Arthur Abraham Loses 11th Round Disqualification to Andre Dirrell in Super Six

I was going the rounds of the boxing blogs to check on the results of the Abraham - Direll matchup of the Super Six and was disgusted by the number of people who accused Dirrell of faking it when he took a big right hand from Abraham after he slipped to the mat. Those people are either pouring on the hate or are really ignorant of what happens when you're down and your hands are down and any kind of puncher takes a whack at you. Check out the vid. Dirrell's got his left glove on the floor and is steadying himself, hardly the kind of position you want to be in to take a home-run shot. Of course, most of the people criticizing Dirrell couldn't take a shot from a 100 pound amateur female fighter and get up, let alone a pro.

But what's up with Abraham? It wasn't like that punch was begun as Dirrell slipped to the mat. Take a look--Dirrell's already hit the deck once and is on his way to a second bounce when he puts out an arm to steady himself. Then Abraham winds up like he's on the gold course and Pow--hitting Dirrell with a powerful sideways shot while his jaw is relaxed. When Andre Golota did such things, the world went wild, but Abraham's bum's rush is cool, especially as it comes from those deperate European fans who read the British Sun.

Abraham will say he started the punch already, probably meaning he was thinking about it in the first round. Definitely a desperation act--probably pissed at being on his *ss in the 4th....

Mosley - Mayweather: The Brave Ones

Gotta' tell ya' I wasn't impressed when Pacman took on Clottey and the result was sclerotic. This has caused me to lose just a little respect for Pacquiao, whom I know to be a terrific fighter. If Clottey had brought some fight instead of some survival skills, I might feel differently.

As a result, my allegiance went immediately from neutral to Mayweather. Mayweather's always been criticized for one thing or another but that shit should be so over with his pick of Mosely to replace Pacquaio that's it's ridiculous to think otherwise. Mosely is far more dangerous than Joshua Clottey, and to my mind, far more dangerous to Mayweather than Pacquiao.

Now this should put to rest anyone who questioned Mayweather's "heart," something I never did. Where does this questioning come from? Mainly, it's because Mayweather is so flextible and so capable of adjusting his fight around every type of circumstance and around every type of fighter. Sometimes he hardly seems to be making an effort and this frustrate some fans--but not me. The point is to win, isn't it? Dem fools was thinking Fatty Ricky Hatton (a very determined and capable boxer when facing ordinary opposition) actually had a chance with Floyd Jr. but that was a preposterous notion, I've always said. The way Hatton went out during that fight was classic Class B fighter against Class A fighter. Charging into a corner to get knocked out--it was a thing of beauty.

So this is the fight of 2010. Mayweather v. Mosely--two great champions. And both fighters are okay to take whatever Olympic or whatever tests are required to get ti done, son. Something Pacquiao refused to do, an act which will forever haunt him.

Mayweather v. Mosely. In this time of turning junk fights into PPV, this will be one worth buying. Floyd Jr. undefeated. While Mosely lost 2, it was to the same guy and now he is a mature fighter, still at the top of his game.

This one's the bitch.

Vasquez-Marquez June 22

Mayweather-Mosley Better Than Pacman-Mayweather

Too bad Pacman needs to blow up in size before he'd fight Mayweather...

James Toney Signs with UFC

After following Dana White around the globe to get a match with the UFC, the UFC impresario has finally agreed to give Toney a shot.   Toney’s over the hill as a boxer but you can bet he’s still got the wiles and the smack in his punch.  I don’t know how he does at wrestling but, if he can keep to his feet, the UFC boys are going to be surprised as they wade in with their wide air-flailing punches. 

There are some UFC guys who can punch, but most can’t.  The UFC guys who know what they’re doing in the punch zone usually have had experience in boxing.   James Toney is the consummate boxer—rather was--- I saw him in his heyday when he was around 147 pounds (believe it or not) and he seemed to have absorbed historical, almost mythic skills.

Okay, he’s a character.  I think Mike Tyson had picked up a few trash talk items from Toney.   Frankly, I wish James Toney had gone off into his retirement before he ballooned up to his current weight.  I hope he gets a somewhat even matchup in the UFC.   It would be fun to see the UFC guys get smacked around in a boxing lesson.

It’s not that I don’t have a great amount of respect for their toughness, but the UFC fighters need to develop some skill before they’ll pick up the true boxing fans.  Of those “other” martial arts sports, I tend to favor that Japanese thing—what’s it called?....K-1….like Korean kickboxing, except the punching is better than what you get from the UFC. 

We’ll see.  Lights Out!...the UFC!