Don King Snore Fest-Mayweather at Wrestlemania-Weekend Fight Schedule

So I am sitting here watching the Corey Spinks Verno Philips fight on http://www.donkingtv.com/.

It was nice of Don to give this idea a shot, unfortunately the fight blows, and my ass hurts from sitting at the computer for so long. The crowd is now booing. What surprises me is there is 0 advertising going on. No web banners, no ads in between rounds, no links, nada. If Don is going to post these fights online he is missing out on some good ad revenue.

As for fights this weekend nothing got Larry Lump Lump too Pump Pumped, so no picks from me. The best pound for pound boxer in the world is on PPV this weekend though, at Wrestlemania. I wonder what Vince has up his sleeve for this one? It has the potential of being a huge bust, I just don't see Floyd taking ANY chances of getting an injury goofing around in the squared circle. Be sure to check youtube Monday morning to see what goes down.
That's it fools. Have a great weekend. L Cubed is out.
Boxing:

FRIDAY - at Salamanca, New York (ESPN2) -10 rounds, light middleweights: Kassim Ouma
(25-4-1, 15 KOs) vs. Cornelius Bundrage (27-3, 16 KOs).
FRIDAY - at Kissimmee, Florida (Telemundo) -12 rounds, lightweights: Jose Reyes (21-4, 7 KOs) vs. Ivan Valle (26-6-1, 22 KOs).
FRIDAY - at West Covina, California (Telefutura) -10 rounds, junior lightweights: Juan Garcia (14-0, 5 KOs) vs. Jose Hernandez (8-1, 3 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Chiba City, Japan - 12 rounds, WBA flyweight title: Takefumi Sakata (31-4-2, KOs) vs. Shingo Yamaguchi (22-4-2, 8 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Kiel, Germany - 12 rounds, IBF middleweight title: Arthur Abraham (25-0, 20 KOs) vs. Elvin Ayala (18-2-1, 8 KOs); 12 rouunds, cruiserweights: Yoan Pablo Hernandez (14-0, 8 KOs) vs. Wayne Braithwaite (22-3, 18 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Bucharest, Romania - 12 rounds, light heavyweights: Adrian Diaconu (24-0, 15 KOs) vs. Chris Henry (21-0, 17 KOs).
SATURDAY - Nottingham, England - 12 rounds, super middleweights: Carl Froch (22-0, 18 KOs) vs. Denis Inkin (32-0, 24 KOs); 10 rounds, welterweights: Adnan Amar (20-1, 5 KOs) vs. Matthew Hatton (33-3-1, 13 KOs).

MMA:
Saturday, March 29
Strikeforce/Elite XC: Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le, HP Pavillion, San Jose, Showtime.

Edwin Valero to box in the USA-Classic Lump Wednesday

Relax, relax, Larry is back in full effect. No half ass post today. Before I get to the double Lump treat let me tell you a little something about one of the best knockout artists in boxing right now that you never heard of. His name is Edwin Valero, the current WBA Jr. Lightweight champ. 23-0 with 23 KO's. He had first round KO's in his first 12 fights. There's more to this story than meets the eye, Mr. Valero has been banned from boxing in the USA since 2004. Read the full article here.

Quick programming note. For you MMA fans the Versus Network has some WEC action on tonight:
WEC 33: Doug Marshall vs. Brian Stann and Paulo Filho vs. Chael Sonner, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas
Tomorrow night Don King, the Internet Guru, is having a free online broadcast:
THURSDAY - at St. Louis (www.donkingnetwork.tv) - 12 rounds, IBF junior middleweight title: Cory Spinks (36-4, 11 KOs) vs. Verno Phillips (41-10-1, 21 KOs).

OK so shame on me for not posting this classic lump yet. I had a hard time deciding which video to use so I said screw it, we missed one last week so lets show both. The Gatti-Ward Trilogy is one of the best boxing battles in my lifetime. The first video is a highlight of all three fights, the second one is round 9 of the first fight which is just out of control. For all those living on another planet, Ward won the first one by decision, Gatti won the next two by decision.
Enjoy!!!!

Gatt-Ward Trilogy Highlight Video by Iceveins


gatti v ward

Weekend Boxing Results

Happy Monday to all. If you celebrate it, hope you had a good Easter. Lump Man had a good one, a little hung over from night before, but didn't stop me from getting my eat on. Rumor on the street is that in the next week or so I should be able to snag an exclusive interview with Da Moose Man. The video will be posted on the site. Any of you cats see the Casamayor/Katsidis fight this weekend? Great back and forth battle with both guys going down in the fight. If you can, try to catch the replay on HBO. Not much more to report right now. I will drum up a good Classic Lump for Wednesday.

Results:
CABAZON, Calif. (AP), Joel Casamayor, Cuba, stopped Michael Katsidis, Australia, 10, to win the interim WBO lightweight title; Billy Dib, Australia, outpointed Edgar Fabian Vargas, 10, Santa Ana, Calif., super featherweights; Librado Andrade, Mexico, stopped Robert Stieglitz, Denmark, 8, in an IBF super middleweight title eliminator.
CARDIFF, Wales (AP)—Andreas Kotelnik, Ukraine, stopped Gavin Rees, Britain, 12, to win the WBA light welterweight title; Tony Doherty, Britain, outpointed Barrie Jones, Britain, 10, to win the Welsh welterweight title.
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP)—Matthew Macklin, Britain, outpointed Yory Boy Campas, Mexico, 10, middleweights.
CHIBA, Japan (AP)—Koki Kameda, Japan, outpointed Rexon Flores, Philippines, 10, light flyweights.

Moose Man got a good "Exotic" pick this week.

Moose's really are Man's best friend. The Moose Man carried me this week with some added content for today. Enjoy:

Looking for #19.

With Irish champ Matt Macklin going after another old Mexican on the downward spiral this weekend in "Erin-Go-Braless", while not a pushover, should return nice pounds to our subscribers. The opponent is old man Yory Boy (not a Russkie) Campas who has over 100 bouts to his credit. But three of losses have come in his last 6 fights. This guy still fights 3-4 times a year which probably gives him enough kern so he doesn't have to jump the border into El Paso.

Macklin has all time great Buddy McGirt as his trainer so I'm sure he will be prepared. Meanwhile, Old Boy has been lost in the fields of Ireland. Not a taco, waco, burrito or werm to be found, he's stuck with meals of cabbage, turnips & corned beef. He still has the runs, but the sniff is a bit different than Ole fast food.

Bet on the Boy to be queasy, greasy and at times uneasy. He will get hit and there will be cut issues. The exotic will contain diarrhea, mucous & a puke within 30 minutes before the ring entrance or 60 minutes after he leaves the ring. BANK ON IT! And don't sit in the first 4 rows if you are going. If you never encountered an old-fashioned cabbage windbreak, you certainly don't want it Saturday night!

Weekend Boxing Schedule-All quiet on the lumpy front

Ugh. Your boy L Cubed is all banged up. Long ass week in the NYC-YA. Slinging the sales and knocking back the Kettle Ones & Tonics. Damn G.
Your boy did keep his eye on the fight game over the past few days but to be honest wit ya nothing has gotten me too pumped up or pissed off so I am going to easy gently into this weekend. So all I got for ya is the weekend schedule..maybe the Moose Man or Willy Lump got something to add but Banged up Larry is Out!!
Boxing:
FRIDAY - at Uncasville, Connecticut (ESPN2) -10 rounds, middleweights: Andy Lee (15-0, 12 KOs) vs.Brian Vera (15-1, 9 KOs); 8 rounds, middleweights:Aaron Pryor Jr. (8-0, 6 KOs) vs. Alphonso Williams(10-3, 8 KOs).
SATURDAY, - at Dublin, Ireland - 12 rounds,middleweights: Yory Boy Campas (91-11, 73 KOs) vs.Matthew Macklin (20-2, 16 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Cardiff, Wales - 12 rounds, WBA light welterweight title: Gavin Rees (27-0, 13 KOs) vs.Andreas Kotelnik (28-2-1, 12 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Tokyo - 10 rounds, flyweights:Koki Kameda (16-0, 11 KOs) vs. Rexon Flores(18-3-4, 9 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Cabazon, California (HBO) - 12 rounds,lightweights: Joel Casamayor (35-3-1, 21 KOs) vs.Michael Katsidis (23-0, 20 KOs); 12 rounds, WBC light welterweight title: Junior Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs)vs. Demetrius Hopkins (28-0-1, 11 KOs); 12 rounds,super middleweights: Librado Andrade (26-1, 20 KOs)vs. Robert Stieglitz (31-1, 19 KOs).

Pacquiao outpoints Marquez-Lump Man picks another winner-Weekend Boxing Results

OK so your boy L Cubed called this one exactly right, Pacquiao by decision, but I am man enough to admit that I actually scored this fight 114-113 Marquez. At the end of the day I thought he outboxed him. Yes Marquez was almost out in the 3rd and also got rocked in the 10th, but overall I think he countered better and landed more shots than Manny. Marquez was not the stronger man, but he was the more accurate. From the post fight banter it does not seem like we are going to see a trilogy because Pacquiao is talking about moving up in weight. It's too bad because the first fight was a draw and now the second was a controversial split decision. This is a perfect scenario for them to duke it out one more time.
So if you guys have been taking the Moose Man and Larry Lump Lump's advice these past few weeks you should be making some serious moolah. Since BUMPnLUMP went live LL Lump has gone 9(4)-4. The number in parentheses is how many I have called both the winner and outcome (KO or decision). Let's not forget I started off 0-3, so since then it's been a pretty good run. Out on business this week kids. So keep your hands up and your ass off the canvas. Catch ya on da flip side.


Weekend Boxing Results:
LAS VEGAS (AP)—Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, oupointed Juan Manuel Marquez, Mexico, 12, to win the WBC super featherweight title; Steven Luevano, LaPuente, Calif., outpointed Terdsak Jandaeng, Thailand, 12, to retain his WBO featherweight title; Abner Mares, Mexico, stopped Diosdado Gabi, Philippines, 2, to retain his WBO-NABO bantamweight titles; David Diaz, Chicago, outpointed Ramon Montano, Mexico, 10, lightweights.
NEW YORK (AP)—James Moore, Ireland, oupointed J.C. Candelo, Colombia, 10, middleweights; Pawel Wolak, Mount Arlington, N.J., stopped Dupre Strickland, Slidell, La., 2, middleweights.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP)—Rob Calloway, Saint Joseph, Mo., stopped Juan Carlos Robles, Waynesboro, Va., 8, cruiserweights.
TOKYO (AP)—Kengo Nagashima, Japan, outpointed Jimrex Jaca, Philippines, 10, lightweights; Ichitaro Ishii, Japan, stopped Hiroshi Nakamori, Japan, to win the vacant Japanese lightweight title.

Marquez/Pacquiao Prediction-Weekend Boxing Schedule-Who is Saoul Mamby?

Yo Lumpaputans this is my last post for a few days. I know it's hard to believe, but yes it's true, BUMPnLUMP is not a full time gig. No, it has not made me riches (actually hasn't made me $20 yet). So next week I am out on business. I might get a post in on Monday, but don't be too upset, we might be without a Classic Lump next week.
Anyways good fight schedule this weekend with the headliner being Manuel Marquez (48-3-1, 35 KOs) vs. Manny Pacquaio (45-3-2, 35 KOs) for the WBC super featherweight title. These are little cats with POWER. First one was a classic with Marquez rallying from being knocked down three times in the first round. Fight was scored a draw. I don't think Manny is going to make the same mistake twice. Pacquaio winner by decision.
Sakio Bika, the Contender Champ fights on the under card. He had the crazy slug fest against Jaidon Codrington. If his defense is as bad at it was that night he is going to get taken out.
Pete Manfredo, another Contender is on ESPN2 Friday night.
OK so I just learned about this guy Saoul Mamby from this AP story.
Check this out:
1st fight in 1969
Won WBC light welterweight title in 1980
Successfully defended the title 5 times
(Pretty good so far, right?)
Now the mess begins
After losing the title has gone 13-19 including an 8 fight losing streak
Lost his last fight to a guy who was 6-25 (why do you still box with a 6-25 record? But that's a question for another day).
OK here is the kicker, good Old (and I mean that literally) Saoul is still an active fighter and just fought last week. Have you done the math yet? He is 60 years old!
The embarrassing part is the 6-25 guy who just beat him is 32 years old and it took him 10 rounds to get the decision!
Part of me says WOW, a 60 year old guy just went 10 rounds with a 32 year old fighter. I sparred a few times in my life and my sessions were 3-4 two minute rounds and I was sucking wind big time. But the other part of me says, how the hell do they allow 60 year old guys and guys with 6-25 records even step foot in the ring? Makes you wonder why NY barred Holyfield a few years ago just cause he lost a couple of fights by decision. Any one else got another view about this nonsense? Let your boy Larry know. Have a great weekend peeps.


Weekend Boxing Schedule:
FRIDAY - at Munich, Germany - 12 rounds,heavyweights: Sinan Samil Sam (29-4, 15 KOs) vs.Ratko Draskovic(27-6-2, 15 KOs).
FRIDAY - at Lincoln, Rhode Island (ESPN2) -10 rounds, super middleweights: Peter Manfredo Jr.(28-5, 13 KOs) vs. Shane Benfield (17-1, 9 KOs).
FRIDAY - at Cicero Illinois (Telefutura) -12 rounds, lightweights: Miguel Angel Huerta(26-8-1, 18 KOs) vs. Javier Jauregui (52-14-2, 36 KOs);8 rounds, lightweights: Brandon Rios (15-0, 10 KOs) vs.Alvin Brown (26-10, 12 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Las Vegas (HBO PPV) -12 rounds, WBC super featherweight title: Juan Manuel Marquez(48-3-1, 35 KOs) vs. Manny Pacquaio (45-3-2, 35 KOs);12 rounds, WBC lightweight title: David Diaz (33-1-1, 17 KOs)vs. Ramon Montano (14-3-2); 10 rounds, super middleweights:Sakio Bika (25-3-2, 15 KOs) vs. Librado Andrade (26-1, 20 KOs);12 rounds, featherweights: Steven Luevano (34-1, 15 KOs) vs.Terdsak Jandaeng (29-2, 19 KOs); 12 rounds, bantamweights:Abner Mares (15-0, 9 KOs) vs. Diosdado Gabi (30-3-1, 21 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Allentown, Pennsylvania -10 rounds, cruiserweights: Rob Calloway (67-7, 55 KOs)vs. Juan Carlos Robles (9-0, 5 KOs).

MMA Star wants to take a shot at Boxing-Classic Lump Wednesday

We always hear about boxers saying that they would dominate the sport of MMA. Some of them actually give it a shot (and fail miserably). So now there is a story going around that one of the pound for pound best MMA fighters in the world, Anderson Silva, wants to take on Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match. I wish these athletes would stop this silliness and just focus on their own sports. Roy Jones would get killed in a MMA match against Anderson Silva and Anderson Silva would get killed in a boxing match with Roy Jones. Case closed.
So I know I am late to the party but I saw the replay of that John Duddy/Walid Smichet fight from a few weeks ago. All I can say is that the best thing that happened to Duddy was that he got his face smashed and cut up. Because due to those cuts he can't fight Pavlik even if he wanted to. Pavlik would of killed him. I scored the fight 95-95 draw, he was lucky to get the decision. The guy takes way too many punches and is a bleeder. Exciting fighter, but not champ material. He is kind of like an Irish Gatti.
OK so I know I will piss a few people off this week but I am giving you another "non-conventional" Classic Lump. This is a tribute to one of the greatest Hockey Brawlers of all time, Tie Domi. I loved it when he would beat the crap out of someone and then pretend he just won the belt. You will see him do it in this clip. Even the fans were not safe from Tie! Enjoy.

Samuel Peter Prevails, Ken gets ShamRocked! Weekend Boxing Results

So Sam Peter took care of business on Saturday night against Oleg Maskaev. So is he "Da Man" in the heavyweight division? Larry Lump says not so fast, he's getting there but he got a few Klitschko's to take care of first, yes I said I few. The obvious next fight would be against Wladimir but in the bizarre world of boxing the WBC made pact with Vitali Klitschko that if he ever comes out of retirement his first fight can be for the title. What kind of BS is that? A guy who has not boxed since 2004 and has been retired since 2005 gets to leap frog all the current contenders and get a title fight right when he comes back? What a damn scam! Secondly, don't you think that Vitali would want a tune up fight or two before challenging the Heavyweight Champ? It's stupid in so many ways. I hope Peters smacks him silly. And if he does who do you think wins in a Wladimir Klitschko vs. Samuel Peter fight?

Klitschko wins because:
He has a 6 inch height advantage, 4 inch reach advantage, and an very strong jab. He also has some power and from watching the Peter fight the other night Sam can take a punch but still needs some serious defensive work (he got hit with some decent shots).

Peter wins because: He has great power, can take a shot, and Wladimir still fights scared and still might have a glass jaw. Peter probably has the psychological advantage because even though he lost in their first meeting he did send Klitschko to the canvas three times in the first fight.


Bottom line is it's up for grabs if and when it ever happens.


OK some quick MMA news. A few weeks ago a past his prime MMA "star" got his ass handed to him by some no name brand fighter in less than a minute. That fighter would be Bob Sapp. Well same crap happened this weekend when Ken Shamrock got KO'ed in the first round against the always dangerous Robert "Buzz" Berry. Shamrock has now lost 7 of his 8 last fights. Why do these leagues allow these guys to still compete? Is it all about the $$$ signs, do they ever think about the fighters health for half a second? The knuckle head fighters don't help matters either. They hit 35 or 40 years old and will always state "I am in the best condition of my life" Brotha please! A 25 year old Shamrock, Sapp, or Abbott will kick the ass of the 40 year old version any day of the week.


Oh PS I know you won't believe me but I actually first wrote on my Friday post that Peter was going to win by KO in the 6th, but for the first time ever for whatever reason I changed my prediction to a decision. Well it still counts as a win for the Lump man since I picked Peter. Yes I had a rough start on my picks at the beginning but your boy L Cubed has had a clean sheet for a while now.


Here are the rest of the weekend boxing results:
CANCUN, Mexico (AP)—Samuel Peter, Nigeria, stopped Oleg Maskaev, Russia, 6, to win the WBC heavyweight title; Nate Campbell, Tampa, Fla., outpointed Juan Diaz, Houston, 12, to win the IBF, WBA and WBO lightweight titles; Adrian Hernandez, mexico, stopped Gilberto Keb Baas, Mexico, 4, to win the NABF and WBC Continental Americas flyweight titles; John Ruiz, Chelsea, Mass., outpointed Jameel McCline, West Palm Beach, Fla., 12, in a WBC heavyweight eliminator.
LONDON (AP)—David Haye, Britain, stopped Enzo Maccarinelli, Britain, 2, to win the WBC, WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles; Kevin Mitchell, Britain, stopped Carl Johanneson, Britain, 9, super featherweights; Paul Smith, Britain, stopped Cello Renda, Britain, 6, middleweights.
TOKYO (AP)—Daisuke Naito, Japan, drawed Pongsaklek Wongjongkam, Thailand, 12, to retain his WBC flyweight title.
MONTREAL (AP)—Olivier Lontchi, Canada, outpointed Roberto Lopez, Mexico, 12, to retain his NABA super bantamweight title

LAZIO, Italy (AP)—Daniele Petrucci, Italy, stopped Craig Watson, Britain, 3, to win the vacant European welterweight title.
KREFELD, Germany (AP)—Rudolf Kraj, outpointed Matt Godfre, 12, in a WBC cruiserweight eliminator.

Exotic Picks from Da Moose Man

Yo Lumpers,

The Moose Man just checked in with some easy money picks if you have the stomach for them. Read em' and weep, or enjoy....the cherse is yers!

L'Africane Thomas Mashaba has a primed-picked appointment tonight with the Injuns up in Connecticut, old veteran Cristobal Cruz from Mexico. This is a set up against a Cruz who can't punch, ain't a danger but possibly could go the distance.
Mashaba is tough and will hit this guy who should really pack it in.
Advance scouts say Cruz is no where near ready, dislikes the New England cold, and has been stuffin' the slots all week, along with the watered down margaritas at the casino. Since it may go the distance, it opens up a lot of action on this Cruz bum for body fluids, tooths, farts, drips & mucuus.
Here's an exotic not to be missed. Play a Tri-Fecta with three of the 5 above and clean up. The longer the fight goes, the better yer chance that the Mexican will deliver in his beating.

Samuel Peter vs. Oleg Maskaev will bring us haymakers...Weekend Fight Schedule

I got some easy money for you this weekend, I promise. Bet that Samuel Peter will throw a right hand before the end of round 3. Yes, I know it's a crazy bet and if you placed the same bet two weeks ago on Klitschko you would of LOST! But trust me he will and so will Maskaev.

We got some big hitters here but I still have a weird feeling it's going to go 12. Even though Sammy Baby hit the canvas three times in his last fight (and won) I am going to say he takes the decision. He is the only legit competition for Klitschko and if he seals the deal the rematch will have to be made. On the undercard we have Mr. Clinch himself Johnny Ruiz trying to make one more title run. This guy had way too many title fights and how he even was champ for a while just goes to show what a mess the heavyweight division is. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. Peters wins, rematch with Klitschko, and the winner in Larry Lump's humble 'pinion, is the real heavyweight champ regardless of belts.

We also got cruiserweights, flyweights, and lightweight titles on the line this weekend as well. Lot's o' Action Ms. Jackson (I am for reaaaal).

Have a great Freakend boys and girls. Larry is gone with da wind....

Boxing Schedule:

FRIDAY - at Mashantucket, Connecticut (ESPN2) -12 rounds, featherweights: Thomas Mashaba (20-2-4, 12 KOs) vs. Cristobal Cruz (35-11-1, 23 KOs); 10 rounds, welterweights: Harry Joe Yorgey (20-0-1, 9 KOs) vs.

Jason Le Houllier (21-0, 8 KOs).
FRIDAY - at Philadelphia (Telefutura) - 12 rounds, featherweights: Rogers Mtagwa (24-12-2, 17 KOs) vs. Roger Gonzalez (27-1, 18 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Tokyo - 12 rounds, WBC flyweight title: Daisuke Naito (32-2-2, 20 KOs) vs. Pongsaklek
Wonjongkam (67-3, 35 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Greenwich, England (Showtime) -12 rounds, WBA & WBC cruiserweight titles: David Haye
(20-1, 19 KOs) vs. Enzo Maccarinelli (28-1, 21 KOs); 12 rounds, featherweights: Kevin Mitchell (25-0, 18 KOs)
vs. Carl Johanneson (27-3, 19 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Montreal - 10 rounds, middleweights: Sebastien Demers (23-1, 9 KOs) vs. Matt Vanda (37-5, 21 KOs)
SATURDAY - at Cancun, Mexico (HBO) - 12 rounds, WBC heavyweight title: Oleg Maskaev (34-5, 26 KOs) vs. Samuel Peter (29-1, 22 KOs); 12 rounds, WBA & IBF lightweight titles: Juan Diaz (33-0, 17 KOs) vs. Nate Campbell (31-5, 25 KOs); 12 rounds, John Ruiz (42-7-1, 29 KOs) vs. Jameel McCline (38-8-3, 23 KOs);
12 rounds, light welterweights: Timothy Bradley (21-0, 11 KOs) vs. Jose Luis Castillo (56-8-1, 48 KOs).

Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffen Announced! Classic Lump Wednesday

UFC fans get ready for a Real Deal Slobber Knocker on July 5th when Quinton Jackson puts his Light Heavyweight Belt on the line against crowd favorite Forrest Griffen. Let me tell ya, this one has the makings of a classic. These two cats can Bump N Lump with the best of them! Right now my nod goes to Jackson due to experience but I'm not making a pick on this one yet.

OK so I can't believe I have not posted this Classic Lump Yet. May 7th, 2005 Corrales vs. Castillo for the WBC and WBO Lightweight Titles. This was easily the fight of the year. Sadly "Chico" Corrales lost his life in a motorcycle accident exactly two years from the date of this classic. Rematches were made but Castillo did not make weight TWICE!
RIP Chico.

Weekend Fight Results. Vazquez vs. Marquez Trilogy. Lesnar's next opponent announced.

OK OK I will admit it right off the bat. I have not seen any of the Israel Vazquez/Rafael Marquez (Jeez names are pretty similar) fights. All I know is from what I read it was one of the best trilogies of all time. From what I also read the fight on Saturday night did not disappoint. I got a good excuse though. Besides the fact I don't get Showtime I had to be Big Daddy Lump Lump on Saturday. "Had" is the wrong word, me and my girl had a lot of fun hanging out.

I ALSO did not see the UFC PPV but we did get to find out who Brock Lesnar is going to fight next and when. Before I tell you let me just say that Dana White is really rolling the dice with Brock' career. Kimbo is getting spoon fed easy opponents right now and no one really seems to care. Of course he needs to step it up sooner or later but at least he is learning the business, building his confidence, while still winning over new fans. Even Bob Crapp I mean Bob Sapp was given a powder puff opponent last week and ended up earning $100,000 for his 55 second loss.

On the other hand Brock had to start off with an ex UFC heavyweight champ that is a submission specialist. He almost pulls off the win but gets submitted. Now he has another legit challenge when he meets Mark Coleman August 9th in Minn. Coleman, another past UFC and PRIDE champ is an old man now and way past his prime but he is a HUGE and savvy MMA vet. Bottom line is that this is not going to be a walk in the park for Brock. So what if he has another good showing but loses again? Then he is 0-2, the mystique is gone, and Dana got an ex WWE wrestler who is doubting his skills. Better pull this one off Brock, if not you might just bail on this MMA thing even though you really might of had a shot at being decent.
Two more things before I go. Check out the new BUMPnLUMP poll and don't forget to vote. Gave you a real brain teaser for this week! Secondly, readers I need your help. Comment, Comment, Comment! We got to build up this community. Larry Lump can only yap so much, Cousin Willy is always in trouble with the Po Po, and Moose only shows up on Fridays with his Exotic Picks. We need you to!!

Here are the rest of weekend fight results.

BOXING:
CARSON, Calif. (AP)—Israel Vazquez, Mexico, outpointed Rafael Marquez, Mexico, 12, to retain his WBC super bantamweight title.
TOKYO (AP)—Yutaka Niida, Japan, stopped Jose Varela, Venezuela, 6, to retain his WBA minimumweight title.
DAR-ES-SALAAM, Tanzania (AP)—Francis Cheka, Tanzania, stopped Hassan Matumia, Tanzania, 10, to win the vacant UBO Intercontinental middleweight title.
Sunday
EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP)—Mcbute Sinyabi, South Africa, stopped Tshepo Mofokeng, South Africa, 1, to win the vacant South African super bantamweight title.

MMA
Saturday, March 1
UFC 82, Columbus, Ohio: Jorge Gurgel def. John Halverson, unanimous decision; Diego Sanchez def. David Beilkheden, submission (strikes), 4:43 R1; Josh Koscheck def. Dustin Hazelett, TKO, 1:24 R2; Luigi Fioravanti def. Luke Cummo, unanimous decision; Andrei Arlovski def. Jake O'Brien, TKO, 4:17 R2; Jon Fitch def. Chris Wilson, unanimous decision; Yushin Okami def. Evan Tanner, KO (knee), 3:00 R2; Chris Leben def. Alessio Sakara, TKO, 3:16 R1; Heath Herring def. Cheick Kongo, split decision; UFC middleweight title: Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson, submission (rear naked choke), 4:52 R2 (Silva retains title).
Friday, Feb. 29
IFL, Las Vegas, NV: Ian Loveland def. Dennis Davis, submission (guillotine choke), 0:58 R2; Rafael Dias def. Santino DeFranco, submission (rear naked choke), 2:03 R1; Josh Haynes def. Leopoldo Serao, unanimous decision; Alexandre Ferreira def. Lew Polley, submission (guillotine choke), 0:20 R1; Jake Ellenberger def. Pat Healey, unanimous decision; IFL lightweight title: Ryan Schultz def. John Gunderson, unanimous decision (Schultz retains title); IFL heavyweight title: Roy Nelson def. Fabiano Scherner, TKO, 3:20 R1 (Nelson retains title); IFL middleweight title: Ryan McGivern def. Matt Horwich, unanimous decision (McGivern wins title).