Weekend Wrap-up 11/16-18
Author: RL
I kept telling myself, one dude cannot bring a team back up from a slump. Well, with the nail biter against Boston on Friday and the win against the Nets on Saturday...are the Heat ready to play ball again with Wade back in the mix? Shooonuufff!!!!!!
The Super Featherweight title fight between Champion Joan Guzman and Humberto Soto lacked the fireworks that was expected by most boxing analysts. Guzman at times tried getting his Pretty Boy Floyd on with his dancing around the ring and ducking tactics. Guzman took a unanimous decision landing more punches and controlling the tempo of the fight. There's talk of a Manny Pacqueao vs Joan Guzman fight sometime next year, but I don't see that happening just yet.
In a disappointing PPV from the UFC, Rashad Evans took a close split decision over undefeated Michael Bisping. Not a bad fight at all, but nothing to go back and watch again for. Also, Houston Alexander's hype came crashing down with a KO defeat by up and coming Thiago Silva. The rest of the PPV wasn't really worth mentioning. Next month's card is a definite upgrade with Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlai Silva & Matt Serra vs Matt Hughes for the Welterweight title which takes place Dec 29th in Las Vegas.
Just before the anticipated Hatton vs Mayweather fight comes the 2nd installment in De La Hoya's 24/7 series covering the Welterweight showdown on Dec. 8th. Floyd's at it again with his shit talking that makes his haters either hate him more or begin to show love for him. Hatton's team are going along with the show basically hating of Floyd's flamboyant tirade. It should be an interesting and entertaining few weeks.
