Rolling Boxing Thread / Anticipating Manny vs. Mayweather

oh wonderful there's an amir khan fight tomorrow

http://metro.co.uk/2012/12/11/toys-replace-tickets-for-amir-khans-poor-selling-carlos-molina-fight-3311543/

Ticket sales for Amir Khan’s Los Angeles fight against Carlos Molina on Saturday night have been so slow that punters will be able to gain admittance with a toy.

Khan has billed the bout as ‘make or break’ as he bids to resurrect his career against the unbeaten Molina at the 17,000-capacity LA Memorial Sports Arena.

However, the fight has failed to capture the American boxing public’s imagination, so promoters Golden Boy have devised a charitable solution to their empty-seats conundrum.

Fans can exchange an unwrapped, unopened toy worth at least $15 (about £9) for two tickets, which have been on sale for a top price of around £100 each.

The toys will then be distributed to disadvantaged families in time for Christmas.

only punters? seems p limited

only just watched the hbo airing of pacq getting ko'd - dramatic as hell ko my god

this dude khan is fighting is awful

made to order for khan imo

http://vimeo.com/57383151 short doc about kevin mcbride

bradley/provodnikov are brawling

jesus christ

wow

bradley takes a knee w/ under :10 to go in the 12th

gets up b4 the 10 count, prob will still win this decision but jeez looked dead on his ft at least 3 times during this fight

can't wait to see this, was away from a tv

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2013/0318/grant_g_bradley_cr_640.jpg&w=640&h=360

WOW HBO dumps golden boy promotions

HBO free preview weekend and rematch of last year's best (or second best fight) tonight

this fight is going to kick ass

ok u convinced me i'm watching

rooting for alvarado just so we can have a trilogy

Rios' chin is really top of the line

oh my god

amazing stuff

12th round should lock it up for alvarado

that was so fucking unbelievable and all the Gatti-Ward comparisons are right on. Alvarado headed to hospital for CT scan hope nothing seriously wrong. That post-fight interview was great even. Jesus Christ what a total pleasure that fight was, just incredible.

yep. roy jones otm that these dudes should fight every quarter

alvarado really impressed me, hung in so well, great angles & short punches. i genuinely didnt think hed beat rios before the fight started

boxing really having a great year. Takayama-Rodriguez was as good as several previous fights of the year, but this year it'll have to settle for 3rd at best.

Donaire-Rigondeux on right now. First fight at Radio City since 2000. 1st round was awesome - not a brawl, just beautiful boxing.

next two were also great, all Rigondeaux for the most part. 4th round sucked

Rigo looks like the best fighter in the world, Donaire's effort is pathetic

reminder that Max Kellerman said Nonito Donaire was the greatest fighter he'd ever seen south of 126

Nonito is usually a much better fighter imo, though I think Rigondeaux gets the credit for making him look bad. All non-boxer commentators except Al Bernstein are horrible.

there's getting outboxed and then there's getting outboxed and giving up. Nonito just followed him around and let the first 8 rounds bleed away. His corner deserves some of the blame for not owning up to what was happening though.

kellerman has decent boxing commentatting cred no?

commentating

among people who don't know much about boxing, yes

ha well that's me. carry on

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/760459803.gif

I love this guy

kellerman's not a total idiot, actually knows his shit imo but also knows what he has to do to stay viable as an on-air commentator i.e. be a dumbass.

my choices tonight were stay home to see canelo-trout or go out and see they live in 35mm and I'm goin' out. enjoy the fight, I don't see canelo's people giving him a fight he can't win

a lot of people are picking Trout, not sure I see it

I'm home in time to see it! stoked. conflicted - I don't love Canelo but popular fighters = good for the sport. A Trout win...well, he's not the guy who drew 40k to this arena. Still I'd sort of like him to pull a rabbit outta the hat here

unless canelo screws up, gets loose w/ his d, i dont think hes losing this

gave the 1st round to Trout but the 2nd to Alvarez

canelos right is really mean

& heavy

yeah it's granite. great round

well when they announced those joke scores after the 9th all the fun went right out of it

wtf Christodoulu

Twitter dudes goin in on WBC but Chriodoulu is a WBA judge!

anybody watchin' Maravilla tonight? or Khan earlier? Christ Khan can whine in that ring. He boxed well for the most part and earned the win but Jesus fuckin Christ he thinks people should be penalized for, you know, boxing with him