Tyson vs. Holyfield III? MMA coming to CBS, and it's not the UFC? Weekend Fight Schedule

Lumpy Lumps come out and Plaaaaay. Yoooooooooooooooooo what up kids? Time to do work son, do work! Your Boy Larry doesn't have any picks this weekend but I am sure Da Moose Man will find some underground exotics for you and your bookie to play.

Before we go over the fight schedule lets go over some interesting news over the last few days in both Boxing and MMA. It says a lot about the direction each of these sports is going.

Besides Floyd Mayweather participating in WrestleMania on March 30th we also found out that Evander Holyfield and Iron Mike Tyson are in discussions about fighting again. Haven't enough body parts been bitten off already? I'm not sure who looks more desperate in this situation. Mike is the obvious choice for these shenanigans, but now the Real Deal is going down this path as well? The crazy part is that if the promoters did this right they would probably get me to order this mess on PPV. First of all it can't be more than $19.99. Secondly they should have 3 fights in total, 2 legit fights with up and coming known names and then the old men can get it on in their 6-8 rounder. Reality of the matter is that if it does happen it will probably go for $45, have about 2 hours of pre show BS showing all old clips and then these two fools will go out and basically spar for 4 rounds. Neither will end up throwing any haymakers. The heavyweight division is a straight up SNAFU.

OK so on the other side of the coin does the UFC finally have some legit competition? CBS has just signed a deal with Elite XC, which is the league that is shown on Showtime and also where Kimbo Slice is contracted. The deal seems to state that CBS will air four 2 hour shows per year during Prime Time on Saturday nights. First show should take place in April and Kimbo will be the headliner. WOW. They actually got on network TV before the UFC, pretty impressive. I hope it works but in reality it is probably going to be a bust. Why?

1. MMA is hot, but it is still such a niche sport. 3-4 million viewers are great numbers for Cable or PPV but its just average ratings for a network show.

2. Other than Kimbo they really don't have any well known names.

3. Fight shows have basically been a bust on network TV and usually end up finding their place on basic cable. When is the last time you saw boxing on network TV? How about the Contender? Total flop when on NBC. WWE tried some shows on NBC as well and that failed.

I guess only time will tell.

The The that's all Lumps, L3 is Audi S5 (saw one of those rides this week, dope on a rope, and you bess not say nope!) Got check it out on the web. Here is your weekend fight schedule. Is that a Toney Tubbs fight I see on Saturday night?? Looks like Holyfield got a back up opponent if Mike gets arrested again! Also UFC got a PPV event on Saturday.

BOXING

FRIDAY - at Marksville, Louisiana (ESPN2) -10 rounds, light middleweights: Sechew Powell (22-1, 13 KOs) vs. Kevin Finley (12-0-1, 9 KOs); 10 rounds, super middleweights: Allan Green (26-1, 18 KOs) vs. Antwun Echols

(31-7-3, 27 KOs).
FRIDAY - at La Paz Mexico - 12 rounds, mini-flyweights: Raul Garcia (21-0-1, 15 KOs) vs. Ronald Barrera (22-3-1, 14 KOs).
FRIDAY - at Lemoore, California (Showtime) -12 rounds, IBF featherweight title: Robert Guerrero (21-1-1, 14 KOs) vs. Jason Litzau (23-1, 19 KOs); 10 rounds, heavyweights: T.J. Wilson (12-1, 8 KOs) vs. Travis Walker (26-1-1, 20 KOs).
FRIDAY - at Montreal - 12 rounds, IBF super middleweight title: Lucian Bute (21-0, 17 KOs) vs.
William Joppy (39-4-1, 30 KOs).
FRIDAY - at San Antonio, Texas (Telefutura) -10 rounds, bantamweights: Raul Martinez (21-0, 13 KOs) vs. Jonathan Perez (13-3, 10 KOs); 10 rounds, welterweights: James De La Rosa (14-0, 10 KOs) vs. Gabriel Martinez (16-0-1, 8 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Tokyo - 12 rounds, WBA minimumweight title: Yutak-a Niida (22-1-3, 8 KOs) vs.
Jose Luis Varela (14-3-1, 7 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Carson, California (Showtime) -12 rounds, WBC super bantamweight title: Israel Vazquez
(42-4, 31 KOs) vs. Rafael Marquez (37-4, 33 KOs).
SATURDAY - Ft. Wright, Kentucky - 8 rounds, heavyweights: Tony Tubbs (47-10, 25 KOs) vs. Paul Phillips (21-14, 19 KOs).

MMA

Saturday, March 1
UFC 82: Dan Henderson vs. Anderson Silva, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, PPV

Floyd Mayweather Jr. the latest pro athlete appearing at WrestleMania. Wednesday's Classic Lump: Pro Boxer vs. Pro Wrestler

What would you do for $20 Million dollars?
Hardcore training for 3-4 months, and then box in a real match against a top opponent OR show up and fake a fight at Pro Wrestling's Super Bowl in a "match" that will probably last less than 15 minutes? Well Floyd Mayweather Jr. chose both options when he fought Ricky Hatton and then agreed to "wrestle" the Big Show at WrestleMania next month.
People are saying that this makes Floyd look like a fool, and someone who should not be taken seriously as a real boxer. Are you nuts!!! This does not tarnish his boxing record at all. It's one of the easiest (legal) ways anyone has used their fame to earn a quick 20 Mil in the history of the world! It's a no brainer, take the loot Floyd. But here are some points to consider.
1. Is Vince McMahon getting in over his head? That's a ton of coin to shell out. Wrestling has been struggling these days, is he really going to make it back on PPV buys?
2. Is Floyd really getting 20 Million or is it more Pro Wrestling phoniness to hype up the event?
I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case. Even if Pretty Boy is making $5 Million it's a great deal for him.
3. I wonder how the Pro Wrestlers feel about this, will Floyd be welcomed into the fraternity or given the cold shoulder? Fake or not these guys bust their ass and put their bodies through hell. They are on the road for about 300 days a year and no one, I mean no one, is making that kind of ducketts, including the icon Hulk Hogan. I hope the Big Show throws some "welcome to big time" real smackdowns onto Floyd.
4. What is Floyd really going to do? A full blown match such as when LT fought Bam Bam Bigelow? Or is going to be a one punch appearance like Tyson and Stone Cold Steve Austin?

As for Willy's comparison of this to Mike Tyson appearing at a WrestleMania, well there is no comparison. Tyson was done with boxing, past his prime, and had serious financial issues. He HAD to do it. Floyd on the other hand is at the top of his game and due to his fame was spoon fed an offer he could not refuse. Once again a no brainer.

So lets talk about pro Athletes showing up at WrestleManias. What was your favorite match up? Mr. T vs Roddy Piper? LT vs. Bam Bam Bigelow? The Mike Tyson appearance? William "The Fridge" Perry? Larry Lump has a favorite. When Pete Rose got his butt handed to him by Kane three consecutive years. That was good stuff!

So here is a great transition to this weeks Classic Lump. At WrestleMania XV there actually was a legit boxing match between a "real" boxer and a WWE Wrestler. The event was a Tough Man Style competition called Brawl For All. Take a look at the finale and see how the Wrestler did against the Boxer when things got real.

Willy out of the drunk tank!!!

Here's a quick bonus post from my cousin Willy Lump Lump from Moncks Corner SC. He has been MIA for a while and decided to pop off a few comments. As for the Mayweather/WWE marriage I got some thoughts on that which I will save for tomorrow. Any one else want to chime in now go and get your groove on.....

Willy (Detox) Lump

Yooooo, I just got outta of the drunk tank! Your boy Willy is so fresh and so clean, clean…..

Back on the block your boy has been following his gigs on the boxin’ tip...and have to give a big congrats to Pavlik on the big win!

LLL, your boy “Money" Mayweather is getting into the WWE mix, and getting paid a hefty fortune to do it too. $20mil to do some acting against the “Big Show” What do you think of that?

Here is my question with all the acting that goes on prior to a fight, all the hype. As a serious fight fan can you take him serious anymore? He’s turning into a joke….This remind you of anyone? Iron Mike? It looks like he is following in his footsteps..

Thoughts?

Heavyweight Snore Fest at MSG and the rest of the weekend fight results

Ohh man I feel bad for the suckers who paid hundreds to thousands of dollars to see that stinker at MSG on Saturday. Wladimir Klitschko scored a unanimous decision over Sultan Ibragimov to unify the IBF and WBO belts. Your boy Larry Lump scored it 119-109 for Wladimir, almost a shut out except for the first round. All Klitschko did the entire night was slap down Sultans weak ass jab then throw a jab of his own. You kept waiting for him to cold cock him with the right hand but Wladimir threw his first right in the 5th round! Yes 4 straight round of boxing with only one hand and he won 3 of them. The crowd was booing, I was yawning, not good. Punch stats at the end of the fight had Klitschko landing 108 jab to ONLY 16 by Ibragimov!

So did this fight create any clarity in the heavyweight decision, absolutely not. To me it still seems like Klitschko is afraid to take a punch to the chin so he fights in a very defensive style. If there ever is a Sam Peter rematch I think he is in for a rough night.


OK had a chance to watch the Pavlik/Taylor fight in more detail. Winner is.....
Draw baby 114-114. I had Pavlik up 58-56 after the first 6 and I though Taylor had the same score for rounds 6-12. Man it was close. At the end of the day Pavlik was probably a bit busier and I really don't have an issue with him winning the fight but damn it was a hard ass fight to judge. Put it this way, judges only scored unanimously in rounds 1 and 11, every other round they were split.


In MMA news, Bob Crapp, I mean Sapp got TKO'ed in less than a minute against a guy who had a 1-5 MMA record. Another novelty fighter bites the dust. I heard some rumors that Pro Wrestler Kurt Angle wants to fight Randy Couture this year. What the hell is he smoking, Kurt will get destroyed!


See you cats on Wednesday with another classic lump.


Here are the rest of the fight results from the weekend.
BOXING
NEW YORK (AP)—Wladimir Klitschko, Ukraine, outpointed Sultan Ibragimov, Russia, 12, to unify the IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles; John Duddy, Ireland, outpointed Walid Smichet, Tunisia, 10, middleweights; Joe Greene, New York, stopped Francisco A. Mora, Argentina, 10, middleweights; Johnathon Banks, Detroit, stopped Imamu Mayfield, Perth Amboy, N.J., 1, cruiserweights.
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP)—Juan Manuel Lopez, Puerto Rico, stopped Jonathan Oquendo, Puerto Rico, 3, to win the WBO Latino super bantamweight title; Nelson Dieppa, Puerto Rico, stopped Alex Sanchez, Puerto Rico, 10, to retain his WBA Fedebol light flyweight title; Roman Martinez, Puerto Rico, stopped Jose Anibal Cruz, Dominican Republic, 3, to win the WBO Intercontinental super flyweight title.
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP)—William Gare, South Africa, stopped Maselino Masoe, Samoa, 4, to win the vacant WBF super middleweight title; Tshifiwa Munyai, South Africa, outpointed Julio David Roque Ler, Argentina, 12, to win the WBA Intercontinental bantamweight title; Mlungisi Dlamini, South Africa, stopped Jairo Moura dos Santos, Brazil, 1, to retain his WBF lightweight title.
SACHSEN-ANHALT, Germany (AP)—Alexander Alexeev, Russia, stopped Talmadge Griffis, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3, to retain his WBO Intercontinental cruiserweight title; Yuri Barashian, Ukraine, stopped Thomas Ulrich, Germany, 8, to win the European light heavyweight title.
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP)—Reggie Johnson, Houston, outpointed Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Mexico, 12, to win the IBA light heavyweight title.


MMA
Saturday, Feb. 23
Strikeforce at the Dome, Tacoma, Wash.: Nathan Coy def. Dave Courchaine, KO, 1:46 R1; Zack Skinner def. Scott Shaffer, unanimous decision; Mike Hayes def. Matt Kovaks, unanimous decision; Lyle Beerbohm def. Ray Perales, submission (guillotine choke), 1:19 R3; Mychal Clark def. Josh Bennett, TKO (doctor stoppage), 5:00 R2; Jorge Masdival def. Ryan Healey, unanimous decision; Eddie Ellis def. Steve Berger, unanimous decision; Maurice Smith def. Rick Roufus, submission (Kimura) 1:53 R1; Cory Devela def. Joe Riggs, submission (throw), 1:22 R1; Jan Nortje def. Bob Sapp, TKO, 0:55 R1.

Weekend Fight Schedule-Larry's Pick

Damn the weeks keep flying by. But we got another good weekend of dukes coming up my friends. Is it just me or are things getting better in the fight game these days in both Boxing and MMA? This might be a long shot, but is boxing better because of the growth of the UFC? I think each discipline is under more pressure to deliver fan friendly match ups because they are both competing for our money. As long as my Lumpy Posse wins out in the end it works for me!

OK predictions predictions. The big fight this weekend is the Heavyweight Unification bout between the IBF champ Wladimir Klitschko (43-3) and the WBO champ Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1). On a side note wouldn't it be nice if Joe Green and Bill White were fighting because these names are a pain in the ass to type!! Come on American Heavyweights, step up and get the damn title back before I get carpel tunnel!

OK sorry back to the fight. As crazy as this sounds this is the first heavyweight unification bout since 1999 when Lennox Lewis outpointed Evander Holyfield for the WBA, WBC, and IBF belts.
So yes even though this is a unification bout there are still the WBA and WBC champs out there...ahh boxing why can't you get your crap together?
Well in Larry's humble opinion even before this fight, Klitschko has been considered the top heavyweight out of all the champs and I see him taking care of business on Saturday night as well. I saw the weigh in and my man is in great shape, this cat is a CUT 238 pounds. Ibragimov is too small and a little flabby around the mid section. The only way he has a shot is if Klitschko's glass jaw rears it's ugly head (or should I say chin). Wladimir has been on his ass many a times in his career (Corrie Sanders and Sam Peter come to mind) but he seems have worked on his chin ups because he has been able to take a punch in his last few fights. Larry Lump says Klitschko by KO in the 8th.

Undefeated middleweight John Duddy is on the undercard. If he seals the deal with some sausage and veal he is rumored to be Kelly Pavlik's next opponent. I think HBO is going to re-air the Taylor-Pavlik fight too. Your boy L Cubed is going to watch again and pay attention this time so he can really score it. Will tell you what I come out with on Monday.

OK last week we had the latest MMA curiosity attraction, Kimbo Slice, beat the living snot out of Tank Abbott. This week we have another one for ya. Bob "The Beast" Sapp fights on Saturday night in Tacoma, WA. If you don't know Sapp he is one of the most popular fighters....in Japan. Check out YouTube to see him in action. In the US he is basically a total unknown but now he is ready to make his American run. I could easily see a Kimbo Slice/Bob Sapp fight down the road. Two giant beasts with little ground game. It would be brutal and end fast. I would give the nod to Kimbo at this time.

Have a great weekend kids!!! Keep ya dukes up!

BOXING SCHEDULE

FRIDAY - at Fort Lauerdale, Florida (ESPN2) -10 rounds, light middleweights: Richard Gutierrez(23-1, 14 KOs) vs. Jose Varela (23-2, 16 KOs);10 rounds, super featherweights: Johnnie Edwards(13-1-1, 7 KOs) vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa (8-0, 7 KOs).

FRIDAY - Reno, Nevada - 10 rounds,super middleweights: Jesse Brinkley (29-5, 20 KOs)vs. Otis Griffin (18-2-2, 7 KOs).

SATURDAY - at New York (HBO) - 12 rounds,IBF heavyweight title: Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs)vs. Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs); 12 rounds,middleweights: Joe Greene (17-0, 12 KOs) vs.Francisco Antonio Mora (52-12, 35 KOs); 10 rounds,middleweights: John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) vs. Walid Smichet (17-3-1, 13 KOs); 8 rounds, middleweights:Peter Quillin (16-0, 13 KOs) vs. Thomas Brown(11-3-1, 7 KOs); 10 rounds, cruiserweights: JohnathonBanks (18-0, 13 KOs) vs. Imamu Mayfield (25-8-2, 18 KOs).

MMA

Saturday, Feb. 23
Strikeforce: Bob Sapp vs. Jan Nortje, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA

BONUS PICKS FROM DA MOOSE

Extra Friday bonus for you. The Moose just wrote in some under card "exotics" for the fights at MSG on Saturday night.

Enjoy!

Moose says:

The payoffs at the Garden are in the under card. Banks vs. the Imamu will stuff your pocks. Banks is an exciting, young, up 'n comer, stopping all foes, albeit bums. Imamu-Man is an old 36, journeyman whose last fight in NY Metro was in the old Pennsylvania Hotel, 14 years ago!. Another issue is that he is from NJ, not Abu-Dhabi or Nigeria, so he has lots of local connections here (good & bad) that should result in his demise. Oh yeah, he has lost 4 of his last 5 fights so he is just hanging on here, as fight fodder for Mr. Banks.

Play:

Fight will not go the distance.
Mamu will have at least 3 separate cuts (he could also have bed-sores" from lying on the ring so many times, but this will be hard to verify, so DON'T play this)
Brain damage within 6 months of this romp
Play a long-shot, piss leak in the ring, especially on them low blows.

Wednesday Classic Lump

Sometimes you got switch it up a bit, not all Classic Lumps have to actually be real, they only have to be "Classic". So let's go back in time. The year was 1984.
The California Karate Championship. Final match, Daniel Larusso vs. Johnny Lawrence. This was the Flying Crane Kick heard 'round the world. (Man, that punk kid screaming in the background is annoying!).

Pavlik and Slice Prevail-Rest of weekend Boxing/MMA Results

Oh man Oh man. I got so many bump n lumps going on in my head. Your Boy Larry went to NJ this weekend to party with some of his old school boys. Went to Pub 17 to watch the Pavlik/Taylor fight. Should of just stuck with the standard kettle ones and tonics but those shot girls are relentless! Back to the fight. What can I say? Good fight but I was very surprised it went to a decision and man it was close! Could of easily been a draw and if Pavlik didn't win the last two rounds he could of gotten beat. I thought Taylor fought much better and he was really popping the jab well early on. But Kelly showed patience and little by little his punches started to get through. I don't know how either of these guys can stay at middleweight. I see them both moving up but I guess Pavlik will have to defend his title first. After that he probably goes to super middleweight. Even though Jermain Taylor lost two in a row, I think he will still be favored in most of his fights, Pavlik just has his number right now. The fight didn't have the fireworks like the first one but it still was an entertaining brawl with two great fighters.

Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott was exactly as predicted. First round KO by Slice. Kimbo is strong but he has still not shown ONE MMA skill. At least Brock Lesnar can punch AND wrestle. Kimbo's skill level is still a complete mystery to me. However I heard something about his next opponent being Ken Shamrock. Even though Ken is 5-10 years past his prime he has true MMA skills which will finally show us if Kimbo can do anything else besides throw round houses.

Here are the rest of the weekend results:

BOXING:
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Kelly Pavlik, Youngstown, Ohio, outpointed Jermain Taylor, Little Rock, Ark., 12, middleweights; Fernando Montiel, Mexico, stopped Martin Castillo, Los Angeles, 4, to retain his WBO super flyweight title; Cristian Mijares, Mexico, outpointed Jose Navarro, Los Angeles, 12, to retain his WBC super flyweight title.

NUREMBURG, Germany (AP) -- Nikolai Valuev, Russia, outpointed Sergei Liakhovich, Belarus, 12, in a WBA heavyweight eliminator.

MMA:

Elite XC: Street Certified, Miami: Moyses Gabin def. Jirka Hlavati, TKO, 2:52 R1; Lorenzo Borgomeo def. Mike Bernhard, submission (triangle choke), 4:11 R2; Dave Herman def. Mario Rinaldo, TKO, 0:33 R3; Yosmany Cabezas def. Jon Kirk, submission (rear naked choke), 0:58 R2; Rafael Feijao def. John Doyle, TKO, 2:17 R1; Brett Rogers def. James Thompson, TKO, 2:24 R1; Yves Edwards def. Edson Berto, KO, 4:56 R1; Scott Smith def. Kyle Noke, KO, 0:07 R1; Antonio Silva def. Ricco Rodriguez, split decision; Kimbo Slice def. Tank Abbott, KO, 0:43.

Pavlik & Slice Bump n Lump their ways to victory

Yeaah Boyeeee. What up my Bizzles n Nizzles? Your boy Larry is throwing two predictions your way this weekend.
Looks like it's going to be an entertaining weekend in the world of boxing and MMA.

OK so the big fight this weekend is the Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor rematch. Their first meeting last year was the fight of the year. Kelly gets put on his ass in the second round, survives Taylor's fury, takes over the rest of the fight and knocks Taylor out in the 8th for the title.
Both these guys are ready to throw caution in the wind for the rematch so get ready for some more haymakers. To me it comes down to who has the strongest chin because I feel both are going to get smacked around. I predict more of the same. Pavlik by KO in the 6th. The one weak thing about this fight is that it is a non-title fight. How do you fight a champ and the title is not on the line? That's weak, especially since they are asking you to shell out 50 bones for it and the under card seems pretty lame.

OK so over to MMA. Showtime has Kimbo Slice fighting old school MMA alumni Tank Abbott. This is going to be a blow out. Kimbo Slice takes him out by KO in the first round. After this one Kimbo has to stop fighting novelty fights and needs to face some legit opponents. I bet Brock Lesnar wished the UFC eased him in the biz like they are doing with Kimbo.

On another MMA note, after a 3 fight stint in the UFC where he only went 1-2, Mirko Cro Cop is going back to Japan to fight. Before coming to the UFC this guy was considered to be right up there with Fedor and Randy as one of the top heavyweights in the world. However he got his ass handed to him in the UFC. In my opinion it goes to show that the UFC has the best fighters and all these other little associations out there are second rate.

Have a great freakend weekend. Here is the full Boxing and MMA schedule.

Yo Willy where you at G?????

Boxing
FRIDAY - at Uncasville, Connecticut (ESPN2) -
10 rounds, welterweights: Delvin Rodriguez (21-2-1, 13 KOs)
vs. Troy Browning (20-0-1, 8 KOs); 10 rounds, light
welterweights: Ali Oubaali (20-3, 17 KOs) vs. Ashley Theopane
(20-2-1, 7 KOs).
FRIDAY - at Cicero, Illinois (Telefutura) -
10 rounds, light welterweights: Mike Alvarado (19-0, 13 KOs)
vs. Jesus Rodriguez (17-2, 5 KOs); 8 rounds, junior
featherweigths: Alejandro Perez (11-0, 6 KOs) vs. Jorge
Cardenas (9-4-4, 6 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Nuremberg, Germany - 12 rounds,
heavyweights: Nikolay Valuev (47-1, 34 KOs) vs. Serguei
Lyakhovich (23-2, 14 KOs); 12 rounds, super middleweights:
Vitali Tyspko (21-2, 11 KOs) vs. Robert Stieglitz
(31-1, 19 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Las Vegas (HBO PPV) -
12 rounds, WBC middleweight title: Kelly Pavlik
(32-0, 29 KOs) vs. Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs);
12 rounds, WBC super flyweight title: Cristian Mijares
(33-3-2, 14 KOs) vs. Jose Navarro (26-3, 12 KOs);
10 rounds, middleweights: Ronald Hearns (17-0, 13 KOs)
vs. Justin Astorga (11-1-1, 6 KOs); 12 rounds, super
flyweights: Fernando Montiel (35-2-1, 26 KOs) vs.
Martin Castillo (33-2, 17 KOs); 8 rounds, light
flyweights: Cesar Lopez (20-5, 4 KOs) vs. Brian
Viloria (20-2, 12 KOs).

MMA
Sat., Feb. 16
EliteXC: Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott, Miami, Fla., Showtime

Wednesday's Classic Lump

You heard it right, Classic Lumps has moved to Wednesdays my friends. I got a doozie for ya though. March 1990. Chavez vs. Taylor 1. Going into the 12th and final round Harold Lederman had the fight 108-101 for Taylor, basically it was a blowout and Chavez was about to lose his first fight and the title. Ahhh but this is boxing my friends and sometimes things get a little wacky (to say the least).....

Enjoy

Williams can't jab-Weekend Fight Results

Paul Williams let me down. The 6' 1" welterweight, no that is not a typo, could not keep the 5' 9" Carlos Quintana at bay. Judges gave Quintana the unanimous decision and Carlos won the WBO belt from Williams. It was the first defeat for Paul Williams. I scored the fight 116-114 for Quintana. I don't know what Harold Lederman was smoking because he scored it 117-115 for Williams. All Williams had to do was keep the distance and jab away but he was very ineffective and time and time again Quintana was able to get in close and nail Williams in the head with looping/leaping left hooks. Quintana got beat on by Miguel Cotto in 2007 so I don't know where he really stands in the mix of things. Bottom line is that Mayweather Jr. needs to fight Cotto, everything else plays second fiddle in the welterweight division.

Here are the rest of your weekend Boxing Results:

LEON, Mexico (AP) -- Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Mexico, stopped Jose Celaya, Salinas, Calif., 8, to retain his WBC Continental Americas super welterweight title; Edgar Sosa, Mexico, outpointed Jesus Iribe, Mexico, 12, to retain his WBC light flyweight title; Marco Antonio Rubio, Mexico, stopped Jose Luis Zertuche, Mexico, 7, to win the WBC Latino middleweight title; Bernabe Concepcion, Philippines, outpointed Juan Ruiz, Santa Clarita, Calif., 12, to retain his NABF super bantamweight title.
TEMECULA, Calif. (AP) -- Carlos Quintana, Puerto Rico, outpointed Paul Williams, Augusta, Ga., 12, to win the WBO welterweight title; Chris Arreola, Riverside, Calif., stopped Cliff Couser, Las Vegas, 1, heavyweights; Andre Berto, Winter Haven, Fla., stopped Michel Trabant, Germany, 6, to retain his NABF welterweight title.
MONTREAL (AP) -- Antonin Decarie, Canada, outpointed Israel Cardona, Hartford, Conn., 10, welterweights.

Weekend Boxing Schedule-Larry's Pick-Assorted Boxing/MMA News

Hidey Ho Lump-a-loo-skis! Weekend is right around the corner and all kind of wacky stuff is coming up.

Man what is this 1995? You got Tommy Morrison and Michael Moorer fighting this weekend (not each other and both fights are out of the USA). Somehow Tommy scammed a fight on a PPV under card this weekend. He has a 4 rounder the night of the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. card. How did he get sanctioned to fight again, no clue, but the fight is in Mexico. I doubt he will ever get a fight in the USA again. Good article about the debacle here on ESPN.

Another old schooler in MMA is fighting next week. Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott. This one is going to be a less than a minute mess. Kimbo is going to kill Tank, who let's be honest, really never was that great of an MMA fighter (10-13 record). Plus he is waayyy past his prime (did he ever have a prime?). Anyways here is a good article about Tank.

OK so the fight I am looking most forward to this weekend is Paul Williams vs. Carlos Quintana. 12 Rounds Welterweights on HBO Saturday night. To me Paulie makes up the welterweight trifecta (Mayweather and Cotto are the other two). I saw Williams fight Antonio Margarito and he looked great. I have no clue how this guy can stay in the welterweight division, he's 6' 1" with an 82 inch reach. Larry says Williams jabs away and gets the unanimous decision. Not sure if they are going to show the heavyweight under card fight, but the guy Cliff Couser's claim to fame is that he once said he was Mike Tyson's brother. Not sure if he is still slinging that BS, but damn he did sure look like Mike!

So that's the deal my little sausage and veals. Have a great weekend. The Lump Man is OUT!

Weekend Boxing Schedule:

FRIDAY - at Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 10 rounds,heavyweights: Michael Moorer (51-4-1, 39 KOs) vs.Shelby Gross (16-3, 13 KOs); 10 rounds, heavyweights:JD Chapman (28-0, 25 KOs) vs. Rich Boruff (17-1-1, 10 KOs).

FRIDAY - at Dover, Delaware (ESPN2) - 12 rounds,cruiserweights: Darnell Wilson (22-5-3, 19 KOS) vs.BJ Flores (20-0, 13 KOs).

FRIDAY - at Boston (Telefutura) - 10 rounds, superbantamweights: Jose Angel Beranza (30-11-2, 25 KOs) vs.Antonio Escalante (16-2, 10 KOs).

FRIDAY - at Miami (Telemundo) - 12 rounds, welterweights:Cosme Rivera (30-11, 2 KOs) vs. Raul Pinzon (15-1, 14 KOs).

SATURDAY - at Union City, New Jersey - 10 rounds,junior middleweights: Henry Crawford (17-0, 8 KOs) vs.Thomas Davis (12-6-2, 7 KOs).

SATURDAY - at Temecula, California (HBO) - 12 rounds,welterweights: Paul Williams (33-0, 24 KOs) vs.Carlos Quintana (24-1, 19 KOs); 10 rounds, welterweights:Andre Berto (20-0, 17 KOs) vs. Michel Trabant (43-2-1, 19 KOs);10 rounds, heavyweights: Chris Arreola (22-0, 20 KOs) vs.Cliff Couser (26-14-2, 14 KOs).

SATURDAY - at Guanajuato, Mexico (TV Azteca) - 10 rounds,light middleweights: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (34-1, 27 KOs)vs. Jose Celaya (31-3, 16 KOs); 12 rounds, super bantamweights:Juan Ruiz (21-4, 6 KOs) vs. Bernabe Concepcion (23-1-1, 13 KOs);12 rounds, WBC light flyweight title: Edgar Sosa (30-5, 16 KOs)vs. Jesue Iribe (8-4-1, 4 KOs); 12 rounds, middleweights:Jose Luis Zertuche (19-4-2, 14 KOs) vs. Marco Antonio Rubio(40-4-1, 35 KOs); 4 rounds, heavyweights: Tommy Morrison(47-3-1, 41 KOs) vs. Matt Weishaar (3-0-2, 2 KOs).

Classic Lump-Pavlik vs. Taylor 1

Buenos Dias Lumpalitos. The obvious instant Classic Lump is the Giants amazing victory over the Patriots but since this is a boxing & MMA blog I am going to give you the best of Pavlik vs. Taylor 1. Since they are duking it out again in about two weeks I figured this would be a good start.
Enjoy!!

Buster Doulgas...Oops I mean NY Giants Shock the World. Larry's thoughts on Lesnar/Mir fight. Weekend Boxing Results

I'm writing this post in Giants Blue in tribute!!. Unreal. Unbelievable. Amazing. Your boy Larry Lump has a few shots and beers in him right now after seeing his NY Giants shock da world against the Patriots. I mean this is one of the biggest upsets in a championship game...period. That last drive was out of control. The play when Manning was 99.5% sacked and then David Tyree catches a pass using his head....just out of control!!! This is one hangover that is worth it!

So about that Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir fight on Saturday night. If you did not see it YouTube has a few links (they probably will be taken down soon so check quick!). Don't forget to sort your search results by Date Added.

I honestly believe that even though Brock had to submit via the knee bar he still has a future in the UFC. Brock controlled 98% of the fight, unfortunelty he did not control the last 2% which is when he got snagged. Classic example of experience winning over strenghth. I mean during the entire fight Brock was landing bombs on Mir's head and I almost thought they were going to stop it at one point. But Mir weathered the storm, missed on an arm bar or two, and finally was able to grab the big man's leg and make him tap out. Honestly I think Dana White jumped the gun on this one. He has the great name brand talent (Lesnar) with huge potential and he puts him in his first UFC fight with an ex-heavyweight champ, co-headlining a PPV event. I mean come on man, why don't you ease the guy into the sport. Let him get 2-3 tune ups under his belt first. Mike Tyson who was the youngest heavyweight champ ever had 27 fights before getting a title shot. He fought a ton of buttercups and no one ever questioned the fact that he was the baddest man on the planet at that time.

Hopefully Brock will regroup, learn some better defense and bounce back in his next MMA fight. As for Mir, he showed heart, smarts, and skills, it was a nice job all around. He deserves a shot at a top 5 contender.

Here are the rest of the weekend fight results.

BOXING
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) -- Monte Barrett, Queens, N.Y., stopped, Damon Reed, Topeka, Kan., heavyweights.
LONDON (AP) -- Michael Jennings, Britain, stopped Ross Minter, Britain, to win the WBU welterweight title; Amir Khan, Britain, outpointed Gairy St. Claire, Britain, 12 to win the Commonwealth lightweight title.
KEMPTON PARK, South Africa (AP) -- Silence Mabuza, South Africa, stopped Eden Sonsona, Philippines, 9, to retain his IBO bantamweight title; Osborne Machimana, South Africa, stopped Corrie Sanders, South Africa, 1, to retain his South African heavyweight title.
LIMERICK, Ireland (AP) -- Paul McCloskey, Britain, outpointed Manuel Garnica, Mexico, 10, light welterweights; Andy Lee, Ireland, stopped Alejandro Falliga, Argentina, 5, middleweights.
CEBU, Philippines (AP) -- Z Gorres, Philippines, drawed Vic Darchinyan, Armenia, 12, in an IBF super flyweight eliminator; Mark Jason Melligen, Philippines, outpointed Tia Koswara, Indonesia, 10, light welterweights; Rollen Del Castillo, Philippines, stopped Fabio Marfa, Philippines, strawweights.