Friday, 25 April 2014

Boxing Predictions: Denis Lebedev vs Guillermo Jones: 2014-04-25; Moscow


   34 years old southpaw Russian Denis Lebedev (25-2-0(19 KO) rated number 2 in Russia and number 8 in the world will face boxing veteran 41 years old Guillermo "El Felino" Jones (39-3-2(31 KO) rated number 1 in Panama and number 3 in the world this Friday, April 25 in Dynamo Palace of Sport, Moscow, Russia. It will be a  12 rounds rematch between these two and WBA World cruiserweight title will be at stake.
 
   Denis Lebedev comes to this fight after the loss by KO round 11 against same Guillermo Jones almost one year ago.  Before that he won by a KO round 4 against Santander Silgado(23-0) from Colombia on the end of 2012.

   Guillermo Jones comes to this fight after the win by KO round 11 against Denis Lebedev(25-1) on May 2013. Before that he won by TKO round 6 against Michael Marrone(20-3) from the USA on the end of 2011.

   This will be a very exciting rematch between two good fighters.....


Saturday, 19 April 2014

Boxing Predictions:Bernard Hopkins vs Beibut Shumenov: 2014-04-19, USA


   Old as hell future boxing hall of fame 49 years old Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins (54-6-2(32 KO) rated number 1 in the USA and number 1 in the world will face young lion 30 years old Beibut Shumenov (14-1-0(9 KO) rated number 1 in Kazahstan and number 26 in the world this Saturday night, April 19 in DC Armory, Washington, USA. This will be a 12 rounds bout with WBA Super World light heavyweight, IBF light heavyweight and International Boxing Association light heavyweight titles at stake.
 
   Bernard Hopkins comes to this fight after an easy work and win by unanimous decision against picked up opponent Karo Murat(25-1-1) from Iraq on October 2013. Before that he won by unanimous decision against at that time undefeated champion Tavoris Cloud(24-0-0) on March 2013.

   Beibut Shumenov comes to this fight after the impressive win by TKO round 3 against at that time undefeated Tomas Kovacs(23-0) from Slovakia on the end of 2013. Before that he won by unanimous decision against Mexican Enrique Ornelas(34-8) on June 2013.

   Both fighters put there belts at stake. Two champions will enter the ring this Saturday night and only one will continue his way to the glory....


Friday, 18 April 2014

Boxing Predictions: Shawn Porter vs Paul Malignaggi: 2014-04-19; USA


   Only 26 years old unbeaten American Shawn "Showtime" Porter (23-0-1(14 KO) rated number 4 in the USA and number 8 in the world will face 33 years old Paul "Magic Man" Malignaggi (33-5-0(7 KO) rated number 7 in the USA and number 11 in the world this Saturday, April 19 in DC Armory, Washington, USA. It will be a 12 rounds bout with Porters IBF welterweight title at stake.
 
   Shawn Porter comes to this fight after a great performance and a win by unanimous decision against American Devon Alexander(25-1) on the end of 2013. Before that he won by unanimous decision against tough Mexican Julio Diaz (40-8-1) on September 2013.

    Paul Malignaggi comes to this fight after a win by unanimous decision against southpaw American Zab Judah(42-8) on the end of 2013. Before that he lost by a split decision against "boxing clown" at that time undefeated American Adrian Broner(26-0) on June 2013 in a very close fight.

    Both men comes to this fight to win. Both of them faced a southpaw as there last opponent, and both dominated. Will young Porter will be able to defend his belt in the first title defense or will Magic Man will regain his title....


Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Post Fight Analysis: Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley: Pacquiao by UD


   American Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley suffered his first defeat in professional career last Saturday night, when he was dominated by southpaw boxing legend Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao. Judges scored the fight 116-112, 116-112, 118-110, all three for Pacman. I scored the fight 116-112 for Pacquiao. In my opinion Bradley won 1-3-4-11 rounds.
 
   Together with his revenge Manny took also Bradleys WBO welterweight title.

   Bradley came with a perfect game plan to defeat Pacquiao and was winning the fight for first four rounds, but he injured his leg on round 4 and had to change his fight plan.

    He stopped moving and started only to look for one big punch to finish the fight. It was a bad plan as he was never a big puncher and Manny was moving too much in and out so he was unable to catch him with a fury of shots.

   From round 5 Manny took over the fight and was landing much more during every round. Pacman was faster and Bradley was just loosing every exchange....


Friday, 11 April 2014

Boxing Prediction: Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley: 2014-04-12: USA


   
   One of the best pound-for-pound boxers 35 years old southpaw Manny "Pac Man" Pacquaio(55-5-2(38 KO) rated number 1 in Philippines and number 4 in the world will face for a second time unbeaten 30 years old American Timothy"Desert Storm" Bradley(31-0-0(12 KO) rated number 2 in the USA and number 2 in the world this Saturday, April 12 in MGM Grand, Las Vegas, USA. This will be a 12 rounds bout with WBO welterweight title at stake.

   Manny Pacquaio comes to this fight after the win by unanimous decision against American Brandon Rios(31-1-1) on November 2013. Before that he lost by a brutal KO round 6 against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez(54-6-1) on the end of 2012.

   Timothy Bradley comes to this fight after the win by a split decision against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez(55-6-1) on October 2013. Before that  he won by a close decision against hard hitting Russian Ruslan Provodnikov(22-1-0) on March 2013.

   This will be the second time these two will meet. First time Bradley got the decision, while a lot of boxing fans thought he has lost the fight. Maybe this time all questions will be answered.....


Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Post Fight Analysis: Curtis Stevens vs Tureano Johnson: Stevens by TKO round 10


   Curtis "Showtime" Stevens was able to stop former unbeaten Tureno Johnson by a 10th round TKO last Friday. It was a very difficult fight for Stevenson as Johnson came with a perfect game plan and was able to outwork lazy Stevens on almost every round in the fight.
 
   Tureno Johnson showed a perfect chin as he was eating those big Stevens bombs all over the fight and was still there. 

   As I expected it was not an easy fight for Stevens. Johnson came close and started to work on Stevens body and head from the first minutes in the fight. Smaller Stevens found himself near the ropes with high guard on every round and had to take a lot of punches to his hands, body and head.

    I mean Tureno was throwing a lot with low success rate, but he looked much better on every round. Stevens was throwing much less but in my opinion his punches were harder and he connected in much higher rate.

    On the 10th. round Stevens understood that the only way for him to win that fight is a knockout, and he caught Johnson in the middle of the ring with a big left hook, and that hook hurt Johnson a lot. Johnson was in survive mode and Stevens came with a fury of shots and when Johnson was pressed to the ropes and was doing nothing to protect himself, referee stopped the fight......


Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Post Fight Analysis: Steve Cunningham vs Amir Mansour: Cunningham by UD


   41 years old hard hitting southpaw Amir "Nightmare"  Mansour lost his first professional fight, last Friday when he was outboxed by much more experienced Steve"USS" Cunningham. Judges scored 92-95; 92-95; 90-97, all in favor of a new  USBA heavyweight champion Steve Cunningham.
 
   Mansour was able to drop Steve on the end of round 5 with a big right hand to the chin. Steve Cunningham looked really hurt but was able to continue. Mansour was ready to finish him of and soon dropped  him the second time with two big shots to the head when it was only 7 second left till the end of the round.

   In my opinion the fight was close to be stopped because Cunningham was still out in space and he was barely able to hit the count. But the round ended and he was saved by the bell.

    I really respect his heart and his will, because he came back from round 6 and was able to dominate the rest of the rounds and even dropped tired as hell Mansour on the end of the last round....


Friday, 4 April 2014

Boxing Predictions: Curtis Stevens vs Tureano Johnson: 2014-04-04; USA


   29 years old hard hitting American Curtis "Showtime" Stevens(26-4-0) rated number 3 in the USA and number 16 in the world will face unbeaten 30 years old Tureano Johnson(14-0-0(10 KO) from Bahamas on this Friday, April 4 in Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, USA. This will be a 10 rounds bout with no title at stake.
 
   Curtis Stevens comes to this fight after a TKO round 1 win over Patrick Majewski(21-2) from Poland. Stevens was able to drop Majewski 3 times in the first round. Once he dropped him with a single jab. Before that he lost against unbeaten Gennady Golovkin(27-0) by TKO round 8 on November 2013.

   Tureano Johnson comes to this fight after the win by unanimous decision against at that time unbeaten American Willie Fortune(15-0) on February this year. Before that he won by TKO round 3 against "no name"  Jose Morla(1-11) from Domenican Republic on October 2013.

   Hard hitting Stevenson against unbeaten Johnson. Johnsons chin will be tested this weekend that's for sure....


Boxing Predictions: Steve Cunningham vs Amir Mansour: 2014-04-04; USA


   Unbeaten 41 years old southpaw  Amir "Hardcore" Mansour (20-0-0(15 KO) rated number 6 in the USA and number 21 in the world will step up high in class by facing 37 years old Steven "USS" Cunningham(26-6-0(KO 12) rated number 8 in the USA and number 26 in the world  on this Friday, April 4 in Liacauras Center, Philadelphia, USA. this will be a 10 rounds bout with USBA heavyweight title at stake.

   Steve Cunningham comes to this fight after the win by unanimous decision against American Manuel Quezada(29-7) on  the end of 2013. Before that he lost against unbeaten Tyson Fury(20-0) by KO round 7 on April 2013. Cunningham looked very good in first 4 rounds, and even dropped Fury on round 2, but latter was dominated by much bigger and stronger Tyson.

   Amir Mansour comes to this fight after impressive win by TKO round 7 against Americaan Kelvin Price(14-1) on the end of 2013. Before that he won by unanimous decision against American Maurice Harris(26-17-2) on August 2013.

   Both men goes to this fight only to win. I hope to see a good heavyweight bout this time......


Thursday, 3 April 2014

Post fight Analysis: Sergey Kovalev vs Cedric Agnew: Kovalev by KO round 7;


   Well after Saturday night only one unbeaten left. Unbeaten hard hitting Russian Sergey "Krucher" Kovalev stays unbeaten after the KO round 7 victory over American Cedric Agnew. Kovalev now has 24 wins with 22 knockouts, and he still has his WBO light heavyweight title.
 
   I hoped to see a nice fight as long as it last, but instead saw a horrible sparing session. It was Kovalev against the slow moving heavy bag. I can't imagine what was Cedric hoping for with his tactics.If he had a plan to be beaten for more rounds then it was necessary he succeeded.

   It was almost the same horrible fight like the one few months ago between Abraham and De Carolis, when De Carolis was running all the time with his high guard, and was able to survive for all 12 rounds without taking big punishment. While De Carolis was able to run from the old Abraham and avoid the fight, slow Agnew was just moving along the  ropes and taking big shots to his high guard and body....