[OT - Boxing]Ricardo Mayorga

[Snoweel]

My God.

How good is this guy? [/rhetorical question]

He just took one of the best boxers in the world apart in 3 rounds. I mean, Vernon Forrest is a great fighter - Shane Mosely couldn't get near him in 2 fights, and Mayorga just destroyed him. Amazing.

I lost AU$10 on this guy (which is about US$1.17 or thereabouts) and am firmly convinced we'll be watching him bash all and sundry for the next 5-6 years.

Pity he's a Don King hand-puppet, but anyway...

Well done.

And he smokes. Since he's my new role model, I'm back on the fags... err, cigarettes...

 

[Black Omega]

How good is this guy? Hard to say. He takes a good punch and obviously he can throw haymakers with the best of them.

At the same time, Forrest was badly overconfident and fought Mayorga's fight. I wouldn't be surprised to see Forrest come back and win the rematch by remembering he has boxing skills.

 

[enrious]

At the same time, Forrest was badly overconfident and fought Mayorga's fight. I wouldn't be surprised to see Forrest come back and win the rematch by remembering he has boxing skills.

What he said.

It'll take a history of success instead of just some lucky (although admittingly taking advantage of Forrest) shots to be be the next great boxer.

I really hope there's a rematch.

Great fight.

 

[Snoweel]

It'll take a history of success instead of just some lucky (although admittingly taking advantage of Forrest) shots to be be the next great boxer.

Well duh! That's why my comment was a bona fide prediction, and not a statement of the obvious. Though he does have a nice record, albeit against a series of bums. Still, it takes far more than luck to beat a boxer like Vernon Forrest.

I really hope there's a rematch.

There will be, and it'll be a closer bout than this one (Forrest did look a bit overconfident and underdone), but I'm still tipping Mayorga to k.o. Forrest in the rematch.

In 6 rounds.

Great fight.

One of the undercards was sweet, too. How good was the Casamayor-Campbell fight? Lost money on him too.

That'll teach me to back American non-heavyweights...

Oh yeah, and if you're a pro boxer and you're reading this - don't sign anything with HBO.

It's the kiss of death...

 

[Black Omega]

Well duh! That's why my comment was a bona fide prediction, and not a statement of the obvious. Though he does have a nice record, albeit against a series of bums. Still, it takes far more than luck to beat a boxer like Vernon Forrest.

I don't totally agree here. I've seen a number of fights involving good fighters were luck played a factor. It's not a question of Mayorga being a good fighter. He's very tough and hits like a hammer.

But Forrest fought a bad fight that maximized Mayorga's chance of landing a big punch. From the sound of it there will definitely be a rematch and then we'll get a chance to see if Mayorga can do the same when Forrest is actually using his boxing skills. If he can, he will have proved alot.

Oh yeah, and if you're a pro boxer and you're reading this - don't sign anything with HBO.

It's the kiss of death...

They certainly have had their problems. No one predicted this particular upset.

 

[Mark]

Pity he's a Don King hand-puppet, but anyway...

Can't beat the kind of exposure that ensures...

 

[Snoweel]

While I admit Forrest is a far better boxer (with HUGE natural ability to boot), don't discount the raw talent of Mayorga.

He doesn't just punch hard - did you see his feet move?

If he learns to box (and he will), he will be one of the best.

 

[Olive]

slightly off topic, but i like boxing, enjoy watching it... how do i find out more about it? in Australia, do i have to get foxtel or whatever? back in NZ we used to get a lot of biggish fights on free tv, but over here no such luck.

 

[Snoweel]

You can pay through the nose to watch it at home (via Main Event) or you can do like the rest of us and drag yourself out of bed on a sunday morning and get back on the piss down the pub.

RSL's are great (if you can put up with the lack of atmosphere) - they usually have even the least interesting fights (non-big name fighters, etc), and at $2.50 a schooner/$3.20 spirits, by 4 o'clock you won't be able to scratch yourself.

 

[Umbran]

Every time I read this thread title, my mind sees "[OT - Boxing]Ricardo Montalban"