The Army Boxing Thread

[binnie]

I think that Cotto may have bitten off more than he can chew.....

Vitali Klitschko KO'd the guy whose name I can't spell (Albert Sonorowski?) on Saturday. Didn't even bother with a prediction, as I figured it was a foregone conclusion. Albert fought with heart, but I'm surprised how long he lasted - maybe Vitali is getting old..........

[sonrisa salvaje]

I had never even heard of Albert and didn't know where he came from. Were you familiar with him Binnie?

[binnie]

Not really, I'd seen a few of his fights - he's one of the best fighters at European level, and quite talented. More of a prospect than a contender at this stage though.........

[binnie]

Cotto looked re-juvenated against Foreman. Good to see him going back to what he does best: hitting the body. BAM.

More impressively, he also learned to pick his shots better and that patience can be more rewarding than relentlessnes. He's just made 154 even more interesting - not so sure he comes anywhere near to ruiling it (Martinez/Williams, to name but two) but he is a key player, that's for sure.

[jhale667]

Cotto looked re-juvenated against Foreman. Good to see him going back to what he does best: hitting the body. BAM.

More impressively, he also learned to pick his shots better and that patience can be more rewarding than relentlessnes. He's just made 154 even more interesting - not so sure he comes anywhere near to ruiling it (Martinez/Williams, to name but two) but he is a key player, that's for sure.

Interesting you mention those two names, because that's who they were saying he could do well at 154 UNLESS he got in the ring with either of them...I tend to agree.

[sonrisa salvaje]

How about a big hand for Yuri Foreman for showing his metal. The kid has guts, i'll give him that. He made the fight and decided to go out with glory instead of quitting. We don't get that very often in the sport anymore.

[binnie]

Absolutely, hats off to him. Whilst he certainly showed guts, however, he didn't show much ring I.Q - he was the boxer in that ring, not Cotto, and he should have been moving more to making use of his size/reach advantage. Maybe the ring I.Q will come with age - he's got potential.

[binnie]

Andre Ward - Allan Green Saturday: Super-Six RD 2.

Hats off to Green for stepping up to the plate in replacing Jermain Taylor. He has little to lose, which makes him a dangerous opponent, a danger amplified by the fact that he posses genuine one punch KO power. Green is a very good boxer-puncher, a relatively untested talent whose abilites are difficult to gauge because he has fought for much of his career with an illness and/or injury: the blemish against Edison Miranda (who Ward spanked) is genuinely seen to be due to Green's ailments rather than a fundamental lack of talent.

It would certainly make the Super Six more interesting were Green to pull-off an upset, but it seems unlikely to happen. Sure, you can never rule out a KO (especially with questions over Ward's chin) but Ward has been in with two big punchers in his last three outings (Miranda and Kessler) and he trumped them by not letting them use that power. I see a similar affair on Saturday: Ward using his speed, rapid-fire work-rate and rough-house (read:illegal) tactics on the inside to smother Green, to stop him working and fighting the fight he wants to fight. Is Green tough enough to take the drubbing for 12 rounds? We'll see: I'll give him the benefit of the doubt a predict a Ward UD.

[sonrisa salvaje]

You nailed it.

[sonrisa salvaje]

Interesting fight just announced between Casamayor and "The Ghost" Guerrero.....

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5294212

[binnie]

On first thoughts, I think Casamayora is a little old to be competitive in that one.....

[binnie]

Ward-Green was a complete shut-out: 120-108 three times over in Ward's favour.

Ward looked impressive, but he was helped by a frankly dire performance by Green. Utter shit - Jerman Taylor would have been a tougher test....

[sonrisa salvaje]

A snoozer it was. I had a tough time staying up for that one. Doesn't exactly make me look forward to Green's next Super 6 bout.

[binnie]

Green-Kessler might be interesting. Kessler, whilst tough as nails, is not the man he once was and Green will have a vast size advantage. That being said, I'm not at all convinced that Green is world class.

Dirrell-Ward will be really interesting....

[sonrisa salvaje]

Dirrell-Ward will be really interesting....

No doubt. I am really looking forward to that one.

Any thoughts on Chavez Jr vs John Duddy this weekend? It is a pretty cool card considering you get to see Jorge Arce fight as well as Marco Antonio Bererra.