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In the first part of my interview with Showtime analyst Steve Farhood, he weighed in with his thoughts on why people in boxing still prefer Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the next logical opponent for Manny Pacquiao despite Juan Manuel Marquez getting the nod this coming November. Farhood was adamant about his belief that Mayweather doesn't necessarily fear Pacquiao yet still was befuddled as some of his recent actions.
Sitting inside of the Sports book inside of Buffalo Bill's Casino in Primm, Nevada, Showtime analyst Steve Farhood was less than an hour removed from calling the wild Sharif Bogere-Raymundo Beltran fight but was still in the talking mood. Farhood is always one for a great interview because of his knowledge and objectivity towards the sport and I caught up with him after last night's card to get his take on his some recent happenings in the game.
On Friday night at Buffalo Bill's Casino in Primm, Nevada, lightweight contender Raymundo Beltran put forth a gutsy effort in falling just short to local prospect by way of Uganda, Sharif 'The Lion' Bogere via unanimous decision. Beltran was outclassed early before turning on the pressure late in taking command over the second half of the fight and winning over the crowd by bullying Bogere and appearing to hurt him on a few occasions down the stretch.
During Friday's wild WBO NABO lightweight title bout at Buffalo Bill's Casino in Primm, Nevada between Sharif 'The Lion' Bogere and Los Mochis' Raymundo Beltran, Zab Judah could be found ringside as an interested spectator. Judah was cheering wildly and offering advice as Bogere, whom he knows from the Vegas scene, gutted out a tough ten-round decision.
There is a lot of uncertainty in the career of Antonio Margarito at the moment. The former champion from Tijuana recently saw a rematch with Miguel Cotto first be postponed and later fall apart completely after he found out a recent broken orbital bone would prevent him from preparing for the Puerto Rican adequately.
There are some things that will never leave a fighter.
Trying to comeback from a devastating TKO loss to Juan Manuel Lopez last July, his return bout against Juan Carlos Martinez this past weekend was supposed to be a step back in the right direction, a fight to boost his confidence on his way to getting back into the mix at 126 pounds. Sure enough, on paper the fight figured to be heavily in Concepcion's favor given Martinez's 18-12-1 record and the fact that Bernabe had been in with some quality fighters during his seven-year run.
During a recent interview with HBO analyst Larry Merchant, we discussed the aftermath of Manny Pacquiao's recent victory over Shane Mosley and took a look at the Filipino star's future plans. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum fully has the intention of pairing up his star fighter with Juan Manuel Marquez for a third go round yet that scenario is a bit complicated, to say the least.
It's hard to state how disappointing the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley bout last weekend really was. Outside of a knockdown by Pacquiao in the third round and a knockdown by Shane in the tenth, which really was a push after further review, there was little to hold on to in terms of suspense or drama from rounds one through twelve.
As Manny Pacquiao successfully defended his WBO welterweight title and produced another dominant victory over Shane Mosley last night at the MGM Grand, there were definitely plenty of vested spectators taking in the action, or lack thereof. A handful of pugilists in the building where there to check out Pacquiao, all of whom would admittedly love a chance to step into the ring with the Filipino star.