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Scotty321 · Jan 5, 2012

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It's not going to be The Coach who replaces Kenny :happy. Bernado Osuna is the new host.
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jpab19 · Jan 6, 2012

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Look out for "Dangerous" Dannie Williams tomorrow! He is also fighting. He is a Lightweight with HUGE punching power! He fought on FNF's Months ago and had a Giant KO !
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Ahem.........

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The undercard features a guy that looks like he may become a regular on FNF's, 27 year old lightweight Dannie Williams. He went 12-0 in his first 4 years as a pro until he ran into fellow prospect - now super featherweight contender - Eloy Perez, whom he exchanged early knockdowns with(Williams falling once, Perez being decked twice) before dropping a unanimous decision to the Dominican. Williams blames this on having to shed ten pounds mere days before the fight, which many others blame on the notion that he didn't anticipate the full ten rounds transpiring being likely after having a string of knockout wins that filled him with a false sense of self-entitlement.

Preceeding that loss, ''Dangerous'' had a sabbatical ranging from 2006-2008 as he served time in a penitentiary, something he attributes to his rough upbringing in the projects of North St.Louis. Despite having been signed by Don King, he himself admitted to ''playing both sides of the fence...... I was trying to mix boxing with the street stuff; I wasnt focused all the way.'' This indeed was reason to bring about change, and after the Perez defeat he moved full-time to Jack Loew's gym in Youngstown, Ohio.

He's reaped the rewards of this move, and it was evident in August on the undercard of Kermit Cintron-Antwone Smith in August - incidentally his only televised fight to date - where he zapped Mexican journeyman Antonio Cervantes in four rounds with a colossal right hand, in what was regarded as one of the knockouts of last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piZAgNmd3Es

That was his seventh straight win since his one and only defeat, and having recorded one since he's upped his ledger to 20(16)-1. He wields the reputation amognst those who have seen a decent amount of him as being a promising boxer/puncher who possesses a cinder block of a right hand(which didn't seem to be misplaced in the only fight most of us have seen). He has a chance to further solidify that standing against yet another trailhorse from Mexico in Fernando Trejo.

El Pillo is one one of the toughest dudes in the sport, and at his best he had some solid fundamentals to boot, with an educated left hook to the body and a decptive right uppercut to go with his tight but rather pourous defensive stance. He's always been more of a competant loser though, with a record of 33(19)-17-6 that has some relatively big names within, none of whom had it an easy night. It's only fair to mention that he holds superior wins to his opponent however, winning shootouts against Jose Santa Cruz and Darling Jimenez to go with a narrow loss to Urbano Antillon and not so narrow ones to Anthony Peterson and Julio Diaz. His only stoppage loss was an unfortunate one to Bobby ''Blow-Blow'' Pacquiao, against whom he was pulled out during a bizarre fourth round where he severely injured his right hand after taking a left hook to it, which resulted in the referee stopping the action there and then due to the excruciating pain he was suffering.

At 37 and on the back of two wide losses he's not at the level he was once at, where you could expect him to have a substantially greater chance at toppleing the young upstart, but what he won't do is allow Williams significant openings from the get-go, and what he also won't do is immediately wilt upon feeling Dannie's right hand. He's not an adept fighter when it comes to protecting himself, but he maintains a tight stance and guard while throwing proper technique, the exact converse of what his adversary has thrived on to this point. He serves a more than useful purpose in this fight, a gauge of just how good Williams may be right now, and a man that will give us an indication of how dedicated the younger man has become to his craft.
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roe · Jan 6, 2012

Looking forward to this :happy

Dyah Davis - one of the few boxers I've actually seen fight live before

ishy · Jan 6, 2012

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Here's the updated early schedule: http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/689/friday-night-fights-returns

Kim is fighting former Ricky Burns opponent Yakubu Amidu!

TFFP · Jan 6, 2012

Why is Dyah Davis a significant favorite in this? 1/2 on?

Not that I've seen him like, but a quick scan over formlines wouldn't suggest he would be. Alfonso Lopez put up a pretty respectable performance against an albeit shite version of Pavlik.

ishy · Jan 6, 2012

Davis is the 'home' fighter and pulled off an impressive upset against Marcus Johnson recently :think

roe · Jan 6, 2012

It's because he fought in Bristol once. That gives anyone a slight edge over anyone. :yep

TFFP · Jan 6, 2012

Okay, he's at home. I see.

Marcus Johnson though? Guys probably ****, I'm not overwhelmed by that. Davis has some rather unimpressive results on his ledger.

jpab19 · Jan 6, 2012

Because from watching Davis you would think he is evidently the superior fighter in just about every aspect, the reasons he usually comes up short are his own fault, due to his own lackadaisical nature of allowing the fight to pass him by, not working enough, etc.

Watch Davis, then watch Lopez. It's clear who should win, but Dyah seems the type to screw himself over when he's favoured.

GazOC · Jan 6, 2012

Seems like it might be a half decent card at first look. Gonna try and stop up but I've been flaking out early all week.

Flea Man · Jan 6, 2012

Sorry, but jumping off the bandwagon. I'm gonna' be Sky+ing the series and will only stay up live for a select few.

**** The Coach as well :good

Flea Man · Jan 6, 2012

Miajres>Moon?!? Again?!?! :nono

GazOC · Jan 6, 2012

New Years Resolution, Flea?

LHL · Jan 6, 2012

Not long left now :happy

Good write up Jpab knew I had seen Williams somewhere before and that was a great KO

TFFP · Jan 6, 2012

Don't be a woman/mong Flea.

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