the what fights did you watch today\scorecard thread.

Add some sweet peas and you can call it a Pernell. (Merry Christmas!)

 

We did! Peas aplenty! Merry Christmas to you too good sir......

 

That actually sounds pretty damn good. Enjoy.

 

I thought he looked bored. Like he knew the guy in front of me isn't going to give me an issue. But when he landed, I thought he was letting it rip. Perceptions.

 

Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez v Brian Viloria (flyweight title)

Round 1: 10-9 Viloria
Round 2: 10-10 Even
Round 3: 10-8 Gonzalez (scores a knockdown)
Round 4: 10-9 Gonzalez
Round 5: 10-9 Gonzalez
Round 6: 10-9 Gonzalez
Round 7: 10-9 Gonzalez
Round 8: 10-9 Gonzalez
Round 9: Referee intervenes with Gonzalez stopping Viloria

Total through 8 completed rounds: 79-73 Gonzalez (actual scores: 79-72 and 2 scores of 78-73 all for Gonzalez)

Some fights are memorable, some are forgettable, but there are some fights and performances that just want to make you applaud and this was one of them. Gonzalez was just such a master at the slow breakdown of an opponent. Clean, hard punches to body and head. And Viloria was no slouch either. Man, he kept it competitive throughout, but once that Gonzalez engine was revving there was just no stopping him. Simply an outstanding performance - by both. Some of those shots Viloria was landing would have taken out lesser fighters, but this was a master he was in the ring with this day. I always felt Gonzalez did himself a disservice by moving up to super fly. I can see and applaud the ambition of a 4th weight class, but I think he pushed the envelope too far. Regardless, outstanding performance by both fighters.

 

Flat James Toney > Fat James Toney

 

George, finally getting around to this. You and @Jel didn't undersell this. There wasn't much finesse to this, but when it's two rock-em-sock-em robots in there, finesse is not a requirement.

Kelly Pavlik v Edison Miranda (middleweight title eliminator)

Round 1: 10-9 Pavlik
Round 2: 10-9 Miranda
Round 3: 10-9 Pavlik
Round 4: 10-9 Pavlik
Round 5: 10-10 Even
Round 6: 10-6 Pavlik (scores 2 knockdowns and 1 point is deducted from Miranda for spitting out his mouthpiece)
Round 7: Pavlik stops Miranda

Total through 6 completed rounds: 59-53 Pavlik (actual scores unknown)

Just what the day required to start out with, a great punch-up. After 7 rounds, both their faces displayed what they had just gone through with Miranda sporting a severely swollen right eye and Pavlik's nose that had turned into a bloody spray nozzle. Thanks for the recommendation, guys.

 

Frankie Randall v Freddie Pendleton II (USBA lightweight title)

Round 1: 10-10 Even
Round 2: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 3: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 4: 10-9 Randall
Round 5: 10-9 Randall
Round 6: 10-9 Randall
Round 7: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 8: 10-9 Randall
Round 9: 10-9 Randall
Round 10: 10-10 Even
Round 11: 10-9 Randall
Round 12: 10-9 Randall

Total: 117-113 Randall (actual scores: 115-113 Randall, 116-114 Pendleton and 114-114 Even for a Draw decision)

I would not say give this fight a miss, nor would I recommend it as exciting. This was 12 rounds of a tactical fight fought at a fast pace with some very close rounds. Which, despite my score, is why I don't have any issues with the end result. I don't mind tactical fights as long as they don't bog down and this one did not. again, it was at least fought at a fast pace.

One thing I should mention when looking back at this, was that it was a USBA title fight between top fighters and fought on ESPN. Today, it's incomprehensible to me that FOX is offering Luis Ortiz v Charles Martin on PPV. I wouldn't walk across the street to watch that let alone shell out monies for it. Did we know how good we had it? And I won't even mention how many great cards we had on regular TV. OK, that's me on my soapbox for the day.

 

Just finished Sumbu Kalambay W12 Robbie Sims. It was announced as a split verdict for Kalambay which would be an outrage if the NBC crew got that right. Kalambay comfortably outpointed his determined challenger, but admittedly had to work hard as Sims came to fight. Despite constant battering from Kalambay's sharp counters (mostly right hands thrown in every conceivable way from every conceivable angle), Sims never stopped chugging forward and trying to force the fight. Only Kalambay's deft slipping, ducking, and defending off the ropes kept it from becoming an inside brawl. Sims had to make it that, and simply didn't have the tools, Despite his desire and aggression. A good display of Kalambay's tremendous defensive and counter-punching skills and a testament to Sims' grit. A match against the more pedestrian champion at the time Frank Tate would have been a toss up for him then I think.

Here's how I had it:

1. Even
2. Sims
3. Kalambay
4. Kalambay
5. Kalambay
6. Kalambay
7. Sims
8. Kalambay
9. Kalambay
10. Kalambay
11. Kalambay
12. Kalambay

118-111 Kalambay

 

Sal, actual scores were 118-110, 119-113 and 117-113 all for Kalambay. So it was a misstep by NBC.

 

Okay, that sounds more like it.....

 

I want to hear more about the household where a Sanchez fan and a Puerto Rican are married. I gather you guys don’t sit down on your anniversary and watch Sanchez-Gomez, haha.

 

Eh, I wish I could say she's a boxing fan, but no........she's from Brooklyn ( by way of the Florida Keys) from a Puerto Rixan mother and Irish father. Basically I married West Side Story.

 

Freddie Pendleton v Tim Brooks (USBA lightweight title)

Round 1: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 2: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 3: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 4: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 5: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 6: 10-9 Brooks
Round 7: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 8: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 9: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 10: 10-9 Brooks
Round 11: 10-9 Pendleton
Round 12: 10-10 Even

Total: 118-111 Pendleton (actual scores: 117-111, 118-110 and 119-109 all for Pendleton)

Despite the USBA tag, this was a good old-fashioned club-fight if I ever saw one. A hard-banging fight from start to finish, or I should say from about the 3rd round on. It was funny watching this and hearing the dialogue from Sean O'Grady and Al Albert. A judge can get somewhat complacent when a fight is unfolding the same round after round. He may miss or almost disregard if the other fighter is suddenly doing something, which I felt was the case with O'Grady sort of missing rounds 6 and 10. I believe he scored it a shutout for Freddie, but Brooks was in there too and to tell you the truth, rounds 7, 8 & 9 were damn close as well. But regardless, a good win for Freddie against a very tough opponent, who never stopped trying in a damn good fight.