Am I the only one who's even more thrilled about that than about Mayweather-Mosley? Don't get me wrong, the other one is the biggest fight in a long time and it will be interesting to see how Mayweather will deal with probably his biggest in-ring adversity yet (I think he will prevail. too fast, too clever) and I'm so looking forward to it, especially with a great first 24/7 episode. But Hasegawa-Montiel is something else and has a lot of possible outcomes, very very excited about that, in case you haven't noticed by now.
Both on the top of their game, both with two losses (Hasegawa very early in his career, Montiel against top opposition also from years ago), for both probably the biggest fight so far and most importantly: both did their best to advertise this fight by getting flashier recently. Hasegawa's improved ko ratio against very decent opponents lately is quite a beauty and Montiel's bodyshot against Ciso Morales earlier this year wasn't any less impressive. I think at this point, they deserve all the spotlight they can get.
Here's a cool video to get you pumped up (not mine, so all credit to the owner):
P.S: War Hozumi! :boxing:
Pics from, ehm, another boxing news site:
http://tinyurl.com/2u2yyxs
http://tinyurl.com/39da7g6
"Hey Hasagawa! Are you a champion of the world or of your house? Let’s see if you’re as big as you think."
Damn, I'm hyped for this fight weekend!! :boxing:
Montiel's shirt was in response to this.
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/zoomImage/20100415-OHO9I00151.htm
This should be a great fight. I hope if Hasegawa wins he sets up a fight with Poonsawat. I know he's been planning on moving up to Superbantam and thats the fight that needs to be made.
That would be the Biggest fight in Japan since Naito-Kameda
Hasegawa-Poonsawat is a great fight and one that I want to see happen.
This should be a great fight. I hope if Hasegawa wins he sets up a fight with Poonsawat. I know he's been planning on moving up to Superbantam and thats the fight that needs to be made.
That would be the Biggest fight in Japan since Naito-Kameda
Pics from, ehm, another boxing news site:
http://tinyurl.com/2u2yyxs
http://tinyurl.com/39da7g6
"Hey Hasagawa! Are you a champion of the world or of your house? Let’s see if you’re as big as you think."
Damn, I'm hyped for this fight weekend!! :boxing:
Fandom aside, I see Hozumi beating them because they are stand still fighters. They aren't very mobile I should say. If Hozumi can move up and keep his speed and footwork, I don't think he would have much of a problem fighting them because he could probably outbox them if he realizes that he can't finish them. If he doesn't keep his speed and footwork, then it might look like Hozumi-Maludrottu, a tough 12 round fight.
Hopefully he can beat Montiel whom the ring labels as 9th best in the bantam division and he can get enough confidence to move up in weight.
Yeah, I know what you meant.
He traded a lot and stood his ground a lot in the first Sahaprom fight, even though early on he was having success by boxing.
If he beats Montiel and can still make 118 fairly comfortably, I'd like him to stay. 118 is a loaded division, and I'd like for a clear leader to separate himself from the pack.
didn't montiel just get knocked out 2 fights ago but a serious injustice occured and it was changed to a nc? kinda kills the hype for this once compelling fight.
i hate crap like that just like giovanna segura knocking canchilla out ten seconds after the bell rang 5 times and the ref let him. yet that was never changed to a NC or a DQ? disgraceful
it was just a cut.
Potentially. Poonsawat does have better boxing ability then some might think from what I've seen. Offensively, he's pretty good, picks his shots well and is a hand-full on the inside. He's not reckless either, IMO. He'll keep he's hands up when coming in and apply educated pressure. But obviously due to his style, he's gonna get hit more. If Poonsawat can make it his fight, he could win.
Chris John has slowed a bit, and it appears he's having trouble making weight. But I guess they wanna stay at 126 because it's where the money's at.
Well the first Sahaprom fight was pretty close and competitive. Hasegawa had to dig deep in order pull it out. The second fight was a beatdown, but TBH, the Sahaprom from the first fight had showed signs of aging (still a quality fighter), and the one from the rematch was clearly past it. IMHO, Hasegawa despite being very skilled has some questions over him as he hasn't fought a top fighter since Sahaprom in 2005.
Fandom aside, I see Hozumi beating them because they are stand still fighters. They aren't very mobile I should say. If Hozumi can move up and keep his speed and footwork, I don't think he would have much of a problem fighting them because he could probably outbox them if he realizes that he can't finish them. If he doesn't keep his speed and footwork, then it might look like Hozumi-Maludrottu, a tough 12 round fight.
Hopefully he can beat Montiel whom the ring labels as 9th best in the bantam division and he can get enough confidence to move up in weight.
didn't montiel just get knocked out 2 fights ago but a serious injustice occured and it was changed to a nc? kinda kills the hype for this once compelling fight.
i hate crap like that just like giovanna segura knocking canchilla out ten seconds after the bell rang 5 times and the ref let him. yet that was never changed to a NC or a DQ? disgraceful
I would love to see him fight Chris John or Poonsawat
I think he could beat them both. Specially if he can somehow keep all of his speed and footwork while moving up in weight. When I watch John and Poonsawat, they are just too stand still for him. I think it could end up looking like the Veeraphol fight(s).
Potentially. Poonsawat does have better boxing ability then some might think from what I've seen. Offensively, he's pretty good, picks his shots well and is a hand-full on the inside. He's not reckless either, IMO. He'll keep he's hands up when coming in and apply educated pressure. But obviously due to his style, he's gonna get hit more. If Poonsawat can make it his fight, he could win.
Chris John has slowed a bit, and it appears he's having trouble making weight. But I guess they wanna stay at 126 because it's where the money's at.
Well the first Sahaprom fight was pretty close and competitive. Hasegawa had to dig deep in order pull it out. The second fight was a beatdown, but TBH, the Sahaprom from the first fight had showed signs of aging (still a quality fighter), and the one from the rematch was clearly past it. IMHO, Hasegawa despite being very skilled has some questions over him as he hasn't fought a top fighter since Sahaprom in 2005.
Watch out flick... Now if he move up and start knocking guy,s out watch out for the sht storm a coming... And he,s not american, woooooo... Look out flick i,m gonna bump your wish....ha ha hahaaaa ... Good one right???
lol, hell yeah. Let the posters know who started it all. I already made the first Boxing Scene Hozumi Hasegawa group.
I've heard that he's been struggling for a bit now. I remember reading some articles that said he was really thinking about moving up after his last fight. Heck, The Ring published an article saying he might go right to 126 and look to fight Chris John.
I would love to see him fight Chris John or Poonsawat
I think he could beat them both. Specially if he can somehow keep all of his speed and footwork while moving up in weight. When I watch John and Poonsawat, they are just too stand still for him. I think it could end up looking like the Veeraphol fight(s).
I believe it's on Friday 7PM in Japan, so that would be noon for us lucky people in Central Europe and 6 AM on the US East Coast (3 AM Pacific Time), but it's a bit complicated with them not having summertime etc...
Oh and I'm very surprised about the 22 pounds claim. Even though he said before that he kinda struggles with bantamweight, 22 pounds is a lot and he actually always looks in shape in between fights as far as I can tell.
I've heard that he's been struggling for a bit now. I remember reading some articles that said he was really thinking about moving up after his last fight. Heck, The Ring published an article saying he might go right to 126 and look to fight Chris John.
I believe it's on Friday 7PM in Japan, so that would be noon for us lucky people in Central Europe and 6 AM on the US East Coast (3 AM Pacific Time), but it's a bit complicated with them not having summertime etc...
Oh and I'm very surprised about the 22 pounds claim. Even though he said before that he kinda struggles with bantamweight, 22 pounds is a lot and he actually always looks in shape in between fights as far as I can tell.
Watch out flick... Now if he move up and start knocking guy,s out watch out for the sht storm a coming... And he,s not american, woooooo... Look out flick i,m gonna bump your wish....ha ha hahaaaa ... Good one right???
He's been struggling since before Perez, I believe. I don't remember the exact time of the interview but it wasn't a real recent one. I don't mind seeing Hozumi go up in weight. I would like to see if he could pull it off, I hope he can and does.
Hey Shadows. Didn't Teiken promotions phase out? I tried going to their website months back and it said something about the website is closed and thanks for your support. Or something of that nature.
I've never heard anything like that, though I have seen that on their website. I check Koizumi's blog and some Japanese websites and never seen anything like that. That would probably even make news here on BS, as Teiken is big in Japan. They even co promote a lot of fighters, like Linares, Hasegawa, Uchiyama, and Gonzalez. I'm not sure if Gonzalez is exclusively with Teiken though.
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