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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4090766, member: 289"] I watched an evening of boxing to take my mind off of basketball. ESPN had a card headed by Lomachenko. there's still another upcoming lightweight: Keyshawn Davis, a protege of Bud Crawford's, who knocked out a veteran named Jose Zaragosa in the second round with a body punch, (everybody's doing it these days, it seems). They showed highlights of a rising junior middleweight named Xander Zayas who won a unanimous decision over Jose Luis Sanchez. Andre Ward said he was one of the top ten prospects in boxing and that Davis "might be there in a year". Then they brought on Jared Anderson, a heavyweight who advertises himself as "The read Big Baby", (If Big Baby Miller ever gets off the stuff, maybe they can fight each other to see who keeps the nickname). Anderson dresses outrageously, both for his entrance and with his complicated 'trunks', which have attachments flying all over the place. He doesn't need it. he pounded out a Russian named Teslenko in two rounds. Lomachecnko dominated Richard Commey as he has so many other opponents, with his unmatched footwork and combinations. his tireless motor and his confidence and mental toughness. Commey was game, almost getting knocked out in the 7th, (Loma was signaling for his corner to throw in the towel to avoid further damage). he also got some good shots in, especially to Loma's body. But it did him no good. the boxers i worry about are the game, tough ones who are out-gunned. They take the most punishment. It's better, physically, to get knocked out early than to go 12 rounds and lose virtually all of them, (Commey got credit for a late round Loma took off). They have no chance to win but are still punching back so the referee won't stop it. Anyway, Commey survived OK and was hugging Loma at the end. there's talk of a fight between Loma and Kambosis, which I think Loma would win. Loma continues his tour of Teofimo Lopez's past victims with the obvious intent of forcing Lopez back into the ring. They ran an interview before the fight where Loma assessed some of the other top contenders. he's not impressed with Haney or Davis but thinks Ryan Garcia has the right stuff, which my mean that Loma may be fighting Garcia in the near future. Showtime also had a card. I saw the end of a Brandun Lee fight where he punched out one Juan Heraldez in the 7th round. lee is now 24-0 with 22 knockouts. His division? Lightweight, of course. there was much talk through the evening about how 2022 needs to be the year the guys with the goose eggs at the end of their record need to start fighting each other. How about a tournament? Then an impressively tattooed and bearded former Canadian hockey player named Cody Crowley beat the snot out of a guy named Kudratillo Abdukakhorov who was going to be a mandatory defense for Errol Spence. Crowley out-punched him by a 2-1 margin and ripped open his left ear, winning a unanimous decision despite a flash knockdown. Mr. Abdukakhorov is fortunate that Mr. Spence will be fighting someone else, perhaps Mr. Crowley. Nonito Donaire, at age 39 took on a fellow Pilipino named Reymart Gaballo, who appeared to be his protege. Gaballo had a record of 24-0 with 20 knockouts and was 14 years younger. It didn't matter. Donaire knocked him out with still another body punch in the 4th round than then gave him a big hug. Donaire is looking for a rematch with Naoya Inoue. Inoue is a truly great fighter but so is Donaire, the only one to give Inoue a truly competitive bout. So that's something else to look forward to in 2022. Fortunately neither a hockey game nor a basketball game broke out during these fights. [/QUOTE]

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