Any boxing fans here?

[toasty]

toasty...,we'll agree to disagree about the klitschko's...they're awful.imo....tall,they fight straight up...if someone would get up and under they'd beat the snot out of either brother...problem is the heavyweight division basically sucks....and nobody wants to fight shannon briggs...he'd beat the snot out of wladimer.....vitaly is finally retired...the 7'3" russian is nothing but a bum...i wanna see him fight someone good before i'll think otherwise......there's another russian,whose name i can't remember who is very good....

the flyweight fight last night that took over as the feature on showtime was a fun fight to watch...

Valuev has no talent...but he is a huge beast. And yeah, I guess we will have to agree to disagree about the Klitschko's because I really don't think there's anything either of us can say to change each other's mind regarding that issue.

Briggs has potential. I really can't make a decision on his future as a champ until he takes on some real fights. The only notable win he has was against washed up Ray Mercer, which is just another easy fight to bloat his record. A lot of his wins are against guys that shouldn't be fighting to begin with, or guys that are walking the last mile of their career. I'm not saying Briggs is a bad fighter. I think with Mayweather as his trainer, he will evolve into an even better fighter. He's just yet to pass any test to show if he's champion caliber. Granted, the big names want a ridiculous percentage to fight him; however, I think that's a sacrifice he needs to make atleast a couple of times to prove himself.

One of my biggest disappointments in the recent past was David Tua. I really thought he was going to go pretty far. But again, politics and lawsuits took over his career and he let it hold him down. I know he had a comeback fight last year and won, but haven't heard anything from him since.

[bigpoppapuff]

the russian who i do like is the one who beat the piss out of lamon brewster....he's good.....it seems as if all the top guys are doing whatever they can to avoid briggs...i think briggs is a don king guy and he's doing what he can to get away from king...maybe then he'd get some fights...

[toasty]

the russian who i do like is the one who beat the piss out of lamon brewster....he's good.....it seems as if all the top guys are doing whatever they can to avoid briggs...i think briggs is a don king guy and he's doing what he can to get away from king...maybe then he'd get some fights...

He's got Krushner, who's been busted for fraud and other petty crap in the past. Atleast it's not murder like King though.

The Russian that you like is named Lyakhovich. He's supposed to be fighting Kevin McBride soon I think.

[bigpoppapuff]

yep...that's it....he was terrific in his fight with brewster....

[dpenix76]

Does any one know what the consequences will be for Castillo?I really think they should burn his ass for what he did.

As for the heavyweights,I like Sam Peter but he really needs to develop some more boxing skills and quit totally relying on power to pull him out.I was hoping that he would retire Vladimir but he really showed his inexperience in that fight.

[toasty]

Does any one know what the consequences will be for Castillo?I really think they should burn his ass for what he did.

As for the heavyweights,I like Sam Peter but he really needs to develop some more boxing skills and quit totally relying on power to pull him out.I was hoping that he would retire Vladimir but he really showed his inexperience in that fight.

As far as penalties, it is usually only a fine and maybe a suspension for only that commission.

I think Sam Peter was over rated. He was packaged for the crowd. Again, he needs to prove himself against anyone with a name before I'll give him another look.

[bigpoppapuff]

he was awful against wlad.....i really thought he was the type of fighter that could get to the wlad-weak chin....

castillo screwed himself last night...he'll no doubt get fined and possibly suspended by the nevada commission....and arum said he'd be hard pressed to promote him any more...we'll see...but he should get hit hard for not making weight...

[toasty]

Castillo facing sanctions!
The 4.5 pounds he failed to lose could be expensive for Jose Luis Castillo. New NSAC executive director Keith Kizer is currently deciding if sanctions are forthcoming and Castillo could be fined as much as $250,000 by the Nevada Commission plus be suspended or have his boxing license revoked. Meanwhile, Corrales, who lost a $1.2 million purse, stated yesterday that he is considering suing Castillo. Castillo's promoter Bob Arum put his losses at $1 million, while Corrales' promoter Gary Shaw estimated his losses to be in the hundreds of thousands. In addition, SHOWTIME network had significant penalties written into Castillo's contract, should he not make weight.