While I Was Away...

by Paul Magno

When I planned out my vacation several months ago I simply didn't know how much boxing action I'd be missing...As much as I needed time away from the day to day grind here in my Central Mexican fortress, I would've put off the festivities for another date...Maybe a few weeks earlier so I could conveniently miss the Pacquiao-Clottey Crapfest...

Well, I've just about caught up on the action I've missed...So, I guess, no harm, no foul...Here's a brief review of some of the action that took place during my swingin' vacation:


Andre Dirrell DQ 11 over Arthur Abraham: Brilliant boxing clinic given by Dirrell over the first 9 or so and 100% validation of my opinion that Abraham is way overrated...As for the fight-ending foul: When, I first saw it casually, I was of the opinion that Dirrell was acting. When I saw it again and actually paid attention, it was clear that Dirrell was legitimately hurt and the way he reacted, by pawing at his eye, was eerily reminiscent of Gerald McClellan's reaction after he suffered a brain injury in a bout with Nigel Benn. Plus, how could anyone watch Dirrell's punch drunk post-fight interview and say that he was play-acting the part of a hurt fighter?

Marcos Maidana KO 6 over Victor Cayo: Whether Maidana goes on to do something at 140, there's no doubt at this point that he belongs among the top jr. welters in the world...Cayo, on the other hand, does not.


Joan Guzman SD 12 over Ali Funeka: Guzman is in a lose-lose situation...He simply can't (or won't) make a weight below 147, but he will be devoured by the elite crew at 147. Unless he can find a way to motivate himself below 135, Guzman is finished. Funeka was also busted for using a diuretic to help make weight...So, what we had was two natural welterweights fighting for a lightweight title...Go figure.


Bernard Hopkins UD 12 over Roy Jones Jr.: I never thought I'd use the words "embarrassing" and "pathetic" alongside the Hopkins name, but this was a career-low for a fighter who deserves so much better. Poorly thought-out, poorly executed and just, plain tedious, this was the most cringe-worthy fight of the year so far.


David Haye TKO 9 over John Ruiz: Haye is for real...It remains to be seen whether he can hang with the Klits, but there's no doubt at this point that Haye belongs on the main stage.


Evander Holyfield TKO 8 over Frans Botha: Sadly, with a near win over Valuev and a TKO of Botha, Holyfield has a case for continuing on with his career...

Andre Berto TKO 8 over Carlos Quintana: Yes, Berto is legit and he's a deserving champion...shame on you if you thought otherwise.

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Hopkins Collapses After Jones Fight

According to BoxingScene, Bernard Hopkins "collapsed to his knees" in his dressing room following his unanimous decision victory over Roy Jones Jr. in Las Vegas.

This reportedly happened in the Executioner's dressing room as he tried to sit down on a bench because he was feeling tired. Schaefer said that he recovered quickly enough to "reach the ambulance under his own power."

The report also says that Roy Jones Jr. took a trip to the hospital for treatment following the fight.

This raises questions about older fighters' safety if both boxers had to go for treatment following a slow-paced fight.

After the fight, Hopkins said "You're going to think it's because I got hit on the back of the head too many times, but I want David Haye for the heavyweight championship of the world." If Hopkins collapsed after going twelve rounds with a shot Roy Jones, who knows what damage Haye could cause to the all-time great if they were to meet-up in the ring?

Richard Schaefer is convinced that Hopkins should hang 'em up and not chase Haye, and I second that.

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Hopkins Revenges Jones Defeat

Las Vegas, Nevada - Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO) won a unanimous decision over long time rival Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KO) in a dull contest that lived up to it's farcical hype that the public and media had labelled on it.

The fight was fought at a snail's pace, with CompuBox considering counting the feints instead of the punches. The only time of real excitement was when Hopkins made the most of the recovery time given for Jones' rabbit punch, where referee Tony Weeks rightly took a point away from Roy. Hopkins took four out of the five allowed minutes before coming back throwing wild punches at a retreating Jones, who then traded back for five seconds after the bell, nearly getting a double disqualification.

Hopkins constantly used his head to come inside, landing below the belt and rabbit punched. But Hopkins showed his street-wise mentality as it only occurred on the blind-side of Weeks. Every time Jones landed a foul, Hopkins would roll around on the floor demanding a point deduction. Hopkins was down three times, once in the sixth, eighth and tenth, all from Jones fouls. Jones also had recovery time for an accidental headbutt in the tenth.

Instead of landing any good punches, the legends put on an embarrassing show. I'm a fan of both, but this was horrible. Both are past their primes and can't deal with any high tempo. Both need to hang 'em up, they've had spectacular careers, both hall-of-famers and all-time greats. There's no point tarnishing their legacies with another pointless fight for a couple of pound coins.

The scores came in at 118-109, 117-110, 117-110, all for Hopkins. The BTBC scored the fight 118-110.

After the fight, Hopkins called out David Haye, and the least said about that the better.

On the undercard, light heavyweight Ismayl Sillakh (12-0, 11 KO) scored a second-round knockout of Daniel Judah (23-5-3, 10 KO).

Jason Litzau (27-2, 21 KO) got the nod over Rocky Juarez (28-6-1, 20 KO) as the fight went to the scorecards after Litzau's left eye was nearly shut as a result of an accidental headbutt in the seventh. It was a unanimous technical decision with cards of 68-65, 67-66 and 67-66. The BTBC scored the fight 67-66.

You know you have problems when Sergio Mora (22-1-1, 6 KO) was involved in the most exciting fight of the night, disposing overmatched Calvin Green (21-5-1, 13 KO) in seven rounds.

18 year-old Frankie Gomez (1-0, 1 KO) made a successful start to his promising professional career with a third-round stoppage win over Clayvonne Howard (2-4, 1 KO)

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Daf's Corner

by Dafs117

Roy Jones Jr. Sat On The Wall

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the king’s horses,
And all the king’s men,
Couldn’t put humpty together again

Comparing nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty and Roy Jones Jr. was not something I ever thought of doing.

Roy Jones Jr. sat on the wall,
Roy Jones Jr. had many great falls,
Two to Tarver,
One was insane,
Prime Jones Jr. never seen again

So Roy Jones Jr. has suffered another massive fall, this time to the hands of Danny Green, a likeable character but not a world class operator.

And hats off to him for landing a punch, a punch that not only shook me, but most probably the boxing world as a whole.

In my humble opinion, it was the worst experience of the boxing year so far. Worse than the July deaths, worse than the March Badness PPV. This was the lowest of the low.

How does a fighter go from being the best fighter of the decade, to losing by a humiliating spanking to the hands of a club fighter, who to be honest, didn’t deserve to share the same ring as Roy.

It’s the same situation if Floyd Mayweather Jr. smashed Manny Pacquiao to smithereens next year, and then losing to Joshua Clottey before getting dropped several times against Cosme Rivera in a one-sided affair.

Roy is a deserved Hall of Famer, a remarkable fighter in his day, only ruined by one bad piece of match-making. His two knockout defeats to Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson have ‘What If’ all over them, the story of Roy’s downfall.

Roy was a fighter that defied the laws of speed. His performances against James Toney and John Ruiz will live long in the memory. But so will this one. Green’s victory showed how shot Jones really was. We all knew he was finished at world level, but not at club level. This only makes me wonder how much damage Bernard Hopkins would have handed out to him in four months time, when Jones’ reflexes had nearly slowed down to a halt.

The sad thing is that Jones will leave the sport on a low. The last memory of Jones’ in a ring will be referee Howard Foster breaking the clinch between Roy and Green, with Jones wobbling like a drunk.

Danny Green didn’t beat Roy Jones. He beat the shadow of Jones.

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Time for “Superman” to hang up his cape…for good.

by The Green Machine

I read something yesterday that made me laugh, and made me cringe at the same time. A fight writer stated that Roy Jones' first round knockout at the hands of Danny Green may affect his 2010 rematch with Bernard Hopkins. May affect the bout? Is there something I’m missing here?

We all know how fighters are. In most cases they refuse to hang up the gloves when they should, and in some of those cases our iron clad heroes become human jelly fish, a sad result of a passion only a select few possess. This could very well be the case with Jones, who ironically took little risk during his prime and was open about his fears of risking his health, but now, at the tail end of his career has chose to fight on despite his diminished skills and reflexes, despite the fact that he’d been KO’d twice in stunning fashion and nearly stopped by Antonio Tarver in their third bout a few years back. He hasn’t had a significant win since.

I’m the biggest Jones fan there is. I’ve followed his career since the Olympics and like many, was awed by his speed, reflexes and natural ability. If I wasn’t blowing off a night out with the guys to stay home and watch Roy fight, then I was out at the bar with those same friends watching him. Hell, I braved an all Italian pub to watch the Pazienza fight and held my tongue most of the night (but waltzed out with quite a smirk afterwards).

Despite my loyalty, I’m hoping like many that Roy chooses to hang ‘em up and ride off into the sunset a healthy and financially secure man. There’s nothing left to prove and a fight with Hopkins won’t prove anything for either fighter. In fact, fans should be offended if Hopkins even entertains the thought of making this fight. Beating up on the shell of a shell of what was the best pound for pound fighter in the world 13 years ago won’t mean a thing.

So Roy, as a loyal fan and follower I’m asking you as I’m sure many others are, to call it a day. You were the best of your era and some may argue one of the best ever. We won’t forget the flash you brought to the ring but what we don’t want to see is our modern day hero impaired, or much worse.

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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Danny Green Spoiler

If you're waiting for the tape delayed broadcast of this contest tonight on the Hopkins-Ornelas show and don't want to know what happened, please don't click on the "read more" prompt.

If you're dying to find out, by all means, come on in...

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March Badness: The Worst Pay Per View Ever

by Paul Magno

2009 in the Taillights: A look back at the year in boxing.

Never has there been a more appropriately named pay per view event than Roy Jones' comeback spectacular on March 21st.

March Badness was put together with the best of intentions and meant to appeal to all demographics. It was a boxing/mma show with young boxers, established mma names, a former pro-wrestler-turned mma contender and, of course, a showcase for a rejuvinated Roy Jones jr. It covered all bases, except one...it was pathetically awful.

Boxing and mma can co-exist in the same universe, but it was doubtful whether both sets of fans could exist in the same auditorium, on the same card. But on this date, the impossible happened- boxing fans and mma fans united in their dislike for a truly horrible undercard. Boos, thick as the Pensacola humidity, buzzed the air as both groups of fans showed their distaste for the whole set of events.

The exact order of events is thankfully lost in my mind now, but the show alternated between boxing and mma. We saw a bit of everything that night: Sloppy club fights, obese mixed martial artists dry humping, a 'roided up pro-wrestler prison raping some strip mall karate student, a boring Cruiserweight pecking his way to a win over a fringe journeyman, and, of course, there was the main event.

Somehow, Omar Sheika found his boxing license and defied all odds by actually making it through the ring ropes without falling face-first to the canvas.

Jones came out next and proceeded to rip apart a hapless Sheika, going through all the motions of a prime Jones and bringing the partisan hometown crowd to its feet. This was Roy Jones jr. on a sliding fee scale; a Jones at 50% walking all over a Sheika at 40%.

The dancing and juking and jiving of a 40-year old Jones seemed almost pathetic when you take into consideration that he was doing it against a shell of a fighter in Sheika who, even in his prime, was no match for 50% of Roy Jones.

After Sheika was stopped in the fifth, the Pensacola crowd erupted and the previous hours of torture were forgiven. But what about those outside of hardcore Jones fans and Pensacola natives?

We would forever be bonded together as survivors of the worst pay per view in boxing history. Let us never forget the horror.

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FNF 8/28: The Return of TV Boxing or A One Shot Revival?

by Paul Magno

(Also Published on Eastsideboxing.com)

It was hard to believe, but I actually had butterflies in my stomach as the familiar Friday Night Fights intro kicked in.

I was anticipating the Cloud-Woods, Urango-Bailey championship double header all week and had even finished up my work a bit earlier to make sure I could be front and center with nothing on my mind other than boxing.

Friday Night Fights is always on my viewing schedule, but I can't remember one of their shows being this highly anticipated, at least by me.

The fights themselves were solid encounters with the young banger, Tavoris Cloud taking a Unanimous Decision for the vacant IBF Light Heavyweight title over the veteran ex-champ, Clinton Woods and the tank-like Juan Urango coming back from a hard knockdown to force veteran Randall Bailey's corner to throw in the towel 11 rounds into Urango's IBF 140-lb. defense.

These weren't over-publicized celebrity boxing exhibitions, randomly matching two name fighters in a barely relevant encounter, as is all the rage these days.

The two bouts we saw on Friday were evenly-matched pairings that actually meant something above and beyond a payday for the fighters and the promise of bigger paydays for even less risk next time out. There were no bogus catchweight clauses or magical diamond belts.

What we saw was just plain, old boxing...the boxing that every fan first fell in love with...Championship-caliber match-ups that made you want to tune in and solid matchmaking that guaranteed a satisfying effort regardless of who won.

I sure hope the ratings reflect the effort put into signing the Friday Night Fights season finale card because, from my vantage point, fight fans from around the globe greatly appreciated the change from the usual ESPN2 menu of mostly gross mismatches and meaningless filler.

Not every card has to feature two world title bouts, but all TV bouts should feature solid, known fighters in meaningful, well-booked showdowns.

There is plenty of talent, a notch below the mega stars, that could be utilized with minimal cost and huge potential benefit. The marginal PPV shows like Latin Heat, Pinoy Power, Hook City, etc. could all be co-opted into televised bouts that would draw very respectable ratings, build the fighters into bigger stars and be simpler for the promoters in terms of logistics and overhead.

Is there any doubt that Roy Jones Jr. fighting Jeff Lacy on ESPN would've drawn huge numbers? Jones would have been forced to take a pay cut to accept such a deal, but a win on "free" TV would propel him back into the land of "real" PPV shows and possibly double his Hook City payday next time out...and he wouldn't have to dress like a pirate to do it.

There was a time when all the super fights were on PPV, a step below was HBO and Showtime, then the other TV bouts and, finally, the club fights where young prospects and returning veterans battled for respect off-camera.

Nowadays, most everything is on PPV, HBO and Showtime bouts are mostly showcase fights leading to the PPVs, and other TV outlets are forced to pick through the decaying remains of divisions ruined by stars sitting on their belts and holding out for a spot on the celebrity boxing circuit.

There's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be corrected with proper matchmaking and ballsy promoting.

Let's hope that the August 28th edition of Friday Night Fights was the first shot fired in the war to bring the sport back to the fans.

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Roy Jones Jr.: Get Real or Get Out

by Paul Magno

It was almost too appropriate when Roy Jones Jr. assumed the identity of Peter Pan bad guy, Captain Hook, for the pre-fight publicity leading up to Saturday's PPV bout with Jeff Lacy.

Dressed as the hook-handed cartoon pirate, he was the very definition of irony since Jones, the one-time baddest man on the planet, has been a mere caricature of himself for the last six years.

There was a time when he would do to world-class fighters what he did to a clueless, hapless Jeff Lacy in the main event of the Hook City card from Biloxi, MS.

In Jones' glory days, the six and eight-punch combinations were flying at fighters like Bernard Hopkins and James Toney, not at a lifeless lump of flesh like Lacy, who was painfully out of his league, even against a fighter not even in his own league anymore.

...And here's a little secret about Lacy that most hardcore fight fans already know: He's always been slow, predictable and a very fortunate club fighter who managed to win a world title...He's never been much more and after being humiliated by Joe Calzaghe, beaten by Jermain Taylor and moving up from 168 to 175, not much was expected from him...

The Lacy fight was only the latest in a series of encounters, temporarily interrupted by a one-sided beating against Calzaghe, designed to give the impression that the legendary Roy Jones Jr. is still relevant.

Prince Badi Ajamu, Anthony Hanshaw, Felix Trinidad, Omar Sheika (!) and now Jeff Lacy; All assigned with the difficult task of looking just good enough to make RJ look like he's actually fighting, but not so good as to actually challenge him.

Whether Jones' ego or his wallet is at the core of this charade is a mystery, but this "comeback" leads to the bigger question of when it'll stop. What's his ultimate goal? Money? One more title shot? Respect?

If the goal is money, this is all understandable, but if Jones is fighting for respect? One has to wonder how a Hall of Fame legend can earn respect by beating a collection of club fighters and faded, naturally-smaller opponents.

All stories are worthless unless they actually go some place and Jones' story, right now, is just one long run-on sentence with no real reason or purpose behind it. A proposed bout against another over-matched fringe contender, Danny Green, will not put a period at the end of Jones' career sentence.

The last three times Jones has faced world-class talent, he's been blown-out and/or blown away. Does he hope to eventually redeem himself? Or does he even care anymore?

Boxing is full of posers and pretenders...We don't need one of our modern day legends degrading himself by clowning and showboating against obviously inferior talents.

Roy Jones: Get Real or Get Out.

If you don't plan on fighting real, world-class fighters, then focus your energies on promoting fighters who actually do.

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The BTBC's "Picture This"

Former Super Middleweight Champ, Jeff Lacy (Right), in a publicity photo for his upcoming August 15th PPV bout with the Ghost of Rick James (Left).

The haunted remains of singer-songwriter, James, was a last-minute replacement for former mega-star and multiple division champ, Roy Jones Jr.

"Super Freak," Indeed.

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The BTBC News Block (6/17/09)

(Updated Throughout the Day)

Gamboa Eyes Big Things For The Future With Top Rank
Jean Pascal Claims Diaconu and 175 Will Be No Problem
Roy Jones: "Mayweather, Mosley Will Beat Pacquiao"
Valero to fight in Vegas?
Ultimate Rainy Day: Top 5 Modern Fight Cancellations
Alex Arthur Set For Comeback on Burns-O'Hara Card
Joe Calzaghe Would Consider a 10 Million Dollar Return
Wladimir Klitschko Calls Chagaev The True WBA Champion
Miguel Cotto: “I Had a Duty To Finish The Fight”
Want A RINGing Endorsement? Sanction Dawson-Johnson

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BTBC Boxing News Wire (6/16/09)

(Updated Throughout the Day)

Does Floyd Jr have Broken Ribs? Team De La Hoya answers
Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Juan Mauel Marquez in September
De La Hoya Will Comeback To Fight Williams - Dogs Attack
Roy Jones vs Danny Green Appears To Be Legit
Pacquiao’s Choice Should Be a Real "Welterweight" Fight
Nick Firtha Will Test The Chin of Tye Fields Early On
Manny Pacquiao Returns Back Home, Vacation Time
Lewis punches ticket into boxing's hall of fame
Cotto-Clottey And The Subjectivity Of Our Sport
Wladimir Klitschko Says Heavyweight Division is Not Dead
Fernando Lumacad is Ready For War With Jorge Arce
Shaun George, Chris Henry Clash on July 10, ESPN
Montiel Injured, Jorge Arce Replaces Him on 6/27
Pacquiao vs. Mosley Should Be Next, Says Schaefer
Salud Says "Catch-Weight" Cotto is Easy For Pacquiao
Klitschko-Chagaev May Have WBA Title at Stake
UK News: British Boxing Results Round Up
Brian Viloria To Return on August 22 in Cebu City
Arum Will Try To Close Pacquiao-Cotto This Week
Khan vs. Kotelnik Has Been Pushed Back To July 18

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Jeff Lacy vs. Roy Jones Jr. in August

Both names are on the dotted lines...Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy and Roy "Insert 'Shot-Fighter' Joke Here" Jones Jr., will be fighting on August 22nd...and, least ya worry...It'll be on Pay Per View!

With this one being a joint venture between Jones' Square Ring and Lacy's Left Hook Promotions, one can only sob quietly at the type of undercard that awaits us...Can anyone say, Derrick Gainer comeback 2.1?

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The BTBC's "What If" Series: Roy Jones vs. Gerald McClellan (part 1)

by Green Machine

Welcome to round 2 of the BTBC's "What if...?" project series. This time, "What if...?" takes a trip back to 1995. Roy Jones Jr. had won the supermiddle weight championship from James Toney at last years end, and Gerald McClellan had made his SMW debut against Nigel Benn, the WBC champ, in February.

What we're going to do here, is play out the scenario where McClellan wins the Benn bout (as he should have, had a competent referee been involved), and moves on to a unification bout with Jones. That bout was big talk before the Benn fight and the question has always been asked how the two would match up in the pro ranks (McClellan defeated Jones in the amateurs)

I'll be utilizing Title Bout Championship Boxing :(http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/joomla/home-tbcb.html ), as I did in our first project, and using the same criteria to come up with the official bout results.

McClellan defeats Benn!!

February 26, 1995

London – Former middleweight champion Gerald McClellan made a successful debut in the super-middleweight division last night by defeating the reigning WBC champion, Nigel Benn in front of a packed New London Arena. via a narrow majority decision.

It wasn’t easy by any stretch, although it looked as if Benn would be taken down early when the “G-Man” knocked him out of the ring in the first round. To Benn credit, he managed to survive the round and make a fight of it despite being dropped again in the eighth round and being penalized a point for rabbit punches in the ninth. The deduction ultimately cost Benn the bout, without it the bout would have been a majority draw with Nigel retaining his title.

“This is what makes the super-middleweight division and Gerald McClellan so strong”! bellowed promoter Don King. “The G-Man came across the seas for victory, and now he can return home with his head held high. Benn showed a lot of heart, but this is the G-Man right here!"

McClellan and his team have been talking of a unification bout with IBF champion Roy Jones Jr., who many feel is the best pound for pound fighter in the game right now. McClellan owns a victory over Jones from their amateur days, but that talk will have to wait as Jones has a scheduled defense against Antoine Byrd next month. If he’s successful, as many assume he will be, then a match with McClellan is a real possibility.

To Be Continued in Part 2

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A Pop Diva, A White Buffalo, A Dancing Hide, Petrified Woods and Some Guy Named Byron...

Proving once again that Boxing is either the most forgiving or the most severely retarded sport in the world, here's a news roundup concerning some familiar names:

...Pop Diva, Roy Jones, is still acting like he has a career. In the last several weeks, following his rancid exhibition against Omar Sheika, Jones has interjected himself into rumors concerning fights with Anderson Silva, Tomasz Adamek, and, most recently, a rematch with Clinton Woods. Ok, we get it...Let's all pay attention to Roy...

...This Friday,"The White Buffalo," Frans Botha, defends his WBF Heavyweight "Title" against "worthy" "contender" Timo Hoffmann. The only word in the previous sentence that doesn't deserve the sarcastic air quotes is "Heavyweight." Botha is most definitely a Heavyweight...

..."Dancing Destroyer" Herbie Hide has been bumped up to the #1 spot in the WBC Cruiserweight division. Kudos to the WBC for having the skill to assign rankings based on name alone, without all the messiness of making the contenders actually fight their ways to the top...

...If Jones/Woods II doesn't erupt, expect Clinton Woods to be fighting for the IBF Light Heavyweight title soon. Woods sits in the #2 spot of the IBF rankings after his Title Eliminator with, (deep sigh), Elvir Muriqi in February. If Chad Dawson opts to vacate the belt for a run at 168, expect, well, you know what to expect...

...Byron Mitchell lost the first fight of his comeback effort to some stiff in Eastern Europe. It's good to see Mitchell pick up right where he left off...

I have a headache.

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Madcow's Standing 8 Count (5/10/09)

by Madcow

Welcome to another week's worth of Boxing slaps and tickles with your favorite overweight booze hound-wh*re monger. In case you don't know who I am, my name is Madcow- I'm an independently wealthy Boxing expert and, quite often, the smartest guy in the room.

Chad Dawson beat Antonio Tarver, again, in an almost identical fight as their first one. Nothing was working last Saturday. The whole HBO telecast seemed off. Dawson looked flat, Tarver looked ancient and even the ring card girls looked skankier than usual. It was a bad night for all parties...especially us fans who had to sit through a snore-fest while thinking about just how many great fights we could've seen aired with the money they wasted on Dawson/Tarver 2.

The next step for Dawson is to find a decent fight among all the bums at 175. The only option for a money fight is to fly out to Wales, find out where Calzaghe's gone drinking, bring TV cameras and force Joe to fight him, ala Rocky V...Either that or invent a time machine so he can go back 8 years to fight a Roy Jones who could actually defend himself.

As for Antonio Tarver...Tarver goes back to doing what all marginally successful men with smoking hot wives do- Look over his shoulder and have a private detective follow Denise Tarver around all day.

Speaking of Denise Tarver...Denise, drop me a line, ok? You can send all e-mails to boxing_times@yahoo.com. Put "Madcow" in the title and it'll be forwarded to me...Later, pumpkin.

Hector Camacho and Yory Boy Campas went ahead with their ridiculous PPV on Saturday. Florida played host to these geezers since Jersey wouldn't license Camacho. I was pulling for the show to be named "When Swollen Prostates Collide," but they went with "Nations Collide" or something silly like that. There's no word on the buy rate yet, but it has to be at least "1" because of the guy who was airing the illegal stream that I watched on the internet.

As for the show itself, if you enjoy the feel and production value of Sunday morning UHF Pro-Wrestling shows, you would've loved this one. Dim lighting, grainy color, cheap effects...you had to know that any PPV featuring a 47-year old felon in the main event had to be all class.

By the way, the fight was declared a draw...and there's no truth to the rumor that the pre-fight physical used carbon dating technology.

Next week, Andre Ward and Edison Miranda mix it up. I have to admit that Miranda is the type of blow-hard bully that I hate with a passion. But, Ward is the type of good-looking arrogant jock I also hate with a passion. So, I'm torn. Maybe I'll root for a double knockout or a collapsing roof.

Roy Jones wanted to fight in the UFC Octagon against Anderson Silva and the fight would've been made if Dana White hadn't vetoed it. White says that a Jones fight is meaningless and that he doesn't want to be responsible for a legend like Roy Jones getting hurt. Yeah, right...and the only reason I'm not nailing Scarlett Johansson is because I don't like busty blondes.

The Kelly Pavlik-Sergio Mora fight, scheduled for June 27th, has been cancelled. On the surface this is good news, but all this means is that we're still going to have to co-exist in the same universe as Mora until Pavlik's staph infection of the hand is better.

Ok, I have to run, I gotta get a massage and if I show up late for my appointment, the "happy ending" becomes an "inconclusive session-ender."

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I'll see ya next Sunday, ladies.

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UFC's Dana White Nixes Roy Jones vs. Anderson Silva Bout

Roy Jones Jr. has verbally agreed...MMA star, Anderson Silva, had already signed off on the idea..so, we're all set for the first Pro Boxer vs. MMA fighter matchup worth chronicling, right?

Not in this lifetime, says UFC dictator, Dana White.

"You won't see a Silva-versus-Jones fight while Silva is under contract with me. I don't want to say anything bad about Roy Jones. I like Roy Jones and was a fan of his, but he mattered, like, 15 years ago. He's not anywhere near the best boxer in the world. He must've spent all his money."

While Jones is nowhere near his prime, the publicity generated from having one of his MMA guys brutalizing a recognizable boxer would be tremendous...and it would lend credence to the long-standing MMA boast that insists a boxer wouldn't be able to hang in a UFC octagon.

This would be easy money and easy publicity for the UFC, right?

Unless...Maybe Dana is not too sure that his boasts were correct. I'm sure he understands the public relations disaster that would be generated from a shot and beaten Roy Jones beating a prime and sharp Silva...

Maybe White, and the rest of the UFC goons, are like a chihuahua chasing a pick up truck...Tough as hell on the chase, but be careful if that truck ever stops.

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