well,here goes....
everybody appears to be fixated on the mayorga-forrest bout saturday night...i`m looking at judah-corley.....
one thing scares me here....judah`s layoff....no excuse for it..i`m breaking with my promise after the harding loss.....layoffs are poison in boxing....but,i don`t care.......it`s been over a year since judah decisioned omar weis..corley fought in january of this year...but only has 2 fights in the last 2 years(much like judah)..and i was shocked that judah came back against such a tough guy...i think weis is absolutely one of the best jr welters in the world...not a banger...but a difficult,awkward guy to fight....
but,back to the point,judah`s whole family lives,eats,sleeps and s-its boxing...his father and his brothers....these guys are about boxing whether judah is fighting or not..
the tszyu mess has stuck in his craw for 2 years.....
corley,imo,is not in the same class....he has wins over ener julio and randall bailey....julio`s decent.....bailey can take you out if he hits you,but,is a lousy technician.....he`s not beating solid,tip top boxers....
judah has heavier hands than corley....my guess is that corley will try and move,move,move.....but,is he a quicker guy than judah?....a better boxer?....i don`t believe it.....
judah is seasoned against solid fighters,not to mention a super amateur background... terron millet when he was still a champ,reggie green,mickey ward,jan piet bergmann,junior witter...the vet daryl tyson..weis...solid opposition....
is judah`s chin shaky?.....maybe....but,getting caught by kostya tszyu doesn`t necessarily mean you have china for whiskers.....and the stoppage was somewhat controversial....
if judah loses here,he can forget ever getting a shot at revenge with tszyu....as a matter of fact,he becomes just another face in the crowd.....
and that publicity punch-out.....could it have intimidated corley?.......i don`t know....
many were calling judah a top 5 pound for pound guy prior to tszyu.....i could argue that tszyu is a top 5 pound for pound guy.....
i think judah`s pedigree,his desire to redeem himself,the opportunity to get a piece of a championship again,and take a huge step back to the top and get much closer to getting tszyu again,not to mention that he is the better guy,are enough to lay the wood.....
will that chin betray him?.....corley only has 16 k.o.`s in 28 wins....many against chumps....will he outbox judah?...i doubt it....but,if judah thinks he`s losing,he has the wherewithal to get you out of there...
i laid the -270 or so....play at your own risk...i just have to go with the better guy with enormous motivation.....
mayorga-forrest.....again,i think forrest wins...i equate the first fight to lennox lewis-haseem rahman 1.......i don`t think forrest gets caught napping again....flush with overconfidence after the 2 mosely wins....he lost his composure and forgot his fight plan....
will i bet forrest......i doubt it....can`t keep laying this heavy wood in these competitive bouts...
maybe a hedge....mayorga by k.o. and forrest by decision....but,i expect mayorga to come out frantic again.....i`m sure forrest is aware of this...but,if forrest weathers the storm of the first 3 rounds,how long can mayorga keep attacking before he tires?....he`s wild...and not a very good technician...after maybe 5,6, or 7 rounds of chasing and expending energy,maybe forrest starts to chop down or cut up mayorga......
a toughie....i really think forrest wins....but,i may put something on mayorga by k.o...i`d be shocked if mayorga wins a decision.....
forrest winning by mid to late round k.o. or decision....
no bet as of right now...still looking...i don`t think lightning strikes twice....maybe with 2 solid all around fighters like forrest and mosely...but,will a wild,cigarette smoking,brawler like mayorga get forrest twice?......will he get sloppy again?...
i doubt it...but,like i said,mayorga by kayo at over 3-1 for a case of beer and chits and giggles...only,i really don`t expect it to happen..
not sure yet on this one...
everybody appears to be fixated on the mayorga-forrest bout saturday night...i`m looking at judah-corley.....
one thing scares me here....judah`s layoff....no excuse for it..i`m breaking with my promise after the harding loss.....layoffs are poison in boxing....but,i don`t care.......it`s been over a year since judah decisioned omar weis..corley fought in january of this year...but only has 2 fights in the last 2 years(much like judah)..and i was shocked that judah came back against such a tough guy...i think weis is absolutely one of the best jr welters in the world...not a banger...but a difficult,awkward guy to fight....
but,back to the point,judah`s whole family lives,eats,sleeps and s-its boxing...his father and his brothers....these guys are about boxing whether judah is fighting or not..
the tszyu mess has stuck in his craw for 2 years.....
corley,imo,is not in the same class....he has wins over ener julio and randall bailey....julio`s decent.....bailey can take you out if he hits you,but,is a lousy technician.....he`s not beating solid,tip top boxers....
judah has heavier hands than corley....my guess is that corley will try and move,move,move.....but,is he a quicker guy than judah?....a better boxer?....i don`t believe it.....
judah is seasoned against solid fighters,not to mention a super amateur background... terron millet when he was still a champ,reggie green,mickey ward,jan piet bergmann,junior witter...the vet daryl tyson..weis...solid opposition....
is judah`s chin shaky?.....maybe....but,getting caught by kostya tszyu doesn`t necessarily mean you have china for whiskers.....and the stoppage was somewhat controversial....
if judah loses here,he can forget ever getting a shot at revenge with tszyu....as a matter of fact,he becomes just another face in the crowd.....
and that publicity punch-out.....could it have intimidated corley?.......i don`t know....
many were calling judah a top 5 pound for pound guy prior to tszyu.....i could argue that tszyu is a top 5 pound for pound guy.....
i think judah`s pedigree,his desire to redeem himself,the opportunity to get a piece of a championship again,and take a huge step back to the top and get much closer to getting tszyu again,not to mention that he is the better guy,are enough to lay the wood.....
will that chin betray him?.....corley only has 16 k.o.`s in 28 wins....many against chumps....will he outbox judah?...i doubt it....but,if judah thinks he`s losing,he has the wherewithal to get you out of there...
i laid the -270 or so....play at your own risk...i just have to go with the better guy with enormous motivation.....
mayorga-forrest.....again,i think forrest wins...i equate the first fight to lennox lewis-haseem rahman 1.......i don`t think forrest gets caught napping again....flush with overconfidence after the 2 mosely wins....he lost his composure and forgot his fight plan....
will i bet forrest......i doubt it....can`t keep laying this heavy wood in these competitive bouts...
maybe a hedge....mayorga by k.o. and forrest by decision....but,i expect mayorga to come out frantic again.....i`m sure forrest is aware of this...but,if forrest weathers the storm of the first 3 rounds,how long can mayorga keep attacking before he tires?....he`s wild...and not a very good technician...after maybe 5,6, or 7 rounds of chasing and expending energy,maybe forrest starts to chop down or cut up mayorga......
a toughie....i really think forrest wins....but,i may put something on mayorga by k.o...i`d be shocked if mayorga wins a decision.....
forrest winning by mid to late round k.o. or decision....
no bet as of right now...still looking...i don`t think lightning strikes twice....maybe with 2 solid all around fighters like forrest and mosely...but,will a wild,cigarette smoking,brawler like mayorga get forrest twice?......will he get sloppy again?...
i doubt it...but,like i said,mayorga by kayo at over 3-1 for a case of beer and chits and giggles...only,i really don`t expect it to happen..
not sure yet on this one...
