out in one round in a 2007 title challenge against Enzo Maccarinelli, Adamek insisted he wasn't taking him lightly.
"Gunn is hungry," he said. "It's his big chance, and he could be dangerous. I'm serious about this fight."
Said Gunn: "I took this fight because I wanted to fight the best. Adamek is the best. I would have taken this fight for any amount of money they gave me. This is not about financial profit. This is about my chance to show everyone that I can be the best."
[h3]Rodriguez-Hlatshwayo II set for belt[/h3]
Welterweights Delvin Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14 KOs) and South Africa's Isaac Hlatshwayo (28-1-1, 10 KOs) will meet Aug. 1 at the Mohegan Sun resort in Uncasville, Conn., with a vacant title on the line.
It's a rematch of a November meeting in South Africa, a title eliminator that resulted in a spirited draw. However, with Joshua Clottey relinquishing a title, Rodriguez-Hlatshwayo II is for the vacant belt.
"I was not happy after the first fight. I know I won the fight, most people who watched the fight, including the South African press, know I won the fight. The only people who didn't seem to know were two of the three judges," said Rodriguez, who will have the home crowd this time as he lives in Danbury, Conn. "I know I am going to knock him out this time around, so the scorecards won't matter. I have a bad taste left in my mouth from Nov. 17. I plan on getting rid of it in spectacular fashion." Rodriguez promoter Joe DeGuardia preferred for the rematch to be on ESPN2, which has televised numerous Rodriguez bouts and some of Hlatshwayo's. However, the network's schedule and DeGuardia's site agreement didn't mesh. DeGuardia said he's working on deal to air the fight on a regional cable network. He added that junior middleweight prospect Demetrius Andrade, a 2008 U.S. Olympian he co-promotes with Artie Pelullo, would appear on the card.
"The first fight was a good fight, definitely worthy of a rematch," DeGuardia said. "While I think it's noteworthy that the press in South Africa thought Delvin won the fight, as did I, it is going to be a great rematch and I am looking forward to Aug. 1, not backward.
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.
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Diaz
"Malignaggi is a slick opponent and a good test, but I'm confident that with my fans in Houston behind me, I'll win the fight in exciting fashion." -- former lightweight titlist Juan Diaz, on his Aug. 22 HBO clash in Houston with former junior welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi, which was formally announced this week.
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Malignaggi
"I respect Juan Diaz as a fighter and I know this fight has the potential to be fight of the year. But I know what I have to do on August 22, and that's to dominate every round. This is the kind of big fight I've been waiting for, and the fans are definitely going to see the old Paulie Malignaggi in action." -- Malignaggi, on the fight with Diaz.
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Kotelnik
"All I hear from Khan's camp is that he's going to be fighting [Ricky] Hatton or [Juan Manuel] Marquez or even King Kong after he has beaten me. Amir thinks that all he has to do is turn up on July 18 and he'll be walking away with my title. He's very arrogant for a fighter who hasn't even had a world title fight yet, and I plan on punishing him badly." -- junior welterweight titlist Andreas Kotelnik, on his upcoming defense against Amir Khan.
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Looks like Paul Williams and Chris Arreola are going to be co-headlining an HBO card in Sept/Oct.
Not sure who Punisher's opponent will be but Maskaev might be Arreola's.
Not sure who Punisher's opponent will be but Maskaev might be Arreola's.
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Malignaggi
"I respect Juan Diaz as a fighter and I know this fight has the potential to be fight of the year......"
I look foward to this....
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Round Robin Prediction by going off this.....
Kessler and Abraham go undefeated secure top 2 seeds
Ward goes 2-1 (Loss to Kessler)
Froch goes 1-2 (Beats Dirrell)
Taylor and Dirrell go 0-3 (Though, I'd like to pick Taylor over Abraham).
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Anybody else not too impressed with Abraham? I don't know what it is really, maybe it's the fact that I haven't been impressed with his winsagainst Miranda, because I was never that impressed with Miranda from the jump...
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I'm always trashing him
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FNF .... Lookin Like comedy Early! lol
