Cotto Vs. Canelo - Superfight tonight! Bradley Sends Rios To Retirement.

Boxing fans should rejoice.  This may actually be their real Superbowl.  Mayweather vs Pacquaio disappointed many fans of the sport.  I actually enjoyed it, but it definitely did not live up to the hype or talk from both opposing teams.  The difference here are the fighters.  Canelo is tough and he knocks out people.  Cotto is tough and he knocks out people as well.  That alone should get people excited as many fans have a bad taste in their mouth from Mayweather's final fight.

 I made a Canelo beats Cotto prediction months back.  I'll stick with it.  I have not really followed the lead up to this fight.  I 've read a few things here and there about Cotto and some belt, but to me that's not interesting. 

What is interesting is to see if Cotto still has it as he gets older.  He's trained by Freddie Roach, who is well known in the sport and he seems to have confidence in his trainer.  In fact I think if Cotto manages to edge out Canelo, it would have to be with some kind of master game plan.  It's possible that may occur, but I can't see it happening.  I predict Canelo will hurt Cotto at some point in the fight.  If it is the other way around, I would be shocked.  I think it will be action packed.

Lastly, Tim Bradley sent Brandon Rios into retirement.  I did not see that coming.  I knew they had a fight, i didn't watch it.  I saw clips of Rios hurt in the fight though.  I was very surprised at him being hurt by Bradley who isn't really known as a big puncher, but has surprised tough opponents in the past.  What's next for Bradley?  I would love to see a Bradley vs Broner, Bradley vs Khan, Bradley vs Porter.

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.

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.