Anybody else watching this? It's the only card on TV here..... and I'm not much into college football..... so I'll be tuning in. Looks like they'll have a total of 4 televised fights on the card. Hope they're good.
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Anybody else watching this? It's the only card on TV here..... and I'm not much into college football..... so I'll be tuning in. Looks like they'll have a total of 4 televised fights on the card. Hope they're good.
Good opening scrap between Cuban Jorge Romero and designated opponent Jason Vera. Vera's game, but Romero has the obvious firepower in the bout. Entertaining through 3, scheduled for 8.
Romero pitching a shutout through 4. Vera looked a little hesitant in the last round, while Romero just outboxed him and picked his shots.
Vera picked up the pace in the 5th.... but Romero just keeps stalking him down and landing the harder punches. 5-0 Romero.
6-0 Romero. Romero working the body pretty good. Looks like Vera might last the distance.
Vera was rocked by some lefts and rights toward the end of the round but didn't look in real trouble. Last round coming up.
80-72 all around. No surprise there. Good prospect this Romero guy.
Harold Calderon vs Emiliano Martin Garcia now in a welterweight bout. Don't know either of these guys.
Unbeaten Calderon looks the much bigger guy, plus he's a southpaw. Argentinian Garcia looks stiff and upright. Doesn't look like it'll go the distance.
Garcia dumped on his ass early in the 2nd by a straight left.
Hard to believe these guys are the same size. 2-0 Calderon with a 10-8 round.
This one's a dropoff in quality from the 1st fight. Garcia doing a lot of complaining to the ref, ineffective lunging, holding, and just basically looking to survive the 8 rounds. Must know he's got zero chance of winning.
Fight mercifully ends in the 7th. Garcia's corner calls for a stoppage.
Well.......... JuanMa Lopez is up next. I wish he would retire, but he just keeps on ticking. Let's see who he's up against. Looks like Christian Miño. Know nothing about him. Argentinian with a 19-2 (17 KO) record. We'll see. Probably JuanMa being used as a stepping stone for the Argentinian kid.
Good first round. Probably give the edge to Miño, although both landed. Should be an action-packed fight.
Don't agree with Sheridan at all. I had JuanMa winning the 2nd round until he got rocked by a couple of right hands. Might be 2-0 Miño. Overhand rights have always JuanMa's downfall.
Two knockdowns from JuanMa toward the end of the round!! You never know with JuanMa. Gotta see that again.
JuanMa drops Miño again in the 4th.... changing the whole complexity of the fight. Miño now retreating and very wary of JuanMa's power.
They BOTH staggered each other at the same time in Round 5!!! Never a dull moment. I still think JuanMa has regained control of the fight. Unless he gasses, he's in pretty good shape.
Lots of tired wrestling in the 6th. Ugly round.
Miño's been putting his head down and he's been warned about 100 times by the ref. At some point the ref's gonna have to take a point away.
Well it goes the 10 rounds. Miño's tough... but IMO JuanMa won it going away. Miño was doing little but staggering around holding and putting his head down for the last few rounds. JuanMa showed he's still susceptible to good right hands. They're pushing a meeting between JuanMa and Gamboa, who fights next. This was talked about many years ago, while they were still both in their prime. My initial reaction is Gamboa's too slick for JuanMa. We'll see how he looks tonight.
97-88, 96-89, 96-89..... JuanMa.
Gamboa-Beltran up next. Should be a good one.
Beltran goes down face first in a heap at the very end of Round 1!!! Wow!! Barely made the count. It had been a slow round up to then.
Beltran seems to have recuperated fully. But Gamboa thoroughly outboxed him in Round 2, making Beltran miss wildly. Huge difference in hand speed.
Very, very close round in the 3rd. Could've gone either way. Beltran did good in the first half of the round, I thought Gamboa took the second half of the round.
Round 5 was ALL Gamboa. Difference in skill level is obvious.
Was wondering who was going to fade in Round 8. It was me. ;D
Hey... it's 1 am here. Had a long day. Looks like Gamboa is cruising to a decision win.
It's over. I imagine a comfortable UD for Gamboa.
99-90, 98-91, 100-89.... Gamboa.
Well that's it for me. Felt like a one-man band tonight. ;D
Last impressions were of JuanMa back in the ring announcing plans to meet Gamboa early next year. Of course I'd back JuanMa, but I just don't see where he has any realistic chance against the slick Gamboa.
Good night all.
You’re a true fan. Thanks for giving us the round by round. Unbelievable Juanma is still fighting and winning.Quote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
Yuriorkis Gamboa is still a favourite of mines. Excellent boxing skills and very enjoyable to watch. Think he was thrown into a fight against Crawford like a lamb to the slaughter.
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Originally Posted by HulkYou’re a true fan. Thanks for giving us the round by round. Unbelievable Juanma is still fighting and winning.Quote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
He always puts on a good show, win or lose. Gotta give him credit for beating a good, tough, young kid. That "almost" dual knockdown in Round 5 was amazing. JuanMa hit Beltran with a hard right which buckled his knees, while Beltran simultaneously his JuanMa with his own right which staggered him back toward the ropes. They almost both went down, but Beltran recovered enough to leap on JuanMa and made JuanMa weather the storm a bit. It got kind of sloppy toward the end, but hard to fault Beltran who was not just trying to survive, but still loading up with some Hail Marys just in case he got lucky. Good win for JuanMa, though.
Good stuff Tito and thanks for the info. Nothing quite like a solo rbr ;D but good to have them as it's all saved and available. Especially for when Gamboa gets his next super fight :-X. I swear it feels like he's had 9 lives. Wonder how much they are working to making him and JuanMa as I thought they were supposed to fight yeeeears ago. With you on JuanMa, wish he'd get out while he's still able to form sentences. The man has taken some lasting wear and tear.