What fight did you watch recently/last night

[musiol]

watched holyfield v douglas lenoard v norris today while having a drink.

[mhager91490]

Martin Honorio W10 John Molina

Rd.1-Honorio
Rd.2-Honorio
Rd.3-Honorio
Rd.4-Honorio (Close)
Rd.5-Honorio
Rd.6-Honorio
Rd.7-Honorio
Rd.8-Honorio
Rd.9-Honorio
Rd.10-Honorio

Excellent fight but Honorio really controlled every round of the fight and outworked Molina, outmaneuvered him and landed the better quality of punches throughout the whole bout. Molina made a mini-rally in the last minute of the fourth but even when they got into punching exchanges it's not like he had any type of real control or an advantage that showed. Beautiful work with the jab of Honorio and I really liked how he mixed in multiple body punches into his combinations. Molina just couldn't get going with that jab in his face and he seemed to get discouraged when he opened up with both hands and missed and as a consequence he wouldn't throw in combination. All in all this was a very enjoyable fight, not really edge of your seat stuff but a good, solid war.


Yuriorkis Gamboa KO1 Al Seeger

Just a brutal showing of punching power from Gamboa, Seeger looked to implement a jab and grab strategy but almost everytime he would get close or miss a punch and over-extend himself he would pay with a combination from Gamboa. Seeger landed one clean right while he was moving backwards and Gamboa walked right through it and showed him no respect whatsoever. The right hand that flattened Seeger was a thing of beauty and the misdirection with the body punch was very good or a guy with so few pro fights at the time.


Fernando Montiel TD3 Alejandro Valdez

Rd.1-Montiel (10-8)
Rd.2-Valdez (10-9, should have been 10-8)
Rd.3-Valdez (close)

Very good short fight, Montiel drops him with a hook-uppercut combo early and looks to be outclassing him but catches an accidental headbutt when separating from a clinch and wasn't the same fighter after the blood started flowing. In the second Valdez was more aggressive and ends up dropping Montiel with a right uppercut on the inside but I guess it was ruled a slip and wasn't counted. The third round was close, Valdez was working the right uppercut and looked to hurt Montiel's eye with punches but Montiel complained of a headbutt which I didn't see, either way his eye was swelling badly by this point. Had the knockdown been scored as it should of Valdez would have been the victor.

[bojangles1987]

Pavlik-Taylor 1, beginning of the end for Jermain.
Benn-Eubank 1, great fight.
Terry Norris-Troy Waters
McClellan-Jackson 1

[aristotlemoses]

I'm watching Duran vs de Jesus fights right now as we speak.

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Penalosa vs Morel

Round 1 Morel (Kind)
Both guys did so little it was hard to split them,the
punches they did throw seem to miss

Round 2 Penalosa

Penalosa edged this on his right hook and body work imo,he
also closed better

Round 3 Penalosa

Morel started well nailing Penalosa on the ropes but Penalosa fought his way back
into the round and did most of the work for the rest of the round as Morel switched
off, Penalosa landed straight lefts to head and body

Round 4 Morel

Tough round to score as i had Penalosa just infront but Morel closed better and
probably landed the best punches of the round so im gonna go for Morel

Round 5 Morel

Simply more active, Penalosa did very little this round.

Round 6 Penalosa
Penalosa landed the best punch of the fight a straight left he then landed another
no long after that down the stretch he Penaolsa scored a right hook to.

Round 7 Penalosa
Close round that was on the table but Penalosa won it down the stretch as he got
more aggressive

Round 8 Penalosa

This round was close but again Penalosa picked up and Morel did not stay with him
down the stretch, Penalosa also landed hard to the body this round

Round 9 Penalosa

Penalosa aggression took over a round which was up for grabs.

Round 10 Penalosa

Penalosa more active landing the harder punches and taking this round on his
aggression body work is grinding Morel down to imo

Round 11 Penalosa

Penalosa overwhelming Morel with his aggression and banging him to the body with
hard shots

Round 12 Penalosa

There were a few rounds (7+8+9) that were close and up for
grabs but i felt Penalosa did more down the stretch of those
rounds to punctuate them as Penalosa rounds, Penalosa would
show willing to close out the round and Morel would not stay
with him and when the rounds are up for grabs you gotta close
them out as best you can.

I reckon some might have scored this fight closer but i dont see Morel winning many
other rounds unless you were being kind to him,Penalose definitely deserved
the decision and was robbed as far as im concerned.

Morel fought most of the fight moving away and missing most of the punches he
threw whilst getting hit with hard clean punches by Penalosa,particularly down the
stretch where Penalose was dominating the fight with his aggression and being more
active and landing the harder shots. The beginning of the fight was close but Penalosa
closed this fight out and should of won.


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Concepcion vs Mario Santiago

Round 1 Concepcion

Close round as Santiago dictated the pace of the round but
was not that effective with his jabbing, Concepcion landed
a right hand on him mid round then toward the end he closed
the round out better by landing a series of right hands

Round 2 Concepcion

Santiago did a little better early in the round landing the jab
but Concepcion took over with his hard right hands he also
landed solid to the body at one point

Round 3 Santiago (kind)

Tough round to score but i think Santiago was a little more
consistent altthough i could of scored this round for Concepcion to because
Concepcion did land the harder shots albeit he was a little less
active.

Round 4 Concepcion

Another tough round to score because whilst Santiago was active early
he was not landing anything,most of what he threw was blocked, Concepcion
did not do a lot either but landed the best punch of the round a hard counter
right, Santiago came back toward the end and could of taken it but seeing as i gave
him the benefit of the doubt in the last round im going with Concepcion here. I
thought either round 3 & 4 could of swung either way.

Round 5 Santiago

Much better round for Santiago as he showed a better defence against Concepcion's
right hands and he managed to back Concepcion which i felt was key to him having
more success.

Round 6 Concepcion 10/8

Santiago let Concepcion back him again this round and its no coincidence that Concepcion
had a good round and nailed him with a series of right hands one of those
right hands dropped him

Round 7 Santiago

Santiago backed Concepcion and was more consistent and dictated the round imo

Round 8 Concepcion

Santiago dictated the pace of the round but did not do much effective landing.
I felt Concepcion took the round on his harder punches that he come alive with mid
round

Round 9 Concepcion

Concepcion switched off down the stretch but i still felt he landed the harder cleaner
shots over the coarse of the round could of swung to Santiago i guess.

Round 10 Santiago

Excellent round by Santiago as he backed Concepcion
up and the nailed him on the ropes, Santiago gave up
the distance laid inside and tried to hammer Concepcion, Concepcion fought back
mid round but Santiago came back toward the end to continue dominating the round

If only Santiago had tried to back Concepcion up the whole fight i reckon he would of
won, Concepcion's counter right hand was keeping him in this fight as he was landing
it hard,clean and often throughout the fight, that said he only seemed to have major
success with it when he was in centre ring or backing Santiago up when Santiago
backed him up he was not effective with it.

I do feel Concepcion did enough to win though mainly based on the fact he landed
the harder punches, Santiago was busy and dictated the pace but a lot of his jabs
either missed or were blocked and he was throwing punches that had very little on
them.

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Donaire vs Manuel Vargas

Round 1 Donaire

Donaire pushing Vargas back behind the jab and landing
counter rights and nice solid left hand,rabbit caught in the
headlights springs to mind for Vargas.

Round 2 Donaire
Vargas landed a good right hand but Donaire answered that
with an even harder right hand and controlled the rest of the
round

Round 3 Donaire started landing the right hand against then
he opened up with an impressive combo that dropped Vargas
who was flat on his back and could not beat the count.

Donaire used his height & reach as he backed Vargas up behind the jab,
Vargas was never going to get into this fight backing up, not against a guy
that maintains distance and utilizes that reach by staying disciplined behind the jab.
Vargas backing up was relying on counters but those counters were not there because
Donaire did not leave him anything to counter, he worked his way in behind
the jab and kept it long where the gap between them favoured the rangy fighter
which was Donaire.

Donaire looks the way he always looks, fast throwing good counter punches, however
im not sure how much his inside game has improved if at all.

Saw Segura vs Tello last night on FSN. One of the best one sided brawls you will ever see. Segura could not miss with uppercuts as he snapped back Tello's head all four rounds. Tello took a beating, but to his credit he tried valiantly to land a lucky shot. Ref finally stopped the fight towards the end of the 4th. Wold love to see a 108 pound title fight between Segura and Ivan Calderon.

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Penalosa vs Morel

Round 1 Morel (Kind)
Both guys did so little it was hard to split them,the
punches they did throw seem to miss

Round 2 Penalosa

Penalosa edged this on his right hook and body work imo,he
also closed better

Round 3 Penalosa

Morel started well nailing Penalosa on the ropes but Penalosa fought his way back
into the round and did most of the work for the rest of the round as Morel switched
off, Penalosa landed straight lefts to head and body

Round 4 Morel

Tough round to score as i had Penalosa just infront but Morel closed better and
probably landed the best punches of the round so im gonna go for Morel

Round 5 Morel

Simply more active, Penalosa did very little this round.

Round 6 Penalosa
Penalosa landed the best punch of the fight a straight left he then landed another
no long after that down the stretch he Penaolsa scored a right hook to.

Round 7 Penalosa
Close round that was on the table but Penalosa won it down the stretch as he got
more aggressive

Round 8 Penalosa

This round was close but again Penalosa picked up and Morel did not stay with him
down the stretch, Penalosa also landed hard to the body this round

Round 9 Penalosa

Penalosa aggression took over a round which was up for grabs.

Round 10 Penalosa

Penalosa more active landing the harder punches and taking this round on his
aggression body work is grinding Morel down to imo

Round 11 Penalosa

Penalosa overwhelming Morel with his aggression and banging him to the body with
hard shots

Round 12 Penalosa

There were a few rounds (7+8+9) that were close and up for
grabs but i felt Penalosa did more down the stretch of those
rounds to punctuate them as Penalosa rounds, Penalosa would
show willing to close out the round and Morel would not stay
with him and when the rounds are up for grabs you gotta close
them out as best you can.

I reckon some might have scored this fight closer but i dont see Morel winning many
other rounds unless you were being kind to him,Penalose definitely deserved
the decision and was robbed as far as im concerned.

Morel fought most of the fight moving away and missing most of the punches he
threw whilst getting hit with hard clean punches by Penalosa,particularly down the
stretch where Penalose was dominating the fight with his aggression and being more
active and landing the harder shots. The beginning of the fight was close but Penalosa
closed this fight out and should of won.


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Concepcion vs Mario Santiago

Round 1 Concepcion

Close round as Santiago dictated the pace of the round but
was not that effective with his jabbing, Concepcion landed
a right hand on him mid round then toward the end he closed
the round out better by landing a series of right hands

Round 2 Concepcion

Santiago did a little better early in the round landing the jab
but Concepcion took over with his hard right hands he also
landed solid to the body at one point

Round 3 Santiago (kind)

Tough round to score but i think Santiago was a little more
consistent altthough i could of scored this round for Concepcion to because
Concepcion did land the harder shots albeit he was a little less
active.

Round 4 Concepcion

Another tough round to score because whilst Santiago was active early
he was not landing anything,most of what he threw was blocked, Concepcion
did not do a lot either but landed the best punch of the round a hard counter
right, Santiago came back toward the end and could of taken it but seeing as i gave
him the benefit of the doubt in the last round im going with Concepcion here. I
thought either round 3 & 4 could of swung either way.

Round 5 Santiago

Much better round for Santiago as he showed a better defence against Concepcion's
right hands and he managed to back Concepcion which i felt was key to him having
more success.

Round 6 Concepcion 10/8

Santiago let Concepcion back him again this round and its no coincidence that Concepcion
had a good round and nailed him with a series of right hands one of those
right hands dropped him

Round 7 Santiago

Santiago backed Concepcion and was more consistent and dictated the round imo

Round 8 Concepcion

Santiago dictated the pace of the round but did not do much effective landing.
I felt Concepcion took the round on his harder punches that he come alive with mid
round

Round 9 Concepcion

Concepcion switched off down the stretch but i still felt he landed the harder cleaner
shots over the coarse of the round could of swung to Santiago i guess.

Round 10 Santiago

Excellent round by Santiago as he backed Concepcion
up and the nailed him on the ropes, Santiago gave up
the distance laid inside and tried to hammer Concepcion, Concepcion fought back
mid round but Santiago came back toward the end to continue dominating the round

If only Santiago had tried to back Concepcion up the whole fight i reckon he would of
won, Concepcion's counter right hand was keeping him in this fight as he was landing
it hard,clean and often throughout the fight, that said he only seemed to have major
success with it when he was in centre ring or backing Santiago up when Santiago
backed him up he was not effective with it.

I do feel Concepcion did enough to win though mainly based on the fact he landed
the harder punches, Santiago was busy and dictated the pace but a lot of his jabs
either missed or were blocked and he was throwing punches that had very little on
them.

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Donaire vs Manuel Vargas

Round 1 Donaire

Donaire pushing Vargas back behind the jab and landing
counter rights and nice solid left hand,rabbit caught in the
headlights springs to mind for Vargas.

Round 2 Donaire
Vargas landed a good right hand but Donaire answered that
with an even harder right hand and controlled the rest of the
round

Round 3 Donaire started landing the right hand against then
he opened up with an impressive combo that dropped Vargas
who was flat on his back and could not beat the count.

Donaire used his height & reach as he backed Vargas up behind the jab,
Vargas was never going to get into this fight backing up, not against a guy
that maintains distance and utilizes that reach by staying disciplined behind the jab.
Vargas backing up was relying on counters but those counters were not there because
Donaire did not leave him anything to counter, he worked his way in behind
the jab and kept it long where the gap between them favoured the rangy fighter
which was Donaire.

Donaire looks the way he always looks, fast throwing good counter punches, however
im not sure how much his inside game has improved if at all.

Watched Mike Weaver vs Gerrie Coetzee for the WBA HVT title this morning. A grueling,brutal fight that saw both fighters hurt numerous times. By the 3rd round, Coetzee was completely exhausted, so he continued to both hold Weaver and the ropes at the same time. The end came in the 13th round as in a heated exchange, Weaver ko'd Coetzee with a wicked right cross. Two of the most underrated Heavy's of their era. A must see fight.

[mhager91490]

Watched Mike Weaver vs Gerrie Coetzee for the WBA HVT title this morning. A grueling,brutal fight that saw both fighters hurt numerous times. By the 3rd round, Coetzee was completely exhausted, so he continued to both hold Weaver and the ropes at the same time. The end came in the 13th round as in a heated exchange, Weaver ko'd Coetzee with a wicked right cross. Two of the most underrated Heavy's of their era. A must see fight.

I'm going to have to check that out, sounds like a barnburner.

[yeykax]

Gotti vs Ruelas very brutal fight!!!

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I'm going to have to check that out, sounds like a barnburner.

Let us know what you think. Weaver engaged in many wars throughout the 80's

[Rocky!]

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