Welly well...my fellars & fellarettes, once again... the weekend will shortly be upon us & we'll be having a PPV Drunken Double Whammy as we cover two Championship matches this coming Saturday night with two Magic Men, one Executioner, & a Puerto Rican Angel!

If either fight was going to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada...you might expect a rabbit to be pulled from a hat...heh heh heh.

Who knows what will land first...hopefully both major matches won't fall at the same time...but if they do...I'll be monitoring two televisions & going back & forth on the laptop...should be interesting.

Oh lordy the wife shall be p!ssed over this cable bill.

It's hard to decide on which fight peaks the most interest...the Hopkins Tarver match or the Cotto Malignaggi bout.

Everyone seems equally devided across the board on each card...but it seems that no matter which way you turn...it's a night consisting of the battle of the motor moufs!

Easily the bout of most significance is HBO's PPV Drama.

Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion Antonio "the Magic Man" Tarver (27 fights, 24 wins with 18 ko's, & 3 losses) matches his power & stamina (or lack there of) against the tactics & durability of the once Undisputed Reigning Middleweight Super Champion Bernard "the Exectioner" Hopkins (52 fights, 46 wins with 32 ko's, 4 losses, & 1 draw) as he steps up to the 175lb division for what fans & haters hope to be his swan song performance.

Everyone across this board knows that I am a die hard Hopkins fan...& as biased as you might expect Wacko to be...it may come as a shock to most...but I just don't see him pulling out the win that many think he may be capable of doing. I'd love it if I were wrong...but I personally believe that it's been way to long of a tour of duty for my boy. He's served his time & he's done a hell of a job...but it's been a long while since the WAR came out of Bernard.

I can give you reason on top of reason why I think that Bernard could possibley win this fight...but I can give you just as many reasons as to why he could possibley lose. No one likes to listen to my long winded analogies...but hey...this is Wacko's Drunken Round by Round...& we all know that if you don't listen to what an alcoholic says as he spits & sputters...he just get's louder & keeps on going...

That being said...here's the way I see it:

In Hopkins favor:

1: Hopkins almost always rises to the occassion & seemingly lasts for the duration of the match.

2: Tactically, Bernard is the better boxer.

3: As far as chins go...Hopkins has one of the best in the biz...at 160lbs.

4: Bernard has a lot to prove with this match...he could be & seems to be the most determined of his life.

5: Tarver's stamina is questionable when Hopkins comes on the most...the latter rounds. If Bernard can maintain anything remotely close to an even fight & take Tarver into deep waters...he can drown him...but he has to be able to take a punch from a 175lb man.

6: Years ago Hopkins TKO'd Johnson...the man that recently knocked out RJJ & then beat Tarver by SD. That has to count for something...but it's kind of like Tarver's Factor #2...

Against Hopkins...

1: He's fought at 175lbs before...right at the crank of his career. He lost. Plain & simple...I don't believe that my bwoy is set to compete at 175lbs.

2: The fact that he is fighting way out of his weight class alone is the biggest feat for me...but, let's not forget that he's doing so against the man that beat the man that beat him. That being many years ago & Jones jr only being a shell of what he once was...the fact still remains, Jones jr & Hopkins fought a tactical fight at 160 & Jones got the better of it. Tarver has gotten the better of Jones twice (3 times IWO) & that could be a deciding factor in Hopkins mind.

3: The bully factor. Hopkins is a bully in the ring...but so is Tarver to an extent & Tarver is the bigger bully. Not often does size matter...but Tarver is on a pretty good streak & he will most definently maintain the fact that he is the biggerman. This is going to work against Hopkins because I truly believe that Tarver will push him all around the ring.

4: Age. Let's face it...Hopkins has gotten older & I honestly believe that he did indeed show it in his last fight a bit & also he seems to be a bit to copasetic for my likings regarding this fight.

5: Determination. Hopkins has lost his last two fights...maybe controversially...but they are still loses. Can he overcome that if he does fall behind on the cards & will he actually have the determination to defeat argueably the best 175lbs has to offer?

6: Speaking of determination...Tarver will be fighting to retain his reputation & the IBO & NBA Light Heavyweight titles...arguements always abound regarding the worth & merit of titles to a fighter...as insignificant as those two titles are...they are motivation for Tarver just as adding the name of another champion to his record.

We shall see. Either way...Hopkins is already locked into a head on collision course with the HOF & rightly so. It'd be nice if he could pull this one out.

This trash of Tarver calling himself "the Legend Killer" is pretty fwockin hillarious. Honestly, because he beat the remenants of the great Roy Jones jr., this fool thinks that he owns the rights to Danny Williams title...heh heh heh...whatta douche bag! Those two are real Legend Killers alright.

Like that motor mouth idiot or not...you have to extend credit to Tarver...he's had a pretty good career & he's defeated quite a few of the better 175lb'ers on his short rise to the top. It would thrill me to no end for my bwoy Bernard to beat the dog shat outta him.

Prediction: Tarver by split decision. Hope I'm wrong though.

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Same night...most likely same time...different channell...different weight class...& a much better undercard.

Up & coming Puerto Rican super star & WBO Light Welterweight Champ Miguel Angel Cotto (26 wins with 22 ko's) will match his title & power against the speed & the mouf of the WBC's Continental Americas Light Welterweight Champ Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi (21 wins with 5 ko's).

Not many in their right minds give Paulie Malignaggi a shot in hell against the powerhouse that is Cotto...but truthfully...I aint in my right mind...on the other hand...I aint stupid either. Malignaggi has a shot of winning if he can stay away from Cotto all night, but we all know that that's not going to happen. I don't see Malignaggi having the skills or the will to match up to Cotto...but as the ole's cliche' goes...styles make fights & Malignaggi has a pretty good bag of tricks & IWO quite a bit of speed...the lack of power is what seperates the two.

To list factors on how this fight will go down...honestly...would be a bit of a waste of time.

Cotto will eventually catch Malignaggi & that will be that.

Paulie should concentrate on what he does best...slipping & sliding. The kid has a good idea of what to do & when to do it...but he's way out of his league with Cotto.

Prediction: Cotto by 4th round TKO. Sorry Paulie...that's just how I see it...no magic tonight.

As always...pick your spots on the couch & let your beverage of choice sooth your weekend bloodlust...it's time for another one of Wacko's Drunken Round by Rounds.

Cheers bitches...oh...& koneecheewah.