Brandon Rios Comeback Fight: More Like Come'on...

Brandon Rios is an exciting fighter.  He hung in there in his fight with Manny Pacquiao, but didn't win.  This fight was supposed to be his comeback fight and it was hindered by a DQ.  Rios, if I remember correctly was complaining that Chaves was sticking his thumb in his eye during clinches.  Well, the referee listened to the complaints and DQ'd Chaves.  The fight was so close to the end, you'd wish the ref would've just let them fight it out for the last 3 rounds.  Rios did not want the fight to end this way, he looked angry and pissed off about the DQ even though he had won.  Who's next for Brandon?  I don't know, but I hope it's a bigger name than someone like Chaves.  I would love to see Rios Vs. Broner.  I honestly believe Broner would give Rios problems, but the fight would still be a competition between both.

Mayweather Vs Maidana 2: Rematch is on!

Ok, I haven't been watching too much boxing lately.  The last fight I saw was the first Mayweather vs. Maidana match.  Floyd Mayweather won that one.  I think he lost the first couple of rounds, but he won the rest convincingly.  I think he will win the rematch even easier.  I remember reading a Mayweather getting knocked out prediction on a boxing blog(Xerndro Boxing) that had a poll up that suggested Floyd would get KO'd.  It didn't have too many votes and still doesn't.  I wonder why. My question to anyone reading this is this.  How many of you think Floyd will have it easier this time against Marcos?  He's been in this position before.  I'm not even sure if I'm willing to pay money to see this one.  I'm expecting a repeat tilted with Mayweather looking more impressive.  I almost wish Floyd would have fought someone different since I keep hearing about him only having a few more fights.  Why waste it on someone you beat convincingly?  That's my 2 cents.  Oh, I should also mention that Cotto looked superb against Martinez.  I'd rather see a rematch with Cotto and Floyd.

Amir Khan Is Officially Fighting Luis Collazo On The Mayweather vs. Maidana Undercard!

I don't like to brag, but if you look back at a post I did on who Amir Khan was going to fight next,  you would see that Luis Collazo was at the top of the list of my likely candidates.  Now its official.  When you think about it, it makes sense.  Luis recently dismantled Victor Ortiz in 2 rounds.  This put him all over the boxing world's radar again.  He hasn't really been making a name for himself ever since the Ricky Hatton loss in my eyes.  This is his big second shot.  How will he fair?  I'll break it down for you from my perspective as a boxing fan.

Luis has a punchers chance.  I believe he can probably hit hard enough to hurt, knockdown or possibly even knock out Amir Khan.  I think if he(Collazo) wins, you are more likely to see a repeat of the Garcia vs Khan fight that happened awhile ago.  You also have to throw in the underdog factor.  There's no doubt about it, Collazo is a huge underdog.

Who do I want to win?  Well, I love underdogs, but I am going to have to go with Amir.   Amir Khan's an exciting fighter and I would much rather see him fight Adrien Broner or Floyd Mayweather, which is what this match up here will probably lead to.  I just don't think Collazo vs. Mayweather would be interesting, although him fighting Broner is another story.  If Khan wins, I believe he will out speed Collazo and beat him to the punch every time and win on points.  I don't see him getting a knock out, maybe a stoppage by the ref though.  Amir just has to watch that chin of his.

Michael Vick Is Leaving Philly, Flying On Over To The Jets In NY

Well, the second team Vick will play for after all the dog controversy is the NY Jets.  I'm sure he has special place in his heart for Philadelphia as do the Philly fans for him.  In my opinion, he had one really great year there and they supported him when it seemed no one else would after he served his time for the whole dog fighting thing.  I'm sure he's sad to leave, but things just weren't looking up for him in recent years.  I'm sure he can help the Jets do much better than Sanchez.  I've also been reading that a one Mr. DeSean Jackson may end up over there too.  It may actually be good for the Jets to get both those guys.  I can't see them really hurting the team at this point.  I'm sure things will be better in NY after that whole Tim Tebow mess.  Hopefully they actually let Vick quarterback and not have him sit on the bench his whole time there.

Sky Sports Vs. American Broadcasters: A Boxing Fan's Opinion

Boxing is no longer popular right?  That's what everyone will tell you.  Now I love it, but I think I know why some people aren't as enthusiastic about it.  When I watch American broadcasters cover a fight live, I almost fall asleep.  Yeah some get excited, but they also tend to play favorites and you can lose sight of what is actually going on.  Don't believe me?  Just look on the official Youtube channels of HBO, Showtime, ESPN etc..  Look for their boxing clips.  Now do the same for Sky Sports versions of those same fights if you can find them.  In some cases you may be able to see the same fight clips just with different voices commentating.  In my opinion, the Sky Sports broadcasters are way more exciting.  They are shouting the entire time and I honestly can't tell you the last time I suspected them of being bias.  They genuinely seem to be excited to watch the fight that they are at.  When one fighter's being pummeled I always hear, "Oh! This is surely going to be stopped!"  It's the little things like that, that set them apart.

American boxing broadcasters can take note and stop spouting with all the knowledge that they have in trying to predict the outcome to show that they were right about a fighter or match up.  That's what bores me to death.  Just enjoy the fight.  Maybe it's just the accents and the shouting, but it seems like they enjoy boxing more over in England.  If you have the chance watch a clip of a Sky Sports boxing match on Youtube and tell me they don't make you go on the edge of your seat and have your adrenaline rise.

Miguel Cotto Definitely Fighting Sergio Martínez: My Predictions

This is going to be one of the top fights of the year.  While more boxing fans will most likely watch Mayweather take on Maidana, this fight will rival it.  Cotto never disappoints when he takes on a big name and neither does Sergio.  My analysis is that Cotto is going to be the underdog in this one.  Sergio has fought at the higher weight class for much longer and Cotto has not looked too good in his last few fights and is probably towards the end of this career.  That being said, Sergio Martínez is no spring chicken and he is getting up there in age as well.  I think he's faster than Miguel and will prove difficult for him.  Other than the age, the only problem is that Martinez tends to keep his hands down a lot.  This has caused issues for him in the past, especially against Julio César Chávez, Jr.  He just narrowly escaped that fight and was nearly knocked out in the very last round.

Can Cotto win?  Possibly.  One thing is certain though, I'm banking on this being an action packed fight.  Both of these fighters are no stranger to them.  The outcome will also raise some very interesting scenarios.  Will Mayweather then fight Sergio?  Cotto is a former Mayweather opponent and discussions have been raised about Mayweather Fighting Martinez in the past.  If Cotto can do it, why can't Mayweather? 

Adrien Broner Starts His Comeback

Hey everyone, I just checked out Adrien Broner's official youtube channel and he's got a new video up.  I guess this marks the beginning of his comeback trail.  I suggest you check out the video weather you are a fan or not because there are some interesting things going on.  Broner looks different with the beard he's now sporting and he seems to look seriously motivated and I doubt he'll be taking his next fight as lightly given what happened last time with Maidana.  It strictly shows him training aside from his intro.  It has none of his usual flashy antics.

 While it's not a long video, the majority of the time he's working on the mitts.  I always thought Broner was a bit annoying, but I'm all for comebacks.  If he can bounce back and get a good win from a good opponent, he'll earn a lot of boxing fans respect and his overall net worth will increase.  I know he's fighting on the undercard of Mayweather vs Maidana, but I still think they haven't found an opponent for him yet.  Lucky for him, I don't think he'll be fighting for low purses yet, so he can still land a few names.  I'm hoping for Amir Khan, but recent statements from Amir might suggest he may not want to fight Borner for one reason or another.  I think it would be a stupid career move for Khan if he didn't though.

Amir Khan: Who Will He Fight Next?

Who's Amir Khan's next opponent?  If you check Khan's twitter, he says he will be making a decision soon and that the fighter won't be ranked as low as 33.  Floyd Mayweather has said that he wants Khan to fight Adrien Broner, but that doesn't seem very likely to happen so fast.  So, who do you think he'll be facing?  I've got some theories on who it will be.  So here it goes:

Luis Collazo - He just came off an impressive win against Victor Ortiz where he knocked him out pretty quick.  This got his name back into the boxing world.

Victor Ortiz - He lost to Collazo, but he is a former Mayweather opponent and can sometimes surprise folks like the time he beat Andre Berto.

Brandon Rios - Just came off a loss to Manny Pacquiáo.  It was a comeback fight for Pacman, so it garnered a whole bunch of press that Rios likely never experienced before.  It would be interesting to see this fight as Khan was formerly trained by Manny's trainer, Freddie Roach.  Could this fight possibly set up a fight between Khan and Pacquiáo?

Lucas Matthysse - Danny Garcia just beat him.  Garcia also beat Khan.  Lucas needs a comeback fight and he is a hard hitting knockout artist.  Khan's chin has been viewed by many as weak.  This could be an all out action fight if it were made.

There's my list.  I don't know who else he'd fight.  I hope it's not another no name guy or an older fighter coming up in weight.  Those fights tend to be boring when it comes to watching boxing.

Flashback: Anyone Remember The Mutant League Football Game?

What's up folks?  I decided to add an extra topic to the blog which is "Sports Video Games"  I know, I know, the Madden series is probably considered the best sports video game brand of all time.  When ever they release a new one, it's an event.  It's important to remember that those games at one point were on consoles like the Sega Genesis and had humble beginnings.  When I say humble, I mean they didn't have an exclusive NFL contract or whatever it is they have now.  The same company that does the Madden games had another football game.  It was called Mutant League Football.  Are there any readers that remember it?  I don't know where it took place, but the sports teams in the Mutant League games had a roster full of monsters and violent plays.  Some plays would involve a rigged football that exploded during a fake fumble.  Other plays involved  tackles that would dismember players if my memory serves correct.  Basically it felt like whoever played the dirtiest and was more tricky won.

Anyways if anyone out there has access to a Sega Genesis and likes football, look it up and see what I am talking about.  I wonder if the game has aged well.  I'll have to check out some videos on youtube or something to dig up the nostalgia.  I think the Mutant League games had one other sport video game title to it's name, but I'll leave that one for another post.

Marcos Maidana To Fight Floyd Mayweather! Amir Khan Gonna Fight Adrien Broner?

Marcos Maidana appears to have landed the fight that he wanted after defeating Broner.  Personally, I think Marcos Maidana has the power to hurt Floyd a little bit, but I don't see him pulling out a win.  I don't see him being able to stop Mayweather, not unless age has finally caught up with him.  I see Floyd trying to avoid his power all night and just pot shotting Maidana.  Towards the middle to later rounds depending on how worn out Maidana is, I see Floyd going for the knockout.

Amir Khan has recently taken to twitter to discuss his frustration with not being able to fight Floyd.  He's now calling out Broner and hoping for a fight with him on the undercard.  Khan convincingly beat Maidana a few years ago and almost knocked him out within the first round of their fight with a body shot.  So, it looks like Khan thinks "Amir Khan > Maidana > Broner."  It's hard not to agree with him, but Floyd Money Mayweather made the right financial choice with this fight.  Everyone wants to see Maidana vs. Mayweather at the moment.  It should be more interesting than the Canelo fight I believe.

The Winter Olympics in Sochi... Is Making Me Sleepy.

Long time no write.  Anyways I haven't been keeping up with the Winter Olympics.  In the beginning it was semi interesting.  I was hearing tales of wolves roaming the halls,  Olympians being locked in their crappy hotels,  cameras invading privacy, and all sorts of stuff that make me glad I'm not in Russia.  Overall though, i haven't heard anything interesting.  Well, that's not true.  That one hockey match against Russia was supposedly awesome.  It sure sounded it anyways.  In the end Canada got the gold.  What can you do?  That's their sport.  I guess they deserve it.  Any of you keeping up with figure skating? I heard someone didn't agree with their judging and it became a little internet meme of it's own.

Well, that's about all I have to offer on this whole Sochi Olympics thing.  On the bright side, its making me look forward to the summer Olympics.  You just can't top the running and the pole vaulting in my eyes.