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Friday, May 23, 2008

Weekend Fight Schedule-Ricky Hatton is back-Tito Ortiz is Out-Kimbo Slice countdown has begun

What UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLZ?
How y'all livin' today? Beautiful 70 degree day in the northeast and your Boy Larry Lump got a half day at his income generating job before the long Memorial Lump Weekend.
OK so some decent action this weekend in the fight game.
First thing to yap about is Ricky Hatton is back in his first fight since losing to Floyd Mayweather. Even better is that it's being shown on basic cable, the Vs. Network. Ricky should take care of business in front of his hometown, but who does he fight next? Unfortunately it's probably going to be Paulie Malingnaggi who is fighting on the under card. Paulie has zero power so the excitement factor is just not there for me.
In regards to MMA, UFC 84 Ill Will (guess they are running out of tag lines) takes place Saturday night. This will be the last UFC fight for Tito Ortiz who's well documented battle with UFC president Dana White has reached the point of no return. Tito has been fading as a fighter (but he does get to tap Jenna Jamison on a daily basis) so it's no real loss for the UFC.
So only about a week left until Kimbo Slice makes his prime time debut on CBS. He is fighting another cupcake but of course everyone is going to watch and see what the hype is all about. Is Kimbo the Mike Tyson of the new millennium? Seems that way so far.

Here is your weekend schedule. Enjoy:
Boxing
TODAY - at Lincoln, Rhode Island (ESPN2) - 10 rounds, cruiserweights: Aaron Williams (17-0-1, 12 KOs) vs.
Jose Luis Herrera (15-4, 15 KOs); 8 rounds, heavyweights: Jason Estrada (12-1, 2 KOs) vs. Derek Bryant (20-4-1, 17 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Newcastle, Australia - 11 rounds, light welterweights: Sirimongkol Singwancha (58-2, 33 KOs)
vs. Chad Bennett (21-2-3, 14 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Hannover, Germany - 12 rounds, cruiserweights: Dariusz Michalczewski (48-2, 28 KOs)
vs. Sven Ottke (34-0, 6 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Manchester, England (Versus) - 12 rounds, light welterweights: Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) vs. Juan Lazcano (37-4-1, 27 KOs); 12 rounds, IBF junior welterweight title: Paul Malingnaggi (24-1, 5 KOs)
vs. Lovemore N'dou (46-9-1, 31 KOs); 12 rounds, welterweights: Matthew Hatton (33-3-1, 13 KOs) vs. Craig Watson (12-2, 4 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Chihuahua, Mexico - 12 rounds, flyweights: Jose Antonio Aguirre (34-7-1, 20 KOs) vs. Victor Zaleta (5-0, 3 KOs).


MMA
Saturday, May 24
UFC: UFC 84, B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk, Las Vegas, PPV.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How did Paulie Malingnaggi do on Saturday night? This reeks of a Moose pick!