Sunday, April 25, 2010
Kessler and Froch Engage in an Instant Classic
Mikkel Kessler (left) and Carl Froch waged a twelve round war in which Kessler eventually garnered the victory.
In the best fight thus far of the Showtime network's Super Six World Boxing Classic, 168-pound super middleweights Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch engaged in a back and forth battle that will likey be in the running for fight of the year honors.
WBC champion Froch, from Nottingham, England, made the trek to Kessler's home country of Denmark. The fight took place in the small town of Herning before an enthusiastic, partisan crowd of more than 10,000.
After twelve rounds of heated action in a bout that featured wild exchanges, it was Kessler that emerged with the title belt by unanimous scores of 117-111, 115-113 and 116-112. This writer also pegged it for Kessler at 115-113.
Kessler, who suffered a serious cut high on his left brow had to dig down deep in order to secure the victory. He was uncharacteristically aggressive and abandoned his careful boxing style and went blow-for-blow with the heavy-handed Englishman.
"I knew he was not that good at fighting backards," said Kessler just after the decision in his favor was announced. "He fought my fight instead of me fighting his fight and that was the difference."
Kessler, 43-2, 32 knockouts, got off to a good start by landing quick left jabs and offering plenty of movement. He enjoyed the speed advantage over Froch, now 26-1, 20 knockouts, who was the stronger and more deliberate puncher. But as the fight wore on, it was Froch who seemed to take control by using unorthodox punches fired from long range.
Froch's big right hand kept Kessler honest, but it wasn't enough for him to keep his championship.
However, by the sixth round the pendulum had swung and it was Kessler who seemed to find a second wind. It allowed him to take charge of the second half of the bout as he took the fight to Froch. Standing in front of "The Cobra", the Danish fighter was able to nail him repeatedly with stinging combinations and powerful right hand shots. As a result, Kessler won five of the last seven rounds on my unoffcial card.
The final two rounds were ferocious in nature as both prizfighters stood their ground and unloaded every punch in their arsenal. Both bled from cuts and threw caution to the wind. It was a classic donnybrook where either man could have been felled by any punch at any moment. This was thought to be the type of brawl that would play to Froch's stengths, but it was Kessler who put his punches together more effectively enabling him to outfight Froch, who tended to land the singular harder shots.
"No excuses," said a disappointed Froch after he learned of his first loss. "It was very close and I don't want to take anything away from Mikkel Kessler. I thought I did it all and I thought there were three times when I had him badly hurt."
For Kessler, who desperately needed the win after having suffered a one-sided loss to Andre Ward in the first round of the tournament, it was a homecoming worthy of his nickname - the "Viking Warrior".
Kessler's confidence had been badly shaken in the loss to Ward last November. The manner in which he was defeated led many to write him off as a serious threat to the tournament favorites. When the unique series was announced, it was Kessler, the former WBA and WBC super midleweight champion, who had been favored by many to emerge the victor of the entire affair.
Kessler, who has delved into modeling in the past, had his handsome good looks marred by a wide, deep cut and swelling around his eyes. But he was unable to mask the happiness of his win. His blue eyes twinkled and his bright smile told the story of his night.
"I look like a fighter tonight," he happily declared as he clutched his newly obtained championship belt. "Maybe the modeling will have to stay in my past."
April 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Adamek Steps into Arreola's Backyard
Chris Arreola (left) and Tomasz Adamek will square off tomorrow night in a heavyweight showdown.
Ontario, California is a long way from Tomasz Adamek's hometown of Zywiec, Poland.
But being half a world away from his home country and taking on native Californian heavyweight contender Chris Arreola on Saturday night, doesn't seem to bother Adamek too much. It also doesn't seem to bother Adamek that he will be fighting in Arreola's backyard, who hails from just down the road in Riverside.
A former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion, Adamek was his usual placid, unassuming and matter-of fact self on Thursday afternoon.
“I'm ready and we will see what happens,” said Adamek who scaled 217 pounds to Arreola's 250 ½. “I had a very good training camp for the past couple of months with Roger Bloodworth and Ronnie Shields. Everything was perfect and it was one of the best training camps I think I have ever had.”
With a record of 40-1, 27 knockouts, Adamek is struggling with being a “small” heavyweight in a land of behemoths. Arreola is a man with a bull neck and heavy fists. He has heavyweight bones and has lost just once as well, in a failed title bid to WBC titlist Vitali Klitschko last September. The one difference with Arreola's ledger of 28-1, 25 knockouts, is that it was built entirely against heavyweights. Most believe that will be the deciding factor in Saturday's match.
Adamek has worked hard to put on over 40 pounds since his days as a light heavyweight.
The Pole has fought just twice as a heavyweight and although he won both outings, neither opponent was on the level of Arreola. Adamek took out faded countryman Andrew Golota in five rounds and followed up that debut effort with a twelve round decision over Jason Estrada. Adamek is aware that he is facing one of his most dangerous opponents on Saturday and he alluded to his game plan to beat the much larger man.
“Well, I'm not into suicide,” he chuckled. “My best fights, as far as I'm concerned, have been when I make the guys miss and then hit them after they miss. I won't be running, but I will take advantage when he misses me with his big punches.”
The oddsmakers initially installed Arreola as an overwhelming betting favorite, but as the fight has neared the odds have become tighter. While Arreola is still favored it is now by a slim margin of less than 2-1. Arreola has struggled with his weight and his technical deficiencies were on full display in last year's stoppage loss to Klitschko. He promised a leaner and meaner version of himself, but his weight Thursday afternoon was disappointing to those expecting to see him closer to 240 pounds.
Adamek, on the other hand, always shows up in magnificent condition. He was the picture of fitness during his days at 175, was similarly fine tuned at 200 pounds and now at 217 he appears to be very easily settling into his new division. Thursday's weigh-in showed that he was well muscled yet relatively lean.
“To me, size doesn't mean too much,” explains Adamek as he tapped his chest. “It's what you have in your heart that really counts. I don't even pay attention to the people that say I am small or that he is so much bigger than I am. To me, it makes no difference.”
In his eleventh year as a prizefighter and with 41 total bouts under his two world championship belts, it is only now, that he has risen to heavyweight, that Adamek is gaining some degree of notoriety. His master plan did not contain the move to heavyweight. But once he rose to 200 pounds and still retained much of his speed and power he began to envision the heavyweight title belt strapped around his waist.
His plan now involves one day taking on Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, the heavyweight champion brothers. Adamek has also discovered the money paid to heavyweight prizefighters is much more rewarding than light heavy and cruiserweight.
“The money is better, yes,” he says with a smile. “But I want to bring some life and excitement into this division. I am sure this fight against Chris will be just the beginning for me and there will only be more big fights at heavyweight after this one.”
April 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Apple Ipad Craze
Ipad from Apple Computer..
Good reviews and i`m sure it will be a hit in universities and school when this one landed in our local market
Is it money? or Is it Loyalty?
May be involved was loyalty?favor?or what? Relate this info from abs cbn news.com..
Arroyo loyalist
Agra is known as someone who is loyal to President Arroyo. He served as President Arroyo’s lawyer when congressment tried to impeach her in 2006.
He was one of those who defended President Arroyo when issues were raised against her numerous cabinet appointments. Most of these appointments have fixed terms, which means the next president will not be able to replace them during that tenure.
Agra said these did not violate any law since they were made before the appointment ban took place. The executive department is banned from appointing new officials two months before the May 2010 polls.
Agra first joined the government in March 2007 when he was appointed head of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), the agency that represents government-owned and controlled establishments in legal proceedings.
He was eventually appointed to head the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Regulatory Office, a position he relinquished in June 2008 because of conflict of interests allegations.
He previously taught at the Ateneo Law School, his alma mater. Since 2003 he taught Law on Public and Government Corporations, Election Law, the 1991 Local Government Code, Administrative Law, and Law on Public Officers
He graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He finished law at the Ateneo de Manila where he graduated in 1990. He passed the bar in 1991.
Is it Money?
Some relative of the victims consider this scenario. It may worth more than we can imagine. Putting your career on the line with unpopular decision must be worth risk taking..Who ever the next president is, although his appointment was fixed term, i`m sure Agra`s government servise career is over.."Who care if there millions and millions in your pocket" some of the victims relative was saying..
But for him.He was quick to stress that his decision was based only on the evidence presented to him. Sipag niya. In an interview, he said he there were “no considerations” when he made his decision.
“I am not a vindictive person,” he told “I was never a lawyer for the Ampatuans,” he added.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Pavlik Goes Down in Flames Against Martinez
Pavlik (left) never found his groove against Martinez and he lost his middleweight championship.
Sometimes in the sport of boxing those whose flame burns the brightest go out with a a mere flicker.
And so it was Saturday night in Atlantic City, when middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik lost his world championship belts to Agentina's Sergio Martinez via 12-round unanimous decision.
Judge Roberto Ramirez scored the fight 116-111, Barbara Perez scored it 115-111 while Craig Metcalfe had it 115-112, all for Martinez.
Pavlik was outclassed and outfought from the get go. For most of the night he had the look of a zombie walking through a fire pit.
“He was a smart fighter,” said Pavlik, whose mug was covered with cuts and bruises. “He doubled up on the jab a lot after he cut me. I just couldn’t get anything going.”
What became painfully obvious as the rounds wore on is that Pavlik learned little during his time at the top of the 160-pound division. He had no answer to Martinez' slick movement and he was unable to cut off the ring to stop Martinez from zigging and zagging. It also became clear that Pavlik has no inside game. He threw very few body punches which would have served to slow the smaller man down.
It was tedious to watch Pavlik stumble ahead like the Frankenstein monster. He was gangly, he was clumsy and his hopes seemed predicated on landing his big right hand punch.
But the night belonged to Sergio Martinez. He was edgy, he was flashy and more importantly he took the chances he needed to take in order to be victorious. He walked into the dragon's lair (also known as Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall) and he did what many believed he could not do.
“It was a 12-round fight and I knew it would go the distance,” said Martinez who is Hollywood handsome. "I knew at the end I had to close strong.”
As the rounds wore on, and Pavlik's face became a bloody mask, the pain of the night could also been seen on his promoter Bob Arum's face. Seated at ringside, Arum could be seen biting his bottom lip and he slumped further down into his seat with every passing minute.
Before the start of the twelfth and final round, Pavlik's trainer Jack Loew pleaded with his man to land the big punch. He knew that Kelly would need that in order to return home to Youngstown, Ohio with the title belts.
It was not to be, however. Pavlik never did find the big punch that he needed. His belts slipped away without much of a fight. For Pavlik fans, it was frustrating and painful to watch. He gave up his belts by fighting the final round like he fought the first - without fire.
“We were coming on strong in the middle rounds. After the eighth round, he just seemed like he gave it away,” said his trainer, Jack Loew. “We couldn’t turn it around, and I don’t know why.”
Pavlik's future in the sport is now clouded with doubt.
There was a rematch clause in the contract, but it would be foolhardy for Pavlik to pursue that option. Martinez has too much skill, too much experience and too much passion for Pavlik. Some will say that Pavlik should abandon the middleweight division and move eight pounds north to 168 pounds to the land of the super middleweights. But that would also be a move fraught with danger and uncertainty. The last time Pavlik moved up in weight he was even more sluggish and one dimensional in losing to Bernard Hopkins.
The new middleweight champ is a gentleman, a sharp dresser, a big hit with the ladies - and he can fight, too.
Besides, all of the top super middleweights in the world are tied up in the Showtime network's Super Six World Boxing Classic. The one who is not, Quebec's Lucian Bute who fought tonight prior to Pavlik's fight, also on HBO, scored an electrifying one-punch knockout over the big punching Edison Miranda. Quite simply, the undefeated Bute would embarass Pavlik easier and more convincingly than Hopkins and Martinez did. He is that good.
So, at 28-years-old the future for Pavlik looks to be clouded with doubt and uncertainty. Chances are he does not defeat Martinez in a rematch. He is too one dimensional for the top fighters in the world and unless he can learn to throw more than a jab and a right hand he will have no chance against them. His defense is virtually non-existent.
What is clear is that if Kelly Pavlik is going to continue as a going concern in the sport he will have to decide in which weight division he can be most effective. He struggled before weighing 159 1/2 pounds on Friday for the official weigh-in, but he scaled 178 pounds before stepping into the ring Saturday night. He will also have to go back to the drawing board and add nuance to his game.
Instead of progressing, his skills appear to have regressed since he won the title from Jermain Taylor in 2007. I'm not advocating that he rid himself of Jack Loew, but it may be time to consult a trainer that has more experience and knowlege at the world class level.
Finally, Kelly Pavlik needs to take a good, long look in the mirror and decide whether a boxing career is really something he still has his heart in - because the manner in which he fought Saturday night says that he does not.
April 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Kelly Pavlik Must Shine Tonight
World middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has a lot to fight for tonight in Atlantic City.
Make no mistake, as Al Bernstein might say, middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik from Youngstown, Ohio must win tonight – and look good in so doing – if he is to remain relevant in his chosen profession.
Pavlik will face off tonight in Atlantic City against Argentina's Sergio Martinez, who has flirted with top status over the past couple of years, but has never won the real big one.
Pavlik, on the other hand, has won the real big ones. His title winning effort in 2007 and subsequent rematch win over Jermain Taylor in 2008 ushered Pavlik into the top spot at 160 pounds. Pavlik was perceived to be one of the brightest young stars in the sport. He was the owner of an undefeated record, was from the same hometown as 80s lightweight king, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, and with the promotional power of Bob Arum's Top Rank behind him the sky was the limit for Pavlik who is still only 28-years-old.
But after a perfect knockout win over Gary Lockett in his second title defense, Pavlik was matched against Bernard Hopkins in an ill-fated over-the-weight bout at a catch weight of 170 pounds. Pavlik was humiliated and schooled over 12 rounds versus the more experienced Philadelphian and he lost a unanimous decision.
Since then, Pavlik's career has flat-lined.
After a so-so win at home over Marco Antonio Rubio in early 2009, Pavlik struggled throughout most of the year with a stubborn, life-threatening staph infection. It shelved plans for him to fight Paul Williams. There were also rumors that Pavlik was having difficulty in dealing with his newfound fame, wealth and the pressures of being a big fish in a small Youngstown pond.
If the fight is as colorful as the poster promoting it, boxing fans will be pleased.
He rebounded nicely near the end of 2009 with a confidence building win over Miguel Espino, again at home in Youngstown in front of a sparse crowd. But a loss against Hopkins, a stretch of inactivity and two wins over middle of the road opposition on Top Rank pay-per-views have kept Pavlik off the boxing radar.
Tonight, he gets his chance to get back in the picture. Atlantic City has become like a second home to Pavlik. It is the site of his greatest wins. It is where he won the title from Taylor and looked the best I have ever seen him look against Lockett. It also where he lost to Hopkins, but that's another story.
Pavlik must shine tonight against Martinez.
If he he does not, then the fickle boxing world moves on without him. Pavlik competes eight pounds below a scintillating super middleweight division that is in the midst of the Showtime network's Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament. It features fighters with names such as Andre Ward, Andre Dirrell, Alan Green, Mikkel Kessler, Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham. If Pavlik is not brilliant in victory tonight, they easily overshadow him.
Martinez is a handsome, tricky, experienced southpaw fighter with exquisite footwork and decent punching power. In a 13-year long professional career he has only lost convincingly once – to Antonio Margarito a decade ago. His other loss was a disputed decision to Paul Williams last December. In a fight prior to that, against Kermit Cintron, Martinez clearly won, but it was ruled a draw by the judging crew. As it stands, Martinez, at 35-years-old, has a record of 44-2-2 (24)KO, but he has never won a world championship.
Martinez (left) is always in supreme condition. He is a well-schooled and versatile fighter.
Bob Arum, Pavlik's promoter, understands the predicament that his young charge finds himself in.
“The public is very fickle,” says Arum. “They caught onto Kelly leading up to and including the Taylor fight. Then there has been a fall-off – his performance against Hopkins and the injury and so-forth. But I am convinced, beyond any measure, that we are going to see the old Kelly Pavlik against Martinez and as soon as we see that and as soon as the public sees that and thanks to HBO it will be a huge audience, he will be right back on top and people will be clamoring for his next fight whether it be against Paul Williams or Lucian Bute or somebody else…people love to see knockouts.”
But unless he wins tonight – and wins big – Pavlik will go back to Youngstown with a very uncertain future.
April 2010
COMELEC Official List of Candidates in the 2010 NATIONAL ELECTION
Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III [Liberal Party]
former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada [Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino]
Senator Manuel “Manny” Villar [Nacionalista Party]
Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon [Bagumbayan-Volunteers for a New Philippines]
Senator Jamby Madrigal [Independent]
Former DND Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro [Lakas-Kampi-CMD]
Eddie Villanueva of Jesus Is Lord Movement [Bangon Pilipinas]
John Carlos de los Reyes [Ang Kapatiran]
CANDIDATES FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Jejomar Binay [Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino]
Senator Loren Legarda [Nationalist People's Coalition] (Guest candidate for NP)
Edu Manzano [Lakas-Kampi-CMD]
Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas [Liberal Party]
Dominador Chipeco [Ang Kapatiran]
MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando [Bagumbayan-Volunteers for a New Philippines]
Perfecto Yasay [Bangon Pilipinas]
Journalist Jay Sonza [Independent]
Senatorial candidates:
- Nereus Acosta Jr. – LP
- Sharuff Ibrahim Albani – KBL
- Zafrullah Alonto – Bangon Pilipinas
- Ana Theresia Baraquel – LP
- JV Larion Bautista – PMP
- Martin Bautista – LP
- Silvestre Bello III – Lakas-Kampi-CMD
- Rozzano Rufino Biazon – LP
- Bong Revilla – Lakas-Kampi-CMD
- Henry Caunan – PDP-Laban
- Pia Cayetano – NP
- Rizalito David – Ang Kapatiran
- Joey De Venecia – PMP
- Miriam Defensor Santiago – People’s Reform Party
- Franklin Drilon – LP
- Juan Ponce Enrile – PMP
- Jinggoy Estrada – PMP
- Ramon Guico – Lakas-Kampi-CMD
- Teofisto Guingona III – LP
- Jo Aurea Imbong – Ang Kapatiran
- Kata Inocencio – Bangon Pilipinas
- Alexander Lacson – LP
- Raul Lambino – Lakas-Kampi-CMD
- Rey Langit – Lakas-Kampi-CMD
- Yasmin Lao – LP
- Lito Lapid – Lakas-Kampi-CMD
- Alma Lood – KBL
- Apolinario Lozada – PMP
- Regalado Maambong – KBL
- Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr – NP
- Liza Maza – Independent
- Ma Judea Millora – KBL
- Ramon Mitra – NP
- Ramoncito Ocampo – Bangon Pilipinas
- Satur Ocampo – Bayan Muna Party
- Susan Ople – NP
- Sergio Osmeña III – Independent
- Jovito Palparan Jr. – Independent
- Imelda Papin – KBL
- Zosimo Paredes – Ang Kapatiran
- Gwendolyn Pimentel – PDP Laban
- Rodolfo Plaza – NPC
- Reynaldo Princesa – Bangon Pilipinas
- Ariel Querubin – NP
- Ralph Recto – LP
- Gilbert Remulla – NP
- Ma. Gracia Riñoza-Plazo – Ang Kapatiran
- Sonia Roco – LP
- Adrian Sison – Ang Kapatiran
- Vicente Sotto III – NPC
- Adel Tamano – NP
- Reginald Tamayo – Ang Kapatiran
- Hector Tarrazona – Ang Kapatiran
- Francisco Tatad – Grand Alliance For Democracy/Gabaybayan
- Alexander Tinsay – Bangon Pilipinas
- Manuel Valdehuesa Jr. – Ang Kapatiran
- Hector Villanueva – KBL
- Israel Virgines – Bangon Pilipinas
Make your choices..Our future is in our hands..Make the right choice..
Friday, April 16, 2010
Noynoy Aquino graces Time Magazine
Looks like Liberal party bet Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III inherited his mother’s place on the Time magazine’s cover.
The presidential hopeful and survey frontrunner is on the April 25, 2010 issue (and in the magazine’s cover in some parts of Asia) of the highly respected Time magazine, same publication that hailed his mother, former president Corazon Aquino, as 1986 Woman of the Year.The article notes of Aquino’s whirlwind journey to the presidency, months after her mother died of colon cancer—and whether he would be able to “save the Philippines.”
It also cited Aquino’s family life, his singlehood, and his struggle to woo voters to choose him over closest rival Senator Manny Villar.
At the same article site:
"Eto ang comment ni Mr.Ralf Wayne why he should vote Noynoy"
Hindi magaling na LEADER, pero dapat MATUWID NA LEADER. Marami nang magagaling na LEADER sa ating bansa ang nagpalit-palit, ngunit ano ang nangyari, CORRUPTION. Walang nakatanggal ng CORRUPTION, lalo pang lumala. Kung magkamali ng pagboto sa ngayon at corrupt ang mailukluk sa PANGULO, tapos ang FILIPINO.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Mayweather-Mosley can they get a fireworks
Remember a slugger like Cotto was able to outbox Shane and make him look ineffective in cutting off the ring. Cotto! How in the world is Shane going to play high speed chess with the Bobby Fischer of Boxing?!? How Martin? Floyd is the deluxe version of everything Shane tried to be; not only is Shane's suit “off the rack," but his ideas on how to attack Mayweather may be just as unimaginative. The only thing Shane will provide Floyd with is a platform to show the boxing world that he can get nasty and put a tough guy out of his misery. If Cotto is accurate enough to bust him up with combinations, Floyd is sure to paint a masterpiece on Mosley with relative ease.
Floyd likes to take an opponent's losses and chime that this figure is the number of "ways" to beat him. Shane's loses may add up to 5, but only 3 men beat him and none of them utilized a passive-aggressive style. Winky Wright and Vernon Forrest, 5' 11" and 6' 0" may have boxed but they came forward behind stiff jabs and gave Shane something to think about when he got aggressive. They showed him they were the bigger men, so how does a guy who took 10 rounds to dispatch a smaller foe (Hatton) running at him with his chin stuck out have the "stones" to come forward on Shane? Even Oscar, (5' 11") in 2003 in my opinion beat him -but I'd take that version of Oscar to beat Floyd! Miguel Cotto came forward, engaging Mosley and putting his punches together but by the end of the evening was doing his own Boricua version of the shoulder roll. Factor in Floyd's "scheduling" and you have a great talent who is mentally unprepared to deal with resistance and that ain't good against a genuine tough guy like Mosley.
Genius is so captivating that it engraves a unique "signature" style into our psyche and when the geniuses evolve -we find it hard to see them as they are. When Jordan was winning with post-up fade always, we still assumed he dunked on everybody. When Ali started standing flat-footed and hitting harder, we still believed he stung like a bee. It's natural and it takes a while to wash off. Floyd Mayweather is not as mobile as he was at 135 and 140 and the idea that he can avoid Shane Mosley and just "outbox" him is based on a 2001 fight we all recorded in VHS. He is a better boxer, but Shane is the better "fighter" and there will be moments on May 1st when Floyd will have to fight his way out of a jam, and that's exactly what Mosley is counting on. Remember, one man "had" to take this fight and the other man "wanted" this fight, and inspiration beats obligation every time.
Mayweather-Mosley can they get a fireworks
Remember a slugger like Cotto was able to outbox Shane and make him look ineffective in cutting off the ring. Cotto! How in the world is Shane going to play high speed chess with the Bobby Fischer of Boxing?!? How Martin? Floyd is the deluxe version of everything Shane tried to be; not only is Shane's suit “off the rack," but his ideas on how to attack Mayweather may be just as unimaginative. The only thing Shane will provide Floyd with is a platform to show the boxing world that he can get nasty and put a tough guy out of his misery. If Cotto is accurate enough to bust him up with combinations, Floyd is sure to paint a masterpiece on Mosley with relative ease.
Floyd likes to take an opponent's losses and chime that this figure is the number of "ways" to beat him. Shane's loses may add up to 5, but only 3 men beat him and none of them utilized a passive-aggressive style. Winky Wright and Vernon Forrest, 5' 11" and 6' 0" may have boxed but they came forward behind stiff jabs and gave Shane something to think about when he got aggressive. They showed him they were the bigger men, so how does a guy who took 10 rounds to dispatch a smaller foe (Hatton) running at him with his chin stuck out have the "stones" to come forward on Shane? Even Oscar, (5' 11") in 2003 in my opinion beat him -but I'd take that version of Oscar to beat Floyd! Miguel Cotto came forward, engaging Mosley and putting his punches together but by the end of the evening was doing his own Boricua version of the shoulder roll. Factor in Floyd's "scheduling" and you have a great talent who is mentally unprepared to deal with resistance and that ain't good against a genuine tough guy like Mosley.
Genius is so captivating that it engraves a unique "signature" style into our psyche and when the geniuses evolve -we find it hard to see them as they are. When Jordan was winning with post-up fade always, we still assumed he dunked on everybody. When Ali started standing flat-footed and hitting harder, we still believed he stung like a bee. It's natural and it takes a while to wash off. Floyd Mayweather is not as mobile as he was at 135 and 140 and the idea that he can avoid Shane Mosley and just "outbox" him is based on a 2001 fight we all recorded in VHS. He is a better boxer, but Shane is the better "fighter" and there will be moments on May 1st when Floyd will have to fight his way out of a jam, and that's exactly what Mosley is counting on. Remember, one man "had" to take this fight and the other man "wanted" this fight, and inspiration beats obligation every time.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Arum and Petrocelli Rally to Margarito's Defense
All-star attorney, Daniel Petrocelli, makes the case that Antonio Margarito is innocent of all charges in the tainted handwraps scandal.
A conference call was held this afternoon in which boxing writers and reporters were able to speak with promoter Bob Arum and Attorney Daniel Petrocelli. Arum, of course, is the promoter of the disgraced Antonio Margarito while Petrocelli is his attorney.
As the boxing world is well aware, Margarito has been accused by the California State Athletic Commission of attempting to use tainted or doctored handwraps prior to his Jan. 2009 welterweight title bout versus Shane Mosley which was held at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
The long and the short of the conversation was this: (1.) Antonio Margarito did absolutely nothing wrong (2.) There is absolutely no evidence to support the case that Margarito willfully engaged in any illegal act (3.) Javier Capetillo (Margarito's trainer) acted alone and without Margarito's knowledge or direction (4.) Capetillo is simply an "independent contractor" and was not an "employee" of Margarito (5.) Antonio Margarito is the "victim" in the entire affair.
Whether or not you choose to believe any of Petrocelli's above points, one thing is clear: Petrocelli is an excellent linguist, can present thoughts in a clear, concise and eloquent fashion - and he makes a great deal of sense when he speaks about the facts in this case.
Arum is steadfast in his belief that Margarito knew nothing of Javier Capetillo's plan to use doctored handwraps.
One other point is also clear - should the CSAC, any other state athletic comission or the Association of Boxing Commissions decide to give the "Tijuana Tornado" a hard time when it comes to granting him a boxing license - they will have a severe legal battle on their hands with Petrocelli and Arum, who pointed out that he is also an attorney.
Margarito, after having been on the sidelines since the technical knockout loss to Mosley 15 months ago, will return next month against Roberto Garcia in a bout in Mexico. As long as Margarito gets by that test, his next fight, according to Arum, will be contested somewhere in the United States.
Whether or not you believe Margarito is guilty or innocent - or was acting in conjunction with his trainer when the illegal handwraps were attempted to be used - you have to admit there is no evidence that he ever knew anything of the plot.
Petrocelli and Arum claim it was all Capetillo, that he was a lone nut and that he acted alone.
In this case, like Lee Harvey Oswald in the JFK assassination, Capetillo is the "patsy" that will take the fall.
April 2010
15 sites that change the internet
Not so with the fifteen sites here. These sites changed the Internet, mostly for good, in substantial ways. Included here is everything from Geocities (which could probably be blamed entirely, either directly or indirectly, for every ugly web design “trend” that’s ever been) to Wikipedia (which has made information almost universally accessible) to Google (which has changed or influenced virtually everything online).
1. Wikipedia
Changed the way we find information. Before Wikipedia, most online encyclopedias were either sorely lacking in information, or required you to have a paid subscription to access their content. Wikipedia changed all that by not only allowing anyone to view the content for free, but also by allowing individual users to review and update content, making it more complete and accurate overall. Wikipedia also brought crowdsourcing and user-generated content to the mainstream online, making both much more viable and valuable.
2. Amazon.com
Changed the way we shop. Prior to Amazon.com, online shopping wasn’t much different than shopping out of a mail-order catalog, except it wasn’t nearly as popular. While Amazon started out selling just books and related items, it has expanded to sell virtually anything you can think of, either directly or through partner sites large and small. Amazon also made free shipping a standard on orders over a certain dollar value, which has impacted the shipping rates and policies of many other online retailers.
3. Hotmail
Changed the way we use email. Before Hotmail came along, email was basically tethered to a single computer. When you checked your email, it was pulled and deleted from the remote server, meaning the only place you could view it was at your computer. Need an email at home that you received at work? Too bad. There was no way to access it unless you went back to the office. Hotmail changed all that by providing webmail that could be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection. Now, web-based email is widely used and provided by a huge variety of providers. Even though Hotmail is no longer the primary provider of webmail (and is now owned by Microsoft), they were still pioneers in the technology.
4. Facebook
Changed the way friends connected. While Facebook wasn’t the first social network, it has definitely become the most popular and has really changed the way friends interact with one another. Sure, people use FB to talk online, but they’re also increasingly using it as a way to plan get-togethers offline. They’re using it to follow and interact with their favorite bands, actors, and other personalities. People use it to keep in touch with business contacts, friends, family, and acquaintances. Facebook has made social networking mainstream, across a variety of demographics and virtually worldwide.
5. Project Gutenberg
Changed the way we read. Project Gutenberg has a much longer history than most people realize. They created the first ebooks, and gave them away for free. You can now read virtually every major book in the public domain, sometimes in multiple languages on their site. Without the pioneering steps the founders of Project Gutenberg took, ebooks would not be where they are today.
6. Twitter
Changed the way we communicate. Twitter has made one of the biggest impacts on the Internet in recent memory. The idea that 140-character messages, broadcast publicly (for the most part), would change the way people communicate with one another would have been hard to believe ten years ago. But Twitter has become not just a powerhouse in the way individual communicate with one another, but also in the way businesses communicate with their customers. Complaining about poor customer service on Twitter can often result in almost instant messages from the company in question, and often results in a satisfactory resolution. Twitter has also made celebrities more accessible, with hundreds of celebs now using the service to interact with their fans.
7. Pandora
Changed the way we find new music. Before Pandora, if you wanted to listen to music online, you usually turned to a streaming radio station with pre-programmed content. Sure, you might get lucky and find a station that had mostly music you liked, but maybe it wasn’t diverse enough, or it still kept playing that one song you HATED. Pandora changed all that. Now, you can program your own radio station by just entering the name or a song or artist and then giving the thumbs up or down to music played. With a minimal amount of user input, Pandora has gotten surprisingly good at creating playlists that reflect one’s musical taste. The bonus is that songs or artists you might not have heard of are often thrown into the mix, based on what you already like.
8. Apple
Made minimalist web design cool. Apple had one of the first corporate websites designed with a minimalist aesthetic. As far back as the late 90s, Apple was starting to show a more minimalist take on web design than many other corporate sites, and by early 2000, they’d adopted the white and gray color scheme and top navigation they still employ today.
9. YouTube
Changed entertainment. Before YouTube, there weren’t many options if you wanted to watch a video online. You could sometimes find a video here or there, but with bandwidth costs, they were few and far between. Website owners just didn’t want to pay the extra costs associated with video content. Then YouTube came along and made it free to post any video you wanted (as long as it wasn’t copyrighted or over ten minutes long). Web users now had a centralized place to go to watch video online. And because of YouTube’s pioneering effort, online video is now enjoyed by millions every day.
10. Craigslist
Changed classifieds. Online classified sites used to be nearly unusable. Between the huge number of spam postings and the fact there were few if any local listings in most areas, there wasn’t much point in using them. But then Craigslist caught on and suddenly there was an online classifieds site that rivaled most local newspaper classifieds. Now you can use Craigslist to find almost anything, no matter where you live.
11. The Drudge Report
Changed the stature of online news. When the Monica Lewinsky/President Clinton story broke in 1998, it wasn’t a mainstream news source that first reported it. Instead, The Drudge Report held those honors, forever changing the standing of online news sources. Now, online news sources break stories on a regular basis, and are considered by most to be just as reliable as television or print news sources.
12. GeoCities
Made the web more accessible. In the early days of the Internet, the only people online (for the most part) were scientists, academics, and those involved in technology. It wasn’t a very exciting place. Then came GeoCities, and suddenly anyone could set up their own webpage for free. Sure, GeoCities spawned a legion of horrifically ugly websites, but it also got a lot of regular people involved in the Internet for the first time and was likely the first design experience of many early web designers.
13. Digg
Changed the way we find and share news. Digg was originally set up as an experiment, but it has completely changed the way many people find news online. The idea of users determining which news was important, relevant, and interesting rather than editors or executives at big news organizations was revolutionary. Now, user-generated news sites are all over the place, both for mainstream news and for individual industries and niches.
14. LiveJournal
Hooked millions on blogging. Blogging wasn’t invented by LiveJournal, but they were the first site to offer free blogs to their members. Millions now use LiveJournal, and tens of millions more blog elsewhere, either through other blog hosts or on their own websites. If it weren’t for LiveJournal and similar free blogs hosts that came later, blogging might not have caught on as the global phenomenon it has become.
15. Google
Changed everything. This one might seem a bit dramatic, but it really is true. Google has invaded virtually every aspect of the Internet. No matter what you do online, you probably interact with one Google service or another multiple times every day. And most people use at least one Google product or service one a regular basis personally. Whether it’s a Blogger blog, a Picasa photo album, a Google search, or even a YouTube video (or any of the dozens of other services Google owns), Google-controlled sites are everywhere.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Whos Your Pick!
Let’s start our discussion with the tale of the tape. The undefeated Mayweather is listed at 5’8” with a 72-inch reach. Throughout his entire professional boxing career, the man they call “Pretty Boy”, “Money”, and at times “Chickenjoy” or “Gayweather” has enjoyed the effective reach advantage in all but one of his bouts. Six-division champ “Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya was his only opponent who had an effective reach advantage over him. “Sugar” Shane Mosley, on the other hand, stands 5’9”, with a 2-inch reach advantage over Mayweather. Judging from the tale of the tape alone, not to mention the fact that Mosley is a relatively far more established welterweight than Mayweather is, then common sense dictates that the 38-year-old fighter out of California should have his hands raised at the end of the bout. But before all you anti-Mayweather fans start rejoicing, take note that the key word there is “alone”. There are still several factors to consider, which we will tackle later on in this piece.
Speed is another important parameter to reflect on. Mosley is known for his incredible hand speed, but his opponent is not bad in this area, either. Conversely, Mayweather is known for his vast foot speed, which is however not among Mosley’s strong points, especially at this point of his boxing career. Both pugs are accurate punchers, but Mayweather’s uncanny ability to elude his opponent, together with a knack for creating angles for his counterpunches, the flamboyant Grand Rapids, Michigan native should have an advantage in this department.
The line separating victory and defeat generally depends on Mosley’s ability to cut the ring and impose his will on his very elusive opponent. Mosley’s jab will also prove to be a crucial factor to keep Mayweather at bay and give him problems unloading his own offensive. Mosley has two choices. He can basically rely on his effective reach advantage and wait for Mayweather to come in, hoping that the judges will grant him the benefit of the doubt if exchanges should ensue… or he can bring the fight to Mayweather and perhaps go for a knockout, not leaving any chances for the judges to take the fight away from him, knowing fully well that these people would certainly want the much anticipated Pacquiao-Mayweather encounter to push through.
Whos Your Pick!
Let’s start our discussion with the tale of the tape. The undefeated Mayweather is listed at 5’8” with a 72-inch reach. Throughout his entire professional boxing career, the man they call “Pretty Boy”, “Money”, and at times “Chickenjoy” or “Gayweather” has enjoyed the effective reach advantage in all but one of his bouts. Six-division champ “Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya was his only opponent who had an effective reach advantage over him. “Sugar” Shane Mosley, on the other hand, stands 5’9”, with a 2-inch reach advantage over Mayweather. Judging from the tale of the tape alone, not to mention the fact that Mosley is a relatively far more established welterweight than Mayweather is, then common sense dictates that the 38-year-old fighter out of California should have his hands raised at the end of the bout. But before all you anti-Mayweather fans start rejoicing, take note that the key word there is “alone”. There are still several factors to consider, which we will tackle later on in this piece.
Speed is another important parameter to reflect on. Mosley is known for his incredible hand speed, but his opponent is not bad in this area, either. Conversely, Mayweather is known for his vast foot speed, which is however not among Mosley’s strong points, especially at this point of his boxing career. Both pugs are accurate punchers, but Mayweather’s uncanny ability to elude his opponent, together with a knack for creating angles for his counterpunches, the flamboyant Grand Rapids, Michigan native should have an advantage in this department.
The line separating victory and defeat generally depends on Mosley’s ability to cut the ring and impose his will on his very elusive opponent. Mosley’s jab will also prove to be a crucial factor to keep Mayweather at bay and give him problems unloading his own offensive. Mosley has two choices. He can basically rely on his effective reach advantage and wait for Mayweather to come in, hoping that the judges will grant him the benefit of the doubt if exchanges should ensue… or he can bring the fight to Mayweather and perhaps go for a knockout, not leaving any chances for the judges to take the fight away from him, knowing fully well that these people would certainly want the much anticipated Pacquiao-Mayweather encounter to push through.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Pacquiao is No. 20 in Time Magazine`s most influential people
The poll, which opened on April 1, has Pacquiao joining global personalities like US President Barack Obama, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Conan ‘O Brien and Oprah Winfrey in the list.
As of April 3, Pacquiao was ranked No. 20 behind satire host John Stewart.
He had a total number of 4,663 votes with an average rating of 91. This is his second appearance on the list.
Pacquiao, a 7-division champion and reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight king, finished No. 20 in TIME Magazine's list of most influential “Heroes & Icons” in 2009.
Other categories listed in TIME’s 100 are Leaders & Revolutionaries, Builders & Titans, Artists & Entertainers, and Scientists & Thinkers.
In the Philippines, Pacquiao is currently engaged in another form of battle. He is running against Roy Chiongbian for the lone congressional seat of Sarangani province in Mindanao.
"An idol in his native Philippines, Pacquiao has become an international sports god, drawing much-needed fans to the fading profession of boxing,” TIME Magazine said.
“For now, the Filipino, a champion in seven weight classes, is focusing on a prize he has tried but failed to win before: a seat in his country's legislature,” it added.
Article courtesy of:http://ph.news.yahoo.com/abs/20100403/tsp-pacquiao-in-time-s-most-influential-14daa3a.html
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