-Photo Credit: HBO/Will Hart-
"Great
stuff... I love HBO fights! Danny (Jacobs) got tested and
passed with a 65. Paulie (Malignaggi) got fisted!! And
Robert (Guerrero) is a fighter that Golden Boy and HBO are
trying to shove down the throat of the fight fans.
Please stop!! Just the way I saw it!"
...
Sechew "Iron Horse" Powell
"Dont
wanna say there's racism in boxing, but there sure in the
hell is playcism. If you're not the house fighter, and
you're not the guy who has a promoter promoting the show,
not to mention a crowd of supporters -mainly hometowners-
that pack out in droves then you're gonna get screwed. It's
sad but true."
II take it you think
Malignaggi got jobbed?,
we asked.
"Yea I did, being that he threw more punches and landed
more.
I think
to top it off
he may have even had a better connect percentage.
"I
think we may need to start putting people in a room, turn
off the sound, have them watch a fight with no ties to the
boxers or promoters, see who they think won and have them
pass it in on a sheet of paper so it can be read out loud.
"Diaz is the money,"
said a fan...
"It shouldn't matter who
the money guy is, they should judge to see who won and be
fair, but that's the problem with this sport.
"It's
clear Paulie got screwed, but what bothers me the most is
how the broadcast team seemed okay by it, saying, well he
knew the cards were stacked against him..."
Stevie
"2 Pound" Forbes
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MALIGNAGGI
DESERVED THE DECISION...
by Scott Wesley Clifford
I felt that Paulie Malignaggi deserved the decision.
I have no issues with the scorecard that had Juan up by 2 points, but there is
no justifying that bull&%$# scorecard 118-110. Nobody dominated the fight to
such an extent, and a little bit of home cooking was clearly going. Paulie
redeemed himself after a series of poor showings with training Buddy McGirt,
arguably the worst trainer in Boxing today, and I hope he earns a lot of money
before he retires.
As for Juan Diaz, it's back to the drawing board. He put on
a lackluster performance. His aggression was not there, and
it seems as though a more accomplished boxer than Paulie
would cruise past him.
HBO SATURDAY "AFTER-DARK" - BAD AS IN AWFUL; DIAZ, GUERRERO PREVAIL...
by George Elsasser
Last nite's HBO Saturday B.A.D. feature had gotten my
attention long before realizing it was part of a triple-dipper that would
finally free us fight hostages, come early Sunday morning.
The Juan Diaz - Paulie Malignaggi pairing played some
significance to the winner's immediate future - if impressive. Diaz enters one
for three in most recent at-bats - Malignaggi arrives with win over stranger
Chris Fernandez, and split win over Lovemore N'dou - sandwiched between a TKO
11 loss to Manchester's Ricky Hatton.
Fair enough - we're talking HBO BAD version of ESPN2 FNF
and/or Sho-Box minor league equivalent.
What I wasn't prepared for was the opening ten round prelim
with announced hot shot prospect Danny Jacobs - enters over assorted
pugilistic pabulum to establish a fraudulent undefeated resumé of 17-0, 15 by
stoppage.
NO MAGIC IN HOUSTON... by Bill Stephens
From Houston, Texas, HBO Boxing After Dark and Golden Boy
Promotions brought a fight night to remember. Hometown
favorite Juan "The Baby Bull" Diaz defeated Paulie
"The
Magic Man" Malignaggi by unanimous decision in an action
packed fight. In a pre-fight interview Malignaggi expressed
concerns about the decks stacked against him fighting in
Diaz's hometown of Houston. Both fighters fought a great
fight in what was an excellent match up of speed and skill.
Malignaggi looked to be in great form and seemed to be on
his way to a victory. The cards were not dealt to the Magic
Man as the well fought bout went to the scorecards. The
heated and outspoken Malignaggi held nothing back after the
fight letting everyone know how he was robbed and how he had
to deal with the politics of fighting in Houston. Malignaggi
vs. Diaz would make for an excellent rematch for the boxing
fans.
On a positive note, HBO's
tribute to the three former Champions that were tragically
taken from the sport in the month of July was nothing short
of a class act. Michael Buffer asked for a moment of silence
as the ten count bell sounded honoring Arturo "Thunder Gatti, Vernon
"The Viper" Forest, and "The Explosive Thin Man" Alexis Arguello. Fans witnessed a great tribute and a
great night of Boxing on HBO.
--WEIGHTS FOR DIAZ VS. MALIGNAGGI AUGUST 22 AT TOYOTA CENTER! --
THREE BIG CLASHES
ON HBO THIS WEEKEND... by Ricky Ray Taylor
HBO is hosting an impressive card this Saturday, August
22nd, which should have fight fans glued to
their screens. Three fights are scheduled to be shown and
all three have historic potential...
Stylish DANIEL JACOBS 17-0 (15 KOs) takes on ISHE SMITH 21-3 (9 KOs) as we see
another case of a fast rising amateur star in Jacobs, pitted against a
"presumably" past his prime Smith. This should be interesting.
QUOTES FROM TODAY'S HBO BOXING AFTER DARK FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE...
Juan Diaz, Former
Three-Time World Champion
"In boxing you might get knocked
out, you might get cut, you might lose, but what show's what kind of boxer you
are is how you come back.
"I'm a former World Champion, I'm 25
years old, I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
"I'm not going to trash talk or say
anything... that night I'm only going to see one thing in my way to being a
world champion and that's Paulie Malignaggi. I'll let what I
do in the ring do the talking."
HOUSTON'S HERO, JUAN DIAZ, RETURNS ON AUGUST 22nd
AGAINST FORMER WORLD CHAMPION PAULIE MALIGNAGGI...
In the main event, former Undisputed Lightweight World Champion and
hometown hero Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz takes on former 140-pound world
titleholder Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi of Brooklyn, New York, while
the co-featured bout sees heavy-handed Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero
challenge for a world title in a second weight class when he takes on
IBF Junior Lightweight World Champion Malcolm Klassen.
Both bouts, which are presented by Golden Boy Promotions, with Diaz vs.
Malignaggi being presented in association with DiBella Entertainment
and Guerrero vs. Klassen being presented in association with Branco
Sports Productions, will air on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 9:45
pm ET/PT (8:45 pm CT). The evening of boxing is
sponsored by Quaker State, Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines. Doors open at 3:30pm and the first bout begins at approximately
3:45pm CT.
Tickets, priced at $250, $125, $70, $45 and $25, go on sale on Friday,
July 10th at 10am CT, and may be purchased online at
www.ToyotaCenterTix.com by phone at 1-866-4-HOU-TIX and at select Houston area Randalls
locations. Tickets will be available at the Toyota
Center Box Office beginning Monday, July 13th at 9am CT.
UNBEATEN HOUSTON RISING STARS
HYLON WILLIAMS AND JERMELL CHARLO WILL STEP INTO RING ON
AUGUST 22 HBO BOXING AFTER DARK UNDERCARD...
Houston's finest will be
out in force at Toyota Center on the Saturday, August 22 HBO Boxing
After Dark undercard, as unbeaten hometown rising stars Hylon Williams
and Jermell Charlo will be featured on the hottest night of the boxing
summer.
Joining Williams and Charlo on this stacked card
will be fellow Houstonians Marcus Johnson, Adam Richards and Darlington Agha, as
well as Philadelphia's undefeated rising star Danny Garcia, unbeaten power
hitter Adrien Broner, Philadelphia's Mike Perez and Texas' Omar Figueroa.
DANIEL JACOBS FACES STERN TEST IN ISHE SMITH ON AUGUST 22nd AT TOYOTA CENTER...
Through 17 professional fights, Daniel "The Golden Child" Jacobs has
passed all of his tests with flying colors, winning each bout
impressively against increasingly tougher opposition. On Saturday, August 22nd, at
Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Jacobs will face his stiffest challenge to
date when he battles veteran contender Ishe "Sugar Shay" Smith in a ten
round bout for the NABO Middleweight Championship that will open the highly
anticipated HBO Boxing After Dark (BAD) telecast.
"The fight between Jacobs and Smith will truly show us where Jacobs is in
his career," said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions.
"Daniel has been spectacular so far, but Smith is the
type of crafty veteran who will ask him questions in the ring that he's
never been forced to answer before. This is a true
crossroads fight."
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