Essential The Official Boxing Random Thoughts Thread...All boxing heads ENTER.
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HARLEM AL
Your broad loves me.....
Plus Ward inactivity is going to play a big part...
who said boxing is dead...in china!
blackestofpanthers
God forgives, you are forgiven.
No tag?
Gonna have my girl buy my tickets as my valentines day gift
@Newzz my man hunnid grand. I cant let you do that to him.
nikka got more sets than Bloods and Crips bro.
No tag?
Gonna have my girl buy my tickets as my valentines day gift
Nah...you know you #SOGGang all day, but the hierarchy means @krackdagawd gets 1st dibs on this thread since he got jobbed out last time for the Paul Smith fight thread
ward No problem..
I agree with you with HBO's obvious bias......... but Barrera ain't that good breh, Ward is gonna HANDLE this dude, just wait
Also, Kovalev is fighting again in June, in Russia, Supposedly that's his tune up
He did try and make the fight in Russia against BeterBEAST though, but Beast's management passed on the fight
Jamal Herring was very impressive tonight
Yep
Jamel Herring impresses in first headliner
Joseph Santoliquito
February 10, 2016
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania — Jamel Herring is still haunted by a few things. The 30-year-old southpaw is a former Marine who did two tours of duty in Iraq, where he saw friends die. He is the former captain of the 2012 U.S. 2012 Olympic boxing team, where he lost in the first round. And upon arriving home, it was Herring who found his daughter Ariyanah unconscious in her crib dead due to sudden infant death syndrome, when infants inexplicably stop breathing.
Boxing has helped him hone a sharp mental edge. Nothing phases him.
Making his network TV debut in a headlining bout, Herring stayed composed and systematically broke down veteran Luis Flores on a snowy Tuesday night at the Sands Bethlehem, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, winning a unanimous decision in a 10-round lightweight bout.
Herring made the FS1-televised bout look easy.
“I wouldn’t say it was easy; I would say I fought a smart fight, because (Lopez) came to win, especially in that last round,” Herring said. “But I do think I learned something tonight. I think I learned I could compete against some of the top guys out there. If you look at (Lopez’) resume it will show that he really wasn’t dominated by anyone. That showed I could hang with some of the best guys out there. I need to talk to Al Haymon because I want to get back into the ring as soon as possible, aiming to come back in April.”
In the fifth round, Herring (15-0, 8 knockouts) dropped Flores twice. The first came with 1:08 left in the round off a left to the body. The first knockdown may have had as much to do with the fighter’s legs getting tangled with each other as it did the punch, but Flores (21-3, 17 KOs) still landed on his butt and referee Gary Rosato felt it was a clean knockdown. On the second knockdown, Herring caught Lopez leaning in and nailed him with a check right hook. Again, Lopez wasn’t hurt, but his right glove touched the canvas.
Herring, with his Cincinnati stablemate Adrien Broner yelling encouragement at ringside, kept up the punishment in the seventh, stinging the taller Flores a number of times up against the ropes. In the eighth, he bore in and slammed body shots off of Lopez’ ribs. Between the eighth and ninth rounds, Lopez’ corner began taking a close look at their fighter.
Flores couldn’t find the right distance. Each time he tried to close, Herring made a subtle step right and countered anything Lopez threw. By the 10th, Lopez was going the wrong way. He tried tracking down Herring to his right, when he should have tried cutting off the ring to his left, since Herring is a southpaw. It didn’t matter. Herring circled and countered finishing his most impressive fight as a pro to date.
Herring connected on 167 of 580 punches (29%), throwing almost double the amount of Lopez (58-292 for 20%). He made it easy for judges John Poturaj (99-89), Bernard Bruni and Kevin Morgan, who each scored it 100-88, as did the RingTV.com, in favor of Herring.
On the undercard, 23-year-old southpaw Alex Martin won by an eight-round unanimous welterweight decision over Rossemberth Gomez (17-5-1, 13 KOs) to remain undefeated. Martin (12-0, 5 KOs) dominated almost every second of every round. But Martin, from Harvey, Ill., didn’t come completely pleased.
This was his national network TV debut and nerves may have gotten the better of him. At about :30 into the fourth round, Martin stayed in the center of the ring and let his guard down for a split second and got caught with a left hook. He stung him momentarily, but he quickly recovered to win the round, even staggering Gomez.
“It wasn’t as easy as it may have looked,” Martin said. “He did catch me with a good left hook and that woke me up a little. I have to pick up my punch count more. It was my first TV fight and I tried to look slick than finishing him off. I may have been too anxious. I could have sat more on my punches and made him pay with power shots. I think I was hit clean just that once in the fourth, when I caught with a left hook. I found out I could take a shot. Overall, I would give myself a C-plus though. He said he would never fight me again, because I was too slick. I’ll take a break and try to get back in the ring during the spring.”
Punch stats supported Martin’s lopsided victory on the scorecards of Bruni (80-72), Poturaj and Mike Somma, who each had it 79-73 for Martin. He landed 110 of 374 total shots (29%), to Gomez’ 45-of-210 (21%).
In an 8-round lightweight fight, southpaw Raynell Williams (11-0, 5 KOs), from Cleveland, Oh., appeared in control from start to finish. Only the 27 year old may have finished prematurely. Thinking he had the fight in the bag, he relaxed and with 1:15 left in the round got caught with a straight left on the chin from opponent Gabriel Tolmajyan (14-5-2, 3 KOs).
The punch staggered Williams, whose legs were wobbly. Tolmajyan charged at him, however couldn’t finish him. Williams landed 130 of 407 total punches (32%), to Tolmajyan’s 65-243 (27%). All three judges, Bruni (78-74), Morgan (79-73) and Somma (79-73) saw it for Williams.
“We both caught each other at the end, because I know I caught him, too,” Williams said. “But I’ll admit it, he caught with s good shot. I felt pretty pleased with everything I did. The only really big mistake I made when he caught with that straight left. That was my fault. I relaxed there at the end. It’s a lesson learned. I had him overall; I wanted to stay sharp. I want to get back in the ring as soon as possible. This was my first TV fight and I wasn’t that nervous. I wanted to put on a show for the crowd and I think I did.”
Jamel Herring impresses in first headliner - Ring TV
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