aquariusone
04-10-2011, 04:25 PM
From Aqua's desk:
Eric Morales was a 6-1 underdog in his fight against Maidana and yes, he lost in a majority decision. Those who watched the first few rounds including me were worried what damage the relentless attack of the young Argentinian could inflict on Morales. A vicious left uppercut in the first round scraped Morales right eye and caused it to swell almost instantly. Throughout the 12 rounds, he fought like a pirate - one-eyed. Marcos Maidana may have won on two judges' scorecards but Eric Morales endeared himself amongst his many fans. He took the middle rounds by a combination of jabs, straight rights, and uppercuts that found their target.
It revealed Marcos Maidana's lack of boxing skills as he faced a seasoned veteran who may have given the Argentinian a boxing lesson. Maidana won the fight on sheer volume, youth, and strenght - not technique.
James Kirkland-Nubohiro Ishida: Kirkland entered the ring with a 26 win, 24 KO record and was supposed to add the Japanese middleweight to his victims but in less than two minutes of the first round, he was knocked down three times forcing Joe Cortez to stop the fight. There was no 3 knockdown rule in effect but Joe witnessed how incoherent Kirkland was after the 3 KO's.
David Lemieux-Marco Antonio Rubio: Touted as the most promising Middleweights who has KO'ed most of his opponents, the 22 year old threw everything at the veteran Rubio "including the kitchen sink" during the first 4 rounds but could not KO his opponent. Instead, he was shocked by a series of strong power punches that stung him and sent him to the canvass. Russ Anber, his manager, did not take any chances and threw in the towel. During the interview, he said that "David is only 22 years old with a promising future" and he felt that he should not risk that opportunity by letting him continue the fight.
Adamek-McBride: Outweighed and outmuscled by a bigger heavyweight, Thomas Adamek gave Kevin McBride reason to retire. His speed dominated the big man for 11 of the 12 rounds. He is now poised to challenge one of the Klitschko's.
Personally, I think a much better fight would be against David Haye!
Eric Morales was a 6-1 underdog in his fight against Maidana and yes, he lost in a majority decision. Those who watched the first few rounds including me were worried what damage the relentless attack of the young Argentinian could inflict on Morales. A vicious left uppercut in the first round scraped Morales right eye and caused it to swell almost instantly. Throughout the 12 rounds, he fought like a pirate - one-eyed. Marcos Maidana may have won on two judges' scorecards but Eric Morales endeared himself amongst his many fans. He took the middle rounds by a combination of jabs, straight rights, and uppercuts that found their target.
It revealed Marcos Maidana's lack of boxing skills as he faced a seasoned veteran who may have given the Argentinian a boxing lesson. Maidana won the fight on sheer volume, youth, and strenght - not technique.
James Kirkland-Nubohiro Ishida: Kirkland entered the ring with a 26 win, 24 KO record and was supposed to add the Japanese middleweight to his victims but in less than two minutes of the first round, he was knocked down three times forcing Joe Cortez to stop the fight. There was no 3 knockdown rule in effect but Joe witnessed how incoherent Kirkland was after the 3 KO's.
David Lemieux-Marco Antonio Rubio: Touted as the most promising Middleweights who has KO'ed most of his opponents, the 22 year old threw everything at the veteran Rubio "including the kitchen sink" during the first 4 rounds but could not KO his opponent. Instead, he was shocked by a series of strong power punches that stung him and sent him to the canvass. Russ Anber, his manager, did not take any chances and threw in the towel. During the interview, he said that "David is only 22 years old with a promising future" and he felt that he should not risk that opportunity by letting him continue the fight.
Adamek-McBride: Outweighed and outmuscled by a bigger heavyweight, Thomas Adamek gave Kevin McBride reason to retire. His speed dominated the big man for 11 of the 12 rounds. He is now poised to challenge one of the Klitschko's.
Personally, I think a much better fight would be against David Haye!