Ring's Weekend Preview

It is Friday. so once again it is time for me to post Ring's weekend preview. Should be a decent weekend of fights with Telefutura and Showtime tonight. The Mosley/Mora PPV on Saturday (stream hunting time), along with a little Jorge Arce action for you.

time for work-have a good day all and should be a decent weekend of fights.



Weekend Preview: Mosley and Mora take center stagePosted Sep. 16, 2010 at 09:11pm
By Doug FischerBuzz up!



FRIDAY

JOSE NAVARRO vs. NESTOR ROCHA
Rounds / weight class: Eight / bantamweights
Location: Los Angeles
Television: Telefutura
The backdrop: Navarro (27-5, 12 KOs), a 2000 Olympian and four-time junior bantamweight title challenger who is only 29, looked sharp outboxing Benji Garcia in a rust-shaking six rounder in May. Rocha (22-2, 8 KOs) looked even better knocking out the same tough journeyman in two rounds in July. It was the 28-year-old fringe contender’s first bout since he was stopped in one round by former bantamweight titleholder Hozumi Hasegawa last July. Fans will be treated to a quality bantamweight boxing match if Navarro, a savvy southpaw boxer, and Rocha, a crafty technician, bring the same form they showed in their bouts with Garcia. The winner might find himself back in the ratings.
Also fighting: Luis Ramos Jr. vs. TBA, eight rounds, lightweights.
Rating the card: B-. Navarro-Rocha should provide competitive rounds of intelligent boxing from two seasoned practitioners of the Sweet Science. The rest of the Solo Boxeo broadcast is so-so. Lightweight prospect Ramos (16-0, 8 KOs) was scheduled to face former featherweight beltholder Eric Aiken (16-7-1, 12 KOs), but the Ohioan pulled out of the fight earlier this week. Ramos, a southpaw from Orange County, is worth watching but don’t expect much from his late-sub opponent.

FREDDY HERNANDEZ vs. MIKE ANCHONDO
Rounds / weight class: 10 rounds / welterweights
Location: Primm, Nev.
Television: Showtime
The backdrop: Hernandez (28-1, 19 KOs), unbeaten since dropping a split decision to Golden Johnson 5½ years ago, is coming off the best performance of his career -- a chilling one-punch KO of former junior welterweight titleholder DeMarcus Corely in February. Anchondo (30-2, 19 KOs), a former 130-pound beltholder, has won three in a row -- including an eight-round split decision over undefeated prospect Mauricio Herrera in December -- since suffering a third-round KO to Darling Jimenez in 2007. Hernandez is five inches taller than Anchondo and owns a significant reach advantage but the 31-year-old fringe contender from Mexico City might find the 28-year-old L.A. native to be a trickier opponent than Corley. Anchondo, a 10-year vet, can adopt a frustrating stick-and-move style when need be and probably will do so against his naturally bigger opponent.
Also fighting: Luis Franco vs. Wilton Hilario, 10 rounds, junior lightweights.
Rating the card: C+. The main event of this ShoBox card might be a boring game of cat and mouse, but the co-feature between Franco (6-0, 5 KOs), a 2004 Olympian from Cuba, and Hilario (12-1-1, 9 KOs), a Minnesota-based Dominican who is coming off a 12-round decision loss to Martin Honorio in March, could be interesting.

Also Friday: Undefeated junior flyweight prospect Omar Rosales takes on well-traveled journeyman Armando Torres in a 12-round Telemundo-televised main event from Mexico City.


SATURDAY

SHANE MOSLEY vs. SERGIO MORA
Rounds / weight class: 12 rounds / junior middleweights
Location: Los Angeles
Television: HBO Pay-Per-View
The backdrop: Fans will find out whether Mosley (46-6, 39 KOs), who struggled to let his hands go against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a one-sided decision loss in May, is a faded veteran at age 39 when he takes on Mora (22-1-1, 6 KOs), a former 154-pound beltholder who has a quirky boxing style. Mosley could be in for a frustrating and even humiliating night against the motivated 29-year-old East L.A. native if his age has indeed caught up with him. If not, Mora had better be ready for the fight of his life.
Also fighting: Saul Alvarez vs. Carlos Baldomir, 10 rounds, junior middleweights; Victor Ortiz vs. Vivian Harris, 10 rounds, junior welterweights; and Daniel Ponce de Leon vs. Antonio Escalante, 12 rounds, featherweights.
Rating the card: B. The most even matchup on this pay-per-view card is the opening bout between de Leon and Escalante. The other bouts feature young fighters against aging veterans who haven’t looked good lately. The Alvarez-Baldomir and Ortiz-Harris crossroads bouts might deliver entertaining shootouts or the younger fighters could dominate their elders. It’s a gamble whether these fights and the main event will live up to their hype. The only can’t-miss slugfest is de Leon-Escalante.

JORGE ARCE vs. LORENZO PARRA
Rounds / weight class: 12 rounds / junior featherweights
Location: Culiacan, Mexico
Television: Fox Sports en Espanol
The backdrop: Arce (55-6-1, 42 KOs), who is 9-3 in his last 12 bouts (the losses coming to talented titleholders Cristian Mijares, Vic Darchinyan and Simphiwe Nongqayi) has won three in a row this year, including a first-round KO of former 115-pound beltholder Martin Castillo. Parra (31-2, 18 KOs), once the best flyweight titleholder in the world, has only fought four times since losing his belt (after failing to make weight) to Japanese rival Takefumi Sakata via third-round TKO in March of 2007. The skillful Venezuelan, who suffered a 12th-round TKO to Celestino Caballero in a junior featherweight title bout in 2008 and sat out 2009, might be a spent bullet but his style can certainly trouble Arce if he has anything left.
Also fighting: Humberto Soto vs. Fidel Monterrosa, 12 rounds, lightweights.
Rating the card: B. The main event of this Top Rank Live card could turn out to be a quality slugger-vs.-boxer matchup between former titleholders, but the other televised bouts don't look competitive on paper. Lightweight beltholder Soto (52-7-2, 32 KOs) is receiving his second gimme defense with Monterrosa (23-1, 18 KOs), an untested Colombian prospect who was knocked out in his one fight outside of Colombia. Omar Chavez (23-0-1, 16 Kos), the younger brother Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., is in with a rank journeyman (big surprise).

Also Saturday: European light heavyweight champ Nathan Cleverly, THE RING’s No. 8-rated 175-pound contender, takes on No. 6 Karo Murat in a 12-round title eliminator in Birmingham, England.

Boxingscene reporting that Mora weighed in at 157, well above the 154 limit. I doubt it is due to Mora not working hard (he has alot of trouble making 154). Not sure if he is going to be required to drop any weight and re-weigh.

I was concerned with Mora's ability to make weight. Trying to lose another couple of pounds in a couple of hours when he is already dried out will hurt.

I thought Mora had a very good chance of beating Mosley if he could make the weight safely, now I'd have to think the advantage will be Mosley's. Mora is a middleweight.

160 is where Mora should be.

Mosley vs. Mora should be a good scrap tomorrow night on HBO PPV, i'm also looking forward to Saul Alvarez vs. Carlos Baldomir, the old vet Baldomir might be a problem for the much younger far less experienced Alvarez, it should be fun to watch.

It shouldn't be a problem finding a live stream for these fights Capt, if nobody posts a score 'um thread saturday, i'll likely do one.

Thanks Ring.

That card has some decent fights. Canelo better be prepared mentally as Baldomir (even at 39) is going to be his toughest fight to date. Ortiz should win as I don't think Harris can keep it together for more than 5 rounds (first few rounds probably will be decent as both guys are vulnerable).

Mosley vs Mora-who the heck knows. Mora is wrong for Mosley. Longer, fast feet, fast hands, and won't stand there for Mosley to wail away on. Mosley struggles with pure boxers, but the guys who have beaten him (Forrest, Wright, Mayweather, and even Cotto), are a class or two above Mora.

I just hope Mosley quits fighting soon. Dougie Fisher said something in his mailbag that I had noticed in the run up to the Mayweather fight: Mosley's tongue is heavy. He takes some time to get his thoughts together now. He doesn't sound the same when he is being interviewed and talking.

Something to be said for a fighter that leaves a fight or two too soon!!!!

captainanddew wrote:

Thanks Ring.

That card has some decent fights. Canelo better be prepared mentally as Baldomir (even at 39) is going to be his toughest fight to date. Ortiz should win as I don't think Harris can keep it together for more than 5 rounds (first few rounds probably will be decent as both guys are vulnerable).

Mosley vs Mora-who the heck knows. Mora is wrong for Mosley. Longer, fast feet, fast hands, and won't stand there for Mosley to wail away on. Mosley struggles with pure boxers, but the guys who have beaten him (Forrest, Wright, Mayweather, and even Cotto), are a class or two above Mora.

I just hope Mosley quits fighting soon. Dougie Fisher said something in his mailbag that I had noticed in the run up to the Mayweather fight: Mosley's tongue is heavy. He takes some time to get his thoughts together now. He doesn't sound the same when he is being interviewed and talking.

Something to be said for a fighter that leaves a fight or two too soon!!!!

I can't imagine Mosley needing money, he must just still enjoy fighting, but I agree, enough is enough, call it a career already Sugar Shane.

I'll be on here checkin for a stream then. Hopefully no one makes me an offer I can't refuse to go out.

I want to see Ortiz look impressive against Harris. Then maybe a Zab/Matthysse v. Ortiz fight.

I'm curious about what happens with the winner of Mosley v. Mora. If it's Mosley, he's right in the mix at 154, and if it's Mora he can probably get a shot at a title considering how weak the division is.

I'll pick Mosley just because I hope he wins and get stick around long enough for 2 fights at 154.

You would think Mosley wouldn't need money, but he has gone through a divorce in the last few years (I believe it was finished), so he lost a decent chunk of whatever amount he had.
Plus, he does love to fight. He's gonna end up messed up enough (if he keeps going) that he'll be slurring at his hall of fame induction speech.