Thread: Jorge Linares vs. Sergio Thompson on FOX

Linares return bout tonight on the GBP Fox Deportes card in a WBC eliminator from Cancun Mexico vs one 21-2 (19) Sergio Thompson. I'm really looking forward to the rematch with Antonio Demarco in July and hope he can get some work in here. Do not know a thing about Martinez other than he has faced a room full of .500 fighters and lost to undefeated Alisher Thompson of Russia. He has never fought outside of Mexico.It's all the action I'm getting tonight, cough, so thought I'd put it out there. Main event kicks off in about 30 minutes.

Um...they are doing a 'fire dance' in the ring with trapeze artist in skin suits. No points off for imagination, minus the two dudes

Scratch that Linares is facing Yeyo ?

Marco A Periban 15-0 (10) vs Gerardo Diaz 12-1-1 (10) middles next up

The favorite Periban comes out very poised and shooting combos in first only to get dropped hard by counter right hand mid round 1. Diaz swings wild and looks like Brian Vera with wiiiiiiiiide sloppy hook-slaps at rounds end.

Better start and Marco finds himself in 2nd to regain control and hurts Diaz to body and lands solid uppercuts at near the end of round.... Diaz corner man just ran across the ring and pulls Diaz away, fight over. Ref does absolutely nothing...wonder if he'll be dq'd

Nope. Its ruled a tko by "ref stoppage" at 2:52 of 2nd round though he made zero indication and didn't see cornerman until he came into corner and stepped between them....you just cannot make this stuff up. So much for strict rule enforcement

Eduardo Canales 13-1 (7) vs Jorge Romero 20-5 (17) welters next up

on a side note...there is one Corona girl that has to be seen to believe! Just take my word for it

Romero steady and calm picking shots and Canales is flailing away like his life depended on it in scrappy 1st round. Romero looks much bigger and investing hard in bodywork in 2nd.

What?dam fcuk not an upset I wanted to happen fuck , so linares might be done for good? Or whas whatever his name just that god?

Wow, just finished watching this fight. Damn. After the DeMarco fight and how mashed Linares eyes were, he needed more time off for healing IMO and also needed a couple of gimme fights. Hes still a quality fighter and will be back for sure.

Main thing for Linares is he needs to learn how to defend himself properly. Shit. hitting him seems so easy, like he just like to get hit and leaves his face right out there. Thompson landed almost at will I thought. He needs to work with someone more defensive minded IMO.

Originally Posted by TheMacMagician

Wow, just finished watching this fight. Damn. After the DeMarco fight and how mashed Linares eyes were, he needed more time off for healing IMO and also needed a couple of gimme fights. Hes still a quality fighter and will be back for sure.

Main thing for Linares is he needs to learn how to defend himself properly. Shit. hitting him seems so easy, like he just like to get hit and leaves his face right out there. Thompson landed almost at will I thought. He needs to work with someone more defensive minded IMO.

Thats one thing that stuck out, he couldn't be missed with rights and looked almost in a way gun shy or very conscious of that right eye. He had these exaggerated pull backs and turning of the head. I don't know how legit a puncher Yeyo is but when he landed those couple of ok'ish barrages Linares just totally unraveled. His legs were spotty.

Its what stuck going into rematch with Demarco. I kept thinking 'what' can he do better than he already had. He had the combos, hand speed, mobility but right hands have built in GPS on him and Demarco is a slicing type with pop. I really am not sure he'll rebound here. Hope so but man talk about psychological erosion let alone eye issues.