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As a boxing fan, I want to see Dawson-Johnson II. It's a very necessary rematch. I thought Johnson won the first fight, and I'm not the only one by a long shot. Johnson deserves it. He's earned it. Of course, Adamek-Johnson would've been great, as well. Who wouldn't want to see that? But...

And he's so young! He'll be 21 next month... yeah, I checked boxrec. So let's not be too hard on him. He's fighting decent opposition at this stage of his career, he's staying busy, and he's knocking everyone out. Let's just wait and see what happens.

Huck got hit quite a bit, but Rusal just didn't have the pop to bother him. One word describes Huck: explosive! He's trying to knock your head off with every shot.

McEwan doesn't have much power, and I think the heat and humidity affected both fighters. But he does move well and he's very tall. He's 6'1", and the announcer said that he's planning to drop down to 154. That's a very tall junior-middleweight!

The problem is that Griffin doesn't have huge power. He clearly won the first two rounds against Evans. If he had more power he could've knocked him out. But he couldn't, so Evans had time to be patient, wait for an opportunity, and then catch him with something. Griffin is such a likeable...

I don't think that's a fair comparison. Hart is the premiere 400m coach in the world. He was Michael Johnson's coach, he was Jeremy Wariner's coach, and when Wariner dumped him, he immediately coached Leshawn Merritt to an Olympic Gold. You can't say that about Billy Graham. I think he was...

I agree. They weren't mediocre, they were just good stylistic match-ups for him: wrestlers and grapplers who weren't great strikers. They couldn't take him down and keep him down, or out-strike him.

Exactly. I clocked it at 12 seconds, as well. But then the ref redeemed himself by stopping the fight at just the right moment. Taylor was out on his feet, no question about it. Bad count, good stoppage.

Two judges had it 106-102 for Taylor, one had it 106-102 Froch, going into the 11th. That's seven rounds for Taylor and four for Froch, and vice versa. So with a 10-8 12th round for Froch, it would've been 114-112 for Taylor. Phew! Close one! I agree 100%. Taylor was not nearly as...

That's a good point, as well. I was thinking purely about Adamek's financial self-interest, regardless of Hopkins, but that's another good reason not to fight Hopkins for $500,000. I don't really follow PPV numbers, tickets sold, etc., all that much. I hear about them occasionally, typically...

Segundo Mercado dropped Hopkins twice. And Hopkins is full of $hit re: Adamek. Offering him $500,000 when Pavlik got a cool three million? No way. That would be an enormous risk for Adamek. Honestly, it's a bad match-up for him. Hopkins acts like Adamek should see it as an "honor" to...

Excellent.

Yes, and he has to take 50% of the blame for that dreadful fight. He could've pushed the action more. Absolutely. There's an obsession with black athletes, regardless of nationality, that cannot be denied. But I stand by what I wrote. If K2 were Italian-American or Irish-American...

I agree. He was basically fighting an even fight with a past his prime Krasniqi before that awesome body shot. It was still a good win, but he's not ready for Wlad.

He has talent, but he doesn't have a great chin and that will always be a problem for him. Better trainer, better training, better sparring. That would help. It's like I always say, these White fighters are too loyal for their own good. He's gone as far as he can with Enzo Calzaghe and it's...

Wlad has fought in America. He fought Brock and Ibragimov in MSG. Perhaps if they had lived here for several years they would have been "adopted" by now. That happens. Like they and Abraham have been adopted in Germany, and Bute has been adopted in Canada, and Adamek is now being adopted in...

Yes, it's that time of the year again! It's been another good year in college wrestling, with White wrestlers picking up 7 of 10 championships! Troy Nickerson 125 pounds Franklin Gomez 133 (Hispanic) J Jaggers 141 Darrion Caldwell 149 (Black) Jordan Burroughs 157 (Black)...

How about that long count? Zuniga was down for fourteen seconds by my count! It didn't cost Bute, but it was still a major screw-up by the ref. Edited by: JD074

What a well-executed game plan. Be conservative, don't get hit with anything stupid, bring him into deep waters, wait until he's fatigued, and then knock him out. This is what I like to see, a white fighter who displays poise, patience, and a good f*$%ing corner! Are you listening, Pavlik...

The KO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGW-T1mtGSw Edited by: JD074

Abraham did fight Miranda in Florida. Pavlik was quoted as saying that he doesn't want to fight in Germany, so Abraham may have to come to the States if he wants Pavlik. Duddy, Mora, and Forrest have been mentioned as possible opponents. I would love to see Pavlik vs. Forrest.

I agree. A one year suspension is a blessing in disguise for Margarito. He needed a one year suspension! He was in back-to-back brutal fights. The time off should do him some good. A real punishment would've been at least two or three years. Pete Rose gets banned for life and this guy gets...

I had Cintron down for eleven seconds. The ref counted to ten, waved his hand, and lead Cintron to his corner. Then he panicked over the headbutt complaint (there was no headbutt, of course) and changed his mind about the KO. Then he deducts a point from Martinez because Cintron kept ducking...

Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRx0ZrcDZdc Yeah, his punching power is quite impressive. He's explosive. Like I said in another thread, I'm going to remain wary about prospects from now on, but he's certainly one to keep an eye on. And his pro debut...

Nice! Finally a Cleverly fight! I've wanted to see him for a while now. I like his style and speed. And only 21, wow. I think the announcer said he was "six and a half feet tall" but boxrec has him listed at 6'1 1/2". WTF?! Nice KO from Golovkin, as well.