Saturday, September 4, 2010
This blog contains updates, thoughts, and predictions.
By Joe Harrison (admin@konews.net)
8/22/10 -
Congrats to Tomasz Adamek as he continues to win in the heavyweight division. Hopefully he will not go after the Klitschkos any time soon. He would be quite an underdog and could risk getting very very hurt. If he needs a heavyweight title that badly, David Haye could be the key to glory. Unfortunately, he would have to drag Haye to the ring in order to make the fight happen.
It was good news to hear that there would be a four-man tournament in the bantamweight division rather than another Super Six tournament. Unfortunately, it appears that there will be a cruiserweight Super Six tournament possibly beginning as early as December. If this is going to be COMPLETELY successful, they must find to include all four world champions.
Finally, there is no way Dana White will allow Randy Couture to lose to his fight against James Toney next week. It would be very shocking if a former boxer in Toney came away with the win. Some of you may be how I could insinuate that White has any control over the outcome of a UFC match. Well, perhaps I don't have the evidence or even the confidence to make a direct accusation, but I'm certainly not alone. Just google UFC and words such as fake or fixed.
8/18/10 - Congrats to Marquez for his victory over Diaz last night. Hopefully he gives Amir Khan a battle in December. Also, was quite surprised that Jacobs was knocked out. Maybe Pirog is the real deal.
7/25/10 - Good win for Shumenov, although he's clearly not the best at 175 (such as Chad Dawson).
Also, why wouldn't I be surprised if Mayweather makes a fight with Miguel Cotto. Could we be preparing for a 154-pound unification bout between Pacquiao and Mayweather for May 2011, if not later?
7/08/10 - Some good prospects fighting on television Friday night; Mike Jones on Showtime, Hank Lundy on ESPN2, and Erislandy Lara on Telefutura. As far as boxing on Saturday, I will be very surprised if Nonito Donaire and Juan Manuel Lopez do not win their bouts on Showtime.
6/03/10 - Expect to see Miguel Cotto win a title in his third weight division with a victory over Yuri Foreman on HBO this Saturday.
Also, it appears that many boxing fans were offended when I stated that "boxing is in trouble" in the recent UFC vs. Boxing Review. Friends, can we please be realistic? The sport is not what it used to be. Anyone who disagrees is either blind or in complete denial.
When we all buy a pay-per-view that does not involve Floyd Mayweather Jr, or Manny Pacquiao, and when the participants in amateur boxing stops decreasing, and when local bars begin to show more boxing matches than UFC events, then we know that the sport of boxing is moving along just fine. Until then, there are obviously reasons for concern.
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Some fight fans do not like to hear anything about a rivalry between the sports of MMA and boxing or even the UFC and boxing. These fans will say that you can be a fan of both or neither, and that they are totally different, hence making either comparison illogical.
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields will make his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at UFC 121 on October 23rd. 
This Saturday, WBC junior flyweight champion Omar Nino Romero will defend his title against Ronald Barrera (27-7-2, 17 KOs). 
Bernard Hopkins has confirmed through a variety of sources that he will challenge WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal on December 18 in Montreal, Canada. 
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight championship fight between undefeated titlist Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and Rafael Marquez, of México City has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, 
In the main event of UFC 118, lightweight champion Frankie Edgar defeated former champion BJ Penn for a second time by a unanimous decision. 
On Saturday night, at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto RicoIn, WBA jr. flyweight champion Giovanni Segura knocked out WBO champion Ivan Calderon to become the unified world champion. 
Bellator Fighting Championships officially announced that the promotion will bring the first Nationally televised, sanctioned MMA event to Wisconsin with Bellator 29, taking place in Milwaukee from the historic Rave-Eagles Ballroom on Sept. 26th. 
This Saturday, one of the most popular fighters in UFC history, Randy Couture, will face former boxing champion, James Toney, who will be making his MMA debut. 
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The STRIKEFORCE men’s and women’s Welterweight World Champions Nick Diaz (170-pounds) and Sarah Kaufman (135-pounds) will return to the cage on Saturday, Oct. 9 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). 
Passaic, NJ (August 23, 2010) - Junior middleweight prospect Glen Tapia of Passaic, NJ hopes to continue his unbeaten ways as he faces Brazilian journeyman Edvan Dos Santos Barros on September 11 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
On Saturday night, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek earned a twelve-round unanimous decision over heavyweight Michael Grant. 
At UFC on Versus 2, Jon Jones stopped Vladimir Matyushenko just 1:52 into the first round. 
This Saturday, former lightweight champion Juan Diaz will take on world lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KOs). 
Bob Arum of Top Rank revealed on Saturday night that pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will fight Antonio Margarito in a junior middleweight bout on November 13th. 
At the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, CA on Friday night, WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov defeated Vyacheslav Uzelkov by a one-sided twelve-round unanimous decision. 
For the first-time ever, Indianapolis will get a taste of the Ultimate Fighting Championship®. Former UFC® heavyweight champion Frank Mir and former interim UFC heavyweight champion and mixed martial arts legend Minotauro Nogueira will mix it up for an encore performance on Saturday, September 25 at UFC 119: MIR VS. NOGUEIRA 2, 
On Saturday night, WBO jr welterweight champion Timothy Bradley moved up to welterweight and defeated Luis Carlos Abregu by a twelve-round unaimous decision at the Agua Caliente Resort Rancho Mirage, California. 
Fernando Guerrero furthered his pursuit of middleweight stardom with a hard fought unanimous decision over veteran Ishe Smith in Friday’s ShoBox main event. Shawn Porter and Mike Dallas Jr. also took home unanimous decision victories at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss. to remain unbeaten. 
