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Friday, November 30, 2012
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BANG! BANG! BANG! Rating Boxing?s Hardest Punchers (Volume IV)
Who hates the Transnational Boxing Ratings Board? Julio Ceja. Julio Ceja hates the Transnational Boxing Ratings Board, that’s who. For under its former guise and back when The Queensberry Rules’ annual guide to the hardest punchers in boxing relied solely upon the rankings of Ring Magazine in order to separate the sport’s swatters from its slapsies, Mexican bantamweight Ceja would have landed himself top of the pops with a teeth-jangling 90.48 kayo-to-fight percentage.
Times they are a-changin’ around these parts, though, pilgrims. We’re all fully-fledged disciples of the TBRB around here and unfortunately for Senor Ceja, the think tank behind the independent ratings just don’t care for him as highly as the fellas over at Ring (and if you aren’t world ranked with TBRB, you no longer figure).
The rest of the criteria remain the same: Knockout percentage is based on concussion-to-fight ratio for reasons best explained here. In event of a tie-break, the fighter with more total knockouts ranks highest.
1. Lucas Matthysse (Junior Welterweight)
Matthysse (pictured above) has bludgeoned another four opponents into mush since our last update. Judges must rock up at ringside for the Argentinean’s bouts wondering whether to bother pulling out a pen (which could actually explain those two iffy-looking decision losses to Zab Judah and Devon Alexander on his record to date).
Only six men have managed to last longer than five rounds with the Buenos Aires bomber, who hunts his opponents down mercilessly behind a hellacious left hook, debilitating body attack and a straight-as-a-die right hand that he blasts through the middle. His neighbour Marcos Maidana may have exited our power list (for the time being at least) but a prospective civil war between the two mullet sporting, tattooed badasses remains one of the most mouth-watering in world boxing.
Kayo to fight percentage: 88.24
2. Hugo Ruiz (Bantamweight)
Ruiz, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, clocked up 15 opening round knockouts in his first eighteen starts and he debuts here after a trio of stoppage wins dished out on his home patch. After engaging in an absolute humdinger with local rival Francisco Arce (kid brother to the more celebrated Jorge) in May 2011 (a punch-out that featured both men hitting the deck twice apiece -- including Arce being punched through the ropes in the 11th round), Ruiz, a hunkering pressure fighter first time around, switched to a more methodical counter-punching style for the re-run. The switch paid off. Ruiz zapped “Panchito” with a beautifully timed counter uppercut in round 3 and a series of follow-up raids led to an apoplectic Arce being yanked out by his corner in the very next round.
Ruiz subsequently made light work of Venezuelan Yonfrez Parejo and Nicaraguan Jean Sampson, yet he’ll have his hands full with the Japanese Koki Kameda next time out.
Kayo to fight percentage: 87.50 (28 KOs)
3. Gennady Golovkin (Middleweight)
Golovkin sent tremors through the middleweight ranks back in September when he ravaged the useful Pole, Grzegorz Proksa. The Stuttgart-based Kazak is well-balanced, measured and has horseshoes in his gloves.
“Triple G” is perfectly placed to become the star so many have pegged him to become. Explosive encounters against the likes of Sergio Martinez, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Dmitry Pirog can be made at 160 lbs., while the likes of Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Miguel Cotto and Saul Alvarez are but a plate of Besbarmak or two away. Next up could be Fernando Guerrero or Gabriel Rosado. Don’t bet on either being around to hear the final bell.
Kayo to fight percentage: 87.50 (21 KOs)
4. Vitali Klitschko (Heavyweight)
Britain’s Dereck Chisora cost Klitschko his top spot in extending the 41-year-old Ukrainian the full route back in February for only the fourth time in his career. Truly heavy-handed, Klitschko is remarkably well-preserved for his age, despite signs that he may be starting to rust.
Slipping in the polls here, Vitali’s UDAR party also missed out in the recent Ukrainian parliamentary elections, yet a political career could still lure him away from knocking people out. With the political landscape in his homeland uncertain, a decision on whether to take on long-time thorn in his ass David Haye has still to be made.
Kayo to fight percentage: 87.23
?5. Mikey Garcia (Featherweight)
Garcia (real name Miguel Angel) is an oddity – a knockout artist with the patience of Job. Trained by older brother Robert, Garcia dismantles his opponents piece by piece, unhurried, unflappable and unstoppable thus far. A graduate of the Ventura Police Academy, Garcia is aiming to pick up the sheriff’s badge at 126 lbs. when he shakes down the division’s top man, Orlando “Siri” Salido, early in the New Year.
Garcia has a beautiful right cross yet exhibited an equally sweet left hook in his eight round win over Jonathon Barros a couple of weeks back. With a piercing jab and high-handed defence, opponents are left with very little to exploit. And while they’re pondering over their predicament, Garcia is already lining them up for the finisher. It’ll take a whirling dervish to break his composure.
Kayo to fight percentage: 86.67
6. David Haye (Heavyweight)
A mere bit-part fighter these days, well, more bit-part than he already was, Haye remains once of boxing’s more explosive punchers. With only a single appearance since our last update -- a highlight-reel smack down of fellow rude boy Dereck Chisora -- Haye nudged his numbers up a few decimals and little more.
Despite vowing he would never fight again unless a Klitschko brother throws him a knotted rope, Haye is as fond of a pound note as the next man. He’s also keen on the limelight (hence his current stint on a reality TV show), and it wouldn’t be an astonishing turn of events to see him piggyback onto an anticipated David Price-Tyson Fury media frenzy, perhaps next year, trash-talking his way into taking on the winner. Price, by the way, only needs to crack the heavyweight top ten (with another kayo) in order to leapfrog Haye here.
Kayo to fight percentage: 85.71
?7. Juan Manuel Lopez (Featherweight)
Lopez has been a stalwart on this chart since the get-go. “Juanma,” though, has been the recipient of more dizzy spells than those he has meted out in recent years. Lopez has never quite lived up the promise he showed in offing Daniel Ponce De Leon back in 2008. The Puerto Rican struck with the suddenness of a cattle gun and the panache of a matador that night yet hasn’t been able to soar as high since.
Rogers Mtagwa, Bernabe Concepcion, Rafael Marquez and Orlando Salido have all shown Lopez the black lights, Salido stopping him twice (his only two defeats to date). A mooted match-up with Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. appears to have gone for a Burton with the feuding pair unable to agree on a weight, so Lopez may head north into junior lightweight, where a couple of easy ones wouldn’t go amiss.
Kayo to fight percentage: 84.85
8. Carlos Cuadras (Junior Bantamweight)
I’ll wager I wasn’t the only one unfamiliar with the work of Carlos Roberto Cuadras Quiroa. “Principe” (Prince) hasn’t fought at the same level as his counterparts here and in fact punked a debutant in his nineteenth outing (predictably doing away with poor Sakchai Sor Tanapinvo within a couple of minutes). This could be a brief pit-stop then, should the Mexican elect to move up in class.
Only compatriot Alberto Chuc has had the temerity face Cuadras twice and, after lasting the full eight round trip first time around, he was soundly thumped in a rematch. Trained by Nacho Beristain, Cuadras commits to the body as though felling a tree and uses the momentum gained to set up his pet punch, a scorching right uppercut. As an amateur, Carlos took gold at the 2007 Pan-American Games, yet lost out to Manchester’s Joe Murray at the World Championships that very same year.
Kayo to fight percentage: 84.62
9. James Kirkland (Junior Middleweight)
Broadcaster Clive James famously remarked that Arnold Schwarzenegger resembled “a brown condom full of walnuts”, and I’m reminded of that wisecrack whenever I see Kirkland. The very definition of brawn, it’s easy to see where his power emanates from although he’s brittle with it (a bit like a brown condom full of walnuts).
“The Mandingo Warrior” had to swallow a disqualification win last time out against Carlos Molina which cost him a top three berth (the Mexican was thrown out in round 10 after one of his seconds entered the ring while he was being administered with a standing count). He may fall behind, get out-boxed, even knocked down in fights, yet Kirkland will remain dangerous while he’s still falling. There isn’t much not to like in a guy like that.
Kayo to fight percentage: 84.38
10. Roman Gonzalez (Junior Flyweight)
Gonzalez dropped the ball this past weekend when he found himself faced with tougher-than-expected competition in the shape of unheralded Mexican Juan Francisco Estrada. Not that it prevented the baby-faced Nicaraguan from attempting to steamroller Estrada in his inimitable style (Gonzalez, unbeaten in 34, had to settle for a unanimous decision).
Always enthralling, Gonzalez is proof positive that sizeism remains alive and kicking in boxing in 2012. As Larry Holmes, covering the Estrada bout from ringside, clumsily summed up: “Guys like that don’t look like they can punch, but they’d knock your brains out.” It’s the looking like they can’t punch bit that stymies their exposure and, ultimately, their earning potential. Maybe Gonzalez, with his relentless pressing and thunderous rib-punching, can change all that but he’ll need to keep knocking them into the stalls to even stand a chance.
Kayo to fight percentage: 82.35
Penn vs Condit Trailer
UFC 137 – ‘The Prodigy’ BJ Penn faces ‘The Natural Born Killer’ Carlos Condit. Promo by Nicktheface. Soundtrack: ‘Hyperion’ www.youtube.com
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BJ Penn?s Daily Blogs: In the locker room
In the locker room with Reagan,Kendall,Chad and Kaleo
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Pacquiao vs. Mosley: Why MMA Fans Should Care
by Michael David Smith
We'll have full results and live round-by-round scoring for Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley on Saturday night, which may lead to a few readers wondering, What's boxing news doing on an MMA site? Here are five reasons why you, if you're an MMA fan, should care about Pacquiao vs. Mosley:
1. It's the biggest combat sports event of the year.
For as much as the UFC has gained on -- and in some respects surpassed -- the popularity of boxing, the biggest fights in boxing still exceed the biggest fights in the UFC in terms of pay-per-view buys and worldwide media attention. Although the MGM Grand in Las Vegas obviously won't attract nearly as many fans as the 55,000 who came out to see Georges St. Pierre in Toronto, Pacquiao vs. Mosley will surely get more pay-per-view buys in the United States, far more mainstream media attention and far more attention globally, as Pacquiao is a draw throughout Asia and the single biggest celebrity in the Philippines, a country of nearly 100 million people. This is a major worldwide sporting event.
We'll have full results and live round-by-round scoring for Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley on Saturday night, which may lead to a few readers wondering, What's boxing news doing on an MMA site? Here are five reasons why you, if you're an MMA fan, should care about Pacquiao vs. Mosley:1. It's the biggest combat sports event of the year.
For as much as the UFC has gained on -- and in some respects surpassed -- the popularity of boxing, the biggest fights in boxing still exceed the biggest fights in the UFC in terms of pay-per-view buys and worldwide media attention. Although the MGM Grand in Las Vegas obviously won't attract nearly as many fans as the 55,000 who came out to see Georges St. Pierre in Toronto, Pacquiao vs. Mosley will surely get more pay-per-view buys in the United States, far more mainstream media attention and far more attention globally, as Pacquiao is a draw throughout Asia and the single biggest celebrity in the Philippines, a country of nearly 100 million people. This is a major worldwide sporting event.
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Robert Guerrero "I see myself fighting Floyd Mayweather next" talks Andre Berto victory - Videos
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen Were Both Close to Being Contestants on Past Seasons of the Ultimate Fighter
It?s hard to pick and choose what to believe when it comes to The Ultimate Fighter 17 coach Chael Sonnen, but he recently said he was once offered a chance to be a fighter on�TUF 1 and turned it down. �Opposing coach Jon Jones also explained he made it to the grappling round at tryouts…
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Benson Henderson: ?If Diaz slips on a banana peel, I?ll take it.?
UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson is Weeks away from his second title defense against Nate Diaz at UFC on FOX 5. Henderson has been under the microscope by many fans and analysts because of his recent streak of not being able to finish fights. In his first thirteen tilts, Henderson went 12-1 and finished all…
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Strikeforce Scrapyard: The Middleweights
Continuing with MMA Frenzy’s look at the most likely fighters coming to the UFC with the dissolution of Strikeforce, it’s the middleweights that find themselves up to bat today as the staff takes a look at what was once the darling division of the San Jose-based promotion.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/31408/strikeforce-scrapyard-the-middleweights/
How to help Dennis Hallman?s family after devastating house fire
As we mentioned last week, former UFC fighter Dennis Hallman lost his home the night before Thanksgiving to a fire. Luckily, no one was home and no one was injured in the fire that took six hours to put out. The MMA community has responded to help Hallman and his four children rebuild.
Fighter Benji Radach has put together a fund to help Hallman rebuild. 113 people have already donated to get the total over $10,000. To donate, click here. People have already contributed amounts ranging from $5 to $500.
Hallman has been fighting since 1996, and he told Sports Illustrated that the worst things he lost in the fire were irreplaceable items like pictures of his family and programs from his fights.
"That's the stuff that makes you want to cry when you think about it. At first, I was angry about it, but sitting there with my sons around me, I thought, I can't take any of that stuff with me to the grave," said Hallman.
Fighter loses by TKO: Vomiting (VIDEO)
Levi West has two losses in his professional career, but something tells me his second one will be more memorable. As shown on Inside MMA, West lost by technical knockout: vomiting. (It's the second fight mentioned in the short clip.)
The old wives tale advises swimmers to stay out of a pool for at least 30 minutes after eating. Perhaps it needs to be revised for fighters, as well.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/fighter-loses-tko-vomiting-video-235121053--mma.html
Brandon Rios Fought Miguel Acosta With A Broken Hand
Filed under: WBA, Boxing Video, Boxing Rumors, Showtime, FanHouse Exclusive, Top Rank Promotions
Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Unbeaten lightweight (135 pounds) Brandon Rios, of Oxnard, Calif., scored last Saturday night's Showtime televised, ninth straight win and his eighth stoppage during that run with a broken hand on the way to a 10th-round knockout that dethroned WBA champ Miguel Acosta of Caracas, Venezuela, at the Palms Casino, Resort, in Las Vegas.
Nicknamed, "Bam Bam," the 24-year-old Rios dropped the 32-year-old Acosta once each during the sixth, eighth and last round of the fight, finally cornering his rival and unloading a barrage of blows -- the most telling of which was a vicious right hand that crumpled Acosta at 1:14 of the round.
Trained by Robert Garcia and promoted by Top Rank Promotions, Rios improved to 27-0-1, with his 20th knockout.
In defeat, Acosta slipped to 28-4, with 22 knockouts, having entered the bout riding a 19-fight winning streak that had included 12 stoppages and knockouts in his previous three bouts.
FanHouse caught up to Rios and Garcia to discuss the hand injury and the fight.
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Carlos Condit Not Involved with Lawsuit Against THQ
Rumors started to circulate the week before UFC 154 that Carlos Condit was involved in a lawsuit having to do with his tattoo and the makers of the UFC video game. The rumors are half true because only Condit?s name and likeness are really involved in the case. The lawsuit surrounds the artwork on Condit?s…
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Manny Pacquiao Dominates Shane Mosley
by Michael David Smith
Manny Pacquiao showed once again why he's the biggest attraction in boxing, dominating Shane Mosley on Saturday night to win a one-sided unanimous decision in the biggest fight of the year.
Although Mosley came out fighting hard with a good first round, it was all Pacquiao from there on. Pacquiao knocked Mosley down in the third and dominated the fight throughout. Technically Mosley knocked Pacquiao down in the 10th round, but in reality Pacquiao fell when Mosley tripped him, and the referee made a mistake in calling it a knockdown. In reality, Mosley never had Pacquiao in any trouble, at any point in the fight.
All three judges awarded it to Pacquiao by lopsided scores: 119-108, 120-108 and 120-107. According to the pay-per-view broadcast, Pacquiao landed exactly 100 more punches than Mosley did (182 to 82) and threw more than twice as many punches (552 to 260).
Manny Pacquiao showed once again why he's the biggest attraction in boxing, dominating Shane Mosley on Saturday night to win a one-sided unanimous decision in the biggest fight of the year.Although Mosley came out fighting hard with a good first round, it was all Pacquiao from there on. Pacquiao knocked Mosley down in the third and dominated the fight throughout. Technically Mosley knocked Pacquiao down in the 10th round, but in reality Pacquiao fell when Mosley tripped him, and the referee made a mistake in calling it a knockdown. In reality, Mosley never had Pacquiao in any trouble, at any point in the fight.
All three judges awarded it to Pacquiao by lopsided scores: 119-108, 120-108 and 120-107. According to the pay-per-view broadcast, Pacquiao landed exactly 100 more punches than Mosley did (182 to 82) and threw more than twice as many punches (552 to 260).
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Junie Browning Discusses Sobriety, Losing Streak, and Upcoming Bout
One of the Ultimate Fighter?s most infamous contestants, Junie Browning, is taking to the cage tonight at Triple Crown Pavilion in Louisville, KY. Browning was like a caged animal for his six-week stay in the TUF house, and when he left the UFC the stories about Browning were unbelievable. Recently, news sprang up that Browning…
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2 & Some Change ? 10/27/11 ? UFC 137 Predictions ft BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz (Sports)
www.youtube.com Click to watch 2 & Some Change – 10/26/11 – NBA Lockout Saga ft Los Angeles Lakers (Sports)! 2 & Some Change – 10/27/11 – UFC 137 Predictions ft BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz (Sports) S01E100 “2 & Some Change” is a brand new show here on Machinima Sports where two hosts are put up against each other to discuss, debate, and argue the latest in the world of [...]
Diego Sanchez Wants Takanori Gomi in Japan
Injuries plagued Diego Sanchez for most of 2012. His only octagon appearance happened in February when he dropped a unanimous decision to Jake Ellenberger in the main of UFC On FUEL. If Sanchez has his way, it will be more than a year before he is back in the cage. Sanchez announced his drop back…
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Joe Silva: MMA?s Matchmaking Man of Mystery
Joe Silva is one of the most powerful men in mixed martial arts, though he has never gone to war inside the Octagon. He is the mastermind behind the matches of the Ultimate Fighting Championship — officially the Vice President of Talent Relations — though he works his magic happily hidden in the oversized shadow…
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Dana White is a really good tipper
UFC president Dana White is known as many things: entrepreneur, visionary, hothead, Pinkberry fan. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he also deserves the title great tipper.
White and the UFC have apparently cut ties with the Palms, the Las Vegas Casino that has hosted several of the UFC's smaller events. White's credit line was reportedly cut, and the biggest loser from the fallout is the staff. White was known to give exorbitant tips to dealers and waitstaff.
"He changed people's lives," said one of the sources ... During one two-month hot streak, White tipped dealers more than $100,000, sources confirmed. "Anytime he came in, we knew it was a big payday," a Palms employee said.
The Palms and UFC fans are also losers in this because their venues were fun places to watch fights. They have intimate venues that are nothing like the arenas the UFC uses for some of their bigger pay-per-views and Fox shows.
It was perfect for "The Ultimate Fighter" finale and Ultimate Fight Night events. Fans could get closer to the action. Diego Sanchez's memorable win over Clay Guida sticks out as one of the fights that was perfect for the Palms. Every punch, every blood drop that flew, every kick was clear to every fan in the venue.
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Joe Martinez Will Handle Mic Duties At UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
When Dana White explained to media that there was no way possible to have Bruce Buffer do the UFC On FX card in Australia and be in Vegas for The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale, everyone �talked about how weird it was going to be to have someone besides Buffer announce. Turns out it won?t be…
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NFL: Cincinnati vs San Diego
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
KEITH THURMAN AFTER STOPPING QUINTANA: "ANYBODY IN THE WORLD OF BOXING CAN GET SOME" - Videos
"I'm here to fight the world of boxing. Anybody in the world of boxing can get some of Keith Thurman. I'm just really happy. This is a nice icing on the cake for the year 2012...I feel really good right now in my career and I'm looking really forward to 2013," stated undefeated welterweight/jr. middleweight contender Keith Thurman, who spoke about his knockout victory over Carlos Quintana during the post-fight press conference. Check it out!
Ricky Hatton Comeback Bid Cut In Two By Vyacheslav Senchenko Body Shot
Ricky Hatton used to live by the body shot. His comeback bid died by it Saturday, as Vyacheslav Senchenko stopped Hatton on Showtime with a left hook liver punch in the 9th round of a fight that Hatton might've won on the scorecards if he'd made it one more round.
Hatton wouldn't say afterward whether he would continue his boxing career, but he was in tears and sounded like he realized he should hang up the gloves.
It all started so nicely. Before a decibel meter-shattering crowd of 20,000 fans, he made his usual electrifying ring entrance to the tune of "Blue Moon," and was ahead over the early rounds. There were close ones in there, for sure, but he was applying some of his trademark pressure and landing a lot of punches that would send Senchenko off balance. But the punches didn't seem to do any lasting damage. Perhaps that's because Hatton has always been a case study how a few pounds can make an enormous difference in how good a fighter is, and Hatton has been a subpar welterweight, where he fought Saturday.
And there were other ominous signs over those early rounds. Hatton was suffering from ring rust after a three year layoff, clearly, and his reflexes weren't what they used to be. Nor were they ever that good. Senchenko was landing at will on the wide open Hatton, and if he was more aggressive, maybe he would've dropped or stopped Hatton earlier, especially after Hatton began to fade as the rounds elapsed. Hatton's plan to fight more defensively disappeared as quickly as a beer in the hard-drinking Mancunian's hand. Senchenko was increasingly beating up the tiring Hatton with his jab, and landing flush right hands and left hooks. Senchenko fought well, and with a toughness he didn't show in his loss to Paulie Malignaggi.
The end came in the 9th on the kind of liver shot that would do in a lot of fighters, let alone a man who has abused his body so badly over the years. At the time of the stoppage, Hatton was ahead by four points on one card and one point on the other two cards. The 9th was another close one, and while I had Senchenko ahead, the British judges did not and might not have no matter what happened in the 10th.
Although it ended poorly, it was a respectable enough comeback loss. He might have been a bit ambitious in his choice of return opponent, but if he can't beat the likes of Senchenko -- who will earn himself another big fight off this win, as he's got a "name" now and is vulnerable -- he can't get back to that world class level he said he came back to obtain. Nor was the respectable loss enough to make me want to see Hatton in the ring again. If he keeps chasing a happy ending, each loss might be that much more devastating. Hatton has plenty going for himself outside the ring, and a sterling career inside has plenty to make him and his family proud. It's time to walk away for good from being a professional boxer.
Fighter loses by TKO: Vomiting (VIDEO)
Levi West has two losses in his professional career, but something tells me his second one will be more memorable. As shown on Inside MMA, West lost by technical knockout: vomiting. (It's the second fight mentioned in the short clip.)
The old wives tale advises swimmers to stay out of a pool for at least 30 minutes after eating. Perhaps it needs to be revised for fighters, as well.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/fighter-loses-tko-vomiting-video-235121053--mma.html
UFC 154: Ivan Menjivar Heard Gashimov's Arm Pop - Videos
Interview with Ivan Menjivar after defeating Azamat Gashimov via submission at UFC 154. Menjivar discusses his preparation for Gashimov, if he felt Gashimov's arm break, and his next fight.Source: http://mmalice.com/videos/ufc-154-ivan-menjivar-heard-gashimovs-arm-pop-video_eqg1evkv.html
Penn vs Condit Trailer
UFC 137 – ‘The Prodigy’ BJ Penn faces ‘The Natural Born Killer’ Carlos Condit. Promo by Nicktheface. Soundtrack: ‘Hyperion’ www.youtube.com
Source: http://www.ufc-video.co.cc/2012/10/penn-vs-condit-trailer/
Junie Browning Discusses Sobriety, Losing Streak, and Upcoming Bout
One of the Ultimate Fighter?s most infamous contestants, Junie Browning, is taking to the cage tonight at Triple Crown Pavilion in Louisville, KY. Browning was like a caged animal for his six-week stay in the TUF house, and when he left the UFC the stories about Browning were unbelievable. Recently, news sprang up that Browning…
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Pat Miletich Thinks Johny Hendricks is a More Dangerous Opponent for GSP than Anderson Silva
UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva may be one of the greatest fighters MMA has ever seen and a consensus pick for pound-for-pound best, but he?s not as big a threat to beat Georges St-Pierre as Johny Hendricks is?at least in the opinion of Pat Miletich. St-Pierre is expected to face one of the two talented…
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Georges St-Pierre agrees with ?boring? criticism
Heading into his UFC 154 bout with Carlos Condit, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is riding a nine-fight win streak. Dating back to UFC 69, when he lost the belt to Matt Serra, GSP has not lost. However, his last win by a stoppage was in January of 2009, when he TKOed B.J. Penn. Since then, he won five-round decisions over Thiago Alves, Dan Hardy, Josh Koscheck and Jake Shields.
The run of decisions has brought about criticism from fans who call the longtime champ "boring." As he has rehabbed from a knee injury over the past year, GSP has heard the criticism, and guess what? He agrees.
"I agree with the criticism," St-Pierre told The New York Post. "I want to do better. I want to give more entertainment to the fans."
Do you think you'll see a more exciting GSP at UFC 154? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Dana White is a really good tipper
UFC president Dana White is known as many things: entrepreneur, visionary, hothead, Pinkberry fan. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he also deserves the title great tipper.
White and the UFC have apparently cut ties with the Palms, the Las Vegas Casino that has hosted several of the UFC's smaller events. White's credit line was reportedly cut, and the biggest loser from the fallout is the staff. White was known to give exorbitant tips to dealers and waitstaff.
"He changed people's lives," said one of the sources ... During one two-month hot streak, White tipped dealers more than $100,000, sources confirmed. "Anytime he came in, we knew it was a big payday," a Palms employee said.
The Palms and UFC fans are also losers in this because their venues were fun places to watch fights. They have intimate venues that are nothing like the arenas the UFC uses for some of their bigger pay-per-views and Fox shows.
It was perfect for "The Ultimate Fighter" finale and Ultimate Fight Night events. Fans could get closer to the action. Diego Sanchez's memorable win over Clay Guida sticks out as one of the fights that was perfect for the Palms. Every punch, every blood drop that flew, every kick was clear to every fan in the venue.
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?Rampage? Jackson rips Chael Sonnen, raises money for girls? basketball
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson appeared on "Inside MMA" on Monday, and aired out his feelings on Chael Sonnen. While talking about Jackson's plans to fight Glover Teixeira in the last bout on his UFC contract, he also mentioned how he didn't like Sonnen being "disrespectful" and talking smack but not backing it up.
"What's his name? Chael? Chael's mouth gets his [expletive] in trouble," Jackson said. "The dude is exciting for, like, two minutes, and then you just want to turn down the volume. It's like he practices his stuff in the mirror that he goes out and says. He's a great wrestler. That's all I'm going to say, because everything else sucks.
Jackson has never faced Sonnen, but you could see why he would take offense to Sonnen getting a title shot in his first light heavyweight bout. Though he came to the UFC as a highly decorated fighter in Pride, he still had to fight Marvin Eastman in the UFC before getting a shot at Chuck Liddell and his belt.
But, ripping Sonnen isn't the only thing Jackson did on Monday. He also tweeted a link to raise money for a girls' basketball program in California.
Doing good things. Want to help me? trying to raise $ for Capo Valley High school girls B-Ball team here capogirlsbasketball.com CLICK DONATE
? Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) October 23, 2012
So there you go -- a little trash talk and a little fundraising. Jackson had a pretty full Monday.
Dana White plans to attend Strikeforce show, disappointed with turn of events
Dana White never has been one to mince words. In recent months, when it comes to Strikeforce, the Zuffa president has forced himself to be mum on the topic of the UFC's sibling promotion. "I don't have anything to do with them" was a common response when reporters wanted to get his take on Strikeforce.
White recently, though, admitted he's disappointed with how things have turned out for the promotion.
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Nick Denis Retires From MMA
UFC bantamweight Nick Denis announced his retirement today via his official blog. While the Ontario native’s retirement comes unexpectedly at only 29 years of age, Denis cites fear of longterm brain damage as a determining factor. After my first loss, a devastating knockout where Marlon Sandro dribbled my head on the canvas like a basketball, [...]
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/31364/nick-denis-retires-from-mma/
Rashad Evans can see GSP finishing Anderson Silva
There aren?t a lot of people out there willing to go on record and state UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre should be considered the favorite against much-larger middleweight king Anderson Silva. However, light heavyweight star Rashad Evans has never been one to follow the pack so much as lead his own charge. Evans was recently…
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Erick Silva and Jay Hieron to scrap at UFC 156
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Undefeated fighter plans to get married, then fight on the same day
Louisiana fighter Kurt Holobaugh has had a very hot start to his mixed martial arts career. He has rattled off eight straight wins with seven professional fights and one amateur. To keep his hot streak going, Holobaugh will fight at Fight Force International's event in Biloxi, Miss., on Saturday.
Earlier that day, he has a little bit of business to take care of. He is going to get married on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. The best part is that it was her idea.
"It was my wife's idea," Holobaugh told MMA Fighting. "Biloxi's a pretty city and she's a fan of the beach, so we're going to have a minister do a ceremony there. When we get home, we'll do a big reception and have family and team members down here. It should be good, it will be good to come home married and with a victory and celebrate."
Holobaugh is very smart to marry this woman. For the fighters out there, if you find a partner who shares your love of the sport so much that the wedding and a fight can fall on the same day, you lock it down.
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Sunday, November 25, 2012
Strikeforce Champions Update: Kyle vs. Mousasi set for OKC
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Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/31366/strikeforce-champions-update-kyle-vs-mousasi-set-for-okc/
Hallman's house burns down on thanksgiving
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Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/107125-hallmans-house-burns-down-thanksgiving.html
Tyrone Spong vs. Remy Bonjasky GLORY kickboxing fight moved to March
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UFC on Fox 5 Update: Cholish Pulled, Stephens Faces Edwards
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Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/31370/ufc-on-fox-5-update-cholish-injured-stephens-faces-edwards/
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit Winners and Losers
Now that the dust has settled from UFC 154 it’s time to take a look at the performances of all the involved participants and see who exited the event a “winner” and who left a “loser”, though not necessarily in the literal sense. Winners: George St-Pierre/Carlos Condit: Although it was the longstanding champion, Georges St-Pierre,…
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Stefan Struve And Cheick Kongo Aiming to Meet at UFC 156
It would seem Joe Silva’s job has been made a tad bit easier as two UFC heavyweights have decided to play matchmaker for themselves. Stefan Struve and Cheick Kongo have agreed to face one another at UFC 156 via twitter. The exchange came behind a fan suggesting the bout to both fighters, who in turn [...]
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Chael Sonnen, Jon Jones recall past experiences with TUF
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Angelo Santana A Revelation On ShoBox With Brutal Knockout Of Johnny Garcia
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Don King Promotions assembled only the second outdoor boxing ground at Hallandale Beach’s Gulf Stream Park for Friday’s edition of ShoBox “The New Generation.” And, in a symbol of the bad luck that befell the card, it rained on the gathered crowd.
The original scheduled main event featured much-discussed junior middleweight Omar Henry, but earlier this week, Henry was forced to withdraw from his scheduled match due to gallstones, elevating one of Don King’s brightest prospects, lightweight Cuban Angelo “La Cobra” Santana (14-0, 11 KOs) into the main event limelight.
But it wasn't all a downpour of bad luck, as Santana shined quite brightly indeed. Santana, a two-time Cuban national champion, destroyed Johnny Garcia (13-1, 8 KOs) in extraordinary fashion.
In the 1st round, Santana jabbed from the outside, landing his most significant punch, a counter left, with his back against the ropes. To start the 2nd Santana floored Garcia with a straight left; Garcia was on shaky legs but managed to make it out of the round.
The 3rd round saw Santana land his left hand at will, and even though Garcia was wide open, Santana showed his patience. By the start of the 4th, Garcia’s left eye was badly swollen and blood began to stream down from his right eye.
Santana hurt Garcia again to start the 5th, and then caught him in the corner with a series of punches, sending Garcia to the canvas. Seconds later Satana closed the show in impressive manner. A brutal straight right hook/left combo knocked Garcia down, and knocked him out cold. A count was not even administered, and the referee waved off the fight 1:41 of the 5th round.
After the fight, Santana said, “I was waiting for him to gain confidence because he was taller. Once he did, I was able to unload my left.”
“I proved I am ready to take a step up,” he said.
Gordon Hall, who runs ShoBox for Showtime, figures bigger things are ahead for Santana. "Santana is a future star," he declared.
On the televised undercard, junior middleweight American-born Cuban and local fan favorite Joey “Twinkle Fingers” Hernandez (23-1-1, 13 KOs), defeated James “Shotgun” Winchester (15-6, 5 KOs) by UD. Hernandez is coming off a 4th rounnd stoppage of Brandon Baue, and this marks his eighth straight victory since being stopped by Ed Paredes back in 2010 on ESPN's Friday Night Fights.
In the 1st round Winchester did a good job of keeping Hernandez off him with his jab. He landed two significant body punches that backed Hernandez up. But in the 2nd, southpaw Joey Hernadez came out and pressed the action, and found a home for his straight left hand. The action moved to the middle of the ring, and Hernandez landed a left that backed Winchester up. Seconds later “Twinkle Fingers” followed that with a left hook that rocked Winchester just before the end of the round.
In the 3rd, Hernandez was deducted a point for hitting on the break. After the point deduction, Hernandez laid back and become the counterpuncher, but that quickly changed once he realized there wasn’t much to counter off.
A series of left hands sent Winchester down in the 4th, and in the 5th it looked as if he might go down again when he hurt Winchester in the corner, landing a straight left-right hook combo. “Shotgun” continued to throw punches, even though most were push-punches and silly jabs.
In the 7th, a series of left hooks wobbled Winchester, but he showed his toughness throwing back as both men exchanged punches to end the round.
In the 8th it looked like Hernandez was going to close the show, a straight left sent Winchester flopping around the ring, but “Shotgun” continued to return fire and once again made it out of the round. “Twinkle Fingers” landed his best punches of the night in the 9th. A body shot, and later a straight left, but Winchester would not go away.
In the 10th Hernandez danced around for the first minute, before finally sitting down on his punches. Winchester came reeling back to finish the 10th, but it was not enough. Two judges had the fight 97-92, and 97-91 for Joey “Twinkle Fingers” Hernandez.
After the fight, Winchester said, “I think I won the fight, he kept hitting me behind the head, but you know what, it’s cool, this crowd now respects me.”
On the off-TV undercard, promising young prospect junior welterweight Amir “Young Master” Iman (6-0, 5 KOs) dismantled Tony “Sugar Boy” Walker (5-2-1, 3 KOs) in two rounds. Iman used the 1st round to feel out his opponent and towards the end of the round, Iman found his range and started to land his straight right behind his jab. In the 2nd round another straight right caused a cut above Walker’s eye, as blood began to flow down Walker’s face, Iman turned his attack to the body, mixing in a series of right and left hooks. Iman went back upstairs and landed a double left hook that sent Walker to the canvas. Walker was able to rise to his feet, but it was evident he was badly hurt. Iman landed a series of straight rights causing the referee to jump in and stop the fight at 2.59 of the 2nd round.
Heavyweight Oleg Platov (30-1, 24 KOs) made it clear from the opening bell he was seeking a knockout. Platov landed a few wild right hooks seconds into the 1st round, immediately backing up his opponent, Harold Sconiers (18-26-2, 11 KOs). But after a strong start, Platov backed off for the remainder of the 1st round.
That all changed a minute into the 2nd round when Sconiers landed a right hook causing blood to gush down the left side of Platov’s face. The blood seemed to rejuvenate Platov as he walked Sconiers down and landed a monstrous left hook causing referee Frank Santore Jr. to call a halt to the bout at 1:47 of the 2nd round.
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Trevor “American Dream” Bryan (5-0, 4 KOs) annihilated Hassan Lee (4-3) stopping him in the 3rd round of a scheduled four-rounder. Bryan floored Lee once in the 1st round and after a lackluster 2nd round, Bryan pinned Lee against the ropes and landed three vicious straight right hands, the last of which nearly knocked Lee’s head into press row. The fight was waved off at 2:45 of the 3rd round.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Bellator's 'Vote for the Fight' series continues with Daley, Saunders, Lima, War Machine
Bellator's interactive feature allowing fans to pick the first fight on the promotion's Spike TV debut continues with the second episode in an ongoing web series. The promotion recently announced "Vote for the Fight" during the MTV2 broadcast of Bellator 79.
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Bullseye: Abner Mares Vs. Anselmo Moreno Preview And Prediction
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It's too bad that there are just a handful of fights each year as true and right as Abner Mares vs. Anselmo Moreno, due on Showtime Saturday after a prolonged tease that never looked like it would come to climax.
And if not for a needless, endless war between promoters Golden Boy and Top Rank, we might not have even got it; Mares, a Golden Boy fighter, would rather be facing Nonito Donaire, a Top Rank fighter, and really, most fans would prefer that one, too. But in the top-heavy junior featherweight division, this is two of the four best men (Guillermo Rigondeaux and Donaire being the other two) squaring off in a risky style clash that is one of the best fights in boxing regardless of what the other half of 122 is doing.
Hell, these are two of the best fighters on the planet right now overall. It's the kind of fight that gets you giddy thinking about it.
ABNER MARES-ANSELMO MORENO
Let's back up slightly: Mares is really proven only as a bantamweight, as his lone fight since moving up to junior featherweight full-time was against blown-up bantamweight Eric Morel at a catchweight of 120 pounds. But that's OK: Moreno is making his big-league 122-pound debut. If both were still at 118, this would be deciding a new lineal champion, but there was bigger money at 122 for Mares so that's why it's happening there.
One of the best kind of fights you can make in boxing is this kind, where the two men profile as the riskiest available opponents for the other stylistically. Mares has never faced anyone like Moreno, a pure boxer with excellent speed, slippery defense and counterpunching who can make the most aggressive brawlers look like fools. Mares has the precise style to defuse someone like Moreno, a combination-punching, body-punching attack that ain't too proud to besmirch a fight with a little outright cheating.
Both, too, are extremely battle-tested. Mares' gauntlet pre-Morel was one of the most intimidating in boxing: Vic Darchinyan, Joseph Agbeko twice, Yonnhy Perez. Moreno also took on Darchinyan, and his list of opponents prior represent the best of a pre-Showtime bantamweight tournament era, names like Volodymyr Sydorenko and Mahyar Monshipour. I'm not one to get hung up on records, but when two men this battle-tested have appeared in 60 combined fights and have just one loss and two draws -- and the loss by Moreno was avenged, and the draw on Mares' record is a questionable one -- it means something.
Overall, I think of Moreno as the better fighter. Mares is good at everything, but Moreno is good at everything, too, and great at one thing, namely defense. But that doesn't account for styles. Mares' style is the one more popular with judges -- he throws more punches and lands more. It's also the kind of style that could wear down Moreno's top-notch defense. Moreno's defense is multifacted; he moves well on his feet, he creates a small target by standing completely sideways, he ducks shots and neutralizes attacks with clinches, he counterpunches to make opponents throw fewer punches. But Mares is generally not going to care if three of the punches in his four-punch combos misses, and because some of those punches are body punches (or, worse, low blows) the approach serves to wear down someone like Moreno and do more damage than a defensive maestro like Moreno is used to suffering.
Mares is the physically stronger of the two, but physical dimensions overall favor Moreno, a longer fighter who will be able to use his jab to control range, although Mares will surely try to establish his own quality jab while working his way inside. Mentally, I'll give a slight edge to Mares -- he always seems to find a way to win, as our Alex McClintock noted earlier this week. But Moreno's a sharp dude, and he's shown a similar toughness to Mares' as far as taking a good punch.
Moreno's no Arturo Gatti, but since debuting on Showtime, he's been more aggressive offensively, while Mares is nothing if not a good show. I expect we'll see an above-average Moreno fight and a slightly below-average Mares fight, in terms of heated exchanges. And I think Moreno will edge by on the cards. Mares might have the home court advantage, and he might have the more judge-pleasing style, but Moreno can land some eye-catching punches at times, the bullseye shots, and I think he'll win the style clash.
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