Billy’s Boxing Blog

With the most exciting NFL draft as a backdrop to the big sports weekend I thought I would rip a page out of Chris Berman’s book and go for the quickest wrap up of this weekends boxing highlights that I could.

So here we go:

Friday night saw perennial yawner Cory Spinks get put to the test by young Deandre Latimore who not only dumped Spinks in the first round but kept the fight interesting as it went nip and tuck down to the wire. Spinks pulled out a split decision and earned himself another 154 pound belt, this time being the IBF version.

On the same night Middleweight John “Rhymes with Cruddy, Muddy & Bloody” Duddy ran out of the “Luck o’ the Irish” as he was spanked by a Youngstown Ohio Middleweight by the name of Billy Lyell…and Duddy wanted to fight Youngstown’s other 160 pounder too?  PLEEEZ!!

We all love Kassim “The Dream” Ouma but with his loss on Friday night it looks like the happy go lucky kid from Africa might have to reconsider and change his career plans.

Carlos “No Sugar Tonight in My Coffee” De Leon had little or no business in the ring with Allan “Mean Joe” Green. Green deposited De Leon to the seat of his pants 4 times in one round and that was more than enough. It’s hard to figure Green at times but any time he fights there is sure to be some crazy action going down.

With IBF Super Middle Champ Lucien Bute watching closely from ringside, (and oh by the way, why the heck was he there scouting fighters? Doesn’t he have a mandatory obligation with one Librado Andrade? Don’t tell me Bute is looking elsewhere!!), WBC Champion Carl Froch made his trip across the pond to face former Middleweight honcho Jermain Taylor. This fight was just about everything you figured it would be and although Jermain “Bad Training Habits” Taylor had a good start he gassed out once again and in the “championship  rounds” he succumbed to Nottingham’s newest version of Robin Hood.

I think England’s Carl Froch is going to be a force in the future and his “steal from the rich to give to the poor” mentality impressed Lucien Bute. You didn’t see Canada’s Golden Goose calling out Froch’s name afterward did you? I think Bute sees way to much of Andrade in Froch’s artillery and one Librado is more than enough for Bute.

Tito Trinidad is passing his torch to Juan Manuel Lopez, it’s becoming more than obvious now. And why not? Juanma is blowing out anyone put in front of him and outside the ring he is personable and has that million dollar smile, (unlike another Puerto Rican Champ who is now being called “dour” by his own promoter).

Webster’s On Line Dictionary defines it like this:

dour:
1 : stern, harsh
2 : obstinate, unyielding
3 : gloomy, sullen

I’ll give you 3 guesses and the first 2 don’t count!!

tick tick tick tick tick tick

Wait… one more….

It’s East vs. West week!!

Vegas is gonna be Rockin’ on Saturday night.

I’m picking Manny simply because I don’t want to have to sit through Floyd Mayweather Sr.’s blatherfest if Hatton should win.

Manny by 8th round KO……for the love of everything that is good……

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