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Versive wrote:That KO punch was INSANE - early frontrunner for KO of the year.
For what it's worth, in that pre-fight expose` Donaire said he was willing to take a blood test at any time.

The Jones/Karass fight was really fun to watch. Jones fought a damn good fight and I'm excited to see where he goes from here. Personally, I'd have only given Karass 2 rounds, but dude is definitely one tough S.O.B.
jones aint' that exciting to me...yet. i want to see him face someone that's a lot more agile than karass. maybe berto, but who knows if jones will be able to make weight at 147, he's a big guy. and i would LOVE to see karass in the ring against margarito or someone else with that coming forward and don't give a fuck mentality like maidana

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Doubleheader on Showtime Feb 26th

Brandon Rios/ Miguel Acosta
Antonio DeMarco/ Reyes Sanchez


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Unbeaten No. 1-ranked contender Brandon Rios (26-0-1, 18 KOs) challenges World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Miguel Acosta (28-3-2, 22 KOs), while talented Mexican fighters Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18 KOs) and Reyes Sanchez (20-3-1, 11 KOs) battle in the co-feature.
The 24-year-old Rios of Oxnard, Calif., has never met a fighter as talented as the power punching 32-year-old champion Acosta from Caracas, Venezuela. A native of Texas, Rios is currently working with Antonio Margaritoג€™s trainer Robert Garcia and had nearly 275 amateur fights under his belt before making his pro debut in July of 2004.

Acosta is riding a 19-fight winning streak and has not tasted defeat since 2003. He won his world championship belt with a 12-round split decision over Paulus Moses last May. In his last fight he knocked out Armando Cordoba in the first round. He first made a name for himself in 2009 when he upset Urbano Antillon by ninth-round TKO to capture the interim WBA lightweight title.

He is currently training at the ג€œKnockout Drugs Gymג€ in Caracas and has been sparring with Fernando Zuniga, Marco Avendano, and Jabar Parra. Acosta said he will adjust to whatever style Rios brings to the ring. ג€œI think Rios is a strong fighter and he comes forward. Iג€™ve been preparing for that ג€“ I plan to box him, take him into the late rounds and break him down. My sparring partners have been coming forward like him, so I can slip the punches ג€“ not get hit, and do the damage.ג€

He added: ג€œIג€™m going to defend my title and beat Brandon Rios on his home turf.ג€
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El Rey wrote:Doubleheader on Showtime Feb 26th

Brandon Rios/ Miguel Acosta
Antonio DeMarco/ Reyes Sanchez


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Unbeaten No. 1-ranked contender Brandon Rios (26-0-1, 18 KOs) challenges World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Miguel Acosta (28-3-2, 22 KOs), while talented Mexican fighters Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18 KOs) and Reyes Sanchez (20-3-1, 11 KOs) battle in the co-feature.
The 24-year-old Rios of Oxnard, Calif., has never met a fighter as talented as the power punching 32-year-old champion Acosta from Caracas, Venezuela. A native of Texas, Rios is currently working with Antonio Margaritoג€™s trainer Robert Garcia and had nearly 275 amateur fights under his belt before making his pro debut in July of 2004.

Acosta is riding a 19-fight winning streak and has not tasted defeat since 2003. He won his world championship belt with a 12-round split decision over Paulus Moses last May. In his last fight he knocked out Armando Cordoba in the first round. He first made a name for himself in 2009 when he upset Urbano Antillon by ninth-round TKO to capture the interim WBA lightweight title.

He is currently training at the ג€œKnockout Drugs Gymג€ in Caracas and has been sparring with Fernando Zuniga, Marco Avendano, and Jabar Parra. Acosta said he will adjust to whatever style Rios brings to the ring. ג€œI think Rios is a strong fighter and he comes forward. Iג€™ve been preparing for that ג€“ I plan to box him, take him into the late rounds and break him down. My sparring partners have been coming forward like him, so I can slip the punches ג€“ not get hit, and do the damage.ג€

He added: ג€œIג€™m going to defend my title and beat Brandon Rios on his home turf.ג€
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looking forward to this fight - and the undercard. demarco has got a crazy chin. valero really dug into him and he kept on coming forward. looking to see if he can reestablish himself as a contendor/champ.

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Check this video of Nonito Donaire teaching mma fighter Mark Munoz how to properly throw a punch:

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adam carolla podcast interviewed amir khan today. i youtubed amir khan and i am excite

is he legit? what is his ceiling?
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Well there was talk for a while that he didn't have the chin, but his last fight totally put that to sleep.

I think he's definitely legit, don't know what his ceiling is yet.

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Versive wrote:don't know what his ceiling is yet.
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perhaps.

Bradley doesn't have power, but he is going to step in Khan's shit and stay there all night (:pause:).

If he can out box Tim, I'll be impressed.

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Paul McCloskey will beat Khan in April, you heard it here first.

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Versive wrote:don't know what his ceiling is yet.
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perhaps.

Bradley doesn't have power, but he is going to step in Khan's shit and stay there all night (:pause:).

If he can out box Tim, I'll be impressed.
bradley tko's khan by headbutt in 10
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Round 9 of Acosta/ Rios had shades of Castillo/ Corrales. Great fucking fight. Early on I didn't expect Brandon to be able to pull that one out, he looked so outclassed in there. Eager to see where he goes from here.

Antonio Demarco doesn't have the credit/ equity in the game to be playing that surgical/ master boxer schtick. He could've gotten Sanchez out of there in under 4.

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*Mexican grito*

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Rios Bravo!
Rios Wins WBA Title With Devastating TKO Victory Over Acosta In 10th

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They say styles make fights, and no two styles meshed better on Saturday night than Brandon Riosג€™ full steam ahead, take no prisoners style Vs. Miguel Acostaג€™s constant movement, sharpshooting technique. Unfortunately, one of them wouldnג€™t reign supreme. At The Pearl inside of The Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, Brandon Rios (27-0-1, 20 KOs) weathered an early boxing clinic to walk down Miguel Acosta (28-4-2) and score an emphatic 10th round TKO victory to claim the WBA lightweight title and, more importantly, climb the ladder in the 135 lbs division.

But it certainly wasnג€™t an easy fight.

For four rounds, Rios was tarred and feathered by Acosta, who made him look foolish with his movement and pinpoint accuracy. Several times Rios looked as if he was completely clueless when having to deal with Acostaג€™s changes in directions. Every time he got close, he got tagged. But his trainer Robert Garcia put the bug in his ear to close the distance and everything changed. The heavy handed fighter with the nickname ג€œBam Bamג€ chased down his prey and scored a knockdown in the sixth round with a left hook than a jab, which turned the tide. Acosta tried to scamper away in round seven, but Rios would not be denied on this night. In round eight, Rios cornered Acosta yet again and sent the Venezuelan sprawling to the canvas with a big left hand.

The fight was eerily reminiscent of Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margaritoג€™s 2008 war where Cottoג€™s movement put him ahead early but he would be walked down by the stronger Mexican in the late rounds before being stopped in round 11. Acosta tried to fight his way back into the bout in the 9th round as the two brawled along the ropes and in close quarters but Acostaג€™s flame was flickering badly and all Rios had to do was blow it out. In the 10th round, Rios gave chase but Acosta wanted no parts of phone booth action. Rios suckered his foe in by eating a big shot and then proceeded to steamroll Acosta with a barrage of brutal power shots before the former champion slumped to the mat and referee Joe Cortez stopped the fight at the 1:14 mark.
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I really wish the fight was called by the HBO World Championship Boxing team. The fight actually looked better with the sound off.

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awesome fight. didn't think he had it in him, plus he looked in the best fighting shape ive ever seen him - so he's probably training extra hard in his camp. looking forward to watching this lovable dirtbag fight.

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Piece on Yuri Foreman from the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/sport ... &emc=tha27

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So Saul "Canelo" Alvarez(you probably remember him as the red headed Mexican dude) is fighting Matthew Hatton(not to be confused with the far more accomplished Ricky Hatton) for a vacant 154lb WBC title this weekend. This is the WBC at it's fucking worst. Neither of these guys are legitimately ranked within the top ten of their respective weight classes (Hatton is moving up in weight btw) and yet all Oscar has to do is pull out his billfold and purchase a belt for his new cash cow?

FUCK THE WBC.

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I'm late on this but did anybody watch ESPN Friday Night Fights last week? I recorded it and just watched the undercard fight now, but wow...

It was a Russian vs. a South African, Maxim Vlasov vs. Isaac Chilemba in a Super-Middleweight bout. Vlasov was going in undefeated and considered the favorite. Chilemba had suffered one loss going in. Long story short it was an incredible fight, very competetive, lots of action. Chilemba was knocked down twice in the 8th but got up and finished the round (and the fight) very strong. He ended up winning by unanimous decision.

This was a perfect example of why the Super-Middleweight division is my favorite to watch and follow in all of boxing. Here you see incredible talent from almost every part of the world and 9 out of 10 fights are action packed. Plus, because of their size and conditioning, many of these guys have lots of power and great chins. The lighter divisions are more popular these days (partially because of all the names floating around down there), but due to the combination of good pacing and good power and the diversity of styles you get to witness, Super-Middleweight is easily my favorite.

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Versive wrote:I'm late on this but did anybody watch ESPN Friday Night Fights last week? I recorded it and just watched the undercard fight now, but wow...

It was a Russian vs. a South African, Maxim Vlasov vs. Isaac Chilemba in a Super-Middleweight bout. Vlasov was going in undefeated and considered the favorite. Chilemba had suffered one loss going in. Long story short it was an incredible fight, very competetive, lots of action. Chilemba was knocked down twice in the 8th but got up and finished the round (and the fight) very strong. He ended up winning by unanimous decision.

This was a perfect example of why the Super-Middleweight division is my favorite to watch and follow in all of boxing. Here you see incredible talent from almost every part of the world and 9 out of 10 fights are action packed. Plus, because of their size and conditioning, many of these guys have lots of power and great chins. The lighter divisions are more popular these days (partially because of all the names floating around down there), but due to the combination of good pacing and good power and the diversity of styles you get to witness, Super-Middleweight is easily my favorite.
Yeah, I saw it. I definitely had Chilemba ahead going to the cards regardless of the knockdowns. It's a toss up between SMW and JWW in terms of how stacked and exciting the divisions are. Personally I'm a bigger fan of 140 but I'm also a big fan of whats going on at 168. Hopefully we will get to see Bute finally get in the mix with these guys(He has like a 3 fight contract or something with Showtime) and prove his worth.

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Word, his move definitely got me excited. :pause: Hopefully it means we'll get to see him fight outside of Canada.

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So Saul "Canelo" Alvarez(you probably remember him as the red headed Mexican dude) is fighting Matthew Hatton(not to be confused with the far more accomplished Ricky Hatton) for a vacant 154lb WBC title this weekend. This is the WBC at it's fucking worst. Neither of these guys are legitimately ranked within the top ten of their respective weight classes (Hatton is moving up in weight btw) and yet all Oscar has to do is pull out his billfold and purchase a belt for his new cash cow?

FUCK THE WBC.
"Theyג€™re just giving Saul Alvarez a title. Hopefully heג€™ll defend it against Vanes Martirosyan and Vanes will destroy him!" - Freddie Roach

Which actually sounds like an entertaining scrap.

Question is, who is gonna have the nuts to travel to Mexico and give Angulo his shot?

James Kirkland is out of jail and fighting on the undercard but I don't think it's televised.

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El Rey wrote:Question is, who is gonna have the nuts to travel to Mexico and give Angulo his shot?

James Kirkland is out of jail and fighting on the undercard but I don't think it's televised.
^Would love to see these two go at it.


Hopefully Angulo can get his illegal immigration issues ironed out one way or another and get his ass back to the states. I think Saul actually has the potential to become a star but this was a bad move career-wise for Canelo. A title defense vs Angulo would be great but you know the WBC is going to sanction a series of can crushing title defenses and I'll just stop being a fan of the kid.

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*unrelated


I've been away from the board for a minute could one of you guys refresh my memory and tell me how to embed videos on here?

And btw, I'll have a bunch of (mostly)quality links I'll post on here for the fights. Be it SHO, HBO, PPV events, and foreign fights as wel(Europe,Japan,Mexico,etc).

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Under a youtube video click where it says Embed. Then check off the box below that says Use old embed code. Then copy the code from its text box and paste it here.

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Thanks versive.

Don't know if there are any :bork:'s in here but if you don't have ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights will start in a couple minutes:


Ismayl Sillakh vs Yordanis Despaigne

Ray Narh vs. Freddie Norwood
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El Rey wrote:Check this video of Nonito Donaire teaching mma fighter Mark Munoz how to properly throw a punch:

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that's a really cool clip. it looks like he studied martial arts. it reminds me of bruce lee and the amount of torque he generated when throwing a punch.

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Tonight

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs "Magic" Matthew Hatton and Daniel Ponce de Leon vs Adrien Broner
10:30 EST

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Zab "Super" Judah vs Kaizer Mabuza
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Is hbo not going to show the Judah fight?

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Nope. Judah-Mabuza is actually a PPV bout.

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Versive wrote:Is hbo not going to show the Judah fight?
No, the Judah fight is one of those PPV's that absolutely nobody outside of die hard Zab fans and Zab's circle of family and friends will be buying. HBO will be showing Alvarez/Hatton and Ponce De Leon/Broner.


James Kirkland will be making his return to the ring since being released from prison on the Alvarez/Hatton card as well be it's on the untelevised undercard.

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I have no idea who is going to be on the Zab Mabuza card.





:icedit: Kirkland knocked his opponent out in 34 seconds of the opening round. Daniel Jacobs also scored a first round KO over journeyman Kliewer in 1:44 of the opening round as well.

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Quality stream here for the Judah fight.

http://www.premium--tv.net/

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Humberto Soto is about to fight here: http://la-liga360.blogspot.com/

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Alvarez' body shots are hurting me.

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