BOXING Fight Night thread

[quitziful]

The fight of the year is on TV5 and AKTV this Sunday!

RING KINGS - Mayweather vs. Cotto! Via Satellite on TV5 at 10am, with Primetime replay at 9pm on AKTV!

[CaptainCharisma]

Unbeaten WBA super-featherweight champ Takashi Uchiyama (18-0, 15 KOs), Japan, will put his belt on the line against Filipino hard-punching southpaw Michael Farenas (34-3-3, 26 KOs) in Saitama (close to Tokyo), Japan, on July 16. Uchiyama, making his fifth defense, wishes to extend his KO streak to six in world title bouts since he dethroned Juan Carlos Salgado via twelfth-round dramatic stoppage in January 2010. Also announced was the WBC flyweight mandatory title bout, where newly crowned Sonny Boy Jaro (34-10-5, 24 KOs), a free-swinging Filipino, will risk his belt against Japanese ex-Olympian Toshiyuki Igarashi (15-1-1, 10 KOs) on the same bill. Jaro stunned the world by demolishing long-reigning champ Pongsaklek Wonjongkam by an unexpected sixth-round TKO in the defending titlist’s home turf Thailand. Igarashi, a former representative in Olympic Games in Athens, is a fast-punching southpaw dependent on speed and skills, while the champ Jaro is a power-puncher as he so impressively dispatched Pongsaklek. It will be a couple of confrontations between Japanese and Filipinos to be co-promoted by Watanabe and Teiken Promotions.



hopefully our two fighters would emerge victorious from this

[Meanie!!]

^ Yes hopefully

Sana si Jaro consistent.

[Meanie!!]

[CaptainCharisma]

tragic weekend in boxing

Johnny Tapia found dead

Paul Williams paralyzed from waist down

bad news

in other news

Carl Froch KOed previously unbeaten Lucian Bute, the 168 scene is shaken up

[Meanie!!]

^ what an exciting performance by Froch.


Di ko pa nabasa yung kay paul Williams ah...

RIP Tapia.

[keehlnate]

ariza officially out of team pacquiao

[CaptainCharisma]

sayang magandang laban sana ang Canelo vs. Williams, matetest na talaga si Alvarez pero ang importante buhay si Williams after the accident

[CaptainCharisma]

ATLANTA—Boxer Paul Williams was paralyzed Sunday after being involved in a motorcycle crash in the Atlanta suburbs and doctors said it is unlikely he will continue his career, his manager said Monday.

"From the waist down, he has absolutely no movement. He's in very good spirits, though," George Peterson told The Associated Press from his home in Aiken, S.C. "He still believes he's going to fight again."

Williams, 30, severed his spinal cord after falling on his back and head when he was thrown from his motorcycle Sunday morning in Marietta, Ga., Peterson said. Williams has been listed in serious but stable condition on Monday at an undisclosed hospital, Peterson said.

The crash happened Sunday morning in Marietta after Williams tried to avoid another car in the next lane that was negotiating a curve and then had to maneuver to avoid an oncoming car. Williams was in the area to attend his brother's wedding Sunday afternoon, Peterson said.

"I know he's going to make a statement after surgery on Wednesday, because he's that kind of person," Peterson said. "He's 100 percent coherent and still has the will to want to get back on the motorcycle."

Williams was scheduled to fight Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas but that event has been canceled, Peterson said.

His longtime promoter, Dan Goossen, confirmed the cancellation of the fight on Monday evening.

"Right now, there's no thinking about any fights right now except for the fight that's facing Paul right now—to get movement back in his body and keep the movement that's above his waist," Goossen said.

Peterson said he continues to hope with Williams that the boxer's career isn't over.

"I want to think along with him, 'cause I've seen him do things in his boxing career that shouldn't have happened," he said.

Williams is among the most versatile and unusual athletes in boxing, making him a highly undesirable opponent for the world's best fighters during his lengthy, successful career. He has competed effectively in an impressive three weight classes against much shorter foes, even comfortably making the 147-pound welterweight limit despite his lanky 6-foot-2 frame.

Williams won his first major welterweight title in July 2007 with a decision over Antonio Margarito. He struggled to land fights with the sport's biggest stars because of his pronounced size advantages, a high-volume punching rate and his relative anonymity, but was considered one of the world's top pound-for-pound stars.

He earned victories over Carlos Quintana, Winky Wright, Sergio Martinez and Kermit Cintron, but Martinez abruptly stopped Williams' rise in November 2010 with a second-round victory in their rematch. Williams ended up face-down on the canvas with his eyes wide open in perhaps the most spectacular knockout in recent boxing history.

Williams was unimpressive in his next two fights, but his bout with Alvarez—the popular young Mexican star—at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden was his return to the big time—and a chance to win Alvarez's WBC 154-pound belt.

"We want his fans to know he's going to be all right and he'll be back," Peterson said. "He said if he wasn't going to be boxing, he's going to be a stand-up comedian."

Read more: http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/st...#ixzz1wHJQw0fp

wish the Punisher all the best in this fight

[KARTOG]

Tragic news for Paul Williams. Not much of a fan of "The Punisher" here, I always rooted for his opponents mainly because of Paul's connections with Al Haymon--but I wish him a speedy and full recovery even though it's a long shot from news accounts.

[CaptainCharisma]

its nice to hear he's in good spirits, heart of a champion

[sandz_o_time]

Meron po ba pwede mag share ng link. Out of town kasi kami on that day, watch na lang sana kami on line.
Pa share naman ng link.

[CaptainCharisma]

Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito announced their retirements

they made the right decision

so when will they come back?

[emoticons]

aside from HBO ppv

saan pwedeng makanood ng fight online?

I don't mind paying.

Wala lang talagang HBO sa bahay kasi I rarely watch tv naman. Roku lang meron kami.

[keehlnate]

Milan Melindo might get a shot on Brian Viloria's world title. This might be the biggest Filipino vs. Filipino match in years. (when was the last time both pinoys fought for a world title?)

Although they have both the technical skills, if this fight will happen, I'll go for Viloria since he has the power.

[tonton]

Milan Melindo might get a shot on Brian Viloria's world title. This might be the biggest Filipino vs. Filipino match in years. (when was the last time both pinoys fought for a world title?)

Although they have both the technical skills, if this fight will happen, I'll go for Viloria since he has the power.

Hindi mangyayari yan. Because of the scarcity of pinoy boxing champs, they are more for the quantity than the quality. There are awesome pinoy vs pinoy match ups that we will never see happen.

Denver Cuello vs Florante Condes at strawweight
Donnie Nietes vs. J. Casimero at Jr. Fly
Round robin between Sonyboy Jaro, Brian Viloria and Milan Melindo
Rey Bugbug Bautista vs. Bernabe Concepcion

[keehlnate]

Hindi mangyayari yan. Because of the scarcity of pinoy boxing champs, they are more for the quantity than the quality. There are awesome pinoy vs pinoy match ups that we will never see happen.

Denver Cuello vs Florante Condes at strawweight
Donnie Nietes vs. J. Casimero at Jr. Fly
Round robin between Sonyboy Jaro, Brian Viloria and Milan Melindo
Rey Bugbug Bautista vs. Bernabe Concepcion

nag file na si Michael Aldeguer (ALA president) ng request sa WBO para maging challenger si Melindo kay Viloria. Pag na approve yun baka sila ang maglaban later this year.

[tonton]

Sana nga matuloy yan.

[marcus_hunt]

Viloria vs Melindo, ill go with Melindo.

Pero mas gusto ko makita yun Rigondeux vs Donaire.

[tonton]

Viloria vs Melindo, ill go with Melindo.

Pero mas gusto ko makita yun Rigondeux vs Donaire.

Magandang laban yan!!