ESPN and Showtime FNF thread for April 20th - Jermain Taylor back in action

[Mars_ax]

Does anyone but me think Stevenson looks huge for a super-middleweight?

[TitoFan]

Does anyone but me think Stevenson looks huge for a for super-middleweight?

Certainly does.

[Spicoli]

I absolutely HATE it when a ref looks so unsure of himself. Geez... get some experienced refs in there, for crying out loud.

He ;iterally looked like he was aking permission when he was staring ringside

Did he just ask for Andre ward , Its amazing what hyped ko's and 'one punch power' can do to a guys sense of reality

[Mars_ax]

If I didn't know that this fight was in Canada, I might have thought this fight was in Texas.

Bad stoppage.

Hey girl, good thing you smiled when you said that.

[Gandalf]

If I didn't know that this fight was in Canada, I might have thought this fight was in Texas.

Bad stoppage.

Hey girl, good thing you smiled when you said that.

Haha, I actually chuckled when I saw her say that!

[captainanddew]

Ref and judges. None of them are worth a damn anymore.

and it is for medium to big fights!

I know Stevenson isn't a star, but he is a fighter on the way up, decent crowd, FNF. Not a club show with 200 fans.

Or Rios-in Vegas.

Or Campillo Cloud.

Fucking fights on FNF, Showtime, and PPv.

[Spicoli]

Ohh my. Good punches but that ref just froze and second guessed himself big time...bad stoppage. Rule him down along ropes if anything

Yes, he should have said ropes held him up and ruled a knockdown. Or if he thought ropes didn't hold him up, it should have gone for another few seconds.

Totally with that. Personally its cases like this that make me miss the old standing 8 count.

[Spicoli]

Mares vs Morel...hey honestly I wouldn't mind seeing Mares land 101 low blows on a Morel, for different reasons

[Diane]

If I didn't know that this fight was in Canada, I might have thought this fight was in Texas.

Bad stoppage.

Hey girl, good thing you smiled when you said that.

Look again, it's not a smile.

[Spicoli]

I got Ishe Smith look alike Marie Francoise pitching a shut out so far

[killersheep]

If I didn't know that this fight was in Canada, I might have thought this fight was in Texas.

Bad stoppage.

Quebec is like the Texas of Canada, that whole lone fleur de lis province thing.

[killersheep]

anyone have a good stream for the Showtime card? I've got this stupid West Coast non-live Showtime channel.

[TitoFan]

Hey... there they were, interviewing Abril about getting robbed last week against Rios. Hell, even the networks recognize a highway robbery when they see one. If Rios was honorable, he'd publicly renounce his bogus victory and declare Abril the rightful winner.

[Mars_ax]

If I didn't know that this fight was in Canada, I might have thought this fight was in Texas.

Bad stoppage.

Hey girl, good thing you smiled when you said that.

Haha, I actually chuckled when I saw her say that!

While i'll agree that the Texas boxing commission, ref, judges, et al, need an overhaul, I don't agree with a lot of the other criticism the State gets. I've lived all over the U.S. and I can honestly say this, there are far worse places to live than Texas, and living here has worked well for me.

[killersheep]

Looking forward to El Clasico tomorrow, especially if they meet up again for the UCL Final.