Friday, May 25, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Cesar Chavez Jr. v. Rubio
A nice tribute to Petronelli and Dundee, two great boxing trainers and ambassadors.
The HBO team has been discussing how Chavez had a great deal of difficulty making weight.
Chavez comes into the fight tonight weighing 181 lbs, Rubio 171 lbs. This fight is at the 160 lb limit, so clearly significant rehydration has taken place for both fighters, especially Chavez.
Also just noted that Chavez was arrested with a DWI two weeks ago.
Rubio's in the ring and Chavez to follow.
Buffer introducing the fighters....
Away we go.......
Round 1
Nice combination from Chavez.
Both fighters a bit tentative.
Nice cross by Rubio to end the round....close round....
Rubio 10-9
Round 2
Chavez works the body.
Rubio landing the jabs.
Rubio the slightly busier fighter in this round, but Chavez doing more damage.
Chavez closes the round nicely with an uppercut.
Another close round....
Chavez 10-9
Round 3
Chavez continues to attack the body.
Rubio landing more this round.
Chavez is using his size to his advantage as he continues to back Rubio off.
Rubio landing, but so is Chavez....
Chavez 10-9
Round 4
Lederman has it 2-1 Chavez.
Merchant has it 2-1 Rubio.
I have it 2-1 Chavez.
Good action, toe to toe.
Chavez appears to be more accurate, but he is taking shots too.
Roach is calling for more jabs.
Chavez 10-9
Round 5
Rubio in the corner, trying to fight out.
Chavez continues to attack the body!
Low blow by Rubio...brief pause to the match.
Great ring generalship by Chavez!
Chavez has sustained a great attack to Rubio's body!
Rubio lands a stiff jab.
Competitive rounds thus far....
Chavez 10-9
Round 6
Right cross finds its mark for Chavez.
Another pause due to a Rubio low blow.
Nice combo to the head from Chavez.
Rubio landing the jab.
Chavez is definitely controlling the tempo of the fight.
Rubio is landing, but seems to be falling behind on the scorecards....
Chavez 10-9
Round 7
Rubio grinding it out, but Chavez landing more cleanly.
End of the round turns into a dogfight with hooks coming from all angles.
Rubio just not doing enough.
Chavez 10-9
Round 8
Chavez comes forward, Rubio tries to fend him off.
Chavez continues to press forward.
Chavez lands two nice combos!
Rubio throwing a lot of punches this round, just needs to land more.
Chavez 10-9
Round 9
Nice combo from Rubio.
Less action this round thus far.
Trading blows in the corner!
Both fighters landing, but it appears as though Chavez's punches are landing with more authority.
Chavez 10-9
Round 10
Lederman and I both have this 8-1 Chavez.
Chavez doing more damage when he lands, and clearly setting the pace for the fight.
Much of the same in this round....both fighters landing, lots of fighting on the inside, but Chavez just inflicting more damage.
Chavez 10-9
Round 11
Great combo to the head to start the round for Chavez!
Rubio is throwing and landing, but Chavez seems to be taking them well.
Both fighters showing a strong chin, really.
Rubio looking more lively in this round.
Hard right by Chavez!
Trading blows to end the end!!!
Lots of action...close, but I'll give this one to Rubio....
Rubio 10-9
Round 12
Trading combos!
No fatigue showing here!
Thudding blows by both fighters!
Up close and personal as the majority of this fight has been fought in close quarters.
Good finish with Chavez landing more.....
Chavez 10-9
Conclusion
I have it 118-110 Chavez.
Lederman has it 117-111 Chavez.
Official scores forthcoming...
118-110
116-112
115-113
All 3 for the winner by UD.....
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr!!!!!
Good win for Chavez....lots of action. Both fighters showed they had great chins tonight....there were a lot of hard hits tonight, but neither fighter ever appeared truly hurt or bothered.
The HBO team has been discussing how Chavez had a great deal of difficulty making weight.
Chavez comes into the fight tonight weighing 181 lbs, Rubio 171 lbs. This fight is at the 160 lb limit, so clearly significant rehydration has taken place for both fighters, especially Chavez.
Also just noted that Chavez was arrested with a DWI two weeks ago.
Rubio's in the ring and Chavez to follow.
Buffer introducing the fighters....
Away we go.......
Round 1
Nice combination from Chavez.
Both fighters a bit tentative.
Nice cross by Rubio to end the round....close round....
Rubio 10-9
Round 2
Chavez works the body.
Rubio landing the jabs.
Rubio the slightly busier fighter in this round, but Chavez doing more damage.
Chavez closes the round nicely with an uppercut.
Another close round....
Chavez 10-9
Round 3
Chavez continues to attack the body.
Rubio landing more this round.
Chavez is using his size to his advantage as he continues to back Rubio off.
Rubio landing, but so is Chavez....
Chavez 10-9
Round 4
Lederman has it 2-1 Chavez.
Merchant has it 2-1 Rubio.
I have it 2-1 Chavez.
Good action, toe to toe.
Chavez appears to be more accurate, but he is taking shots too.
Roach is calling for more jabs.
Chavez 10-9
Round 5
Rubio in the corner, trying to fight out.
Chavez continues to attack the body!
Low blow by Rubio...brief pause to the match.
Great ring generalship by Chavez!
Chavez has sustained a great attack to Rubio's body!
Rubio lands a stiff jab.
Competitive rounds thus far....
Chavez 10-9
Round 6
Right cross finds its mark for Chavez.
Another pause due to a Rubio low blow.
Nice combo to the head from Chavez.
Rubio landing the jab.
Chavez is definitely controlling the tempo of the fight.
Rubio is landing, but seems to be falling behind on the scorecards....
Chavez 10-9
Round 7
Rubio grinding it out, but Chavez landing more cleanly.
End of the round turns into a dogfight with hooks coming from all angles.
Rubio just not doing enough.
Chavez 10-9
Round 8
Chavez comes forward, Rubio tries to fend him off.
Chavez continues to press forward.
Chavez lands two nice combos!
Rubio throwing a lot of punches this round, just needs to land more.
Chavez 10-9
Round 9
Nice combo from Rubio.
Less action this round thus far.
Trading blows in the corner!
Both fighters landing, but it appears as though Chavez's punches are landing with more authority.
Chavez 10-9
Round 10
Lederman and I both have this 8-1 Chavez.
Chavez doing more damage when he lands, and clearly setting the pace for the fight.
Much of the same in this round....both fighters landing, lots of fighting on the inside, but Chavez just inflicting more damage.
Chavez 10-9
Round 11
Great combo to the head to start the round for Chavez!
Rubio is throwing and landing, but Chavez seems to be taking them well.
Both fighters showing a strong chin, really.
Rubio looking more lively in this round.
Hard right by Chavez!
Trading blows to end the end!!!
Lots of action...close, but I'll give this one to Rubio....
Rubio 10-9
Round 12
Trading combos!
No fatigue showing here!
Thudding blows by both fighters!
Up close and personal as the majority of this fight has been fought in close quarters.
Good finish with Chavez landing more.....
Chavez 10-9
Conclusion
I have it 118-110 Chavez.
Lederman has it 117-111 Chavez.
Official scores forthcoming...
118-110
116-112
115-113
All 3 for the winner by UD.....
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr!!!!!
Good win for Chavez....lots of action. Both fighters showed they had great chins tonight....there were a lot of hard hits tonight, but neither fighter ever appeared truly hurt or bothered.
Donaire v. Vazquez
We are about to begin...a nice profile on Brandon Rios airing on HBO right now....
And coverage is set to begin live from San Antonio!
Donaire v. Vazquez will be up first. Looking forward to this one as Donaire is on the cusp of true stardom. Look for Donaire to put on an impressive performance knowing the world is watching.
The same can be said to a degree for Chavez, as he is on the cusp of stardom....he needs a great performance tonight.
And Jim Lampley has decided to go with an interesting set of eye glasses tonight....leopard print almost....very loud and out of place.
Donaire is in the ring and he comes Vazquez.
Buffer is going through his announcements.
Just as a quick prediction, in this 12 round fight, I'm saying Donaire 9th round KO.
We are all set....here we go!
Round 1
Feeling each other out for the first minute.
A nice hook by Donaire.
Donaire ends the round more aggressively, missing a few big shots though.
Still Donaire takes the round.
Donaire 10-9
Round 2
Donaire lands....Vazquez taunts, Donaire slips, no knockdown!
Donaire is hitting hard, much more action this round.
Vazquez lands, Donaire has some swelling under his right eye it appears.
Hard hitting round, goes to Donaire!
Donaire 10-9
Round 3
Donaire lands a left hook...all of his shots have an impact!
Vazquez hurt!!!! Donaire going for the kill in the corner!!!!
Vazquez dodging, surviving!
Vazquez is out of the corner and safe.
Great round! Donaire went for the kill after hurting Vazquez with a left hook.
Good job by Vazquez to survive that onslaught. Close to a 10-8 round....
Donaire 10-9
Round 4
Lederman actually scored Round 3 10-8 for Donaire.
Left uppercuts from Donaire are landing at will.
Vazquez is hanging in there, landing jabs.
Donaire's speed advantage is apparent in this fight.
Less action, but easily Donaire's round....
Donaire 10-9
Round 5
Hard right by Vazquez lands.
Vazquez is throwing more now.
Trading blows, definitely the best round for Vazquez to this point.
Some may give this round to Vazquez since that was his best round of the fight, but I still feel as though Donaire won the round, throwing the more powerful shots.
Donaire 10-9
Round 6
Lederman did, in fact, give Round 5 to Vazquez.
Vazquez getting more comfortable, landing more frequently.
Donaire just misses a big hook.
Vazquez has new life now, landing his jabs...enough to take this round....
Vazquez 10-9
Round 7
Donaire coming back strong.
Donaire lands an uppercut, as he was doing at will earlier.
Donaire lands a huge uppercut to the body! Ref gives Vazquez a second claiming it may have been low.
Fighters standing toe to toe, hard left by Donaire stuns Vazquez momentarily.
Close round, Donaire looks uncomfortable at times, but still winning this fight...
Donaire 10-9
Round 8
Left jabs landing for Vazquez!
Donaire strikes back with an uppercut!
Back and forth action!
Donaire stalking...now taunting....
Competitive round, Donaire caused more damage though....
Donaire 10-9
Round 9
Vazquez lands a nice right hook!
Donaire tentative.
Hard right by Donaire.
Vazquez is behind certainly, but he has fought back to make this competitive as it was all Donaire early.
Donaire lands a left uppercut then left hook!!! Vazquez is down!!!!!
Vazquez answers and survives the round.
Donaire 10-8
Round 10
Toe to toe, uppercuts being answered by jabs.
Vazquez is not folding, giving Donaire a fight.
Big last 15 seconds for Donaire! Landing multiple power punches as the round comes to a close!!
Donaire 10-9
Round 11
Donaire's face is showing that he has taken some punishment in this fight, but clearly not as much as Vazquez.
Vazquez keeps coming forward, but Donaire continues to land.
Nice combination from Donaire.
Vazquez is hanging in there, but Donaire continues to win the rounds...
Donaire 10-9
Round 12
Donaire dancing around, landing his jabs.
Back and forth action.
Vazquez is landing in this round; however, Donaire is as well.
Donaire 10-9
Conclusion
I have the fight 119-108 for Donaire.
Lederman has it 117-109 for Donaire.
Waiting on the official scores.....
Incidentally, Donaire appears to have injured his left hand in the fight....
Here come the scores....
115-112 for Vazquez
117-110 for Donaire
117-110 for Donaire
Donaire wins by split decision!!!!
Unreal that one judge could have scored this fight for Vazquez!!!! I had this a near shutout for Donaire!
I could see giving Vazquez 2-3 rounds in this fight, possibly even 4, but I am at a loss for how anyone could have scored this fight 115-112 for Vazquez.
Donaire shows his left hand, looks as though he has at least a broken finger.
My thoughts.....good win for Donaire and good effort by Vazquez to come back and make this fight competitive....after the first 4 rounds it appeared as though Donaire would end this one early.
And coverage is set to begin live from San Antonio!
Donaire v. Vazquez will be up first. Looking forward to this one as Donaire is on the cusp of true stardom. Look for Donaire to put on an impressive performance knowing the world is watching.
The same can be said to a degree for Chavez, as he is on the cusp of stardom....he needs a great performance tonight.
And Jim Lampley has decided to go with an interesting set of eye glasses tonight....leopard print almost....very loud and out of place.
Donaire is in the ring and he comes Vazquez.
Buffer is going through his announcements.
Just as a quick prediction, in this 12 round fight, I'm saying Donaire 9th round KO.
We are all set....here we go!
Round 1
Feeling each other out for the first minute.
A nice hook by Donaire.
Donaire ends the round more aggressively, missing a few big shots though.
Still Donaire takes the round.
Donaire 10-9
Round 2
Donaire lands....Vazquez taunts, Donaire slips, no knockdown!
Donaire is hitting hard, much more action this round.
Vazquez lands, Donaire has some swelling under his right eye it appears.
Hard hitting round, goes to Donaire!
Donaire 10-9
Round 3
Donaire lands a left hook...all of his shots have an impact!
Vazquez hurt!!!! Donaire going for the kill in the corner!!!!
Vazquez dodging, surviving!
Vazquez is out of the corner and safe.
Great round! Donaire went for the kill after hurting Vazquez with a left hook.
Good job by Vazquez to survive that onslaught. Close to a 10-8 round....
Donaire 10-9
Round 4
Lederman actually scored Round 3 10-8 for Donaire.
Left uppercuts from Donaire are landing at will.
Vazquez is hanging in there, landing jabs.
Donaire's speed advantage is apparent in this fight.
Less action, but easily Donaire's round....
Donaire 10-9
Round 5
Hard right by Vazquez lands.
Vazquez is throwing more now.
Trading blows, definitely the best round for Vazquez to this point.
Some may give this round to Vazquez since that was his best round of the fight, but I still feel as though Donaire won the round, throwing the more powerful shots.
Donaire 10-9
Round 6
Lederman did, in fact, give Round 5 to Vazquez.
Vazquez getting more comfortable, landing more frequently.
Donaire just misses a big hook.
Vazquez has new life now, landing his jabs...enough to take this round....
Vazquez 10-9
Round 7
Donaire coming back strong.
Donaire lands an uppercut, as he was doing at will earlier.
Donaire lands a huge uppercut to the body! Ref gives Vazquez a second claiming it may have been low.
Fighters standing toe to toe, hard left by Donaire stuns Vazquez momentarily.
Close round, Donaire looks uncomfortable at times, but still winning this fight...
Donaire 10-9
Round 8
Left jabs landing for Vazquez!
Donaire strikes back with an uppercut!
Back and forth action!
Donaire stalking...now taunting....
Competitive round, Donaire caused more damage though....
Donaire 10-9
Round 9
Vazquez lands a nice right hook!
Donaire tentative.
Hard right by Donaire.
Vazquez is behind certainly, but he has fought back to make this competitive as it was all Donaire early.
Donaire lands a left uppercut then left hook!!! Vazquez is down!!!!!
Vazquez answers and survives the round.
Donaire 10-8
Round 10
Toe to toe, uppercuts being answered by jabs.
Vazquez is not folding, giving Donaire a fight.
Big last 15 seconds for Donaire! Landing multiple power punches as the round comes to a close!!
Donaire 10-9
Round 11
Donaire's face is showing that he has taken some punishment in this fight, but clearly not as much as Vazquez.
Vazquez keeps coming forward, but Donaire continues to land.
Nice combination from Donaire.
Vazquez is hanging in there, but Donaire continues to win the rounds...
Donaire 10-9
Round 12
Donaire dancing around, landing his jabs.
Back and forth action.
Vazquez is landing in this round; however, Donaire is as well.
Donaire 10-9
Conclusion
I have the fight 119-108 for Donaire.
Lederman has it 117-109 for Donaire.
Waiting on the official scores.....
Incidentally, Donaire appears to have injured his left hand in the fight....
Here come the scores....
115-112 for Vazquez
117-110 for Donaire
117-110 for Donaire
Donaire wins by split decision!!!!
Unreal that one judge could have scored this fight for Vazquez!!!! I had this a near shutout for Donaire!
I could see giving Vazquez 2-3 rounds in this fight, possibly even 4, but I am at a loss for how anyone could have scored this fight 115-112 for Vazquez.
Donaire shows his left hand, looks as though he has at least a broken finger.
My thoughts.....good win for Donaire and good effort by Vazquez to come back and make this fight competitive....after the first 4 rounds it appeared as though Donaire would end this one early.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Nonito Donaire Fight Coverage
Join me live on Saturday night (February 4, 2012) at 10 PM EST for full coverage of Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio.
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