ESPN2 TNF: Mauricio Herrera vs. Ji Hoon Kim & Miguel Acosta vs. Miguel Gonzalez RBR

Teddy umbrella jokes are the best umbrella jokes you're like to hear. (late on a Thursday night)

 

I thought Herrera looked sad and was about to remark, when he spat out the water he was gargling and swishing in his cheeks to clean them out before accepting his gum shield.

 

When all those head punches force Kim into his retirement (you know, in a year) he will have a lucrative secondary career open to him: continuing to get pounded in a different way...as a ladyboy.

Seriously, no homo, but he does have a certain feminine grace. A coquettish look, even.

No? Have I lost everybody?

 

He left boxing broadcasting altogether a couple of years ago, taking a job with MLB Network to cover baseball exclusively.

Then recently he returned to commentate a few PPV events, and is now a regular guest analyst on Showtime Championship Boxing.

 

Mauricio Herrera vs. Ji Hoon Kim, 10 rounds @ light welterweight

 

Round 1

Herrera is jabbing into Kim's face and then switching a few down into his stomach. They step together and trade hooks. Sloppy infighting, and they push out cleanly without needing any referee intervention. Snappy jabs by Herrera, bending his neck to drop offline from Kim's stiff yet slow left jab. Nice body shots by Herrera. Straight combos traded as they soar in toward each other from the outside. Both men slide their fists off the opponent's temple.

10-9 Herrera