09 Boxing Thread:: 12/12 Diaz.vs.Malignaggi HBO/Bradley.vs.Peterson Showtime

[sir rob a lot]

Originally Posted by yungmatt

I dont think Paul would win either, but thats his biggest threat. But that fight aint never gonna happen anyway.

IMO, Punisher would work Preety Boy. But your right that fights never going to happen.

 

[mfr3shm]

Saturday's WBC heavyweight title fight between Vitali Klitschko and Juan Carlos Gomez has been bumped from ESPN and will now be seen on ESPN Classic live at 6PM Eastern. The bout will be also be reairing on short turnaround at 7PM Eastern on ESPN2.

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I wouldn't mind if Floyd takes a tune up fight for his return, but after that he needs to fight only the best.

 

[eagle 0n]

Didn't even know that Roy Jones was fighting this weekend.

 

[stringer bell 32]

I doubt Floyd fights a tune up on regular HBO. His comeback will more than likely take place on PPV and he'll need someone who can bring in some buys.

 

[dako akong otin]

i think PBF will fight a southpaw as a tune up for you know who. The guys he's been sparring in Vegas have been southpaws. Luis Collazo? Carlos Quintanamaybe?

 

[eagle 0n]

Dako, do you anywhere online that sells headgear w/ a facemask? Or something similar to what fencers use with a cage?

I had a similar eye injury as Israel Vasquez and Amare Stoudamire and I won't even be cleared for light sparring w/o something like that.

 

[dako akong otin]

Eagle.. this is the kind we use in our gym. http://www.muaythai-fighting.com/twins-special-headgear-full-with-nose-hgl-10.html
Kinda expensive though. But they really protect your nose and eyes. Drawback is, they do feel heavy though. But with that eye injury you have, i dorecommend it.

 

[gunna get it]

Eagle, If u had a detached Retina, DO NOT SPAR

Shots to the jaw will detach it again

seriously just play it safe til u get cleared

 

[eagle 0n]

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Eagle, If u had a detached Retina, DO NOT SPAR

Shots to the jaw will detach it again

seriously just play it safe til u get cleared

Thanks for the info Dako. I'm actually looking into headgear that kinda resembles a hockey mask

Didn't have a detached retina but its serious enough to treat it in a similar manner.

I definitely have to play it safe tho. I won't be sparring unless a get cleared from my eye doctor and physician. Even if I do get cleared, I don'texpect to get into an all-out sparring session. It's going to have to be controlled.

 

[proshares]

This is the #!*%@!+ fight I wanted to see!

[h2]Agbeko-Darchinyan tilt set for summer[/h2]
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Junior bantamweight champion Vic Darchinyan has always had lofty goals. One was to win the flyweight title. He did that and reigned for almost three years.

Another goal he set for himself was to win the junior bantamweight title. He did that, too, winning a belt last summer and then unifying the three major belts in spectacular fashion when he knocked out Cristian Mijares in the ninth round in November.

But after brutalizing Jorge Arce for 11 rounds in February, he wanted another challenge. So now it is on to the bantamweight division for the trash-talking Australian slugger.

Darchinyan will move up in weight and challenge bantamweight titleholder -- and fellow power puncher -- Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko this summer, Darchinyan promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com on Thursday.

Shaw said he made a deal with Agbeko promoter Don King for the bout, which will take place at a site to be determined this summer, most likely in June. Showtime will televise in the United States, Shaw said.

"The fight is made. That's breaking news," said Shaw, adding that he was awaiting official approval from the IBF, which recognizes Darchinyan as its 115-pound champion and Agbeko as its 118-pound titleholder. "It will be on Showtime and be a co-promotion between Don and myself."

Shaw said he has a deal with Showtime for the fight but the network had not yet assigned a specific date because it is working out its summer schedule.

Darchinyan (32-1-1, 26 KOs), 33, an Armenian living in Australia, has emerged as one of the top fighters in the world, becoming the first three-belt champion in junior bantamweight history. But he has always said he'd like to move up and win a bantamweight title and eventually a junior featherweight title.

Shaw believes he can do it, but doesn't want him to get ahead of himself.

"This is a very tough fight," Shaw said. "We have a lot of respect for the 'King.' The question is, will Vic bring his power up to bantamweight with him? I hope so."

Agbeko (26-1, 22 KOs), 28, of Ghana but based in New York, stopped Luis Perez in the seventh round in September 2007 to win his belt. After a long layoff, caused in part because Agbeko came down with malaria, he made his first defense against mandatory challenger William Gonzalez in December and scored a majority decision victory in a sensational action fight.

The match with Darchinyan is just the sort of high-profile fight Agbeko has wanted, manager Vinny Scolpino said.

"It's definitely a good fight, a great fight," Scolpino told ESPN.com. "It's not signed yet, but everything is good. We want it. When the paper comes in front of us, it should be signed off on without a problem. I think Joseph has a great chance to win. Darchinyan is a tough guy and he can punch, but so can Joseph. So I think we have a great chance. Besides that, it's an awesome fight. It's a true fight. Nobody knows who's going to win."

 

[dako akong otin]

after that fight... Give Gorres or even Donaire a re-match. Its the only fights that Vic hasn't won.

 

[jaygunna]

BHop doin ringside analysis

 

[proshares]

Originally Posted by dako akong otin

after that fight... Give Gorres or even Donaire a re-match. Its the only fights that Vic hasn't won.

He's not beating Agbeko.

 

[gunna get it]

I aint seen king kong fight.. he nasty like that ?
some pics of my 2008/2009 Boxing DVDs

 

[stringer bell 32]

 

[eagle 0n]

Nice Collection

is that 'margarita vs. cintron'?

 

[stringer bell 32]

Berto vs Collazo

JMM vs Pacquaio?

 

[lesgodsonc0]

Has anybody seen Juan Carlos Gomez fight?

For some strange reason...I see him beating Vitali.

 

[bigmike23]

this ref is a %%%$!#% idiot he should of called the fight 2 rounds ago

dont waste yall time watching this fight i watch 3 rounds and felt like shooting myself

 

[gunna get it]

Gomez got more heart than Peters and eddie chambers combined.

he not big enough or skilled enough

another horrible heavyweight title fight

 

[dako akong otin]

Hatton's 'cardio-boxer' workout.�

 

[dako akong otin]

Hatton training pics:

Floyd Sr. actually looks more in shape and might make 140 lbs easier than Ricky

 

[cafinest23]

Did Roy Jones Jr. win his fight tonight?

 

[10508 cardo jr ln]

Hell yea he did, just saw highlights on espn

 

[jagshemash]

The Klitschko-Gomez fight was awful. The first few rounds I thought I was watching a sumo match with all the plodding punches and hugging that followed.

Even though Haye is a bit overhyped at the moment since he really hasn't proved anything in the division and he has a shaky chin, at least he's someonewho resembles an athlete and is a dangerous puncher which perhaps can bring a little excitement to the division. I hear him and Wlad are pretty close tofinally signing a fight and at least this will be something to look forward to.

Jones looked good tonight but then again he was against a past it Sheika. This would have been a perfect farewell fight since he put on good performance infront of his home crowd but in the post fight interview he seemed to indicate that he has no intention of retiring just yet.