Boxing Tonight, Ruix and Byrd defending belts

[sabotai]

Tnaks to Comcast being a bunch of butt-holes, I don't get PPV anymore (only digital cable customers do). SO, I can't give round by rounds for it, but I did find this site that is doing it. Go to it here:

hxxp://www.boxing-central.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4047&mode=&order=0&thold=0

And basically click refresh every 3 minutes or so.

My predicts is that both Ruiz and Byrd win. I don't don't either fight will be very exciting.

[bosshogg23]

Great link sabotai!

I wouldnt have paid for this group of fights. Ruiz is too awful to watch and the Byrd fight is a pretty big mismatch. Mayorga usually fun to watch though.

[HornedFrog Purple]

I think Gerald Nobles is on that card. He is a heavyweight with a big punch.

Golota makes any fight he is in exciting.

[sabotai]

The folks at Boxing Central have Golata ahead 69-64 after the 7th round. Should interesting to see how it plays out.

[sabotai]

It's a draw! One judge had it 115-113 for Golata, the 2nd 115-113 for Byrd and the 3rd had it 114-114. The guy at Boxing Central saw it 116-113 for Golata.

[Cringer]

When do the real heavyweight contenders step up? 4....maybe 5 years? Anyone see the column in the USAToday sports section friday that started with talking about this. Basically said all the good heaveyweights are now in other sports, then said imagine Ray Lewis or Shaq in the ring........thought it was interesting, mainly because the heaveyweights DO suck now.

[bosshogg23]

I dont believe all the good heavyweights are in other sports. Things always seem to work in cycles. The early 90's had a TON of very talented heavyweights and they ate each other alive. Now we seem to have very few legitimate heavies. It will change, always does.

I think the idea that people are in other sports is kinda flawed. A couple years ago the argument was used to say why the Tight End position was so poor. Now with Shockey, T. Gonzalez, T. Heap & K. Winslow they are talking about a resurgence.

[sabotai]

I have to agree with bosshogg. There was also a big drought of quality, young heavyweights in the early 80's. As he said, they made a comeback in the early 90's. We're in another drought in the early 2000's, perhaps in 2010, we'll see a big comeback of the heavyweights.

Just like in the early 80's, there's not a lot of talent in the lighter divisions. Back then, with Hearns, Hagler, Sugar Ray, Duran, etc. etc., they were able to make them into stars.

The biggest thing I see that is troubling is that this time, it seems like the media is unwilling to make stars out of these great fighters in the lighter divisions like they did then. Hopefully Jermaine Taylor will change that (since the media seems to like him).

[bosshogg23]

If an American "super" heavyweight or heavyweight should medal in Athens in the Olympics then I think alot of hype and pressure will fall on them. Jason Estrada & Devin Vargas seem to be our best hopes. Estrada is definitely a pro heavyweight while Vargas is over six feet and fights at 201 in the Olympics so he will project as a heavy in the pros. Vargas has won a couple Gold Glove tournaments and looks like one of Americas best shots to medal.

Calvin Brock(2000 Olympics) is the best undefeated heavyweight aside from Joe Mesi I can think of. He is 20-0 or so, but hasnt fought anyone of consequence. He is fighting again in May on NBC. With a win he probably parlays himself into an HBO appearance or PPV undercard.

[sabotai]

That last time I saw HBO do one of those screens of possible future heavyweights (I think it was the Guiin - Barrett fight), Calvin Brock was shown on this list. But they said there too that he has yet to be challenged by a quality fighter.