Done with boxing

Did you miss the undercard, kirk? :yep

DeMarco-Linares was basically Alvarado-Prescott Lite, IMO. I would definitely think of the latter before the former when looking for affirmations of the sport's awesomeness. That's just my take, though.

 

Alvarado-Prescott was crazy as ****..Definetly the most exciting fight of the night...I also enjoyed the Burgos-Cruz fight alot. :good

 

very unbiased analysis

 

:thumbsup

You know it was a damn good night when Burgos-Cruz rates second best. :yep (or Pacquiao-Marquez III rates third best).

Hell, if you count the whole day Fury-Pajkic was right up there at a close #4.

The only disappointments about November 12th, 2011 in boxing were Bradley-Casamayor (not even a true disappointment, just sucked as was expected) and the entire SKY card with Vassell vs. Colomban & Askin vs. Krakic...and the scores turned in by Moretti & Trowbridge...

 

I scored the first 2 fights to Pac by one point each time but they were really close so have no problem with people picking Marquez in them but I seriously can't see how Pacquaio won the third fight.

Ill watch it again later in the week once i've had a few days break from it and re-assess. Missed the Prescott and Cruz fights too so got some catching up to do and had a disappointing Sat night in many respects.

Still though on a side note I really enjoyed the fight other than the scorecards (which I knew was gonna happen anyway).

 

I feel you BB; you're a true fan.

 

That was a very good fight.

Don't know why I should stop watching boxing after that...

 

To all of those who wants to quit watching boxing because of that, IM going to quote Fischer for his today's monday mailbag:

"Shoot, even when the fights are good, even great, a little controversy goes a long way with boxing fans. Take the first Pacquiao-Marquez fight. We witnessed a Mike Tyson-esque display of explosive offense from the PacMan and Joe Frazier-esque heart and grit from Marquez, who kept getting up from knockdowns in the first round. We saw a courageous clinic put on by Marquez from round two through the middle rounds before Pacquiao dug deep and rallied late. Yet all anyone wanted to talk about (or ***** about) was Burt Clements 10-7 score of the opening round, because that score made the bout a draw instead of a win for Manny. Fans saw elite talent, skill, and heart and incredible drama, but all they wanted was a “win.”

That fight taught me how ridiculous boxing fans truly are. And Pacquiao-Morales I and Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo I, which took place the following year, only supported my opinion that many boxing fans and industry folks are untreated mental patients. Those two fights were as good as boxing gets in terms of sustained action, evenly matched world-class competition and drama, but after Morales-Pacquiao at least one-third of the emails I received went on about the brand of gloves Manny was forced to wear. Can you believe that? It’s true. And after Corrales-Castillo, which was the f__king fight of the decade, all I heard about was how the late Chico spat his mouthpiece out twice in that unbelievable 10th round."

 

Mexicans and their crying. So sad. Marquez should fight Bradley and stop boo-hooing.