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Can't wait for that too. I'm picking Judah. He's more experienced and at 34 years old I think he's still capable of beating younger opponents. I could be wrong though, he's dealing with a younger and hungrier boxer plus Freddie Roach.
I almost forgot about this fight.I don't know much about Kahn so I won't call it,we'll have to just see what Judah has left.I don't know when he fought last or how he did but it is kind of sad how he's turned out.Zab could have been one of the darlings of HBO and a top earner but after the Kos Tzyu fight he just sort of came apart.
i don't know much about khan either but from what i've read, dude is fast and seems like zab would be the underdog most likely at this point in their careers
i was really hoping wlad would get a 50th ko
can you guys brief me on how that fight went down? was it competative at all? if it was a snooze fest, who's fault was it? both? Hayes?
btw, it's a shame the klits bros are in their primes in an era where the hw division is so weak. they aren't even considered generally as hw all time greats but it's kind of not their fault. hopefully they'll break top 20. we'll have to wait until maybe another 10 years after they've retired to see where they are ranked
i was really hoping wlad would get a 50th ko
can you guys brief me on how that fight went down? was it competative at all? if it was a snooze fest, who's fault was it? both? Hayes?
btw, it's a shame the klits bros are in their primes in an era where the hw division is so weak. they aren't even considered generally as hw all time greats but it's kind of not their fault. hopefully they'll break top 20. we'll have to wait until maybe another 10 years after they've retired to see where they are ranked
the fight was bad on both fighters fault espasly hayes hayes kept acting like vlad was pushing him down he fake fell like 30 times vlad even lost a point cus of hayes b.s hayes kept doing it and the ref got pissed and called hayes last fall a knock down lol it was funny vald got some nice shots he was beatin hayes all night with his jab hayes had a few moments but nothin big
This is supposed to be a tune up for the Pacquiao fight but it didn't last.
Source: Ring Magazine
Marquez blasts Ramos in first round
by Doug Fischer
Jul 17th, 2011
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Juan Manuel Marquez made short work of Likar Ramos, blasting out the 25-year-old southpaw with one punch in the first round of their jr. welterweight bout in Cancun, Mexico, on Saturday.
So much for Juan Manuel Marquez getting in some quality rounds before his anticipated third bout with Manny Pacquiao in November.
The future hall of famer knocked Likar Ramos out cold with a picture-perfect straight right hand midway through the first round of a scheduled 10-round junior welterweight bout on Saturday in Cancun, Mexico.
The fight, which was streamed live on Toprank.tv in the U.S., was supposed to serve as a tune-up for his mega-fight with Pacquiao on Nov. 13.
Marquez (52-5-1, 38 knockouts), who stopped Michael Katsidis in defense of his world lightweight title last November, did not want to be inactive for a one year before he resumed his rivalry with Pacquiao, hence the interim bout with Ramos (24-4, 18 KOs).
However, despite being the older man by 12 years, Marquez quickly dispatched the 25-year-old southpaw from Colombia.
Sometimes thats the way fights go, theyre short, Marquez told Top Rank commentator Raul Marquez (no relation) after the fight. I wanted to go more rounds, but I got a great punch on him and he couldnt take it.
So fans did not get a chance to see how well Marquez, who doesnt appear to fight effectively above 135 pounds (the lightweight limit), would carry the 138 pounds he weighed in at for Ramos.
Marquezs fight with Pacquiao, a welterweight titleholder, is set at a 144-pound catchweight, which concerns some of his fans.
He looked sluggish while dropping an embarrassingly one-sided decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a welterweight bout in September of 2009. Marquez, who weighed in at 142 pounds for that bout, did not possess his usual quick reflexes which helped him give Pacquiao hell in their first two bouts.
Marquez held Pacquiao to a controversial draw in 2004 featherweight bout and then dropped a razor-thin split decision to the Filipino icon in their heated rematch set at junior lightweight (130 pounds).
Marquez, who turns 38 next month, said he will do a better job of putting on weight for his third shot at Pacquiao bout than he did for Mayweather.
I want (Pacquiao) to prepare well, because Im going to prepare well, said Marquez, who added that Mayweathers style was a factor in his dismal performance against the ultra-talented American.
Mayweathers a defensive fighter, he wins rounds with a just few punches and he doesnt let you do much, he said, but with me and Pacquiao its going to be a war.
Source: Ring Magazine
Marquez blasts Ramos in first round
by Doug Fischer
Jul 17th, 2011
| More
So much for Juan Manuel Marquez getting in some quality rounds before his anticipated third bout with Manny Pacquiao in November.
The future hall of famer knocked Likar Ramos out cold with a picture-perfect straight right hand midway through the first round of a scheduled 10-round junior welterweight bout on Saturday in Cancun, Mexico.
The fight, which was streamed live on Toprank.tv in the U.S., was supposed to serve as a tune-up for his mega-fight with Pacquiao on Nov. 13.
Marquez (52-5-1, 38 knockouts), who stopped Michael Katsidis in defense of his world lightweight title last November, did not want to be inactive for a one year before he resumed his rivalry with Pacquiao, hence the interim bout with Ramos (24-4, 18 KOs).
However, despite being the older man by 12 years, Marquez quickly dispatched the 25-year-old southpaw from Colombia.
Sometimes thats the way fights go, theyre short, Marquez told Top Rank commentator Raul Marquez (no relation) after the fight. I wanted to go more rounds, but I got a great punch on him and he couldnt take it.
So fans did not get a chance to see how well Marquez, who doesnt appear to fight effectively above 135 pounds (the lightweight limit), would carry the 138 pounds he weighed in at for Ramos.
Marquezs fight with Pacquiao, a welterweight titleholder, is set at a 144-pound catchweight, which concerns some of his fans.
He looked sluggish while dropping an embarrassingly one-sided decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a welterweight bout in September of 2009. Marquez, who weighed in at 142 pounds for that bout, did not possess his usual quick reflexes which helped him give Pacquiao hell in their first two bouts.
Marquez held Pacquiao to a controversial draw in 2004 featherweight bout and then dropped a razor-thin split decision to the Filipino icon in their heated rematch set at junior lightweight (130 pounds).
Marquez, who turns 38 next month, said he will do a better job of putting on weight for his third shot at Pacquiao bout than he did for Mayweather.
I want (Pacquiao) to prepare well, because Im going to prepare well, said Marquez, who added that Mayweathers style was a factor in his dismal performance against the ultra-talented American.
Mayweathers a defensive fighter, he wins rounds with a just few punches and he doesnt let you do much, he said, but with me and Pacquiao its going to be a war.
this will be a great fight. although marquez will still be competitive, i think the deciding factor will be his age. i think he's still good enough to fight top competition, but my prediction will be that, like in the mayweather fight, pacman will be one step ahead of him and carries the power at the higher weight better. only pacquiao will get a tko or a ud. i'm hoping for a ko because of their styles.
