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Eric Morales headlining a PPV card!!! Seriously?!?
Yes he is! And to be honest, I think I might pay for it($5 at the sportsbar). This looks to be a good fight card . . .
Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana (junior welterweight)
Robert Guerrero vs. Michael Katsidis (lightweight)
James Kirkland vs. Nobuhiro Ishida (middleweight)
I wanna see the outcome and the futures of the winners.
How do you see these fights ending?
It's a great card. And, to make things even better, Sky Sports are showing it live for 'free'. Looking forward to it. :)
The negative of this card is that all the outcomes are predictable.
Maidana over Morales
Guerrero over Kastidis
Kirkland over ______
At least on paper, none of the fights seem evenly matched.
I fancy Katsidis over Guerrero, personally.
Love that. I'll be rooting for him too. Do you know what the odds are?Quote:
Originally Posted by boxingbantz
Is it really free on Sky and yet they will charge for Khan fight?Quote:
Originally Posted by boxingbantz
Good card, glad Sky have got involved.
I can see Katsidis winning that one. It's gonna take a lot to beat him.
Even is the fights aare predictable, the losers you have, come to fight. I forgot to addQuote:
Originally Posted by Rantcatrat
Paulie vs Cotto and 140.
its the first ppv boxing card in a while that the undercard is pretty solid. I just hope paulie gets smashed.
If I'm not mistaken, isn't Winky Wright on the card as well?
Winky pulled out. Some say weight problems. Some say injury. But a solid Winky at 154 is a problem for anybody.Quote:
Originally Posted by C-Lo
Dream match up . . .
Prime Winky vs todays Martinez
Yeah, its on at 2am. I'd have paid £15 for this if it was ppv, too. Looking forward to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterIs it really free on Sky and yet they will charge for Khan fight?Quote:
Originally Posted by boxingbantz
Rantcatrat, can'tf find any odds anywhere. No British bookie seems to be opening a book for it.
The odds are - Guerrero 1/2, Katsidis 6/4 (Paddy Power).
i wouldn't really say Guerrero vs Katsidis has a clear favorite i mean Guerrero dominated Escobedo till the last few rounds but he was hurt a couple times in the last 3, he looked like crap against Casamayor and again was hurt by Casa, Katsidis is a bigger banger than both guys and IMO he can pressure and hurt Guerrero
should be an interesting competitive fight
I hope Kirkland gets it all together but honestly wouldn't be shocked if he got sparked very soon. He was stunned big last outing off routine righthand and is desperately lacking in rounds.
Are you putting money on this if so whom?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
i've always said it, anyone with a decent straight right hand and good power will ruin Kirkland, he's lucky he never got his crack at Forrest (RIP) cause Vernon (even at that point of his career) would have dominated KirklandQuote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Yeh man I gotta agree on Forrest. Kirkland has great intensity but Forrest was in another class.Quote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMoralesi've always said it, anyone with a decent straight right hand and good power will ruin Kirkland, he's lucky he never got his crack at Forrest (RIP) cause Vernon (even at that point of his career) would have dominated KirklandQuote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
We all want the best fighting the best. The fact of the matter is, Manny's opponent is hand-picked. Where do the winner of the main event go for their next fight?
what's the possibility of the winner
vs JMM
vs Pacman
vs Bradley
vs Khan
Dream match up???Quote:
Originally Posted by Ant LiveWinky pulled out. Some say weight problems. Some say injury. But a solid Winky at 154 is a problem for anybody.Quote:
Originally Posted by C-Lo
Dream match up . . .
Prime Winky vs todays Martinez
Man you need to have bigger and better dreams.
Guerroro is a good bet and so is Maidana by ko . Nice odds . Am i the only one who does not give Morales a chance in this one?
I've just realised how good this card is.
Every fighter will be up for scrapping and I can see some brawls going on! I'm really looking forward to it, prob more than I have been about a card for ages.
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Originally Posted by boxingbantz
I don't think it will. Katsidis is pretty much a punching bag to the elite fighters. He's token a lot of punishment in his career. He's coming off a fight that except for like 20 seconds was pretty much one-sided. Kenny Bayless did him a huge favor stopping it when he did. Cuz Marquez was pretty much landing all his power shots flush. There's a good chance Katsidis is done. Guerrero I think is a bad styles match up for him. If Katsidis can't hurt him it will be a long night for him. I see him getting cut to shreds and stopped in the middle roundsQuote:
Originally Posted by 0james0
I agree. I like Kastidis and he's been getting some big money fights recently so good for him, but he has the wrong trajectory here. Not that I'm super high on Guerrero, I believe he will be beat by a lot of the top fighters, but Kastidis isn't a top level guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Violent DemiseQuote:
Originally Posted by boxingbantz
I don't think it will. Katsidis is pretty much a punching bag to the elite fighters. He's token a lot of punishment in his career. He's coming off a fight that except for like 20 seconds was pretty much one-sided. Kenny Bayless did him a huge favor stopping it when he did. Cuz Marquez was pretty much landing all his power shots flush. There's a good chance Katsidis is done. Guerrero I think is a bad styles match up for him. If Katsidis can't hurt him it will be a long night for him. I see him getting cut to shreds and stopped in the middle roundsQuote:
Originally Posted by 0james0
I don't like backing fighters coming off a stoppage loss, especially a guy like Katsidis that has been battered a million times and, as Rantcatrat and VD said, his career is heading in the wrong direction.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterAre you putting money on this if so whom?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
However, maybe a little bet on Katsidis stoppage, or even more likely a slightly bigger bet on the fight to NOT go the distance is the way forward - then I can cheer both fighters ;)
Is Morales chances that slim to beating MM? I'm giving him a good chance. In fact, I can see Morales fighting Mayweather in 4th quarter.
You must have a hell of a dope connectQuote:
Originally Posted by Ant Live
lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by violent demiseyou must have a hell of a dope connectQuote:
Originally Posted by ant live
I'm actually less opposed to this fight than the proposed Rios-Barrera matchup. Morales has shown enough for me against Limond & the like that he's not quite as shot as MAB & at least Maidana's one punch power means he likely won't take a sustained beating. In contrast, I think Barrera will take that beating against Rios, who is actually more accurate with his punches than Maidana.
I think Katsidis will stop Guerrero. Escobedo & Casa both looked to stun him with not particularly big punches so if he gets caught with one of Kats hooks, he's done imo. The fact he was able to drop & at least compete with an ATG in JMM tells me that he'll have more than enough for Guerrero. Plus going off Guerrero's at times suspect stamina, I think Katsidis will be infinitely better prepared.
Oh & I'm still high on Kirkland, I think the changes Adams will make will seem him have anyone at 154 within the year. Then 160, where I do think Martinez beats him.