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First off this was the second time I went to the Boardwalk Hall to watch a fight and I was a bit surprised. I went to see Gamboa vs Solis and I remember the place being pretty crowded. For the Matthysse vs. Peterson bout it was not crowded at all. I was surprised being that Alexander (who has a title) was the under-card and the main event were two current titleholders and was potentially going to be one of the best fights this year. I was in the 100 row but moved into some ringside seats since the place looked pretty empty. I was happy the place was not too crowded since we got to move up and not get kicked out but was missing the atmosphere of a big event. The weather was pretty crappy but other than that, I don't know why it was so empty.
Undercard Fights: Undercard fights were ok. The opponents were basically there to take a beating but many of them didn't turn out that way. Cesar Seda (24-1) got matched up to walk through his opponent but his opponent Miguel Tamayo (14-5) was pretty game even though he pretty much lost every round. Thomas Griffin was got an easy opponent but he could not get him out of there either. Khan's brother Haroon Khan was in there too look impressive also in which he did to a guy that looked lost in there (the guy was 0-5 with all 5 losses by KO. Nothing Impressive there.
Most Impressed By: Shawn Porter put on a boxing clinic. He was on top of his game against Greco who was undefeated but no known opponents. He looked fast and he kept busy. It was good to see him display his speed and footwork live.
The Main Event: There was exciting to watch. Less dramatic and everything happened so fast. I just re-watched the replay on demand. The crowd went nuts when Peterson got knocked down but a soon as he was out, most of the pro Peterson crowd just left. Stadium was even emptier.
Other fighters and boxing celebrities: Got a chance to quickly talk to Steve Smoger. He thought Peterson was going to keep Matthysse away and possibly get the nod. I told him well at some point he is going to get hit, he shook his head and said "you're right". My buddy got a pic with him. He is a pretty cool guy. Danny Garcia was getting mobbed afterwards for pictures. Props to Garcia who took the time to take a pic. There were so many people taking pics with him I know he was getting tired of it but he ****** it up and tried to please everyone. Peter Quilin was also posing for pics, pretty humble guy. Malignaggi was walking around before the telecast and mingling with fans. It was nice watching these guys just interacting with other people and all this was possible because it wasn't crowded at all.
Undercard Fights: Undercard fights were ok. The opponents were basically there to take a beating but many of them didn't turn out that way. Cesar Seda (24-1) got matched up to walk through his opponent but his opponent Miguel Tamayo (14-5) was pretty game even though he pretty much lost every round. Thomas Griffin was got an easy opponent but he could not get him out of there either. Khan's brother Haroon Khan was in there too look impressive also in which he did to a guy that looked lost in there (the guy was 0-5 with all 5 losses by KO. Nothing Impressive there.
Most Impressed By: Shawn Porter put on a boxing clinic. He was on top of his game against Greco who was undefeated but no known opponents. He looked fast and he kept busy. It was good to see him display his speed and footwork live.
The Main Event: There was exciting to watch. Less dramatic and everything happened so fast. I just re-watched the replay on demand. The crowd went nuts when Peterson got knocked down but a soon as he was out, most of the pro Peterson crowd just left. Stadium was even emptier.
Other fighters and boxing celebrities: Got a chance to quickly talk to Steve Smoger. He thought Peterson was going to keep Matthysse away and possibly get the nod. I told him well at some point he is going to get hit, he shook his head and said "you're right". My buddy got a pic with him. He is a pretty cool guy. Danny Garcia was getting mobbed afterwards for pictures. Props to Garcia who took the time to take a pic. There were so many people taking pics with him I know he was getting tired of it but he ****** it up and tried to please everyone. Peter Quilin was also posing for pics, pretty humble guy. Malignaggi was walking around before the telecast and mingling with fans. It was nice watching these guys just interacting with other people and all this was possible because it wasn't crowded at all.
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