NBC & SHOWTIME cards tonight

[Spicoli]

NBC starts at 6 pm with Karl Dargan 15-0 (7) fighting Anthony Flores 11-4-1 (6). Dargan is well skilled but tends to be another in the line of pickers and choosers with punches. He could do with stepping up pace and should shine here.

Anatoily Dudchenko 19-2 (13) vs. Nadjib Mohammedi 34-3 (26) in a Lt. Heavyweight bout. Think this is a title elimination fight for a Hopkins trinket. I seriously think he would have a more difficult time spelling their names than he would defeating the winner in the ring, but we'll see.


Showtime and Showextreme....Extreme starts at 7 pm and will likely feature the return of Chad Dawson fighting George Blades Lt. Heavies. Heavyweights Dominic Breazeale 10-0 (9) vs Devin Vargas 18-3 (7). Breazeale reminds me a bit of Calvin Brock. Both of them represented the U.S in the Olympics, a lifetime ago for Vargas. He also has the unfortunate distinction of being badly beat up and knocked out by Kevin 'Nerf Ball' Johnson Yikes.

Showtime triple header starts at 9 pm. There was another thread that could have been used but a couple of neighborhood kids turned it into a trashed coloring book and started slamming down their crayons on the keyboard thus making it a race baiting mess. Devon Alexander 25-2 (14) vs Jesus Soto Karass 28-9-3 (18 ) at jr middle (??)...Robert Guerrero 31-2-1 (18 ) gets back in action fighting Yoshihiro Kamegai 24-1-1 (21). If Guerrero is rusty and coasting, he will probably find himself being outhustled. Then the curiosity and one that could be a coin flip. Gary Russell Jr 24-0 (14) vs Vasyl Lomanchenko 1-1 (1). What defines "true" experience, quality vs quanity? Number of starts and hands raised? Should be a nice fight, we can only hope.

[Hulk]

Damn! Had no idea Dawson was making his comeback, against a puncher no less.

Blades KOd iron chinned Librado Andrade as I recall.

Looking forward to this and some action packed GLORY kickboxing tonight on spike TV.

[Spicoli]

Ok, well NBC listed a 6 o'clock start but is for a re air of...wait for it...Kermit Cintron vs Ronald Cruz from March Lets just say its another chance to see how much Cintron has "left" *cough. Cruz is fighting undefeated Errol Spence next weekend

Dargan card goes head to head with Showtime Extreme at 7 pm. One hour.

[Spicoli]

Damn! Had no idea Dawson was making his comeback, against a puncher no less.

Blades KOd iron chinned Librado Andrade as I recall.

Looking forward to this and some action packed GLORY kickboxing tonight on spike TV.

It'll be interesting to at least see him back in but should have his way. Don't think that's Blades as he has been pretty passive and beat down by Pascal last and a guy who was ko'd recently by a 101 yr old Jorge Castro

Guess he has no desire to go back to 168. Honestly can't see Dawson having the strength or fire at 175 but we'll see.

Cro- cop on Spike? Thought he retired yeh. Was that the one who had his leg bent backwards last year?

[Spicoli]

This might get scattered as both now start...primary is catching Showtime extreme. Breazeale vs Vargas at the bell. Don't know if I'd get up and go to the fridge here. Vargas has that "look"

[Spicoli]

Tough 1st for Vargas but landed a fair share of left hooks. Breazeale seriously needs to learn to duck, catches way too much. Good inside shots by him at rounds end...Vargas dropped in 2nd by what clearly looked like shot to back of head, ref totally blew him off..he is getting hammered like a nail. On replay, good call by ref

Dargan vs Flores at the bell. Dargan is a very sharp counter hitter but poses, tries to be picture perfect

[Violent Demise]

Vargas wants to quit so he starts complaining. than says fuck it. And starts winging left hooks.

[Violent Demise]

Bad stoppage. But it's Vargas fault

[Spicoli]

Vargas wants to quit so he starts complaining. than says fuck it. And starts winging left hooks.

Right on cue, 2nd times the charm ...Vargas just gave it up and looked like he was about to Eubanks the top rope

[Spicoli]

Dargan and Demetrious Andrade same stable You can see it. Solid ring control but not really setting up attack, waiting for sharp counters over first 3 rounds

[Spicoli]

Dargan just got down to business! After patchy 4th where he gave up range, comes out behind jab and detonates Flores with almost a straight/uppercut right hand that had Flores out and down hard! Way to close it down. Nice hands

[Spicoli]

Dawson puts on 20 lbs since the weigh in

Ok, tells me what I need to know 200 lbs here

Wow, this was a joke. Blade down twice, wearing knee braces on both knees and should have never left the hotel room.

[Violent Demise]

Dawson did what he had to do I suppose. Blades went in looking to take a count

[Kirkland Laing]

Evening everybody. Guerrero/Alexander/Lomachenko for me. Dawsom made 15k for that fight. Blades made 20k.

[Spicoli]

Dudchenko and Mohammedi in the ring...Mohammedi dressed like is working a bachelor party and waiting on dollar bills

Just can't see Hopkins meeting the 90 days window to fight winner. Just a needless roadblock for Stevenson fight