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Lil Bear Lawson, fight guys see Morales, Mosley being outgunned
Don't get me wrong. I like to hang out in the man cave occasionally.
I enjoy Boys Night Out. In college, heavyweight boxer/football star Jay Nady told me I could join the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity where the other Nevada Wolf Pack fighters belonged or get my face broken.
I signed up in a heartbeat with the Delta Iota chapter, located at 205 University Terrace, Reno, before Nady, now a well regarded referee fighting some health issues, could crunch me.
But I never joined the Navy. And I never joined the YMCA. Not that there's anything wrong with either institution but sometimes you need to see a female, hear from a female and get away from male suffocation.
Call it testosterone overload or whatever.
So it was with my little pugilistic poll.
Question before the jury is what aging underdog, 34 year old Mexcian icon Erik Morales or 39 year old perennial American star Sugar Shane Mosley has a better chance to beat his heavily favored foe in their upcoming bouts?
Few give Morales a real shot to stop bomb tossing Marcos Rene Maidana this Saturday night on HBO PPv TV. Maybe less give well-liked Shane a genuine chance to dethrone ring king of kings, Manny Pacquiao on May 7.
Entyer stage left, Holly "Little Bear" Lawson, a comely Canadian and former manager of aspiring rap stars in Hollyweird. Lawson, who fights for promoter Roy Engelbrecht on an April 21 card in Costa Mesa , is a 145-pounder who has trained for six years at Coach Freddie Roach's celebrated Wild Card Gym.
Lawson even has had Pacman's original trainer, incredible "chick magnet" Buboy Fernandez, work the mitts with her there when her regular trainer is absent.
Lawson is betwixt and between, being a pal of Pacquiao's and an admirer of Mosley.
Despite her nickname, I could not get her to pick the Pacman foe who trains up in the rarefied air of Big Bear.
She trains at the Wild Card but would not pick either wild car, Morales or Mosley, to shock the world.
"Even with all the Mannymania around him now, Manny acts the same, he still jokes around," Lawson said by phone from LA Monday night. "After the Hatton fight, he asked me if I was going to hear him sing. I said, 'Do I have to? I've heard you sing.' I didn't tell him he sucks but..."
Lawson believes Morales' chances are slim while Mosley is a more viable underdog.
"Technically, Maidana is not good but he's heavyhanded as he showed in hurting (Amir) Khan a few times in their fight. I don't know that Morales can withstand Maidana's power."
She sees Mosley has having more juice left than Morales does.
"If they instill one thing at the Wild Card, it's to never undestimate any opponent. Shane Mosley is no walkover, not even for Manny. He can punch, he can box and he's got a ton of experience."
I really enjoyed chatting with Jolly Holly but she let me down.
More importantly, when I asked her who the greatest Canadian musician of all time was, she spit out the glorious name of Joni Mitchell in a millisecond.
Combined with my earlier polled experts, both guys, the final score is:
Underdogs 0, Favorites 2.
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Not even a Mexican trainer/manager like the savvy guru from Coachella (Palm Springs) such as Lee Espinoza is in Morales corner for this fight.
"No chance for Erik to beat the Argentinian. No chance," Espinoza said.
"He will be slow and he will play into Maidana's strength by standing right there to be hit. Only way to beat Maidana is to run and box like (Amir) Khan did. Khan got hit once and almost got knocked out.
"Look, Erik is pretty shot, really," Espinoza said. "Shane Mosley has a better chance against Pacquiao than Morales has again Maidana. Sure, Pacquiao is fast but he'll be there for Mosley to hit sometimes. I think Morales will get knocked out.
"Morales might make a better fight than Mosley will. Erik can get ****** out in two, three, four or five rounds and it can be exciting. It will be exciting while it lasts but Maidana gets the KO."
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I enjoy Boys Night Out. In college, heavyweight boxer/football star Jay Nady told me I could join the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity where the other Nevada Wolf Pack fighters belonged or get my face broken.
I signed up in a heartbeat with the Delta Iota chapter, located at 205 University Terrace, Reno, before Nady, now a well regarded referee fighting some health issues, could crunch me.
But I never joined the Navy. And I never joined the YMCA. Not that there's anything wrong with either institution but sometimes you need to see a female, hear from a female and get away from male suffocation.
Call it testosterone overload or whatever.
So it was with my little pugilistic poll.
Question before the jury is what aging underdog, 34 year old Mexcian icon Erik Morales or 39 year old perennial American star Sugar Shane Mosley has a better chance to beat his heavily favored foe in their upcoming bouts?
Few give Morales a real shot to stop bomb tossing Marcos Rene Maidana this Saturday night on HBO PPv TV. Maybe less give well-liked Shane a genuine chance to dethrone ring king of kings, Manny Pacquiao on May 7.
Entyer stage left, Holly "Little Bear" Lawson, a comely Canadian and former manager of aspiring rap stars in Hollyweird. Lawson, who fights for promoter Roy Engelbrecht on an April 21 card in Costa Mesa , is a 145-pounder who has trained for six years at Coach Freddie Roach's celebrated Wild Card Gym.
Lawson even has had Pacman's original trainer, incredible "chick magnet" Buboy Fernandez, work the mitts with her there when her regular trainer is absent.
Lawson is betwixt and between, being a pal of Pacquiao's and an admirer of Mosley.
Despite her nickname, I could not get her to pick the Pacman foe who trains up in the rarefied air of Big Bear.
She trains at the Wild Card but would not pick either wild car, Morales or Mosley, to shock the world.
"Even with all the Mannymania around him now, Manny acts the same, he still jokes around," Lawson said by phone from LA Monday night. "After the Hatton fight, he asked me if I was going to hear him sing. I said, 'Do I have to? I've heard you sing.' I didn't tell him he sucks but..."
Lawson believes Morales' chances are slim while Mosley is a more viable underdog.
"Technically, Maidana is not good but he's heavyhanded as he showed in hurting (Amir) Khan a few times in their fight. I don't know that Morales can withstand Maidana's power."
She sees Mosley has having more juice left than Morales does.
"If they instill one thing at the Wild Card, it's to never undestimate any opponent. Shane Mosley is no walkover, not even for Manny. He can punch, he can box and he's got a ton of experience."
I really enjoyed chatting with Jolly Holly but she let me down.
More importantly, when I asked her who the greatest Canadian musician of all time was, she spit out the glorious name of Joni Mitchell in a millisecond.
Combined with my earlier polled experts, both guys, the final score is:
Underdogs 0, Favorites 2.
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Not even a Mexican trainer/manager like the savvy guru from Coachella (Palm Springs) such as Lee Espinoza is in Morales corner for this fight.
"No chance for Erik to beat the Argentinian. No chance," Espinoza said.
"He will be slow and he will play into Maidana's strength by standing right there to be hit. Only way to beat Maidana is to run and box like (Amir) Khan did. Khan got hit once and almost got knocked out.
"Look, Erik is pretty shot, really," Espinoza said. "Shane Mosley has a better chance against Pacquiao than Morales has again Maidana. Sure, Pacquiao is fast but he'll be there for Mosley to hit sometimes. I think Morales will get knocked out.
"Morales might make a better fight than Mosley will. Erik can get ****** out in two, three, four or five rounds and it can be exciting. It will be exciting while it lasts but Maidana gets the KO."
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