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Match: Keith Thurman v Omar Bell |
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| Date: 15-08-2008 |
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| Weight: Welterweight |
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| Venue: A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Prediction: Thurman mid round stoppage |
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| An interesting little contest, both men are 6-0 and both carry decent power, Thurman with 6 stoppages from his 6 fights all in the 1st round, and Bell with 4 stoppages and has competed at a little higher level. A tough fight to call but 19 year old Thurman may have enough to get through it. |
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Match: Carlos Rivera v Johnnie Edwards |
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| Date: 15-08-2008 |
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| Weight: Featherweight |
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| Venue: A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Prediction: Edwards mid to late KO |
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| Edwards recently blitzed by up and coming superstar Yuriorkis Gamboa fired back with a superb win over veteran Freddie Norwood, now he takes on tough but limited opponent Carlos Rivera, Edwards although he is not a world beater is a decent fighter and will easy beat guys at this level. He should win and win well most likely inside the distance.
CHANGE OF OPPONENT - RIVERA BEAT JUAN CRUZ 6th ROUND TKO |
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Match: Anthony Thompson v Ishmail Arvin |
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| Date: 15-08-2008 |
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| Weight: Middleweight |
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| Venue: Ibiza Nightclub, Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| Prediction: Thompson mid round stoppage |
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| Thompson has fallen short on the 2 occasions he has stepped up in class but has shown improvement, his recent split decision loss to world rated and undefeated Yuri Foreman shows that improvement. Arvin has lost and has not really stepped up yet so I am sure he will soon find himself out of his league and Thompson is a decent puncher and should catch up with Arvin in the mid rounds. |
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Match: Joe Greene v Jose Miguel Torres |
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| Date: 13-08-2008 |
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| Weight: Middleweight |
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| Venue: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States |
| Prediction: Greene mid to late stoppage |
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| Hot prospect Joe Greene gets a decent challenge in the form of Jose Miguel Torres who holds a decent record and has faced some decent challengers. Greene is undefeated in 19 and many believe he is on course for a world title, I would be surprised if Torres has the ability to stand in his way, Greene is very strong at the weight and should get the job done inside the distance. |
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Match: Joel Julio v Jose Varela |
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| Date: 13-08-2008 |
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| Weight: Light Middleweight |
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| Venue: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States |
| Prediction: Julio late stoppage |
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| A decent challenge for highly rated big punching Julio, he is currently 33-1 with 30 knockouts. His only loss coming to former world champion Carlos Quintana. Julio will struggle when he steps up to the bigger names in the division but shouldn’t have too many problems here, however Varela is tough and has completed the distance with big punching Edison Miranda, so Julio will be looking to better that and get rid of Varela inside the distance. |
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Match: Tavoris Cloud v Julio Cesar Gonzalez |
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| Date: 08-08-2008 |
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| Weight: Light Heavyweight |
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| Venue: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Prediction: Cloud Points win |
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| What an interesting contest, Gonzalez is one of the toughest guys in boxing, he has never been stopped in 46 fights, his only 5 losses have come to current of former world champions, Cloud on the other hand is 18-0 with 17 knockouts and has never been further than the 5th round, he has also never been in with the sort of class as Gonzalez. So the question is, how good is Cloud?, can he mix it with the best out there, if he wins this fight he will be lining up the winner of Dawson v Tarver. He is known to have knockout power but Gonzalez has taken the best of the best out there so if he is going to get the win he will need to go deeper and further than he ever has before. Gonzalez is beatable but he will make you fight every second of every round. Cloud at 5’10 also gives away 4” in height, this mountain may have come to high and too soon for Cloud, maybe a few tougher opponents would have been better for him first. He will start quick and his hand speed will carry him through the first few rounds, but he made fade in the mid to later rounds and Gonzalez will not quit and will keep the pressure on, can Cloud take it, we will see. Gonzalez is the favourite to win this fight, but the Light Heavyweight division is crying out for new young talent for the sake of the division I hope Cloud pulls it off, Gonzalez has had his chances and fallen short, he is not good enough to beat the top guys anymore. |
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Match: James Moore v Lloyd Joseph |
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| Date: 06-08-2008 |
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| Weight: Middleweight |
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| Venue: B.B. King Blues Club, New York City, New York, United States |
| Prediction: Moore Points win |
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| James Moore makes his return to the ring following his first professional defeat, he faces another test against the tough journeyman who has been the distance with the new IBF champion Joshua Clottey, although he has not been seen in the ring for 4 years and is now 36 years old. Should Moore lose this one he should seriously consider his future in boxing, however he should win and win well. |
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Match: Ali Oubaali v Christopher Fernandez |
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| Date: 06-08-2008 |
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| Weight: Light Welterweight |
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| Venue: Aviator Sports Arena , Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Prediction: Oubaali mid round stoppage |
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| Oubaali was just about to get his big chance against Edgar Santana before Santana was arrested for Drugs charges. Now he faces limited Fernandez, Oubaali will be in good shape and shouldn’t have too many problems in getting though this fight, just hopefully he will get the chance he deserves in the near future. |
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Match: Albert Sosnowski v Zuri Lawrence |
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| Date: 06-08-2008 |
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| Weight: Heavyweight |
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| Venue: Aviator Sports Arena , Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Prediction: Lawrence points win |
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| Sosnowski who holds a record of 43-1 probably has the most padded record around in boxing at the moment, an earlier loss in his career came by knockout to a relatively unknown fighter Arthur Cook whose record currently stands at 13-4-2. Sosnowski has since been carried against a string of poor opponents. Burnett’s record looks similar he is 13-1 but barely fought anyone of any talent, he is a big guy at 6’7 but Sosnowski’s experience should see him through, but with guys like this in the ring you never know.
CHANGE OF OPPONENT BURNETT OUT LAWRENCE IN
LAWRENCE A SEASONED OPPONENT, HE HAS BEEN IN WITH MUCH BETTER CLASS, NONE PUNCHER SO WILL HAVE TO GO THE DISTANCE TO WIN, BUT HAS A GREAT CHANCE |
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Match: Randall Bailey v Dairo Esalas |
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| Date: 06-08-2008 |
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| Weight: Light Welterweight |
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| Venue: B.B. King Blues Club, New York City, New York, United States |
| Prediction: Bailey early to mid round stoppage |
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| Former world champion Randall Bailey is desperate to get his hands back on a title belt, his only defeat in his last 9 fights came on a split decision to highly rated Herman Ngoudjo. Esalas had a good start to his career but has lost on each occasion he has stepped up in class, he can also be knocked out which will suit big punching Bailey who has 33 knockouts from his 36 wins. I would be surprised if this fight lasted very long, look for and early to mid round stoppage for Bailey. |
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