DSP Boxing thread. Ding! Ding!

grtwhtsk · Post by **grtwhtsk** » Sun May 03, 2009 12:39 am

Talk about convincing...but far from unexpected. Can you say "lights out??!!"

Assuming PBF beats Marquez, then the stage is set. PBF-Pacquiao...already thinking about that one.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sun May 03, 2009 2:12 am

Manny's speed advantage was staggering, and Ricky returned to his bull-rush tactics the minute Manny connected for the first time.

Bad news for Ricky. He's done as a pound-for-pound PPV draw. He'll still get good fights because he has such a huge following, but he has been knocked out in his two shots at the pound-for-pound king.

Floyd won't have it easy against Marquez, but he should win, setting up the fight that EVERYONE wants to see: Manny vs. Floyd. I'm salivatling already!

Take care,
PK

grtwhtsk · Post by **grtwhtsk** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:15 am

Anyone else watch the Ortiz-Maidana fight? WOW...

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:11 am

Grabbing it now. Thanks for the tip!

P.S.: Danny Jacobs looked VERY impressive on "Friday Night Fights." I think he'll get a middleweight title shot by early next year.

Take care,
PK

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:32 pm

Alexis Arguello dead at 57. Bummer. RIP.

His fights with Aaron Pryor were classics!

Take care,
PK

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:48 pm

pk500 wrote:Grabbing it now. Thanks for the tip!

P.S.: Danny Jacobs looked VERY impressive on "Friday Night Fights." I think he'll get a middleweight title shot by early next year.

Take care,
PK

I too think Jacobs will be very good, however he didn't necessarily fight someone with a great deal of recent success. Didn't his challenger just come back from not fighting for a while?

What a scrub that Delonte Wild fought. He could be good as well, but you won't know until he challenges someone who can actually throw punches with skill.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:55 pm

Dan:

Walton had come off a layoff, but he was a fairly tough fighter who never had been stopped in a fight. Not a stern test for Jacobs, but I was impressed with the methodical way he used combinations upstairs and downstairs to finish Walton.

But you're right about Wilder: He really needs to start stepping up in class. That opponent was a complete tomato can.

Still, I understand Wilder's camp taking it slow. The guy has such a limited amateur career that it would be terrible to rush him up the ladder quickly and see him blown out.

So, what did you think of Joe and Teddy as a broadcast tandem? Pretty damn good, eh?

Take care,
PK

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:57 pm

pk500 wrote:Alexis Arguello dead at 57. Bummer. RIP.

His fights with Aaron Pryor were classics!

Take care,
PK

He was voted as one of the all time greats into the International Boxing HOF. He was a class guy as well as Champion. Aaron "Hawk Time" Pryor was stunned when he heard the news. I saw both those fights and they were classic. There's still a shroud of controversy over what Panama Lewis put in the water bottle he gave to Pryor after the 13th Rd.

Boxing has lost one of it's true greats.

RIP

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:20 pm

Those fights with Pryor were epic. I watched fight 2 live when I was like 12. A 10 count for a hell of a fighter.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:14 pm

Canadian boxer and former world champ Arturo Gatti was found dead in Brazil. It's still not known the circumstances but here at home the news is hitting hard for boxing fans.

'Thunder' always was willing to exchanges punches with superior fighters and had a memorable tilt with Oscar de La Hoya.

Sad news, he was only 37.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:05 pm

10spro wrote:Canadian boxer and former world champ Arturo Gatti was found dead in Brazil. It's still not known the circumstances but here at home the news is hitting hard for boxing fans.

'Thunder' always was willing to exchanges punches with superior fighters and had a memorable tilt with Oscar de La Hoya.

Sad news, he was only 37.

Man, that's a bummer. Gatti's trilogy with Micky Ward was EPIC, one of the best three-fight sets in any weight class in the last 25 years.

Alexis Arguello, now Gatti. These guys are leaving us too soon.

Take care,
PK

Gangrel · Post by **Gangrel** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:20 pm

I heard on one news report that it appeared he had been hit in the back of the head with a blunt object in his room.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:17 pm

Good memory PK. Those fights with M. Ward were brutally tough, he'll be missed.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:43 am

pk500 wrote:
10spro wrote:Canadian boxer and former world champ Arturo Gatti was found dead in Brazil. It's still not known the circumstances but here at home the news is hitting hard for boxing fans.

'Thunder' always was willing to exchanges punches with superior fighters and had a memorable tilt with Oscar de La Hoya.

Sad news, he was only 37.
Man, that's a bummer. Gatti's trilogy with Micky Ward was EPIC, one of the best three-fight sets in any weight class in the last 25 years.

Alexis Arguello, now Gatti. These guys are leaving us too soon.

Take care,

PK

Man, Gatti was a warrior. I watched two of the three Gatti/Ward fights and was in awe of the efforts by both fighters.
RIP and a 10 count to a tremendous fighter.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:06 am

I heard the shocking news on my way back from Miami.

RIP Arturo, you were one of my favorite boxers. Win or lose you always fought with the heart of a champion.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:09 am

Holy cow this is some weird stuff regarding his death, check this out.

http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns

Police detain wife of former boxing champion Gatti

"SAO PAULO (AP)—Brazilian authorities say they have detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti as a suspect following his death at a posh seaside resort in Brazil.

Police say 23-year-old Amanda Rodrigues was taken into custody Sunday because of contradictions when she was interrogated. Gatti’s body was found early Saturday in a hotel room at the Porto de Galinhas resort in northeastern Brazil.

A spokeswoman for the Pernambuco state civil police says Gatti was apparently strangled with the strap of a purse, which was found with blood stains at the scene. Milena Saraiva told The Associated Press that the Canadian also had a head injury.

Saraiva said authorities were preparing to present a formal accusation against Rodrigues."

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:12 am

I'm curious to find out if they charge his wife with murder how a 23 year old female can overpower a 37 year old former boxing champ who can kill you with his hands and who is still in incredible shape? Unless there were others involved. Wow the more you think about it the stranger it gets.

grtwhtsk · Post by **grtwhtsk** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:43 pm

I can't wait for this one....Cotto vs. Pacquiao on 11/14!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing ... id=4341913

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:23 am

This should be a fine fight. Cotto is bigger physically, but I think Manny's work rate will wear him down. Margarito did the same thing, but then again, his gloves probably were loaded for that fight, too!

My only beef about this fight is that it's taking place at a catch weight of 145. For f*ck's sake, there's only 7 pounds between junior welterweight and welterweight. Just pick one of the two and go there.

I really want to see Manny and Mosley fight. I think Sugar Shane could and would win that fight.

Take care,
PK

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:47 am

Vernon Forrest shot to death in apparent car-jacking attempt. Damn, another fighter dead. I liked Forrest's style. I remember when he took out Mosely...I was stunned. RIP

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing ... id=4356715

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:11 am

What the hell is going on? Bad things truly do come in threes: Arguello, Gatti and now Forrest.

Forrest apparently chased the guys on foot who tried to steal his Jaguar. Forrest had a gun, and the crooks had automatic weapons and opened fire.

RIP.

Take care,
PK

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:18 am

Young guy too. It's a miracle that his kid is OK who was also in the car, hope they catch the f#ckers. Tragedy.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:58 pm

Sad to know that Arturo Gatti actually took his own life, despite early allegations that his wife was involved.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:38 pm

10spro wrote:Sad to know that Arturo Gatti actually took his own life, despite early allegations that his wife was involved.

Fishy, fishy. The guy was drunk out of his mind, yet he was able to strangle himself with a purse strap?

Somehow I sense a miscarriage of the Brazilian justice system here, if that's not an oxymoron already. I'm not saying his wife did it, but it also could have been an accident. I just find it hard to believe a guy that drunk could consciously kill himself on a couch with a purse strap.

Sorry, I'm not buying it. RIP, either way.

Take care,
PK

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:45 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/ind ... rafael_dan

Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik vs. Paul "The Punisher" Williams on Oct. 3 from Atlantic City for the middleweight championship. Williams was a beast at 147; none of the top welterweights would get near him because he's 6-1 and has a longer wingspan than heavyweight champion Klitschko.

This is going to be a HELL of a test for Kelly.

Can't wait to see it!

Take care,
PK