Rolling Boxing Thread / Anticipating Manny vs. Mayweather

Zab Judah thinks refs give counts for low blows lololol

zab judah getting knocked out is still the best thing ever. that dance. amazing.

"ho it's ok, i'm up! ... two second, oosh oosh oosh plop".

who is khan going to fight next

Hopefully the guerrero/maidana winner.

Lampley still saying Zab was Khan's best opponent, wtf.

he's not even as good as Kotelnik

favorite tweet on this fight:

Not often you get to hear "jammed my cup up in my balls" and "I just want to thank my lord & savior jesus christ" back to back

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_larua9qH4R1qet98po1_500.jpg

man I used to hate Jim Grey but he went in on referee Russell Mora after the Mares-Agbeko fight tonight, and Mora deserved it. A truly appalling performance by the official, robbing Agbeko of his title.

the whole Mora thing has been a whole deal this week but right now it's Friday Night Fights with Vince Vaughn at ringside who's managing boxers now I guess - undercard fight was completely bloody & quite good tho I felt for Diaz who's 35 and needs a win to remain valid & instead wound up flat on his back. Lundy by KO with a punch you're gonna wanna seek out, the slow motion is just insane

floyd on the first 24/7 for the victor ortiz fight is in prime form

lol @ him playing dominoes w/ his cru @ his house all on workstation computers. also, floyd talking abt 50 being his best friend while 50 sits eating raviolis

really Oscar, sober w/ or w/out fishnets is fine with me.

http://gothamist.com/2011/09/01/de_la_hoya_admits_to_crossdressing.php

End of round 10, this guy Pablo Cano's face is horrifying.

And it's stopped there, he couldn't see much out of either eye.

sounds like Erik was fortunate that Mathysse pulled out of the fight?

reliable stream of this has been difficult to find, but I think I'm good now.

Alvarez looks good through 3.

boom

over midway through 6

lmao how was that not a dq. what a joke of a sport. that was literally pro wrestling

I know, bizarre.

This interview is hilarious.

larry merchant was so awesome

holy shit larry!

that moment right there redeems his entire career

joe cortez can never be allowed in a ring again

ref'ing in boxing is at an all-time low, it's like every fucking bout is disgraceful now

At this point I wouldn't even pay for Mayweather/Manny.

oh I would. Mayweather's campaign to take the focus off Manny's skills has been somewhat successful but Manny Pacquiao is all-time & could have stood in with the best of the 80s fighters, he would take Floyd to school all night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FY4LSGLOTE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMAlzZw9Jvc

the thing is floyd's an asshole & a poor sport but lol at anybody standing there with his arms at his sides waiting for the go-ahead from the ref. keep your eye on the ball is rule #1. not in hockey though. play the man not the puck. but in boxing don't look at the damn ref, listen to him and look at the guy who might hit you in the face.

people criticise a cheap shot like expense was a virtue in a shot.

it looks like Ortiz was unsubtly calling the spot; he has exposed the business

expense is a virtue in a shot! cf. those from-downtown uppercuts that made everybody wanna watch Tyson fight - giant looping crosses - that's the stuff. or Holmes's jab. that titanic look of intention instead of "fuck, dude isn't looking, lemme paste him one!"

I'm not sure why anyone is blaming Cortez, really. This KO happened because Ortiz lost his mind. Perhaps concussed from the headbutt?

who the fuck goes in for a hug

Mosley hugged Floyd all night, everybody wants to hug Floyd, he's a good-looking guy

terrific undercard fight between Andy Lee & Brian Vera right now - later it's Sergio Martinez, don't miss him, he's fantastic

wouldn't say this fight is terrific, pretty one-sided

but looking forward to Martinez

lol you're right I was just really enjoying it, Lee's fun to watch & Vera was pretty game for a guy who was getting beat

yeah, I enjoyed it too

also enjoyed that little segment w/ Martinez & the girl who was getting bullied, great story!

me too - Martinez remembering "with my bullies, they were armed" - and check it out, the girl's at ringside!

Martinez's stance is so great but you sort of figure he ought to let his hands go against a guy so clearly beneath him imo

if Martinez found an uppercut he'd get through this defense I think

3-1 Martinez for me so far, Barker putting on a surprisingly good performance.

I scored round 5 easily for Barker. We may have drama here!

Martinez punching Barker's gloves a loooottt, Barker peppering Martinez with clean punches.

really disagree with how the HBO crew is characterizing this fight. The cleaner punches are Barker's.

still 4-2 martinez but this is not Martinez "coasting."

Martinez's KO power is legit huh?