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UNCLE J’s COMBAT CORNER - Pt.3
Before the huge showdown between pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao and welterweight warrior Miguel Cotto on 14th of November 2009, I predicted that Manny’s speed will be way too much for Cotto, which was the case. What I didn’t expect was for the fight to bean execution, in which Cotto would be the helpless victim.
On the night Manny didn’t just defeat Cotto, he destroyed him. The Filipino warrior was the superior fighter in every conceivable way.
Before the huge showdown between pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao and welterweight warrior Miguel Cotto on 14th of November 2009, I predicted that Manny’s speed will be way too much for Cotto, which was the case. What I didn’t expect was for the fight to bean execution, in which Cotto would be the helpless victim.
On the night Manny didn’t just defeat Cotto, he destroyed him. The Filipino warrior was the superior fighter in every conceivable way.
Now the boxing world wants to see the ultimate showdown between Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Saturday the 21st of November see’s Showtime bring us the 3rd fight from its super six tournament, which features Super-middle weight champion Mikkel Kessler take on undefeated Andre Ward. Andre Ward is fast, slick, and very aggressive, but Mikkel Kessler is too much of a complete fighter to be threatened by the likes of Andre. I see Kessler winning unanimously on points in a performance that will be inches away from a knockout victory.
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UNCLE J’s COMBAT CORNER no.2 Last week I predicted that the only way David Haye would leave Germany as a heavy weight champion, on Saturday the 7th of November 2009, was by knocking out 7ft 2” and twenty three stone Valuev.
David didn’t knock the giant out, but the British born fighter did rock the Russian in the 12th round (which had never been done), that combined with the fact David won a minimum of 8 rounds guaranteed Haye’s victory, and the opening of a new chapter in heavy weight boxing as we know it.
One judge scored the bout a draw despite the Hayemaker’s clear dominance, which reinforces last week’s notion of Germany’s dodgy boxing rulings.
The heavy weight mixed martial arts bout on the same evening between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers went exactly how I predicted.
Despite Brett Roger’s efforts, his style was slightly one dimensional for the MMA legend. Before the half way mark of the second round the American was destroyed.
This Saturday, the 14th of November 2009 brings to us mere mortals a fight for the ages as ‘pound for pound’ king Manny Pacquiao takes on Welter weight Champion Miguel Cotto.
Manny Pacquiao has been looking fantastic lately; within the past year he has smashed a light weight champion in David Diaz, a Welterweight legend in Oscar De La Hoya, and a light Welterweight warrior in Ricky Hatton.
This is super impressive considering in early 2008 he was still fighting at featherweight. In his last three fights, Manny has displayed speed, power, and durability that almost make him seem superhuman.
Miguel Cotto has shown us that the only way one can really beat him is by cheating (which is exactly why Margarito resorted to putting plaster in his gloves!)
Yes after his one loss to Margarito, Miguel has lost a little of his mojo. But I have no doubt after his last two outings (Jennings and Clottey) the Puerto Rican warrior is fully rehabilitated. Miguel Cotto is a nightmare for any opponent, because he can brawl, box, and adapt.
Manny would be a fool to take Cotto likely, as the Puerto Rican can pose a problem with his power and his boxing ability. However, I see Manny walking away victoriously in this bout, because Manny has effortlessly grown into a Welterweight that is just as durable as Cotto.
Manny will win, possibly by knockout, using power and his much superior speed.
Cotto on left and Manny on right.
WRITTEN BY JOSEPH 'OLABIYI' JOHNSON SPORTS WRITER FOR NSP MAGAZINE
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UNCLE J’s COMBAT
The place is Germany, the sport is boxing and the prize is the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavy weight championship.
In one corner you have the British born David Haye who stands at 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 16 stone, with a personality that can be categorized as being a blend of charisma and cockiness. And in the other you have Russian born Nikolai Valuev, who stands 7 feet 2 inches, and weighs 23stone, with a persona that is 100 times more reserved than his opponent.
The scary thing about Nikolai is that along with his size, on a good day he is an okay boxer, which at 7 feet 2 inches and 23 stones is enough to cause problems for anyone. Yes, 46 year old Holyfield did unofficially beat him (Holyfield fought and beat Valuev by a wide margin but German judges still gave fight to Valuev), but on that night the real Valuev didn't show up (watch the last two Valuev fights to see what I mean).
There is no doubt Nikolai has the power to knock David out. But does David have the power to knock Nikolai out?
The truth is: taking everything into account, David will out-box the Russian giant, but if we were to go by what happened when Holyfield took on Valuev, the only way Haye can leave Germany a heavy weight champion this Saturday is by knocking out the Russian giant, which for the Hayemaker is a giant task.
UNCLE J’s COMBATThe place is Germany, the sport is boxing and the prize is the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavy weight championship.
In one corner you have the British born David Haye who stands at 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 16 stone, with a personality that can be categorized as being a blend of charisma and cockiness. And in the other you have Russian born Nikolai Valuev, who stands 7 feet 2 inches, and weighs 23stone, with a persona that is 100 times more reserved than his opponent.
The scary thing about Nikolai is that along with his size, on a good day he is an okay boxer, which at 7 feet 2 inches and 23 stones is enough to cause problems for anyone. Yes, 46 year old Holyfield did unofficially beat him (Holyfield fought and beat Valuev by a wide margin but German judges still gave fight to Valuev), but on that night the real Valuev didn't show up (watch the last two Valuev fights to see what I mean).
There is no doubt Nikolai has the power to knock David out. But does David have the power to knock Nikolai out?
The truth is: taking everything into account, David will out-box the Russian giant, but if we were to go by what happened when Holyfield took on Valuev, the only way Haye can leave Germany a heavy weight champion this Saturday is by knocking out the Russian giant, which for the Hayemaker is a giant task.
As far as the biggest fight in MMA this weekend is concerned, things are a lot more straight-forward.
In one corner you have Brett Rogers who is 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 19 stone, while in the other corner you have Fedor Emelianenko who stands 6 feet tall and weighs 16 stone.
Even though Brett has a puncher’s chance, he is way too one dimensional to give Fedor any problems. Fedor has destroyed bigger and more dangerous opponents, and this Saturday Brett will be another one of his victims.
In one corner you have Brett Rogers who is 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 19 stone, while in the other corner you have Fedor Emelianenko who stands 6 feet tall and weighs 16 stone.
Even though Brett has a puncher’s chance, he is way too one dimensional to give Fedor any problems. Fedor has destroyed bigger and more dangerous opponents, and this Saturday Brett will be another one of his victims.
WRITTEN BY JOSEPH 'OLABIYI' JOHNSON SPORTS WRITER FOR NSP MAGAZINE
Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action images
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