Just got back from Vegas went to the fight. Incredible to watch. Mandalay Bay was only about a third full at best but those of us that were there witnessed a classic.
Everybody in the Arena was stood up shaking their heads in disbelief on what they had just watched - me included!
Corrales was a class act. At the weigh in the day before he took time out to speak, take photos, sign stuff for everyone of the fans that had waited to see him.
Corrales / Castillo - Fight of the year
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jamesmcdonnell
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greatJamie Sanigar wrote:Just got back from Vegas went to the fight. Incredible to watch. Mandalay Bay was only about a third full at best but those of us that were there witnessed a classic.
Everybody in the Arena was stood up shaking their heads in disbelief on what they had just watched - me included!
Corrales was a class act. At the weigh in the day before he took time out to speak, take photos, sign stuff for everyone of the fans that had waited to see him.
wish i went 
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Manos de Oro
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You and me both. I actually had ringside tickets held with ticketmaster for this one, but let them go. Mind you, I do that for every big fight.REAL_DEAL wrote:greatJamie Sanigar wrote:Just got back from Vegas went to the fight. Incredible to watch. Mandalay Bay was only about a third full at best but those of us that were there witnessed a classic.
Everybody in the Arena was stood up shaking their heads in disbelief on what they had just watched - me included!
Corrales was a class act. At the weigh in the day before he took time out to speak, take photos, sign stuff for everyone of the fans that had waited to see him.
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Manos de Oro
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Just saw the post-fight footage over at maxboxing. I must say, the sight of Arum whining over technicalities with that usual slimy smile he's permanently got was hard to stomach. He's whining about the stoppage when virtually 10 years to the day he sat ringside at Caeser's and watched Jimmy Garcia pay the ultimate price for having a good chin and standing up to long. Haven't seen that fight for years, and have no real desire to, but from what I remember there was a similar scene to Corrales - Castillo where the fighter was taking too much against the ropes. Arum really showed his true colours Saturday night. They should have cut his fornicating mic off.
Maybe Goosen had remembered it was ten years, which prompted his coolness to an immediate rematch - remember much was made over Garcia taking a beating only a few months before his final fight. Chico went through hell in training camp and hell in the actual fight, I really hope Goosen and Shaw stick to their word on this... maybe to help their fighter to understand they should take Diego to whatever shithole hotel Bobby Chacon is staying in these days and wait outside, wait outside and watch as he pops out for groceries, only to get lost a few minutes later. Where are the local fans who cheered him on from ringiside in war after war, are they around to help him back to his 'home'? They are nowhere to be seen.
Regarding Castillo: remember also, in the main event on that 10 year old card, Rafael Ruelas protested (after he'd regained his senses, of course) about Richard Steele jumping in when DLH had him out against the ropes (after knocking him down twice, initially with a huge left hook). Eerie similarites or what? But that aside, the point is that Castillo's protesting is just his hurt pride showing. The fact that Chavez was at ringside probably played a huge factor in irking him.
Maybe Goosen had remembered it was ten years, which prompted his coolness to an immediate rematch - remember much was made over Garcia taking a beating only a few months before his final fight. Chico went through hell in training camp and hell in the actual fight, I really hope Goosen and Shaw stick to their word on this... maybe to help their fighter to understand they should take Diego to whatever shithole hotel Bobby Chacon is staying in these days and wait outside, wait outside and watch as he pops out for groceries, only to get lost a few minutes later. Where are the local fans who cheered him on from ringiside in war after war, are they around to help him back to his 'home'? They are nowhere to be seen.
Regarding Castillo: remember also, in the main event on that 10 year old card, Rafael Ruelas protested (after he'd regained his senses, of course) about Richard Steele jumping in when DLH had him out against the ropes (after knocking him down twice, initially with a huge left hook). Eerie similarites or what? But that aside, the point is that Castillo's protesting is just his hurt pride showing. The fact that Chavez was at ringside probably played a huge factor in irking him.
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MightyWarrior
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Good post, I was thinking the same about Arum too. And a good call by Goosen. The last thing these two warriors need is another fight like that. They're talking about a rematch in 4 months - seems too soon....Manos de Oro wrote:Just saw the post-fight footage over at maxboxing. I must say, the sight of Arum whining over technicalities with that usual slimy smile he's permanently got was hard to stomach. He's whining about the stoppage when virtually 10 years to the day he sat ringside at Caeser's and watched Jimmy Garcia pay the ultimate price for having a good chin and standing up to long. Haven't seen that fight for years, and have no real desire to, but from what I remember there was a similar scene to Corrales - Castillo where the fighter was taking too much against the ropes. Arum really showed his true colours Saturday night. They should have cut his fornicating mic off.
Maybe Goosen had remembered it was ten years, which prompted his coolness to an immediate rematch - remember much was made over Garcia taking a beating only a few months before his final fight. Chico went through hell in training camp and hell in the actual fight, I really hope Goosen and Shaw stick to their word on this... maybe to help their fighter to understand they should take Diego to whatever shithole hotel Bobby Chacon is staying in these days and wait outside, wait outside and watch as he pops out for groceries, only to get lost a few minutes later. Where are the local fans who cheered him on from ringiside in war after war, are they around to help him back to his 'home'? They are nowhere to be seen.
Regarding Castillo: remember also, in the main event on that 10 year old card, Rafael Ruelas protested (after he'd regained his senses, of course) about Richard Steele jumping in when DLH had him out against the ropes (after knocking him down twice, initially with a huge left hook). Eerie similarites or what? But that aside, the point is that Castillo's protesting is just his hurt pride showing. The fact that Chavez was at ringside probably played a huge factor in irking him.
Jamie - was an absolute classic wasn't it?
I went to Vegas with 9 friends for my stag do. Three of them boxing fanatics who, like me, go to as many fights as possible, a couple with a healthy interest in the sport (mainly because I go on to them about it) and the rest with no real interest in boxing but genral sports fans.
We arrived in time to watch the Polo - Marquez fight. The omens were not good - as Jamie stated, there were huge gaps in the seats (and the Mandaly Arena had already been roped off) and the fight itself was defintely only one for the purist (I quite enjoyed it but then I like skilled counterpunching). After about 5 rounds I stopped scoring it as there was only going to be one winner.
And then the main event (incidentally, I was dressed as a gay cowboy with boxing gloves on, trust me , this becomes relevant later on). After two rounds the place was transfixed from a third-full aircraft hanger to 5 thousand people on their feet. I couldn't believe Corales' tactics: I had said beforhand that if he went inside he was playing into Castillos hands, but the two of them spent virually the whole fight in the centre of the ring, leaning against each other and taking it in turns to batter each other. A couple of times Corales did take a step back and use his boxing skills (notably in the fifth) but after doing this for a short while he was back slugging.
The tenth was awesome. Going in to the round I had Castillo one up but the rounds were so bruta that a number were tough to score (others in my group had Castillo 3 up, other Corales 1 up) Corales looked down and out after the second knockdown (incidentally, would ?he have been DQed in a British ring for repeating the gumshield out trick) but came back throwing punches from instinct alone, the time of the stoppage was perfect, Castillo certainly wasn't able to defend himself at the time.
Upon leaving the Bay, I bumped into Jeff Lacey (who seemed keen on a fight with Calzaghe) and the gentleman that is Glencoffe Johnson. ONe of the boys asked him if he would have a photo taken with me and Glen has this bemused look on his voice as if to say "who on earth is this gay cowboy with boxing gloves on". All in all, a classic weekend.
I went to Vegas with 9 friends for my stag do. Three of them boxing fanatics who, like me, go to as many fights as possible, a couple with a healthy interest in the sport (mainly because I go on to them about it) and the rest with no real interest in boxing but genral sports fans.
We arrived in time to watch the Polo - Marquez fight. The omens were not good - as Jamie stated, there were huge gaps in the seats (and the Mandaly Arena had already been roped off) and the fight itself was defintely only one for the purist (I quite enjoyed it but then I like skilled counterpunching). After about 5 rounds I stopped scoring it as there was only going to be one winner.
And then the main event (incidentally, I was dressed as a gay cowboy with boxing gloves on, trust me , this becomes relevant later on). After two rounds the place was transfixed from a third-full aircraft hanger to 5 thousand people on their feet. I couldn't believe Corales' tactics: I had said beforhand that if he went inside he was playing into Castillos hands, but the two of them spent virually the whole fight in the centre of the ring, leaning against each other and taking it in turns to batter each other. A couple of times Corales did take a step back and use his boxing skills (notably in the fifth) but after doing this for a short while he was back slugging.
The tenth was awesome. Going in to the round I had Castillo one up but the rounds were so bruta that a number were tough to score (others in my group had Castillo 3 up, other Corales 1 up) Corales looked down and out after the second knockdown (incidentally, would ?he have been DQed in a British ring for repeating the gumshield out trick) but came back throwing punches from instinct alone, the time of the stoppage was perfect, Castillo certainly wasn't able to defend himself at the time.
Upon leaving the Bay, I bumped into Jeff Lacey (who seemed keen on a fight with Calzaghe) and the gentleman that is Glencoffe Johnson. ONe of the boys asked him if he would have a photo taken with me and Glen has this bemused look on his voice as if to say "who on earth is this gay cowboy with boxing gloves on". All in all, a classic weekend.
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Manos de Oro
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Johnson does seem a class act, he was ringside at the Mayweather - Brusseles fight looking rather dapper, nice to hear he sounds like an alright guy. What you say about Lacy is interesting - I have gotten the same impression from Tarver, Johnson, Vanderpool and others that they feel the same way.Loynesy wrote:Upon leaving the Bay, I bumped into Jeff Lacey (who seemed keen on a fight with Calzaghe) and the gentleman that is Glencoffe Johnson. ONe of the boys asked him if he would have a photo taken with me and Glen has this bemused look on his voice as if to say "who on earth is this gay cowboy with boxing gloves on". All in all, a classic weekend.
The question of who really controls the reigns at SN is one that I've struggled to realise an answer to for ages now. "Surely it must be Warren holding them back... nah, it's the fighter who doesn't want the big fights..." and so it goes back and forth. I eventually settled on believing that Warren offers the genuine path to his stable in a tripartite sort of deal - you can fight a duff WBU career and become financially secure, with less risk than a genuine campaign to be the best. Or else you can go for the real titles and take the plunge. Or else you can take the duff route and, once you're secure, go for the big one. Would be good if rubberjohnny or someone else who works at SN could clarify what goes on in negotiations with their stars, but obviously what they say could be dynamite and it would probably be good sense for them to keep stum.
The reason I'm bringing this up is because a remark Warren made in his slag-tastic weekly column 'Frankly Speaking' took me aback.
"It makes a refreshing change from some of the fighters I have to work with on a regular basis who are not so keen on facing the best."
Is this to be taken literally? Or is it Warren trying to shift some deadwood before his next project starts? Methinks there's a good chance it could be the latter.
Just watched the fight...absolutely awesome, better than Gatti-Ward and almost on a par with Morales-Barrera I. Not too happy with Castillo afterwards, wasn't very dignified in defeat but overall Lightweight is eclipsing Light Welterweight as the happening weight division, it's like the old days!! Everyone is fighting each other