Affliction “Day of Reckoning” Official Results and Post-Fight Quotes
Posted on | January 24, 2009 | 1 Comment
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Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009,
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2009) – A near capacity crowd rocked the Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday night for Affliction M-1 Global “Day of Reckoning”, the promotions second highly successful MMA event. A paid attendance of 12,335 turned up for the loaded fight card including 11 action-packed bouts headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski.
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Ringside at the event were the ever-present Donald J. Trump alongside Oscar De La Hoya. The Hollywood caliber of audience included the likes of Jason Statham, Michael Clark Duncan, Scott Cahn among others. The crowd was also punctuated by presence of MMA fighters Jake Shields, Robbie Lawler and the legendary Royce Gracie.
Affliction M-1 “Day of Reckoning” was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and brought to you by Trump’s Affliction Entertainment and its partners, Donald J. Trump and M-1 Global.
Official Results
MAIN EVENT – HEAVYWEIGHTS – 5 ROUNDS
Fedor Emelianenko of Stary Oskol, Russia, defeated Andrei Arlovski of Chicago, IL by KO at 3:14 in the initial round. Emelianenko improves his record to 29-1 (7 KO’s) while Arlovski became 14-6.
Emelianenko: “I feel great. I feel really good about it. I want to thank God for my victory and thank everyone that was behind me.”
“I knew that Arlovski was prone to making mistakes and at that moment I caught him.”
“I really didn’t think I would knock him out but it happened. You don’t expect it to happen but it did.”
(When asked if he wanted to fight Barnett next he shook his head and said in perfect English) “He is my friend.”
“He is a very interesting fighter. It was very interesting to be in the ring with him. He is quick. I had a feeling he was going to make a mistake and I was waiting to capitalize.”
“I noticed that after he attacked he opened up and I was just waiting for his next attack to strike.”
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Josh Barnett of Seattle, WA defeated Gilbert Yvel of Amsterdam, HOL by submission at 3:14 in the third round with Yvel tapping out. Barnett improves his record to 26-5 while Yvel became 35-13-1.
Barnett: “He came so hard. There was a point in the first round when blood started coming from my mouth and my nose. It affected me.”
“My game plan was to finish him right away. I thought they might stop it in the first round. Now I have to get my nose fixed.”
“I’m not happy with my performance. I went for the armbar and it slipped.”
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Vitor Belfort of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil defeated Matt Lindland of Eagle Creek, OR by TKO at :37 of the initial round. Belfort improves his record to 18-8 (12 KO’s) while Lindland became 21-6.
Belfort: We trained a long time for this and I know I have fast hands. When I saw the opening I reacted. Sometimes you want to celebrate but I feel bad and I just pray for the best.”
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Babalu Sobral of Costa Mesa, CA, defeated Thierry Sokoudjou of San Diego, CA, by submission at 2:36 in the second round. Sobral has now improved his record to 32-7 (3 KO’s) while Sokoudjou became 5-4.
Sobral: “I was looking for openings. That is my favorite choke. He opened up for it.” “I’ve been working with Josh Barnett and with some good wrestlers.” “He was pretty strong. He got me on my left side and he was throwing elbows.”
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Paul Buentello of San Antonio, TX, defeated Kiril Sidellnikov of Stary Oscal, Russia by TKO at 4:18 in the third round. Buentello has now improved his record to 27-10 (17 KO’s) while Sidellnikov became 5-3.
Buentello: “The training camp was hard. This was the best sparring I’ve done in seven weeks I’m usually on the other end of this. I found a home for my jab. I was landing everything solid and he kept coming at me. I think I was standing in front of him too much but I listened to my corner and I was able to correct it.”
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Dan Lauzon of Boston, MA, defeated Bobby Green of California’s Inland Empire by submission at 4:38 in the initial round. Lauzon has now improved his record to 12-2 while Green became 7-2.
Lauzon: (When asked when low kicks/blows made contact) “Pretty much. The last one kinda skipped it but it took its toll. I don’t think any were intentional.”
“His back was open and I went for the choke. I was off to the side but I was able to finish. I didn’t look good though. He came at me real aggressive and caught me off-guard a little bit.”
(When asked about the replacement of Hordecki by Green) “There wasn’t really much for me to find out about him. I had a good game plan for Chris and I knew what I was gonna do going against him but I didn’t have much time to prepare for Green.”
Green: “I took this fight on 24 hour’s notice. I didn’t have any time to train. I literally did no training for this fight. I work 12 hours everyday. We just had a baby six months ago and I when I got called for this fight I left work and I took it. I had no other option. (Talking about the low blows) The second was definitely wrong. I didn’t mean to do that. The first and the third was “iffy” though. The third was on the beltline. Thank you.
HDNet MAIN EVENT – LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Antonio Nogueira of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, defeated Vladimir Matyushenko of El Segundo, Calif., by TKO at 4:26 of the second round. He improves his record to 16-3 while Matyushenko falls to 21-4.
Nogueira: “I’m very happy. He is a very good fighter. I am excited to be part of the Affliction show. I knew we had two strong guys. It is very dangerous at the beginning. I started to figure out what I needed to do. (About the first round) I think that he is dangerous and I thought he wanted to put me down. I created some space and distance. (About being stunned) I was surprised. I felt it but not too much. I have good conditioning and when you are in good condition you can recover faster.
We’ve fought before, maybe eight years ago, and I knew his game.”
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
L.C. Davis of Kansas City, Mo., defeated Bao Quach of Irvine, Calif. by unanimous decision. He improves his record to 12-1 while Quach fell to 15-9.
Davis: “I feel that I have some weaknesses that I have to work on. I am new to the game and I’m still learning. I’m still really young to this sport and I’ve got a ways to go. I definitely have to work on my ground game. I came into this as a wrestler but I’ve been working on everything else.”
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Albert Rios of Los Angeles, defeated Antonio Duarte of Tijuana, Mexico by unanimous decision. He improves his record to 11-3 while Duarte became 11-2.
Rios: “It was good. I thought it was going to go that way. I knew I wasn’t going to have to stand up. Antonio was tough. I felt that in the second and third rounds I was initiating but in the first round he was catching me.”
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Brett Cooper of Long Beach, Calif., defeated Patrick Speight of San Diego, by TKO at 4:10 of the second round. He improves his record to 8-4 while Speight drops to 7-2.
Cooper: “It went great. I started slow but pulled through and knocked him out in the second round. I was nervous because I hadn’t fought in six months. I was rusty so I hope I get to fight again soon and can represent Affliction well.”
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AFFLICTION “DAY OF RECKONING” PLAY BY PLAY REPORT
Posted on | January 24, 2009 | No Comments
ROUND BY ROUND BY: RICH BERGERON
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Dan Lauzon Vs. Bobby Green:
This fight was really all over the place with Green looking a little too wild but maybe promising except for his three groin strikes. Would have been cool in the early days of the UFC, but there’s no Andrew Golotta excuse for that crap in the sport right now. Lauzon looked a little out of sorts dealing with the unorthodox “Hood” style Green brought to the fight, but he finished it in the closing minute of the first round with a picture-perfect rear naked choke after trying every heel hook in the book and failing to lock one. Lauzon also almost slipped Green into a triangle in the round, which prompted Green to bring the fight right back to the feet. Kudos to Referee Herb Dean for taking 2 points from Green.
Paul Buentello Vs. Kiril Sidelnikov
“Baby Fedor” will be bawling after this one. Buentello is just teeing off. This is the most boring, almost entirely stand-up fight I’ve ever seen. You’d almost think it was Buentello being trained by Freddy Roach. Sidelnikov is European basic and too lumbering and one-dimensional for Buentello.
I’m just hoping for a knockout to end the thing. Deep into Round 2 and Buentello doesn’t look like he has a scratch on him. I guess this is not the matchmaker’s proudest moment.
Sidelnikov keeps losing his mouthpiece. The doc stops it wisely. Thank you, sir. That guy’s eye is tooled up.
Thierry Sokoudjou Vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral
Round 1:
Thierry is taking it slow. Babalu is popping and snapping punches. Some good Muay Thai knees by both guys, Big John separates them. Babalu grapples Thierry to the mat, but Sokoudjjou tries to dive through the ropes and then somehow winds up on top after McCarthy resets them in a different position.
Thierry is wailing away, but it’s all wild. Sobral gets out of harm’s way and back to his feet. Both go slamming back down together and right back up. They grapple in the corner with Sobral trying to get a hold of a leg. Sobral is scoring with more knees.
Tough round to call. Thierry landed the more damaging blows in the frame, but Sobral was more consistently in control of the action.
Round 2:
Thierry is looking like a rookie in round 2. Sobral is a master of the mat. I smell RNC. I guess he just stopped halfway. An Anaconda ends the night for Thierry. It’s over. I don’t even know how he did that. It looked so easy.
Funny, Tito says he’d love to fight Renato when his back gets better “in a few months.” Damn, it doesn’t look like Tito has a bad back. Sounds like an excuse to pop Vicodin all day and stay home with that hot ass wife of his doing only God knows what.
Matt “The Law” Lindland Vs. Vitor Belfort
Round 1:
Two real legends going at it here. Belfort makes first contact with a leg kick. After a short dance, he lands a crushing blow followed by several successive pumelling shots to the head. Lindland got so KTFO that his leg was twitching like crazy and his eyes were off in space. He takes a few minutes to come back to Earth. He’s trying to take down the ref!
Now he’s trying to stand up. Yikes, this is getting to be quite a bad spectacle for the sport. Lindland is really funked up.
OK, now he’s A-OK and wants to walk out under his own power.
Wow, only 8 strikes in the whole fight. Vitor Belfort is back!
Josh Barnett Vs. Gilbert Yvel
Round 1:
These are two big boys and they don’t seem to want to trade. The biggest blow in the first minute is and Yvel leg kick. Barnett muscles himself into a takedown. Barnett starts raining blows down in half guard. Yvel is doing everything he can defensively, including slipping out of a couple submissions.
Yvel is almost wriggling out, but Barnett is the better wrestler. Josh keeps cranking that arm. Barnett gets to full mount with a minute left. It’s all but over. He’s throwing every kind of shot he can at Yvel, but nothing with KO power. Yvel gets to his feet miraculously and takes a final uppercut for his trouble.
Herb Dean kept that one going wisely. Even though Barnett was landing so many successive blows they were not doing much damage.
Round 2:
Yvel winds up on his back early. Barnett is imposing his will with pure wrestling.
Barnett’s back to the Kimura again. He’s got full mount again but can’t do anything with it. Yvel is controlling his hands well. Yvel is landing a few shots from the bottom. Yvel is doing the MMA equivalent of the rope-a-dope technique.
Yvel reverses with just a few seconds left but lands some really nice blows. Barnett is pretty gassed. Who knows what Yvel might be able to do if he can stay off his back in round 3.
Round 3:
Yvel looks good for the first few seconds, but then he gets mounted again. Damn, this is gonna be a boring round. Barnett is just picking and choosing his shots, putting his forearm on Yvel’s neck and riding it out. For a guy that big it’s amazing Barnett hasn’t thrown the knockout blow yet.
Yvel taps out. H’es just too deep in the hole. Barnett is modest and candid in the post-fight interview. He shows great character by giving tribute to some people he has in his prayers. He admits what I was thinking, he’s got to step it up for the next fight.
Andrei Arlovski Vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Let’s hope this one lasts longer than Fedor’s last Affliction fight. Tito is predicting fight of the year. My guess is this one’s not going to a decision.
Round 1:
Fedor seems willing to let Arlovski try to box him. Andrei is landing well and looking good. Fedor looks really flat. There’s lots of leather being traded. Fedor lands a good knee against the ropes. Arlovski tries to grapple and changes his mind. Big John puts them back in the middle of the ring. Arlovski is all about boxing again.
Arlovski is landing phenomenal 1-2s. Fedor reaches out from nowhere and lays out Arlovski with a right. Where the heck did that one come from???
WOW! I totally missed that one. I looked down for a second. Arlovski jumped up for a flying knee and got popped with a wild no-look, looping right hand. I think Fedor got lucky there, but still that was an amazing punch. The legend continues.
Great card. No decisions. Just the way I like it.
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AFFLICTION DAY OF RECKONING BOUT SHEET
Posted on | January 24, 2009 | No Comments
RED CORNER BLUE CORNER
MAIN EVENT – HEAVYWEIGHTS – 5 ROUNDS
Fedor EMELIANENKO vs. Andrei ARLOVSKI
Stary Oskol, RUS Chicago, IL
28-1 (6 KO’s) 14-5 (10 KO’s)
Weight: 230 lbs. Weight: 237 lbs.
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Josh BARNETT vs. Gilbert YVEL
Seattle, WA Amsterdam, HOL
25-5 (5 KO’s) 35-12-1 (30 KO’s)
Weight: 248 lbs. Weight: 240 lbs.
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Vitor BELFORT vs. Matt LINDLAND
Rio de Janeiro, BRA Eagle Creek, OR
17-8 (11 KO’s) 21-5 (6 KO’s)
Weight: 184 lbs. Weight: 186 lbs.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Babalu SOBRAL vs. Thierry SOKOUDJOU
Costa Mesa, CA San Diego, CA
31-7 (3 KO’s) 5-3 (4 KO’s)
Weight: 204 lbs. Weight: 205.25 lbs.
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Kiril SIDELLNIKOV vs. Paul BUENTELLO
Stary Oscal, RUS Amarillo, TX
5-2 (5 KO’s) 26-10 (16 KO’s)
Weight: 229.5 lbs. Weight: 244 lbs.
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Dan LAUZON vs. Bobby GREEN
Boston, MA Riverside, CA
11-2 (6 KO’s) 7-1 (4 KO’s)
Weight: 155.5 lbs. Weight: 155.5 lbs.
HDNet MAIN EVENT – LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Vladimir MATYUSHENKO vs. Antonio NOGUEIRA
El Segundo, CA Rio De Janeiro, BRA
21-3 (7 KO’s) 15-3 (3 KO’s)
Weight: 204.5 lbs. Weight: 204.75 lbs.
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Jason HIGH vs. Jay HIERON
Long Beach, CA Las Vegas, NV
6-0 (2 KO’s) 16-4 (5 KO’s)
Weight: 170 lbs. Weight: 169.25 lbs.
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
L.C. DAVIS vs. Bao QUACH
Kansas City, MO Irvine, CA
12-1 (5 KO’s) 15-8-1 (4 KO’s)
Weight: 145.5 lbs. Weight: 143.75 lbs.
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Albert RIOS vs. Antonio DUARTE
Los Angeles, CA Tijuana, MEX
10-3 (1 KO) 11-1 (2 KO’s)
Weight: 145 lbs. Weight: 145 lbs.
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 ROUNDS
Brett COOPER vs. Patrick SPEIGHT
Long Beach, CA San Diego, CA
7-4 (4 KO’s) 7-1 (3 KO’s)
Weight: 169 lbs. Weight: 169 lbs.
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FEDOR IN ACTION: M-1 GLOBAL’S EMELIANENKO PARTNERS WITH ROUND 5 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FIGURINES
Posted on | January 23, 2009 | No Comments
One of World’s Most Popular MMA Athletes Latest Star To Sign On To Create Collectible
MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada, January 22, 2009 — Known across the world and considered by many to be the best fighter in the sport of mixed martial arts today, Russian star Fedor Emelianenko of M-1 Global has partnered with Round 5, the leader in collectible MMA figurines, to create a piece to be made available later this year. The heavyweight joins an All-Star lineup of 12 MMA standouts who currently work with Round 5 to produce their respective figures.
The announcement comes on the heels of last week’s notice that stars Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski – Fedor’s opponent in this Saturday’s Affliction “Day of Reckoning” event – will be one of four stars to be featured in Round 5’s Series 3 release this spring, along with “Big John” McCarthy, Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira. Series 3 is scheduled to be available at retail outlets throughout North America and online at www.Round5MMA.com beginning in April.
Fedor and the Round 5 team will begin work on creating his figurine in the coming weeks. The Fedor figures will be part of a future Series issue to be determined.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for me,” said Emelianenko. “I am looking forward to going through the process of making this the best figurine that we can. I think fans will appreciate that I will have a big role in how it looks and will enjoy the final product.”
“We are thrilled to be working with Fedor to customize this superstar’s figurine,” said Damon Lau, Round 5 President. “His worldwide popularity and recognition as the world’s best mixed martial artist make him a natural to make a high-quality collectible that his many fans can enjoy. The timing of his signing is perfect, too, as he will be competing in the highly-anticipated bout with another Round 5 athlete in Andrei Arlovski this weekend.”
Emelianenko, 32, has been the most dominant MMA heavyweight this decade. He enters the bout with Arlovski with a record of 28-1, including 25 straight victories dating back to December 2000. A long-time PRIDE champion, he won his Affliction debut by submitting Tim Sylvia just 36 seconds into the first round in his last action this past July.
Other MMA stars who have worked with Round 5 include Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Tito Ortiz (Series 1); and Rich Franklin, Sean Sherk, Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva (Series 2).
As in the earlier Series, Fedor will maintain creative control of his likenesses, including the pose, facial design and shorts. He will have a major hand in creating the final design and will benefit from a royalty agreement that gives him a considerable portion of the proceeds from the sale of his unit.
Round 5 collectible figures may be purchased at leading retailers such as Toys ‘R’ Us, Champs Sports and FYE. Other retailers can be found at www.Round5MMA.com/wheretobuy.php.
In addition to Fedor, Round 5 plans to release collectibles of three additional series of athletes in 2009, one during each quarter. Other athletes to be represented in those series are yet to be announced.
About Round 5
Round 5 (www.Round5MMA.com), headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada, is the MMA industry’s fastest growing worldwide collectible figure company. Committed to developing intricately detailed figures, Round 5 strives to remain true to the sport of MMA and its personalities.
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MARGARITO VS. MOSLEY PREVIEW AND PREDICTION
Posted on | January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
** In-Depth Preview and Analysis **
By Tony Penecale
For years, the idea of fighting Antonio Margarito was about as appealing as getting a root canal. There was high risk and minimal reward for taking on the tough but mostly obscure Mexican known as “The Tijuana Tornado”. But in the last year, he has become a breakout star in the boxing world with his impressive performances on HBO, dismantling Kermit Cintron and Miguel Cotto. Shane Mosley has been a star in the boxing world for over a decade. Combining a wonderful blend of speed, power, and charisma, “Sugar Shane” became marquee when he beat Oscar De la Hoya back in 2000. His star has somewhat faded but it still has some sparkle to it. Margarito is looking at a lucrative rematch with Cotto while Mosley would like nothing better than to disrupt those plans. Will “Sugar Shane” be too Sweet for Margarito? Or will “The Tijuana Tornado” blow Mosley away?
AGE, RECORD, AND STATS
Margarito: Age: 30 years old
Record: 37-5 (27 Knockouts)
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 147 ** Weight for last bout (7-26-08)
Reach: 73”
Mosley: Age: 37 years old
Record: 45-5 (38 Knockouts)
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 153 ** Weight for last bout (9-27-08)
Reach: 67”
RING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Margarito: WBO Welterweight Champion (’02-’07)
IBF Welterweight Champion (’08)
WBA Welterweight Champion (’08-Pres)
Mosley: IBF Lightweight Champion (’97-‘99)
WBC Welterweight Champion (’00-’02)
WBC Junior Middleweight Champion (’03-‘04)
WBA Junior Middleweight Champion (’03-‘04)
Ring Magazine #1 Rated Pound-4-Pound Boxer (’00-‘02)
STYLE
STRENGTHS
1) Power – Margarito possesses punishing power in both hands which includes an arsenal of right hands, left hooks, and uppercuts. Several respected fighters were blown away under Margarito’s powerful attack.
2) Chin – In bouts against respected punchers like Miguel Cotto, Kermit Cintron, Paul Williams, and Joshua Clottey, Margarito has stood toe-to-toe and taken their best offerings without blinking.
3) Killer Instinct – Once an opponent is hurt, Margarito swarms power punches like a shark swarms to blood, attacking with an assortment of punches until his adversary is no longer standing.
1) Speed – Mosley is quick both with his hands and feet. He can land rapid combinations, move out of harm’s way, and land again before his opponent is even able to set.
2) Experience – Mosley has been a championship caliber boxer for a decade now, tangling with top names such as Oscar De la Hoya, Winky Wright, Fernando Vargas, Vernon Forrest, among others. There isn’t a style that he hasn’t faced.
3) Durability – Mosley has a solid chin. He has been down once in his career and hurt only on a handful of occasions, even though he has faced several heavy-handed punchers.
WEAKNESSES
Margarito:
1) Slow Starter– Margarito is very deliberate in his style, plodding forward and firing long range punches. Opponents have found pockets of success in boxing and moving on angles, landing punches before Margarito can get set. Margarito often doesn’t get his momentum going until after a few rounds.
2) Easy to Hit – Margarito lost to Paul Williams and was trailing early to Joshua Clottey and Miguel Cotto because he was leaving himself open to punches over the top of his long arms. He is very willing to take punches to land his own.
Mosley:
1) Diminishing Power – Mosley’s punching power has diminished over the last several years. While still an impressive boxer, he doesn’t take his opponents out like he once did. It took Mosley 12 rounds before he could finally score a knockout over the faded Ricardo Mayorga.
2) Sizzle – At times, Mosley’s offense will contain more sizzle than steak. As he has aged, he has adopted a style with more moving and feinting, and while his moves are slick and eye-catching; there is more style than substance which doesn’t score points.
PREVIOUS BOUT
Margarito: Margarito took on Miguel Cotto in a can’t-miss matchup. Cotto used his underrated boxing skills early, building up a lead. Margarito continued to apply constant pressure and continually backed Cotto to the ropes, bombing him with right hands and uppercuts. Margarito floored a worn-out and bloodied Cotto twice in the 11th round, prompting the towel of surrender from Cotto’s corner.
Mosley: Mosley had a tough time with the crude and aggressive Ricardo Mayorga. Mayorga’s aggressiveness and wild punches controlled the pace early. Mosley started to control the pace and land hard shots to the head and body, forcing Mayorga to clinch and wrestle. Mosley finally broke Mayorga down, hurting him in the 11th and flooring him twice in the 12th, leaving Mayorga unconscious in the final seconds.
3 BEST PERFORMANCES
Margarito:
1) Miguel Cotto (7-26-08) – Margarito cemented his star status by hammering the undefeated Cotto into defeat. Cotto boxed well early and built a solid lead. But Margarito walked through Cotto’s best punches and gradually wore him down; dropping him twice in the 11th round before the bout was halted.
3) Golden Johnson (11-10-07) – Coming off a decision loss to Paul Williams, it was wondered if Margarito was on the downslide. Margarito promised to start faster and he made good on that statement, attacking Johnson early and driving him to the canvas three times for a 1st round stoppage vicory.
1) Oscar De la Hoya (6-17-00) – Mosley had moved up from lightweight only nine months prior, skipping over the junior welterweight division, and challenged on of the sports top boxers. In a thrilling encounter, Mosley rallied down the stretch, out-punching the bigger champion in winning an exciting split decision.
2) Fernando Vargas (7-15-06) – The first bout between these two warriors saw Mosley win when Vargas was unable to continue due to damage around his eyes. It was competitive enough to warrant a rematch. Mosley rendered the rematch a mismatch, keeping Vargas off balance, before flattening him with a homerun left hook in the 6th round, setting up the stoppage moments later
3) Wilfredo Ruiz (6-27-98) – Mosley was originally set to defend against Ivan “Mighty” Robinson in Robinson’s hometown of Philadelphia. When Robinson was injured in sparring, Ruiz was brought in and while Mosley was expected to win, he stole the show. Ruiz was wobbled in the opening seconds and Mosley dished out a shellacking before finishing Ruiz with an impressive combo in the 5th round, wowing the hard-to-impress Philadelphia crowd.
QUESTIONS
Margarito: * Will he look past Mosley at another match with Cotto?
* How will he match Mosley’s speed and movement?
* Has he lost his hunger now that he is finally on top?
* Does he have the power to discourage Margarito?
* Will the change in trainers help or hurt him?
PENECALE PREDICTION
Mosley will be determined not to fall behind like he did against Cotto and Mayorga and he will start briskly, boxing from the outside and circling behind his jab. Mosley will feint, jab, and move, avoiding Margarito’s straight-forward advances.
Despite Mosley fighting as high as Junior Middleweight, Margarito will clearly be the stronger and more physical combatant, and he will try to use his strength to muscle Mosley around the ring and back him up. Mosley will continue to box, jabbing from the outside and occasionally trying to leap in with left hook. Margarito will throw his long jab and Mosley will take advantage landing several right hands over the top, but the iron-jawed Margarito will not be fazed.
Throughout the middle rounds, Margarito will try to find a home for his right hand over the top and left uppercut. Mosley will have moments when he tries to step in and land punches to Margarito’s body, but that will also give the opportunity for Margarito to reciprocate with his own body punches. Mosley will land a higher volume of punches but they won’t carry the same weight or damaging effect that Margarito’s have.
The brisk pace will seem to affect Mosley’s 37-year-old legs more as the bout progresses to the 7th round and beyond. By applying steady pressure, Margarito will be forcing Mosley to continuously work and not allow him to slow the pace. Margarito will also continue to impose his body attack and throughout the 8th and 9th rounds, there will be more occurrences of Mosley clinching to catch a breather.
Mosley’s heart will keep him in it. He will go back to his “Power Boxing” technique in the 10 th round. He will double his jab and follow with a right hand, landing several flush against Margarito. He’ll use pivots to move out and land his left hook. But the hard-charging Margarito will keep right in “Sugar Shane’s” face.
The final two rounds will see a weary but proud Mosley fighting his heart out but he won’t have enough to pull it out against a younger and bigger fighter. Mosley will take some flush punches but he has a good chin and a heart to match it. He will last the distance but it will not be his night.
The winner by Unanimous Decision is “Tijuana Tornado” Antonio Margarito!!!
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