**Official Boxing Thread**

[Rob S]

Originally Posted by SuperMcgee

people still pay for heavyweight fights?

i dont, i was looking 4 some round by round.

I'm really lookin forward to the Cassamayor vs Corrales. That should be an excellent test for Diego, then he should move up in weight.

[Rob S]

Originally Posted by primetime21335

I'm really lookin forward to the Cassamayor vs Corrales. That should be an excellent test for Diego, then he should move up in weight.

agreed, Cassamayor can fight and I could actually easily see him winning.

Williams fights Mitchell tonight. Williams has looked great lately but his defense is suspect. He'll probably beat Mitchell by TKO late. Mitchell is a streaky fighter and I'm sure he'll steal a couple rounds but will probably fall victim to the younger man.

[UKfan]

I hope it hasnt been brought up before, but I couldnt be bothered to read 8 pages, what do you guys think of Ricky Hatton, after he beat Tzuyu, I thought, the skies the limit, but since then he struggled bad against Collazo, and now is dropping back to fight for a title he vacated.

Originally Posted by UKfan

I hope it hasnt been brought up before, but I couldnt be bothered to read 8 pages, what do you guys think of Ricky Hatton, after he beat Tzuyu, I thought, the skies the limit, but since then he struggled bad against Collazo, and now is dropping back to fight for a title he vacated.

Hatton is a very good fighter. He is part of the new age of plodder fighters who just wear you down with their incredible will, in the mold of Carlos Baldomir, Margarito, and Kostya himself. I am not a fan of Hatton however, his style of fighting can bore me.

Considering the success plodders have had against the likes of Judah, who is basically a poor mans Mayweather, I think he would do an excellent job of giving Floyd a hard time. If anyone in the sport can beat Floyd at or below 147 I would give Hatton the best chance.

Btw, he wants Gatti real bad, and Gatti looks like he still has a fight or two left in him... so Hatton vs Gatti may be his next match.

With that said, I really really really really really hope Gatti retires. I love Gatti so much that I don't think I would be able to pay (it would be ppv if he fought gatti i imagine) to watch Gatti get beat up by a younger, stronger guy.

Gatti's only chance against Hatton would be to catch him with one punch.

[MaxV]

Did any of you guys hear of this boxer from Ukraine, Dmitry Salita(sp. ?)? He's undefeated and is getting a lot of hype here in NY.

He is a deeply religious Jewish person and doesn't fight on certain days.

[Rob S]

Originally Posted by MaxV

Did any of you guys hear of this boxer from Ukraine, Dmitry Salita(sp. ?)? He's undefeated and is getting a lot of hype here in NY.

He is a deeply religious Jewish person and doesn't fight on certain days.

Yeah, i heard of him. he's okay. it is overblown around where we live tho.

As far as Hatton, i despise the man. As I am a huge Cotto, it is just in my blood to hate him. As a fighter, I think he is OK. I think he has fought bad fighters besides Tszyu and Collazo and was WAY overhyped coming to america. that said, he is a guy that can give people major problems with his style.

paul Williams looks good btw, but not as good as everyone is gonna say. if he was fighting a big puncher (Cotto, Hatton, even FMJ) he could have easily been KO'd. he has a decent chin on him, but his defense is elkementary imo and he gets hit WAAAAAY too much. he will have to work on that to be a top fighter like so many people expect.

Originally Posted by Rob Schubert

Yeah, i heard of him. he's okay. it is overblown around where we live tho.

As far as Hatton, i despise the man. As I am a huge Cotto, it is just in my blood to hate him. As a fighter, I think he is OK. I think he has fought bad fighters besides Tszyu and Collazo and was WAY overhyped coming to america. that said, he is a guy that can give people major problems with his style.

paul Williams looks good btw, but not as good as everyone is gonna say. if he was fighting a big puncher (Cotto, Hatton, even FMJ) he could have easily been KO'd. he has a decent chin on him, but his defense is elkementary imo and he gets hit WAAAAAY too much. he will have to work on that to be a top fighter like so many people expect.

you're wrong, his chin is incredible. He fought a huge puncher in his previous fight and got hit with some BOMBS and just kept coming. His defense is w/o question suspect but he has a great body and tremendous chin to account for it.

[Rob S]

Originally Posted by primetime21335

you're wrong, his chin is incredible. He fought a huge puncher in his previous fight and got hit with some BOMBS and just kept coming. His defense is w/o question suspect but he has a great body and tremendous chin to account for it.

we will see about that chin. You very well could be right, but i have a feeling that HBO may have overblow mattyse's power in order to get viewers into the fight. I didnt and still dont buy buy mattyse as a legit prospect.

Bernard Hopkins reminds me SO BAD of DMX.



btw, the only exciting flyweight in the world is fighting on the Chico undercard.

[Rob S]

bump it up!

[MaxV]

How in the world were you able to find this thread???

I'm tired of waiting for these big fights. Which is the best coming up?

[UKfan]

Calzaghe v Manfredo is coming up I believe, and David Haye is fighting again soon, that's about all I can remember prior to DLH v Floyd.

[Big Mike]

Originally Posted by UKfan

Calzaghe v Manfredo is coming up I believe, and David Haye is fighting again soon, that's about all I can remember prior to DLH v Floyd.

Who do you think is gonna win? I hate to be the guy who picks Floyd like everyone else but i have to

[UKfan]

Yeah I have to go with Floyd, I think it will go to a decision.

[MaxV]

Floyd will win, but it will be closer then people think.

Like him or not, Oscar is a very good boxer.

[UKfan]

Originally Posted by MaxV

Floyd will win, but it will be closer then people think.

Like him or not, Oscar is a very good boxer.

I think it'll be close as well, maybe 4 round split, 116 - 112 or something like that.

[Rob S]

I found the thread in the my threads thing lol. Anyway, I have Floyd by easy decision. I dont see it being close. I may elaborate later in another post, but I like FMJ to pitch a near shut out.

[MaxV]

Originally Posted by Rob S

I found the thread in the my threads thing lol. Anyway, I have Floyd by easy decision. I dont see it being close. I may elaborate later in another post, but I like FMJ to pitch a near shut out.

Not a lot of faith in Oscar, huh?

I think you are underrating him.

[Rob S]

Originally Posted by MaxV

Not a lot of faith in Oscar, huh?

I think you are underrating him.

I will offer a short reasoning post now. Basically, Oscar has not beaten a top opponent (which FMJ is) since 2002. Since that win over Vargas his only wins are vs Luis Ramon Campos, Felix Sturm, and Ricardo Mayorga. Those 3 guys probably are not even top 50 p4p, maybe even more. Sure he looked impressive vs Mayorga, but EVERY good boxer should. Mayorga is a a big name, but the fact is that his style lends itself to getting dominated by good fighters. He is a tailor made comeback fight. You saw it when Trinidad killed him. I was not overly impressed with DLH there. DLH has not been in the ring with someone the same level as FMJ for at least 4 years, probably ever. Combine that with the fact that this will likely be Oscar's last fight and that his money is in the bank and I think the recipe is there for a blow out.

[MaxV]

I think Oscar wants to finish strong, and will give his best.

[Rob S]

Originally Posted by MaxV

I think Oscar wants to finish strong, and will give his best.

I am inclined to think that as well. However, even if he does I think that if PBF sticks to a boxing game plan he can dominate.

[UKfan]

Amir Khan just won at lightweight in 3 rounds with a decent body shot. Manfredo vs Calzaghe yet.