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Some poster have asked me to put my take down so here goes.
Periban vs J Love
Good fight, Periban is a tough guy and I was impressed with Love's boxing in the second half of that fight. He's been getting a lot of criticism as of late, and I thought he showed up well.
Broner vs Molina
Molina did better than I thought he would have. He landed some big shots but I think Broner was too big and too strong for him in the end. Broner better be careful in calling out Mexicans, because there are some at 140lbs that would kick his ass.
Khan vs Collazo
Khan looked sharp but I didn't like the excessive holding. Collazo was obviously frustrated by the speed and the holding, but keeping your hands down didn't help. I thought Collazo could have done better but his game plan went out the window it seemed after round 2.
Mayweather vs Maidana
Man what a fight, I was completely wrong in how competitive it was going to be. Props to Maidana for taking the fight to Floyd and it's amazing how styles truly make fights. I personally think Canelo beats Maidana but Maidana's aggressive style showed up better vs Floyd.
I had it a draw but I will need to see it again and really sit down and score it more precisely. Maidana was just more aggressive, didn't stop coming forward and landed the harder, better shots. Have to give Mayweather his credit though, he really countered well later in the fight, but I also was disappointed with Tony Weeks.
If you allow Floyd to hold that much, and separate them immediately when he does hold, you take a huge part of Maidana's game away from him. Mayweather was holding inside, and if one arm is free, the ref needs to let them work.
Maidana also landed some low blows, I don't know if the were intentional, but he seemed frustrated from the holding. I honestly thought Maidana could have gotten the decision in the end, but I'm not mad with the outcome. It was a razor close fight, and I also have to say Robert Garcia and Alex Ariza have done a fantastic job with Maidana.
He came in incredible shape, and that pace is hard to keep for 12 rounds and he almost pulled off the huge upset. Of course there will be a rematch and I also think that Floyd looked a little older in this fight.
Kind of the way we saw Pac look vs Bradely the first time. Even though he won almost every round, it seemed that explosion wasn't there. I think Floyd's age caught up to him just a little bit, not saying he's anywhere near done but he is 37.
In the end it was a great night for boxing and my respect goes to Floyd. I really thought he had to earn his purse on this one, and it could have gone either way. I don't see Floyd fulfilling his contract of 6 fights. I truly believe the most important thing to him is keeping his "0" and fighting Maidana, Pac or even GGG really endangers that.
Great night of boxing though in the end.
Periban vs J Love
Good fight, Periban is a tough guy and I was impressed with Love's boxing in the second half of that fight. He's been getting a lot of criticism as of late, and I thought he showed up well.
Broner vs Molina
Molina did better than I thought he would have. He landed some big shots but I think Broner was too big and too strong for him in the end. Broner better be careful in calling out Mexicans, because there are some at 140lbs that would kick his ass.
Khan vs Collazo
Khan looked sharp but I didn't like the excessive holding. Collazo was obviously frustrated by the speed and the holding, but keeping your hands down didn't help. I thought Collazo could have done better but his game plan went out the window it seemed after round 2.
Mayweather vs Maidana
Man what a fight, I was completely wrong in how competitive it was going to be. Props to Maidana for taking the fight to Floyd and it's amazing how styles truly make fights. I personally think Canelo beats Maidana but Maidana's aggressive style showed up better vs Floyd.
I had it a draw but I will need to see it again and really sit down and score it more precisely. Maidana was just more aggressive, didn't stop coming forward and landed the harder, better shots. Have to give Mayweather his credit though, he really countered well later in the fight, but I also was disappointed with Tony Weeks.
If you allow Floyd to hold that much, and separate them immediately when he does hold, you take a huge part of Maidana's game away from him. Mayweather was holding inside, and if one arm is free, the ref needs to let them work.
Maidana also landed some low blows, I don't know if the were intentional, but he seemed frustrated from the holding. I honestly thought Maidana could have gotten the decision in the end, but I'm not mad with the outcome. It was a razor close fight, and I also have to say Robert Garcia and Alex Ariza have done a fantastic job with Maidana.
He came in incredible shape, and that pace is hard to keep for 12 rounds and he almost pulled off the huge upset. Of course there will be a rematch and I also think that Floyd looked a little older in this fight.
Kind of the way we saw Pac look vs Bradely the first time. Even though he won almost every round, it seemed that explosion wasn't there. I think Floyd's age caught up to him just a little bit, not saying he's anywhere near done but he is 37.
In the end it was a great night for boxing and my respect goes to Floyd. I really thought he had to earn his purse on this one, and it could have gone either way. I don't see Floyd fulfilling his contract of 6 fights. I truly believe the most important thing to him is keeping his "0" and fighting Maidana, Pac or even GGG really endangers that.
Great night of boxing though in the end.
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