HBO Card Thread: Williams vs Lara

[Mars_ax]

Williams vs Erislandy Lara might be a good one, the Cuban fighter, Lara, has a little power, so i'm surprised Williams is taking this as his first fight back after getting cold-cocked/starched by Sergio Martinez in his last fight.


July 9
At Atlantic City, N.J. (HBO): Paul Williams vs. Erislandy Lara, 12 rounds, junior middleweights; Akifumi Shimoda vs. Rico Ramos, 12 rounds, for Shimoda's WBA junior featherweight title; Cristobal Arreola vs. Friday Ahunyana, 10 rounds, heavyweights; Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Tomas Villa, 12 rounds, for Gonzalez's WBC featherweight title.


Should be a jolly good night of boxing here at Saddoboxing tonight! The Williams vs. Erislandy Lara card on HBO starts at 10:15 PM EST.

[marbleheadmaui]

ANYTHING to get us past this weekend and off the topic of 13.

BIG weekend isn't it?

Does Lara do enough to handle Williams? I wouldn't have thought so. Of course the question can also be raises is Williams still Williams?

The more I think about it, the more I think this has become an important fight for Chris Arreola.

I don't know anyhting about Shimoda except beating Ryol Lee was no joke.

I expect Gonzales to trash Villa (how'd he get this fight anyway?)

Antillon is the guy who gave Soto a pretty good fight IIRC. That'll be fun. I think as long as we have him Rios is always going to be fun.

Man I hadn't realized how Long Cintron had been out of the ring. Still he should handle this guy, shouldn't he?

[Spicoli]

Atillion vs Rios is going to be brutal, mutual, concussive and brutal some more. Isn't Friday the guy who "broke" Tysons back ha? Williams and Lara is a crucial crossroads fight. If Williams chin hasn't become an instant easy to open Jack n the box I think he beats Lara.

[Mars_ax]

ANYTHING to get us past this weekend and off the topic of 13.

BIG weekend isn't it?

Does Lara do enough to handle Williams? I wouldn't have thought so. Of course the question can also be raises is Williams still Williams?

The more I think about it, the more I think this has become an important fight for Chris Arreola.

I don't know anyhting about Shimoda except beating Ryol Lee was no joke.

I expect Gonzales to trash Villa (how'd he get this fight anyway?)

Antillon is the guy who gave Soto a pretty good fight IIRC. That'll be fun. I think as long as we have him Rios is always going to be fun.

Man I hadn't realized how Long Cintron had been out of the ring. Still he should handle this guy, shouldn't he?

A word about last nights fights: damn am I glad Klitschko won. And actually since he did, I thought it was an entertaining fight.

OK, that said, yup, some good fights, this weekend, a smorgasbord as it were, and my man Kermit back in action. With Cintron, you get a little "theater" along with the fights. hahaha.

If I were Lara, i'd test Willaims' chin early and not let him gain any confidence. Some pugs comeback well from KO's others don't, so we shall see.

[Mars_ax]

Atillion vs Rios is going to be brutal, mutual, concussive and brutal some more. Isn't Friday the guy who "broke" Tysons back ha? Williams and Lara is a crucial crossroads fight. If Williams chin hasn't become an instant easy to open Jack n the box I think he beats Lara.

"Bam Bam" Rios only knows one way to fight, aggressively and straight ahead, it's going to take someone with some serious power to discourage him, the little fucker is a whirling dervish.

[Hulk]

ANYTHING to get us past this weekend and off the topic of 13.

BIG weekend isn't it?

Does Lara do enough to handle Williams? I wouldn't have thought so. Of course the question can also be raises is Williams still Williams?

The more I think about it, the more I think this has become an important fight for Chris Arreola.

I don't know anyhting about Shimoda except beating Ryol Lee was no joke.

I expect Gonzales to trash Villa (how'd he get this fight anyway?)

Antillon is the guy who gave Soto a pretty good fight IIRC. That'll be fun. I think as long as we have him Rios is always going to be fun.

Man I hadn't realized how Long Cintron had been out of the ring. Still he should handle this guy, shouldn't he?

Why do you insist on calling Haye "13" ? Because of his punch out put ?

[marbleheadmaui]

ANYTHING to get us past this weekend and off the topic of 13.

BIG weekend isn't it?

Does Lara do enough to handle Williams? I wouldn't have thought so. Of course the question can also be raises is Williams still Williams?

The more I think about it, the more I think this has become an important fight for Chris Arreola.

I don't know anyhting about Shimoda except beating Ryol Lee was no joke.

I expect Gonzales to trash Villa (how'd he get this fight anyway?)

Antillon is the guy who gave Soto a pretty good fight IIRC. That'll be fun. I think as long as we have him Rios is always going to be fun.

Man I hadn't realized how Long Cintron had been out of the ring. Still he should handle this guy, shouldn't he?

Why do you insist on calling Haye "13" ? Because of his punch out put ?

Yup. Average number of punches he threw per round against Valuev. I thought at the time, and still do, that it showed a stunning lack of desire and committment.

[captainanddew]

what Williams will we get?
He not only had gotten face planted by Sergio. Martinez dropped him violently and gave him hell in the first fight. And Cintron landed a few bombs on the chin in their abbreviated contest.

[marbleheadmaui]

what Williams will we get?
He not only had gotten face planted by Sergio. Martinez dropped him violently and gave him hell in the first fight. And Cintron landed a few bombs on the chin in their abbreviated contest.

$64,000 question, right?

[Mars_ax]

Could I please get a mod to do a fight thread sticky, and change this thread's title to the above?

[captainanddew]

great night of fights on FNF and then a schedule that is a fight fan's dream for tonight. Lara vs comebacking PW (almost all of PWs fights have had action). Cintron-will he or won't he do something crazy (if you don't count already him coming in almost 3 pounds under the limit of 152 crazy). Rios and Antillon are in good to great fights every time.

Get the popcorn popped. Grab quite a few of your favorite beverage and it should be a great night.

I'll take PW
Cintron
Rios

[Mars_ax]

great night of fights on FNF and then a schedule that is a fight fan's dream for tonight. Lara vs comebacking PW (almost all of PWs fights have had action). Cintron-will he or won't he do something crazy (if you don't count already him coming in almost 3 pounds under the limit of 152 crazy). Rios and Antillon are in good to great fights every time.

Get the popcorn popped. Grab quite a few of your favorite beverage and it should be a great night.

I'll take PW
Cintron
Rios

Lot's of fights tonight Capt, i'll be switching back and forth from HBO to Showtime. I'm not sure what i'm going to be drinking tonight, but i'm leaning toward a couple shots of Crown Royal with a diet pepsi back over ice.
cheers bro..

BTW, i've got it the same way, Rios, PW and Cintron.

[OumaFan]

Just from experience I think it works better if we have two threads, one for the HBO card and one for the Showtime card since they're coming on at the same time. Some people might want to watch the HBO card first and DVR the Showtime card (or vice versa) and they won't want to be posting in a thread with other people posting about the other fight.

I'll sticky both.

Do you care at all if this is the HBO or Showtime thread?

[marbleheadmaui]

I'm tape delayed and the cards are on at the same time. So it'll be late before I'm on.

Have a blast guys!

[Mars_ax]

Just from experience I think it works better if we have two threads, one for the HBO card and one for the Showtime card since they're coming on at the same time. Some people might want to watch the HBO card first and DVR the Showtime card (or vice versa) and they won't want to be posting in a thread with other people posting about the other fight.

I'll sticky both.

Do you care at all if this is the HBO or Showtime thread?

Why not make this one the HBO thread.