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Quote Originally Posted by hougigo View Post
The difference with that though is that Rios has been fighting smaller guys as the bigger bully. Rios is a huge guy who cuts down weight to fight in a smaller weight class. He's going against a bigger opponent who doesn't mind scrapping. Also when Rios is drained he wings his punches which doesn't have as much mustard on it. Just like Abril, as the fight went on he was just winging punches in and Abril was barley getting hurt by the ones hitting him... Abril was actually hurting Rios down the stretch.
He was never as drained as he was for the Murray fight. A "skeleton" as you put it. But yet he got a late round finish and really showed no sign of slowing down, murray did.

Anyways gl
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Honestly... I wouldn't be surprised if Donaire loses tomorrow.
Nishioka is an excellent fighter and if Donaire goes in fighting like he did against Mathebula, Nishioka can win this.
Also, Donaire has been sporting some tape on his left knuckle. Might be nothing, but you never know.
I'll wait till tomorrow to make up my mind... might make a small play.
Alvarado is sitting at +130... I want to wait until tomorrows weigh in before I finally lay down
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i was watching Mike Alvarado vs. Cesar Bazan, last night, his jab and 1-2 looked pretty good i that one, he's got a better and much longer jab than rios. i think he can win some rounds with it if he tries, and after seeing abril control rios with the jab... he probably will.
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Okay, so here I am for tomorrow so far:

Alvarado over Rios @ +135

Nishioka vs Donaire over 10.5 @ +115

They are over valuing Donaire here and under valuing Nishioka. They're relying too much on the old Donaire that KO'd Montiel and thinking Nishioka's 1 year lay off will hurt him. If Donaire just throws power punches all night, it'll go the distance and I wouldn't be surprised if Nishioka wins. The only reason I'm not going all out on him is because i don't trust the judges and I don't know which Doniare will show up. Mathebula won rounds while the judges seemed to turn a blind eye to a lot of them. So until then, I'll take the fight going the distance
MMA/Boxing record: 25-20-1
#351

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A war like I thought, But Alvarado got caught in the seventh and couldn't defend himself.

Donaire vs Nishioka..... not doing so well in the entertainment area.... looking to go for a decision like I thought
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Quote Originally Posted by hougigo View Post
A war like I thought, But Alvarado got caught in the seventh and couldn't defend himself.

Donaire vs Nishioka..... not doing so well in the entertainment area.... looking to go for a decision like I thought
Now that.... was a weaksauce stoppage.... wtf

0-2 for the night
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Just got done watching the donaire-Nishioka card. I know im a bit behind but I've just been busy so i avoided all boxing news for the few days around this card just so i didn't hear or see what happened. Rios-Alvarado was toe2toe brawl. Great sh*t. Donaire fight was ok. Really surprised how bad Nishioka got beat. So what fights are coming up ??? I know Broner is fighting soon. I'm itching for Cotto-Trout to arrive. Im cashing huge on Trout. Fully expect him break into the upper echelon with this fight. Thoughts ???
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Quote Originally Posted by Mercersux View Post
Just got done watching the donaire-Nishioka card. I know im a bit behind but I've just been busy so i avoided all boxing news for the few days around this card just so i didn't hear or see what happened. Rios-Alvarado was toe2toe brawl. Great sh*t. Donaire fight was ok. Really surprised how bad Nishioka got beat. So what fights are coming up ??? I know Broner is fighting soon. I'm itching for Cotto-Trout to arrive. Im cashing huge on Trout. Fully expect him break into the upper echelon with this fight. Thoughts ???
I'm in on Trout too.... but he's fighting at MSG and Cotto always wins at MSG.... so Trout would have to win by KO because I don't think he'll have much luck on the cards.
Trout can win though IMO, he'll have to win it ugly though.
Vasquez vs Quintero is on next week.... Vasquez will win... don't know if it'll be by KO or decision though because Quintero is kind of chinny
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Japanese play.
Only going to make one...

I think that Takashi got it good over here. He gave Uchiyama a good first couple of rounds before he was out....... definitely have a very good chance of winning here.
IMO, a toss up

Takashi Miura over Ryuji Migaki @ -110



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Quote Originally Posted by hougigo View Post
Japanese play.
Only going to make one...

I think that Takashi got it good over here. He gave Uchiyama a good first couple of rounds before he was out....... definitely have a very good chance of winning here.
IMO, a toss up

Takashi Miura over Ryuji Migaki @ -110




thats a great bet. what book did you get -110 down at?
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Quote Originally Posted by tanner View Post
thats a great bet. what book did you get -110 down at?
I got it down at -110 at 5dimes. One of those international fights that aren't big in the U.S I guess, so they just tossed it up.

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Nice man. What you think about emmanuel stewart. Pretty shitty. Always enjoyed his commentary on hbo.
Thanks man, over a lot faster than I thought.
Sucks about Steward, boxing lost a great guy. I like his commentary, although sometimes it did get on the nuthuggery side, but he was still an interesting commentator.
One of my favorite recent moments of him:
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Adding in the 2 from last week:

MMA/Boxing record: 26-22-1

Maybe I won't get buried this week. Boxing has not been kind to me...... but maybe after Quintero gets effed up by Vasquez, it'll get better