Billy’s Boxing Blog

I don’t know if this guys loves me or hates me, but I can’t get enough of Boff!

William,

Once again I am glad to see there is someone on the internet who can tell it straight without all the BS, and without fear that some big deal promoter will squash them if they say what they feel.

I agree, that Oscar has much more to worry about with Hatton than he does his own training. Anybody can train Oscar. He could probably do it himself. Oscar wants to fight Hatton in Wembley before a crowd of 100,000, that’s the meal ticket for his 2009.

P.S.

Can you get rid of that sophomoric Punchingbilly thing already. Does it mean that Billy punches people, or that people are always punching Billy?

Frank Boff

Drizzle some “Nacho” cheese sauce on Oscar and add some extra Jalapeno’s, heck give him a side order of Guacamole…it doesn’t matter. Manny is gonna ruin any plans Oscar may have for Ricky, who by the way aint gonna beat Paulie, with or without Oscar’s gift of Mayweather Sr.

It’s gonna be real hard to promote & sell tix for guys in 2009 when they lost their so called ”Dream” bouts in 2008.

And no…I can’t get rid of Punchingbilly…but thanks for asking! 

I’d like to rail on everyone who has speculated on the Floyd Mayweather Sr. debacle and how he is going to find time for both Hatton & Oscar this Fall, but since I would have to include myself in that company of hacks who have no clue what they are talking about (and yes that includes you Dan & Kevin), I will just give you the facts as I know them.

In case anyone missed my video interview with Ricky Hatton at the Marquez/Casamayor post fight, I pressed Ricky hard for where he was going to train. Hatton acknowledged that Floyd Sr. would be his trainer and that Floyd would be coming to England to train him for a bit, then they would finish up in the States. I then asked Ricky if Big Bear was in his plans…He said he was NOT going to Big Bear. So anyone who suggested Oscar and Ricky would share a training camp together,(and I was one of them), apparently is dead wrong.

Hatton snubbed the California mountain top saying he likes to be able to go out while he was training, “shops & the cinema,” are places he mentioned. Someone needs to tell Hatton that Big Bear is complete with a General store, a Nickel Arcade, a “Cinema” and a local Saloon.

On second thought don’t tell Ricky about the Saloon. 

The morale of the story here is that apparently Oscar will be without the services of Mayweather Sr. for his fight with Manny. I will stand by my take that Golden Boy feels it is in their better interest to have Floyd help Ricky get by Malignaggi. Like everyone else Golden Boy and Oscar think Manny is easy pickins’ and that next year a bout between Oscar & Ricky will become a blockbuster of Epic proportions. 

I also spoke to Hatton’s next foe Paulie Malignaggi that night and my video has been getting blasted because I told Paulie I think he has a good chance to beat Ricky in November. Apparently expressing my view on the fight is more than some of the Mancunian’s could take.

Is it just me or does Golden Boy need to ante up and get David Haye a fight right away..LIKE NOW. I am so tired of hearing ancient fighters calling Haye out. Ray Mercer? Larry Donald? Please!! Unless Golden Boy gets a fight for Haye with a credible opponent they are doing him no justice. Heck, even Monte Barrett would be a step in the right direction. The word on the street is Golden Boy is offering up table $craps and that’s what is making this process impossible. No one is going to fight a Golden Boy fighter for peanuts, and rightly so.

This is a huge fight week in So Cal and there is not a day that something won’t be going down. I am going to do my best to keep a journal of the week and if all goes well I checking in on my blog daily.

Yeah….I know….You’ve heard that before!   

PS  I did tell you that Manny is going to beat Oscar right? That is my prediction and I am sticking with it.

Well Luis21 felt the need to reply to our writer Luis Cadiz and the Calderon vs Cazares match still is open for a nice spirited debate.

On a side note I learned that Tocayo is not a dirty word they are calling each other but a term used when both parties have the same name.  For instance, if Oscar De La Hoya was talking with Oscar De La Renta, they would refer to each other as Tocoyo. Or if a big gorilla was talking to a guy named Scott, again Tocayo. Simple!  Now on to the mail pouch:

Tocayo,
 
Thanks for your reply.
 
But what you failed to mention is that at the end of the fight, Cazares landed 114 punches to 89 from Calderon. So basically the guy that landed the least number of punches won the fight. Only in
Puerto Rico.Cazares threw 412, Calderon 232. Calderon landed less and was the least busy, yet walks out the winner ?
Only in Puerto Rico.
The guy that lands the most, the guy that pushed the fight, the guy that made the fight, walks out a loser. Only in Puerto Rico.
Decisions like that is what gives our sport a black eye, it turns people away form the sport. what does that tell our kids, run like hell and make him miss, making him miss scores points.
Ay por favor Tocayo, the HBO crew ??? thank God for the mute button.
 
We can agree to disagree, but I thank you for taking the time to read
and reply to my email, much respect to you Tocayo.
 
 
 Luis

Hello Luis:

I always take the time to answer people who read my work… if you took the time to read it, I should at least take the time to answer any comments regarding my writing. I know the numbers are correct, but if you noticed what I said in my first reply about, “In the end, Calderon connected 20 more jabs than Cazeres by throwing 6 less punches and Cazeres connected 45 more power punches, but needed 174 more intents to do so”.

You say that “the guy that pushed the fight, the guy that made the fight, walks out a loser”, well as I said before, Cazeres may have looked more aggressive and pursued Calderon to connect more punches but he had many blown attempts in the process, making him look desperate, frustrated and even amateurish at times as he swung away.

Yes Calderon threw less punches and connected less than Cazeres, but of the “few” that he connected, they landed on Cazeres’ anatomy, mostly his face. This scenario would give the defending champ the “ring generalship” that is used by the judges to determine the scoring of a round. We all know that some judges prefer more aggressive fighters while others score stylish boxers, they are supposed to be as objective as possible.

As far as the “Only in Puerto Rico” line, I totally disagree with you there. Bad calls have been seen all over the sport of boxing in diverse places. Europe, Las Vegas, New York, Atlantic City… in every city that I just mentioned I can list at least three fights that have had bad to outrageous decisions… which could have really put not only a black eye but a bloody nose as well to the sport of boxing. I could write a whole article about that topic. 

But guess what Tocayo, we still see the sport of boxing… with family, friends and yes, even our children. Why? Because, in my personal opinion, it’s the grandfather of all sports… forget “whose your daddy?” because the abuelo (grandad) smacks the daddy around for respect and puts him in his place.

As I said before, thanks for your comments and keep on reading. Have to go…

Hablamos later…

Good night and God Bless

Luis M. Cadiz Sr.

Intro By William Trillo

Well either this site is becoming more popular by the second or I am a monkey’s Uncle, maybe both 

Anyway’s, our ace reporter in Puerto Rico, Luis Cadiz covered this weekends Latin Fury card and as always he did a fine job…..Unless of course you are talking to our reader with the same name Luis. Let’s call the reader Luis 21. Apparently Luis 21 is not happy with the outcome and he let our Luis know his displeasure:

Re-read your own article and take a look at the final punch stat numbers.
 
I would hate to be called a champion but made to look like a bitch in the ring.
  

Luis 21

To which our Luis replied:

Hello, how are you? Hope all is well. First off, I want to thank you for your comment, I really appreciate the time that you have taken to read my work and also express your thoughts. I did re-read my own article, if you notice I said that the first round Cazeres would whirl his shots and hit nothing but air. Well I looked up the punchstats and they both connected 8 punches…Cazeres needed 48 intents to land just 8 while Calderon connected the same amount with only 36 intents. And of those 8 that Cazeres landed, only 1 was a jab and 7 were power punches. While you do see a busy Cazeres, he is basically throwing a lot of punches to the air. In every round, the connect percentages are higher for Calderon, so even though he doesn’t look busier in the ring, what he throws looks as if though is hitting the target more often. This is basically the age old argument that Larry Merchant and Harold Lederman have when they discuss the Rules of Boxing… ring generalship. If you saw the fight, you will notice that Calderon controls Cazeres with his elusive style, which by the way I also understand doesn’t appeal to every boxing fan. My father and I sit down and debate the same thing, he personally doesn’t like Ivan’s style… but that’s another story. Unfortunately, Cazeres let himself get bothered by both Calderon’s style and the public. There are even moments in the bout when Cazeres stumbles after getting hit by a Calderon punch. I think we all know that if Cazeres stumbled, it wasn’t because of Mighty Ivan’s punching power… only 6 KOs in his record. His frustration, rage and all of his other negative thoughts threw him off balance. I have also spoken with judges that when they see a boxer whaling away and not connecting, it makes that boxer look amateurish, which is then reflected in the cards. In the end, Calderon connected 20 more jabs than Cazeres by throwing 6 less punches and Cazeres connected 45 more power punches, but needed 174 more intents to do so. Ivan Calderon is no bitch, he’s just the little man who frustrates the bigger one… like in school when the smaller kid would hit the bigger kid and run… I was the bigger kid and I would get them later on, like on the lunch line. Cazeres should just accept the loss, forget about a 3rd fight and move on to 112, which is where he has stated he would fight Calderon. Well, I hope this has helped, have to go now, keep on reading Pound4Pound.com.

Take care and God Bless

Luis M. Cadiz Sr

Looks like I really ruffled the feathers of Chavez fans with my latest article. All one of them!

Let’s see what she had to say:

LMFAO!!!!!

PENDEJO. FUKEN GRINGO, OR (N word deleted), WATEVER THE FUK YOU ARE. I BET YOU IF YOU SEE JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ IN PERSON YOULL BE THE FIRST ONE WHO WILL WANT HIS AUTOGRAPH. LMFBO. THE JOKE IS ON YOU NOW FAG.

ANA MORA

Dear Ana,
I really like hearing from my readers, especially ones as passionate as you. You are certainly entitled to your opinions, albeit they border on extreme bigotry. But just so you know, I am not a gringo, black man or Homosexual. I am a Mexican American and proud of my heritage. In fact, my Great Great Uncle Miguel Trillo lived & died fighting at Pancho Villa’s side.

This link might interest you  Miguel Trillo

You know Pancho Villa right, he fought for your relatives, if you are in fact a true Mexican.

As for Chavez Sr., he is one of the two or three greatest fighters to ever come out of Mexico, I got his autograph years ago when he came to the gym I work out at in La Habra to get ready for Joey Gamache. I got his autograph then and don’t need another. I had the utmost respect for him when he was fighting, a true warrior. When he stopped Meldrick Taylor at the end of that war I was ecstatic and can’t remember a day I was happier about a fight. But as a public speaker he is seriously deficient, and sometimes he should just flush his crap down the toilet instead of polluting readers of ESTO. The real Mexican boxing fans showed their displeasure for Chavez Jr. in his last fight and rightly so, out of condition, out of breath, mouthpiece hanging out of his mouth, not a pretty site Ana.

                                                                                Best regards, Billy

P. S. I’d advise you to run a spell check the next time you write an email but something tells me the words you are using won’t be found in your computer’s program, you might want to download a version called “Spell Check For Women Who Talk Like Truck Drivers.”

LMFAO M I C (see ya real soon) K E Y (why? because we like you) O U  S.O.B.