What fight did you watch recently/last night

[Bright-Eyes]

Za Judah vs Carlos Baldomir.


A much closer fight that some have made it out to be.I personally scored it 114-113,scoring the seventh round a 10-8 round for Baldomir.

Judah won all but one round after six and the fight swung in baldys favour after hurting Judah with a right in the seventh.Baldomor wasn't landing all that much,rather remaining active and coming forward the entire time and with Judah's lack of activity,it was difficult to give him rounds.

[Dynamite Kid]

Edwin Rodriguez vs George Armenta

Round 1, first round KO for Rodriguez
who knocked Armenta with a hard left hook to the body

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Prenice Brewer vs Chris Fernandez

Round 1 Prenice Brewer

Prenice Brewer scored with the jab early and let
his combos go he did lay inside too much mid
round but landed the cleaner punches imo

Round 2 Prenice Brewer

Scrappy round early but Brewer managed to land
counters down the stretch although he did get
wobbled by a right hand toward the end of
the round

Round 3 Prenice Brewer

Landed the effective counter punches from range
although he did lay inside a bit too much early on

Rouns 4 Prenice Brewer

Prenice Brewer let his hands go in fast combination
as was more active this round

Round 5 Prenice Brewer

Prenice Brewer when back to using the jab and keeping it
long as he countered effectively from the outside, that
said he did lay inside a bit toward the end of the round
but still took it imo

Round 6 Prenice Brewer

You could of given Fernandez a share of the 2 round because
he did hurt Brewer.

Brewer showed a good jab, good countering skills, fast hands and an ability to fight inside, negatives are
that he fought inside too much instead of utilizing his height and reach and got
caught from time to time with the left hook, good defense but a bit leaky a times
as he drops his hands sometimes or throws the uppercut from outside.

Above all needs to stop languishing on the inside so much and stick to
using his legs & jab.

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Sechew Powell vs Latimore

Round 1 Sechew Powell

Fairly close round with Powell landing the cleaner
punches but Latimore the busier guy

Round 2 Latimore

I felt Latimore just edged the round on his consistency


Round 3 Sechew Powell

Powell did a better job of countering Latimore's aggression,
he seemed to use more of the ring this round to

Round 4 Latimore
Tough round to score because Powell landed
hard clean punches on Powell early but Latimore came
back and hurt Powell imo.

Round 5 Powell

Better round for Powell as Latimore let him get off first and
did not apply enough pressure and got countered on the way
in

Round 6 Powell

Latimore is not putting enough pressure on imo and getting
picked off with jabs and letting Powell dictate the pace, although
Latimore put more pressure on toward the end

Round 7 Powell
Arguably Powell's best round as Latimore
came in and got picked off as he come in, he is not using the
jab and trying to walk in and not applying enough
pressure

Round 8 Powell
Powell making Latimore miss and countering

Round 9 Powell

Latimore being made to miss eating jabs and counters
on the way in

Round 10 Powell
Latimore completely outboxed this round as Powell
dictated with the jab that has been snapping his
head back the whole fight, he also went to Powell's body
in the last round and followed that up in this round
by going back downstairs, Latimore looks to have tired

Round 11 Latimore
Latimore hurt Powell twice in this round imo

Round 12 Powell

Thought Latimore knowing he was behind would come out fast
but he let Powell get off with jab use his legs and dictate
the action as he (Latimore) came foward methodically and eat
jabs, toward the end Latimore put more pressure on but he
did not land significantly enough to take the round imo.


Latimore did not use the jab enough to get inside, his defense let him
down when he did try to apply pressure, he eat the jab of Powell
all night long and the pressure he did put on was not enough as he would allow
Powell to get off first and move. Powell deserved to win as he fought to a plan and
looked switched on throughout the fight, he had the eye of tiger in this fight and you
could see the focus in the way he fought. Powell scored well with the jab throughout
and used his legs and these tight little turns to slip and roll away from the wide shots
of Latimore, who coincidentally hardly went to the body when he needed to with a guy
with such upperbodymovement, Powell does have a good defense but he does drop
his left hand when out of range, he also got hurt a few times in this fight and
looked to hold on a couple of times, that said he fought to a plan and his focus and
superior defense, ring generalship was enough to see off the more crude Latimore.

[cooper5]

I sat down and watched a few Ricardo Lopez fights earlier today. It is amazing how skillful he was. If he were doing these things as a middleweight, he'd be one the most talked about fighter in forums. But as a miniumweight it seems his great skill went pratically unnoticed.

[fight_professor]

Cotto-Margarito again.

Cotto-Shane Mosley.

Floyd-Baldamir.

[mhager91490]

I sat down and watched a few Ricardo Lopez fights earlier today. It is amazing how skillful he was. If he were doing these things as a middleweight, he'd be one the most talked about fighter in forums. But as a miniumweight it seems his great skill went pratically unnoticed.

I've watched a few of his fights from his early days to prime recently as well and it's completely changed my perception of him, the guy was a master and though his resume is pretty thin as far as ATG goes his skillset and style were so complete it makes up for a lot of it, a true marvel of a fighter to watch.

[1SILVA]

Edwin Rodriguez vs George Armenta

Round 1, first round KO for Rodriguez
who knocked Armenta with a hard left hook to the body

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Prenice Brewer vs Chris Fernandez

Round 1 Prenice Brewer

Prenice Brewer scored with the jab early and let
his combos go he did lay inside too much mid
round but landed the cleaner punches imo

Round 2 Prenice Brewer

Scrappy round early but Brewer managed to land
counters down the stretch although he did get
wobbled by a right hand toward the end of
the round

Round 3 Prenice Brewer

Landed the effective counter punches from range
although he did lay inside a bit too much early on

Rouns 4 Prenice Brewer

Prenice Brewer let his hands go in fast combination
as was more active this round

Round 5 Prenice Brewer

Prenice Brewer when back to using the jab and keeping it
long as he countered effectively from the outside, that
said he did lay inside a bit toward the end of the round
but still took it imo

Round 6 Prenice Brewer

You could of given Fernandez a share of the 2 round because
he did hurt Brewer.

Brewer showed a good jab, good countering skills, fast hands and an ability to fight inside, negatives are
that he fought inside too much instead of utilizing his height and reach and got
caught from time to time with the left hook, good defense but a bit leaky a times
as he drops his hands sometimes or throws the uppercut from outside.

Above all needs to stop languishing on the inside so much and stick to
using his legs & jab.

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Sechew Powell vs Latimore

Round 1 Sechew Powell

Fairly close round with Powell landing the cleaner
punches but Latimore the busier guy

Round 2 Latimore

I felt Latimore just edged the round on his consistency


Round 3 Sechew Powell

Powell did a better job of countering Latimore's aggression,
he seemed to use more of the ring this round to

Round 4 Latimore
Tough round to score because Powell landed
hard clean punches on Powell early but Latimore came
back and hurt Powell imo.

Round 5 Powell

Better round for Powell as Latimore let him get off first and
did not apply enough pressure and got countered on the way
in

Round 6 Powell

Latimore is not putting enough pressure on imo and getting
picked off with jabs and letting Powell dictate the pace, although
Latimore put more pressure on toward the end

Round 7 Powell
Arguably Powell's best round as Latimore
came in and got picked off as he come in, he is not using the
jab and trying to walk in and not applying enough
pressure

Round 8 Powell
Powell making Latimore miss and countering

Round 9 Powell

Latimore being made to miss eating jabs and counters
on the way in

Round 10 Powell
Latimore completely outboxed this round as Powell
dictated with the jab that has been snapping his
head back the whole fight, he also went to Powell's body
in the last round and followed that up in this round
by going back downstairs, Latimore looks to have tired

Round 11 Latimore
Latimore hurt Powell twice in this round imo

Round 12 Powell

Thought Latimore knowing he was behind would come out fast
but he let Powell get off with jab use his legs and dictate
the action as he (Latimore) came foward methodically and eat
jabs, toward the end Latimore put more pressure on but he
did not land significantly enough to take the round imo.


Latimore did not use the jab enough to get inside, his defense let him
down when he did try to apply pressure, he eat the jab of Powell
all night long and the pressure he did put on was not enough as he would allow
Powell to get off first and move. Powell deserved to win as he fought to a plan and
looked switched on throughout the fight, he had the eye of tiger in this fight and you
could see the focus in the way he fought. Powell scored well with the jab throughout
and used his legs and these tight little turns to slip and roll away from the wide shots
of Latimore, who coincidentally hardly went to the body when he needed to with a guy
with such upperbodymovement, Powell does have a good defense but he does drop
his left hand when out of range, he also got hurt a few times in this fight and
looked to hold on a couple of times, that said he fought to a plan and his focus and
superior defense, ring generalship was enough to see off the more crude Latimore.

The only round I had different than you was the 12th. Powell fought like a man who knew his career was on the line, while Lattimore fought like a man too overconfident that he can win with one shot. A total reversal of their first fight.

[Dynamite Kid]

The only round I had different than you was the 12th. Powell fought like a man who knew his career was on the line, while Lattimore fought like a man too overconfident that he can win with one shot. A total reversal of their first fight.

Yeah above everything it was Powell's focus in the fight that impressed me,he looked really switched on the whole night, his expression never changed just all business.

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Wlad vs Chambers

Round 1 Wlad

Wlad landed a few jabs and a couple of right hands

Round 2 Wlad

Wlad landed a right hand that had Chambers reeling across
the ring, he also got through with some of his jabs

Round 3 Wlad
Chambers not doing much of anything this round

Round 4 Wlad

Round 5 Wlad

jab, jab, jab but he did manage to sneak a few right hands
this round, Chambers not throwing enough and he cant get
inside.

Round 6 Wlad

Wlad landed a number of clean jabs this round, toward the
end he was hooking off the jab and landed a nice right hand at the
end, Chambers just trying to pick things off but not getting off himself.

Round 7 Wlad

Wlad starting let his hands go in this round as he mixed up
his attack, finally!, Chambers looked discouraged going back to
the corner

Round 8 Wlad

Slightly more offense from Chambers but he still got hit with jabs and right hands

Round 9 Wlad

Round 10 Wlad

Round 11 Wlad

Round 12 Emanuel Steward had been pleading with Wlad to put more pressure on
and when he did in this round he brutally Ko'ed Chambers with a left hook to the
temple, Chambers sagged on the ropes then fell face first to the canvas. A terribly boring
fight but a nice KO regardless.

Chambers never could find a way inside, he thought he could get Wlad to give up
his height by slipping and countering, did not happen, he thought he could slip the
jab and counter with the left hook but Wlad was wise to that and caught the most of
them on the glove or parried them away, all that was left was for Wlad to maintain
distance and pick him apart with the jab and occasionally follow up with the right
hand, ironically the punch that eventually did for Chambers was a left hook and that
punch seemed to sneak around his guard a few times throughout the fight, only
not as significantly as the one that dropped him, Chambers did also get wobbled in
round 2 by a right hand but managed to shake it off.

I said before this fight that a defensive fighter is not going to beat Wlad and this
proves exactly why, Wlad is a disciplined fighter with height and reach advantages
that he does not give up, he also has a good strategist in his corner so he can fight to
a plan and maximize that height/reach. If you let Wlad have centre ring he is going to
pick you apart, what you need to do is get him out of the centre of the ring and apply
pressure because that is when he gets disorganized( Sam Peter), that said its easier said than done
as he can counter punch and can take you out because he has big power.

Chambers may have won a round but unfortunately i did'nt see it

[1SILVA]

Yeah above everything it was Powell's focus in the fight that impressed me,he looked really switched on the whole night, his expression never changed just all business.

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Wlad vs Chambers

Round 1 Wlad

Wlad landed a few jabs and a couple of right hands

Round 2 Wlad

Wlad landed a right hand that had Chambers reeling across
the ring, he also got through with some of his jabs

Round 3 Wlad
Chambers not doing much of anything this round

Round 4 Wlad

Round 5 Wlad

jab, jab, jab but he did manage to sneak a few right hands
this round, Chambers not throwing enough and he cant get
inside.

Round 6 Wlad

Wlad landed a number of clean jabs this round, toward the
end he was hooking off the jab and landed a nice right hand at the
end, Chambers just trying to pick things off but not getting off himself.

Round 7 Wlad

Wlad starting let his hands go in this round as he mixed up
his attack, finally!, Chambers looked discouraged going back to
the corner

Round 8 Wlad

Slightly more offense from Chambers but he still got hit with jabs and right hands

Round 9 Wlad

Round 10 Wlad

Round 11 Wlad

Round 12 Emanuel Steward had been pleading with Wlad to put more pressure on
and when he did in this round he brutally Ko'ed Chambers with a left hook to the
temple, Chambers sagged on the ropes then fell face first to the canvas. A terribly boring
fight but a nice KO regardless.

Chambers never could find a way inside, he thought he could get Wlad to give up
his height by slipping and countering, did not happen, he thought he could slip the
jab and counter with the left hook but Wlad was wise to that and caught the most of
them on the glove or parried them away, all that was left was for Wlad to maintain
distance and pick him apart with the jab and occasionally follow up with the right
hand, ironically the punch that eventually did for Chambers was a left hook and that
punch seemed to sneak around his guard a few times throughout the fight, only
not as significantly as the one that dropped him, Chambers did also get wobbled in
round 2 by a right hand but managed to shake it off.

I said before this fight that a defensive fighter is not going to beat Wlad and this
proves exactly why, Wlad is a disciplined fighter with height and reach advantages
that he does not give up, he also has a good strategist in his corner so he can fight to
a plan and maximize that height/reach. If you let Wlad have centre ring he is going to
pick you apart, what you need to do is get him out of the centre of the ring and apply
pressure because that is when he gets disorganized( Sam Peter), that said its easier said than done
as he can counter punch and can take you out because he has big power.

Chambers may have won a round but unfortunately i did'nt see it

I have to agree with you. Another shutout by Wlad. Saw for the first time in 14 years the classic 1980 FOTY between Saad Muhammad and Yaqui Lopez. 5 star classic. Saad was all but done in the 8th, but miraculously survived, came back to hurt Lopez at the end of the round, and systematically began to take Lopez apart. Dropped Yaqui 4 times in the 14th before the ref stopped the fight. Would love to see your scorecard for this fight, as I had Saad up by a point going into the 14th.

[Dynamite Kid]

I have to agree with you. Another shutout by Wlad. Saw for the first time in 14 years the classic 1980 FOTY between Saad Muhammad and Yaqui Lopez. 5 star classic. Saad was all but done in the 8th, but miraculously survived, came back to hurt Lopez at the end of the round, and systematically began to take Lopez apart. Dropped Yaqui 4 times in the 14th before the ref stopped the fight. Would love to see your scorecard for this fight, as I had Saad up by a point going into the 14th.

I will have to watch it again as its been a while since i saw it, great fight though, will try and get around to watching and post my card.


Drummond vs Solis

Round 1 Solis

Solis stalking his man and looking for
the looping right over the top and going
to the body in this round

Round 2 Solis

Solis stalking and picking his spots as he went
to the body again and scored a couple
of shots to the head.

Round 3 Not much happened this round although
Solis did turn it up a little toward the end.

Round 4 Drummond quits in his corner.

Pointless exercise as Drummond was never gonna ask any questions of Solis, Solis
does not impress me at all, too flat footed, too methodical, too lazy, he will have
problems with a fighter who can take advantage of his peek a boo defence, Solis
is a guy that allows you to get off first and if you can use your legs and throw combo's
you can keep him playing defense he wont be able to get off himself. Solis is better
than someone like Clottey at catching and throwing as he is not as passive with his defense
as Clottey, but he close distance much slower than Clottey and so gives you more time
to set up and move.

Solis does like to counter the jab with the looping right out of his shell defense and
does like to go to the body.

[NonelikeNunn]

Holyfield/ Moorer 2

I hadnt seen this fight in a long time and almost forgot just how damn good it was. Exciting and competitive until the last couple rounds where Holyfield really took over and just put a beating on him. Great finish, Fantastic stuff.