Saturday, May 8, 2010
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Gym Training. Heavyweights. (www.twitter.com/Maywea...
Remember Leyon Azuibike? Here he is with his brother, whom I've never met, working out with Roger Mayweather. Naturally athletic and smart, both of them. I think they've got something going on....
Monday, May 3, 2010
Undercard to Mosely V. Mayweather Not so Atrocious - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com
Undercard to Mosely V. Mayweather Not so Atrocious I'm weird. I like the undercards. Where you start is not necessarily where you end up. The only guy I know who was born with a title belt around his waist was Muhammad Ali.
Saul Alvarez: 19 Year Old Red-Haired Mexican "Veteran" a New Star?
You've got to like this muscular 19 year old with red hair. And lest I be accused of "profiling," I've met lots of Latinos with red hair and other features which seem striking when the ring announcer says "in this corner" is Saul Alvarez, etc....
But Saul Alvarez' red hair would be striking even in Ireland. It's bright red, topping off a lobster-pink and very solid frame featuring strong legs and big lats. He looks like a kid who couldn't move too fast but his speed is surprising, even in the welterweight ranks, where he faced Miguel Cotto's older brother, Jose Cotto, in one of the preliminaries to the Mayweather v. Mosley fight.
This was supposed to be Jose Cotto's showcase fight. Cotto's only previous loss was to Juan Diaz, who now is scheduled to fight Juan Marquez for the 2nd time.
Nobody bothered to tell the Mexican kid, Saul Alvarez, he was supposed to lose to the tough and resilient Cotto. Alvarez stopped Cotto in the 9th round after delivering a solid professional performance. Indeed, Alvarez had virtually no amateur experience whatsoever, unless you count fighting with his five brothers. He's got 31 wins, no losses, one draw. Except for one fight in Florida, in which he knocked out his opponent in the first round, this Cotto fight was Alvarez' second fight in the U.S.
There are things to like about Alvarez. He's well-schooled, very technical, a worker bee with decent speed and power in both hands. Alvarez was geared up for the 10 rounder, the distance all his fights have been since age 17 (except for two 12 rounders). The boxing commentators who covered the night's matches were off balance and spent the night touting Cotto. Jose Cotto was no easy tuneup; his squat, powerful body absorbs punishment without yielding, though his defenses are solid, too. Cotto marches forward with great determination, with good balance, and decent punching power, carrying the fight to Alvarez.
Alvarez never overreacted. He blasted to the body. He punched through Cotto's defenses. He was methodical. But most importantly, he knew when it was time to get rid of Cotto, touching him with a left jab and rocking him to the ropes with powerful, blazing quick rights. The ref waved Alvarez off. It was done.
Hope to see that boy again, but I don't suppose he'll be a popular opponent even for veteran welterweights.
But Saul Alvarez' red hair would be striking even in Ireland. It's bright red, topping off a lobster-pink and very solid frame featuring strong legs and big lats. He looks like a kid who couldn't move too fast but his speed is surprising, even in the welterweight ranks, where he faced Miguel Cotto's older brother, Jose Cotto, in one of the preliminaries to the Mayweather v. Mosley fight.
This was supposed to be Jose Cotto's showcase fight. Cotto's only previous loss was to Juan Diaz, who now is scheduled to fight Juan Marquez for the 2nd time.
Nobody bothered to tell the Mexican kid, Saul Alvarez, he was supposed to lose to the tough and resilient Cotto. Alvarez stopped Cotto in the 9th round after delivering a solid professional performance. Indeed, Alvarez had virtually no amateur experience whatsoever, unless you count fighting with his five brothers. He's got 31 wins, no losses, one draw. Except for one fight in Florida, in which he knocked out his opponent in the first round, this Cotto fight was Alvarez' second fight in the U.S.
There are things to like about Alvarez. He's well-schooled, very technical, a worker bee with decent speed and power in both hands. Alvarez was geared up for the 10 rounder, the distance all his fights have been since age 17 (except for two 12 rounders). The boxing commentators who covered the night's matches were off balance and spent the night touting Cotto. Jose Cotto was no easy tuneup; his squat, powerful body absorbs punishment without yielding, though his defenses are solid, too. Cotto marches forward with great determination, with good balance, and decent punching power, carrying the fight to Alvarez.
Alvarez never overreacted. He blasted to the body. He punched through Cotto's defenses. He was methodical. But most importantly, he knew when it was time to get rid of Cotto, touching him with a left jab and rocking him to the ropes with powerful, blazing quick rights. The ref waved Alvarez off. It was done.
Hope to see that boy again, but I don't suppose he'll be a popular opponent even for veteran welterweights.
Mayweather Passes Truth Test Against Mosely
I taped it but can't watch it again--too painful. But I don't regret spending the $65 bucks to watch Floyd Mayweather Jr. survive a near KO in the 2nd round and then deliver a masterful, courageous performance which quashed Shane Mosely's dream of an undisputed championship in the world of boxing.
Mosely's great, but he didn't have anything but a puncher's chance against the counter-punching intelligence and speed of Mayweather Jr. Not that night, and not likely ever again. I hope Shane Mosely goes into a graceful retirement--he was a greater fighter than the world gave him credit for. It wasn't his time, or he didn't play the predictable game of taking the easy fights to build up his record. People who know him know he is destined to go down among the greats of boxing, and I hope to be there when Shane Mosely is inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canistota,New York.
Mosely's great, but he didn't have anything but a puncher's chance against the counter-punching intelligence and speed of Mayweather Jr. Not that night, and not likely ever again. I hope Shane Mosely goes into a graceful retirement--he was a greater fighter than the world gave him credit for. It wasn't his time, or he didn't play the predictable game of taking the easy fights to build up his record. People who know him know he is destined to go down among the greats of boxing, and I hope to be there when Shane Mosely is inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canistota,New York.
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