FNF & Showbox cards tonight!

FNF kicks off at 8pm, one hour. Looks like the return of two guys coming off brutal kos tonight. Delvin Rodriquez 28-7-3 (16) tries to get back on track after playing foil to Cotto as he meets war horse Joachim Alcine 32-7-1 (21) jr middles in main event. Both start slow and are in dire need of a win..hoping for fireworks!

Heavyweight Joe Hanks 21-1 (14) is back after being spanked bad by Andy Ruiz last year and fights everybody's favorite version of boring warm milk in heavyweight in Derrick Rossy 28-8 (14)

Showbox is set to start at 9pm and will overlap FNF by 1 hour but whats a little multi tasking ;D

Main event is Joel Diaz jr 15-0 (12) who is a on a serious fast track. He'll meet Tyler Asselstine 14-1 (7) Spr featherweights.

Frank Galarza 13-0-2 (9) vs Sebastian Bouchard 8-0 (2) Jr. Middles

Well...womens college softball :-X....mmm mm

Anyway ;D Switched over to ESPN Deportes which is starting on time, and cannot understand a word. Can you imagine listening to a Mexican Teddy Atlas btw ???

Hanks and Rossy at the opening bell

Ross absolutely jabbed the dreads off of Hanks in the 1st round, Joe looks a bit clueless and experience level difference showing big time but early

Espn 2 is doing the Rodriguez fight here. Unfortunately it looks like it is being late until female softball game ends.

Shoebox cards seem pretty good as well. I'd like to see Rodriguez but I may just focus on shobox. I think either one will be interesting

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Espn 2 is doing the Rodriguez fight here. Unfortunately it looks like it is being late until female softball game ends.

Shoebox cards seem pretty good as well. I'd like to see Rodriguez but I may just focus on shobox. I think either one will be interesting

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Do you get the Spanish version of ESPN bud? I pay 5 bucks a month for a channel tier that has it, Unimas, Gala and Univision. Aside from boxing its only good for Spanish soap operas and news casts with scantly clad women ;D

Becoming a big fan of Diaz jr...kids a whirlwind! Have Rossy ahead here about 2-1. Hanks just has ni diversity or adjustment so far. He is really trying to lay on the power start of 4th

This will not end well for Mr. Alcine.

Hank's cut under left eye, corner telling him to wake up and start punching going into 6th. Rossy beats him to the punch everytime, starting with jab that bothers the Hell outta Hanks who constantly shakes his head and visibly reacts. He is in more way than one looking like a early version of Shannon Briggs being badly outboxed. 4-1 Rossy

Decent 7th for Hanks, gets some body shots in and Rossy lays off the jab. Hanks pounding his chest, talking to Rossy "come on come on" and muscling up. Briggs has a brother...I'm convinced of it now ;D He takes a right hand the same way...its a trip 5-2 Rossy

6-2 Rossy into ninth. Somehow I can see these cards the total opposite...Hanks is a very theatrical fighter, a lot of smoke but not a lot of impactful fire. He's having a good 9th and really cracks rossy on ropes at end. Rossy is feeling the body shots at bell but lands his own clean rights...6-3 Rossy

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Espn 2 is doing the Rodriguez fight here. Unfortunately it looks like it is being late until female softball game ends.

Shoebox cards seem pretty good as well. I'd like to see Rodriguez but I may just focus on shobox. I think either one will be interesting

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Do you get the Spanish version of ESPN bud? I pay 5 bucks a month for a channel tier that has it, Unimas, Gala and Univision. Aside from boxing its only good for Spanish soap operas and news casts with scantly clad women ;D

Becoming a big fan of Diaz jr...kids a whirlwind! Have Rossy ahead here about 2-1. Hanks just has ni diversity or adjustment so far. He is really trying to lay on the power start of 4th

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Thanks for the heads up. I don't get it but will look into it

Hanks is "selling" his show to start 10th. Flexing, talking, waving him in and all the while stomping forward. Rossy still landing, simple boxing. A very style vs substance example here to me. Rossy took that 10th...should be interesting decision coming :wisesmilie: Have 7-3 here

Reg ESPN on now...judges have 95-95...97-93...98-92 Rossy. Right guy got it regardless of a semi blind judge

Wilder interviewed :smilie_pinoc:

This kid is in the abyss of false confidence...says 12 rounds is nothing, but looks to only go 1 round :D

Ol Delvin man. This should be decent scrap. What is it about a classy Rodriquez that makes him always look like he has just woke up before the ring walk ;D

Not a bad pace by these two early...Alcine stunned off a right hand in 2nd..

Surprised Alcines chin has held out. A rogue grape thrown into the ring could put him in danger these days.

Couple things. Tonight when the softball was running late they had the card running on ESPNNews. They often do that so be sure to check through all your ESPN channels before looking for something else.

And 2nd this main event is awful. These guys are both used up. Glad they could get another check but I hope they both retire.

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Couple things. Tonight when the softball was running late they had the card running on ESPNNews. They often do that so be sure to check through all your ESPN channels before looking for something else.

And 2nd this main event is awful. These guys are both used up. Glad they could get another check but I hope they both retire.

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They've def made in another showcase for Delvin, the 18th on air, but going in Alcine was far more gone..on paper anyway. Rodriquez in one fight removed from main eventing HBO and being trumped as evidence of "Cottos destructive return to form". He's not going anywhere soon.

I'm very surprised Alcine has remained upright

I don't think Delvin can hurt him anymore. He's so tired you can barely hear his punches that land anymore. I've never seen anything like it, it's ninja punching.

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I don't think Delvin can hurt him anymore. He's so tired you can barely hear his punches that land anymore. I've never seen anything like it, it's ninja punching.

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He really does look like he has to think it first..not putting anything together...uppercuts would do hurtful wonders here. Hard to say if the instinct is that faded or if he is being overly safe knowing its a last stand-no tomorrow if he loses.

Buddy asks for 3 minutes of jabbing ??? Does he think he is actually winning this clear or just want more paydays

I think he just wanted him to get his hands moving hoping instincts would kick in. But he threw what, 12 jabs, 14? Ragged fight.

Awful card by Teddy. Rodriguez clearly won but it was tight because both were so ragged. I think the crappy judges were closer than Teddy.

97-93 Delvin....96-94 Alcine...95-95 wooooooow. A draw!

ONE example recently...please, please no rematch. Don't do it. Its not shocking really, Delvin allowed him life

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Awful card by Teddy. Rodriguez clearly won but it was tight because both were so ragged. I think the crappy judges were closer than Teddy.

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Agree with this yeh, he let him linger and showed no consistency on a guy who was shown punchy over last few

Tyler Asselstine and Joel Diaz jr in the ring on Showtime...

Are these guys fighting in someone's basement..never heard a ref echo like this. Diaz has such a wide arsenal of shots. Bad headbutts in first too

Diaz is getting caught with straight lefts, looked buzzed early 2nd!!

Diaz showing holes though he is winning. Squaring up off a throw away feeler jab, way too front heavy and smothers self. He's all straight line and not setting up combinations, let alone throwing them. He gets caught lefts and put on heels in spots

Early on in career they were dropping Fernando Vargas comparison's and even a Brandon Rios similarity (which wasn't a total compliment) ;D....Don't see either here. He looks tired, slow and easy to time frankly

There's the insurance policy...ref docks a point because Asselstine loses mouthpiece again. Corner tells him he needs a KO, stand there and fight him and go for broke. My mistake gents...8th round. Ref tells him if he loses piece again the fights over...he just hurt Diaz!

Very refreshing to hear a trainer tell the fighter he needs a ko when he actually still has time...crazy 8th round

You're painting a cracking picture. Sucks I had to go out.

Ok, this time its the final round ;D Actually gave Asselstine winning last 2 rounds!...Vargas hurt him in the body and is going balls to the wall for finish with a minute
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All 3 judges have it 97-92. Alright dudes, fights over. Time to go listen to loud shitty 3 chord music and fire up the grill at midnight-ish

I hope they show the repeat of this over here.

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I hope they show the repeat of this over here.

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Me too, because you missed an excellent fight between Galarza and Bouchard, an 8 rounder.
Galarza is relentless to the body and Bouchard is very, very tough. Watch it if you get the chance.

I am watching it now Hanks v rossy, do not tell me the result :p

ESPN had record figures for the Stiverne v Arreola fight. Nice hope they keep it up.