By Miguel Antonio “Miggs” Barragan: Less than an hour after the UFC155 pay-per-view ended, headlined by a Heavyweight championship title bout between Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velazquez, internet social media began rumbling once again. Twitter was littered with everything from Cain’s back to the continued instability of the UFC division and back again. However, it was one tweet in particular that caught my attention immediately.
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Marquez destroys Pacquiao: Humble Pie Never Tasted So Good
By Miguel Antonio “Miggs” Barragan: When it comes to making predictions on a competition, be it a football game or basketball or whatever subject it may be, often times it’s between two entities. In this particular case, the subject is one boxer versus another. When a person is asked to make a prediction, whether or not that person has any knowledge on that subject is irrelevant, he/she essentially have a 50/50 chance of getting it right.
It’s only when that person is asked how their predicted winner will win, that we find out just how much that person truly knows about the subject.
I attended the Pacquiao/Marquez 4 weigh in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena last Friday, which was an exciting experience that I will not soon forget, if ever. When it was over, I lingered around the casino taking pictures of the scenery that encapsulated the excitement for me. At every corner, I ran into and sparked mini conversations with fellow Juan Manuel Marquez fans.
Where Was Tony? DeMarco No-Shows Title Defense
by Miguel Antonio “Miggs” Barragan: There’s a saying in the boxing world, that once it’s beaten out of you, it’s gone forever, and there’s no getting it back. Well they sure talk a lot, do they not? Oooh, I’m spitting fire. Could it be that be that last Saturday night we saw a boxer that no longer had it?
I talk about Antonio “Tony” DeMarcos’ (28-3-1, 28 ko’s) performance, or lack thereof, against recently cemented star Adrien “The Problem” Broner (25-0, 21 ko’s). And by “had it” I mean that killer instinct we’re used to seeing from Antonio DeMarco. Not only did “The Problem” have no problem disposing his opponent in 8 rounds, winning by TKO when Antonio’s corner threw in the towel, but he also dethroned DeMarco of his WBC Lightweight title, all in one fell swoop.
Here We Go Again: Garcia/Judah Set for Feb 7th, 2012
by Miguel Antonio “Miggs” Barragan: I hate to say it, but here we go again. On February 7th, 2013, fans will be “treated” to a championship match brought to us by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, when undefeated WBA Super/WBC/Ring Magazine Super Lightweight champion Danny “Swift” Garcia returns to the ring to face former undisputed Welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah.
Now, as much as it irks me to no end to see Zab receive yet another undeserved title shot, truth be told, that’s like the 5th thing wrong with this equation. Although I won’t go into a melatonin evoking tirade about them, I will however beg the question, why Judah? Why not Brandon Rios or Josesito Lopez? Or, here’s an idea. How about WBC mandatory challenger Lucas Matthysse?