Usapang Boxing Thread

**Zeus** · May 17th, 2009 04:37 PM

Banal KOs Tanzanian foe in Rd 2; Amonsot wins

abs-cbnNEWS.com | 05/17/2009 12:15 AM

Quite similar to Manny Pacquiao’s victory over Ricky Hatton, AJ “Bazooka” Banal walloped Tanzanian foe Mbwana Matumla with a huge left hook to win by second round knockout in their “Tuloy ang Pagsubok” fight at the Cebu Coliseum Saturday night.

Matumla could not match Banal’s aggressiveness as he fell flat on his back after absorbing a gigantic left hook followed with a right uppercut from the Filipino.
The referee finished counting out Matumla 2:59 minutes into the second round.
“Hindi ko naman hinahanap ang knock out, pero bigla na lang dumating,” said Banal.
The win gave Banal a strong chance to fight in the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez fight in July.
“Asahan ninyong paghahandaan ko iyon,” he said.
Banal's win was comparable to Pacquiao's win on May 2 when he demolished Hatton in just two rounds.
Banal now has a 19-1 record while Matumla fell to 18-4.
Amonsot decisions Chule
In the co-feature, Czar Amonsot won a 10-round decision over Morris Chule of Kenya in an ugly fight marred by a lot of clinching from both fighters.

Ring judges scored the fight 96-94, 97-93, 97-93 all in favor of Amonsot.
Although Amonsot landed the cleaner blows it was Chule who won the crowd.
Things went ugly in the fight after the referee failed to control the excessive clinching by both boxers midway the match.
Apart from the clinch, Amonsot punched Chule after the bell in at least two occasions.
By Round Six, Chule was already losing steam especially after he absorbed a right uppercut that threw him to the ropes.
The Kenyan, however, was able to survive in the final bell.
With the win, Amonsot climbed to 20-3-1 while Chule fell to 11-7-2.

as of 05/17/2009 1:14 AM

tamang tama, paglipat ko ng channel, nakita ko KO yung taga Tanzania

**claRkEnt** · May 17th, 2009 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Zeus

tamang tama, paglipat ko ng channel, nakita ko KO yung taga Tanzania

yeah... that was a great left hook by Bazooka! yung follow-up na right hook, bale-wala na yun eh. daplis lang. yung una talaga nakadale!

**Cult Zero** · May 18th, 2009 09:52 AM

good KO win for banal. tamang tama rin pag lipat ko sa channel 2 nirereplay nila. hindi ko masayado napanood pero mukhang hilaw pa rin si banal.

**Zeus** · May 30th, 2009 02:33 PM

Machida KOs Evans in UFC 98

abs-cbnNEWS.com | 05/24/2009 8:47 PM

Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida claimed his first MMA title with a second round knockout of Rashad "Suga" Evans Saturday night in the UFC 98 main event.

Machida sent Evans down with a straight left in the second round with 1:30 left, which Evans tried to shake off. A ferocious overhand right followed by a left hook finally sent Evans back to the canvass with referee Mario Yamasaki stopping the fight at 3:57.

Machida, the new UFC light heavyweight champion, told Ufc.com, "If you have a dream, go hard, it’s possible."

“I tried all my life to be champion and I am very, very happy,” he said. “Now I want to keep this belt for a long time.”

The victory improved Machida's record to 15 wins and zero losses while Evans absorbed his first loss in 20 fights. “This is my first time on the other side,” Evans said of his first loss in his career. “You got to take it how you give it. Maybe next time I’ll do better.”

In the other main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Matt Hughes defeated Matt Serra after scoring a unanimous decision on the judges scorecards.

The former welterweight champions slugged it out in the Octagon for 15 minutes. In the end, the scores were 29-28 across the board for Hughes.

Hughes now has a record of 44-7 while Serra is at 16-6.
as of 05/24/2009 8:47 PM

Usapang UFC naman

Di ko napanood sa Tv kaya pinanood ko na lang sa you tube ito e

**Cult Zero** · June 1st, 2009 08:53 AM

galing ni lyoto machida. it's about time evans got beat. he's an overachiever. gusto sya labanan ni rampage jackson kahit walang title. malamang matatalo din sya dun.

**Chadmack** · June 2nd, 2009 01:53 AM

sana maglaban si machida saka si spider... kaso parang ang boring nun

ang malupet e yung ufc 100 - GSP vs Thiago Alves. GSP ako dito

**tsupermario** · June 2nd, 2009 01:28 PM

up next for machida is shogun rua. i feel rua is still not his old self when he destroyed his opponents during his pride fighting days. imo a prime rua can handle machida.

rampage should polish his wrestling if he ever wants to seriously challenge machida.

**tsupermario** · June 2nd, 2009 01:54 PM

kimbo slice is a confirmed participant in UFC's The Ultimate Fighter! rampage and evans will serve as coaches for the series.

**testament11** · June 14th, 2009 07:01 PM

good news sa mga fans ni miguel cotto at tingin ko, pinanood eto ni pekyew, you know...

http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns

Cotto retains WBO title with win over Clottey

By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer 4 hours, 44 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AP)—Under normal circumstances, the brutal fight that Miguel Cotto and Josh Clottey waged on the eve of the national Puerto Rican Day parade might have left fans clamoring for a rematch.
Then again, with Manny Pacquiao sitting ringside, economics might prevail.
Overcoming a grisly early cut from an accidental headbutt and several ferocious rounds from Clottey, the gutsy Cotto fought to a narrow split decision Saturday night. He not only retained his WBO title inside a packed Madison Square Garden, he may have earned a big-money shot at Pacquiao, the reigning pound-for-pound king.
“The people have to wait until I rest a little bit,” Cotto said, smiling through a face that was little more than a swollen mess.
“I think it’s just rest now,” Cotto said, “and after that I’ll talk to the company.”
With blood pouring down it from the fourth round on, the pride of Caguas and the roughly 800,000 New Yorkers who trace their roots to his island nation threw his arms up at the end of a close and exhilarating bout that left both fighters battered.

Referee Don Trella scored the fight 116-111 and John McKaie 115-112, both for Cotto, while Tom Miller had it 114-113 for Clottey. The Associated Press scored it 116-112 for Cotto.
“You have to use your skills and you have to use your mind,” Cotto said. “I understood if I’m moving the last four or five rounds, I’m going to get the victory, because I’m in front of the fight. If I keep working I’m going to get the win.”
Clottey was so devastated by the narrow loss that he screamed after the decision, “Oh no! This can’t happen.” Then he went to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and said, “That’s it, I quit, I’m done with boxing. I can’t take it anymore.”
Arum told Clottey that he fought “a magnificent fight and you have to continue.”
Cotto doesn’t exude the same kind of charisma of the great Puerto Rican fighters who came before him, champions such as Wilfredo Gomez and Felix Trinidad. But the soft-spoken Cotto still has a certain charm that seems to endear him to the 17,734 who poured out Saturday night in support.
The Garden was filled more than two hours before his fight went off, the red, white and blue flags flying above the multicolored seats of this mecca of boxing.
Cotto (34-1) got the fight going at his pace early, keeping his distance and trying to stay away from Clottey’s signature body shots. Near the end of the first round, the champion landed a quick right hook that sent Clottey to the floor—a rare occurrence, if it’s ever happened at all.
The Ghana native never appeared hurt, and the two spent most of the next two rounds jabbing at each other. With seconds to go in the third, though, Clottey trapped Cotto against the ropes and they clashed heads, opening a deep gash along the champion’s left brow line. Referee Arthur Mercante Jr. gave the ringside physician extra time to examine it between rounds before allowing Cotto to continue.
“It got worse in the ninth and 10th rounds,” physician Anthony Curreri said. “It started bleeding a lot more, but at the beginning of the round he’d go out every time and it’d be dry. But I’d tell him, ‘We’ll see how it goes.”’
With chants of “Cotto, Cotto” reverberating through the Garden, the gritty Puerto Rican wiped the blood from his eye and summoned the courage to keep on the attack.
“Guts, just guts” Arum said. “He could have taken the easy way out, because early on he was clearly ahead on points.”

Cotto came out strong in the fifth round, and the two wound up boxing into the corner. When Cotto dove in to wrap his arms around Clottey (35-3), he spun him around and Clottey ended up falling face-first on the canvas, where he lay for several moments as Cotto stood calmly in a neutral corner.
The ringside doctor said Clottey hurt his right knee, and he seemed to be favoring it as he walked around. But after jogging and bouncing in place, Clottey elected to continue.
Turned out to be a poor choice.
Cotto had a big sixth round, trapping the challenger in the corner and forcing Mercante to yell “Josh, defend yourself!” And although Clottey had a few good moments, especially in the ninth round, Cotto asserted his immeasurable will during the championship rounds to seal the victory.
“They robbed me,” Clottey said. “The winner of the fight is the one who’s supposed to be fighting hardest. He was running and I was chasing. I threw the hardest punches. People said I’d lose the decision if it went to a decision, and it did. They robbed me.”