Weekend Boxing Schedule

Yo Adrian!!!!!!! Showtime owns this weekends boxing schedule with fights on tonight and tomorrow, plus some PPV action as well. The two fights that stand out the most for me are Antonio Tarver and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Last time I saw Tarver he was getting lumped up by a 50 something year old punch drunk ex heavyweight champ. You might of saw it too, the movie was called Rocky Balboa. Does Tarver have anything left in the tank? Maybe we will know a little more after this weekend.

Even more interesting is Julio Cesar Chaver Jr., the son of the great Julio Cesar Chavez. Jr. is only 21 years old and is already 33-0-1. He is fighting at super welterweight this weekend, but he is 6 feet tall and still has not grown into his frame. I wouldn't be surprised to see him move up a weight class or two. Larry Lump saw him fight once and he destroyed the other guy, but I really don't think he has been put to the test yet. If he gets by Ray Sanchez (20-1) this weekend, expect Chavez's next fight to be against a well known contender.

Have a great weekend kids!

Weekend Boxing Schedule:
TODAY - at Brownsville, Texas (Telefutura) -12 rounds, welterweights: Roberto Garcia (24-2, 17 KOs)vs. Freddy Hernandez (22-1, 17 KOs); 10 rounds,middleweights: Luis Ramon Campas (90-10, 72 KOs) vs.Fernando Vela (6-10-1, 3 KOs).
TODAY - at Santa Ynez, California (Showtime) -10 rounds, light middleweights: James Kirkland(20-0, 17 KOs) vs. Allen Conyers (11-2, 9 KOs);8 rounds, light middleweights: Alfredo Angulo(10-0, 7 KOs) vs. Archak Ter-Meliksetian(16-5, 13 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Mashantucket, Connecticut(Showtime) -12 rounds, light heavyweights: Antonio Tarver(25-4, 18 KOs) vs. Danny Santiago (29-3-1, 19 KOs);12 rounds, WBC super welterweight title: Vernon Forrest(39-2, 28 KOs) vs. Michele Piccirillo (48-3, 30 KOs);12 rounds, IBF flyweight title: Nonito Donaire(18-1, 11 KOs) vs. Luis Maldonado (37-1-1, 28 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Panama City, Panama - 12 rounds,WBA super bantamweight title: Celestino Caballero(27-2, 18 KOs) vs. Mauricio Pastrana (34-7-2, 22 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Albuquerque, New Mexico (PPV) - 12 rounds,light flyweights: Ivan Calderon (29-0, 6 KOs) vs.Juan Esquer (22-2-1, 17 KOs); 12 rounds, bantamweights:Jorge Arce (47-4-1, 36 KOs) vs. Medgoen Singsurat(53-4, 39 KOs); 10 rounds, light middleweights:Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (33-0-1, 26 KOs) vs. Ray Sanchez(20-1, 15 KOs).
SUNDAY - at Manila, Philippines - 12 rounds, super bantamweights: Rey Bautista (23-1, 17 KOs) vs.Antonio Meza (23-3, 16 KOs).

In the corner with Cousin Willy

What up my BUMPnLUMP'ers? Your boy L Cubed just got back from LA chillin with the stars.
So I come back home and Willy sends me an email (guess Monck's corner just got dial up Internet access of something). Sorry it's late but not all of us can sit on the front porch and sip sweet tea all day like some people who shall remain nameless. Anyways, and in the corner.....

Willy rollin' on in while fryin’ some fish....Just a thought….Maybe I should start a poll on this site about how many times cousin Larry bitches & moans? Larry lump can't sleep, Larry Lump ate too much, Larry Lump flew all day! Be careful not to turn into a skirt Lump Lump!
On to the point, we all know that we have the much anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton fight coming up so here are my thoughts….Though we all hope and wish through the boxing media hype and HBO 24/7 that this fight is a brawl from beginning to end, Willy just don’t see it happening that way! My prediction is that “Pretty Boy” Floyd pulls another De La Hoya. Just Boxing! Now Ricky Hatton is no slouch, but has been proven to be a hit & hold type of fighter, and the question is who wants to pay $50 to watch round after round of that? Vote on that Larry! Here is how I see it going down, Hatton will be the aggressor and chase Floyd around the ring, while Floyd just boxes and picks him apart with the jab. No Knockdowns, and maybe one or two good spurts of fist throwing fury which neither fighter really lands anything clean. Fight goes the distance. Decision goes to Mayweather mainly because of the counter punching. Let me know your thoughts. Willy “Dusty Knuckles” Lump OUT!

OK so there it is fight fans, Willy Wil is picking Mayweather by decision. He has some good pernts I will give him that, but I am not sold just yet on another Mayweather decision. You know your boy Larry isn't going to start picking winners at this point, you will get mine the Friday before the fight.

Classic Lump New Poll and Larry is shot

What up fight fans, sorry for the late post but your boy Larry Lump has been flying all day. Chillin out of the Left Coast for some Biz-ness. Check out the new BUMPnLUMP poll. Anyways I got nothing for ya today so let's just get straight to the Classic Lump. This was the shot heard round the world, one of the ALL TIME biggest upsets in sports history. Would love to heard where you guys were when you either saw or heard about this one. Larry was down at the University of South Carolina getting his keg party on, didn't find out about it until the next day.

Hulk Hogan getting Divorce, plus weekend fight results

Say it ain't so Hulkster! After 23 years of marriage his wife Linda wants out. Even worse, Hulk heard the news from a reporter while driving in his car. Not sure if anyone watches their reality show on VH1, but they did talk about getting divorced this year but it seemed like they were able to patch things up. Adding to this mess is that their son Nick is in some major legal trouble for crashing his ride while street racing. His passenger has serious brain damage and could possibly die. I feel for ya Hulk, from the show it seemed like you were the only real revenue generator (although Brooke is starting up her singing career) and now you are going to lose almost all of it between your wife and your son's legal woes. I'm sure Vince McMahon has a financial solution if you want to make another deal with the devil.

As for the Mayorga/Vargas fight it played out ALMOST as predicted, there were 2 knockdowns but amazingly it went to the scorecard. Mayorga got the win and Larry Lump got another pick right but I also have to give props to a BUMPnLUMP reader named MOOSE who is now 5-0. He writes some "eccentric" posts from time to time but when it comes to noses and fights he always picks a winner! Nice job.

Mayweather Hatton 24/7 was great again last night. Damn show, I was not going to pay for this fight but now if I can't mooch off someone else I am going to have to shell out the loot. I really think Ricky has a shot to upset Pretty Boy Floyd. If you haven't started watching this show yet, what the hell you waiting for???

Here are some other major Boxing Results:
Nov. 23 -- Kermit Cintron records a 10th-round technical knockout over Jesse Feliciano in Los Angeles to retain his IBF welterweight title.
Nov. 24 -- Firat Arslan records a unanimous decision over Virgil Hill in Dresden, Germany to capture the WBA cruiserweight title.
Nov. 24 -- Edgar Sosa records a fourth-round technical knockout over Roberto Carlos Leyva in Veracruz, Mexicoto retain his WBC light flyweight title.

That's it for today. Lump Lump is out for da count.

Vargas, Mayorga Prediction and Weekend Schedule

Hey Nice Socks!

Today you can call me Larry Plump Plump 'cause I am still in a Turkey coma. Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Rapid Fire Friday in full effect.

1. Mayorga knocks out Vargas in 6. Vargas is off the "juice" , had an iron deficiency a few months back, and is saying this is his last fight. Even though Mayorga smokes cigarettes while training I am going to give him the nod. Should be a lot of haymakers in this one, but it shouldn't cost $45 to see.

2. Tyson goes camping: 24 hours in an "open tent" prison where he ate sloppy joes and read American Gangster. Where do I sign up????

3. Tito Ortiz to Star on "The Apprentice Celebrity Edition". The Huntington Bad Boy will soon be hearing "You're Fired" from both Donald Trump and Dana White.

Weekend Fight Schedule:
Boxing
TODAY - at El Cajon, California (Telefutura) - 10 rounds, light middleweights:
Carlos Manuel Baldomir (43-11-6, 13 KOs) vs. Luciano Perez (15-6-1, 13 KOs); 10 rounds, super featherweights: Bobby Pacquiao (27-13-3, 12 KOs) vs. Fernando Trejo (30-12-4, 18 KOs).
TODAY - at Los Angeles (Showtime PPV) - 12 rounds, super welterweights: Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) vs. Ricardo Mayorga (28-6-1, 23 KOs); 12 rounds, IBF welterweight title: Kermit Cintron (28-1, 26 KOs) vs. Jesse Feliciano (14-5-3, 8 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Dresden, Germany - 12 rounds, WBA cruiserweight title: Virgil Hill (50-5, 23 KOs) vs. Firat Arslan (27-3-1, 18 KOs); 12 rounds, light heavyweights: Zsolt Erdei (27-0, 17 KOs) vs. Tito Mendoza (36-7, 28 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Hartford, Connecticut -12 rounds, cruiserweights: Matt Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs) vs. Jeremy Williams (42-5-1, 35 KOs).

Vargas-Mayorga rant plus Wednesday's Reviews

One more day till the Lump Man gets his turkey eat on. Speaking of turkey how about the Vargas vs. Mayorga PPV that Showtime is airing this Friday night? $45 for two guys who are a combined 5-5 in their last 10 fights. Will the fight be entertaining yes, will there be a knockout, probably so. But it's an insult for this fight to be on PPV. All that being said I will have a pick for this one on Friday. OK on to this weeks reviews. Today I want to let you know about two great DVD stocking stuffers. If you don't get Showtime (like me) there are two great shows worth watching. Dexter and Brotherhood. Season 1 is available for both.
Dexter - The First Season is about a Miami Cop who has a slight problem, he is also a serial killer. Actually he is a serial killer with values, he only goes after other serial killers. The show is funny, dark, and twisted. The characters, especially Dexter are great. It's worth checking out, and so are the books it is based on.
3 1/2 Lumps out of 4.

The other DVD worth getting is Brotherhood - The Complete First Season. This is the story about the Irish Mob (finally not another mob story about the Italians!) in Providence, RI. The main focus is around two brothers, one who is a legitimate politician who has strong ties to his neighborhood, the other is the trouble maker who is just back in town trying to build up his "business" as a local mob leader. Funny dialogue, sometimes violent scenes, and a good story line makes Brotherhood a good watch. Larry gives it 3 Lumps out of 4.

That's all for now fight fans. I will probably take tomorrow off then give you a few quick takes on Friday about Boxing, MMA, AND Wrestling, plus predictions, and the weekend schedule.
Phewwww your boy Larry Lump Lump got a lot to say.

Free Mike Tyson! Plus this week's Classic Lump

Iron Mike is going in the clink again folks, and for all those hoping for a comeback, relax it's only for 24 hours. Tyson admitted to doing a little of the Sniff Sniff back when he got stopped for a DUI last December. The judge ordered him in jail for 24 hours plus three years probation. Damn Mike, off the hook again. How many more times is "Da Man" gonna let you slide, and how many more times you gonna screw up?? This sad tale never seems to go away.
Anyways on another note, one of Larry's fans, Collette the Lumpette wrote a comment yesterday about who would win in a fight, a shark vs. an octopus. She wanted "facts" not Larry's opinion on the matter (how rude). Anyways the Lump Man listens to his readers, so this week's Classic Lump is dedicated to you Ms. Collette. Shark vs. Octopus..let the debating begin! (But is really wasn't even close)

Mayweather/Hatton 24/7 Plus weekend recap

Good morning my fellow Lumpers and Lumpettes (are there any Lumpettes out there?). Your boy Larry is draggin today! I hate the winter! Hope you guys caught the first episode of Mayweather/Hatton 24/7 last night on HBO. The pre-fight hype has officially begun. This show is a great marketing tool and there is no doubt it helped increase PPV sales for the Mayweather/De La Hoya fight. So they are back at it again and I have no problem with it. I think it's great and it will help increase interest from non boxing fans. Last night was pretty much the same formula as the last time. Floyd talking a ton of smack and bragging about how great and how rich he is. Hatton on the other hand is the peoples champ who trains in a beat up gym in the gritty city of Manchester England. All I got to say is please Ricky please beat the snot out of Floyd! I think he has a chance to do it as well, but that's for another day. Best line of the show last night was from Floyd's Uncle (and Trainer). He was asked if Floyd is so rich and famous what drives him to keep fighting? His Uncle came back and said "Why the F--K does Bill Gates still make 'dem computers?"
HBO had it's boxing after dark series on Sat. The fights were both pretty one sided but they did replay the Cotto-Mosley fight and I had the chance to really watch and score it. Bottom line in Larry's humble opinion, entertaining fight but Cotto won it pretty decisively. I ended up scoring is 117-114 Cotto. I gave Cotto 6 rounds, Mosley 3, and three rounds a draw (judges need to give out more 10-10 rounds). Not much to report on the UFC PPV, as predicted I heard it was pretty lame. Here are the weekend results for Boxing and MMA:
Hey Willy your boy Zab won!!

Boxing:
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Joan Guzman, Brooklyn, N.Y., outpointed Humberto Soto, Mexico, 12, to retain his WBO junior lightweight title; Abner Mares, Los Angeles, outpointed Damian David Marchiano, Argentina, 10, to retain his NABO bantamweight title; Demetrius Hopkins, Philadelphia, outpointed Enrique Colin, Mexico, 10, welterweights.
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (AP) -- Zab Judah, Brooklyn, N.Y. outpointed Ryan Davis, East St. Louis, Ill., 12, to win the vacant IBC junior middleweight title; Rayonta Whitfield, Augusta, Ga., stopped Domingo Gullen, Dominican Republic, 2, to retain his NABO flyweight title.

MMA:
UFC Validation:
-Frank Edgar def. Spencer Fisher via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) after 3 Rounds.
-Ed Herman def. Joe Doerksen via KO (punch) at 0:39 of Round 3. -Karo Parisyan def. Ryo Chonan via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.
-Thiago Silva def. Houston Alexander via TKO (strikes) at 3:25 of Round 1.
-Rashad Evans def. Michael Bisping via Split Decision (29-28 Evans, 29-28 Bisping, 29-28 Evans) after 3 Rounds.

Weekend Fight Schedule plus Rapid Fire Friday

What up What up? Up your what Up your what? Rapid Fire Friday, where Larry fires off a bunch of quick comments for you to chew and stew on for the weekend.

1. Jermaine Taylor drops Emanuel Steward as his trainer: Look for another Pavlik victory when these two meet again in February.
2. UFC Pay-Per-Bust this weekend in Jersey: One of the weakest fight cards for a PPV in MMA history. Don't waste your money.
3. HBO has a super featherweight title fight on Saturday night. I don't know much about either of these cats so Larry ain't picking this one. However they are also showing the replay of the Cotto-Mosley fight so I can now have a chance to score it without distractions. Let's see what your boy comes up with. Let me know what you guys come up with as well!!

Weekend Fight Schedule:

Boxing:
TODAY - at Antipolo City, Philippines -12 rounds, IBF mini flyweight title: Florante Condes(22-3-1, 20 KOs) vs. Muhammad Rachman (61-6-5, 31 KOs).
TODAY - at Kissimmee, Florida (Telemundo) -12 rounds, light welterweights: Francisco Figueroa(17-2, 13 KOs) vs. Noel Rodriguez (13-1, 5 KOs).
TODAY - at Cicero, Illinois (Telefutura) -10 rounds, middleweights: David Lopez (32-12, 21 KOs)vs. Darryl Salmon (16-2, 4 KOs); 10 rounds, superbantamweights: Jhonny Gonzalez (34-6, 29 KOs) vs.Jose Angel Beranza (30-10-2, 25 KOs).
TODAY - at St. Lucia (Showtime) - 12 rounds,heavyweights: Chris Arreola (22-0, 22 KOs) vs. Teke Oruh(14-0-1, 6 KOs); 10 rounds, super middleweights: Andre Ward(13-0, 8 KOs) vs. Roger Cantrell (12-0, 8 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Lake Charles, Louisiana -12 rounds, light heavyweights: Glen Johnson(46-11-2, 31 KOs) vs. Reggie Johnson (43-7-1, 25 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands -12 rounds, light middleweights: Zab Judah (35-5, 25 KOs) vs.Ryan Davis (20-6-2, 8 KOs); 8 rounds, lightweights:Anthony Peterson (24-0, 17 KOs) vs. Oscar Leon (27-6, 18 KOs);8 rounds, light welterweights: Lamont Peterson (22-0, 10 KOs)vs. Ramon Duran (11-2-1, 7 KOs).
SATURDAY - at El Cajon, California (HBO) -12 rounds, super featherweights: Joan Guzman (27-0, 17 KOs)vs. Humberto Soto (42-5-2, 26 KOs).

MMA:
Friday, Nov. 16
Strikeforce: Four-man, one-night middleweight tournament, San Jose, television TBD
Saturday, Nov. 17
UFC: UFC 78, Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping, Newark, N.J., PPV

NEW-In This Corner With Cousin Willy

Welcome to the first edition of In This Corner With Cousin Willy. Like I mentioned a few posts back, my cousin Willy Lump Lump will be popping in now and then to discuss (get fired up) about the state of the fight game. These are Willy's opinions, not mine. Like I send we tend to disagree about almost everything. However BUMPnLUMP believes in free speech (plus Willy's momma Auntie May Lump would whoop my ass with ham hock if I didn't let her boy get a word in from time to time) So here we go, and in this corner.........

Hey Fight Fans, Southern Comfort Willy Lump here and I have a question for the true fight enthusiasts. WHY DOES ZAB JUDAH CONTINUE TO GET TITLE SHOTS?

Zab (35-5) fights again this weekend for the vacant IBC Jr. Middleweight World Championship Title, in vacation land the Caribbean Island of Turks & Caicos against Ryan Davis with a record of (20-6-2).

This is a battle of losers for a title. Has anyone noticed that Judah had lost 3 out of his last 5 fights? While one of these fights was a no contest, but is he deserving of a title shot? After doing some research on Ryan Davis, I also noticed that he also has lost 3 out his last 5 fights. Am I missing something here? Are there no other fighters available that have been winning fights that are deserving of this opportunity?
While Ryan Davis is not even ranked in the top 15 of the WBC, WBA, IBF, or WBO Judah is no higher ranked than 5 by the sanctioning bodies. I guess all I can chalk this up to is the IBC belt is nothing more than trash, I mean correct me if I am wrong here.

Now please don’t get me wrong, I do like Zab as a fighter, but he chokes in the big fights, you cannot be a great fighter and not win the big fights! Is he taking this fight against and unknown fighter in my book to just to be a title holder? If he wins that is…. if Ryan Davis is in any way a heavy handed brawler, this may not end favorable for Judah. His chin is historically suspect, and then the question will be where do you go from here.

Willy Out!

Wednesday is review day on BUMPnLUMP.com

Happy Lump Day (get it instead of Happy Hump Day...oh Man your Boy Larry Lump is a riot)
Today we take a break from the world of bumps n' lumps to talk about some items of interest from the past week. First off I bought this really cool little device for my computer that lets you get both regular cable AND HD stations (more on that later) to play on your PC. You can also use it as a DVR and record the shows. At that point they can either be burned to a DVD or transferred to a portable player. The product is called the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950 TV Tuner Stick/Personal Video Recorderand it goes for around $70 on Amazon. The thing pops into a USB port and from there you can either connect the cable wire coming from the wall or use the provided HD antenna to see if you have any luck picking up over the air HD stations for free. Well the cable wire worked great, I was able to get all of my basic cable stations up to channel 125. The HD antenna, not so great. I was only able to pick up 2 HD channels and one was in Spanish. Aye mamma sita! However if you buy a better HD antenna and get good reception you can technically grab 20-40 HD stations for free!. Video playback was crystal clear on the two HD stations, average for regular cable. If your expectations are in check I would give this item 3 lumps out of 4.
I also a rented a pretty decent movie this weekend called Brooklyn Rules. Yes it was a total knock off of A Bronx Tale, but it still was pretty entertaining, and most importantly it had some good dialogue (a must for mob movies). Larry gives it 2 1/2 lumps out of 4.
That's all for now. If anything else pops up in my dome today I will let you know, other wise until manana.....

Mancini-Kim 25 Years Later-Plus Pro Wrestling Classic Lump

Lump Lump can't sleep so he decided to reminisce today about the mid 80's. On a somber note, today marks the 25th anniversary of the Boom Boom Mancini/Deuk Koo Kim fight. Kim lost the fight, and five days later lost his life due to brain injuries sustained from the fight. Not only did the outcome send Mancini into deep depression, but Kim's mother and the bout's referee both committed suicide within a few months after the fight. The WBC also changed their championships fights from 15 rounds to 12. Larry was just a wee Lump back in 83 so I don't remember much of it, any other elder Lumpsters out there recall the fight? ESPN Classic will have 2 documentaries on tonight starting at 8pm EST.

OK now on to another topic. A few of you'se commenter's have been asking for some pro wrestling posts. Well Larry Lump enjoyed Pro Wrestling from about the early 80's to the late 90's. After Stone Cold and The Rock were done lacing up the boots on a full time basis I was pretty much done. However this week on Classic Lump lets take it back, waaay back. The date was March 29th, 1987. The place, the Pontiac Silver Dome. The event, Wrestlemania III, where the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting event (93, 173) went absolutely crazy. Many people think this was the peak of Pro Wrestling. The "Magic" happens at -2:32 during the video.

Aye Papi-Cotto Wins, Lump Lump Grins

Happy Monday my fellow Lumpers and Lumpettes. Oh man great fight on Sat night. Toe to toe action for 12 rounds as Cotto "squeaked" out a victory over Suga' Shane. I was out watching it at a bar so I was unable to score it, but it was VERY CLOSE. How close you ask? Ringside stats had both of them landing the exact same amount of punches (248). Judges had it 116-113, 115-113 and 115-113 for Cotto. HBO will air the replay next Sat for those who missed out. What's next for these 2 fighters? I would love for Cotto to fight the winner of the Mayweather/Hatton fight, I wouldn't even mind a rematch with Mosely. As for Mosley, he showed he is FAR from being washed up but he hinted he was going to take some time off and focus on promoting.
OK so Larry is now 1-3 with his picks since BUMPnLUMP has gone live. In the world of MMA this weekend the buzz was about Kimbo Slice and his debut. That fight lasted a whole 19 seconds with Kimbo scoring a tap out. Guess we won't know much about Kimbo until he is put in front of some real competition.
Here are the rest of the weekend results.
Boxing:
Nov. 10 -- David Haye records a seventh-round knockoutover Jean-Marc Mormeck in Paris to capture the WBA & WBCcruiserweight titles.
Nov. 10 -- Joel Casamayor records a split decision overJose Armando Santa Cruz in New York to retain his WBClightweight title.
Nov. 10 -- Miguel Angel Cotto records a unanimous decisionover Shane Mosley in New York to retain his WBA welterweighttitle.

Lump Lump is still banged up today from going out on Saturday night. Tomorrow we have another Classic Lump, I'm going to change things up a little bit this week.

Cotto-Mosley and the winner is......

well, hmmm, let's see. Last week the older, faster, and more experienced guy (Calzaghe) beat the stronger, slower, younger guy (Kessler). Lo and behold this weekend we have another older, faster, and more experienced guy (Mosley) fighting another younger and more powerful opponent (Cotto). Same results then, right? Nope, I'm not buying it. Cotto TKO in the 8th. OK OK the Lump man is 0-2 but I really think it's Cotto's time to shine. Hey if I am wrong again then feel free to bust my chops, there's no shame in the Lump Lump's game. Next week more rants, reviews, Classic Lumps, and a special post on Tuesday, the 25th Anniversary of the Boom Boom Mancini-Duk Koo Kim fight. Have a great weekend, Uncle Lump is Audi A8.

Weekend fight Schedule:
Boxing:
TODAY - at Nottingham, England - 12 rounds,super middleweights: Carl Froch (21-0, 17 KOs) vs. Robin Reid(39-5-1, 27 KOs); 10 rounds, lightweights: John Murray(21-0, 11 KOs) vs. Dean Hickman (15-3-1, 5 KOs).
TODAY - at Bronx, New York (Telefutura) -10 rounds, superfeatherweights: Francisco Lorenzo(29-4, 14 KOs) vs. Guadalupe Rosales (25-1, 14 KOs);8 rounds, super featherweights: Argenis Mendez(8-0, 6 KOs) vs. Pasqual Rouse (19-12-3, 11 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Paris - 12 rounds,WBA & WBC cruiserweight titles: Jean Marc Mormeck(33-3, 22 KOs) vs. David Haye (19-1, 18 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Montreal - 12 rounds,featherweights: Olivier Lontchi (13-0-1, 6 KOs)vs. Cruz Carbajal (28-14-2, 24 KOs); 12 rounds,12 rounds, middleweights: Renan St Juste(15-1-1, 10 KOs).
SATURDAY - at New York (HBO PPV) -12 rounds, WBA & interim WBC welterweight titles:Shane Mosley (44-4, 37 KOs) vs. Miguel Angel Cotto(30-0, 25 KOs); 12 rounds, WBC lightweight title:Joel Casamayor (34-3-1, 21 KOs) vs. Jose Armando Santa Cruz(25-2, 14 KOs); 12 rounds, welterweights: Antonio Margarito(34-5, 24 KOs) vs. Golden Johnson (25-7-3, 18 KOs);10 rounds, light welterweights: Victor Ortiz (19-1-1,14 KOs)vs. Carlos Maussa (20-4, 18 KOs).

MMA:
Saturday, EliteXC: Nick Diaz vs. KJ Noons, Corpus Christi, Tex., Showtime

New feature (Labels) added to site

You will now notice Labels after each post as well as a Label directory on the right side menu.
It's an easier way to find posts that might interest you. Don't worry kids, Uncle Larry got you covered.
Oh PS. Rumor on the street that my cousin, Willy Lump Lump from Moncks Corner, SC (pop. 6,525) will be popping in for a visit every now and then to give his views on some of the big fights. Willy and I NEVER agree on anything so it should be interesting.

Larry L. Lump

Riddick Bowe officially has "Drain Bamage"

I will confess that BUMP n' LUMP is a bit biased toward boxing when it comes to news, rants, and assorted nonsense. But since I saw a humorous article today regarding "Big Daddy" Bowe wanting to be the first person to hold a boxing title, and an MMA title, AT THE SAME TIME, I just had to sound off. First of all even a great current championship boxer would get his ass handed to him in MMA. Bowe is 40 years old, out of shape, and hasn't even had a pro boxing fight since 2004. Ray Mercer who is a more active boxer and probably in better shape just got lumped up big time a few months ago in his MMA debut against Kimbo Slice. You can check out the beatdown here
Kimbo, the famous backyard brawler and YouTube star, will be making his real MMA debut this weekend. The fight will be shown on Showtime Saturday night at 10pm. Larry Lump will be busy watching the Cotto vs. Mosley fight on PPV, stay tuned for his "lock" pick tomorrow.

Da Lump Man goes 0-2 this week

Oh man Larry Lump chooched again on his pick last night. Sakio Bika scored an 8th Round TKO over Jaidon Codrington in what some people are already calling the fight of the year. It was a great, non-stop, grueling fight that at least proved one point made in my post yesterday. There is no need for camera tricks and music to make boxing better. Last nights Contender finale was filmed live and did not disappoint. If you did not see the fight, head over to ESPN for highlights. My observations yesterday were correct, Bika was a wild man with a style that left himself very vulnerable...however:
A. The boy can take a punch
B. He hits like a mule!
C. He was in great condition

Jaidon got caught up in going toe to toe when he should of been more patient and countered when Sakio kept his guard down. Anyways the fight was great, the first round was nuts.
Will either of these guys go on to be champs? Not too sure about that, but it brought back memories of the Gatti/Ward battles and goes to show that two "good" fighters with heart and an aggressive style are more exciting to watch than rope a dope defensive "champs" (not mentioning any names...Mayweather...ooops how did that slip out?). Hopefully we can get half of that action this weekend during the Cotto/Mosley fight. Larry Lump will have his pick for that one on Friday, and mark my words, he ain't going 0-3!

Keep ya ass off da canvas...

LLL

Contender Finale tonight 9pm on ESPN

The Contender is not a good show, let me just get that out of the way. I always DVR it, fast forward all the "reality" parts and go directly to the fights. Even then I hate the way they show the fights. They cut n' paste vs. showing the whole thing and use slow motion and music to try and make it more dramatic. Doesn't work for me. Other than Alfonso Gomez (who sent my man Arturo Gatti into retirement) none of these "Contender Champions" have done a damn thing (including you Sergio Mora). With all that said I am going to watch the finale tonight. I'm picking Jaidon Codrington over Sakio Bika. Sakio is too wild in his punches and probably will get knocked out because he keeps himself way too exposed. The good news is that tonight is live and they will be showing the fights in their entirety.

Hope we see some good dukes!

Larry Lumpalicious

Classic Lump and assorted rants

Happy Monday fight fans from your Boy Larry Lump Lump.
We had some good dukes on Saturday night with the Kessler vs. Calzaghe fight but now it's time to look ahead at next weekend's Cotto vs. Mosley fight on HBO PPV. Should be another good one. The voting polls are open on who you think is going to win.
Here are the rest of this past weekends fight results:
Nov. 03 -- Joe Calzaghe records a unanimous decision over Mikkel Kessler in Cardiff, Wales to capture the WBA & WBC super middleweight titles.
Nov. 03 -- Robert Guerrero records a first-round knockout over Martin Honorio Tucson, Arizona to retain his IBF featherweight title.
Nov. 03 -- Juan Manuel Marquez records a unanimous decision over Rocky Juarez in Tucson, Arizona to retain his WBC super featherweight title.
Nov. 04 -- Takefumi Sakata fought to a draw with Denkaosen Singwancha in Saitama, Japan to retain his WBA flyweight title.

For you UFC fans ESPN has an exclusive interview with their new heavyweight Brock Lesnar. Check it out here.

I saw 28 Weeks Later (Widescreen Edition)last night (no clue why I am watching all these zombie movies). Good, scary, tense flix. I would give it 3 lumps out of 4.

OK, finally what you have been waiting for, this weeks Classic Lump. Enjoy the third and final round of Hagler Hearns:

The Lump gets stumped...Kessler gets blown out

Joey C proved me wrong tonight in his impressive unanimous decision over the younger Mikkel Kessler. Judges had it 117-111, 116-112, and 116-112. Larry Lump Lump scored it 116-113 for Joe C. Over 50,000 fans saw the action packed brawl. "Punches in Bunches" was the theme for Calzaghe, he threw over 1,000 compared to around 600 for Kessler. No one was really hurt during the fight other than Kessler getting tagged pretty good by a body shot in the 8th.
Jim Lampley mentioned that Joe Calzaghe has not lost a fight in over 17 years, that's insane!
So whats next for these two? Looks like a Calzaghe/Hopkins fight might be in the making, but Joey has to get out of Wales for this one, it's Vegas baby or bust! Kessler only has one loss and is still a great fighter, he will regroup and be just fine. Of course after the fight he said he wanted a rematch but I think he would be in for the same type of evening if they went at it again.
Another great week coming up on BUMP n' LUMP. Sir Lump-a-Lot will be yapping about The Contender finale on Tuesday, the big Cotto/Sugar Shane PPV next weekend, and of course LUMP TV will show another Classic Lump.

Until then, keep your hands up and your ass off da canvas.

LLL

Larry Lump picks Kessler

That's right kids. Kessler wins by decision. Youth will dominate but Calzaghe will not go down.
That's the way I see if. Is the Lump man right or wrong? Let me know.
On a totally different topic I rented Grindhouse the other day. You know the Tarantino/Rodriguez double feature? Quentin's movie, "Death Proof" was weak weak weak. Two decent car crash/chases, but the rest of the movie was brutal. Even the classic Tarantino dialogue was non-existent. The Robert Rodriguez Zombie flix, "Planet Terror" was another story.
Totally remained true to the Grindhouse theme. Gross, funny, with a few hot chicks thrown in for good measure. You can rent them separately so stick with Planet Terror.
Well have a great weekend and let's hope for some decent dukes tomorrow night.

Some other interesting fights as well this weekend. Calvin Brock (damn he only has one loss?) fights tonight on Showtime and they also are showing the WBC Super Featherweight title match on Saturday.

TODAY - at Tacoma, Washington - (Showtime) -12 rounds, heavyweights: Calvin Brock (31-1, 23 KOs)vs. Eddie Chambers (29-0, 16 KOs).TODAY - Cabazon, California (Telefutura) -10 rounds - light middleweights: Kassim Ouma (25-3-1, 15 KOs)vs. Saul Roman (27-4, 24 KOs).

SATURDAY - at Cardiff, Wales (HBO) - 12 rounds,WBA & WBC super middleweight titles: Mikkel Kessler(39-0, 29 KOs) vs. Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs);12 rounds, cruiserweights: Enzo Maccarinelli(27-1, 20 KOs) vs. Mohamed Azzaoui (22-0-2, 8 KOs).

SATURDAY - at Tucson, Arizona - (Showtime) -12 rounds, WBC super featherweight title:Juan Manuel Marquez (47-3-1, 35 KOs) vs.Rocky Juarez (27-3, 19 KOs); 12 rounds,IBF featherweight title: Robert Guerrero(20-1-1, 13 KOs) vs. Martin Honorio(24-3-1, 12 KOs).

SUNDAY - at Saitama, Japan - 12 rounds,WBA flyweight title: Takefumi Sakata (31-4-1, 15 KOs)vs. Denkaosan Singwancha (40-1, 16 KOs).

Larry L out

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