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WOULD MACKLIN'S FUTURE BE BRIGHTER WITHOUT MCGIRT IN HIS CORNER? By John McCormick Matthew Macklin will give any of the other top middleweights a problem in the ring, especially if he hires a new trainer and leaves Buddy McGirt behind. Saturday night marked Sergio Martinez’s fourth*defense of the world middleweight championship. Thanks to Macklin, the challenger,*it wasn’t an easy night for the 37 year-old Argentinean.*Macklin,*who*deserved to be a middleweight titleholder coming into the fight (but was denied the WBA championship by poor judging that favored Felix Sturm),*showed a gallant effort and made the fight with Martinez a lot closer than most expected. Macklin*landed clean punches on Martinez throughout the fight and had the champion frustrated and confused. Martinez*adapted to Macklin’s style and closed the show in the eleventh round in dramatic fashion by knocking down Macklin twice, both times hard.* The win was* Martinez’s most impressive since his November 2010 destruction of Paul Williams. However, the HBO broadcast team criticized Martinez throughout the first seven rounds and rightfully so, since he is the middleweight champion of the world and Macklin was exceeding expectations. The criticism stopped after round seven, though, as Martinez*answered all of their questions. On the other hand,*Macklin’s effort was never in question. The biggest post-fight*question that could be asked was*where did Macklin’s game plan go in the eleventh round? Throughout the fight, Macklin had a lot of success landing hard right hands to the body and head of Martinez. The champion was momentarily stunned numerous times and was knocked down (tangled feet or not) as a result of a Macklin right hand landing. The left hook was barely used by Macklin throughout the first ten rounds and with good reason; Macklin was having much more success against Martinez than anybody had in the past few years. As the sound of the closing bell of round ten went off, both fighters returned to their corners. Martinez*won the tenth*round convincingly but Macklin was still competitive. Unfortunately, that competitiveness was about to come to an end at the hands of Macklin’s trainer, Buddy McGirt. “You are landing the right hand but where is the left hook?” McGirt shouted at Macklin in between rounds ten and eleven. McGirt then instructed Macklin to throw*left hooks when Martinez reached in with the right hand. As stated before, Macklin was having success without throwing many left hooks. I’ll give McGirt the benefit of the doubt, as he was obviously attempting to have his fighter try something new and adapt to Martinez’s eighth, ninth, and tenth round surge.* Still,*the advice*helped Martinez out way more than it helped Macklin, and McGirt is supposed to be helping Macklin, not Martinez. Macklin came out in the eleventh and applied what he had been told by McGirt. The result wasn’t a left hook landing on Martinez’s chin; it was a wide open target in Macklin for Martinez to take advantage of.* Look at the first knockdown in round eleven. Macklin left himself wide open while attempting to hit Martinez with a left hook. As a result, Martinez landed a vicious straight left hand on the chin of Macklin, sending him down. The second knockdown was no different. A left hook from Macklin that leaves him wide open for a Martinez left hand. The advice that McGirt had given Macklin not only failed to help him but was also a major technical flaw that ended up being the catalyst to two knockdowns. McGirt’s ineffective corner methods didn’t stop there. Macklin*beat the count twice and referee Eddie Cotton allowed him to continue. Luckily for Macklin, both knockdowns were at the end of round eleven and he wouldn’t be forced to engage Martinez upon standing. Instead, he would be able to sit down for a minute, recuperate a bit and*listen to some more*advice,*then go out for the twelfth and final round in which he could at least try to finish on his feet. Macklin was never given that privilege as McGirt advised* Cotton to stop the fight. There was only one more round. I will not deny that Macklin may have been hurt at the end of round eleven but I do question McGirt’s decision to stop the fight. Macklin wasn’t hurt to the point where he was incoherent. His vision was fine and he knew his whereabouts. McGirt didn't appear to talk to Macklin first or even examine Macklin closely to make an intelligent assessment of his condition. As cutman Danny Milano tried to revive Macklin, McGirt simply called the referee over and ended Macklin's chance of becoming the world champion. After the fight, Macklin stood in the ring for twenty minutes doing various interviews with different broadcasting teams. You mean to tell me that he was unable to compete in a fight that was taking place in front of a massive Irish crowd in the Theater at Madison Square Garden on St. Patrick’s Day for another three minutes? On top of that, it was a fight in which he was extremely competitive in. It would be a shame if we never get a chance to see*Macklin fight on an elite level again. On Saturday night he showed that he has the heart and skill set to fight the best in the world and I would love to see him fight again in the future. However, it may be in Macklin’s best interest to leave Buddy McGirt behind. McGirt failed his mission by giving Macklin horrible advice and then stopping the fight prematurely after Macklin got hurt attempting to apply that horrible advice.*McGirt was a very good fighter in his days, definitely a better fighter than he is a trainer, as his training techniques have always been questionable and suspect. We may have seen a completely different ending on Saturday night had there been a different trainer in Macklin’s corner. You can blame* McGirt and thank*Martinez for the ending you received.

This guy is officially the worst ****ing trainer ever! What Mallinagie said about him is true. Dude gives the worst advice. Right after the 10th round he tells Macklin to start throwing the left when he was reaching with the right hand. Which leaves you wide the **** open to get koed! It would have been a tougher fight down the stretch. Mcgirt knew he was tired Macklin should have played it more conventional try to push out a decision win by throwing more straight punches. Instead Mcgirt instructs him to throw a left hook after a reaching right hand... a hook that will be slow because he's tired and in the 11th. Which ultimately set Macklin up for a straight left hand down the pipe. Mcgirt told him to do something that played directly into Martinez'z hands... Wow. If This coach hasn't been exposed for being a Horrendous trainer, I don't know what qualifies. Thoughts, am i full of it, do i have a point. Watch the match over, and watch how Macklin get's koed, coincidence? Check this article out saying the same exact thing from ********** http://**********.com/pag/article.php?aid=23055

Anybody familiar with this guy John McCormick, the writer who was the first to score an interview w Peterson since all of this happened from boxing talk? I know BTalk is dead to a lot of ppl but that guy brought a lot of life back to the site. Great interview.

I've been to: Forrest-Quartey Pacquiao-Diaz Hopkins-Pavlik Cotto-Jennings Dawson-Johnson II Lopez-Lueveno Donaire-Narvaez Cotto-Margarito II Ward-Froch Martinez-Macklin

Great article by John McCormick from the site that talks boxing May 07, 2012 MAYWEATHER-COTTO: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY By John McCormick Saturday night’s mega-fight*in which*Floyd*Mayweather*defeated Miguel Cotto by a clear but competitive unanimous decision displayed everything*a big boxing event should. Skill, determination, perseverance, will power, drama, suspense, surprise, and violence were all present*throughout the twelve rounds. Many unanswered questions were answered throughout* and many were left unanswered. Let’s examine the good, the bad, and the ugly of Mayweather-Cotto. THE GOOD First off, I must*confess*my prediction for this fight*was completely wrong. I predicted that*Mayweather would blow*Cotto out of the water. I was completely wrong and I am very happy to admit it. The bout was one of Mayweather’s most exciting, fan-friendly fights throughout his forty-three performances as a professional fighter. Cotto came into the ring with a plan and at times utilized it beautifully. On the other hand, fight fans had a chance to see Mayweather in a dog-fight where he had to dig down deep, persevere, and step it up a notch in order to pull out a clear victory. Both Mayweather and Cotto should be extremely proud of themselves for giving boxing fans their money’s worth throughout the entire fight. THE BAD Although Mayweather’s performance was amazing and one of the best of his career, he showed technical inadequacies that he has never shown before. Mild fatigue, the inability to adapt to certain things*Cotto was doing, and most importantly, his vulnerability were all on display Saturday night. Throughout the fight, Mayweather*spent too much time laying on the ropes, looking for a rest. It was*clear*he was uncomfortable with the pace that the fight was being fought at. Mayweather was getting snubbed by the left jab of Cotto, and an occasional right hand, both punches that Mayweather would’ve most likely avoided had the fight taken place a few years ago. Whether it is Mayweather’s age, the move up to the 154-pound division, the ten ounce gloves, or just simply Cotto’s game-plan is still up for debate. One thing that is clear is that Mayweather was very uncomfortable and even embarrassed during certain moments on Saturday night, to the point where I am ready to declare that Mayweather is slowly declining in front of the boxing world’s eyes. During the twelfth and final round, Mayweather stepped on the gas pedal and had Cotto hurt. But he didn’t even attempt to follow up. Instead, he decided to coast and put his non-killer instincts on display once again. Cotto showed tremendous skill and heart throughout the bout. All experts knew*his jab would be the key to giving Mayweather problems heading into the fight, and Cotto used it wisely. The film of Mayweather’s first fight with Jose Luis Castillo must’ve been studied thoroughly in Cotto’s camp because Cotto implemented some of the same tactics that Castillo used back in 2002, when many thought Castillio deserved to win the close decision that went in Mayweather's favor. At times, Cotto pushed Mayweather to the ropes and not let him leave. Cotto would lay on him, and jab effectively and then follow up with flurries. Some of these flurries landed and some of them didn’t, but they were fan and judge friendly punches. However, after the eighth round, Cotto seemed to gas out, like he has many times throughout his career. The Puerto Rican star was unable to make another run once round nine started and simply stopped doing the things that were bringing him success in the earlier rounds. THE UGLY After the bout, Mayweather*solidified his reputation as a walking contradiction. During his post-fight interview with HBO’s Larry Merchant, Mayweather made nice to his Merhcant, a former target of his ire, but claimed that promoter*Bob Arum is blocking*a fight with Manny Pacquiao from occurring. He then went on to*repeat his familiar line that if Pacquiao is the best, he should take the test. The Olympic Style Drug Testing that Mayweather has demanded throughout the three-year cycle of failed negotiations with Pacquiao is no longer an issue, as Pacquiao has said many times*he would subject himself to any type of testing that Mayweather wants. The last time Mayweather and Pacquiao attempted to make this fight happen, the negotiations failed due to Pacquiao demanding a 50/50 split in revenue and Mayweather subsequently*insisting on the lion;s share of revenues. The drug testing is no longer an issue, yet Mayweather continues to bastardize and run this moot subject into the ground. Mayweather also tells every fighter he has faced since Oscar De La Hoya that he is “willing to die in the ring”. Yet, he claims that his “health is the most important thing” in a recent interview. Mayweather continues to forget what excuse he is currently using to avoid a Pacquiao fight, continues to contradict himself, and makes himself look extremely foolish while doing it. Finally, Mayweather criticized Pacquaio for catchweight fights, but never mentions that he himself fought Juan Manuel Marquez at a catchweight. Despite*Cotto’s gallant effort, he clearly lost the bout. Anyone that claims differently simply doesn’t know what they are watching. After the official scorecards were read, Cotto left the ring in disgust and denied HBO a post-fight interview. Cotto also refused to show up at the post-fight press conference. HBO’s Jim Lampley*suggested that Cotto went to the back immediately after the fight because he had to use the bathroom. Then at the post-fight press conference, Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions claimed that Cotto wouldn’t be attending the press conference because he had gone to the hospital.* Both of the claims seem to be bogus as Cotto posted that he was in the sky loft with his family and that he respects the judges’ decision but he disagrees with them. Once again, I don’t want to take anything away from Cotto’s performance; he showed tremendous will and heart. But, he clearly lost. I scored the fight 117-111 for Mayweather, giving Cotto rounds*three, six and eight. It is possible that round*five could’ve gone to him as well but that would be it. Cotto won four rounds at most during the fight, and is acting like a sore loser and extremely unprofessional, as he wasn’t robbed. Mayweather clearly won an extremely competitive fight. . * THE AFTERMATH? Now that Mayweather had some hard moments against Cotto, many are once again wondering how he would match up against Manny Pacquiao? I had a long, detailed conversation with **********'s Stephen “Breadman” Edwards on Sunday morning about this and there are many arguments for both sides. It is evident*Mayweather was susceptible to left hands, whether*thrown by an orthodox fighter in the form of a jab or*by a southpaw in the form of a power punch. Pacquiao’s straight left*is*harder* than Cotto’s left jab, and Mayweather might be dealing with a little more than a bloody nose if he was to be hit with Pacquiao’s version of the two. However, Cotto’s success on Saturday night occurred when he bullied Mayweather and pushed him into the ropes. Cotto would corner Mayweather, not let him escape, and then flurry. Would the naturally smaller Pacquiao be able to do that to Mayweather? Styles make fights and no assumptions should be made about how either Mayweather or Pacquiao would perform against one another solely based on their past performances against*Marquez and*Cotto. Marquez fights differently than Mayweather and Cotto fights differently than Pacquiao. For now, Mayweather is flirting with the idea of retiring. I know, we have heard that many times before but this time he may be genuine, as his bloody nose showed the boxing world that he may be declining on Saturday night. Nevertheless, the demand for a mega-fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao may now be stronger than ever as both men have showed*vulnerability in their last outings. Send questions and comments to: jmccormick43@aol.com

Whoever Manny fights, haters will find a way to discredit it. That's the bottomline. Same with Floyd . Look at both of their last fights. Who is a more credible opponent? A 38 year old Shane Mosley? Or Victor Ortiz.

Change your thread Title to a " A Whore Seeking attention Floyd Mayweather " I think Pacquiao will fight Bradley, and Mayweather will fight Martinez. Both are great competition and all of them are Top Ten P4P guys. Pacquiao and Mayweather are reminding me of Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins ten years ago. When did they finally have the rematch? 8 years later? When nobody gave a **** anymore. Looks like the same will be for Pac and Floyd. What a shame👌✋.

Which fight would you rather see Jan. 28th on HBO? Both on Double header on WCB. HBO owes it to us. This year alone morales vs maidana and Hopkins vs Dawson SHOULD NVER HAVE BEEN ON PPV!!! I thought back in 2009 HBO had a good thing going where they put Marg vs Mosley on WCB and the first PPV fight was hatton vs pac in may. **** Hbo and their ppvs. They owe us both fights for FREE on the same night.

If Floyd fights Morales I'll never watch boxing again. Morales shouldn't really be fighting anyone. The only fights Floyd and PAC should be fighting are each other. All roads lead to each other. With the exception of Sergio Martinez, if Floyd or Manny fight anyone else but each other after next Saturday night they both would be bastardizing the sport. Bob arum says Floyd's gonna fight Morales? And Pacquiao could have a rematch with Cotto?!?? ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME?!? Unbelievable. He needs to roll over and die already or else boxing will.

It would sell and it's certainly credible. Do you think would entertain a fight with Kirkland? And who would win? Me, I don't think Money would ever share a ring with the "Mandingo Warrior." Even, Pacquaio vs. Kirkland would be interesting. How do you all seeing that one play out? doubt PAC or Floyd would fight Kirkland. Kirkland has A LOT of potential but it seems he's VERY DEPENDENT on Anne Wolfe, and without her he's not the same. I could see Floyd and Pacquiao beating the James Kirkland that fought last night. I could see Floyd out boxing James for a UD and I could see Pacquiao taking Kirkland into deep waters and drowning him. However look to see Kirkland against Alvarez, or the winner of Margarito/Cotto next.

I have lost all faith that Manny vs. Floyd will happen on May 5th. And even as a fan of Floyd's boxing skills, I think a potential match with Morales is a joke and should never happen. And for the love of the sport, I hope it doesnt happen. So who do you think Floyd Mayweather should fight next? It's amazing how everyone is looking over Marquez.

huh? He was the exact same fighter who beat on those cans a few months ago. Nothing was different. None of those fights lasted long enough to see anything different. Only issue is he was knocked out in 1 of the fights, and guess what, his chin has proven to still be shakey.. And was proven to be shakey against conyers with anne wolfe far before ishida. anne wolfe didn't do anything different except have his lungs available for more rounds. having his lungs ready for more rounds was one of the key factors in his win last night

Where is the Erik Morales option? Also, Paulie and Matthew Hatton should be on there too. Both Manny and Floyd should ONLY BE IN THE RING WITH EACH OTHER. Nobody else. Not Khan, not Bradley. These guys are good but either of them stepping into the ring with Floyd or PAC will be an embarrassing mismatch.

I agree 100%. I think Manny is willing to fight ANYONE, and I respect that about him. However you can see Bob Arum doesn't want him to fight Floyd. He has contradicted himself all week. Bob arum should roll over and die, if not boxing will. Floyd shouldn't make Martinez come down to a catch weight of 150, or 152. He should agree to 154, which hell probably come in at 150. I'd love if Floyd just net Sergio at MW, but that wouldn't happen. They'll create some title got this fight if this happens "THE WBC DIAMOND SUPER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE". Floyd will UD Sergio.

it would be a great war Absolutely. Marg however has never been an ELITE fighter at 154, even in his prime. Therefore I see Kirkland/Marg ending similar to last nights fight with the exception of Kirkland getting hurt in the first round. Margarito is capable of NOT punching himself out. His stamina is ridiculous. Prime or not.

Either Khan or Martinez. Can't see anyone else giving Mayweather trouble. Pacquiao or Martinez. Khan would not give Floyd ANY trouble. His only impressive win is against Maidana.

I agree, we look at the gesture but with the way he tell the world, the motive of generosity is tainted. Floyd does all of that bull **** to sell fights. Think hes NOT AS MUCH OF A DICK in real life

i have a feeling the pacquiao mayweather fight will happen in may....that is if pac gets past marquez

I want to stay at 130, fight Donaire, Chris Jhons, Garcia and probably Caballero. Then move up. ( vs Lopez can make at 135) What do you think?? Gamboa will have a lot of success at multiple weight divisions. Any fighter who has had success with moving up all have at least one common trait, SPEED (SRR,SRL,Roy Jones,Mayweather,Pacquiao). Gamboa's speed is unbelievable.

Look at this Pactard he gets owned and he is still talking **** , Pactards are the real definition of trolls . Bookmark this Pacquiao will be exposed shortly.

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it seems like RJJ and floyd throw the faster straight right, but theres something about the way pac throws his left that really catches opponents off guard.. what u guys think? I'd have to go with Pacs left hand

deep down, Mayweather fans are breathing a sigh of relief. You guys know you were nervous, just admit it you were beating your chests about little boy Floyd becoming a man and possibly fighting Martinez without a catchweight. Then you guys got riled up when Freddie Roach talked about accepting Martinez' offer of 150 pounds to fight Pac. You guys are in a decade long denial about Floyd and claim he fights the best out there, blah blah blah. The fact that people even took this seriously is a testament to the lack of respect Floyd gets from a lot of fans. He lets people down and doesnt deliver entertainment other than running his mouth Floyd has always wanted to fight PAC. Arum said Floyd didn't want the fight the last time the fight fell apart, and it was arum saying Pacquiao would take all the drug tests. That's the same arum who just said Floyd is fighting Erik morales. Floyd called pacquiao out in interviews from 2009-now. Floyd isnt holding up this fight. Arum is.

Was suprised Angulo punched himself out he's usually very patient. If Kirkland fights Sergio I believe it will be the same outcome as the Paul Williams rematch. Sergio does great against aggressive fighters, not so great against Patient boxers

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its michael buffer,dick

lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooo you evil SOB :You_Rock_

Everyone is forgetting that Cotto hits 5x harder than Money, if Tony had it easy in walking through Cotto's best and harder punches, what makes you think he won't just bulldoze the weaker Mayweather? a Baldomir-Mayweather all over again? I don't think so, Baldomir is not a big puncher and Tony is much taller, stronger and much much better puncher than Baldomir. I can't really argue people for picking Mayweather because it is obviously the logical choice but I see Tony landing some hurting on Floyd and wearing him down as much or worse than Cotto. YOU NEED TO DIE. Marg wouldnt hit PBF with any of the shots that he hit cotto with

Floyd's against Baldomir, or Cotto's against Margarito? Vote. wtf kind of question is this? How about rate Cotto's against Marg to Floyd's against Coralles....coralles was p4p top 5 at the time..He didnt even lay a glove on Floyd...That was a stellar performance compared to Cotto's against Marg.

I was watching the replay today and he was going borderline mullet... the top welterweight cant be seen with a mullet :beerchug: