Post by Admin on Oct 18, 2012 17:29:03 GMT -5
This Saturday - October 20th, is a special night in the boxing world. We have an uber stacked fight card with four world titles on the line, and Brooklyn is getting World Championship Boxing back after an eighty year absence. The new Barclays Center will be holding its very first boxing card, and quite the card indeed.
(Televised via Showtime)
Danny Garcia (24-0, 15 KO)
Erik Morales (52-8, 36 KO)
WBA Super World light welterweight title
WBC light welterweight title
Paulie Malignaggi (31-4, 7 KO)
Pablo Cesar Cano (25-1-1, 19 KO)
WBA World welterweight title
Hassan N'Dam N'Jicam (27-0, 17 KO)
Peter Quillin (27-0, 20 KO)
WBO middleweight title
Randall Bailey (43-7, 37 KO)
Devon Alexander (23-1, 13 KO)
IBF welterweight title
Danny Garcia/Erik Morales II (Headliner)
What can you say.. Well, most say that Erik Morales should be retired already. Maybe so, but the man is a living legend and has earned the right to another payday if he so chooses. The end.
In their first match-up Morales (as old and out of shape as he looked) fought hard and had some good moments. The fight was close but Garcia was able to show a bit of that power when he knocked Morales down in the 11th, and ultimately won a unanimous decision. A prime Morales would have easily dominated Garcia, but despite him not being at the level he once was, he still gets into the ring and shows pure fortitude. Now I don't know if Morales has another good win left in him or if we will see more of the same, but special things usually happen on special nights.
Paulie Malignaggi/Pablo Cesar Cano
Cano is a great fighter who brings a lot of action but this will be his first fight at Welterweight and he's also in Paulie's backyard, so I'm favoring Malignaggi in this one. Paulie should be able to outbox him, but with Cano's grit and desire you just never know. I do like this match-up.
Hassan N'Dam N'Jicam/Peter Quillin
Probably the most intriguing match-up on the card because it's a complete toss up. They are both equally talented fighters. N'Dam is fun to watch so I will be rooting for him to retain his title.
Randall Bailey/Devon Alexander
Classic boxer vs. slugger match-up. I don't expect too much from this one. Bailey's right hand is lethal, Alexander knows this and won't get anywhere near it. We may end up seeing a whole lot of boring. However, if Randall does land that devastating right (and I hope that he does) I don't think Devon would be able to recover from it. It would be a great win for Randall Bailey. Otherwise, I will assume that Alexander wins via UD.
*Note* Some of the other fighters on the off-air portion of the card are Luis Collazo, Danny Jacobs, Dmitriy Salita, and Eddie Gomez.
M. Millerick
BoxingBrouhaha.com
**Update** Reports are now coming in that there may be problems with a random drug test taken by Erik Morales.