Javier Fortuna v Juan A. Rodiquez HBO

Boys at HBO giving a whole new meaning to 'after dark' as frankly their scheduling can kiss my arse...more and more its a jumbled mess. Hope this one is actually live at least...Javier Fortuna 24-0 (18 ) fights Juan Antonio Rodriquez 26-4 (23) and Luis Orlando Del Valle tries to bounce back on the big stage after a dud vs Darchinnyone going against one 16-0 (7) Luis Rosa

Fortuna is quality explosive but not so sure where his head is with blowing weights recently and frankly overlooking some.

Roy Jones sounds a bit drunkard, join the club Roy

Del Valle taking clean punches in 2nd, stood up straight and wearing it, he looks stiff legged but this is turning into a scrap

Rosa given a hard warning in 3rd after LB but finished with combos, he just looks more physical effective. Backing Del Valle in 4th with lead rights and solid body attack. Del Valle sharp counter but no effect and singular though

Warned again by Kenny Bayliss... "Last warning" ?!

Ohhh counter left hook drops Rosa!! he's up and then Del Valle takes a knee but called LB?!?...he went to a knee! Crazy round, Del Valle cut

Rosa warned again to keep them up, Del Valle goes to his knee early 6th. Good sharpshooting by Del Valle this round, Rosa pushing him back and has him cut up...

Jebus fook...Kenny Bayliss docks a point from Rosa for hitting on the break?!...warns him again for holding him down. I just don't see that, Bayliss is riding his ass if ya ask me

Del Valle really coming in with the head.

Its a really decent fight...maybe if usually top notch Ref bought a ticket and watched from ringside it would be better ??? Way too involved

Rosa needs a ko, Del Valle more accurate and sharper in 8th.

Rosa needs to go balls to the wall...he clearly effects Del Valle but clumsy and not consistent...Bayliss with yet another hard warning and walks him back lecturing Rosa. Luis nose is all jacked up

I'm not normally a ref red alert type guy....but FFS he is jumping in literally every 10 seconds ???

Scores in 97-92...97-91...98-91...Rosa. Even with a point deduct AND a KD no way it was 98-91 wtf

Forgot for a second that BOTH guys were names Luis...:o The look on both faces, wow

Bayless was way to involved. Cards were a little wide but the right guy won.

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Originally Posted by IamInuit

Bayless was way to involved. Cards were a little wide but the right guy won.

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Agreed bud..Bayliss was all over the map. Class shown for a class champ in Saad there..very nice tribute.

Fortuna reminds me of a Joan Guzman, just a bit. All the ability seemingly but a bit aloof this early...Garcia would paste him

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Originally Posted by Spicoli

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Originally Posted by IamInuit

Bayless was way to involved. Cards were a little wide but the right guy won.

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Agreed bud..Bayliss was all over the map. Class shown for a class champ in Saad there..very nice tribute.

Fortuna reminds me of a Joan Guzman, just a bit. All the ability seemingly but a bit aloof this early...Garcia would paste him

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Agreed on all counts. I have a feeling Garcia will be going to 135 by years end.

Just an observation but it sure seems there are more dueling southpaws these days.

Definitely a missed kd

Fortuna way too sharp and mobile early but he has stale spots where he gets caught in order to offload power..we can all hope for the day when networks stop calling it "rehydrated" and call it flat out he has "fattened up"

Fortuna just got dropped clean but ref missed it. Somehow..

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Originally Posted by IamInuit

Definitely a missed kd

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We have a bad pattern of quality refs blowing it as of late. We fall further and further back with no use on instant replay I think

Fortuna playing prevent defense and blowing blood out of his nose, I mean HUGE. Loading up too much and eye mucked up...someone needs to tell Rodriquez the fight is there to be had. Didn't expect this at all